GARNIER Ultimate Blends The Nourishing Repairer Butter Review

I suffer from very dry and damaged hair. I use alot of heat products and also frequently dye my hair. This means it takes alot of TLC to keep it at a good quality. I have tried countless different conditioners, hair masks, oils and hair treatment to fix my damaged hair but none have been overly successful. About 6 months ago i started to use the Garnier Ultimate Blends shampoo and conditioner and found that they worked so well on my hair, probably the best product i've ever used in regards to giving your hair volume and shine whilst nourishing it.

Following on from my purple hair in December, i decided to bleach my hair a few times. This has led to alot of damage and keen to fix my hair i started to try out different deep conditioning methods. I've tried everything from sleeping with conditioner on to massaging egg into my hair, but nothing has been overly successful. I brought an Argan oil deep conditioner as usually Argan oil is quite good with my hair however this time it made my hair thick and slimy feeling.

When i was in boots i came across the Garnier Ultimate Blends nourishing repair butter for only £2.99 (on offer). As i'm reluctant to spend the usual price of £4.49 on it i decided then would be a good time to buy it. So i gave it a go, i used it after applying my normal shampoo and left it on for about 5 minutes. Once i washed it out and followed it with conditioner i dried my hair to see the results. I was amazed, my hair looked so healthy and shiny, i had virtually no frizz and my colour looked great. My split ends had also been solved and i felt like i'd just been to the hairdressers my hair was so fresh!

This product seriously amazed me, as although for an intense treatment it works to lather lots on, a little can also go a long way if your hair isn't that damaged. This product is seriously good quality for the price and after trying it i'm overly willing to spend the money on this amazing treatment. It has honestly made my hair so much better in condition and has helped me restore some of the damage caused by years of heat and dye abuse.

After washing i also apply an argan oil heat defense spray and use my tangle teezer to get rid of my knots whilst not snapping my hair so badly as a brush does. I believe all of this combined helps me to build my hair and make it stronger, softer and more vibrant.

I would 100% recommend this product! It has really worked for me and i've been so impressed with the results. I've been using the deep conditioner for about 2 months now and my hair continues to get better and better. Its also helped with my hair growth and its made my hair that bit thicker than it was before as i've always had rather limp hair.
                                             

Tangle Teezer Review

Tangle Teezers have been about for a while now and i was always skeptical about how effective they actually are, as they seem like just an excuse to charge more for essentially a piece of plastic. After looking at reviews and talking to people who already own them, i decided i'd splash out and buy one to try for myself.

At first, i just felt like i was brushing my hair with a barbie brush from my childhood, but it did actually do its job and got the knots out without tugging like normal brushes do.

I've also found after a few weeks that my hair quality had improved and become much softer and shinier. I do however sometimes feel like i don't get a 'proper brush' as its done such a delicate job. However i'd say this is a good thing, it just depends how accustomed you are to yanking at your hair to get the knots out ( i always used to have to). 

Its a great design and the shape makes it slot into your hand so easily, and considering how smooth it is its actually quite easy to get a good grip. The only bad thing about this is that it's virtually impossible to put your hair up with it, i have to brush it with it and then use a regular hair brush if i want a bun or ponytail, obviously this is just my experience and could just be due to what i'm used to or the fact that my hairs now much softer. It also doesn't hold hairbands (unless you buy the flower one with a pot) which is less convenient for travel as other hairbrushes can have hairbands round the handle. That being said, it is fairly small and quite compact so it is much easier to take around with you. 

Overall, i'd probably recommend the tangle teezer to people who want to get softer hair without it being so knotty. It was particularly useful once i'd bleached my hair as it is much more gentle than my normal brush and so didn't pull as much hair out. It's also helped my hair recover from being quite damaged but this again could just be down to a gentler approach. If you wear your hair up alot then i'd say this isn't the brush for you, unless you don't mind using two brushes. It does have many benefits compared to a regular brush however i do still feel its quite expensive for what it is.

I brought mine from boots for £10.99, though you can find them slightly cheaper elsewhere. They have a range of brushes which is good and they also have smaller ones if you wanted something really compact for travel. 

                                       

Schwarzkopf LIVE COLOR XXL Purple Punk review

So over Christmas i decided to colour my hair an unnatural colour. After plenty of deliberation in the shops i decided to try out the live color xxl. I have dyed my hair purple, pink and blue before and decided this time to try a different brand of dye. I was skeptical about this product as the vibrant colour on the box looks as though its faked and i expected to end up with dull, uneven hair colour.

I was pleasantly surprised, after using only one box (i have mid length hair- usually recommends 2

boxes) my hair had been transformed and i had deep purple hair. I think you would be able to wear this colour in a variety of tones from lavender to deep purple however, depending on your starting colour and how diluted you make the dye. I had some bleach in my hair but it was mostly faded and i used 1/4 conditioner to 3/4 hair dye whilst applying. This worked well but if you like pastel colours you'd definitely have to pre-bleach your hair and dilute the dye. 

It says it lasts 14 washes however after 20 washes my hair was still just as vibrant and i ended up having to bleach over it in order to fully remove the colour. To do this i used the live color xxl bleach in max blonde. This took all of the purple from my hair and left me with a good base to start again. I decided to keep my hair natural and coloured it a dark blonde. 

I am pleased with how well having the colour in worked and how easy it was to get my hair back to normal. My hair didn't get very dry either, as i did two deep conditions on my hair whilst bleaching/ dying my hair brown. 

I would definitely recommend this brand over others such as bleach London, which I've used before and they've barely lasted 5 days. It is also better than most dyes that you can buy online and if you can get it on offer it's inexpensive too. I look forward to using this dye again and trying out a range of colours on my hair :)

Foam Hair Rollers

I have always been in two minds about using these, mainly because it is so easy to turn your curlers on and curl you hair that way.Whenever I've used these in the past i end up with perm like hair that is frizzy at the ends. However for some reason i feel compelled to purchase these again and again a few months after i throw some out. 

I decided to look on the internet to see if there were any ways to make these work for my hair. I was watching some Youtube videos and came across a tip which suggested rolling the rollers together. At first i thought it wouldn't really make any difference but decided to try it seen as it couldn't make my hair any worse than usual. 

After sleeping with the rollers in overnight i was very apprehensive about taking them out. But the results were good. It left a subtle loose curl in my hair which was what i'd wanted to achieve. I don't know how this would work in other peoples hair but i was glad it had worked well for me as i have quite soft thin hair meaning it makes it hard to hold in a style, but this lasted all day. I also didn't have to use any hairspray to keep the results. 

This is how i twisted my rollers together (right).

Overall i was very happy with this method of curling hair. 

These are the rollers i brought; they're good as they were very cheap and actually work!

Ebay Rollers