Chop, chop.

I hadn't, up to now, decided if I liked going to the hairdresser or not. Usually, I just get a trim and a box colour applied and it costs no more than a tenner, but now I've moved out into a university town, things are different. I had a little trim at one of the salon's on the high street and while the experience wasn't awful, it wasn't great either - five toddlers running around screaming while mums chatted was excruciating - if you know me, you know I hate children. I paid £14 for a basic trim and while that's not extortionate, I'm used to paying £5 for a 'proper' haircut and about £1 for a fringe trim or having one cut in, so it was a little painful.

My friend recommended me a new salon, though, and told me about the offer they were running - a wash, cut and blow dry for £17. I'd been really itching to change my hair for the longest time, so I jumped at the chance and had a fantastic experience! I was in and out in under half an hour, had a lovely woman do my hair and had quite a nice cup of coffee.

So I thought I'd pop up a picture along with some old ones of my hair through the years.

Half blonde and half bright red for my prom. I was about sixteen.

Seventeen. Still red. (Sorry it's sideways!)

Sideways again...sixteen, trying to lift the red out. I quite liked this.

A medium brown - still not covered all the red! About seventeen.

Shortly after falling into a vat of bleach...Eighteen.

It was supposed to be an ombre brown/blonde affair...still eighteen. (Room at uni)

Playing with a wig for Halloween and a lot of makeup. Still eighteen.

Nineteen! I learned to use my curling iron and added purple underneath!

A few weeks later, a dark brown. 

Aaaaaand my current hair. I'm working my way to an Uma Thurman Pulp Fiction look. Probably. 

Has your hair changed a lot over the years?

Date Night

Here's my beauty regime for when I have a hot date! This is usually a very rushed, toast-in-mouth kind of affair, because time-keeping and I are having a bit of a fall-out at the moment.

Showering is my favourite way to chill out. Boiling under water and scrubbing myself clean is like a therapy for me and it's a wonderful way to calm down and relax if I've had a hard or long day. If I have time, I'll do the sugar scrub that I talked about recently, and then I'll decide what I want to do with my hair. My hair is naturally very straight and very fine, but there's a lot of it, so it decides what it wants to do and won't listen to me. It takes strategic planning and an ambush mission. This time, I covered my hair root-to-tip in V05's Gloss Me Smoothly conditioner and shoved it up into a bun while I scrubbed my entire body with sugar and oil. It's an odd picture, but go with me!

Once out of the shower I used Soap and Glory's The Righteous Butter over my skin and waited until my hair was about 80% dry before getting out my blowdryer and finishing the job. (Perfect opportunity to eat and catch up on Dexter!) I decided on full-on crazy ringlet curls, so the conditioner would help make them softer and glossier - it's hard to get good shine on blonde hair. Because my hair was such a mad statement, I went for very natural makeup with a nude lipstick from Revlon dabbed on five seconds before leaving the flat.

Here's a rough picture of what I looked like - I look so moody but I assure you I had a great time and my hair went down really well.