It’s been a very long time since I’ve made any drastic decisions when it comes to my hair, which is generally left long and air-dried since I’m too lazy for constant heat styling and can’t braid to save my life. I’ve even stopped colouring my hair late last year, after I received compliments on the ‘lighter colour’ when I actually just hadn’t dyed it since before my wedding! The few grey hairs are still pesky (yes, I’m a young woman with silver strands of wisdom in my mop!) but overall nothing was really happening with my hair until I succumbed to my lust for a blunt fringe! The hairdresser was hesitant but I was adamant and I love how it’s made me care about my hair a bit more, and start using product more regularly.
I wake up each morning with the craziest looking fringe ever, so I generally wet it a little bit and then comb it down with my Tangle Teezer* (I have the Watermelon version, isn't it adorable?!) or my Lady Jayne Tangleze On-The-Go Detangling Brush*. After it's dried I either straighten it or just spray a mist of L'Oreal Elnett Satin Normal Hairspray* (this is the mini can!) which takes the spot of top hairspray so far throughout my trials (currently trialling some more to compare for you!) If I find that my fringe is a bit piecey and won't stop separating, my mini can of Batiste Tropical Dry Shampoo fixes it up. I also use the Girlz Only Dry Shampoo and am going to give the Tresemme Dry Shampoo a whirl next as I've heard it's pretty decent and it's on sale at Coles this week.
Having a fringe can be frustrating at times and isn't entirely low maintenance but so far I'm really happy with the change - I sometimes pin it back for work and it blends in with ease, so I can opt out of effort if I want to. My initial chop gave me a wispier fringe than I intended so we made it more blunt the second time around (picture on the top left is the most recent!) I have a few more hair posts in the pipeline and I would love to see your product recommendations in the comments as I'm a bit of a hair noob!
-Emma xx
*Products provided for consideration. Honesty, always.
Ahh, the tangle teezer looks adorable. You look beautiful with the fringe. I have always wanted to do a fringe but have been hesitant mainly because I dont have a lot of hair, I think it will not suit me :( Let me know how you go with the Pantene dry shampoo. I am keen on trying the Pantene one..
ReplyDeleteThe watermelon colour mix is gorgeous isn't it?! I'm so happy with my fringe, I have incredibly thick hair so the weight of it helps most of the time.
DeleteThe fringe looks great, it must feel good to do something different with it.
ReplyDeleteI loooove my tangle teazer, the best decision I ever made was buying it...!
Thank you Elle, it was such a refreshing change for me after the wedding! So glad to hear you love your Tangle Teezer too, it's the only hairbrush my niece will use now ;)
DeleteHey, way to rock the fringe! And the silvery strands of wisdom. :) I don't know what it is but never met a hairdresser who would cut my bangs without trying to dissuade me from the decision!
ReplyDeleteOh hey thanks Liz! I think hairdressers must have all had a scary experience with 'bangs' (LOL) and a customer who hated it immediately after, lol
DeleteI love the Elnett hairspray. Out of the handful I have at home, that is my fave as it's not sticky but can hold the do. I'm sure I've mentioned before that I love your fringe. I haven't rocked a fringe since high school... I think I'm put off by the growing out process haha
ReplyDeletexox Kat @ Katness
It's so damn good - makes sense that it is a great seller for the brand :)
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