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Product Review: L'Orèal Elvive Dream Long Rapid Reviver Hair Cream

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I'm not a natural blonde. I bleach my hair and we all know that doing so can damage the condition of the hair quite considerably. Is that going to stop me from being blonde? No, it is not. I like being blonde... at least until I change my mind and decide to try a different colour (I have been known to change my hair colour quite often).

Anyway, all this bleach and hair dye means I'm always on the look out for great products to give my hair the TLC it so desperately needs.

I have found my favourite product of the year!

L'Orèal Elvive Dream Long Rapid Reviver Hair Cream is a miracle worker!

FYI this isn't a sponsored post. I just purchased this product and really liked it.

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Product details

Introducing rapid Reviver power conditioner from Elvive dream lengths. Need more than a regular conditioner? Discover the power of intense conditioning formula, infused with an amino acid and Castor Oil. The formula leaves hair feeling intensely nourished and reinforced. Contains twice more conditioning ingredients versus a classic conditioner. Helps to reduce breakage from brushing. Short on time? No leave-in time and no weigh down. Daily use. Instrumental test on bleached hair. After using dream lengths shampoo, apply to wet hair from lengths to tips and rinse thoroughly. No leave-in time necessary. Use daily.

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Review

As with most L'Orèal Elvive products the price range isn't crazy expensive which means it's budget friendly to those of us who don't have huge amounts of money to thrown around for our hair products.

L'Orèal Elvive Dream Long Rapid Reviver Hair Cream is seriously the best product I've tried. After just one use it left my hair so soft I couldn't believe. I should also point out that the first time I used it was directly after having bleached my hair again, so it had it's work cut out for it. Not only did it not disappoint, it went way beyond my expectations. I left it on my hair for 2-3 minutes before washing it out so it didn't require a long leave-in time to get results either.

Another plus point is that you don't need a large amount of the product. This means that the bottle should last for at least a few months.

I will definitely be buying this again. I'll also now be trying the other products in the Dream Long range.

Have you tried L'Orèal Elvive Dream Long Rapid Reviver Hair Cream? What's your favourite hair conditioner treatment?

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Product Review Pantene Pro-V Miracle Serum

Product Review: Pantene Repair & Protect Miracle Serum Conditioner

I recently decided to go blonde again but this time I wanted to go blonde without damaging my hair (last year I did some serious damage). One of the things I've done differently this time around is to invest in some hair products to help with damage control. One of these products is Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Miracle Serum Conditioner.

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Product details

Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Miracle Serum Conditioner

"SERUM NUTRIENTS TO REPLENISH YOUR DAMAGED HAIR TO THE CORE FOR 3x STRONGER HAIR, 3 LAYERS DEEP*. DISCOVER OUR ENRICHED PRO-V BLEND with strenghtening lipids, protective anti-oxidants and collagen. Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Miracle Serum hair conditioner instantly melts into your hair & penetrates to the core to replenish it from within. This intensive hair care treatment's formula helps to repair visible damage** in 1 use, without weigh down.
Experience conditioning so good, you’ll want to leave it in!
* strength against styling damage
** hair surface damage to smoothness" - Pantene

How to use:

Use miracle serum as:

Rinse off Daily Conditioner - apply on wet hair to infuse it with nutrients and rinse.
Rinse off Hair Mask - apply on wet hair, leave on as long as needed and rinse.
Leave In Serum Conditioner - apply a small amount on damp or dry hair for long lasting nourishment. No rinse off, leave the goodness in!
Pre-styling Heat Protectant - prep your hair for the heat by just applying a small amount prior styling.

Ingredients:

Aqua, Stearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetyl Alcohol, Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Parfum, Isopropyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, Polysorbate 20, Panthenol, Panthenyl Ethyl Ether, Histidine, Hexyl Cinnamal, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Silk, PEG-100 Stearate, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-4

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Review

I've used Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Miracle Serum Conditioner for a few weeks now and I'm very happy with the results.

I've been mainly using Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Miracle Serum Conditioner on damp hair before drying it but have also used it a few times as a deep conditioner over night. In fact, this product can be used in a variety of ways.

When I've used it over night I've applied it to dry hair concentrating mainly on the ends. Each time I wake up to super soft hair.

It's also great as a protective layer when going to the beach or swimming pool. I used it as a mask and left it in beforehand to help reduce damage from sea water and chlorine.

If you're looking for an affordable product to give a moisture boast to your hair Pantene Pro-V Repair & Protect Miracle Serum Conditioner is a good option.

Have you used any products in the Pantene Pro-V range? Which is your favourite? Know of another great deep conditioner? Let me know in the comments section.

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Hair and Beauty

Going Blonde in 1 Week Without Damaging Hair

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If you've been here before you already know that I have a tendency to change my hair... a lot! Well, I decided I wanted to be blonde again.

Last year I went from black to blonde but made so many mistakes and fried my hair. So much hair broke off. Lucky I have a LOT of hair.

I didn't want to make the same mistakes again and so did things differently this time round.

First I tried to go blonde without bleaching. I'd seen some posts on Pinterest and Youtube where it had worked for some people and so figured I'd give it a go. using the Schwarzkopf Natural and Easy Hair Dye 522. I made progress as it did lighten my hair... it just didn't make it blonde.

I wasn't surprised by the results but it confirm that my hair would need bleaching to get it blonde. I have to be honest with you, I was a little nervous about bleaching my hair again as it was still recovering in places from last years onslaught. I was therefore very careful to do it right this time.

I should point out at this point that my starting colour was a light-brown this time round and not black which makes a huge difference as there was less colour to lift.

Before bleaching my hair I used conditioning masks on it which I left in overnight and then reapplied the following day. I left these in for a few days before finally washing my hair. These really helped improve the condition of my hair pre-bleaching.

I then didn't wash my hair for a week so that my natural hair oils could build up.

Bleaching Hair Blonde

It was time to bleach my hair.

I made sure I had a good coverage of all my hair and left it on for just 25 minutes. I could have (and probably should have) left it on for a bit longer but I was scared of the damage it might do to my hair.

The end result was fire hair as my sons call it. Areas of my hair still had some red pigment and so had a yellow/orange tint. My roots also lifted much more than I thought they would and so got what is known as hot roots despite applying the bleach to my roots last.

I was happy that it didn't cause any breakage to my hair.

I then had to make a choice. Do another round of bleach or dye it and hope it had lifted enough to get a decent blonde.

I didn't want to do anything else to the colour for a few days to give my hair time to recover a bit so I used the next few days to apply conditioning treatments to try and improve the general health of my hair.

The products I used were; L’Oréal Elvive Bond Repair Leave-In Serum, Pantene ProV Miracle Serum, and Splendor Hair Oil.

Dying Hair Blonde

Having treated my hair for 4 days I finally made up my mind and decided to skip another bleaching and go straight for the dye.

The condition of my hair was looking good and I just didn't want to risk damaging it by bleaching it further. The colour was light enough that it was on the blonde spectrum and the orangey bits had actually calmed down a bit too.

I decided to opt for L'oreal Excellence Cream level 9. Based on the box it showed that my current hair colour should turn blonde.

I'm happy with the result as not only did I turn my hair blonde but it is also super soft and healthy looking. I kid you not, it actually looks in better condition than it did before I started the process of going blonde.

Is it the shade of blonde I want to be? No, not yet. Am I happy to keep it like this until my roots mean I need to dye it again? Yes.

My plan is to buy some purple shampoo to use in the meantime to make sure the warmer tones stay under control.