Bleach London Haul/Going Rose

I have said many times before, I love Bleach London. They're the main reason I decided to go blonde! I kind of feel confident enough with my blonde hair now to experiment with different colours, hello Super Cools!

So off I went to Boots to impulse buy then apply. I thought I'd start small and not be overly adventurous and go for the Rose shade. I've had pink hair before, although this was done at a salon but hey ho. 

Before I applied the pink my hair needed toning desperately. For some reason my roots have went yellow which does not look good with silver hair..or at all! To sort it out I went for my trusty Bleach White Toner. I've went on about this for a while now, I love it. I kind of use it monthly; with my hair being bleached it sorts out the in between hair appointment jobs, bit of a refresh and get rid of the yellows.

Hair before

The toner is super easy to use. I apply it all myself and it's been a success every time yet. So in the box you'll receive an instruction leaflet, plastic gloves, a colourant, a developer and a conditioner. All you do all the colourant into the developer and shake well, then you're pretty much good to go. I started out covering all of the roots focusing on the front and parting line. The developing time it 10-20 minutes. After around 7-10 minutes I applied the to the rest of my hair. This is just down to my whole hair not needing to be toned as much as the yellow roots. 

After the 20 minutes was up I just rinsed it all off and gave my hair a wash using the Aussie Mega shampoo. Normally after this I would put a conditioning mask onto hair but with me going pink I opted not to.

I towel dried my hair and tangle teased it all through. I then got some clean plastic gloves and went in with the Super Cool Rose. I tried to apply this as evenly as possible but it spreads super easily. Its like applying a thick conditioner to your hair. Be careful to where you get this product though, although its only a semi permanent colour it has some staying power if you get it on your white wood panel wall...

So I left it on for the full 15 minutes the rinsed only with water. I did follow the instructions of 'do not shampoo' but I did apply a conditioning mask. I used the Bleach London mask mixed with a one by Label M that I always use!

Over all I'm really impressed with the Bleach London Super Cool Colour! It turned out to be really easy to apply, rinse and it hasn't killed my hair! Due to the amount of different dyes that have previously been on my hair any colour over does tend to go uneven, but that isn't a fault of the product but just old built up dye! 

My hair doesn't feel damaged and still looks healthy.  Really recommend for a quick and easy hair change! Only £5 too!    

What I've Learnt From Bleaching My Hair

If you follow me on any of my social medai you might have noticed over the past few months that I've went from a dark brown to a bleachy blonde... The good the bad and the ugly of bleaching..

It Takes Time

Rome was never built in a day and neither is blonde hair! It took me 4 months and at least 24 hours in total to get an even, clean blonde. After years of box dyes and hair experiments my hair was very patchy with a lot of build up, which I had no clue about and it just takes time and peroxide to fix it. Don't expect to go from dark to silver really quickly and still have healthy hair afterwards.

Less is More

My goalz hair colour has always been the Lou Teasdale white/grey. So I did my research into silver shampoos and white home toners. Honestly, I so regret using any silver shampoo. They are great for colour but I just find they caused so much unwanted build up in my hair and didn't exactly make my hair look healthy!  Less is definitely more with silver shampoo, if my colour is looking really dull then I might use it as a one off just to give it a bit of a kick.
Any styling products kind of show up more with blonde hair(in my opinion). Any hair sprays or texture sprays often show more.

Cool it with the Heat 

I always kind of thought that heat did not massively affect my hair, then I bleached it. WIth lighter hair any damage is a lot more visible.Small things can really help, simple things like using the curlers on a medium to low heat rather than full blast and only straightening the parts of my hair that actually need it. Salt spray and plats is cool for hair and no heat it involved! 

  

 Conditioner 

The all mighty saviour. Intensive conditioners are your new best friend. Do not wash your hair with a good hand full of conditioner in the mix. Andrew Barton and Bleach London ones are my favs.

Its Itchy as Fuck 

Self explanatory. You'll be in the hairdressers for hours wanting to remove your scalp. And then its also its for the next few days. Fun times.

Leave it to the Pros

Yes box dyes are the cheap and often disastrous option. Its your hair, that's on your head, where everyone can see. Serious talk, don't risk your hair falling off or getting extremely damaged. Even if you speak to a hair professional about what box dyes etc. would be best to use or just get advise first. Its a lot harder to dye damaged hair. Your hairdresser can advise on shampoos and products that would be best for your hair. I get my hair done at a Toni and Guy Salon which is a lil pricey but I wouldn't go any where else, they've never made any fault and I'm always leaving happy. If you wear hair extensions, dont try and buy some online without seeing it in person. Blonde hair is so  much harder to match in comparison with dark hair, go to a salon and get properly matched before spending any money.