Typical Beauty Reviews

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I've been trying out a bunch of different products in the last few months. Most were for hair growth, a few for color, and still others for smoothening and strengthening. Also, if you're looking to grow your hair out, I'll post some PRACTICAL advice about my adventurous last two months. No magic and no head flipping involved. However, my methods DO require patience, so you've been warned.

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I can’t find much about Revlon Fabulengths on the internet… Let’s see if I can change that tomorrow!

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Did you find any information about them? I can’t seem to find reviews.

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I went and bought it in the blonde. The package contains two strips. It stays in place by a clear rubber cord, like a headband. The color matched my hair perfectly, but it was obvious the lengths were different, so cutting it might be something you would need to do. The bands will need to be placed correctly or it could fall out, and honestly they move around a little.

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I can't find much about Revlon Fabulengths on the internet... Let's see if I can change that tomorrow!

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Blond Brilliance: Ombre Kit

First off, this kit really does have everything you need, so don't sweat the small stuff. I would recommend for those who have dark hair to grab a deep conditioner for after and I'll explain later on.

When reading the instructions, it's a little confusing. To put it simply you need to part your friend's hair (it will be so much easier if there are two people in this equation) along their crown, and then pin it up. You will not be bleaching this part at all. Next, you split the left over hair into four parts, then divide each of the four parts into two layers: top and bottom. Pin the top layer up for later use. 

Now for the actual bleaching. You can start with any of the four sections you want, but mix the ingredients first. You can mix all of the Booster, Developer, and Lightening powder together if you're doing long hair. My friend has fairly long hair and I mixed all of the needed packets together of which I still had some bleach left over. 

Once you've mixed it, start applying the solution to the bottom half of the first section of hair with the special ombre brush. The brush is made to make the line of bleach uneven so it looks natural. Make sure to have tin foil underneath the area you're bleaching, and cover every angle of the hair, then wrap it up in the foil. Now finish the rest of the bottom halves of hair and once you finish that layer move on to the upper section. Repeat all of the steps until you have no sections left. 

The timing for how long you leave the solution on your hair varies: light to dark hair 20-60 mins; light brown hair 20-90 mins; medium brown hair 40-90 mins; dark brown hair 60-90 mins. My friend has dark brown hair and we checked at 60 minutes when we decided to go for the full 90 minutes.

As you can see from the picture above my friend's hair came out amazingly, but also note that it isn't white like what normal bleach mix would have made it in that length of time. See the box says "natural" looking ombre, and that's exactly what we got. However, her hair still ended up being fried, which should be somewhat expected when going up so many levels. This is why I said to grab that deep conditioner because you will definitely need it if you're jumping from a dark color to a lighter color. It's my opinion, though, that if we had used normal bleach at a 30 or 40 level developer, her hair would have broken completely off. So for us it was a fair trade, but it might not be for you. I'm sure the fairer haired people using this won't have such a feel to their hair, but I can't know for sure until I try it myself (I have a lighter level than my friend). 

I loved this and my friend loved this, so I will definitely be using the 9 Level lifter by Blond Brilliance very soon!

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Ion Repair Solutions: Effective Care Treatment

You've all seen this at the front of the Sally's stores. I'm here to say that this is some incredible stuff. I used a picture of this in its packet form, but I actually have a liter of this and I use it a lot, especially right after I bleach or dye my hair. It helps repair damage and dry hair, but a lesser known fact is that it helps lock in your color. Use it once or twice a week for brittle hair, and leave it on for five to twenty minutes depending on how damaged the hair is. 

Questions or comments? Send them to me and I'll respond as soon as possible!

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Ion Color Brilliance Brights: Purple Review

To start I had to bleach the strands of hair that I wanted purple because the instructions recommended a nice level 7 blonde lift to put the color over. Personally I could have done a better job at bleaching out the hair. However, I figured the purple was dark enough that even if some parts weren't completely lifted the purple would still evenly cover it. Thankfully, I was correct.

I would recommend to not waste time with a brush and bowl because the dye is paste-like and requires the use of lathering it on by hand. Gloves are a must, not because of it burning your hands (you won't feel anything of the sort) but for the fact that this stains the skin. It will also stain almost any surface it comes in contact with. However, with my sink it stained a few days and then eventually came off. If this does happen to your skin or sink or anything else hot water plus Dawn soap will go along way of getting it off.

Pro tip: If you don't like a demi- or semi-permanent color, using Dawn soap on your hair will quickly bleed most of the color out. Do remember that this is a sort of last ditch effort and will dry out and possibly damage your hair due to the harsh detergents in the soap. So use a deep moisturizing conditioner.

The length of time this dye will stay on your hair really depends on how you take care of your hair. I've noticed that using shampoo really bleeds the color out. The same happens with hot water. I rarely use shampoo, so this isn't much of a problem for me, and the water can be warm but just not sauna hot. The color will most likely stain, so be prepared for that. The Ion collection is always very highly pigmented and it really shows. Even though the purple is dark indoors, you can still see the shade. Going outside the color really pops and I for one absolutely love that. I like that this color can go from subtle to eye catching. 

Any questions or comments? Send them to me and I'll respond as soon as I can!