To achieve this start with clean hair, use a volumising shampoo and conditioner such as Matrix Biolage, then add some texture lotion (I like Loosely Defined in the Design Pulse range), then blow dry the hair with a large ceramic round brush.

Take some large crimpers and starting at the nape of the neck, take one inch sections and spray some strong hold hairspray (try Matrix Vavoom) all through the hair. Then move to the root area and clamp the hair with the crimpers, holding closed  for 2 to 3 seconds and release, then follow all the way through to the end of the hair section so the hair is slightly crispy. Repeat this pattern all the way through the head to the top so that every bit of hair is crimped.

Next get a soft paddle brush and brush all the hair out, leaving you with a soft textured crimped effect. Then take a section from the two recession points on the head through to the back of the crown area, brush and twist and then secure with pins and grips, then repeat the same on the sides of the hair. Alternatively, scrape it back as if you were going to put it in a high pony tail but secure it underneath the twisted section, hiding the pony. Finally add some hairspray and tease the hair into shape.

Jamie Stevens, Art Director, Errol Douglas, 020 7235 0110