Hair icon: Katy Perry

Hello, so its been a while since my last post but i promise to keep my blog updated more from now on! I'm going to post about my hair icons and who's style that i like. As a hairdresser you take inspiration from everywhere but as celebrities are in the news so much its easy to see there style evolution and many clients also ask for celebrity styles.

so my hair icon today is Katy Perry, i have been a fan of hers for a while as i really like the retro hair and fashion looks and she does them really well. I also like the way she is not afraid to take risks and create some really out there stage looks.

so here is a selection of my favorite KP looks:

 Here is the most recent photo of Miss Perry, as you can see she has ditched her blue locks in favour of a darker longer style. I must admit i do prefer her with darker hair. she has toned down the blue to a navy as well as rocking the dip dye trend with subtle purple ends. the look has clearly been created with extensions as she only had a bob the other day, so who knows whats next for KP but I'm really loving this look at the moment.

 For many years Katy was a long raven haired beauty and I think this is one of my favorite looks that she wore to Paris fashion week 2 years ago. I love the softness of the curls and how she has swept them over one shoulder. the colour really suits her as its such a contrast to her porcelain skin and blue eyes. A good tip if you want to make an impact is to pick a very contrasting hair colour to your natural shade just be careful that it doesn't wash you out.

 I love, love, love KP's hair like this, her short dark bob that she was rocking in the early part of her career is still one of her best looks in my opinion. It really frames her face well and the way it is styled still looks a bit retro but you can tell from the cut that if she wore it poker straight it would have a bit of a rock chick vibe.

 I'm not sure how i feel about Katy as a blonde, i know this is her natural shade but for me she looks much better dark. however having said that I do like this look on her, the sharp bob was such a contrast from the dark retro curls she had been wearing for so long. She is naturally very pretty and this bob just frames her features perfectly.

 Katy's pink hair phase whilst she was promoting 'the one that got away' has to be one of my favorite looks, i really loved the bubblegum hair hue but most of all i loved all the retro hair shapes that she was rocking. this one from the X Factor has to be the best one.

I didn't really know what to think when Miss Perry first dyed her hair blue but I have to sat this look has really grown on me. The one thing that annoyed me though is how bad her roots are, if you earn that much money surely you can afford to keep you roots in check?? however I did really like this look and the way she experimented with cool up do's during the blue hair phase. this look was one of my favorites as the quiff was bang on trend for s/s 2012 but she made the look her own as always.

The reason Katy Perry is one of my hair heroes is that she isn't afraid to take risks, she tries lots of new looks and colours. I feel that she may have the same mentality that i do, which is hair is just hair, it grows back, you can change the colour so you may as well have a bit of fun!