3 TIPS THAT HAVE MADE MY HAIR GROW FAST!

3 TIPS THAT HAVE MADE MY HAIR GROW FAST!

Hi Beauties! I thought after a while of taking a break from my blog, I'd come back even better than last time and share with you these three quick tips that have helped my hair to grow!

Now if there is any topic that I research quite often it would definitely be hair care! After my second pregnancy, I started to notice some fall out and my hair became weak and fragile. I will put my hands up, looking after two small humans is a challenge and I can be very busy, meaning that hair care was the last on my list to look after. Life in general can be quite hectic as most would agree, so we tend to focus our mind on other priorities. Over the last two months I have made three EASY changes to my routine which require MINIMUM effort, which cmon, easier the better right? I feel adding these three simple changes has made a huge difference on the strength of my hair and they have now become a part of my routine that I can do without taking up much time in my busy day.
     
                                                              Lets get on to the tips!

SILK PILLOWCASE!

This handy hack has become one of the easiest transitions in my hair care routine which is brilliant because it's a tip that you don't need to think about, you just go to sleep and let the benefits work their magic! For years I used to use cotton pillowcases until I realised that silk has hypoallergenic properties which provides a natural resistance to mold,fungus and dust mites (gross). The properties made from silk can help prevent friction on the hair, helping to prevent split ends! P.S make sure the pillowcase you purchase is 100% silk.

SWITCH TO A SCRUNCHIE!

For years I have used a normal rubber hair tie to keep my long hair at bay and without knowing it, it has secretly been damaging my hair and ruining all the other ways that I have tried to prevent dehydration, split ends and breakage. Back in school I used to use a scrunchie until I felt too old to rock the trend any longer. Am I the only one?
Doing some researching into this, I realised that although we all loose around 100 strands of hair a day due to the normal life cycle of our hair strands, more started to appear as soon as I started to regularly use rubber bands. My hair always used to be caught and I noticed that my ends were starting to break more easily. To think that all the steps I was taking beforehand to prevent breakage and then to use a rubber band straight after my deep condition, I was pretty much reversing everything I was trying to prevent. The old school scrunchie has definitely come back and is staying! I feel that there is less pull on my hair and hardly any fall out due to the soft material that the band is made from. Such a small change and a big difference on my hair! Also...they are super affordable and cute!

PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES AT NIGHT!

I never used to be the one to worry much about how I styled my hair at night. I use to either just leave it down or tie with a rubber band in a bun and I'd be good to go! I started to notice that whenever I used to take my hair out of the band, my ends used to be so brittle and dry! I felt that I should improve my hair care with products, didn't bat an eyelid to think about protective styles at night. So you can imagine..I used to spend so much money on preventing damage with the use of products, to then reverse all my efforts without realising it by wrapping my fragile hair in a bun with harsh rubber, creating friction and still was left confused to why it wasn't working. There are SO MANY youtube tutorials for so many hair types to help you create the style that works best for you, your hair and your routine. These styles can be so easy to add into your routine with minimal effort and time. I now either put my hair in a high bun so my hair is out of the way and secure with a scrunchie, or I do a quick 30 second plait to the side so all my hair strands are tight and together which helps prevent friction against the many turn overs I do at night!

These three tips are super easy to incorporate and I have noticed that as I have been taking more care of the condition on my hair, it has been easier to grow! So a win win situation here!

I hope these tips have helped you and if you have any that you would like to share I would love to know! Comment below x

With Love, Tanya x

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Great Hair Day Everyday? PRODUCT'S AND TIPS THAT CHANGE THE HAIR GAME.

Great Hair Day Everyday? PRODUCT'S AND TIPS THAT CHANGE THE HAIR GAME.

Hello to all of my beauty lovers!

My name is Tanya and I am a Youtube and Blogger, I test out makeup and skincare products, provide TIPS AND TRICKS that make beauty that bit easier! Nothing makes me feel more happy than proving YOU with the best advice and makeup products from drugstore to highend to make YOU feel confident. 

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I'm excited to be getting back into my blog after so much focus on getting the ball rolling with my Youtube Channel! 

Today I'm going to be talking hair. Now if you are anything like me, my hair is my pride and joy. When it's styled right and feels amazing, my confidence instantly grows! I'm like a new person. After going for a drastic change in my hair, I actually went blonde! My confidence grew but my hair took all the damage. What made things worse was feeling that I wanted to go even more lighter as I found myself plastering my hair with bleach and hair dye after.. in one sitting. Now I know what you're thinking, why?! I'm spontaneous. If I have an idea in my head, I want it done there and then, without really thinking of the consequences. And oh how my hair took the consequences. I found myself crying in the bathroom ( wish I was lying ) whilst pulling the brush through my hair, watching chunks fall to the ground. I know, my mistake. Luckily my hair is quite thick so I wasn't left with major long term consequences apart from the unappealing dryness as the shine was utterly removed that I took so long to have. 


So after years of trial and error I have put together my top tips to restore the hair's shine and health, no more wishing for perfect hair when you can be on the right track to having the hair you've been lusting over on Instagram, I was the same!  

LOOK AFTER YOUR BODY AND THE REST WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF 

Although hair dye isn't really your best friend in the healthy hair department, it sure helps if your hair is in fairly good condition before you decide to change your look! Focusing on restoring your hair to the softness you've always wanted is a woman's dream, but how can we do this on a budget?  I have always believed that the skin, hair, mind and soul can really be nourished from the inside out. If you think of it, if your taking care of your body by eating the right things and incorporating vitamins and minerals into the diet, it really does 'shine' through. I know personally that I can tell when I need to drink more water by the dull and tired face and hair staring back at me in the mirror. I have definitely noticed a difference not only in the length of my hair, but through the condition of it when my body is hydrated. It's like your body is rewarding you. If the body feels good, it will show on the outside. If your lips are dry, the thing I tend to realise is that they are dehydrated and I head for the kitchen to drink as much as humanly possible. If my hair is dry, I think the same. 

As well as hydration, it's particularly important to make sure we have enough vitamins and I'm probably not the only one who doesn't get enough of my daily vitamin intake! Opt for a multivitamin, they even come in chewable gummy form which makes taking care of my hair even easier. 

MOISTURIZE

Now I'm not saying I'm perfect at always looking after my hair because let's face it, life gets in the way and these days I'm falling asleep at 7 o'clock. But after seeing the damaging effects from the environment and added bleach, I've taken the time to really look after my hair on the outside as well as inside. There are a lot of hair masks out in todays market as well as DIY'S so theres such a variety to choose from! From the years of trial and error, I've learnt to purchase/make hair masks that target the key desirable outcomes that I really need. My hair is super dry, so opting for hair masks that contain either honey or say on the label ' for softness' is vital in my hair care routine. I tend to leave deep hair masks to do their magic from anywhere between 30 minutes to overnight! If I'm in a hurry, 10 minutes is better than no hair mask at all because theres nothing bad about adding some kindness to your hair.  

ENVIRONMENT

I never really thought about the effects on my hair from just heading outside until having soft hair in the morning and battling to get it out of a hair bobble at the end of a rainy day. If you think about the damaging affects on our skin, we can start to see how this kind of damage can have on our hair too. One of the worst things about this factor is that it is quite difficult to control the environment, however, using the steps above will combat the damage it has. Taking care of your hair by protecting it from the environment ; using buns, protective hair styles, using silk pillow cases, head scarfs and tucking the ends of our hair away from the wind pressure can all help. 

So wouldn't it be great to have a product that does all three key steps in one? These are the products that have changed my hair game. 

The Lee Stafford Mud Mask. This beauty has been an absolute hair saver. This hair mask is from the deep sea which is full of salts and minerals to deeply moisturise, strengthen, repair and rejuvenate the hair. I use this mask religiously as it's one of the few hair masks that I can use without weighing the hair down.  This mask can be used for even the shortest amount of time ( 5 minutes) and still the hair can benefit from all of the goodness. I use this mask twice a week now and I can say it has definitely reduced the damage from the bleach as it leaves my hair silky soft after. I am completely in love with this mask as it not only leaves my hair soft, it also smells amazing! If you have ever smelt Lee Stafford products then you'll already know how great this smells. It's one of the few hair masks that I have tried that actually leaves the scent in your hair after you have washed it. I can comb through my hair without pulling half of my hair out because hair is much more easier to manage if it is detangled. Still not convinced? Head into your local Superdrug or Boots and give it a smell, you'll be walking away a happy woman.. or man! 

RAVE ABOUT COCONUT?

 If you have been active on social media for a while, you'll remember everyone raving about coconut oil. Bad day? Coconut oil. Bad skin? Coconut oil. Life hack? Coconut oil. 

Now even when this trend was going ( still going ) I have used cold pressed coconut oil in the past and always wondered why it didn't work for me and why my hair ended up hard like cardboard. Maybe it was the way I was applying it? Maybe it just didn't work for my hair? Maybe it was a mystery. After many years of analysing my hair type, I was finally able to understand my hair type more and target techniques and products that work for it, instead of using products that work for other hair types ( I have another post on this.. ' how to grow longer healthier hair' ). Even after finding the technique to make coconut oil work for my hair, I found myself having to wash it 4 times after applying, even then my hair looked like 'second day' hair. For years I stayed away because of how high maintenance it was to use it. However, The CoCo LoCo Hair Oil is one of the first hair products I have used that still has all of the benefits of coconut oil but in a light spray. I was shocked that I even liked it after having such a troublesome time with coconut oil in the past. This product acts like a sealant to the hair which is amazing because it makes the top 3 tips above easy to achieve with this one product. If you think of it, once you moisturise the hair and have restored it back to life, how do we keep this goodness in? This is where the CoCo LoCo spray comes in. This spray will protect the hair from the environment, keeping in the moisture by stealing the hair strands. Think of it as a coat for the hair. This product will act as a barrier between the hair's moisture and the harsh environment. Even better when it's light, doesn't weigh the hair down and smells absolutely amazing. I use a small pea size amount which is enough product to coat the ends of my hair. It's a product I will continue to use. 

Let's share the love and tweet or tag me in your hair posts if you are using these products! 

Instagram - @tanya_busby 

Twitter - @tantalksbeauty

Thank you for reading and I hope these tips have helped! Happy hair day! 

* Disclaimer - I was kindly gifted the two products mentioned, however this post is not sponsored or paid for in any way and my own views remain 100% honest. 

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Want Lighter Hair This Summer Without The Damage?

Want Lighter Hair This Summer Without The Damage?

Hi Lovelies!

My name is Tanya and I am a Youtuber and Blogger, I test out makeup and skincare products, provide TIPS AND TRICKS that make beauty that bit easier! Nothing makes me feel more happy than proving YOU with the best advice and makeup products from drugstore to highend to make YOU feel confident. 

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The months leading up to summer I always go back and forth between changing my hair from a darker colour to light. As I'm quite a spontaneous person, I always think about wanting my hair lighter and will obsess about it until I have to head out to the store to dye my hair the very next day. The only thing that stops my thought process is the amount of damage hair dying can lead to. After all, if my hair colour is something I constantly think of changing then I definitely need something to help minimise the damage instead of having to cut off inches of my hair a few days later.

I was lucky enough to be sent the JPLEX Hair Colour Technology products which is fab as this is a product i have been seeing recently in my local Superdrug.  Although this product was sent to me, all views remain my own and I have not been sponsored to do this review.

I have been testing this product range for a month now to experience the benefits of the product. I normally go for 1 shade lighter in the summer ( I haven't got the confidence to go all blonde!) But I was pleasantly surprised by this range for even darker hair.  The process has three simple stages which you apply to your hair during the transition.   The range states to comply with the following;

Salon quality

Professionally formulated affordable at home treatment

Increases strength

Intensely nourishes hair while maximising the strength by up to x3

Increases shine

Add shine by encasing the hair shaft and sealing the cuticle

Added elasticity

Increases hairs elasticity enabling more stretch during the bleaching process, reducing breakages

Damage repair

Deep conditioning, to repair broken and damaged hair

Sounds perfect right?

Step 1 

Bond Builder.  You receive the two 7.5 ml Jplex Bond builders which are perfect because you can keep and use the other Jplex builder on your second attempt of colouring in the future.  These beauties are added into the Bblonde Highlighting or colourant kits.

Step 2

The Bond Maintainer. This treatment mask should be applied from root to tip, apply more if you have thicker hair, and it should be left for around 10 minutes and simply rinse off. I used this treatment two different ways to see if I saw any difference in my hair. First round was to apply from roots to tips before shampoo and conditioner, using this as a treatment mask before the shampoo dry's my hair out. Second round, I applied this treatment for 10 minutes, but applied after my shampoo and conditioner.  I have to say I didn't see much difference between using it either before or after I shampoo but I did however get the same results. My hair with using just this treatment was soft and I actually noticed a decrease in my hair fall after I brushed it. After having my second child, I suffered from quite significant hair fall which was upsetting so it's quite good to have found something other than taking supplements to help with the problem.  I have taken a picture of what the treatment looks like below and as you can see, it's quite thick in consistency which is what i personally look for in a hair mask.




My hair, being quite thick and curly, it became so much more easier to manage after shampoo. My hair type is dry and with every shampoo, my scalp tends to feel quite dehydrated. After using this twice a week for a month, i noticed that my scalp felt nourished, which i didn't think i would have in a short amount of time.

Step 3. 

Hair Perfector. This after care treatment states to ' enhance the condition of the hair during styling'. After using this product for a month, I instantly fell in love. If you the kind of person who needs to apply treatments such as styling products or leave in conditioners then this product is like a two in one. With it's easy application, I was able to use a small amount on towel dried hair to achieve my desired result. The best thing about this is that you do not have to rinse this product off and it does all the work for you. I can honestly say that after using these products my hair has never felt better. With two children, it's quite hard for me to visit the salon regularly and plus I don't have that kind of money to spend all the time. This system is definitely worth checking out because my dry, thick, dehydrated hair has now become something that I am now able to invest time in because I love the results it has given me. 

Thank you for reading, Have you heard of this system before or even tried it out for yourself? I'd love to know your thoughts!

With Love, Tanya x 

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