I’ve always said that I don’t have curly hair, its mostly straight and just rebellious in places!

Menopause is changing that a bit, which I was expecting because Ma’s has got curlier in spots too.

The first thing I did was talk to Jane, who cut my hair so that it curled more easily (it may have been layers but it’s not obvious when it’s straight

There are hundreds of products out there, so I started with cheap and easily available Umberto Gianni range, and no it’s not really cheap but you don’t need to use loads so they do last, and tried lots of different methods.

I have myself in a routine now. I haven’t changed my shampoo and conditioner either. So after I’ve washed my hair, I briefly put it up in a towel. Then I brush it out and use the curl cream. Once that’s brushed through, I add the hair gel and scrunch, followed by the mousse and scrunch. Then I let it dry, at the moment that takes about 5 hours (I’m going to need a diffuser in the winter)

When it’s mostly dry, I scrunch again so my hair isn’t crispy.

That’s pretty much it for product. I can’t not brush my hair, it just gets too knotted, so if I’m sticking with the curly, I brush it with a wet brush and that’s usually enough to reactivate the curl.