Hair Growth Update

So if you read my blog post a couple of months ago about my Lee Stafford hair growth challenge (retry) you'd probably be wondering why I didn't post an update after one month.

Well, to be honest I saw no noticeable improvement to the length of my hair (hence why I didn't take a photo after a month), and although I had completely used up the hair treatment mask, I still had plenty of the leave in treatment left, so I continued to use that for another month to see if it made any noticeable difference.

So after just over 2 months, here is the growth.

So overall, I'd say about an inch growth, which isn't bad, but not too impressive...
(and yes I know my hair is pink in the second photo, but this dying process does no damage to the hair, hence not affecting the length).

I still have a bottle and a half of the leave in treatment, so I intend to keep using this until I run out.
I am also going to be taking 'hair skin and nails' vitamins and 'folic acid' suppliments daily, so hopefully this will help further improvements!

Brown to Blonde Ombre Hair!

Hey guys!
So FINALLY I managed to ombre my hair! (after many failed attempts at getting a colour I liked!)

I've made a YouTube video explaining how I achieved it and the products I used, so go check that out below.

I achieved this within 1-2 days, because as you'll probably know, I'm very impulsive, however I would recommend letting your hair settle down for at least a week inbetween products as damaging as bleach and permanent dyes.

I am considering dying the ombre pink at some point, so if I do, I'll be doing a YouTube video on that too! 

So I hope you enjoy the video, and go check out some of my other hair tutorials/videos on my channel!

Lee Stafford Hair Growth Challenge: Round Two

*DING DING*

So last year I decided to give the 'Lee Stafford: For hair that doesn't grow past a certain length' challenge a go.

I purchased the shampoo, conditioner and hair mask/treatment from Boots, and used them every time I washed my hair, for a month. If you want to see the original 'Initial Impressions' and 'Final Results' videos, go check out my Youtube. 

But initially I wasn't too impressed with the products, especially the shampoo and conditioner, and felt that my hair growth wasn't worth a shout about.

HOWEVER, these products are currently on offer in Boots, being 3 for £15, and considering the leave in treatment is £11.99 alone (so it must do something), I thought this challenge might be worth another try, using the leave in treatment and hair treatment mask, instead of the shampoo and conditioner.

I will be doing another before and after photo when the month's up, so lets see how it goes, and see if the leave in treatment works any better than the shampoo and conditioner!

*Fingers crossed* this time!

Lee Stafford Hair Growth Results!

Before and After...

So it's been just over a month since I first started using Lee Stafford's 'for hair that doesn't grow past a certain length' hair products, so now it's time for the hair growth results...

Looks like it kinda worked, yeah?

Well if you wanna see the video showing my exact opinions of the products, go check out my Youtube!

My Lee Stafford Hair Growth Challenge

'For hair that doesn't grow past a certain length'

So this month I'll be setting myself a challenge to grow my hair, with the help of these products...

The shampoo and conditioner (both £6.99) and the treatment (£7.99) were all purchased from Boots as they frequently have 3 for 2 offers on a lot of their hair and beauty products, so I ended up saving money, yay!

I'll be using these for a month to see if there's any difference made to both the length and the overall quality of my hair, and letting you guys know if it actually does what it says on the bottle!

If you want to see the introduction to my challenge, along with my first impressions of the product, then go check out my video! 

Valentines Hair and Makeup (Sweet and Subtle)

Going on a date for Valentines day?

Here's a subtle hair and makeup look I did today for the occasion, and I filmed the video for YouTube doing it, so go check out my channel to see that!

Being Blonde/ Bleaching FAQ's

I get asked so many questions about my current hair colour, how I did it, how much it cost, how I maintain it e.t.c so I decided to post my FAQ's about being blonde!

Question 1. Was it hard to go blonde?

Answer. VERY. It obviously all depends on your natural hair colour and whether you've dyed it before, but it took me around 4 bleaches before it was a light enough blonde, as I have naturally dark brown hair that had been coloured many times before, and this cost me quite a bit to get all of the products to tone it and get it the right colour in the end!

Question 2. What is your natural hair colour?
Answer. As I said in the previous question, dark brown.

Question 3. How much did you spend going blonde?
Answer. I spent around £80 in total including my hair extensions and I did it all at home and relied on box dyes and home bleaching kits, however if you were to go to a salon to get this professionally done, it would cost at least 3 times more!

Question 4. Is your hair damaged?
Answer. YES. Bleaching your hair makes it very brittle, porous and you usually end up with very dry hair which may snap off very easily, especially if you end up bleaching your hair as much as me! But deep conditioners and hair masks will be your best friends if you end up going blonde!

Question 5. What do you do when your roots come through?
Answer. I end up bleaching my roots about once every 2 months or when my roots are fairly long, this is again, damaging but it is something you will have to keep doing if you want to stay blonde and your natural hair colour is quite a bit darker than your blonde. I have actually make a YouTube video doing my roots with a home kit so you should go check it out!

Question 6. What can I do if I bleach my hair and it goes orange/yellow?
Answer. This is going to happen no matter what your natural hair colour is...your best friend here will be a toner or toning shampoo, a purple or blue tinted shampoo that will neutralise your yellow/orange tones in your hair, providing the hair is light enough.

Question 7. Can I get away with bleaching my hair just once?
Answer. This will depend on your natural hair colour and whether you have previously dyed it, if your virgin hair is naturally a really light brown then you can probably get away with one bleach and a toner afterwards, but anything darker or previously dyed hair will most likely have to go for more bleaches to get it light enough.

Question 8. What shampoo/conditioner do you use?
Answer. I use Pro:Voke Touch of silver toning shampoo and conditioner once a week to prevent my hair going yellow and between those washes I just use a regular moisturising shampoo and Aussie Frizz Miracle Deep conditioner to repair as much damage as I can.

Question 9. Do you wear hair extensions?
Answer. Yes, I do. They're a 14 inch weft, though I always end up cutting the pieces to the length I like them.

Question 10. What strength bleach do you use and what is the brand?
Answer. I use Jerome Russell's Bblonde Bleach powder and liquid in 40 Vol. You can use a weaker bleach for less damage but my hair is naturally really dark so I need a stronger bleach for a better lift, though this is obviously more damaging than a 20 Vol for example.

If you want to see these questions answered in full, or see the original video on how I bleached my hair from brown to blonde then go check out my YouTube channel!
See you guys soon!

I went from Brown to Blonde in 2 Days!

So, dramatically (and kindof impulsively!) this weekend I decided to change the colour of my hair from an over-dyed red/brown to pretty much bleach blonde! I wasn't too confident that it would come out how I wanted it to in such a short time period, but alas! Success!
I will say though that If you plan on doing such a dramatic change with your hair like this, I wouldn't advise you to do it in such a small time frame, and I would advise you to leave a few weeks between dying your hair each time, unlike me!

I've made a video on my hair journey, explaining all the products used and my recommendations so I suggest you go check it out, as you might learn a few things, even if you don't actually plan on ever going from brown  hair to blonde!