HAIR CARE ROUTINE

Hello all,

So recently I've been kinda obsessing over my hair as I thought it was really unhealthy, honestly I had some really bad split ends, as my hair is quite long (almost at the booty) and I hadn't had it cut it a while either. Personally, I think it's a bit pointless going to the hairdressers and spending £10 just to have the ends cut off, so I simply get my mum to do it at home for free (obviously we have a proper kit we don't just use a random pair of scissors)
For a while I was debating getting my hair cut short (like shoulder length) but I couldn't bare not having the length! Also because my hair is a frizzy mop half the time and imagine that shorter....all I see is a lion!
So, I did some digging and found some amazing products to help tame the beast and also replenish my hair!

So I wash my hair normally about 4 times a week when I have swimming, which means I have to wash it a lot to clean the chlorine out of it!

Enough talking now, here are my hair care essentials:

Firstly, for shampoo I mainly use this one by Aussie, called 'Repair Miracle' and is specifically for repairing damaged hair. I love Aussie as they have products for every hair type, so you'll definitely find one that suits you, in addition they smell soooooo good and there's all kind of funny and cheeky things written all over them! (because who doesn't love to read the bottles whilst in the shower) These products can be quite pricey but they work wonders and Boots often have good offers on them!

Once a week I use this 'Andre Barton, SOS HELP ME!' conditioning treatment. (I did mention this in my May faves) Basically how it works is: you run it through the ends of your hair to about 3 quarters of the way up, leave it in for 3 minutes then brush is through and wash out. It leaves you hair smelling amazing and you can really see the difference even after one use!

When I don't use the Andrew Barton conditioner I use this one (so at swimming) It smells so good and it's really good for just a conditioner to use regularly. Again, it's Aussie and is called the 'miracle moist conditioner'

Brushing your hair is key to keeping it healthy. Admittedly, I don't brush mine as much as I should, but if like me you have bushy hair, you'll understand that once it comes in contact with the brush it grows up to 3 times in size and you end up with an afro. Having said that I always make sure to brush my hair when it's wet, making it easier for me as well as de-tangling.

The main brush I use is this big black one from boots as well as the smaller comb for parting my hair. I find this is the only brush that works for me, as it's the only one that hasn't come apart whilst trying to get knots out!
It's also very important to wash your brushes, to avoid build up of bacteria or dust, so that's why I use mine in the shower once a week to wash them.

After washing my hair, I sometimes like to blow dry it and before hand I always spray my hair with this Aussie 'take the heat' protection spray.
I feel like a lot of people don't know that this is vital as the easiest way to get damaged hair is by heat (blow drying, curling straightening etc...) so by putting a protection spray on is the way to avoid that damage, and this one is amazing! It smells so good and saves your hair! what more could you want??

For those 'in-between wash days' or the 'hair needs a wash but you don't want to ruin the system' days I love to use dry shampoo, these two are my favourites. Boots own dry shampoo in original and Batise dry shampoo is blush. Both are amazing quality and smell really good but the Batise is just that bit more expensive.
For a cheaper option you could also use baby powder or talcum powder, as all they do is mattify and dry the hair.

Also on a daily/regular basis I like to use this oil to keep my hair under control. (again mentioned it in last months faves) There are loads on the market at the moment and I have this one by Garnier called 'ultimate blends, the sleek perfector oil' Its really good for smoothening and controlling, as well as smelling soooo good. It can also be used as a heat protector, which is great!

There's nothing worse than having an on point hairstyle and it falling out halfway through the day, first world problems. So I like to use hairspray. I love this one Called 'shine + hold' by Aussie as it holds the hair so well without looking glossy or too shiny, so it's not obvious you've got a load of hairspray in, It also smells really nice and brushes out, so you don't have to wash your hair to get it out, so it doesn't damage your hair!

So, I hope this helps you to find products to save your hair if you're like me or just to help keep it looking gorgeous and healthy. As you can tell I looooove Aussie products and I would deffo recommend trying some out for yourself, as well as all the other products I have mentioned!

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Thanks again

Fern :)

 

p.s I broke my wrist and am wearing a cast, so that's what the white thing on my hand is, not just some Elvis style glove I'm trying to bring back into fashion!