How I Maintain and Tone My Clip-In Extensions and Colour-Freedom Metallic Glory Review!

I bought Milk + Blush Triple Weft Extensions in Spaced Out in November (Check out my initial review here). As I style mine often to wear on nights out I tend to wash them often to keep them sleek and soft. I noticed the grey tone from the ombre ends had faded and I decided to use Knight & Wilson Colour Freedom Metallic Glory in Silver Blonde. 

This is a Permanent Hair Colour and on the box looks a grey/blonde shade. The picture below shows an unfiltered picture of my extensions beside the box to show the colour before and how it should look after..

As you can see my extensions are supposed to be a grey shade but have become quite ashy blonde, that being said they are definitely not much different than when I received them, which can be seen in my review above. From the colour key on the box I expected them to be a nice toned grey/'white' shade.

The photo above is a full photo of my extensions before they were dyed. Below is the contents of the box:

The box contained:

• Instructions
• Gloves
• Conditioner
• Cream Developer
• Colourant

I followed the instructions and left the dye on for 25 minutes (pictured below). I then followed with rinsing them, leaving the conditioner on for 5 mins and rinsed it off to leave my extensions really soft!

Once I dried my extensions, trimmed the ends and applied a little coconut oil to the ends they looked like this:

To be honest I don't see a great difference but what you mightn't be able to see from the picture is that the ends are a cooler tone with a slight grey look in the right light. The light in which I took the photo is a 'yellow' light which can cause them to look warmer in tone. This dye has definitely brought my extensions back to their original colour and removed the warm/brassy tones I didn't like about the ends.

If I was to do this again I would use one of the 'grey' dyes and not a silver blonde as I feel this would achieve the grey I wanted. All in all, I'm happy with the end result as my extensions look thicker, healthier and toned which was the next best thing to grey hair!

I would rate the dye a 3/5 as it has great conditioning qualities but lacks in the fact it didn't produce the colour promised on the box. 

What dyes/hair products do you use for the most coveted hair colour lately? Let me know in the comments!

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Snapshot: Wednesday 24th February 2016.

Yesterday was my little sister's 20th birthday. We spent Tuesday night making the kinder bueno cheesecake and messy cupcakes! We honestly haven't made either before and went out on a whim and gave them a go.. To be honest I think they turned out pretty well! (More on those later!)

We spend yesterday afternoon shopping as she treated herself to dungarees and a cute stripey top from Topshop among other things! Obviously, I was tagging along and trying to be good as pay day is two days away but I managed to get my hands on a few necessities from Boots and my local Chemist (Drugstore). I had to have great restraint here as I could have easily come away with arms full of items as the drugstore has really stepped up it's game lately! There were so many amazing items that are making it onto my wish list to get trying out asap! I'll post a mini-haul for you guys here..

1. Quick Fix Facial Purifying Charcoal Mask - £4.99

2. Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer (Light) - £4.19

3. Botanics 100% Organic Rosewater Toning Spritz - £3.99 (currently on offer - £5.99 full price)

4. Wet 'n' Wild Coverall Concealer Palette 

5. Wet 'n' Wild Colour Icon Glitter Single (White/Iridescent)

6. DUO Striplash Adhesive (Clear) - £4.99

7. Sleek Highlighter Eye Palette in Solstice - £9.99

We came home and our family visited and I ate my body weight in food and had a few drinks. We put all the food we made and snacks out on the table our selection kept me happy anyway..

It was a good day. I ended it by writing this post while enjoying my last drink, my view right now looks like this..

I couldn't manage to get a great outfit photo today but I did my best again making great use of photobooth on my mac lol.. 

I wore an old Warehouse striped swing dress which has short sleeves and a high neck. It's just a loose stretchy jersey material but I absolutely love the stripe on this and it's one of my favourite Warehouse pieces ever! I have it paired with a Henry Holland tartan scarf and my vintage Levi's denim jacket from Urban Renewal. This is my typical style, comfy yet I like to look like I made an effort, I hope! On my bottom half I just wore black tights and my ankle high black and white converse! 

For my make-up I did my signature full coverage face with a warm toned contour and Jeffree Star Liquid Lipstick in Androgyny. Duh.

Hope you all had a great 'hump day', being off work this week is amazing. Having time to chill is always great. I'm off to watch Teen Wolf & Pretty Little Liars now. I genuinely look forward to Wednesdays to catch up!! What shows are you hooked on at the minute? Let me know!

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Milk + Blush Hair Extensions Review.. Blogmas day six!

Hey!

Today I'm going to review the Milk + Blush Hair Extensions. (Formally known as Dirty Looks)

I got the full head triple set - ombre hair extensions in the colour 'Spaced Out' which is a nearly black (I'd say close to a 1b) to a grey colour as shown below..

I chose the 20-22" length as I prefer the longer length and I think they don't look as long on me as it would on others.

The full price for these extensions in the 16-18" is £89.99 before delivery.

and for the 20-22" is £104.99 you can find them both HERE.

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So, here's my story with my extensions and how I felt about them..

To be honest when I first opened the package I thought these extensions weren't grey at all, I was kinda confused as they looked a dark blonde/light brown shade and even my sister agreed! Then once I took out the test strip to check the root colour I noticed they looked noticeably lighter but definitely not grey.. yet.

I continued to just open the packet with the full head of extensions as they were so soft and whatever the colour was they looked so beautiful so I was definitely keeping them! I did this and put the full head in to get an idea of how they looked.

Once I did this I went to my room to check them out in the bigger mirror. This is when I noticed the colour! As I was in a different room with a more yellow light they appeared darker but once I went into my room with a white light they are a pale blonde/toned grey and are so gorgeous! This colour is so hard to explain as they constantly change in whichever light I am in (as most hair colours do). 

So, wether I'm in a yellow lit room, a more white lit room or natural light they'll never look the same colour but I am so in love with it!

It's an ashy blonde with a toned grey look and it's so complementary to the dark root and the ombre is done so well as I was slightly worried of having a very harsh dip dye line as thats something I definitely don't like but the blend in these are also amazing!

I can't talk any better of these.

The quality of the hair is long, extremely soft and the thickness from the root to tip is the same throughout so there is no thinning at the bottom!

As mine are triple weft there is 3 wefts to each piece, 3 times the thickness of the usual set. These are the perfect thickness for anyone who like myself has very short hair as my own hair doesn't really mix with the extensions to thicken them up!

Here's a photo I took the first time I wore my extensions. I styled them with my straightner on the lowest heat (150 degrees) to try to maintain the best quality of the hair I could.

Another thing I want to talk about is the packaging. I'm a real sucker for packaging and omg do Milk + Blush deliver!!

My extensions arrived in a small pale pink box with a simple Milk + Blush written on the front (so cute!). Inside was a card discussing the new name, another small card which said 'This isn't a dream' and contained the websites info which I'll link at the end, a care guide on products and info on how to maintain the hair and nice silver packaging containing the hair!

Here's photos of my hair with the extensions in:

The second photo is A LOT truer to colour.

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So all in all these extensions are amazing!! They're the best extensions I've used (and that's A LOT). 

Here is all of Milk + Blush's links and definitely check them out! 

Website 

Blog

Instagram

xo

M

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Haul time.. Blogmas Day Three!

Hi again!
To be honest, I haven't been able to control myself this month when it comes to shopping. If I've seen something I want I 'had' to get it.. Right? (That's how it works obvs) So this is gonna be a long one...
But it works to your advantage, here's some of the loot I picked up during the month of November and I hope you like it/wanna buy some of it!! 
I'll also try my best to link everything for you!

I'll start first off with my new make up products! I saw some things I just really wanted to try and some things that I had to get.. (thanks gwen.)

One of my biggest purchases this month was the Gwen Stefani eyeshadow palette from Urban Decay! I absolutely love every shade. It's got the perfect mixture of matte brown/nudes and shimmer shades so I can use it for daytime wear and for a night out. It'll definitely be an everyday palette! It's sold out on the urban decay website but I got mine in Debenhams so they could have it in stock. (More on this coming soon and swatches!!) edit: find my review here!

I purchased some new lip products and a new blush.
I got the Topshop Matte Lipstick in Role Model, Bourjois Rouge Velvet Lips in the shade Nudist, NYX Soft Matte Lip Creme in Transylvannia and the Bobbi Brown Blush in Berry. I love the berry shade and I know it's a tad dark for the cheeks but I've been wanted to rock that kind of eyeshadow colour for a while and couldn't find the shade I wanted until I seen this and it's super pigmented so I'll let you know how that goes!
As far as lip colours go I'm pretty obsessed with Topshop lipsticks and have been for some time, they're consistently good and really pigmented with such a wide range of colours!

Onto accessories!

The one thing that continuously catches my eye is anything iridescent or holographic. I'm bordering on obsessed.. So when I seen this clutch in New Look it was a no brainer! It's so beautiful and it definitely won't go unnoticed!
I also FINALLY got myself some Quay Australia sunglasses in the Invader style! I've lusted after these babies for more than a year after I saw someone post a photo of themselves in the gold pair and I fell in love! They're super quirky and cute! I was roaming Topshop's 'New In' section when I came across these and squealed a little inside as they sold out EVERYWHERE. I even searched eBay and Depop looking for a decent priced pair for months to no avail so you can guess how excited I was when I noticed these were back in stock! I snatched them up straight away but as there was only black and white available I went for the white for something different and when I rock them in summer I'll hopefully have a tan!

Primark nails are a fav of mine and I am rarely seen without them on. A full post on these is to follow and this rose gold bracelet for £1 is a steal it's gorgeous!

My next purchase was an AMAZING one, I'll be making a full post about these next as they are amazing and I really can't speak highly enough about them! They are my Milk + Blush clip in ombre hair extensions in spaced out. I'll link my post about them HERE incase you're interested! (This photo also includes my amazing new head band from H&M) 
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This photo also shows my new iPhone 6 Plus phone case which I may be slightly in love with. I ordered this from eBay for a couple of pound but I have found out that Skinnydip also have a very similar one which I'll link here!

I also bought these flat over the knee boots, which I absolutely love! They're from eBay again and they came brand new in a box wrapped up really well. They're super comfortable and I love the length especially as I'm quite tall.

My last purchases have been socks! I've never been so obsessed, I just love cloud print anything so when I seen these Lazy Oaf socks I couldn't resist and they're so cute!
Also, these transparent socks from Primark are really cute! I'm looking forward to pairing them with a cute pair of strappy heels for winter! 

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Ok, so lets start on my clothing buys! I can promise you there are less of these!

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My favourite clothing items for November have to be my Porter Robinson x Galaxxxy Worlds collab. These are just so amazing and so beautiful, I really love mine. I got the sweatshirt and tee from the second batch and both batches sold out in hours (or well much less). I'm so glad I got them! I also posted this on instagram (follow me.. shameless promo) and Porter liked it.. ◦°˚\(*❛‿❛)/˚°◦

I also made a purchase from Dorothy Perkins this month and got this wine pinafore (pinny) and faux shearling jacket.

Both of these are so nice and also look great together!

I'm really impressed, Dorothy Perkins also do a great range of sizes as their size range goes up to a size 22 on the majority of the items. Then to accommodate for everyone they have a curve range which goes from size 18-28! 

I also made two cuuute purchases from Primark this month. It's always a fav. I got a black polar neck ribbed tee for under my pinafore and also the cutest knitted cape. It has a fur hood and is super cosy for this time of year! I really love it!

I also couldn't walk past these pink Star Wars pj leggings! They're so cute and also a little geeky, right up my street. The pink is my favourite shade and the animations are so cool! They are so comfortable and they have the best length for me! Definitely a favourite buy. And for £8 they were an absolute steal!

I definitely hope you saw something you liked/want to check out!

If you want to ask me anything more about these products please feel free too and if you want me to make a more in depth post about any of this please let me know. I'd definitely be more than happy!!

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M