Hair length update...

So, my hair is now defiantly APL (armpit length) and although I wish it would grow faster, I do see an amazing difference in the speed at which it is growing now that I'm taking better care of it... i.e. oiling, protective hair styles, conditioning treatments and cutting off split ends when I see them. I think it's the first two which are making the most difference as they're the one that I do the most (I don't have the time to S&D and deep condition all that often).

However, let's have a look and compare. 

These are two pictures from this year, obviously they're dated. Now lets look at some pictures from last year, taken around the same times...

Ok, so you don't get as good a picture as to how long my hair really was, I wasn't in the habit of taking pictures of the back of my head them. However you can see that my hair hadn't grow anywhere near as much compared to what it has this year and I am very happy about this.

My advise if you want your hair to grow faster? Go to the Long Hair Community and have a look around this site. It's been very helpful - and slightly addictive - to me and if you want to know anything about hair and hair myths you will find your answer there!

For now, even though my hair won't grow lightening fast, I will contiune to grow it till it's long and enjoy getting there

Thanks for reading :)

OMFG pretty shoes!!

I picked these beauties up at New Look a couple of months back. They were in the sale for £12 (down from £30 I believe, but don't quote me on that). I was looking for peep toe black wedges, but couldn't find any I liked in my size. Because these weren't wedges I didn't seriously consider buying them at first, but the heel is wide and the sole is thick in the gap the heel and the toe (if that makes sense)... Anyway, because of this they feel very much like wedges when walking, which I like because I like to know I'm not going to go arse over tit and land on my face :p

I wore these on a night out last week and didn't take any flats out with me (which I normally do). I wore them all night and even though I got a taxi home in my socks, I had been out till 6am and walked to my friends house in them! They were comfy as hell and I didn't fall over, all in all a good buy! The only down side is that I can't wear them when I go out with Jorge because they make me about 3 inches taller than him, which makes up both feel uncomfortable! 

Moral of the story? Look in the sales, don't be afraid to bend what you want a little bit - you like something you thought you wouldn't - and make sure you're not so tall you dwarf your boyfriend ;)

Thanks for reading :)

Hair growth over the last 3 months...

June 4th

July 5th

August 6th

In the last few months I've started looking after my hair with much more care than I was before. About a year ago I was looking on an online forum for people who have, or want longer hair (The Long Hair Community). The things I read on there really inspired me to start taking care of my hair, however when I started working more and going to college I stopped looking on the forum and forgot about taking better care of my hair. In Febuarey of this year I started reading the forum again and have been looking after my hair like I was doing before all the stress of college and work.

I won't say that my hair was in bad condition, but it has certainly improved in the last few months and I thought I'd share my grow with you all!

I haven't hair hair this long in around 7 years! And the condition of it is lovely now! If you want to know more about how I've been caring for it let me know in the comments and I'll do a post about some of the things I do/use :)

Thanks for reading :)

Yet another way to try and go blonde!

Yeah that's right, even after all those bad reviews I'm still trying it out! I have only bought the conditioner though. I don't use shampoo enough for me to warrant buying this one, and I thought that maybe the conditioner on it's own wouldn't be damaging.

The shampoo and conditioner from this line don't have any peroxide or ammonia in them, they claim to use camomile and citrus to lighten hair gently. Now I am aware that I could use camomile, lemon juice and honey, but I've tried all these things and they don't do much, if anything to my hair. I though maybe if I used something in a bottle form that it may work for me :)

I used to have lovely blonde/gold hair. Till I dyed it and ruined. I've been trying to get back a nice blonde for a while and nothing has worked. All I get now is a mousy brown which I hate, it's dull and has no depth to it.

I'm hoping that this will give me some of my blonde back. I've been using it as a leave in deep condition treatment and I'll be doing a review soon, but I want time to see if it actually works :)

Thanks for reading :)

Tangle Teezer and a dupe for those on a budget

I love this thing. I really do. I'm going to say it again, even though I say it everytime I write about my hair, I have really thin/fine hair! And something that is upsetting when you brush through your hair as a fine haired person is the sound of "snapsnapsnap". I'm always really careful, but even the gentlest brush doesn't compare to this for me.

I was really skeptical about this working as it is made form plastic, which I didn't think would be soft enough. If I'm honest I thought this would rip my hair apart, but it doesn't! 

The original Tangle Teezer of £10.99 from Boots, which I thought was a bit steep for a hair brush, however it really has helped with my split ends so I think it was worth it.

However the other day I was in Primark and saw a rip-off version for £1.50. I thought as it was so cheap I'd get it to test it out and I do quite like it.

It's smaller than the original so I've decided to put it in my bag for when I'm out. I have to say that it's not as good as the original either. If you look at the er... 'brisles' you'll see that the Primark ones are a lot thicker...

They're also harder, with less give in them and I think this is how the Tangle Teezer works, as well as having the different levels of pointy-brushy-bits. If you don't want to spend eleven quid on a hair brush I say check out the Primark one. It's not as gental and I still use my original when I'm at home, however for out and about this one is perfect!

Thanks for reading :)