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Sat 05 May 2007About FacePhyl Clarkemeets John Frieda, the king of frizz controlI was having a bad hair day - on the most important hair day of my life. Overcome with excitement at the prospect of meeting my hair hero, John Frieda, I had played it safe and washed my hair the night before, as it often sits better the next day. Next morning, with the taxi waiting outside, I was still taming my curls, adding a bit more product here and there, but there was no saving the day. Instead of a sophisticated, silken head, I was going to present - horror of horrors - a dolly-mixture of some parts frizz and others lying limp, drowned in product. I was going to meet the second most important man in my life looking like Mungo Jerry. The best I could do was pop on my trusty hair band, along with some earrings to deflect attention from the bird's nest mess on my head.