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Joanna Lumley hair colour.

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Kalu Sat 15-Apr-23 08:34:38

I remember a friend boiling the life out of a cabbage so I think JL pinched the soup recipe from said friend. 😫

Georgesgran Sat 15-Apr-23 08:25:49

The cabbage soup diet. I remember it well - I’m sure I have the recipe somewhere!

Baggs Sat 15-Apr-23 08:21:18

I made some cabbage and lettuce soup once. It also contained various bits of leftover veg that I'd stored in the freezer. It was really nice 🥣 😜

Kalu Sat 15-Apr-23 07:46:09

JL has always said she cuts and colours her own hair. I think it pretty obvious!
As previously stated, being a former model, she knows the tricks of the trade and has shared a few over the years plus, she has had some work done as has Helen Mirren. Both previously saying they would never go down that route.
Anyone remember JL’s slimming tip….cabbage soup. Revolting stuff. 😄

NotAGran55 Sat 15-Apr-23 07:44:39

Her hair looks like straw to me! Dry and unnatural colour.
Why do women with lovely hair ruin it by wanting to be blonde when they aren’t?
There are some beautiful photos of her in her younger days with darker hair.

Calendargirl Sat 15-Apr-23 07:39:53

I think J’s hair looks like she could easily have cut it herself.

To me, it looks a bit of a tousled mess sometimes, ok on her, but just messy on your average pensioner.

Witzend Sat 15-Apr-23 07:35:58

My mother swore by Astral cream - never used anything else, and her skin was always good. Mind you, being very fair she tended to keep out of the sun, too, so I’m sure that had a lot to do with it.

Riverwalk Sat 15-Apr-23 07:27:13

Does JL say that she always cuts & colours her own hair?

She probably like many people trims her fringe and touches-up the roots in between salon visits.

J52 Sat 15-Apr-23 07:12:27

As with all celebs of a certain age, airbrushing the photos helps.

FannyCornforth Sat 15-Apr-23 06:57:39

She’s said it so many times, I do believe her.
She has been a model and in the business for so long, she knows the ropes.
She comes across as extremely honest.
Looking at her hair, I can definitely believe that she cuts and dyes it herself.
I agree about the Astral, it is very greasy. I know that Shirley Bassey covers her face with Vaseline at night.
I couldn’t find anything about which dyes she uses, but she does swear by Elnette hairspray.

Oreo Fri 14-Apr-23 21:56:29

You believe her? Really?😄

Allsorts Fri 14-Apr-23 21:54:08

Joanna Lumley has said more than once she cuts and dyes her own hair and just uses Astral as her face cream. I wonder what hair colour she uses, does anyone know, plus even hairdressers don’t cut their own hair so how does she do it? When I tried Astral cream I thought how thick it was, that it didn’t sink in and left my skin greasy looking.
I don’t know why I started thinking about it, but it is annoying how she looks so good with so little maintenance. Wish I did.