coloured Kate Moss every shade of blonde, Madonna’s poker-straight hair platinum, pink and back to platinum again, and finely-tuned the honeyed tones of Kate Winslet’s Hollywood waves.
So when it comes to new hair colour trends that suit midlife women, Clarke is the woman in the know. The latest colour technique she’s using in her Mayfair salon is “glow lights”, a mix of balayage and highlights to mimic the brightening, sun-kissed effect you get when your hair’s been in the sun.
Consider glow lights the updated version of beachy hair, but more refined and glossy (no crunchy sea-salt spray, please). This is the hair version of healthy, dewy skin.
Moss, 48, is the poster girl for the look, Clarke tells me. “Kate has been on lots of warm trips this year so we wanted to find a way to maintain that childlike glow you get on the hair after being in the sun,” explains Clarke, who has been colouring the supermodel’s hair for 25 years. “Kate has been every variant of blonde in the past, but this slightly brighter face-framing immediately makes the skin look more glowy.” Clarke coloured Kate’s hair just days before appearing via video link in the Johnny Depp trial. “The whole experience was nerve-wracking for her, so when I coloured her hair we just concentrated on not talking about it,” she tells me. “Having hair that looks good is so tied to confidence, self-esteem and the way you present yourself.” Glow lights aren’t just for blondes, either.
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