The beauties in their many colours
I never knew how great my virgin hair was until I had it bleached. My natural waves and curl (what I liked to call my 70's hair) disappeared and was replaced by intense frizz and breakages, which was tragic...
But, there are ways to get it looking luscious, shiny and relatively healthy again. It takes a bit of sitting around in a towel, but with the promise of glowing hair, and the comfort of a magazine or computer, the experience becomes bearable.
1. I was told by a beauty therapist once that hair and skin should be something you invest in, because it stays with you forever. Brands like
Kerastase or
Biosthetique are my favourites. Masques are also the key!
2. At least once a week saturate your towel dried hair in either
coconut oil or olive oil after a thorough wash along with a masque of your choice. Leave it in for 40 minutes (this is where the magazines come in handy) and rinse thoroughly, there's nothing worse than drying your hair only to realize there is still oil there.
3. When washing bleach damaged hair, use the coolest water possible because it will seal the split ends temporarily and make your hair smoother.
4. Stating the obvious here, but trim it every 4-6 weeks. I never knew what a difference it actually made.
5. Use leave-in conditioners, oils and serums. Kerastase has Elixir Ultime, which does well to keep you super smooth and shiny. I also use a Night Serum called Serum Nuit in the Kerastase Noctogenist range that leaves my hair feeling soft and renewed.