Are we all really not having our hair done?

Watching The Big Night In last night I noticed that Zoe Ball definitely had not had her hair done and thought glad its not just me, but know what you mean about Nicola Sturgeon!

Not everyone goes to the hairdressers all the time, I used to go twice a week to have my hair done but these days I mostly do it myself, as I just done have a good hairdresser since we moved and its tooo far to go to my old one in Upminster. I do my own hair every day, I use box colour when it is needed as for me it lasts much better than anything the hairdresser would use and Iam happy applying it never had a disaster (which I have in the hairdressers) and I know what colour I am getting (I alternate between two similar colours to avoid build up). The only time I visit the hairdresser these days is every 6 weeks for a trim. I was due to go the Saturday after lockdown but my hair is just getting longer, I am still styling it every day. I can however tie it back now. For me lockdown is not an excuse for standards to fall. I still put on my makeup each day and do my weekly manicure and paint my nails even though I am not allowed out for another 6-8 weeks)

My style is now Worzel Gummidge but have to grin and bear it.

I coloured my hair for years but got fed up with it, so it was cut very short and left the colour to see what came through. At first I resembled a hamster with my hair having brown, blond, and various shades The end result was a head of lovely white hair. Now I just have to find sale for longer curly hair.

Grump, grump!
Irritates me that the presenters look as if they have no Corona hair problems. If they can have it done, why can’t we? I bet they don’t stay 2m away. If the BBC has PPE- give it to the NHS. Feeling righteous???
Then this morning, chatting to my new neighbour over the fence, she mentioned she used to be a hairdresser Before having children. Guess what I’m thinking?

I did the same Gagajo... I got really fed up paying out a fortune for my grey roots to be done every 5 weeks.. so decided to see if my hair was white/grey or silver under my unnatural blonde. It’s turned out to be a glorious silver in very good condition ...... the woman who cuts my hair loves it .... but mostly I love it! Go for it! What’s good enough for Judy Dench it’s good enough for moi!

Hetty 58, have you not discovered the horrors of Zoom meetings? Great to 'meet' everyone, but the visuals are unforgiving. The light just bounces off grey roots.

I have very thick hair that grows fast and has a mind of its own. I had it cut very short just before the lockdown but I'm afraid by the time it sees a hairdresser again I will look like someone out of Dallas/Dynasty.

I can't believe I threw out some old rollers just before lockdown. I have decided to just let it grow and if I have to put it up, can I remember how after fifty years? OH looks remarkably like Lloyd George now!!

I don’t dye mine, but I do normally have it regularly cut. At the moment the fringe is very long, so I’m trying to brush it sideways but it doesn’t want to stay there. It prefers to come straight down into my eyes. I wouldn’t dare cut it myself.

I have just had a message that one of the local hairdressers/nail bar is going to be open imminently with PPE for nails and hair? I think I shall wait ??‍♀️??

I let my hair go grey last year. I’m so pleased I did! I had an appointment to have my hair cut the week I went into lockdown, so that was cancelled. It was well overdue for a cut. With the aid of the bathroom mirror and a hand mirror, I managed to cut a couple of inches off the length - and it looks okay. I knew I would find an advantage to having fine, thin hair one day!

Have to admit I do my DH's hair and have done since before we married (over 50 years ago). We went on a date and his head had been shorn and looked dreadful. He'd paid 6/- for it!! I made the mistake of saying I could do a less mess for free!! Have done it ever since!!
My own hair? I was nicknamed the cavewoman at school, and I'm back to those days!!

I was due to have my highlights done the first week of the lock down.
I am about to buy a hair dye. I know my hairdresser will get to me as soon as the madness is over & will not be impressed but there is enough going on the depress us without getting a shock every time you look in a mirror.
I think it is fair enough that people on TV have a stylist- they have to have their makeup done because of the lights so why not hair?

Yes a few politicians still look well groomed i noticed,(especially on the daily coronavirus update-) except poor Boris of course,bless him

Try buy hair colour along with the foodshop online.(& yes boots ARE still selling it along with other 'toiletries& essentials' but a lot of the colours are sold out.

I grew my colour out a few years ago and it's quite a reasonable brown colour...for 67! I've resorted to tying it back with a twirly think and hacking my fringe as necessary....as for dh , hes getting a bit scruffy but no way will I cut it.

DH hasn't mentioned me cutting his hair yet this morning so I'm keeping quiet ...

My elder of 2 sons still at home(21) does his own hair usually for almost 2yrs now to save cash- but he doesnt do too bad a job,with hair clippers.but youngest (17 last wk) wont let him near his,so hes gonna look like jedward soon (he usually smooths it back with hair wax/clay) goodness knows how he'll look in 6mths!

I meant to watch that paperbackwriter
Perhaps I'll find it on catch up!

Some people have naturally lovely hair, which looks even better when it hasn’t been straightened or curled.

I suggested letting the grey grow out (mine) to my husband but he was very much against it so I'm going to try to get some tint online.

Doesn't Kirsty Allsop always look like that though? It looked no different on last years xmas craft show?!

As my hair gets longer I've resorted to using rollers again. After washing , I part dry it and stick it in rollers. It is looking a tad "bouffant", but better that than it hanging straight down over my ears. I don't think it looks so ageing now.

Give it a go ladies! The home colouring i mean- i dont usually try with mine,as its 'hard to take' hairdresser said& she often has to 'redo' the roots a second time- but,i did roots first then after half an hour,did through to ends,saved a bit in the bottle- then rinsed off-conditioned- then towel dried& as it still looked a bit 'lighter' on roots,used up last of bottle to redo root area again.Then left another 10minutes.Rinsed & conditioned a 2nd time.looks great to say i did myself & certainly better than it was! Used a mirror though to help see where i was daubing it!