Tuesday 8 March 2011

Blondes have more fun

I want to add a little more structure and variety to my blog so I've decided to dedicate Tuesdays to sharing some of my beauty info with you. It's not really a tips section per say but more to do with the hair and skin products I use. To kick it off I thought I'd talk about my hair care as I like to think my blonde chop is my signature look. I couldn't imagine having a hair colour other than bleach blonde and even though it's maintenance is expensive and time consuming I still love it. So here are the different products I use to keep it icy blonde.

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I've tried and tested many different hair treatments and toners to keep the colour and condition in shape and believe that these are the best I've found so far.

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Daddy O and Marilyn by Lush are two new discoveries and I think they're great. Marilyn is a pre treatment and I put it on my dry hair half an hour before I wash it. The 30 minute wait to wash my now greasy hair is a little gross but the product definitely helps the conditioning process. Daddy O is a purple shampoo designed for white hair and gets rid of the yellow brassy colour you often see with blonde hair. I've tried a couple purple shampoos and this one not only smells amazing but doesn't dry my hair out as much as the others which often contain peroxide. I use it about once a week and when I'm not using it I wash my hair with whatever Aussie shampoo is lying around the bathroom, my favourite is miracle moist.

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These Lee Stafford products have been in my wash bag for ages because they absolutely work wonders, I think his blonde is range really fantastic. The moisturising treatment makes my hair feel so soft after all the bleach and hair drying. Because I only wash my hair a couple times a week so as not to make it too dry, I only use it every few weeks but when I do my hair feels silky soft. The hot shots 4 blondes are definitely my number one recommended product. The pack contains 3 sachets of toner to use in between the shampoo and conditioner stage of hair washing. The toner completely gets rid of any brassy tones but because it contains peroxide I only use them about once a month. The pack is really cost effective because I only use 1 sachet per month which works out as £2.50 a month. None of these products are expensive and because I don't wash my hair everyday they stretch on for quite some time.

I don't really use a special conditioner on a daily basis but my preferred one it Aussie miracle moist. I really like the Aussie range, the products smell great and work well plus they are reasonably priced. As you can tell I like to keep the shampoos and conditioners from the same brand, for some reason I don't like using mismatching products, weird eh?

Let me know what you think of the new section and whether you want to see more from what's in my make up bag etc.

Blonde may be more fun but brunettes have it easy x

16 comments:

  1. Oooh I've never heard of the Hot Shots before now, I must have a lookie next time I'm in Boots!

    Great post btw. :]x

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  2. I love Lush! Just got myself Sylvia Stout beer shampoo with beer, cognac and lime. But I like marilyn too! X.

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  3. lush stuff is amazing.
    im glad im naturally brunette though, as im quite lazy and probably couldnt keep this up!
    Rosie xo

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  4. I really wish I had your patience to do this. Although I have brunette hair, I literally wash it and leave it long and wavey. I'm too lazy :) haha!

    x

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  5. I've never really tried out Lush's products apart from bath bombs, which is so silly, I really must, they always look and smell so divine!

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  6. I've never thought to try Lush hair products. Think I may need to give them a go.

    x x x

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  7. YAEO! Secions are cool, because I know what to look forward to! :) Right, I could NOT do anything with my hair, I think I must be the most ungirly girl. I go days without even putting ANYthing in my hair (I sometimes just wash it with water- I swim a lot, and cant be bothered taking shampoo with me everytime so meh:P)... I think once a month or so I remember htat I have some hair products and i just slap them on.. but luckily my hair is quite happy and doesn't really give much fuss.. haha.. but I'm thinking of embarking on a mission to become more feminine by taking care of my hair and skin, but for that I would need a routine, which is the alst thing I have right now.. oh well . Let me know when you know from job :) I hope you get it because then you'l have a job, but I also hope you get something else that would allow you to stay in London and not work for tobacco company. :)
    OH AND YAY for expanding your commenting section where I can just put in name/url!! :)

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  8. Thanks for your comment lovely lady! I'm now following you :)
    When I was a blondie I used to swear by the hotshots. They are amazing and smell great! Now I'm back to brunette to try and give my hair a rest from all the bleaching! Hats off to you and everyone with bleach blonde hair because it does take a lot of effort to keep it looking bright and healthy :)
    Rachelle xxx

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  9. i'd love to go blond but my hair is in such bad condition that its out of the question. Looks like you've got your hair care under control. Love your blond look :)
    http://cgdn.blogspot.com/

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  10. I like these kind of posts, I think they're really interesting to read. I always hear such good things about Lush but I can't stand the dizzying fragrance of that shop! Anyways, a really great insight into your hair routine!

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  11. wow, looks like being blonde takes a lot of work! x

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  12. I ADORE lush products. I never walk past without popping by. I'm an aussie fan too! jazzy ♥ P.S. I feel bad I haven't commented for a while, I promise I've been keeping up to date but my time constraints have lately meant I can only read and run hehe :)

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  13. i never knew being blonde requires a lot of effort! :) but i still wanna be blonde though, i feel that's my inner hair color but alas, i doubt it'll look good with my skintone :)

    xx
    heyrocketgirl

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  14. my sister dyes her hair white blonde ill have to pass on your tips to her :) x

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  15. You make me want to be platinum blonde again - I loved those little hot shot things. I also used a really good white blonde toner from Superdrug which was only 99p, worth a go if you can find it.

    Carol x
    www.mystylisms.blogspot.com

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  16. Hmmmmm. Definitely bookmarking this post for reference! I'm intrigued by the Lush pre-treatment moisturiser...

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