However, recently I’ve been trying something new (I don’t often fall for hair evangelism, especially on the internet, not that you’d know that from the number of styling products I have…) and, without having to shell out zillions of pounds, it’s actually working.

Not Washing My Hair.

Or, at least (and less repugnantly) not using shampoo. Curly hair is dry (even if my scalp sometimes isn’t) and shampoo makes my hair even drier, so I’ve taken to using just conditioner instead – using it massaged into my scalp when it needs it, too.

I’ve a head full of ringlets (which stay intact with the tiniest scrunch of gel… none of this slathering on £9 worth of stuff in one go) and they last. And are predictable. And simple.

I’ve spent my life telling people not to be envious of my curls – when they look good, it’s because it’s taken hours. But now? Yup, go on ahead, be envious. My curls are great.

I know that Scottish weather is not exactly uniform anyway, so it’s usually as well to have an umbrella and some kind of extra layers for warmth available to you any time you leave the house, but really some kind of general picture of what to expect might be useful from time to time – and might encourage First Scotrail not to put the heating on in July (although that might just be a product of their apparent general hate of customers, given they also switch it off in November…).