It’s like something out of a movie…
blow-dryers blasting, fresh juices flowing and A-listers sitting by a sparkling
pool with heads of foils. Celebrity salon Serge Normant at John Frieda, in
Melrose Place, has rock star glamour – which is not surprising, since it was
once the home of Neil Diamond! We’re here to learn first-hand how top colorist
Johnathan Gale keeps his clients staying forever young. A bad cut can be
ageing, but the wrong color can make you look a decade older, says Johnathan,
who looks at “the skin, eyes and eyebrows of the whole person” before choosing
a color.
Color
Your Way Younger
Step 1
“Being a blonde was very high-maintenance,
because I needed a touch-up every four weeks,” says Mary, who, despite the
effort, has been a long-time loyal blonde. But Johnathan persuaded her to go
darker. He dispels the myth that all-over lighter hair equals younger looking
skin, and reveals his secret is to create a halo effect of light shades around
the face by coloring the baby-fine hairs around the hairline.
Step 2
Foils were applied with different shades,
to break up the blonde block color and create shine and movement with warm
caramels and chestnuts, and fine highlights on a natural base. “Subtle balisage
is a great tool,” says Johnathan. “I use it sometimes in combination with
foils, as I’ve done with Mary.”
Step 3
“After the foils, Johnathan used his
balisage technique on mid-lengths and ends, for a more natural finish,” says
Mary. Johnathan – who worked with actress Diane Keaton, 66, as she gradually
went from blonde to silver strands – says, “I love enhanced grey hair”. He
advises blending greys with champagne and creamy shades of blonde.
Step 4
“I loved the mixture of shades used to
achieve a sparkling color,” says Mary. Super shine is key. “When your hair
reflects light, you instantly look younger,” says Johnathan, who also advises
using a glossing cream and mega-shine spray while blow-drying – as pro stylist
Caile Noble did for Mary. “Always ask your hair colorist for a gloss, use hair
oils about oils about two weeks after coloring and keep out of pools!”
Get megawatt shine at home
Get
megawatt shine at home
Polish up flyaway on the run using John
Frieda Full Repair Touch-up (hair mascara), $15.99. John Frieda Brilliant
Brunette Liquid Shine Shock Perfecting Glosser, $16.99, keeps brown locks
lustrous. Alterna Caviar Anti-Aging Volume Conditioner (center), $39.95,
combats dull, dry hair. Mary’s blow-wave was finished with John Frieda
Frizz-Ease Secret Weapon Finishing Crème, $16.99. Apply Hair FX Self Gripping
Rollers, 70mm, 6pk, $7.50, to hair and blast with the 2000-watt Remington Gelati
Dryer D2027, $24.95
