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So, as much as I love being blonde or having light brown hair, 

it is literally killing my scalp. I get horrible welts all over my scalp

that tend to bleed. It gets so painful that I have to douse my head 

in full cream milk to soothe and heal it.

I noticed that my readers are loving my reviews on hair colouring,
and seeing my mishaps as well as success stories. Loads of you
are probably nervous trying a whole new colouring product or just
trying to do anything drastic to your hair. 

My advice on this is to have someone help you, even if it's your
partner. It helps to have someone to go over the back of your
head to make sure everything is even and covered. Another 

important tip, would be to check the amount of dye given in your 

box/mix. Some have more than others, where some of the more

expensive brands may have less to spread through your hair. 

If you have thick or long hair, I highly recommend doubling up

the product. That way you won't get to the end of your bottle 

and still have the ends of your hair to cover. It's a common 
mistake that I'm sure loads of people make, but will save 
you a trip back to the store to fix your colour.

For me, I want to stick as close to my natural hair colour as I can,
which is a deep dark brown colour almost black. If you find yourself
using a darker colour, be aware of any droplets that fall onto your
skin or clothes. They will darken up anything they touch or stay on
if you do not wipe it off with a damp towel. If you find that your skin
has marks from the dye, don't worry.

The best method I have found is using a damp towel and dipping
it in ash (gross but effective), then gently rubbing it on the areas you
want cleaned. If you don't have ash, I would recommend trying 
mi-cellar water instead (not as effective). 

REVIEW: L'Oréal Glam Lights #3 Light Brown to Dark Blonde w/ B&A

This was actually pretty exciting for me to try out. Going 'Bronde'
has become a trend in late 2015, and the ad campaigns are quite
charming.

My colour had been looking quite flat lately, and my roots obviously grown out. I wasn't sure which direction to go with my hair until I saw this trend, which doesn't aim to be perfect. I picked the Light Brown to Dark Blonde which was still a bit light compared to my natural colour. 


So application can take Forever! 
I highly recommend you don't leave globs of this creme in, yet don't rub a huge amount of it in one spot either. Take your index finger and thumb; pinch a good amount between your fingers. Spread your hair out and comb lightly down from root to tip 1-2 times with the brush provided. I did this a bit too slowly throughout the layers of my hair and did not clip it up so the dye would not clump leaving a big bleach spot. 





I put a bit too much on the hair framing my face first, which is not a good 
idea unless you want it to be brighter then the rest of your hair! This 
developer formula is quite strong, so keep a close eye on the time. 


Even for thick hair like mine, I usually double the time but this was 
developed a bit more than I would have liked. After rinsing my hair 
I used a generic blonde toner to get the copper colour out of my hair. 
I had to reapply it after, because it didn't develop enough the first time
 (cheap).So after washing, toning, conditioning my hair 2 times. I used 
my Babyliss ionic blow dryer to dry my hair enough to see the results.

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There were a few spots where it developed faster than others, and I actually
don't mind them. My hubby loves my hair, and I am enjoying the change. It took me probably 1 1/2 hours to do this. I have really thick hair and there was more than enough to blend through my hair (maybe a bit too much!).