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Sarah Cooper-White

I spent less than £25 on DIY highlights, and it looks so good I'm converted

Two images of beauty director Sarah Cooper White, one wearing red lipstick and a pink jacket, one at home with a hair dye brush in front of a mirror, doing DIY highlights.

I’ve been getting my hair coloured blonde forever. I have tried everything from chunky, stripey highlights a la All Saints in the ‘90s to all-over honey blonde permanent colour inspired by Cat Deeley, to a more subtle balayage with darker roots.

Recently, my regular colourist gave me a full head of highlights, a toner and root tap (where the roots are blended to your natural colour to soften any harsh lines) to blend my ever-increasing amount of grey hair. I spent five hours in the salon and loved the results - my colourist is fantastic at their job.

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