TRESSED to impress
MAKING WAVES WITH HAIRDRESSER JAMES PRYCE
HAIRDRESSERS often talk about their big break, the job that sent their career soaring, but James Pryce’s was bigger than most.
He scooped the gig of a lifetime when he was asked to style Kate Middleton’s hair on the day she became Duchess of Cambridge.
James, who now works at London’s Larry King salon, was also responsible for Pippa Middleton’s latest “really cool bob”.
We were keen to grill him on how to get those gorgeous, effortless-looking waves that every longhaired beauty on Instagram has these days. Here’s James’s foolproof four-step guide to your easiest at-home blow-dry ever.
Start with damp, freshly washed damp hair: “Everyone’s hair is different but I might recommend a more moisturising shampoo.” Add a curl-enhancing product: “Redken do a beach spray and a spiral curl cream that I’d recommend. Apply the product all over then comb it through.” Redken Beach Envy Volume Wave Aid, £11.55 and Redken Curvaceous Full Swirl Cream Serum, £11.20, LookFantastic.com Twist and blow dry: “I’ve been asking my clients to dig out those old diffusers, they usually have one at the back of the cupboard. When it’s wet, twist the hair in 50p-sized chunks, and then diffuse it to really encourage the natural curl.” The Airshot, £99, and The Airshot Diffuser, £15, Cloud Nine
Add texture: “Use Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray. I rarely use hairsprays any more, it’s more like a dry shampoo. It doesn’t make the hair go hard, it’s slightly powdery and gives it a really nice texture.” Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray, £41, Space NK