Taking the plunge

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Some things in life are hard to find; a good book, a good man, a good coffee, and a good heart (so says Feargal Sharkey)

But the toughest quest is to find a good colourist. When you find one Primpettes, you grab that sucker by the foils and Do Not Let Go.

(Or allow them to follow their heart to Ireland. Which is what mine did recently.)

So, although my chick had flown the coup, I was not going to stray from the nest. However I was as nervous as hell as to who was going to hold the fate of my hair in their hands… Who would administer kisses to my curls that looked more like they were sent from the sun than applied in-salon?

So off I went to Barney Martin Salon in Sydney with sweaty palms. Once I downed my greasy fish and chips (those suckers are hot!) I entered the salon to be greeted by Natasha.

I eyed her cautiously. She tousled my hair silently. It was like five year old meeting their new babysitter. I was fidgety; she was uber-confident. We sized each other in that mirror for what seemed like an eternity.

And then she dropped the ‘P’ Bomb.

“We’re going to parachute”, she told me. Hark! What’s that I hear? A new beauty term? She was Pavlov and I was officially her dawg.

Natasha proceeded to explain that unlike foils (equal sections in grids from the scalp) or balliage, (random highlights combed on the mid-lengths and ends of the hair), Parachuting is a foil technique whereby sections of the hair are back-combed/teased upwards so that half the hair is ‘suspended’ and colour is applied to the remaining ends.

Parachuting gives more of a natural look than balliage as the colour is almost hidden amidst the hair – perfect for thick, layered, curly hair like mine (yes, I got the torturous hair trifecta!)

Relatively new to Aussie salons, Parachuting originated from the European Collections and it can be done on any colour – as long as the colour being applied is always lighter than the rest of the hair. It can be subtle and only on the ends, or applied all the way up to the roots. Parachuting can even be done to hair that is already foiled/blonde…the options are endless Primpettes.

I just love it – even weeks later – because it is so subtle that it provides the perfect segue between seasons. It’s beachy blonde in bits but graduated so you can put it back (like Whitney) and parade the darker roots during cooler months.

I must sign off with a big fat ‘Achtung’ however. What, with teasing and colouring you are talking about the Molotov cocktail of beauty on your delicate follicles so be sure to use a weekly treatment such as Kevin Murphy Born Again Masque; Aveda Damage Remedy Intensive Treatment, $64.95; Pantene Colour Therapy Intensive Treatments, $9.99; Fructis Instant Melt In Mask Color Last, $10.85 or Goldwell dualsenses Colour Extra Rich 60sec Treatment.

Now Go Jump.

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