Hey guys!

So recently, i decided to ombre my hair, just because I hadn't dyed it in a while, and I fancied a change, but not a drastic change. My mum's been wanting me to go blonde for ages (I have no idea why because i have really dark hair, so dark eyebrows, and I am not Cara Delevigne, therefore I cannot pull off such a style), so instead of being that drastic, i decided I would just dye the ends blonde. Well, I say blonde, it turned out a little bit more ginger than blonde, but I actually really like it. I used the L'Oreal "Wild Ombre" kit in the shade for dark brown hair. Because I have such thick hair, I had to use 2 packets, but the results, in my opinion, were nice, but, really damaging to my hair. 

This brings me to what this post is actually about, how I saved my hair! When I first brushed through it, after washing the dye out, and putting the conditioner you're given with the hair dye, it was awful. I couldn't brush through it, and i've never had a problem with tangled hair. Yes, I get the odd tangle, and tug, like the majority of people, especially because I have ridiculously thick hair, but never anything as bad as this. It was much expected, as I did bleach my hair, so I wasn't surprised. 

Obviously, I needed a solution. I already had been using this serum on my hair by TRESemme, so I decided to apply it to the ends of my hair, like I had been doing for a while now. Before, i'd just noticed that it made my hair smooth (like it says on the bottle), but when my hair was as damaged as mine was, I noticed that it also really stopped my hair feeling hard and disgusting (if you've bleached your hair before, i'm sure you'll know what I mean). It wasn't much easier to brush through, but it still made my hair a lot shinier, and softer.

After a hell of a long war between the tugs, and my trusty tangle teaser, I got through all the tangles, and when I dried my hair, it looked nice, and shiny, but as soon as I tried to run my fingers through it, they got stuck. I didn't want this to happen all the time, so the following day, I headed to the closest drugstore (Boots), on the hunt for something to help.

I was in the hair aisle, when I spotted this little bottle. The "3 Minute Miracle" Deep conditioner.

Now I am a huge fan of their "Miracle Moist" shampoo and conditioner duo, and this little tester tub was only £1.18, so I thought I might as well give it a try. There was no point buying the full size, because I would only be using it once a week, until I felt that my hair was soft and smooth again. I expected it to take a few uses for this to actually start to work. How wrong I was.

After using it, and following the instructions on the back of the bottle (work through the ends of your hair, comb through, leave for three minutes, rinse thoroughly, and style as normal) , I towel dried my hair, and then proceeded to try and brush through it. 

I am not exaggerating when I say my hair had NO tugs in it. I could literally brush through it with ease, and it took me all of a minute to brush through my hair, in comparison to 25 minutes the previous day. (Yes really.) I then put in the smoothing serum, and together, these two products work a dream together. I can't explain to you how amazing my hair felt when I dried it. It felt light, and voluminous, and soft, and shiny, and silky, just like i'd come out of the hairdressers. It was amazing!

I will definitely be repurchasing both of these products. I use the smoothing serum after every hair wash, and I use the deep conditioner every 7-10 days, depending on how I think my hair is. 

To conclude, two great drugstore hair products that together cost around £6, and left my hair feeling gorgeous, and actually, for the fist time in a long while, I got quite a lot of compliments about not only my ombre-ed hair, but also how shiny and nice it looked! 

I would definitely recommend you buy these two products, if you have dyed your hair, and had the same problem as me. 

youfounderin x

Today's product review is an old favourite of mine. I've been a fan of this brand for a while, particularly these two products! It is of course the Aussi Miracle Moist Shampoo and Conditioner.

Together, these products work a dream, and on their own, they work just as well. These products are for hair that is damaged, and dry, and although my hair isn't dry, it is a little damaged from the heat I put on it, and these products help to keep my hair soft, shiny, add more moisture to it, and the conditioner especially makes my hair a lot easier to brush through, minimizing tangles. 

Another great thing with these is that you don't need a lot of product for it to work, as it lathers really well. With many shampoos, I find that I need to do two shampoos before I feel like my hair is clean (this may be to do with the fact that I have so much hair though!) However, with this shampoo I only need to use it once, and my hair feels a million times better. 

The conditioner is great, because it doubles as a deep conditioning, if you want your hair to feel extra soft and silky, you just leave it in for around three minutes, before washing out. I probably do this about once a week, but I always leave my conditioner in for a minute anyway, just to make sure my hair has soaked it up.

In my opinion, the best thing about these is the smell. I can't even begin to describe how amazing they smell. they smell a little bit nutty, but there's a hint of some fruit in there. It smells quite musty, and authentic, and i think it's the Macadamia Oil that creates this smell. It's definitely an acquired smell. Not everyone will like it. I know I didn't like the smell at first, but I went away and I could only find the travel size of these in asda the night before, so I had no choice but to use them. This was when I fell in love with the products.

I don't however buy them all the time, only when i'm going away, or if my hair is feeling a bit limp and lifeless (which is why I bought them this time, because I was on holiday, and my hair needed extra care, especially after the amount of chlorine in the pool, my hair was a nightmare to brush through!). The reason for this? The price. They are a little bit pricey for shampoo and conditioner. At £5.49 (they're on special at Boots for under a fiver right now! Go and get them!) for 1 pretty small 300ml/250ml(conditioner) bottle, not everyone can afford them all the time (including me!). As if you have a lot of hair, you tend to go through shampoo and conditioner pretty quickly! (Well I know I do!) I think I got the current ones i'm using as part of a two for £10 deal in Boots, and I usually pick them up when they're on a special offer like this.

I would rate this product 5/5, i just love these!

thanks for reading!

youfounderin xo