I’ve been using a few new hair products lately, some I’ve loved & some not so much. As a background, my hair is currently pretty damaged (after being colour stripped, re-dyed brown, then ombré tipped) so I find it can be dry and definitely needs TLC.

1. Moroccan Oil – This is my new favourite ‘use all the time’ hair product. It keeps my bleached ends from tangling too much, and helps LOADS with the dryness. It’s really good for reducing frizz, and smells delicious.  I use it after washing my hair, and I’ve tried both the light and normal versions and prefer the normal.
2. Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Mask – I’ve tried two hair masks over the past few months, and I think this one just beats the other (talked about below) because of the scent, however this is twice the price. It’s really thick, and after leaving it on my hair for around 4 minutes after shampooing I’ve found that my hair remains hydrated and much less damaged-looking for a few washes after. Leaving it on for too long results in greasy looking hair. I’ve also tried using this just on the bleached tips of my hair which works great!
3. Moroccan Oil Intense Curl Cream – My hair has a natural wavey curl to it, but because of the current bleachy dryness it ends up looking more like a frizzy mess. After trying – and loving – the moroccan oil argan oil, I thought I’d give this a go. I’m not impressed at all. The product feels really sticky and the recommended amount left my hair really weighed down. I’m not sure if this is meant to be for just *really* curly hair, but it’s definitely not a product I’ll buy again. In the mean time I’m using this up by sparingly applying a little to my wet hair to control flyaways and frizz.
4. KMS ‘curl up’ shampoo & silksheen conditioner – I couldn’t make my mind up over which set I wanted to try, so I mixed it up. KMS is most likely the highest price I’ve paid for shampoo, I usually buy Bedhead tweens which work out really reasonable. I didn’t notice any great improvement with my hair from these two products, although the conditioner did do a great job of detangling my bleached ends. I think perhaps if you had very specific needs then a set of KMS products might work well, but I had to decide between curl/damaged/colour/dryness.
5. Bumble and Bumble thickening spray – I saw this on buyapowa and decided to give it a go as I’ve heard great things about b&b products. I absolutely love the smell of this spray, it’s really fresh! It also works great, thickening my hair without any sticky residue, and allowing the hair to be brushed afterwards. I once used a tigi S thickening spray which was like spraying glue into my hair, I ended up throwing that out after a week. I’d definitely buy this again!
6. Senscience Inner Restore Intensif Masque – This was the first of the two hair masks I tried, and while the scent isn’t all there (it’s quite strong, and somewhat synthetic), the results are great. My hair feels so soft after using this mask and it definitely keeps my tangles at bay.  Like the other mask it shouldn’t be left on for very long as it can make your hair feel greasy and look thin afterwards, avoiding the roots helps but I always like to massage it into my scalp! I will probably buy this again because the price is good.

I’ve just started using Mane ‘n’ Tail shampoo and conditioner, which is a weird one. Originally made for horses and now fully crossed over to humans. I’m liking it so far, it’s left my hair manageable and tangle free, but I can’t say whether it’s great until I’ve used it for a couple of months!