A-List Hair on a High Street Budget

Is your hair in need of a little celeb styling? Get it now without breaking the bank

Is your hair in need of a little celeb styling? Get it now without breaking the bank

Ask for the 'it-looks-fabulous-on-everyone' cut

There is one cut that flatters pretty much everyone, no matter what your face shape or hair texture. 'It's one or two inches below the collarbone, with a long fringe and choppy ends,' says George Northwood of Daniel Hersheson, who does this look on Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley.

Ask for the 'it-looks-fabulous-on-everyone' cut

There is one cut that flatters pretty much everyone, no matter what your face shape or hair texture. 'It's one or two inches below the collarbone, with a long fringe and choppy ends,' says George Northwood of Daniel Hersheson, who does this look on Rosie Huntingdon-Whiteley.

Get a pro-blow

The permanent blow-dry is the latest celebrity craze, with A-listers shelling out £600 on the treatment, which lasts three months. Most UK salons charge about £200, but there is a more affordable version for £15. It doesn't last as long, but the Wella SP Alchemy Treatments can transform your hair in an hour and keep it sleek for five washes.

Invite a pro to your house

If you live in a shared house, have lots of friends or a big family, Returntoglory.co.uk will send a professional hairdresser to your house for haircuts for 2-3 people (depending on the cut) for £55 an hour. This is not only convenient, it's also cheap and charmingly nostalgic.

Make your colour last

Some salons now give complimentary aftercare and top-up products to extend the life of the colour. Jo Hansford has launched a new service for brunettes and red heads called Winter Warmer, £150, which brightens up the colours and tones the hair, improving shine. When you leave you get a free Intensive Mask to help protect colour and enrich hair for much longer.

Clever colour will save you £££££s

Supercolourist Sibi Bolan of Daniel Hersheson suggests staying as close to your real colour as possible or asking for a root smudge between appointments to prolong the life of your highlights.

Fake a fringe

If you want a change on the cheap without the commitment, wear a 'winge', £30, as seen on the catwalk at the Twenty8Twelve show. It's Hersheson's solution to the style change without the consequences. Simply clip the winge into your hairline and you're good to go.

Go to great lengths

Want gorgeous hair like Mischa Barton but don't want to shell out on expensive hair extensions? Luckily, less expensive real hair versions have stepped up their game and no longer strip the hair of cuticles, which was the reason for matting and tangling in the past.

Have a go at home with the scissors (yes, really)

Most women believe that if they want to do anything to their hair they have to go to a salon and have it washed, cut, dried and styled, taking hours and costing a fortune. Stylist Neil Moodie, from London's Windle and Moodie, tells you how to tidy up your hair yourself. 'Perfect if you want to freshen up your hair without a restyle,' he says. 'To remove dry, split ends, take sections of hair, twist them, and just snip off the ends that stick out. For layers, twist thicker sections and snip upwards into the hair with sharp scissors. Be careful to cut roughly the same amount from each twist.'