MY HAIR - Ombré Effect

So I talked about wanting to go blonde for the summer and here it is!
Well kind of..
I wanted an ombré effect because well.. I like how it looks. All over head color without it being my whole head.
My first attempt was with L'oreal Excellence Extreme Blonde in B1. It didn't do much. It brought it to a brown color on my ends.
The second attempt which is pictured here was done with Clairol Textures & Tones in Honey Blonde.
I colored it a week after trying the first time.

It's not the blonde I want and I might do a third attempt at some point.
For now I'm giving my hair a break.
Watch my second attempt below and do subscribe to my channel if you're not already :)

Back to Black

Well I did it.

I yammered about wanting to change the color of my hair so I did it.

Went from this..

to this..

If you follow me on Instagram, you would have seen a pic of it.

But if you're reading this.. you get to see more pics!

The perks of reading this blog I tell ya..

I did it on Monday night.

Went out in the howling wind and rain to procure the hair color.

I bought the Dark and Lovely Hair Color in Natural Black from Boots.

It cost £3.65 which to me isn't bad.

It did a good job.

Left it on for around 25-30 mins and washed as normal.

Well I didn't shampoo the colored section, only co washed with Shea Moisture Restorative Conditioner.

Poo'd the rest of my hair with the SM Moisture Retention

then detangled and deep conditioned with Organix Coconut Milk Conditioner

put some avocado oil on the hair before putting on the plastic bag.

The style I did after will be another post.

I'm happy with the color, happy it took and looks like my natural hair color.

I keep looking at it though. So weird having my hair fully black after so long.

I will do a proper in depth review of the color on my YouTube channel

Daily Fix of Hair

 Today's fix is from last week

its a wash n go gone reaaalllll frizzy

(used my mix of Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie & Curling Souffle)

I'm missing my fully black hair though. Womp.

Product Review - Shea Moisture Hair Color System

As promised

Here is my hair after coloring it with Shea Moisture Hair Color System 

in Medium Golden Blonde
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My Review of the Color is now live on my YouTube channel!

Do subscribe 

Enjoy =)

Hair Colo(u)r - Shea Moisture

So I keep talking about Hair Color and I finally did it! My sis has been holding this box for me for months now and I was super excited to try it. She bought it for me when she got her Shea Moisture color in Bright Auburn.

I have the full review coming which will be on my YouTube channel so go subscribe! 

In the meantime, check out these pics.

The Before 

I used 1 box for that whole section. 

                                     

                                                                   The After 

                                                   Stay tuned for more of the After!

Colo(u)r Tips

So following from yesterday's rant about Hair Colo(u)r

thought I would give some tips for those thinking about diving into the pool of color.

I am not a professional hair expert, stylist or guru. Just a gal sharing what has worked for her.

Before Coloring

 *Assess the condition of your hair

Since coloring the hair involves some form of chemicals, you want to make sure your mane is in tip-top shape beforehand. 
Check to see if there is significant breakage and split ends.
 Trim those damaged ends (if you have any)

*Strengthen hair

Do a protein treatment the wash before you decide to color it. 

*Decide if you want to do it yourself or get it done professionally.

If you're scared, I say go to a professional. If you're ballsy & on a budget, get a box color. 
If you know someone who has colored their own hair before, ask them to help you out!

After Coloring

*TAKE CARE OF YOUR HAIR!

This is a given but you need to pay attention to it even more than before.

*Deep Condition Regularly

Once a week is good enough but amp up your deep conditioner with oils.

See posts on homemade DC's here & here.

*Incorporate Protein into your Hair Regimen

I know some ladies are protein sensitive but your colored tresses need more protein now since the hair is weaker.

 Look for leave-ins with proteins (I've been using Mixed Silk Leave In which is now discontinued *bawls*) 
or deep condition weekly with a light protein conditioner like Aubrey Organics GPB or a homemade one. 

Having color treated hair isn't a death sentence for healthy hair or length retention.
It's a great way to mix it up now and again but neglect is a huge no-no!

Bleaching can be done but again, on healthy hair and get someone who is skilled to do it.
The section of my hair is bleached on top of a box color.. my hair has not broken off or dropped off my scalp.

Happy Colo(u)ring!

Colo(u)r Me Silly

Greetings Lovelies

This warmer weather is making me think of Summer

Sandy beaches, frozen drinks, HOT SUN!

It's the island girl in me and with the thoughts of Summer come the thoughts of switching up my hair

in the form of color.

I've thought about doing Marley Twists but I really like having my hair free&loose in the Summer

so color it is!

Even when I was relaxed, my go to hair switcharoo would be some form of color. 

I've done a bleached blonde chunks in my hair, red, light brown, back to black

THE WORKS.

If you've been following my blog you know I colored a section of my hair late last Summer

first with a box color then my cousin bleached it. Check out that post here

CrystalAfro posed a question yesterday on tips for the "healthiest way to add color"
She must be in my head!

Right on time! So ladies if you're looking to venture into the realm of hair color, take heed to that!

I really can't wait to color my hair. Now the next question is, 

Will I do my whole head or just the section? Hmm...

What are your thoughts on hair color? Plan on switching it up for the summer?