It's luscious, it's long, it's glossy. But it wasn't always this way.

Before this, there were 34 years of thin, dull, lifeless hair. Girls with swishy manes tormented my hapless hair in to a bun. The strict pulled-back style became my signature look (nobody had to know it was because it was too meagre to wear down).

I was a mediocre mouse with only the attitude of a blonde bombshell until I met Inanch, the woman who weaves magic into my hair. She uses ethically sourced extensions by Great Lengths to transform my feral hair into a thing of beauty.

Overnight, thanks to my new thick dirty-blonde tresses, my outfits relaxed, less make-up was required, hats suddenly looked better, hangovers were hidden behind the hair.

I sometimes have panicked thoughts about Inanch leaving town or giving up hairdressing.
She's changed my hair - which has changed by life.

By Stacey Duguid, Executive Fashion Director, Elle Magazine, March 2011