How To- Toning Brassy/Yellow Hair

 

Hello lovely readers,

At the beginning of last year I decided to take the risk of dying my hair a lighter shade of blonde, using shop bought hair dye. I already knew it was quite likely my hair may go slightly yellow, but since I had blonde hair already, I thought there would be much less risk involved. Obviously I was wrong, that's why I'm here to help anyone else in the same position as I was. (I had VERY yellow hair.)

 

Firstly, don't panic. Although you may feel like your orange/yellow hair cannot be fixed, it definitely can! and pretty much straight away. When I washed the dye out of my hair, I was almost ready to run to the shop to buy a darker colour, in hope it would cover it up (this would have probably just made my hair a darker shade of orange and damaged it further, so I'm glad I didn't!) Instead, I purchased some toner, in the form of shampoo and conditioner.

Purple cancels out yellow, so I knew I had to look for the darkest purple colour shampoo I could, which was how I found the provoke touch of silver, twice a week brightening shampoo.

(For some reason some cameras don't like picking up purple colours, so this looks fairly blue, but as you can see, it's a pretty dark shade.)

 

It was super cheap from savers, and it made such a difference to my hair after just one wash, so I would definitely recommend this one! (I would also suggest buying the conditioner for an even bigger difference.) I have used this twice now, and my hair is already so close to being the blonde shade I wanted.

In between using the Provoke shampoo, I have used the John Frieda sheer blonde colour renew shampoo and conditioner. These are a bit lighter than the other shampoo, but have definitely helped make a difference! They also feel less harsh on my hair, and leave it feeling soft, and smelling amazing!

John Frieda Colour Renew Shampoo

John Frieda Colour Renew Conditioner 

        Alongside these, I would definitely recommend using a hair repair mask to help put the moisture back into your hair. I have used the Toni&Guy reconstruction mask, which has made my hair a lot shinier and healthy looking.

 Thank-you so much for reading. I hope this has been helpful to some of you!

 If you have any hair tips you'd like to share, please let me know!

 

♥

September Favourites

When I decided I wanted to do a post about my favourites for September, I thought I would be writing about beauty products. But as I went to write them down, I struggled. I realised that there haven't been many beauty related products I have really been LOVING this month, So I decided to include some random favourites too!

 

Beauty 

Bourjous Colour Boost - Peach On the Beach 

I have worn this constantly through September and absolutely love it! The colour is so pigmented and goes on really nicely, giving a slight gloss to the lips. Although I see coral as more of a summer colour, I will definitely still be wearing this through the Autumn months.

 

  Bourjous Bronzing Powder

 This is one of the best bronzers I've tried! Since my tan had already mostly faded by September, this was a great way of bronzing up my skin.

 

 Hair 

 Herbal Essences - Bee Strong Range

 This has been my saviour through September and all of summer. The sun, as well as using hair straightners so often, really dryed out and damaged my hair. These products put the moisture back in, and made it look and feel a lot stronger and healthier.


Food

Belvita Breakfast Biscuits - Crunchy oats

For some weird reason, I've never liked any type of cereal, so I find it really difficult finding things to eat for breakfast. This month, my Mum picked up some of these breakfast biscuits, and I have eaten them most days since. I even sometimes put them with fruit and yoghurt, just to make me feel like I'm being healthy haha.
Chocolate Brownie's with Cookie Dough
A few weeks ago, I saw a picture on tumblr of Chocolate brownies with cookie dough on top, and thought, I want that! So I took my favourite brownie recipe, and my favourite cookie recipe, and boom! This is now one of my favourite things ever. (I forgot to take a photo, so I'll put some up soon, along with the recipe!)


Songs
This month I have been listening to two songs on repeat. The first is a song called Great Escape, by an amazing singer, Mike Dignam, who i discovered on Youtube. This song was perfect for summer, and I have listened to it most mornings getting ready. You can listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LhpMXYKemE
The second, is the song Wings, By Birdy. She has such an amazing voice, and It's one of those songs were I feel like the lyrics were written for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBKfy0FwUC8

Fairy Lights

Since it's now autumn/ Fall, I wanted to add a new touch to my room, to make it feel more cosy. I recently brought these fairy lights, from Amazon, and absolutely love them! They are so simple (and were fairly cheap too!) but they instantly make the room feel more cute and festive!

If you have written a post on your monthly favourites, be sure to leave a link in the comments, and I'll go and check it out!

♥