Today we'll (well just me really) be talking about BLONDES. How to get it, how to maintain it, and how to DO IT RIGHT *boom* *the more you know* I am a fountain of knowledge.
I am not a hairdresser nor trained within the area, however I am blonde, have been for a long time, and have learnt a few things along the way. This will be a lengthy post but I will cut into sections for those who only want to know about specifics. Being blonde is very complex and we're not as dumb as you may think!
1. ITS EXPENSIVE.
You must know this, it will be expensive. When done the cheap way using cheap, low quality products, I hate to say it but the results will also be cheap and tacky. Find a hairdresser you trust, and get your hair dyed professionally.
It is more expensive at a salon, BUT the results are much longer lasting so in comparison to all the various cheap box dyes and toners you'll end up buying it may work out cheaper. It is also less
hassle, using bleach or box dyes means you will have to experiment with various shades/brands, figuring out how long bleach needs to sit in your hair - and if it goes wrong you have to do it all over again. Then you have to tone, and you may end up using all kinds of purple shampoos and toners until you find the right one - I found that even then the shade was always too purple in some areas and too yellow in other areas.
I see it as an investment, you can spend more money to sit back, relax with a cuppa and leave it to the experts to instantly find your perfect shade of blonde, which is long lasting so you wont have to fork out as often as you would with bleach or box dyes.
2. HAIR CARE: WASHING IT
There is no such thing as going blonde and not having damaged hair, sorry! Ask your hairdresser what products they recommend since they know your hair so well.
Before you wash it,
take out all the tangles with detangling spray and a wide tooth comb (much more gentle than just hacking away with a brush)
and
smother your hair in an essential oil. Coconut oil, argan oil, morrocan oil, whatever-the-fuck oil you feel works best haha.
Focus on ends, lengths are optional. Sit for however long you like, you could let it work its magic overnight and wash your hair in the morning. Or, you can leave it in for 5 minutes if you're in a hurry - something is better than nothing.
Use a
purple shampoo. You may find after a while your hair colour is looking a little yellow, and using a purple shampoo will refresh your hair and make it good as new.
I recommend using a
hair mask/deep conditioner once a week if you, like me, started off with box dyes or bleach and your hair is dry and breaking.
You want to look for products with
keratin and/or essential oils, once again I've found higher end/more expensive products to work better than drugstore.
Eventually you will see results and will only need to deep condition once every 2 weeks or even once a month if your hair gets to a really good condition.
3. HAIR CARE: OUT OF THE SHOWER/WHEN ITS DRY
Use a
leave in conditioner or
essential oil after you've washed your hair. I use both because the more the merrier in my opinion. I use a leave in conditioner, focusing on lengths and ends then a SMALL amount of oil on the very ends.
Use as
little heat as possible, every time you do use heat use a
heat protectant and I like to apply a very small amount of leave in conditioner to the ends of my hair. Using little heat and rarely washing it can be restrictive for hair styles, but when you get to that stage a simple bun always works.
Before you sleep, braid it, bun it or ponytail it braiding your hair works best as your hair is tucked away neatly but not constrained by a hair tie, and you'll wake up with Daenerys Targaryen hair ***flawless. Having your hair tucked away means less chance of pulling, tugging and breaking your hair as you move during your beauty sleep. You must always do this if your hair is wet and you're about to go to bed - no excuses!
You could put a small amount of
leave in conditioner in your hair before you sleep. When you sleep your body uses this time to restore skin, hair, nails, organs, etc. so your hair will condition much more effectively at night :) it's science bro *boom* *in your face*
4. MATCH YOUR EYEBROWS!
You may not have considered this, but your eyebrows need to change if your hair has. With blondes it can be very hard to find the right shade of shadow or pencil. Usually, the lighter or ashier your hair, the more cool-toned your eyebrows must be. You want to look for taupes, grey-browns, those sorts of shades. It may even look straight up grey in the pan but when you apply it, it matches perfectly. Its a huge, but common mistake for blondes to have really warm-toned brown eyebrows which unfortunately comes up orange next to your hair!
That's all I have for now everyone :) thank you for reading this LONG post if you got this far, have 100 Hayley points woo *confetti flies*
If you liked this post and want to know my hair care routine, favourite hair products or even how I do my brows if you're a curious little bunny (lol what?) just let me know in the comments, or tweet me!
Byeeeeeeeee *sails into the horizon*
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