I started writing this post Saturday. And then the boxing was on, so it didn’t get finished. (There’s on-ly one Ricky Hatton…). Then, yesterday was spent catching up on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest that I’d had to record because it clashed with the boxing. (Typical, the two things K and I love to watch and they were both on at once…)
So, here it is today: Curly Claire.
On Saturday, I decided to get my hair permed. I wanted something that looked like it was “doing something” even when I didn’t have time to mess with it. I also wanted something that was relatively easy to manage when I did have time to mess with it.
My requirements were as follows:
- No dodgy, Essex, poodle-perms like my Aunties used to have. I don’t want to look like a 1980s throwback)
- Must be easy to “do”. If I have to ponce about for over half an hour with tongs and dryers and shit, just so that I’m in a fit state to leave the house, then it’s the WRONG style for me. I’m thinking: Scrunch ‘N Go.
- Must be cute and sexy and tousled and soft and effortless. I want to be able to get out of bed in the morning and look like a Goddess. Is that too much to ask of a haircut?
Well, I got no change out of a hundred quid. So it bloody-well shouldn’t be.
BEFORE using the iCam, or whatever Apple call the web-cam on my iMac:
DURING using K’s phone in the hairdressers:
and AFTER using my point-and-shoot back at home:
The result is a loose perm that’s neither wavy, nor curly. Kinda cute and curvy.
Today, it’s just a case of trying to replicate what my stylist did now that I’ve washed it at home.
Something tells me it’s not going to be half as easy as she made it look…
A full-time wheelchair user since 1998, Claire lives in an adapted bungalow in England with her Partner of 10 years and their two dogs: 
The timing of Eurovision coincided with my weekly watch of Pushing Daisies. Grrrr.…
£100 is a lot, but it does look awesome and suits you
I know what you mean about it being easy to do, I’ve only ever crimped my hair for lack of time.
Trying to replicate the salon look is undoubtedly going to become one of those things that will remain impossible no matter how many scientific research plans they might throw at it.
I didn’t even realised you had gone blonde, when did that happen?
Charlie:
Never a truer word spoken. Styling has been a pain in the arse, so far. I’m hoping that I’ll get better with practise, though I’ve already had to fork out on a plethora of hair products and a new hairdryer with a diffuser…
James:
A couple of months ago, I think.
I change my hair colour quite often, so I don’t really tend to blog about it unless something radical happens (otherwise I’d always be banging on about my bloody hair lol). The blonde has been a gradual process after taking a “break” and restoring my natural colour for a while some time last year.
A HUNDRED POUNDS?!
I’d have done it for free with a pair of scissors and a bowl. Possibly not got the same look, mind…
Jem:
For a wash, perm, cut and a blow-dry that’s actually quite reasonable ’round here, in terms of salon pricing. I suspect it’s probably cheaper up where you are, no doubt. That’s the trouble with this neck of the woods, everything is so bloody expensive…
Oh, to be a fly on your wall…
I haven’t a clue how much hairdoings cost, I have only been to a hairdressers once in my life, and I was about 6 at the time.
Spat out my tea when I read that. It was like looking into a blog mirror … or something …
I’ve already said it elsewhere, but it looks gorgeous! And how brave are you, posting a full facial on the intermywebs?
V xx
Vixx:
Squee! Blog twins!
I know! All the scary paedophiles will be after me now!
[a bit of an in-joke, my family tends to get the definitions of paedophiles and Internet Loonies muddled and I’ve been cautioned about putting pics on the Intermanets “because of the paedophiles”… I’m sure they’d be really interested in a woman in her 20s… ]
The first piccy I’ve seen of you as a blonde. Am used to seeing you in various shades of brunette so this is a big change. The perm looks great, I’ve never dared have one since two failed attempts in the 80’s
Imo:
Really? I’m surprised, I thought you may have seen at least one, could’ve sworn I was a blonde when I first joined DPW
(by the way, is that place still going?)
Thanks
Though I don’t have too many hopes for how long it’s going to last… Think I might ask for a tighter one next time 
DPW is still going — just
It looks like SharnDavies is the only one who bothers to post on there. But I’ve just been on to have a look and found a PM from Zanna 
I don’t remember you being a blonde blonde before, maybe verging on blonde