Thousands of Australian women are forking out a fortune on all kinds of ‘miracle’ anti-ageing treatments in a bid to remain ‘youthful’ for as long as possible.
But for many, the pricey Botox sessions, fad products and time-consuming weekly facials are placing far too much pressure on the budget.
So what if you could turn back the clock by a decade just by updating your hair colour?
Colour Director at Barney Martin Shari Reynolds believes you can, with various blonde and brunette tones able lift everything from the skin to the jawline (Kate Moss pictured)
Colour Director at Barney Martin, Shari Reynolds, believes you can use various blonde and brunette tones to lift everything from the skin to the jawline.
One such colour is the sweetly-named baby blonde shade.
‘As in the exact colour you see on babies. It’s bright and sparkly but the tone is very soft and with a tiny hint of warmth it lifts the skin,’ she told FEMAIL.
If you’re on the darker side perhaps opt for the Brazilian brown like Victoria’s Secret model Izabel Goulart (pictured)
If you’re on the darker side perhaps opt for the Brazilian brown like Victoria’s Secret model Izabel Goulart.
‘It has balanced warm and cool tones that flatter the skin in daylight and artificial light and it’s not too heavy looking and gives plenty of shine,’ Shari explained.
Meanwhile an amber colour does a similar job of injecting shine into the skin.
Meanwhile an amber colour does a similar job of injecting shine into the skin (Jessica Alba pictured)
‘Using clean honey blonde is a well known colourists trick for uplighting the skin and is often seen on set in Hollywood to create a youthful and playful effect with a non brassy finish,’ Shari admitted (Sienna Miller pictured)
‘Soft amber as a base or as a highlight through blonde or brown hair imparts a natural glow onto the skin and softens the look of lines and pigmentation.’
If you’re after a blonder approach lean towards honey tones.
‘Using clean honey blonde is a well known colourists trick for uplighting the skin and is often seen on set in Hollywood to create a youthful and playful effect with a non brassy finish,’ Shari admitted.
But cutting the hair in a certain way can also enhance your finer features (Chrissy Teigen pictured)
But cutting the hair in a certain way can also enhance your finer features.
‘Contouring is a technique that colourists use to sculpt the contours of the face and cheekbones and draw attention to certain features like lips, eyes and eyebrows,’ she explained.
‘The clever colour placement can even make sagging jawlines look firmer.’