Goodbye dark brown, hello blonde (sort of)

bye bye dark brown locks!

Since the day I was born I have had thick dark brown hair, and despite a few dubious 'experiments' during my teens, it has pretty much remained the same colour throughout my life.

I adore my brunette hair, and after attempting all over bleach blonde when I was 17 (cringing at the thought of those blotchy yellow/bronze highlights), I was more than happy to go back to my comfort zone and my glossy chocolate brown locks.

However, over the past two years, I've been contemplating doing the hair fashion must-have and bleaching the ends of my hair to create the 'dip dye' or 'ombre' effect.

I adore this look and think it's incredibly classy and pretty (if done correctly, it is SO easy for it to go horribly wrong, I've seen a few prime examples), but feeling nervy about the dreaded bleach on my ends has left me saying no at the very last minute.

Speaking to a friend who is a hairdresser, she's given me many tips on where to get it done, how much to pay, what to ask for and what to expect and I'm feeling a little bit better about it. I've been doing my research and trying to find as many pictures as I can of girls with long dark hair like mine, with ombred ends. The pictures I saw the most, were lovely, long, dark brown hair with subtle golden highlights stretching from the mid-lengths of the hair and splashing out onto the ends. This gives a golden glow and blonde effect to the hair without the ends having to be totally doused in bleach and without the awful blonde to brown line that would stretch across the mid-length of my hair. I fear it'll be a tricky thing to ask for, but hopefully with the correct care and dedication from professional hairdressers, I'll come out with the barnet I've always dreamed of!

The gorgeous Camilla Alves with the look I want to ask for!

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Sometimes you need a little change to brighten things up!

xoxo

Review | Vaseline 'spray & go' body moisturiser

I've heard a definite mixture of good and bad reviews about this product, and honestly didn't know what to expect when I first tried it. I bought the cream coloured one first, which is the 'essential moisture' version, which is a light, fresh scent you'd typically expect from a moisturiser. Obviously their novelty isn't the scent of the product, but rather the thing they're advertised to do - 'moisturise in seconds'. The idea is that if you're in a hurry to get ready, but your body skin needs a little pick-me-up, you give a quick spray, wait a matter of seconds and the product will have sunk in, leaving you ready to put on your clothes without that sticky feeling. 

I was under the impression that you wouldn't need to get your hands messy either, as you'd just spray and go, but the nozzle sprays the product into a sort of splatter onto the skin which you then have to rub in yourself. Not a problem, just my own mis-judgement!

The product did sink in pretty quickly and definitely didn't feel sticky once dressed, however I felt no matter how thickly I applied the spray, it still only gave a light, hour-long feeling of being moisturised and didn't seem to last long enough to leave a lasting feeling of soft skin.

Out of all three sprays, my favourite is the 'cocoa radiant' as it smells divine, but all three seem to work in the exact same way and leave the same feeling.

Overall, I enjoyed trying the products and will probably bring them out of my beauty drawers in summer time when I want a light skin pick-me-up during the day or just before a night out. Not the best product for night-time moisturising as I like a thick, long lasting softness cream, however I can fundamentally say they're a very good idea and are still on my daily beauty agenda!

I'd love to know if anyone else has tried them and what they thought about them, but for now, take care and expect another post from me soon! :)

xoxo