Have you ever looked in the mirror and wondered who the bag lady staring back at you is?

It's been happening to me a lot lately and I think it may have rather a lot to do with the fact that in trying to hang on to my 'sun kissed highlights' I have actually ended up looking remarkably similar to Einstein in his latter years.

Time to do something about it in time for Christmas. And fortunately I can do it without busting the budget.

Southend High Street salon Toni & Guy is renowned for offering bang on trend styles and top notch service from their highly skilled stylists and technicians.

Their colourists are experts in creative shading, highlights, lowlights and colour correction. They will work with you to discuss exactly what you want and whether it will work for you and then use the most up to date techniques to give you a shade that shines. From electric blue for the brave right through to fifty shades of grey, you can be any colour you want this Christmas.

Fancy a re-style? Ever mindful of the philosophy of its founders "to push the boundaries of hairdressing and deliver creativity, quality and consistency to every client" the stylists at Toni & Guy make it their mission to keep up to date with all the latest styling and cutting techniques.

The skilled stylists go far beyond just giving you a haircut. They know how to achieve your desired style by skilfully removing length and thickness, can make fine hair look thicker and stronger and can inject new life and condition into dull, over-processed hair. They know that a good haircut frames the face and can completely change your look. And I for one could definitely do with a new look! And what's more they will ensure that my new look will suit me and will be easy live with.

And keeping right up to date technologically speaking, Toni & Guy has just become the only nationwide salon group to introduce free O2 Wifi to offer fast, reliable and free to use wifi for the ultimate enhanced salon experience. Shop on line while your colour develops, catch up on the showbiz gossip or instead of just chatting about your holiday, book it!

And the icing on this particular bouffant is that Toni & Guy is offering 20% off any haircut or colour! Plus 10% off any label M or Keratase product on day of appointment. This offer is valid until the end of November and available via thebestof Southend's Offers page.