Manic Panic

So in my previous post I wrote about how hard it is to find a decent long lasting red hair dye. I finally gave up on my search and decided to have a complete change around (thanks to my lovely other half who I persuaded to be my hair dresser for the day!). I ended up purchasing myself two Manic Panic colours. They were rather pricey at £12.50 each but I have heard such good things about the brand and decided to give them a go. I bought the colours Purple Haze (which glows under UV) and Hot Hot Pink. 

Here are the after photos...

Now these dyes only come in small tubes (4oz) and I was surprised that almost the whole pot of each was used while dyeing just the bottoms of my hair, which could get expensive as the dye is only semi permanent anyway. 

I couldn't tell you how easy it was to apply as I sat back and relaxed while I got the boyfriend to brush it on, bless his soul! But he didn't seem to complain too much so I don't think it was THAT hard, but I definitely recommend that you get someone to help rather than doing it yourself!

I got him to follow a YouTube tutorial about how to apply colour ombre, which if anyone wants to know just leave me a comment and i will try and find it! 

I'll finish this post here as it's getting a bit long but I'll post another blog post with pictures of how it looked after 2 weeks after the colouring :) 

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Cheryl Cole Red Hair.

I've gone through many different hair colours through out my life. From blue/black to awful bleach blonde streaks (when i was younger!), but the colour I always came back to was a deep red. The only negative thing I had to say about this was a few years ago, back when Cheryl Cole was a judge on Xfactor and sporting her newly dyed red hair. The 'Cheryl Cole Red' started trending and it was everywhere, people would say to me 'I love your hair colour! Was it inspired by Cherly Coles new do?' 

The answer was No. Just No.

 

Cheryl Coles Red Hair 

However after the many years of dying my hair red, iv found it almost impossible to find one that lasts longer than just a couple of weeks. I've stuck with the Live Colour XXL for the last year or so and the colour result is amazing but has anyone else found that it starts to fade after the first couple of washes? 

L-Hour after dyeing, R-2 weeks after dyeing

I finally gave up trying to find a decent red hair dye that lasts and went for a more extreme look which I will post soon!(Lots of pinks and purples!) If anyone else had the same problem with the live colour XXL or any other dye not lasting let me know in the comment box! 

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Indroduction

I've been considering writing a blog for a while now. I've turned to blogs myself to find peoples views and opinions of products I've been wanting to purchase and have found them extremely helpful. I've had many good and bad experiences with things I have purchased and thought that my reviews could help all of you out the way other blogs have helped me. So today I woke up and thought 'You know what? Today's the day! I'm starting my blog'. So here I sit on the sofa, laptop on my lap and a cup of tea in my hand, writing this introduction.  I'm going to keep this introduction short and sweet and finish it off with a few facts about me, enjoy! :)

My names Caitlin. I'm 23 and I live in the South East of England in a nice little country town near Brighton.

I have a lovely man and we have been together for around 6 years now. 

I haven't got a particular style, I mix and match, I like the things I like. One day I could be in a floral summer dress and the next day I could whip out a bit of Adidas, It really just depends on how I feel. 

I used to be one of the 'unpopular' kids at school because I dressed differently, wore dark makeup and liked music that wasn't 'in'. It made me insecure for several years but now I realise its much better to just be yourself and I wouldn't want to be boring!

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