hair colour

• 1 Spotlight on streaks
  Streaks and highlights are a great way to give your hair a colour make-over without resorting to a radical dye job, which is why they are one of the most popular treatments at the hair salon. Besides...

• 2 Hair care for brown hair
  From glorious dark chestnut to a lighter shade of mouse, there are a host of tones and colours that come under the umbrella-term 'brown', which probably makes it the most common hair colour in the world....

• 3 The answer's a lemon
  We all know the lemon is high in vitamin C, and that taken with honey it's a traditional home remedy to soothe sore throats. It's also an essential ingredient in lots of sweet desserts, and adds a zing...

• 4 Caring for blonde barnets
  However much hairstyles change over the years and 'dos follow seasonal trends, it seems as if blonde hair will never go out of fashion. So much so, that lots of women are tempted to lighten up their natural...

• 5 The time is right... to dye your hair
  There's a best time and a best procedure for just about everything, even for dyeing your hair. It's tempting to think it's a good idea to wash your hair just before applying dye – after all won't...

• 6 First aid for summer-damaged hair
  Summer sunshine may be good for the spirit, but it isn't always so good for the body. In particular, unless you usually have greasy hair, the chances are that your tresses have suffered from and are now...

• 7 Are Katy Perry and Rihanna starting a new hair colour trend?
  Katy Perry has taken to experimenting with her hair colour, wearing a selection of wigs in bright hues and, most recently, sporting streaks of vivid colour flashing through her hair (pictured). Rihanna,...

• 8 Colour me healthy
  Did you realise that hair that's been coloured has different needs from untreated hair? More and more of us are opting to add a little light (or dark) to our lives, whether it's with highlights, lowlights,...

• 9 Dip-dye Drew makes a bold style statement
  It’s not often that celebrities premiere a genuinely new look – fashion does work in cycles, after all. But Drew Barrymore seems to have managed it, dip-dyeing the ends of her hair to make...

• 10 Make a date with DIY colour
  As the credit downturn continues to make itself felt in all aspects of our lives, the latest area to fall prey to the crunch is our monthly visit to the colourist. Women, it seems, are opting to do it...

• 11 When Scarlett is also chestnut…
  It's not often women can look equally good on either side of the hair colour spectrum, but Scarlett Johansson is a bombshell whether she's blonde or brunette, as her new makeover proves. "It's part...

• 12 Condition and shine: Keep colour crisper
  Conditioner works by coating hair – as does colour, apart from permanent products which penetrate the hair. So if you're colouring your crowning glory at home with anything other than a permanent...