Let's talk about hair....

Or lack of it…..

Right at the beginning, before chemotherapy really digs in and tries to steal your soul, it takes your hair. For some of us our hair is entrenched in our identity, ourselves, our wellbeing. Why else the rhetorical “am I having a good hair day today”?

And so knowing you’re going to lose that hair cuts right to the core. There are so many questions to ask ourselves: Do I brave an ice cap? Should I opt for a wig? Perhaps I just invest in pretty silk scarves?

This was when I turned to Jimo Salako, the visionary maestro who I knew would help me find the answers. Jimo has left his trademark cuts and styles across the magazine, film and art worlds. He’s directed films, documentaries and set up his own photography magazine. In short if anyone can visualise how to make you look half decent with very little hair it’s Jimo.

In this podcast, this very modern sage, talks us through the emotional side of hair and the power it holds over us. He talks about styling wigs, the sensitive support he gives his clients who have gone through cancer treatment and how for him it’s about looking at the entire person and not just the hair on top of the head.

And the cut he did for me? He was channelling Mia Farrow in Rosemary’s Baby, he said. Suffice to say, I walked out of the salon feeling a million dollars.

Enjoy listening.

The sagest piece of advice you have ever been given:

Do your own thing

A sage piece of advice Jimo would give to listeners:

Do what personally motivates you as I think thats where you find the real essence of creativity.

www.jimosalako.com

Resources:

www.salakolondon.com

www.raoulwigmakers.co.uk

Jimo Salako working his magic…