My Lazy Haircare Routine for Coloured Hair

How do you keep your dyed hair looking and feeling nice if you’re super lazy? Here’s my routine! Check it out on YouTube here. Products mentioned: Olaplex Diamond Espesso Plus 3 Min Hair Color Brite Organix Hair Colour Fudge Professional Clean Blonde Violet Toning Shampoo Elizavecca CER-100 Treatment Paul Mitchell Super Strong Liquid Treatment Daily Naturals Detangler Spray Kerastase Kerastase …

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Hair frizz science: water and hydrogen bonds

I’ve had some people ask me how the Panasonic Nanoe Hairdryer prevents frizz while adding water to the hair. I tried to explain it in an Instagram post, but then I realised that I needed more diagrams and space to explain it properly, so here it is! (Note: This post isn’t sponsored, although I have been sponsored by Panasonic for …

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Damaging Reducing Hair Dryer? Panasonic Nanoe EH-NA98

This post is sponsored by Panasonic. I’ve been using Panasonic hair dryers for more than a decade, so I’m super excited to share this review of the Panasonic Nanoe EH-NA98 Moisture Infusing Advanced Hair Dryer that’s just launched in Australia. I’ve been using it for the last 2 months and it’s the best hair dryer I’ve ever tried. As you …

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Silicone Mythbusting

Silicone Mythbusting Video

This post is sponsored by Grant Industries. Silicones are one of the Big Bad ingredients in skincare, make-up and haircare. They’ve been demonised by natural brands, and there are more warnings about them than you can count. So I was delighted when Grant Industries (ingredient manufacturer, maker of Granactive Retinoid, physical sunscreens and of course, silicones) asked me to do a …

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How Do Different Types of Hair Dye Work? The Science

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Dyeing your hair is one of the easiest ways to change up your appearance. It’s quick and low maintenance, but the science behind it is actually very interesting. The Structure of Hair To understand what happens, first we need know what exactly a strand of hair contains. Each strand of hair is made up of three layers: Medulla – This …

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My Asian Hair Bleaching Experience

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Today’s video is about my hair bleaching experience, back in July! A bit of background: The last time I had my hair coloured in a salon was in 2009. Those were the days before Olaplex, when hairdressers would just look at my coarse black Asian hair and shake their heads sadly. When I say coarse, I mean my hair should …

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How Does Olaplex Hair Treatment Work?

Olaplex 2 & 3: How Does Olaplex Hair Treatment Work?

What is Olaplex? Olaplex is a line of hair repair, “bond building” treatments that’s getting heaps of buzz in the hair community, especially with people who have damaged hair from excessive bleach. It’s available in a couple of forms – Olaplex can be mixed in with bleaching products to minimise damage, or it can be used as a separate treatment. Here’s …

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Instagram Live Q&A session: 30 July 2018

Instagram Live Q&A session: 30 July 2018

I did my first Instagram Live session earlier this week, where I fielded questions and answered them to the best of my ability – it was basically a pop quiz for me! The questions were mostly about skincare (of course), but there were a few about hair and cats as well. I tried to answer as many questions as I …

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