Back from holiday - andrew barton's diary

"I was on holiday last week and had a lovely time. We went to a farm house in the hills of Ibiza.

I was really ready for a break, although I was never far from a notepad and I spent a couple of hours a day on my Blackberry.

I'd rather do that than come back to thousands of emails. I actually came home feeling like I'd had a rest.

It was back to work on Monday, doing educational work with L'Oréal Professionnel in London and then in Manchester on Tuesday.

On Wednesday, I had a day of press appointments, seeing journalists all day to talk about my products brand and trends for autumn/winter.

I enjoy this side of my job - it's a case of sitting down all day and having a nice chat.

On Thursday I was in bed all day with food poisoning after a barbecue, so I didn't get much work done.

Today I'm back in the salon - it feels like I haven't been here for ages!"