A HOUSEWIFE turned inventor is hoping to take the hairdressing world by storm.

Ramsbottom mum-of-two Lorna Roscow has come up with a new system to help people see what styles suit them before the scissors get anywhere near their head!

Lorna (34), of Peel Brow, is part of the two man team behind the Tryle Style portable unit with friend Sharon Clayton from Middleton.

It allows customers to choose from any number of styles printed on transparent film which is then suspended in front of the face allowing them to experiment with different cuts, lengths and colours.

"The idea came out of my own experiences," said Lorna. "I have always been one for changing my hairstyle every five minutes and they often turned out to be nothing like I thought they would."

"I originally thought about the idea 18 years ago but I started working with Sharon in 1993. This is our fourth prototype and it is nearly perfected."

The simple idea has already attracted critical acclaim. Lorna won the bronze International Invention of the Year Award at the 1997 London Inventions Fair and will appear in a new Channel 4 programme later this year.

Tryle Style has now been patented and Lorna added: "Hopefully it could go into every hairdressers. It is affordable, cheap to assemble and nothing like it is available.

"It is really for the customers as at the moment the effect can only be achieved on computer but the equipment is very expensive."

The prototype has also been on trial in several local hairdressers, including Paul Freely International Hair and Beauty, Bury New Road, Whitefield.

Lorna and Sharon have already been sponsored by Parker Box, Ramsbottom and Rule Engineering, Middleton but are looking for investors.

For information contact Lorna on 01706 821209.

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