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Helena Christensen's Boden hair

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nomoreminibreaks · 06/09/2012 10:43

Does anyone have this style?

If so, does it take a lot of styling to get it looking dishevelled but lovely at the same time?

I booked an impulse haircut for next week and wondering whether to go for it. I have fine hair but lots of it and it's kind of wavy but in a crap, frizzy way rather than cool and dishevelled.

Also my styling routine is: wash hair, leave to dry, brush...

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Idohaveoneofthese · 06/09/2012 10:44

Post the link.

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nomoreminibreaks · 06/09/2012 10:48

Will do when I can get on my laptop!

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Caerlaverock · 06/09/2012 10:50

her hair looks quite thick tbh my hair used to be like this before it went all grey

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nomoreminibreaks · 06/09/2012 10:55
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divingworldchampion · 06/09/2012 11:08

Funnily enough, I took the picture to my hairdressers a fortnight ago and have had it, I am really really happy with it, and its easy to do.
My hair was quite a lot longer and so now it feels much bouncier. I would say my hair is just medium, neither thick nor fine, but I do have a lot of it!
Have had loads of compliments. Felt a bit silly taking the picture in, but I'm glad I did.

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TheBirdsTheBirds · 06/09/2012 11:21

Her hair looks great, but the actual cut is just a long bob with a fringe - the niceness of it is all in the texture and styling of her hair.

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nomoreminibreaks · 06/09/2012 11:27

I thought that birds - last time I had a long bob with a fringe I just looked like a 90s newsreader...

Diving do you have to style it a lot to get those compliments? What do you use? If its something I can squirt in and scrunch or twiddle on the ends then I might be able to cope with that Smile

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divingworldchampion · 06/09/2012 11:53

well, I have really greasy hair so I wash it every day anyway. I then put a bit of mousse in, then dry it using one of those cylindrical brushes that warms up with the hair dryer, just roughly curling pieces around that.(Twiddling I guess!) Quite easy (I am generally crap at hair) but the one day I left it to dry natually, it looked rubbish.

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TheBirdsTheBirds · 06/09/2012 12:06

You should take a picture in like diving and the hairdresser can tell you what you'll need to do to make it work. My hair texture sounds like yours - just looks flat and frizzy if I don't style it, even though there's quite a lot of it. I use sock buns, curling wands etc to give it volume and texture and it really doesn't take too long. Or I just put it up in a messy bun.

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auldspinster · 06/09/2012 12:31

My hair is sort of like that, i've got fine hair but loads of it so I get layers cut in. It's also pretty wavy so that adds texture. I had long one length hair for ages and saw Freja Beha Erikson on the cover of Vogue here and took it into the hairdresser, haven't looked back since.

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auldspinster · 06/09/2012 12:38

Here's a pic, it's still damp in it but it gives you some idea of the style hair

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nomoreminibreaks · 06/09/2012 20:42

Thanks everyone! Will take the picture in and ask for an honest opinion - and hope that if it's not going to work for me they don't charge for the full restyle I've booked!

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MidnightinMoscow · 07/09/2012 21:04

Hi there. I have hair like this. Have had a Helena cut for a couple of years now.

My hair is thick, but quite flat.

I have perfected the art of styling it with the following:

Tigi Blow out balm - this stuff is amazing
rough dry with a parlux hairdryer...gives me lots of volume
Babyliss big hair all over.
Good swoosh of Elnet.

Now, it takes me 10-15 mins in total. Its a really easy style to have.

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SwedishEdith · 07/09/2012 21:07

Oh, I want this style next I just want to look like HC really though

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nomoreminibreaks · 08/09/2012 07:10

Thanks Elizabeth that would be great to know which one you use.

Midnight thanks for the tips too. I guess I'd need to try a few things to see what worked. Although to be honest 15 mins is loads longer than I spend on my hair now! No wonder it looks crap...

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nomoreminibreaks · 08/09/2012 07:12

And yes Edith I envisage this haircut will transform me into HC with her high cheekbones and dewy complexion. Oh, and I'd be a size 8 too.

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noddyholder · 08/09/2012 08:03

I love her! Gutted she is bodened though. I think yo need thick hair for that otherwise it would take a lot of work to get it bouncy. Freya hair is lovely too but agree both are in the styling

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thisoldgirl · 08/09/2012 08:08

I adore Helena Christenson. She is my number 1 girlcrush of all time.

I haven't bought any Boden since the century began with a '2', but I've spent a lot of time swooning over the current catalogue. DH is worried Grin.

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stillwaitingforthesummer · 08/09/2012 13:44

Mine is like this but without the fringe (although liking Helena's cut and now inspired to try a fringe). I just put some serum on and blast it with a parlux hairdryer, that's all (my hair is thick and naturally quite wavy - but in a slightly frizzy way, rather than a nice way, but the parlux dries it straighter and just leaves the ends a bit "flicky").

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nomoreminibreaks · 10/09/2012 08:28

Think I'm going to take the plunge. My hair can't get much worse as it is, and if I can still tie it back then I have a back up if I need it.

I'll ask the hairdresser lots about styling and products and no doubt get flogged lots of them

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CornishKK · 10/09/2012 08:31

I took the Boden catalogue with me to the hairdressers last weekend Blush It's a good cut, I also bought Mythic Oil.

I have the scarf.

I am turning into a 100% Mumsnetter.

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nomoreminibreaks · 10/09/2012 08:47

Oh no Cornish will this be the new MN haircut?

MN swears by will be full of HC, parlux hairdryers and sea salt spray!

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CornishKK · 10/09/2012 09:26

I think it might be. I'm wearing Crocs as an act of rebellion.

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Mintyy · 10/09/2012 10:02

Oooh, why have they hidden her small eyes (not her best feature) behind all that eye liner? Looks dreadful.

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