Hair Today: How to get ahead of the style curve this winter

16 April 2015 - 02:36 By Andrea Nagel

David Gillson has won many awards for his styling and innovative hairdressing techniques and has travelled to Cosmoprof - the world's biggest hair show - for the past 10 years. He gave a talk this week in his Carlton Hair salon about hair trends for this winter.Matt brightsThese are bright, unnatural colours in the hair that are not shiny. ''It's a comic-book look," says Gillson. ''Worn by celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Kelly Osbourne in a variety of palettes like violet, apricot and baby blue."Baby lightsA backlash against the ubiquitous ombre (highlights towards the ends of your hair) and sombre trend (a more subtle version of ombre), baby lights - worn by the likes of Jessica Alba - are created by thinly weaving highlights into the hair then repeating the process. ''The result should look like the natural hair-lights that we see in children's hair," says Gillson.Nineties bleachKim Kardashian popularised this look when she went blonde. ''The huge improvement in the quality of hair-colouring chemicals so that they no longer destroy the hair has made this look possible," says Gillson.True natureThis look is inspired by actress Lupita Nyong'o, who resists any impulse to alter her natural hair by relaxing, straightening, or wearing extensions, weaves and wigs. She embraces the natural texture of her hair and wears it short. Part of this trend is a return to the Afro. ''The look is anti-Naomi Campbell, who is the poster girl of wigs and weaves," says Gillson.GreyThe silver look championed by British actress Helen Mirren is huge. Women are embracing their natural grey and young girls are dyeing their hair grey. ''There are improved techniques for growing grey out naturally," says Gillson. ''Start with grey highlights and let them filter through more and more."..

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