Hi guys. Welcome back to my channel. In today's video I thought I would talk about my new
hair and my current hair routine and my favorite hair products, because I have had a few of
you notice that my hair has grown considerably quicker than you could actually grow it yourself,
because I've had hair extensions. And I am so, so happy with them so I thought I would
just talk you through why, and what I do and how I look after this hair. So, yeah. I hope
you like this video.
I don't normally do lots of beauty videos on my channel, but I thought because it's
[inaudible 00:00:34] I would just give it a try and see if you guys like it. So, I decided
to get hair extensions because my hair has always been something that I have not really
loved about myself.
My natural hair is quite thin. It's actually fine if I have a bob, which if you've followed
me for years you will know I've had like, a bob before. And that is quite thick and
quite blunt. And that's actually how my husband prefers my hair. He likes it really, like
bobbed.
But I just feel so much more glamorous with a bit more hair and volume, and thickness.
So, when I got pregnant with Jackson I decided to grow my hair longer, from a bob and I was
in that really awkward, in between stage like, not being short, not being long just being
like, blah.
So, I was talking to my friend about it, my hairdresser who does my highlights from home,
and she had just trained in Easilocks so she was like, "Well, I could do Easilocks for
you." Like, "We won't go crazy, we won't put too many in etc." So, I was like, "Cool. Let's
do it."
So, I did it and my husband was really dubious about it. He was like, "I don't like hair
extensions." Because he thought that they would be very obvious, but I only had 80 bonds
put in and I think some people have like, 100, 150. So, I only had 80 and I think it's
really quite natural.
The first time she put the extensions in we cut the extensions up to my natural hairline,
because I was more bothered about the volume than the length, but this time around I have
left them long, because obviously when you curl them up they shorten a bit. I'm still
not sure if they're a little bit long, but anyway. I've decided to keep the length and
I love it. I feel so glamorous, I feel like, a bit younger, I just feel like I've got so
much thickness.
So, I love them, but I've had them now for about six months and I have learnt a lot about
how to maintain them and look after them, because I use heat on them it is really important
that you use a hair oil. This is the one that I use. This is the Rose Gold Oil, which is
actually from Easilocks. And I will put about five to eight pumps in every morning and every
night.
To begin with I kind of, didn't really take this oil thing very seriously, but obviously
because it is human hair, but it's not attached to anything, it is getting no moisture and
it's very porous because it has been dyed and all kinds of things.
You kind of, have to replace the moisture to maintain the hair, so I put the oil in
every morning and every night. When it comes to washing my hair I bought the Easilocks
shampoo and conditioner. Oh, by the way, this is also not a sponsored video. Like, I spent
a lot of money on this hair.
But this is the conditioner and the shampoo that I use. They recommend that you use their
shampoo and conditioner because it has no SLES in it. Yeah, it says, "No parabens, no
silicone's, no sulfates, no petroleum's, no testing on animals."
So, I bought these ones, basically because it is human hair and it is quite porousy I
just want to keep it as long as is possible. So, I was like, "I'm just going to go ahead
and buy like, all of the proper stuff."
So, I've got these, but I have to be honest with you, and I hope you don't think I'm gross,
but I actually only wash my full head of hair about once a week, or every five days. It's
such a lot to dry and style, and everything. I just go as long as possible and that will
also help the hair as well.
And in between full washes I have a little trick that I do every two to three days. And
that is, I get the top half of my hair, which is like, all my actual hair and I will wash
it over the sink. So, I will wash like, the top half of my hair. Shampoo, conditioner,
and blow dry it. Everything. But I will tie up all of this hair and I will actually properly
wash like, this half of my head.
So, that is one hack that I do. Just because blow drying all of this would take so long.
Especially with three children. Like, I just don't have the time. And I also swear by dry
shampoo. This is the Batiste one that I love. It is the brilliant blonde version, so it
actually has a bit of lightness to it, because, see, if I get roots I can even use that as
a bit of a cover up for the roots.
So, yeah. I love this and I have used it for ages, but every other day or if I just want
a little bit more texture, or I just want it to look a bit drier I will put this in
and I love it.
Yeah, and then every now and then I will also do a hair mask. This one smells really good.
It's a coconut 3-in-1 mask from Garnier. They sent this to me as like, a gift and I used
it and I actually really do like it. It smells amazing. And I will just put it in like, the
ends of my hair. Not anywhere near the bonds or anything, and then I will just wash it
out, but that is more of a rare thing.
And the last thing that I wanted to show you that is the most amazing product is the Wet
Brush. So, Tangle Teezer are also amazing, but I recently decided to try the wet brush
and it's so good for tangles, thin hair, if you have extensions, etc.
It just glides through your hair, it doesn't catch on any of the bonds and I just really
rate it. So, I have bought about three of these now. They're like, in every room. I'm
like, "Where's the Wet Brush? Where is the wet brush?" But, yeah. I really, really like
that.
But when I do, do a full hair wash I will come out and I will blow dry it straight quite
quickly afterwards, and I'll put the oil in and stuff like that, because this is also
a heat protector.
Then when it comes to styling my hair I've been using the Remington wand. So, you kind
of, just wrap the hair around it and like, ... Not like that. But you just like, wrap
your hair around it and hold. Just be careful not to burn your fingers, but yeah, I do really
like this, but I am now looking to get a bigger wand.
I have been looking at the GHD like, bigger wand, but let me know in the comments if you
know of any good styling wands like this that will give me like, a bigger curl, because
that's kind of, what I'm looking for now, but I do really like this. It's really handy.
It heats up so quickly and one good thing about it, is that you can up the heat or lower
it.
And because I want to keep the hair like, nice for longer I normally do it like, 170,
180. So, actually quite a lower heat for my extensions. Yes, but overall I am so pleased
with my hair extensions. I feel like a million bucks and now if I make a ponytail with my
hair, what used to be like, the most pathetic little, skinny ponytail is like, so much hair
and I really, really love it.
I'm finding it really easy to manage. I'm loving having the Easilocks bonds, because
I've had glue bonds in the past and I didn't get on with them as well I'm getting ... As
well as I'm getting on with these Easilock bonds.
So, I'm really loving them. They are quite expensive, but what I've been able to do,
is to buy the hair and then have them put in, and then after three months of wearing
them my hairdresser will just take them all out and just move them back up.
So, I can make these last for about six months, and I think that's quite good considering
how much I style them and all of that. But you know, they are quite expensive, but because
my thin hair was like, one of my biggest insecurities that I just really didn't like, because basically,
what it is, is I have always hated my ears. So, I had big ears and very thin hair, and
I was always worried that you would like, see my ears.
So, that's the insecurity behind that, but I just feel like if you can improve stuff
about yourself and make yourself feel better, why wouldn't you? Like, I feel so much more
glamorous now, and like, I wake up in the morning and I just feel like, ready to go.
But, yeah. Let me know what you think in the comments. I may chop a little bit off, but
overall I'm just really pleased with them. I hope this wasn't the most rambling vlog
ever, and I hope it was useful or you got something from it. Thank you so much for watching,
and I'll see you tomorrow. Bye guys/