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Don't shorn or shun huge hair - big dos are big news this season. Sarah Louise Taylor shows how to pump up your volume. Back in 'Dynasty' days when Ivana Trump, Dolly Parton and the Collins' sisters ruled, a woman's status was gaged by the height, width and stiffness of her hair. Now, thanks to the revival of trash glamour, fashion's love affair with the 80s and eternal sense of irony, big hair is definitely back. The look featured on the catwalks of British designers Anthony Symonds and Copperwheat Blundell, but no one could quite match the magnificent coiffures at Donatella Versace's show. If you're slightly wary of turning your slick locks into a crazy nest in the name of fashion, fear not. The trick is to build up the size of your hair in gradual stages, which means that you can go all the way or stop when you think your tresses can't take anymore. |
| If you have fine hair, a couple of inches above the crown is about as big as your barnet will get. To achieve a subtle but larger than usual do, just style your hair as normal and then comb your fringe or the front section of your hair forward and either tie it up or clip it together, so that's it's separated from the rest of your hair. Next, use a small brush or preferably a comb and gently tease the hair which is left on top of your crown. After you've brushed it in the wrong direction, it should look like a little hair ball sat on top of your head. | |
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To complete the look, thoroughly stiffen the hair ball with plenty of lacquer and then take the front section of hair (which you initially separated) and smooth it over the top of your head to cover the back combed section. Once you've pinned everything into place you should now have a coward's curve which is simple, quick, and if you change your mind the do will flop miserably if you sit with your hands on your head for about ten minutes. To go a little bigger and better, just use more of everything in the process - more styling products, more hair pins, more hair or go mad and back comb all of it until your hair looks set to take over the world. If you want fuller hair without the tangles, then invest in some rollers and use plenty of hair fixative all over before you take them out. To keep the effect, don't brush your hair after you've taken the curlers out, just gently separate the curls with your fingers. Meringue dos are usually difficult to achieve if your locks are too soft. Aging lovelies tend to overcome this by bleaching their hair until it's brittle but it's better to just apply a little gel or lacquer before styling or don't wash it for a couple of days beforehand. |
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