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HOW TO: Maintain and repair bleached and/or damaged hair

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hi guys! If any of you follow me on social media you will see I recently bleached my hair and in the process of going blonde. I had a full head balayage near the roots so my roots weren't bleached but they were highlighted. I am currently at stage one of going blonde and my hair is a sort of caramel/honey blonde with quite a bit of brass in it. Because I bleached dark brown Virgin hair I have to take extra care to maintain it and take care of it, using the right products and not allowing my hair to become extremely damaged or broken. Today I have some top tips on how to save and maintain your hair that I hope you find useful. Top tips to prevent (further) hair damage: 1- Try to dye/bleach your hair as little as possible If you over process your hair with bleach or dye you can have extremely damaged hair, which won't go away until you cut the damage away and re-grow your hair. 2- gentle brushes Your hair won't have the same bounce after you have over processed it...

NEW PRODUCTS ALERT | REAL TECHNIQUES - BOLD METAL COLLECTION

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Real Techniques recently released a brand new collection of brushes which are their 'Bold Metals' Collection. 7 brushes that are described as premium/proffesional brushes aimed at professional makeup artists and makeup lovers.The brushes come in three colours beautiful colours  GOLD, SILVER & ROSE GOLD. The new collection includes; (GOLD) 100 Arched Powder £25.00 101 Triangle Foundation £22.00 (SILVER) 200 Oval Shadow £15.00 201 Pointed Crease £12.00 202 Angled Liner £10.00 (ROSE GOLD) 300 Tapered Blush £24.00 301 Flat Contour £22.00 I bought 3 of the 7 brushes as I had a limited budget myself, I bought the 100, 201 and 301. As these brushes are more professional their price is definitely much more expensive than most other brushes available in Boots (only place you can purchase these, except online). When the real technique owners (Pixiwoo) were asked, the sisters reiterated that these are premium brushes being sold at th...