SOS for split personality hair

If your hair has a split personality then SOS is on lather with Lee Stafford's new Oily Roots Dry Ends Shampoo and Conditioner at £8.99 each. Used together, this SOS duo work to detox and mop up excess sebum on the roots whilst soothing flayed out ends. Moringa Seed extract is the shampoo's secret weapon - an ingredient native to India known for its ability in haircare to mop up oils, whilst the conditioner relies on shea butter extracts to give dry ends plenty of TLC. The perfect coupling.

Hair Heroes

MY HARD EARNED HAIR!

PRODUCTS I WOULD LIKE TO THANK

I changed my profile picture on all my social media accounts last week and got quite a few nice comments on my hair. This pleased me immensely, namely because I put a lot of effort into it. It’s not hair that’s left to chance. If chance had its way, it would be a frizzy and crazy mess. I’ve totted up I use seven products on my hair in one styling session including shampoo and conditioner. But there are three products excluding my Tangle Teezer hairbrush which I absolutely would recommend. A big handclap for:

Philip Kingsley Elasticizer £27.50. This is not new, it’s been around for decades, but I haven’t found anything to match it. It’s the brand's hero product and must have won every beauty gong going. Hair boffins will know that hair stretches when wet and if in poor condition – which most hair will be if it’s subjected to heat and styling on a regular basis, will snap. Since I’ve been using this the condition of my hair has been transformed. Twice a week I damp my hair down just before bed and brush the Elasticizer through the mid-lengths of my hair with my Tangle Teezer. I then tie it back and go to bed - not forgetting to put a towel on my pillow. The next morning I just rinse off in the shower before shampooing.  The overnight rush of moisture to the hair’s cuticles leaves hair fit for anything. You can literally feel the strength of the hair as you run your fingers through it. Fabulous!

Philip Kingsley Daily Damage Defence £22. Yep, it’s PK again, and why not? Blow-drying my hair without protection would feel like going out wearing no knickers! In my mind this is a lightweight, spray-on everyday Elasticizer. Before blow-drying I spritz all over damp hair and brush through. As I pull through the styling brush on a high and fast heat I can be confident my cuticles aren’t sizzling and screaming.

Lee Stafford Argan Oil Moisture Injection Conditioner £8.99. I’ve never had so many compliments on my hair since using this. Many session stylists spray dry conditioner on dry hair before using irons, so I’ve adopted this insider trick too. Just before I run through the irons, I spray this on and it leaves the hair soft and silky looking. If this sounds like something from a hair ad, then that’s because it’s the results it gives my hair.

Lee's electric!

LEE DOES HIS STUFF

THE DISCO DOLLY HAIR

When you’re invited to spend time with a leading hairstylist to get the heads up (excuse the pun!) on their latest range, it’s either at their salon or a fancy pants hotel for chat and canapés. Not so for hairdressing’s very own rock ‘n’ roller, Lee Stafford. It was a meet and greet at his crib in Soho. That’s what I like about Lee Stafford, his personal touch and the confidence to invite people into his inner sanctum.  What you see is what you get with Lee - friendly, cheeky and hands-on with his brand.  Upon knocking on his apartment door, he opened it himself with plenty of fashion kisses and catch-up chat. Lee then promptly sat me down alongside a small gathering of beauty journalists to tell us about his new Electricals Range over freshly cooked bacon and sausage sandwiches. Beats a canapé any day!

Having wielded blow-driers, straighteners and everything in-between  for the last 25 years, Lee knows a thing or two about serious hair management. Nobody wakes up with gorgeous looking hair – it has to be mastered and manipulated! With 20 haircare products all with a hot pink gloss finish (what else?) to tempt, Lee’s mission is to find a solution to our everyday hair styling problems, as well as introducing new techniques to give your style some serious up-swing.

 

ALL STAR PERFORMING DIGITAL IRONS

The Chopstick Styler, £29.99 is one go-get appliance that got us girls in a tizzy! Giving a Donna Summer 70’s disco vibe, it allows you to create wild corkscrew curls. Lee demonstrated on a doll’s head and it looked easy peasy. Simply take sections of hair and wind around the ceramic coated barrel. Lee reveals it would take about 45 minutes to do a full head with the effect lasting for a good few days. Another one of his hero must-tries is My Big Fat Root Boosting Brush, £34.99. Selling as a hands-free brush, it’s his secret weapon to helping you create a salon quality blow-dry at home. The large 50mm brush delivers volume and shape, whilst the boar bristles help to impart shine.  As for me, I’m always searching for the perfect straighteners and I think I’ve found them in Poker Straight Digital Irons, £79.99. Ultra light to hold, the ceramic plates leave hair looking silky instead of fried, furthermore I have control with the digital temperate control. Automatically shutting off after an hour for safety – I can be a bit scattered brain about switching these darn things off, my only grumble would be the cord could be longer for flexibility. But whether you want to crimp, curl, twirl, twist, lift or flick there’s not a thing these hot new electrical babies can’t do!

 

The Lee Stafford Electricals range is available from major high street retailers including Argos, Comet and Superdrug nationwide.