Hari’s is super crowded at the moment and buzzing from the excitement of lots of celebs walking in. I brought T4’s very handsome Rick Edwards along – he’s so lovely, tall and handsome so I knew he’d get the ladies smiling! Susannah Constantine – in my opinion the funniest makeover lady – came in for a new colour look, along with some other new presenters who wanted makeovers.

I spent a few days shooting with Emma Bunton and loaded her hair with Dry Shampoo and Shu Uemura Liquid Fabric. She looked so hot and ended up taking me along to a TV job she was doing. I fell in love with her personality and her very cute son and tried to stop myself asking for an autograph for my neice (not so cool!).

I shot in a painters’ warehouse for the Independent and did a few other fashion stories.

My friend Donna Air hosted a fabulous dinner party where I met Lulu (how does she look so great at 60?), Jo Wood (Ronnie’s wife and lady behind the organic range) and  caught up with Jemima French and some other fashion buddies. I tried to eat the same amount as the slim ladies surrounding me but blew it by finishing left-over lasagne when I got home!

I’ve started holding girly nights in my private room with bubbles and a buffet. We’ve had lots of girls come in for manis and pedis and late night hair dos! I’ve also decided to launch a seasonal update on how to create the styles from the winter shows at home.

Life as creative director for Hari’s is definitely turning out to be fun!

Who would have thought that a simple idea I had over six months ago – an inkling of what the next big thing could be – would become so huge for me?! I certainly didn’t predict this!

The Sunday Times Style magazine reported that “Zoe Irwin has been at the forefront of the nail art comeback” and wrote about my love of the It bag inspiring my new nail art menu (http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/beauty/article5747660.ece ). Top beauty writer Bethan Cole also featured my nail art in the Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/beauty/4969143/Nail-art-that-comes-up-to-scratch.html ). Then it started to spiral and other glossies wanted to shoot my new designs.

It just goes to show how important it is to go with a hunch and a feeling, and not care what other salons are doing. I think we spend too much time worrying about competition, especially at the moment. When a salon down the road is quieter, it’s easy to rest on our laurels, or if it’s busier, lose sleep over it. The trick is to stand out from the crowd.