Tag: haircare
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Misadventure: A cut below
There’s a certain type of person in the world who thinks that, if they ask you something, and the answer is “no”, that they should just keep annoying you about it and going on and on until the answer changes. My sister is one of them. This isn’t about her. It is about two someones […]
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Silver Hair Tutorial: How to get silver hair at home
Are you wondering how to dye your hair silver at home? This silver hair tutorial article brings together all my knowledge about achieving DIY silver hair at home! The salons are closed, so it’s officially open season on hair dying! There are several different methods for achieving silver hair, these ones are the ones I’ve […]
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Leave-In Conditioner Review: Tigi vs O-Pro
I bought these two hair products, Tigi Sleek Mystique and O-Pro Leave In Conditioner Detangler, from Amazon several months ago and it’s taken me a while to get around to reviewing them. I suppose it’s because I wanted to make sure I’d used them enough, and it’s hard to tell during winter whether the conditioner […]
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The Beauty Blogger Tag
So I’ve been nominated by Brandie at The Striped Coyote to do the Beauty Blogger Tag! Thanks to Brandie for nominating me for this tag! I’m going to try to answer the questions as best as possible! The Rules for this Tag: Tag the blogger that nominated you Answer the questions you were given Nominate […]
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Hair: What do I use between the silver shampoos?
To get silver hair, and maintain my silver hair, what do I use between the silver shampoo? It’s a good question because silver hair is REALLY high-maintenance and there’s a lot you need to do to keep it looking ethereal and shiny. First off, I need to explain something important. To look after your silver […]
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Wrecked your hair with bleach? Fix it!
Hair: How to fix hair that’s turned to chewing gum You’ve washed the bleach off, you’ve conditioned, you’ve looked in the mirror. It might not even be a particularly light shade of blonde. Somehow, your hair has become super-stretchy and doesn’t flex back into shape again very well when you run your fingers through it. […]
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[hair] I need to cut some of my hair…
It’s been a bad week for my hair. Firstly, one of the kids I worked with this week greeted me as “Scary Mary,” (usually I get Elsa from Frozen) then today (an entire two days later) I found out why. There’s a patch of hair, right at the very back, at the nape of my […]
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[hair] Dry Shampoo is a Lie!
The Myth About Dry Shampoo: About ten years ago, I was walking down the road with my mum and sister, when we came across two people struggling with their shopping. I went over and offered to help. They invited us in for tea. Their names were Ann and Julian, and I hope they’re still alive […]
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Silver Shampoos Reviewed
This is the updated 2020 version of one of my most popular articles, discussing my favourite silver shampoos. I have tried quite a few over the years but there are now dozens on the market! I still think these ones are truly outstanding (although some repackaging has happened since I wrote this). A hairdresser who I […]
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Caring for long hair
Caring for long hair: The best advice I have ever been given about caring for long hair is this: “Treat your hair like your grandmother’s best antique lace.” Obviously we don’t want to put it in a drawer and dry it flat, or only use it at Christmas, but there is a lot of wisdom […]
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