A Twenties Cameo

Celebrating the Roaring Twenties in a Special Series

I was very excited the week before last to have my hair expertly cut again by the fabulous Alex at Lady Marmalade. Although I still wanted to keep some form of a bob, we both agreed it was time for a change. After some discussion we decided this time to cut the back quite short and keep the front longer – the opposite of my last two cuts, which Alex told me was a concave bob. (So I guess this might be a convex bob?)

I love how short it is! Yet it is still feminine. I really feel like a boy head now though with my neck utterly bared. I made a little complaint about frigid winter temperatures, and Alex (with a suspicious amount of glee in his tone) unsympathetically told me to buy a scarf.

He also suggested for a change I could style it with some texture, blowing upwards with the hair dryer to achieve a tousled look à la Audrey Tatou in Amelie. This turns out to be fabulously easy – much more than achieving a sleek flat style (why is this almost impossible to achieve at home?) – and negates the effect of the mischievous wind on my way to work of a morning. (I’ll leave this picture for another time.)

The same night of my haircut I had also been shopping in jewellery boutique Lovisa, and had almost literally pounced on this diamante cat ear headband. It was too darling to resist. I wore it to the theatre two evenings later and caused a sensation – very much in keeping with the Twenties, I feel, and ssssuits my new do purrrfectly!