Macadamia Deep Repair Masque

Hello Lovlies!
You know when you bleach your hair and the ends begin to feel a little dry and frizzy so you just smother it in a deep conditioner and it feels better but then a week later you have the same problem? I think I have found the cure to your problems!

For the last 8 months I have been using the Deep Repair Masque from Macadamia Hair as my conditioner and I am loving how soft my ends look and feel! I wash my hair every second day and the Deep Repair Masque works amazingly at maintaining my slightly dry hair.

According to Macadamia Hair the Deep Repair Masque provides:

• Deep nourishment and ultra conditioning hair reconstruction
• Rebuilds stressed, damaged hair
• Leaves hair silky, full of movement and bounce
• No weigh down

I honestly feel that this conditioner works just as they advertise it. 

Macadamia Hair - Deep Repair Masque

Price: Anywhere from $32-68 (depending on what size tub you go for!)
Rate: 8/10
Comment: This is a wonder product. The masque is amazing if you have split ends or bleached ends as it makes them feel more manageable and less frayed.

March and April Duds

Hello Lovlies!
I have decided to do a monthly duds post to talk about some products I have found to be let downs. This is me talking about my personal opinions and experiences with these products, I am not suggesting that these products wouldn't work for you.

This post is about the products I have used over March and April that I found pretty poop. These products were used through to the end because I didn't want to waste them, but in the end they just weren't worth repurchasing.

Hair:

• MATRIX Colour Care So Silver Shampoo/Conditioner - $20 (for the pack) (Price Attack/Hairhouse Warehouse)

This silver/purple shampoo was probably the most aggravating coloured shampoo I have ever used! Every time I used the shampoo it dried my hair out so much that I had to put a moisture rich conditioner in just to make my hair feel semi normal. I also noticed a considerable amount of breakage on the washes I used it in comparison to the washes I went without it.

In all honesty this is the only product over the past two months I have not liked.

Redken 5th Avenue NYC For Men - Silver Charge Silver Shampoo - REVIEW!

Hello Sweets!

I have some wonderful news! I have finally found a silver/purple shampoo that doesn't feel like it is completely drying up my fried hair!! The Redken Silver Charge silver shampoo with steel lock technology is AMAZING!! This shampoo contains protein and yellowing neutralisers to tone greying/white hair by gradually reducing the yellow tones.

When I opened the bottle the first thing I noticed was how dark the shampoo was. This silver/purple shampoo is so pigmented that it really does tone your hair in 3 minutes. (My hair is platinum blond but I am slowly trying to get it to an almost white colour and this shampoo has dramatically changed my hair colour! I have no more yellow tones in my hair and they are taking longer and longer to come back!)

Now for the funny bit, this shampoo is made for greying/white haired men! ;)

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DIRECTIONS:
(The bottle says to wear gloves but I don't as it doesn't stain my hands at all.) Apply to damp hair and leave in for 3 minutes then rinse. For a deeper colour deposit and a stronger conditioning apply the shampoo to towel-dried hair and leave in for a maximum of 5 minutes.

COST:
I bought my bottle at Hairhouse Warehouse for $25.50 but I think you could purchase this shampoo online or from another store for a cheaper price. (if you find it cheaper PLEASE leave a comment underneath with a link or info on where I can purchase it from!)

RATE: 7-8/10 (this is by far the best silver/purple shampoo I have used so far)
COMMENT: I do find this shampoo to be just a little bit drying on my hair but it is definitely worth a go if you are in the market for a different silver/purple shampoo. The only let down for this product is the bottle. It's hard plastic and only 300mL which, to me, is a little small for the cost.

March and April Favourites!

Hello Lovelies!

I thought I should do a favourites blog, but as I am really lazy right now I am going to combine each months favourite into a favourite I have been loving for these past two months!

Each product will be sorted into categories and will include it's AUS price as well as the shop/shops it can be purchased from.

Beauty:

• L'Oreal Paris Nude Magique BB Powder (light & medium) - $26.95 (Priceline)

This powder is so soft and silky it honestly feels like there is nothing on your face! But, what I thought was amazing when I have been using this powder is that if you put it over the top of foundation as a pressed powder it really helps control the oils and stops your face from looking shiny ALL day!

• Rimmel London Metal Rush (Gold Save the Queen & Royale Blue) - $7.95 (Priceline)

At the moment I have been wearing Royale Blue every day and although there has been a little chipping to the top of SOME of my nails it hasn't been very noticeable. The Metal Rush collection is really cool because depending on what direction your nails are in the colour looks completely different! For instance Royale Blue in one light can look green, purple or blue. But it can also look blue and green or blue and purple.

• M.A.C Matchmaster SPF 15 Foundation (1.0) - $59.00 (M.A.C)

I have been using this foundation for a few months now and I have noticed that on its own it can make your skin look a little shiny and oily, but it does keep my face sunburn free.  This foundation works really well with my L'Oreal Paris Nude Magique BB Powder and as a result my face doesn't get oily and I am able to keep the same coverage all day.

Hair:

• Joico K-PAK RECONSTRUCT Liquid Reconstructor - around $20

OH. MY. GOSH.
I have used the liquid reconstructor for just over a month now and I have noticed a massive improvement in my hair! The quality of my hair has improved immensely and all I have to do is after I towel dry my hair I spray a few spritz all over my hair and then let my hair finish air drying. When it comes to straightening my hair there is less breakage, my hair smells amazing and it feels so soft and smooth!!

• REDKEN 5TH AVENUE NYC FOR MEN Silver Charge shampoo - $25.50 (Hairhouse Warehouse)

I have finally found a silver/purple shampoo that doesn't feel like it is completely drying up my fried hair!! The Redken Silver Charge silver shampoo with steel lock technology is AMAZING!! When I opened the bottle the first thing I noticed was how dark the shampoo was. This silver/purple shampoo is so pigmented that it really does tone your hair in 3 minutes. (My hair is platinum blond but I am slowly trying to get it to an almost white colour and this shampoo has dramatically changed my hair colour! I have no more yellow tones in my hair and they are taking longer and longer to come back!)

My hair is slowly starting to feel more and more normal and I think it has a great deal to do with this shampoo!

I know this isn't a big list of things but over the past two months I have tried many different products and these are the ones that I am really loving right now.

Hair Extensions for the Length Lover

Hey guys!

So on the weekend I got my hair cut and basically because I am an unnatural Platinum Blond girl my hair is really fried my hairdresser cut everything that is dead off. Don't get me wrong, now that the frizz is gone I am left with lovely hair, but I miss the slightly longer hair I had so much! Without further ado and with the wedding coming up the following weekend I decided it was time I bought some blond extensions.

Without really thinking about it I went down to my local Hairhouse Warehouse and picked up some Raquel Welch 18" Platinum Blond hair extensions. In hindsight I should have known better and bought  18" Showpony hair extensions because they are a lot thicker and have softer ends. Honestly the Welch extensions are nice but very thin and I personally prefer a fuller and thicker head of hair.

Anywho! I have been on YouTube looking up different brands of hair that are affordable but also decent quality. That was when I came across Luxy hair, to me I thought they were pretty perfect as they were cheaper than other brands, the owners have their own YouTube channel where they do hairstyles with their extensions. But when I started looking further into the hair I found out that they were not cracked up to what they were made out to be (people were complaining that they over-shed leaving the wefts thin and lanky, others complained that the wefts weren't sewn together properly and some went on to say that their clips turned green [kind of like the colour rings from Diva go after being in contact with the skins natural oils!])

I kept on searching until I came across another brand called Bellami Hair Extensions. These extensions look amazing, and I am yet to find another brand online that has NO bad comments about them! Normal everyday people like you and me have only lovely things to say about them!

In all honesty I don't have much to say about them because I haven't found anything bad about them, but take a look for yourself. These extensions will shock you and make you re-think about whether you should buy hair from the local Hairhouse Warehouse or Price Attack.

Lastly I will quickly talk about the weight of the hair. The heavier the hair the more expensive it tends to be. This is because people that have thicker natural hair want extensions that match the look of their hair. Firstly Raquel Welsh extensions aren't that heavy, I don't know how heavy the hair is to be exact, but I do know it is a lot lighter than Showpony 18" extensions. Showpony extensions are either 100-110 grams, these are a nice thickness for semi thin hair. Luxy extensions come in three sets start at 120 grams, this set is aimed at people with finer hair, then they go to a 160 grams set, these are for medium to thicker hair, lastly they have the 220 grams set and they are aimed at people with thicker hair. The Bellami extensions come in two different thicknesses, the 20" extensions weigh 160 grams and the 22" extensions weigh 220 grams.

PRICE OF EACH SET:
RAQUEL WELSH: 18" $175-199
SHOWPONY: 18" $199 20" $245-249
LUXY: 20" $120.95-199.95
BELLAMI: 20"$149.99 22" $199.99

COMMENT:
Right now I am really considering going for the Bellami extensions because they seem to be the best price for length and weight!

RATE:
Raquel Welsh: 6-7/10
Showpony: 8/10
Luxy: cannot be rated
Bellami: cannot be rated but 9-10/10 hopefully!!

Hair For Weddings

I have a wedding coming up and I was just looking at some hair do's. I'm thinking that as the bridesmaid I should keep my hair pretty simple. So for that reason I am looking at doing a low bun with curls.

Something similar to:

Slodive

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Low Bun

Glamour

I think the last one might be a little too laid-back but with some curls I honestly do think the fishtail braid would be the icing on the cake of a wonderful wedding hair style.

Fuschia Hair! Yes? No?

Space Grunge

Let's talk about hair

Okay I am going to jump right in and say I love pastel hair, but as a natural chestnut brunette that has dyed her hair every shade of darker browns and blacks knows it is quite hard to get the white blond we need to have pastel hair! How do we conquer this barrier? We treat our hair with the wondrous Joico K-Pak Deep Penetrating Conditioner! This baby works wonders, but with every miracle treatment comes the not so miracle price tag, setting you back about $26.99 (aus dollars) from Hairhouse Warehouse.

Let's have a little look at the benefits of using Conditioner (so many pros and only a few cons really makes this product something to consider when you are next at the shops).
PRO:

• full of protein that gradually nourishes hair repairing at a molecular level
• by repairing the hair it makes it stronger
• stronger hair resists damage against heat styling, sun and wind
• hair doesn't feel greasy - this is because the conditioner only needs to stay in the hair for about two minutes and then can be washed out

CON:

• expensive

FYI: for anyone who hates putting silicone products in their hair this Deep Penetrating Conditioner DOES have silicone in it BUT it is water soluble. This means that it has been chemically modified to be compatible with water.

HOW TO USE:
The Deep Conditioner is so easy to use that you hardly realise you are helping give your hair a 'facelift'.
Step One: Shampoo TWICE (shampoo #1 removes all of the dirt, shampoo #2 opens the hair making it ready to absorb the Deep Conditioner)
Step Two: Use the K-Pak Deep Penetrating Conditioner (you only need a 10 to 20 cent piece of Deep Conditioner), wait two to three minutes and wash out the Conditioner
Step Three: Apply normal conditioner, lather and leave in hair for twenty seconds and wash out

RATE: 9/10

COMMENT: I have only used the K-Pak Deep Penetrating Conditioner a few times after bleaching my hair, but I have noticed some major improvements in my bleached hair.