Dying my hair blonde probably wasn’t one of my better ideas. I just get so sick of the black brown colour streaked with grey that is my natural colour and dying it brown was getting boring. As you can imagine this has played havoc with my already dry and frizzy hair, it has taken me ages to find the right products to treat and nourish without weighing down or making it greasy. Here are my top five:
Frizz Ease 3 Day Straight (£6.99)
I first discovered this beauty on a trip to America when I realised I had left my normal styling spray at home. I have been a convert ever since and go through bottles of the stuff. The light mist distributes beautifully through the hair and contains keratin protein to seal out frizz. Using this product on its own I can manage to get amazing results and it really does keep my hair until its next wash.
Duck & Dry Instant TLC (£18) and Blow Dry In A Bottle (£18)
Duck & Dry are famous for their blow dry bars in London giving the ladies of the capital that perfect bouncy blow. They’ve now brought their secrets to the rest of the UK with a range of styling products to help you get that glossy bounce at home. The Instant TLC is a leave in conditioner containing naturally active ingredients and essential oils such as honey, shea butter and virgin coconut oil to repair and tame hair without weighing it down. At £18 it is at the top end of my price range but it really is worth it. My hair is left tangle free and feels so soft once blow dried. I used to really struggle to drag the hair straighteners through it but this helps them to glide through meaning less damage.
The Blow Dry In A Bottle volume spray contains white nettle to combat oil production which can weigh the hair down and their secret ingredient, honey locust, which they say helps give an instant volume boost. I’m not sure how it works but I find when I use this in my roots I have a lovely bounce to my hair that lasts until the next wash.
Lee Stafford Blow Dry Faster Spray
It was only when I started researching for this post that I realised I don’t think Lee Stafford makes this product anymore, I am gutted! I had stocked up on a Boots 3 for 2 which is why I hadn’t realised but oh well, I’m featuring it anyway in the hope that they will realise the error of their ways and make it again. This is an all in one product that smooths, defrizzes and cuts the time of drying my hair meaning less damage and more time to do other things. For this I am massively grateful! I have used this for as long as I can remember and one can lasts for months. If you can find it, I’d definitely recommend giving it a go especially if you have thicker hair that takes forever to dry. I have no idea how they do it but it works!
I have used Caudalie Divine Oil on my skin for a long time as I find the blend of grape, hibiscus, sesame and argan smells beautiful and nourishes my skin perfectly after a day in the sun. It was only when I ran out of argan oil that I thought I would try it on my hair. I use the smallest spritz but it is just enough to smooth any flyaway hairs and keeps it smooth after straightening. It is also lovely to have nice smelling hair, I always get compliments when I have used it.
There you have it, my power five. I use them all together for the perfect look but my hair is rather parched and dry. Do you use any or do you have any recommendations that you think are better?
Contains PR samples sent for review purposes.
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