19 Easy Styling Tricks To Beat A Bad Hair Day

Before you bring a curling iron within an inch of your hair, make sure
it's in the best possible condition. Investing in a nourishing shampoo
and conditioner is the first step, the second is using one of the new
breakthrough products which are the make-up equivalent of haircare.

In the same way that a CC cream corrects redness and uneven pigmentation in your skin,
L'Oréal Professionnel Vitamino Color CC Cream,
£12.49 erase dull patches and colour consistency in blonde hair. It
detangles, smooths and illuminates each hair follicle so that your
tresses maintain that freshly coloured shine for longer.

Much like Josh Wood Blending Wand,
£12.50, which behaves as a concealer, disguising hair flaws, covering
up root regrowth and stray greys. Brush it onto wet or dry hair and
blast with a hairdryer for seamless colour touch up that last three
washes. The best bit? It comes in 30 shades, take your pick.

When stylists are frantically trying to get models ready for the catwalk backstage at London Fashion Week, they need tools that work fast.

GHD's Curve Classic Curling Tong, £110 is a favourite, and creates loosely waved curves in the hair in seconds, even for fine tresses which often stuggle to hold curly styles. Snap it up and make your mornings easier.

A little lift at the root can give your whole head of hair the illusion of youthful body. Part style in the middle and lightly tease the underside of the crown using Kent backcombing brush, £8.99.

Pots of powder are great when it comes to instant body at the roots. A new fave for fine hair or anyone wanting root volume is Charles Worthington Root Lift £5.99. Sprinkle along the parting onto backcombed sections for volume at the roots or rub into the lengths for texture.

Bright, light and luminous, white blonde illuminates the skin and is so cool. 'It's a great colour for those who are already going grey,' says top colourist Daniel Galvin. 'Straightforward grey can look flat, make your face look drawn and highlight wrinkles. White blonde is much more three-dimensional, which means it looks more textured, and it brightens your complexion.'

'It suits a fair complexion, light eyes and an original hair colour from mousey ash to blonde, or now grey. If hair is darker, you'll be in danger of inviting 
in dreaded brassy orange.'

Blow-dry your hair smooth, using a big, round, natural, boar-bristle
brush - and avoid nylon bristles, which tend to make your hair more
static and frizzy. Opt for GHD Natural Bristle Radial Brush Size 2, £17.50.

Get a set of large barrel rollers, such as BaByliss Boutique Salon Ceramic Rollers, £50. After blow-drying, wrap sections of your hair around a roller and leave to cool. Hair sets smoothly, reducing any flyaway or tendency to frizz.

'Your blow-drying technique can really help tame frizz,' says Harry Josh, international creative consultant at John Frieda. 'When blow-drying, make sure the hairdryer follows behind your brush, with the heat aiming down the hair shaft - this will keep the cuticle smooth and create an ultra-shiny finish.'

Image from Karine Jackson

Blondes need to work extra hard to keep the colour cool and ensure hair doesn't go brassy or yellow. Clean and condition fragile, highlighted and blonde hair, with Pureology Perfect 4 Platinum Shampoo, £11.75 and the protein-rich Conditioner, £15.15 for 250ml.

Or try Colour Restore Iced Platinum Hair Toner, £12.99 at Boots, which takes away that yellow tone of natural keratin in the hair when it's lightened. Either rinse through like shampoo or leave on for a deeper effect.

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Leave an extra day between shampoos, as over-washing parched hair removes natural oils that help to rebalance dehydration. Try the gentle botanical A-Kin Ylang Ylang Colour Care Shampoo, £10.50. Or dilute your usual shampoo.

A touch of olive oil rubbed through your hands and applied to the frizzier ends of your hair is an easy way to soften and tame. Otherwise, L'Oreal Professional Mythic Hair Oil, £16.49, with avocado oil and grape seed oil, is a luxury, daily leave-in must-have for unruly hair.

Redefine curls after a smoothing blow-dry with Babyliss Curl Secret hair curler, £99.99.

Towel-dry hair before conditioning, otherwise your conditioner can't penetrate your hair properly to make it healthy and shiny - and that's a waste! Especially if it's the fabulous Percy & Reed Totally TLC Hydrating Mask, £20

Put shine back into your hair and help reduce colour fade with the effortless Nice 'n Easy ColourSeal Gloss, 99p for 30ml.

Heat damage from electrical styling tools strips colour and makes hair fragile. Use a heat-protecting product such as L'Oréal Professionnel Mythic Oil, £16.49 for 125ml.

'It's my absolute fix,' says stylist Malcolm Edwards.

For a laidback look, rub Aveda Damage Remedy Daily Hair Repair, £18, through damp hair, scrunch large sections, then tuck hair behind your ears while it dries to create a gentle wave.

'Don't try to tame frizz by loading up on conditioner,' says Harry, 'as this will leave hair looking dull and flat. Instead, use a frizz-eliminating serum or cream and apply only a small amount - the size of a pound coin - while hair is wet.'

Try TRESemmé Salon Smooth Serum, £4.50, or Aveda Be Curly Style Prep, £21 which helps keep moisture in curls and reduce frizz.

'With heat from appliances, home treatments are essential,' says stylist Karine Jackson of Karine Jackson London. Treat yourself to a nourishing mask like Herbal Essences Beautiful Ends, £1.97. Or, mist hair with Neal & Wolf Glow Super Shine spray, £9.50 to inject some healthy mirror shine.