The Balayage Phenomenon (L'oreal Paris Wild Ombre review)

I love Bayalage. It is so easy to maintain and because I have dark roots I am able to let my natural colour grow down while still having beautiful light, beige tones at the ends. I went to the hair salon to get it done for the first time, I have had balayaged hair since August I have only had to touch it up twice since. For me it is a lot easier to manage than blonde highlights as you must keep touching up the roots whereas with balayage you do not have to worry. My hair really does not like being coloured as it gets very dry and broken from bleach. Please remember that balayage is bleach, you can not achieve this colour technique without bleach so please be aware that it is going to damage your hair somewhat. To maintain this colour I have let my natural hair (light brown) grow down and have only coloured and touched up the ends of my hair with:

 

(L'Oreal Paris - Wild ombre)
This product can be purchased at most pharmacies such as Boots.
It is around 8 euro and well worth the buy
At first I was a little sceptical about putting boxed bleach dye into my hair as I have had my fair share of bad experiences with chemist hair dyes. I used the middle colour above as it best matched my natural colour and roots.
APPLICATION:
The product was very easy to apply, I just put it on my ends( up to cheek bone) and used the hair comb with was included to brush it through. It must be applied when the hair is dry and must be left in for between 25-35 minutes. I left mine in for around 25 minutes because I felt that the longer I left the product in my hair the more damaged my hair would become. After the 25 minutes, I washed the product out, applied the included shampoo and washed, dried and low and behold I was delighted!
My hair had beautiful tonal lights,it was the perfect product to touch up already professionally coloured hair and it saved me a fortune! My hair was moderately dried out after but no more than if I had it done professionally. There is no need to worry about getting the product evenly around your hair as it contains technology which subtly fades the lighter tones into the darker tones.
I would highly recommend this product as it is quick and easy to use and does not leave much orangeness in your hair.
As with many blondes, after a certain amount of colouring it is prone to brassy tones to conquer this I used :

Lee Stafford bleach blondes. (review to follow).

To care for my balayaged hair I use the following products:
* Aussie Luscious long leave in conditioner
*L'Oreal expert Absolut repair
*I try to alternate shampoo (mane n' tail/pantene) I generally try to only wash my hair twice a week using Batiste dry shampoo to refresh(My saviour!!!!)
*Macadamia hot oil treatment (by HASK)
*Keratase Elixir Ultime oil


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L xx