The lowdown I am with Vincent at Headcase Hair for a mid-term colour pick-me-up with the latest Goldwell Silk Lift colour process. Vincent's vision: blonde highlights around my face with hazelnut tones as a base colour, topped off with a dose of conditioning Goldwell Coloursense Champagne Toner. The aim is to neutralise the brassy tones my blonde hair starts to give off midway between appointments (apparently my hair "throws a lot of red"). Let's call the colour code modern champagne with a touch of beige. Vincent's plan is to create a clean neutral blonde while preserving the condition of my hair.

Pain factor For me, hands-on-hair is guaranteed to elicit pleasure.

Downtime Ninety minutes.

Results Post blow-dry, my locks are shiny and feel well-nourished as the process has added extra lipids to soothe my damaged locks.

Where to get it Sydney: Headcase Hair, headcasehair.com.au. Cost: from $250 for the colour process. Melbourne: Shibui, shibui.com.au. Cost: from $250.

At home

Try Goldwell DualSenses Blondes & Highlights Anti-Yellow Shampoo and Conditioner, $25.45 each, goldwell.com.au.

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