Messy Dressy Hair

As I'm probably the scattiest woman ever I have forgot to book a hair appointment again for the weekend. I'm very particular about my hair and don't mind travelling 100 miles and nearly 2-and-a-half hours to go to the hairdressers (the 'salons' anywhere within a closer radius are shambolic). I was supposed to have it done 2weeks ago and I was literally gutted when my skip-on-wheels car wouldn't start and I was stuck for hours in the company of my boyfriends mother.

I'd travelled the distance to his parents house after work on a Friday night and was looking forward to a pampering and shopping day on Saturday whilst he played football. So, off he went to football while my car refused to turn on, leaving me stranded for HOURS alone with her (only child = fussy parents - enough said)

Anyway, as the weeks have passed, my usual side-sweeping fringe has grown out and turned into a just-off-centred middle parting - and to be honest I'm really starting to like it. Messy dressy hair has been seen at Chloe and Giles and I'm trying to replicate it. I've got long, dark hair (at the moment - will probs go lighter for the summer) and I love the loose, tousled look. Only problem - I have naturally poker straight hair. So today I've drenched it in Toni&Guy Beach Spray Hair and used a diffuser for the 'Kate Moss' effect and happy with it but I know it'll be back to poker-straight by the end of the day. If anybody has any tips on how to create the messy look on straight hair, Id be very grateful...