Bleach London Reincarnation Mask review 30/04/14

I absolutely love Bleach London products, the dyes always work well, so I thought I'd get some haircare. When I went blonde I brought a bleach from Bleach London and I got a little bottle of the reincarnation mask in there. That was the first time I had heard of it. I used it when I washed the bleach of my hair and it left it so lovely and thick. I didn't feel like I had just bleached my hair at all. I brought the 200ML one for £6.00 I thought this was such a good price considering I'd only use the mask once of twice a month. I tried it on my hair after I shampooed and left it on over night, it says on the box just for 10-20 minutes but because it was a mask I thought why not?

 When I washed it of in the morning my hair felt so soft when it was coming out of my hair, I don't know if its a conditioner but it doesn't say to condition after so I guess it is. I'm so happy with this product, I didn't have 'bad' conditioned hair but I do use heat and obviously heat protect but that doesn't help 100% so once and a while your hair needs a bit of loving, I feel like this is the product. I love trying out new conditioners, products etc but I feel like this will keep my hair lovely for as long as I use it, I even like this a lot more than Argan Oil. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone! For only £6.00 you can't really complain! 

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How to get pastel blue/mint hair tutorial 29/04/14

I thought I'd have a change from my boring blonde hair colour for a bit, I wasn't sure what colour I wanted to go so I did a bit of browsing on Tumblr and saw this gorgeous blue colour but it was clearly edited. I did a bit of research on directions,crazy colour and bleach London. I found a lovely  pastel blue colour called 'Blullini' by Bleach London.

I looked on YouTube to see if anyone has used it yet and they had. I thought the colour was gorgeous but I would dilute the dye with conditioner anyway because I have long/thick hair. 

This will make the dye last longer. It will also make it lighter, I tested the dye on an old extension. One diluted and the other not, just to see the difference (the bottom isn't diluted)

 I was happy with how it turned out so I put it on my hair, before this I wet my hair and towel dried it because I find it easier to apply. As it was going on I didn't notice much of a difference, it said leave it on for 15 minutes but I thought I'd leave it for 40 because id already diluted it and weakened the dye. As I washed it of and looked in the mirror it just looked like I had toned my hair, there were a few strands that had taken to it but no where near what I wanted it to look like. I didn't want a big difference, just a 'oh, have you dyed your hair?' difference.

 

Then I remembered I had some leftover Turquoise hair dye by directions, I thought if I diluted a bit of that with the Blullini dye something would happen because turquoise is a pigmented dye. 

I diluted them both and mixed them together, I had a pastel blue colour in the bottle and I thought I'd go for it, if it went wrong I could easily get rid of the colour. I left it on my hair for around 30-40 minutes. I noticed a big difference in the first 10 minutes. As I washed it out this was the outcome. 

 I'm so happy with it, like I said I didn't want a massive difference and I'm looking for work so I knew I would easily get rid of the dye if I wanted. I've had this hair for around a week now and its not really changed, I wash my hair almost everyday too. It didn't take as well on my extensions so they're fading faster than my natural hair but its not a noticeable difference! (doesn't show up well on camera) I am going to dye my hair once more with this dye then do something right bout of my comfort zone, I won some dye from Ebay the other day so I'm waiting for it to arrive, if you want to keep updated on my hair colour and how I do it follow me on my Instagram. Thanks for reading! :)

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Microbead Hair Extension Review 22/04/14

So i've been fed up with clip in hair extensions for so long now. They weren't comfortable, styling them with my natural hair was annoying and I hated putting them in and out but I wanted longer hair. I've worn clip ins on and of for around 3 years now and I recently heard about 'Micro bead extensions' I always thought they were a bit strange and thought they'd be uncomfortable. I did my research about them, how to put them in your head, how to look after them, how to wash your hair with them, how many do you need blah blah blah. Also I didn't know where to purchase them because I didn't want them to be to pricey! I looked at a few reviews on YouTube and found some from Ebay, they have a few different options in how many extensions you want, either 50, 100 or 200 strands. and a hell of a lot of different colours. I never know (still don't) what the 'normal' is with how many you need in your hair, but I ordered 200 strands in 18inchs because I have thick hair and it was more than enough! I still have some left over. 

Anyway, I ordered the extensions and they came to £55.00 and I think that's a really good price. The delivery was so fast, they came in around 2 days. I didn't realise when I ordered that I've purchased the clip in extensions with this company before and the hair is so good for the price! I would say though, if you want WHITE hair the 'Bleach Blonde' isn't so bleach. It tones, but not very good. it might depend on your toner though! 

I also ordered some bead pliers because you have to clamp the beads on your hair, They didn't come before my extensions and I was really impatient so I just used some from the shed hahah but I thought they worked well at the time but I realised how loose the beads felt on my hair, they were slipping down my hair. (I'm not going to explain how to put micro beads in, I'll leave the video I learnt of down below because I'll make it 10x more difficult!) But I had them all in my hair and then I had a shower so the hair would blend better once it was dried but my god, it's so difficult to wash your hair the first week or two with them in! i'm used to it now but you might struggle. I also cut the extensions a little bit because they looked a bit fake. 

When my pliers came I tried putting a strand in to test them and I would definitely recommend buying some because they are a lot stronger than normal ones and they can grasp the bead perfectly. Some of the strands have fallen out of my head so I've lost a lot of hair that i'm quite gutted about. (This was because I didn't tighten them enough) I went through all the beads again and tightened them. 

This is what the beads look like when they're in the head, i'm not a professional, they aren't put in in straight lines, This is my first experience with micro beads. (Also ignore my roots they need doing) 

I have had my extensions for 3 weeks now and I would Never go back to clip ins, They are so comfortable in your head, I forget I have them. They don't show if you put them in properly, the hair extensions itself are really good, the shine stuff the company puts on the extensions to make them smooth has worn off now but they still feel lovely if you treat them well (deep treatments, head protections) there are some brown synthetic hairs in the extensions but what are you expecting from a cheap company, you can only see them when you really look. I would definitely recommend this company to anyone also to buy micro beads. If you're not sure (not confident) to put them in yourself ask someone to help you or go to a salon and ask them! 

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Hair Tutorial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35B9TBLeq94&hd=1

Hair Extensions - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/18-20-22-24-Micro-Ring-Easy-Loop-100-Human-Hair-Extensions-REMY-DIY-SALON-/181161591045?pt=UK_Women_s_Wigs&var=&hash=item2a2e128105

Extension Pliers - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hair-Extension-Pliers-for-Silicone-Micro-Rings-Beads-/271125151710?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Hair_Care_Brushes_Combs_PP&hash=item3f20517fde