Nicola’s DIY hair fears
(Maybe she could steer clear of these, though)
IT’s one of those ‘First World problems’ people talk about – how to get a good haircut during this crisis.
But Nicola sturgeon has found a solution for a hairdo that is ‘becoming an increasing source of concern’ after DIY lessons from her hairdresser via skype.
The closure of hair salons during the coronavirus lockdown has sparked a boom in home styling.
Beauty aisles in many supermarkets have been cleared of dye and hair products.
Miss sturgeon admitted she is considering giving herself a trim – under expert instruction.
But she insisted she would not let her husband, SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, near her with a pair of scissors.
During a Clyde 1 phone-in yesterday, a listener identified only as John asked Miss sturgeon: ‘People across scotland are now beginning to make disastrous attempts to cut their own hair, myself not included yet. Will you be cutting your own hair, First Minister, or is that a job for Peter?’
she replied: ‘I am not letting Peter anywhere near my hair with a pair of scissors.
‘I cut his hair, as you might have seen [on social media] at the weekend, and made rather a good job of it... but he doesn’t have much hair to have gone wrong.
‘The hair thing is a big problem and let’s just say mine is becoming an increasing source of concern.
‘My own hairdresser has offered to guide me through it myself on skype but I’m not sure that is going to work out. I haven’t worked out what I’m going to do.’
Asked by host Ewen Cameron if she was suggesting that she did not trust her husband with her hair, she said: ‘I am absolutely suggesting that, yes.
‘I’ve got more hair than he does. And I don’t want a buzz cut.’
Miss sturgeon also told how she has been anxious not to stockpile food and other supplies, saying: ‘I’ve tried not to. [Peter] does most of the shopping. Let me correct that, he does all of the shopping.’
Asked about the first thing she does when she gets home at the end of the day, she said: ‘Ask Peter what he has made me for dinner, which is usually burnt by that time.
‘He’s a very good cook – the burnt thing is not a reflection on his cooking ability, I am usually not home when I say I am going to be home because my days are stretching on into the late nights.’
Following the First Minister’s admission she may attempt a DIY hair do, Keith Conniford, of watchdog the Hairdressing Council, advised against using a home hair dye. He said: ‘I appreciate people are going to attempt to dye their own hair but there is a lot of risk involved, not just to their hair but to their health.
‘A major risk is the potential for users to have an allergic reaction. They must carry out a patch test.
‘People can also develop allergies they didn’t have before. Just because you have used a certain product in the past, it doesn’t mean you won’t have a reaction now. I’d never advise anyone to dye their own hair.’