John Frieda Color Foam Review

Maintaining bottle blonde hair can be a lot of work and I don't recommend it to anyone who isn't willing to put the effort (and money) into it. I have already been close to just dying it brunette again a few times but every time I touch up my unsightly brunette roots and have a whole head of blonde again, it makes me happy I didn't! I really enjoy being a blonde which I never thought would be the case. I used to get it highlighted but that became way too expensive to do on a regular basis so I took matters into my own hands!

My last review was about getting your hair bleach blonde which is great when you first get the results you were hoping for but soon after you're dealing with hideous roots (which is when most give up and go darker once again). To maintain my lovely (more natural looking than bleached) blonde I use John Frieda Precision Foam Colour, Extra Light Beige Blonde 10B  this is the lightest shade available. Sometimes it's harder to find that shade in store which is why I often buy it off of Amazon.

I just recently touched up my roots with this shade which is why I decided to do a review so that I'd have pictures to share.

What comes in the box:

Since it's a foam coloring it's a bit different than a regular at home hair dye kit. It is really simple to set up, you just put the number 2 bottle into the number 1 bottle put the lid back on and gently tilt from side to side 5 times and do exactly as the directions say, do not shake it! The gloves that come with it are actually the best hair dying gloves I've ever gotten from a kit. The quality is great and they actually fit my hands! I really get frustrated when kits comes with the huge gloves that make me kind of clumsy while applying the dye. I actually keep the gloves from these kits to reuse again later for other dyes (when I help my sister dye her hair). 

After it's set up you just squeeze the side of the bottle and a lovely foam will come out. I suggest squeezing it onto your gloves then applying to your hair, not applying it directly from the bottle. For roots touch ups like I do, I first apply only to the roots then when that is finished I let it sit for 30 minutes then I work the remaining foam through the rest of my hair and let it sit another 10 minutes to get a nice even coverage.

I have pretty thin hair and it's about shoulder length so I really don't need much, I always end up tossing some at the end. The liquid foams up so much that I can't imagine many people needing more than one bottle for their whole head. After you let it sit for the desire time you rinse it out with lukewarm water just as with most dyes, except that this foam dye is so easy to rinse out. I leave the conditioner on longer than directed, about 10 minutes usually. The conditioner is really great and smells amazing. It'll leave your hair so soft and smooth and shiny!

My hair before (unsightly roots!):

My hair after the root touch up:

Awesome, right?! You can still notice a slight difference in color where my roots used to be but to fix that I just use a purple shampoo and that lightens it up and evens the tones out. I personally use Jhirmack Distinctions Silver Plus and it does an amazing job at keeping my hair a non yellowy/non brassy blonde.

I have to say the John Frieda Foam Color is definitely the best permanent at home hair dye I have ever tried. It's so simple to use, even without any help from others. It gives a non patchy even coverage as advertised and the selection of colors is great. I have heard from other reviewers that the color comes out darker than on the box so some might want to take that into consideration when choosing a color. I have tried a shade of brown from the collection, 5N, as well as another blonde, 8N, both worked great for me!

All things considered I would definitely recommend this product! If anyone has any questions feel free to ask, I'm not an expert but I do have quite a bit of experience with at home hair dying. Thanks for reading!   

From Blue Black to Bleach Blonde

My first first review on this blog! I'm still waiting for my Bzzkit to arrive so that I can review the Unreal candy, in the meantime I decided I'll do a review on the DIY bleaching kit I used on my hair a few months back.

The bleaching kit I used is called L'Oreal Paris Super Blonde Crème Lightening Kit, Medium Brown to Darkest Brown. I used it twice, the first time I got it from Amazon (if you click the link it'll take you to it) and the second time I got it from Target, around $11.99 if I recall correctly.

A few months ago I had blue black hair and decided I wanted to go drastically lighter. I bought the bleach and with a little help from a friend (I do not recommend doing it alone) I managed to bleach my entire head. This wasn't the first time I had ever used a bleaching kit in my hair but it was the first time I did the whole thing. I have to admit I was kind of upset after the first bleaching. My hair came out patchy and strange colors. I had blue, green, brown, blonde, ultra blonde... but after the second time I was very happy with the results, no more patches and no more strange colors!

Some tips that I think would be helpful to anyone bleaching at home:

- try to avoid using a lot of heat or any hair products a few weeks before bleaching
- wear old clothes, use old towels when bleaching! (I know it's obvious but some people forget)
- you have to work quickly to ensure even coverage, the effects of the bleach are almost instant
- ask a friend to help you, doing it alone can be frustrating
- do not comb the bleach through your hair! (it will cause major breakage and unhappy hair)
- condition, condition, condition, oh yeah and condition
- a few days after bleaching use a hair mask to restore moisture

As for the specific kit I used, as long as you follow the directions exactly I would recommend it! It came with everything you need. For once the gloves weren't huge like many dye kits gloves are. The mixture is a cool blue which helps tone out the brassiness that bleaching often induces. The fumes are pretty strong so I suggest doing it in a well ventilated area, my friend who helped me got pretty light headed from them. I have to say for a bleaching kit it wasn't even that damaging to my hair. I used it twice in two weeks (with a hair mask and tons of conditioning in between) and I had very little breakage. Many of you may need to do it twice as I did, but I imagine many with medium brown shades would only need one, just make sure you leave it on long enough!

Here was my hair before, blue/black:

After the first bleaching:

And after the second bleaching:

I actually dyed my hair again soon after to a more natural, but still very light, blonde and my hair picked up the color really well even after all that bleaching. I really hope this helps someone who was looking for the right at home bleaching kit. If anyone stumbles across this and has any questions please feel free to ask!

Bzzagent/Unreal Excitement

First post! I recently became a a member of this awesome site called bzzagent.com, this is how they describe themselves on their website,

"Connecting people and their favorite brands since 2001, BzzAgent is the leading social marketing company. What's that mean to you? We put products in the hands of hundreds of thousands of real consumers and help them share their opinions about them with friends and family via reviews, Facebook posts, photos and videos, blog posts and more. We wouldn't call ourselves heroes, but it's okay if you want to."

I thought it was pretty cool sounding so I decided to give it a try! I only signed up a few days ago and have already been invited to join a campaign, I'm so excited! I have been selected to try this new candy line I had actually just heard about a few days before signing up to be a bzzagent. The candy is advertised as being a healthier and more natural alternative to the classic candy bars that are available. I for one am excited to try these out since I cut out a lot of those unhealthy snacks for that reason, especially the sugar. If you're interested you can check out the candy line at getunreal.com. I actually enjoyed browsing their site, it made me even more excited to try it out. I will post a review as soon as I try it out and if anyone else has already tried it or is planning to, I'd love to hear your thoughts as well!