A hair appointment to dye for at last

• Published date: 22 June 2022

And winter has really only just started. I hope things are on the improve for your winter ills and chills

I’ve taken out shares in the Vicks factory but am still on the lookout for a can of Rawleigh’s Mentholated Vapour to try. The coughing in our house is incessant and doesn’t seem like it’s going anywhere soon!

Another thing that is causing a lot of discontent is that the wonderful people who look after our appearance are also falling like flies.

We went into isolation so I had to cancel a much-longed-for hair and eyebrow appointment.

Now, the eyebrows can wait a little longer than the hair, and I felt sure I could get another hair appointment soon.

What I didn’t factor in was the trifecta of illnesses. My hairstylist and eyebrow artist went into their own isolation. Then our family got sick again so I had to postpone the rearranged appointment, and now finally, on the fourth try, I am booked in for both next week.

I’m about five weeks behind where I should be with the hair maintenance, but through this I’ve learned a few tricks of the trade that I thought I’d share.

I get my hair coloured to hide my grey hair and so when I’ve just got my...