HAIR | Dove Radiance Challenge Week 3 Overview

Here are my five photos from week 3 of the Dove Radiance Challenge. My colour has only really started fading the last few days and I think it's only really noticeable to me. The lighter bits at the ends are definitely not as subtle now, but I quite like it. They are still less harsh than they were to began with.

My scalp is starting to take a dislike to the shampoo, this is common for me and to be honest I'm surprised it's taken so long to show a reaction! I'm really pleased with the condition my hair is in and how well the colour has lasted. On to the final week now!

Love Lilla xx

HAIR | Dove Radiance Challenge Week 2 Overview

OK so the top picture is my official Dove photo, you can see all the other girls on their Facebook page. I have to admit they are not the best pictures, the photographer made me over smile, but hey they would have been worse when I was bigger. As a result someone commented in Portuguese that I need to see a dentist! To be honest I was bullied about my teeth a lot at school so I'm kinda over it, it hasn't bothered me. In fact I was quite lucky as I only had two negative comments on my photos, I was really upset to see some of the awful comments on the other girls photos. Considering that the Dove brand is about real women I was very disappointed in the amount of women on women hate.  I think it is awful and pathetic that women can be so horrible and negative towards each other. We aren't models we are real women, even models aren't perfect, unless they are photoshopped. I guess the internet gives people the anonymity to say horrible things to people to make themselves feel better, but that doesn't make it right.

Anyway, about the products. When I start using shampoos that contain sulphate my scalp usually becomes a dry itchy mess, so I'm again very surprised that the Dove Radiance Shampoo* hasn't affected my scalp. Another common problem with these shampoos is that after 1 day my roots will be crazy greasy, but my hair is lasting up to 3 days which is a miracle! Conditioners are working really well, I alternate between the two and my hair is really soft. But my favorite product by fair though is the Leave In Conditioner! Its great to use to restyle my hair between washes, and because it is so light it doesn't make my hair greasy. My colour is holding well, although I am getting a major urge to make the tips more blonde as I want some crazy colour in my hair! So on to week 3!

Love Lilla xx

HAIR | The Dove Colour Radiance Live Challenge

As I said in my last post I have taken up the Dove Colour Radiance Live Challenge. The lovely people at Dove invited me up to the Salon at Dove HQ where they pampered me to death!
Firstly their HQ is amazing, it was an early start for me, but when I arrived they had fresh fruit, croissants and juice waiting for everybody! There were 5 or 6 of us being treated to a professional colour. We all had our 'before' shots taken and then met our hairstylists. The plan for my hair was to do my roots and balance out my ombre hair so there wasn't such a contrast between the top and bottom.
While the colour was in my hair I was also treated to a lush lilac manicure and a couple of glasses of Presecco (so glad I chose to train it instead of drive!). My hair was then washed out, blow-dried and left in curlers before it was styled for my 'after' photo. All the photos and video footage from the day will be posted on the Dove facebook page later on this week! I absolutely love my new hair, it looks so much softer than before and I like the subtle transition between the two colours.
Now for the challenge I will be testing the whole of the Dove Colour Radiance Live range* for four weeks and sending them five photos a week to see how well it keeps my colour. I will keep you guys up to date as to how it is going and will introduce you to each product as I use them.

Love Lilla xx

COMPETITION | Color.Bug Giveaway

I really loved playing with these Color.Bugs they are great for a bit of quick fun, OK so i'm a punk at heart..... shoot me! They are a great alternative to bleaching and dying your hair to achieve a bit of funky colour.

Luckily the lovely people at Kevin.Murphy sent me an extra set to giveaway! You can enter below.

Love Lilla xx

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HAIR | I've Got The Colour Bug....

                                                        Kevin.Murphy Color.Bug* in Purple, Orange and Pink

Firstly I would like to apologise for my lack of make up! I'm about to get into the shower and prepare to temporary dye my tips lilac, but I've also been dying to test out these Color.Bugs by Kevin.Murphy (£12.95). I've seen these floating about for a while, originally seeing them all over Pinterest and more recently on Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud when she revealed a full head of pink hair.

The great thing about the Color.Bugs is that they are a great way to brighten up your hairstyle for one day or night, and cause no damage to your hair. Think beach days, festival style or just a good night in town with a bit of edgy colour.

The Color.Bugs are soo easy to use (but definitely do protect your clothes when applying with a towel) and come in 3 great colours, Purple, Orange and Pink. All you do to apply is take of the lid and just gently rub the hair with the coloured powder. The brightness of the colour will vary depending on the colour of the hair you are putting it on, so the lighter your hair the more vibrant the results.

I loved the ease and will definitely be carrying at least one in my handbag incase i need to brighten up my day!

Hope you've all had a good Jubilee Weekend
Long Live the Queen.

Love Lilla xx