Blonde hair does something lovely under London's late lamps. On the King's Road it catches the light from the shop windows, along Long Acre it borrows a glow from the theatre fronts, and in a hotel bar it shines softly against dark wood panelling. Only four girls on our route are true blondes, and no two of them share a shade, which makes this one of the smallest and most varied looks on the whole board.
What they have in common beyond colour is an outdoor streak. Between them they sail, swim, hike and cycle, and one of them crosses town for the flower markets, so their evenings tend to arrive with a breath of open air and a good story about the weekend.
Cindy wears her blonde long and wavy, with blue eyes and a slim, supple frame at 168 cm. She sails, keeps up her yoga and rarely goes anywhere without a camera, so an evening in her company often begins with a photograph of something you would have strolled straight past. She lives in Chelsea, which puts the hotels around Sloane Square and along the river a short ride from her door.
Nancy has golden blonde hair, blue eyes and a curvy figure, standing 170 cm. She swims, adores a long road trip and will happily talk about sushi for as long as you let her. In her early thirties, she brings a relaxed, sunny confidence to any table, and from her home in Covent Garden the Savoy and One Aldwych are an easy stroll away.
Nora pairs honey blonde hair with hazel eyes and an athletic 166 cm build. Fashion design is her passion, champagne is her way of toasting a good day, and flower markets are her favourite reason to be up early. She lives a few streets from the Paddington hotels, handy for anyone arriving late on the Heathrow Express.
Thea, green eyed with caramel blonde hair and a curvy figure, lives in South Kensington. She loves Japanese food, hikes whenever she escapes the city and cycles for the pleasure of it, and she is the sort of company who turns an evening in the museum quarter into something that feels like a small holiday.
A blonde look shines in evenings with a little light in them: a terrace drink on a summer night, a candlelit corner in winter, a private view before supper. The dinner date, four hours for £1,300, suits these girls particularly well, because it leaves room for the table and for the walk that follows it. For something shorter, an hour at £400 or two hours at £750 works beautifully at your hotel, and ninety minutes at £600 sits neatly in between.
Because there are only four, it helps to know where each one starts from. Cindy covers the Chelsea side, Thea the museums and Gloucester Road, Nora the Paddington and Lancaster Gate hotels, and Nancy the Strand and theatreland. The desk will always tell you honestly who can reach you soonest.
Warm colouring sits close to blonde, so the three auburn and red girls are worth a look, as are the lighter shades among our brunettes. Thea and Nancy also appear with the curvaceous girls, Cindy with the slim and slender and Nora with the toned and athletic. Once you have chosen, send the desk her name and your hotel through booking, and we will confirm how soon she can be with you.
Say where tonight finds you and roughly what time, and the desk replies with the names of who can meet you there. WhatsApp or Telegram, answered all night long.
