Fudge Violet Toning Shampoo

Fudge Violet Toning Shampoo - £8.99

Brassy tones, the bane of any blondes life. I always try and keep my hair looking white, but it's so frustrating when it turns yellow after a few days. I've tried more or less every purple shampoo going, but the best has to be Fudge.

You can tell by the picture just how much of a deep purple this shampoo is. It actually terrified me putting it on my light hair! This lathers up really well and covers the whole of your hair with ease. I tend to leave it on for 5 - 10 minutes, depending on how brassy my hair is, and it takes the yellow tones straight out. Unlike other purple shampoos I've tried, this doesn't leave my hair feeling damaged and tangled. It leaves my hair feeling soft and shiny, yay! The only downside to this product is that it does stain your hands. It doesn't last for more than a few hours, but you do have to deal with corpse-like purple hands for a while!

I don't think you can buy this in stores, but most hairdressers tend to have it. I bought it on Amazon because I'm lazy. I'd definitely recommend this product if you're trying to get rid of brassy tones, works like a charm!

James Brown Photo Fabulous Wave Spray

James Brown Photo Fabulous Wave Spray - £7.19

I pretty much have the worst natural hair ever. It used to be really curly but after years of using bleach and heat it's pretty much just a frizzy wavy mess. I'm trying to cut down on how much I use heat on my hair, so I was looking for something that would make my natural hair a little more ... socially acceptable. 

I've tried quite a few different wave sprays, but they all dried my hair out. I'd read quite a few good reviews on this product so decided to give it a go. The bottle tells you to apply it to towel dried hair and then blow dry. I tried doing it this way and through letting my hair dry naturally. They both gave pretty much the same effect, however drying naturally made it slightly more frizzy. My hair definitely had more volume, and the waves that my hair already has became much more noticeable and tamed. I wouldn't say that it gave me that lovely beach hair look, but it was definitely an improvement. I'd probably buy this again, it's the best wave spray I've come across so far.