Make your own hair dye!

I love being experimental with my hair so I tried out a new trick the other day. I recently bought the Opia hair chalk in Pennys/Primark and I found them very good! The colours came out so vibrant on my hair but the down side to them is that it would take a long time too apply the colour too a big section of your hair and also I found them quite drying. I figured out a better way to dye my hair with the chalk so if you want to find out how I did this then keep reading :) 

I bought the Opia hair chalk for 4 euros in Pennys, There are 5 colours in the packet that you can use. They can be applied on wet or dry hair and they wash out.

My hair is bleached blonde so it will take colour easy as it is a blank canvas for hair dye. When mixing the Crushed chalk with the conditioner, the colour that is made in the bowl will be the colour that will come out on your hair if it is a light enough colour and if it is left on long enough. 

What you need

- Hair chalk

- white conditioner

- a mortar and pestle

- mixing bowl and spoon

- gloves

Steps

1. First I picked the colour that I wanted to apply to my hair.

2. I broke off about 1/3 of the chalk. 

3. I crushed the chalk in the mortar and pestle until it was a very fine powder.

4. Then I added the powder into my mixing bowl with white conditioner in it.

5. Mix together until it is smooth.

6. I washed my hair normally then left it wet.

7. I sectioned my hair so it was easier to apply the dye.

8. I applied the dye to the ends of my hair with my hands for a "dip dye" effect.

9. I left the dye in my hair for about 10 -15 minutes.

10. I rinsed out the colour and then dried my hair.

I hope you enjoyed this post and found it helpful.

Don't be afraid to try this as it will wash out after one or two washes!

I hope your having a great weekend.

:)

Robyn 

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My top 10 must have beauty products

Everyone has their favourite beauty products, weather its make up, hair products or skin care products! Here are my top 10 must have beauty products, the list wasn't hard to make as I repurchase these products constantly and use them religiously! So if you want to find out my must have products then keep reading :)

1. Catrice cosmetic prime and fine smoothing refiner

 This primer in my opinion is amazing! I always repurchase it and now all my friends and family members are using it too! A primer is a base for your make up, you apply it all over your face before you put on foundation and it will make your foundation go on smoothly and last all day! It is an oil free and silicone based primer that helps hide any pores or wrinkles. I would defiantly recommend this product to any one as it feels so nice on your skin, makes your make up last all day and its only about 5 euro!

2. MAC studio fix powder

This powder is by far my favourite powder out of many that I have tried! I have repurchased this powder for the last 5 years running! It is a powder foundation but I put it over mine own foundation as I love full coverage, but you can use it as a powder foundation also. It is full coverage, matte, long wearing with a velvety texture. Once you use this powder there is no turning back, you will get hooked on it! I love this powder and couldn't imagine not having it in my make up collection! It is approximately 30 euro.

3. Benefit Hoola bronzer

I love this bronzer as it is very natural looking on my skin. Being blonde and quite fair (when I don't have tan on) it is a great bronzer, it is ashy toned, it wont make you look orange! A lot of bronze's have a red under tone which if not applied on the correct skin tone can look awful. It is a common mistake people make, You need to find the correct bronzer to suit your skin tone. I think the hoola bronzer would suit most skin tones as it its a very natural colour that can be applied as light or as dark as you apply it yourself! This is around 30 euro.

4. MAC 217 Blending Brush

I have talked about this brush in previous posts, it is by far my favourite brush, it is a blending brush mainly used for eye make up. This was the first brush I ever purchased 5 years ago and I still have that brush plus a few extra ones for my kit. If its taken care of and washed properly it will for last years! The hairs are goat hair but they are very soft and feel nice on your skin. I recommend this brush so much for doing any eye make up look it is also in the top 10 best seller list in MAC, its 24 euro.

5. Garnier micellar cleansing water

This is the best make up remover in my opinion, it removes stubborn waterproof mascara and gel eye liners which im sure you can all agree are a pain to get off! With a cotton pad and a tiny splash of the cleansing water it wipes away nearly all the make up in one wipe! I love this for using on clients and also myself! If you mess up your gel eye liner, no problem, with a cotton bud this will clean it up in seconds! It doesn't irritate your skin and feels so refreshing. Its around 5 euro and you will get a lot of use out of this as it comes in a 400 ml bottle! 

6. MAC prolong wear paint pot

Paint pots are amazing, I first got introduced to them when I started doing my make up artistry course and they have changed how my eye make up looks and lasts! Paint pots are a base for your eye shadow that you can also get in many different colours meaning that you could wear it on your eyes with out eye shadow! Its a creamy texture but drys and it very long wearing. If you apply this before eye shadow it makes the eye shadow so much more vibrant and more photographic, some times your make up can look washed out with flash photography but the paint pots acts as a barrier. Paint pots are about 25 euro.

7. Inglot duraline

This product is great, it is a silicone polymer that can make any powder a liquid. For example if you have a gold eye shadow and want to wear a gold eye liner you can take some of the eye shadow, add a drop of duraline to the eye shadow, mix together then you have eye liner or a liquid gold for lips or anything you want. If you have gel eye liner that is dried up, here is the perfect solution. Its a fab product and it is approximately 12 euro.

8. Tangle teezer

Having long, bleached and damaged hair I have a very bad problem with knots as im sure many of you do! I find that my hair get so badly knotted that if I used a normal hair brush on it, it would actually get stuck in my mane of hair haha. If I didn't have a tangle teezer I think I would be bald by now! They are great, they really get out all the knots! The only complaint I have about this is the tangle teezer I have doesn't have a handle but I know that they have recently brought out tangle teezers with a handle so I must get one! They are 15.99.

9. Duo eyelash glue

I always think if you have a good eye lash glue you can use any eye lashes weather they are 2 euro or 20! This glue is great, it is a white glue that drys clear, you can also buy a black glue if you prefer. This glue has latex but there is also a latex free version in case of allergies. It is approximately 7 euro. 

10. Rimmel wake me up foundation

This is my favourite foundation and iv been using it for the last year! It has a lovely dewy and glowing kind of texture that is very build able, for a day look you could wear one fine layer but for a night look you can wear 2 layers for more coverage. I have a day time foundation for my skin tone but also have one for going out to match my tan! It has SPF 15 in it which is great for wearing it during the day. I would always powder this foundation as it can be quite shiny but I still love it! This is 10.99. 

Thank you for reading my top 10 beauty must haves, I hope you found this helpful for trying or buying some new products! I would highly recommend each one of these products that I have talked about they are all amazing in my opinion! It would be a very hard decision to pick a favourite out of all of them!

I hope you are having an amazing day, im sending you some good vibes,

Thanks for reading

Robyn

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End of year Fashion show

My first year in College has come to an end and wow it realy has been one of the best years of my life so far! Iv met some of the most amazing girls that are so talented and creative! Iv made some friends for life and im so excited to see what the future holds for all of us!

The theame of the fashion show was "fashion week" so we got to pick a designer that inspired us! the designers i chose for the show were "the blonds". My look was inspired by the spring/summer 2014 New York fashion week show! I love the make up in this show, its realy funky and has gorgeous vibrant colours! The hair for this show is amazing and realy stood out to me. "The blonds" are known for there iconic bodysuits that they design for celebrities like Beyoncé, Lady gaga and Miley Cyrus. 

I made the body suit for my look, i also did the hair and of course i did the make up! I was so happy with how my look turned out. My gorgeous model Rachel looked amazing in the body suit, hair and make up. The hard work leading upto the show paid off! The show was fun and everyone got to show off there favorite styles of make up! One of my favorite styles of make up is high fashion. 

           

      

 I hope you enjoyed this post and liked the look i designed inspired by "the blonds". 

 Thanks for reading

 Robyn 

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