If you throw it back to last year, I was struggling to grow out that god awful root stretch that a stylist had cursed me with. Then I found a new salon and the blonde was back. Not only have I found the best salon in Newcastle, I have had a change around with my hair and gone darker this weekend!
If I have to get up at 5am every morning and jump in the shower when I’d rather be under the duvet, I definitely need something to perk me up while i’m in there.
The Life’s Beachy Shampoo + Conditioner from Herbal Essences makes me feel like I am on a Tropical Island…. instead of dark and dreary England!
The Scott Cornwall Colour Restore Chrome Toner has been a life saver. A big shiny hair saver. It turned a salon colour that I hated in to something I couldn’t stop looking at. If you are a blonde with yellow or brassy tones – this is the thing for you!
Hello Lovelies,
As you all know, I’m a bit of a sucker for my hair to be icy white and as cool as my cold stone heart (lol) but if you have ever been on this quest, you’ll know how hard it is to banish those pesky warm tones.
Thankfully I’m a natural blonde so I don’t have too much to contend with but unless I go to a salon….. reaching the perfect cool tones at home is bloody tiresome.
This is where Scott Cornwalls Colour Restore comes in. It has truly transformed my hair routine and I will not be parted from my trusty tube! Priced at £11.99, you can buy it from exclusively from Boots, www.keepmeinspired.co.uk or directly from the Scott Cornwall Website HERE which accepts a myriad of different payment types including Paypal which gets a humungous thumbs up from me!
Depending on your desired results, the handy, simple instructions give you 3 different ways to tone your hair. A rinse through for subtle toning, a medium length tone for mid level changes and an intensive tone for the full effect.
Ice Platinum promises to do the following wonderful things :
Hello Lovelies,
I get asked a lot about how I keep my hair looking so healthy considering the abuse it gets with bleaching and styling etc. I have just had between around 6″ cut off my hair so that it sits just below my shoulders and it is looking super thick and healthy again. Just what I like. I have a natural curl, a natural mid blonde and super thick. I bleach it until it is very pale blonde.
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| With a dark blonde toner on my hair |
I am a home dye-er and I probably always will be but thankfully after almost 17yr of DIY die jobs I think I have the techniques and skills just about down to pull it off… even if I do say so myself!
I am not brand loyal, I like to mix and match my products to get the best results.
Intensive treatment
I use the Olive Oil / Argan Oil leave in treatment that I wrote about HERE
Pre wash treatment
Clynol Rescue Repair Treatment. I use this as a mask while I’m pottering round in the steamy bathroom just before hopping in the shower. I leave it on from 5 minutes up to over night, depending on my plans. Smells AMAZING and leaves hair super slinky. I use this as a conditioner as well. I reserve this pre wash for when my hair is reaally in need of a perk.
I absolutely love the Montagne Jeunesse Hot Miracle Hair Reconstructor Oil.
I apply both parts togther and leave on for a good few hours or even over night before washing as usual and I’m always left with silky soft hair. It’s just a shame the results don’t last more than one wash. Nothing restorative but for occasions, it really does give fab temporary results.
Post wash pre condition treatment
Between washing my hair and conditioning, I take 5 minutes to apply Joico K-pak deep penetrating reconstructor to my hair on the mid to ends to restore as much depleted protein as possible. You definitely need to condition after this but it really does help your hair stay slinky soft and keepts it nice and resilient. You can see results after only a couple of uses. I use this twice a week or even more if my hair is feeling particularly rough.
This is just part 1, look out for the rest!