My Highlights Have Never Looked Healthier Thanks to This Colour Conditioner

This summer, I got my hair bleached lighter than I ever have before. While I’ve tentatively dipped my toe in hair lightening in years gone by, this time round, I went for a few levels brighter than my usual. For my balayage appointment in July, the base was blonde and then toned to a gorgeous warm light brunette. It was the perfect summer hue, and I was, and am still, obsessed with my look. However, it does take a lot of maintenance to upkeep not only the tone but also the colour itself.

After using the Moroccanoil Color Depositing Mask in Cocoa.
When using any colour pigment conditioner, there are two things that you need to remember. The first is to wear gloves if you are worried about staining your hands or nails, and the second is to keep it away from white tile grouting. I’ve made this mistake before, and it’s taken a lot of product and elbow grease to get out. Another colour pigment mask I love is the Josh Wood Colour Gloss. It’s slightly runnier than the Moroccanoil mask, but the pigment is just as great, so it’s a good alternative for finer hair textures that don’t need the thickness of a creamier mask. Plus, the vibrancy lasts for up to six washes.

Best Colour Shampoos

This shampoo is completely free of sulphates and silicones if you are looking for something gentler on your lightened strands.

Aloe vera and coconut water are the lead ingredients for this shampoo, making it more hydrating than most other shampoos.

£5
Perfect for Afro and curly colour-treated hair, this shampoo contains a patented fibre-strengthening complex to shield textured hair from irreparable damage.

Have hair extensions? This one’s for you. It contains Japanese amino-fortified complex, which helps to soften hair as it cleanses but doesn’t strip.

With lychee extract, okra-seed extract, vitamin E, sunflower-sprout extract and moringa-seed oil, this shampoo is packed with nourishing ingredients to maintain hair health as it protects colour.
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