Since going full blonde about a year ago, you can imagine my hair has been put under some pressure. And whilst my hairdresser Vanessa is an absolute genius and takes very very good care of my locks, of course there is always going to be some form of damage when you go from a natural dark brown to blonde.
A few products I have been testing lately, are from the Aveda Damage Remedy range;

• Damage Remedy™ Restructuring Shampoo*
• Damage Remedy™ Restructuring Conditioner*
• Damage Remedy™ Daily Hair Repair*

At the start of 2017, I made the decision, along with my awesome hairdresser Vanessa, to go blonde! It was a lengthy process, taking 3 sittings (of about 4hrs each) and a shit tonne of foil! For the last couple of years, I have had lighter balayaged ends, but no bleach past about my ears (depending on my hair length at the time). Each time I walk out of Profile Hair Design I felt like an entirely new person, and I loved it!!

The photos below are a timeline of my colour change:

May 2017




August 2017




November 2017




Going blonde should be a slow and steady process with a hairdresser that you know and trust. Vanessa (and her team) have been my hairdressers for almost 5 years. They know my hair back-to-front, and most importantly my colour history which is crucial when going lighter!
They also know their products, and which to recommend for your hair type.


 The two ESSENTIAL products that I have and used every time I was my hair (granted that is 1-2 times per week max!) are:

Kevin Murphy Blonde.Angel.Wash - Lavender infused and colour enhancing, this is the first step at removing any brassy/yellow tones from my hair. I always double shampoo my hair, but the key is, for the second wash, you only need the tiniest amount to get a full lather, so you aren't using two full doses of product each time! Also handy to note that all Kevin Murphy products are Cruelty Free!

Evo Fabuloso Platinum Blonde Colour Intensifying Treatment - This is the ultimate 2-in-1 product! It conditions, repairs and softens bleached hair, but it is also the best toner and colour intensifier! The key with this product is to towel-dry your hair before applying. I find if I don't half of the product drips out while you leave it for the 3 mins it needs.

I always get complements after I have washed my hair, to the point where people ask if I have had my colour re-done. These two products work wonders together!! If you have blonde hair, definitely look into them!!

What are your hair care essentials?!

You definitely would have seen these videos popping up all over social media in the last 6 months or so.. A Brush.. That can straighten your hair? Yep! They exsist and they actually work.. Well the Remington Keratin & Argan Oil Straightening Brush (RRP $99.95) definitely works! I have been testing it out over the last month.

So back at the start of February you may remember this post about how I dyed my the ends of my hair purple with Dare.. Don't Care - purple hair dye! On the back of the bottle it warned of the beautiful purple colour fading to a lovely mint green colour..

with my minty green ends

My amazing hairdresser (and sister-in-law) Vanessa from Profile Hair Design (Toowoomba's BEST hairdresser) used the balayage technique to try and lift the green from my ends and it worked to an extent.. However once she gave it a nice toner it came up (not to my original dark blonde ends) but to a nice light brown/caramel colour which I loved! She did mention that the toner would fade out with washing and the green will probably shine through.. So she sent me off with a treatment from Fabuloso called the Caramel Colour Intensifying Conditioner and said to use it as a treatment on my ends for atleast 20mins before I wash my hair once a week to keep the green at bay!


fresh from the salon

The Fabuloso treatment is great! I actually have the Platinum Blonde one too for before I dyed my hair purple!! It leaves your hair so soft and silky and I highly recommend you check them out!!

I am off to the hairdressers again this weekend to see if I can completely rid my hair of the green!! Wish me luck!!

I also just want to apologise for the lack of posts lately! Life has been mega busy - being on community committees and a promotion at work!! I plan on blogging my little heart out this week (whilst in Brisbane for work) and take a whole heap of pictures on Sunday (the official blogging day)and start having some scheduled posts up my sleeves!!

Have you ever regretted dying your hair a certain colour only for it to become a major hassle?? I don't regret dying it purple - it was fun while it lasted but the removal process has been a bitch. ha


Mel x

So guys..

I dyed my hair purple..

My hairdresser is probably going to kill me, when I want it to go back to the blonde balayage/ombre at my next appointment in April.. Oh well thats still a couple of months away!

When I was contacted about this post - at first I was like.. Who me? Purple hair.. haha no thank you... But then I thought about it.. Who cares? Its only hair.. You can dye it back or chop it off.. It grows back..

So I was sent 2 beautiful colours from the DARE hair colour range:

• No.1 "Forget Me Not" - Pastel Purple
• No.4 "Forbidden Grape" - Vibrant Purple

So have a look at the pictures below as to how it turned out!