Summer Beauty: hair

How to look after hair extensions

Looking after extensions such as micro loops can be difficult. Micro loop/rings are one of the best and most discreet hair extensions on the hair market. Most salons across the UK and America offer this type of extension option and will usually charge a quite bit as they take up alot of time and hours. They will be colour matched, fitted, styled and finished and last a long time (up to 6 months). They do grow out therefore you would need to go and get them tightened and they dont damage your natural hair either!

RULES:

• Always brush them atleast 3 times a day as they will tangle during everyday activities.

• Use a wide tooth comb to untangle knots gently without pulling the hair out.

• Avoid brushing the hair between the scalp and loop as it can tug the hair and make the micro ring extension loose.

• Dont brush hair when it's wet.

• Dont air-dry hair at night as it will get knotted.

• Avoid swimming pools! Chlorinated water will damage extensions and natural hair.

• Sleep with hair in a plait/braid as it will stay in place all night and wont tangle up.

Pros of having microloop extensions:

• Natural looking

• Last up to 6 months

• Do no damage to your natural hair

Cons:

• Expensive

• Time consuming

• Can be visible if the natural hair is short.

I love extensions and they are perfect for anyone who finds it difficult growing their natural hair or who doesnt have time applying clip-in extensions everyday. They last months and are so natural looking noone will know they are extensions!

Hope this helps anyone who wants or has extensions!

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11:21:00
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My Colour Freedom experience

advice

DO NOT BUY THIS!

I wanted to go silver like the picture on the box, not a proper silver/grey just a silver blonde as it says!! Total waste of £7.99 which is alot for a hair dye. I bought this because with that price you cant not think it'll be high quality, well it WASNT. I regret buying this soo much!

Ok, so before people think 'she probably applied it wrong' or 'she didnt read the instructions properly' i did everything right. My mums a hairdresser so she applied it for me evenly onto my hair.

When it was applied it looked a blueish colour so i worried but then i thought it'll look better when washed out.

So i washed it and dried it with a hairdryer and it looked horrible. It was patchy with silver and blonde and blue bits in it looked like i had done it blind folded.

So after it looking like a mess i decided to google other reviews on it and people had the same problem or the opposite problem which was that it hadnt of done anything to their hair! I am so mad about this, not only because it's messed my hair up but the fact i wasted almost £10 on this worthless product.

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So.. DONT be fooled by the fancy packaging or the price because this is something that needs to be binned and banned from all shops literally. I have emailed them with my complaint and hopefully they should get back to me.

Hope this has helped people :)

14:31:00
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Hair talk!

asda

I go through sooo many different hair stages i have basically ruined my hair. I started having my hair dyed when i was about 12/13? I hated my natural hair colour, it was a light brown that had a gingery tint to it. So at 12/13 i had blonde highlights put in and i had highlights for a good few years i think, then i had a full head of brown when i was 14 and hated it. Have no idea why i wanted to go that colour but i wanted it gone straight away.

So i had it stripped out using a colour stripper and then i had it bleached and all that hair stuff. So since then i've had it coloured blonde all over, after prom i decided to go a full head of grey and loved it but unfortunately grey never lasts and is sooo hard to keep it faded within a few weeks.

Oh and i have been wearing micro loops for years, im wearing them in this picture.

I have had my hair dyed grey a couple of times now and i love it but I think blonde is alot easier to keep up with.

So now at college after all the grey and blonde hair i decided to go a pastel pink because i saw a few people with it and loved it. I really dont think this damaged my hair as it was more of a conditioner dye, if you read my post on it then you know what im on about. But yeh this wasn't permanent so i had to top this up every week if i could be bothered, but i couldnt so i gave up and then realised as it faded it turned a horrible peach colour.

(I dont have a picture of this).

So me and my mother aka hairdresser (lucky me) was in Asda and decided to look at hair dyes but instead of getting a dye that I've previously used i decided to get this. Which i have used before but totally forgot how good it was and how it didnt turn my hair yellow like previous dyes!

This is amazing! I was so picky on whether to buy it or not because it was £5.78 and that's quite pricey for a dye that i thought wouldnt work because my hair is hard work. This dye is soo good! It made my hair feel so soft, gave it a nice smell afterwards, made it look so shiny and colour my roots perfectly! This is the only dye that actually does as it says on the box!! Really recommend this if you want to go blonde but dont want to go through all that hassle of hair breakage! I will definitely be repurchasing this when next having my hair done because it's not one of those rubbish false advertising dyes! Link for this will be down below.

Any enquiries feel free to comment or email me at Summerhigson@gmail.com

Follow me on Instagram! @Summerhigson

http://groceries.asda.com/product/permanent/truly-blonde-creme-prelightener/79343724

16:38:00
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BLEACH LONDON

bleachlondon

This is just a quick review on the silver shampoo by Bleach London. This cost me £6 from Boots but you can buy it online off the official website for £5.

I do like this but i feel like if you leave it on for more than 3 minutes it stains your hair a purple colour and not your full head either, just strands.

I didnt mind this when i was a silver colour because it looked nice so it didnt bother me but now that i am a proper blonde it annoys me therefore i hardly ever leave it on for more than a minute.

It does tone out those brassy/yellow tones in yout hair which i HATE. I used to use the Touch Of Silver shampoo but i felt like that was doing nothing to my hair at all but then again my hair never goes right.

If you have grey or silver hair and want to keep it then I definitely recommend this because it does make the colour last, but if you're gonna leave it on your white / bleach blonde hair for 5 minute then i do not recommend it at all.

This is just a quick review, follow me on instagram- Summerhigson

02:12:00
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How i got my pink hair!

beauty

If you follow my Instagram you will know i have pink hair which was inspiried by Kicki Yang's video !

I used the Lariché directions semi permanent conditoning hair colour in the shade Flamingo Pink! It only cost me £2.96 which is amazing for the product!

The product itself is very pigmented and does last a while, mine takes about 7 washes until it's very light and the normal colour of your hair is showing. I mix it with alot of conditioner as i dont want it bright and vibrant i like it to be a pastel/baby pink.

You only leave it on for approximately 15 minutes after applying it to your head which is so good for when you're used to sitting around with a dye on your head for like 40 minutes. You get 88ml which is amazing for when you only use a tiny bit and so it will last you a hell of a long time and it's so easy to keep up with and top up.

This product has not been tested on animals as it says on the tub which is so good because i've recently been put off MAC because of rabbits and other animals being tested on!

This is the colour of mine when i have mixed it with conditioner (any conditioner will do, preferably a cheap one as you will use alot to get a light pink colour) The colour depends on what your hair is, if it is dark then i suggest getting it as light as possible before applying the colour for best results!

I love it and highly recommend this brand of dye to anyone who wants to go a different colour for a cheaper price! They do a big choice of colours too, such as blue, green, red, orange & purple ect.

If you like this colour or want to try another colour from this brand then you can buy it here at Amazon!

12:03:00
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My hair care routine

care

I try soo hard to look after my hair since i've noticed that over these past few years it has become damaged. I want it to grow and to look healthy now, as it is so annoying having to wear extensions when i want a high ponytail or just long hair! Also, it is not attractive having dead, damaged and straw looking hair, agree?

So here's my not to do list and what to do, hopefully this helps you out if you are like me and want to improve on your hair care routine.

Avoid- Dying your hair often! Especially bleaching as the chemical can kill your hair and dead hair is NOT a good look.

Avoid- Using heat on your hair! Let it dry naturally after you have washed it, the heat will damage your hair so try to use it as least as possible. When you do use heat make sure to put heat defence spray on!

Avoid- Washing your hair everyday! Your hair needs to let out its natural oils, greasy hair is a good thing believe it or not! I wash my hair twice a week (sounds gross) but it's healthy for your hair!

Do- Massage your head upside-down! Sounds ridiculous but when you tip your head upside down your blood goes to your hair and massaging it is meant to increase the flow and it makes it grow faster (i've tried it alot and i think it works) but not everyone is the same! I've heard this alot on youtube so i've not made it up incase you thought i did.

These are the products i use!

All of these are affordable and do just the same job as any other product, thats my opinion anyway.

I use the silver conditioner as my hair is a grey/silver tone and this is meant to reduce the chance of the colour washing out. It's from Poundland so therefore of course costs £1 and it actually works!

I use a caffeine shampoo from Jobaz which is meant to reduce hair loss and stimulates hair growth which should help to grow my hair. I love this stuff! I actually think it does what it says and this is from Bodycare and costs only 99p! Bargain.

My other shampoo i use is from Bodycare too but you can get this from anywhere, it's the Provoke touch of silver shampoo for blondes, greys and silvers. This is meant to get rid of the brassy tones and to lighten the hair colour. Im not too keen on this shampoo so after i've used it all i want to try a new toning shampoo, i've heard the Fudge one is good? This cost me £2.99.

I also use a heat protection spray for when i want to straighten or curl my hair. This costs 99p from Bodycare, i always use this and for the price you cant go wrong!

I usually put a mask on my hair once every 1 or 2 weeks depending if i have time or if i forget which is often. This Redken all soft heavy cream is so good! Makes my hair so soft and shiny, you can get this from Feelunique for £19.35. Bare in the mind the packaging has changed from this as this is from a while ago.