Redefining “highlights”

It is time to dispel the myth that highlights exist purely for blondes. Many brunettes (myself included) swerve highlights for fear of ending up with tiger-esque stripes. Animal prints might be as big as ever in the fashion arena this summer, but they have no place in a ponytail. Hair dye technology has come a long way since the uniform foil wrap days of the noughties, and the natural-look options for those in possession of darker hair abound. Any shade, grey included, can be taken just a few notes lighter in soft, indiscernible sections, for a finish so natural you’ll have people wondering where you just jetted off to, instead of which particular salon you sat in emanating eau d’ammonia for a couple of hours.