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No time to pamper? The new speedy hair lifts guarantee salon sleekness in 20 minutes

These days, time waits for no woman. So, if you, like me, tut-tut as the hours drag by while having your hair coloured, say hallelujah for the new in-salon services that help you reboot your look in less time – at a fraction of the cost. Like a speedy blow-dry bar for permanent colour, the Redken Flash Lift Express Blonde service (select Redken salons nationwide) tops up your blonde or takes you to ‘bronde’ (warm brunette-blonde) in 20 minutes, by applying its Heatcure Professional tool over foils to lift the colour pronto. When you emerge from the salon with time on your hands, complete your reboot with Kérastase Eau De Vagues (€26.75, kerastase.com). Using sugar rather than salt, the spray offers soft, tousled waves when you spritz, scrunch and brush it out. So you can get the cool, understated S/S 18 Alexander Wang look without having to book off half the day.