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Thursday, August 27, 2015
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Hair growth challenge | Are any myths true?

Every girl once in their life wants Rapunzel hair over night and however that isn't possible, I've been doing this hair growth challenge to see if any of these hair growing myths or products claiming to or have been raved about actually work. I started this challenge once I finished the Lee Stafford shampoo, conditioner and wash-out treatment.

I decided to do this hair growth journey over 6 months, as I wanted to see if these results were consist and like a diet, eating healthy for one month wouldn't make you have a bikini body.

Without doing anything special my hair grows 1/4 an inch or less a month, so hopefully these products or tips will increase the growth. This post will be a diary of my hair growth journey from March to August, which in turn should give me 1 1/2 inch of growth, even if the products don't work.

I don't use heat on my hair only for special occasions and in the 6 months I used heat 7 times. I never use a hair dryer, so I let my hair air dry and I did get a haircut in April and August.

SO LETS SEE THE JOURNEY!!

March to May

The first three months I took one tub on 300ug Biotin tablets I got from Holland and Barrett, taking a range of one to four tablets each day sometimes forgetting a day.

In three months, my hair would grow 3/4 of an inch but if you see by the results it's grown nearly TWO INCHES and all thanks to biotin, which was last mentioned in this post. This result is already more hair growth I would usually get in six months.

May to June

For half of may I started to use the Tesco: Hair, Skin and Nails supplements. I only took them for half the month as I didn't really like taking them but as I still have half a box left I will finish the box after the hair growth journey. As you can see from the images below, even with taking half the box my hair still managed to grow just over an inch in ONE MONTH!

June to August

As of June 27 I started to take the biotin tablets again after repurchasing them to see if I can get the same results or if it was just a one off. I will also be washing my hair with the Mane n Tail shampoo and conditioner to see if this promote growth.

These was the month where a few people I hadn't seen for a few weeks (since May/June) kept asking me how my hair had grown in such. Even my hair dresser asked I got my hair to grow so long since my last hair cut. I had my hair cut in August, where I about 1 inch cut off, as my ends were looking very uneven, however they weren't damaged, so I gone without one but I wanted my hair to appear nicer.

My hair length from August 8th (day of hair cut) where I had an inch off!

RESULTS

OMG it's results day (although you'll be reading this all in one go, whereas I've been updating this behind the scenes since March). So the questions you're all asking:

Has my hair grown?
How much has it grown?
What products will I carry on using?

My hair has grown nearly 4 inches possibly 5 if I didn't have an inch cut off but even that is amazing as normally in 6 months, it would of grown 1 1/2 inches!! I can't believe how fast my hair has grown in a short amount of time. I've gone from shoulder length hair to below chest in this time.

Seeing the results from biotin I will defiantly pick up more tubs and will try the 1,000ug to see if the results are even greater in two-three months. I have also picked up some more lee stafford hair growth treatments and leave-in sprays!

Thank you so much for reading my hair growth journey and hope you have found this useful. In October I will post my one year hair growth progress to compare with the results from this blog post.
If you want me to test out any other products that are meant to grow your hair faster, then let me know in the comments below.

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Thursday, August 28, 2014
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
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Current Daily Morning Skincare Routine

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I thought it was time I did another post on my skincare routine, as the last one was over a year ago and all the products have since changed. We all want clear, flawless skin and while these products have worked for me to help me get clearer skin, they may not work for you. I have combination skin, which is mostly normal with some dry patches under my eyes and forehead, then oily on my nose and chin.

In the morning, I switch my face cleansers depending on how my skin is looking. I use the Simple Spotless face wash when my face is having a few breakouts, and I use the Good Things Stay Clear Cleanser the rest of the week, I'd say I use the Good Things cleanser 5-6 times a week. I use both cleansers with my muslin cloth. Usually on a Wednesday morning I would use the Good Things Five Minutes Face Mask. I also use this Sunday evening but I will talk more about that in my evening routine, as I use it in a slightly different way.

Once I have cleansed my face, I use one of two toner/cleansing waters, I like to alternate between the two, depending on what I'm doing in the day and so my skin doesn't get used to the product. Most of the time I will use the Lush Eau Roma Water (Toner Water) but on days where my skin needs more 'help' I use the L'Oreal Micellar Solution. I also use these products in the evening to aid with taking off my makeup.

Once my skin has absorbed the toner waters, I use Soap and Glory Puffy Eye Attack (Turbo Boost Hydragel) which is AMAZING! I use this every day even when my eyes aren't puffy or have dark circles, and when I do have them they are cleared within minutes.

Surprise surprise I use the much raved about beauty product on the internet, La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo [+] anti-blemish cream which I only picked up because of the results and recommendations from my friend, and I glad I did as this product is a miracle, its cleared my skin amazingly.

I have two main moisturisers that I use on a daily basis, Simple Spotless Skin Moisturiser which I only use if I don't use the La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo [+] and I use the Nivea Day Cream SPF15 everyday sometimes even with the Simple moisturiser just to give my skin so UV protection.

If you want a full review on any of these products please comment below, and I will be posting an evening routine soon.

I HAVE BIG NEWS TO REVEAL THIS WEEK!!

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Wednesday, July 09, 2014
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
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Review: Lee Stafford Hair Growth Treatment

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Sunday, February 23, 2014
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Boots Haul & First Impressions

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After doing some last minute shopping for some presents, I decided to treat myself with some new face and hair products. As I'm beginning to run out with what I have currently, I thought what's not a better time to buy new products when there are deals everywhere. I decided to buy all new products for the winter, as I felt like it was time for a change and because none of the products I have already are suitable for my skin in this weather.

Biore Strips normally £7.99, on sale for £4.00

I usually buy boots/superdrug own pore strips, but when I saw these were less than boots own, I thought why not give them a try. These are defiantly work and are worth the price, as they remove more dirt and makes my skin smoother and look clearer than boots or superdrug own. As these £7.99 for a pack a 6, I would buy these if they are on deal again or as a treat for myself every now and then.

Soap & Glory 3 in 1 wash off, deep purifying cleanser £8

This product smells lovely, I love fruit smelling products. It provided me with instant results, my skin felt so soft and reduced redness of spots and blemishes. Before this cleanser, other ones would leave my skin all dry.

Simple anti-blemish moisturiser £4.59

My current moisturiser is the clean & clear dual action oil-free moisturiser, but for the winter I find it too thick and not really doing anything to my skin. So I thought it was time to buy a new moisturiser. I really like this moisturiser as you don't need a lot to make my face feel moisturised. I've only used this once and it's true what they say on the tube, I could see my face becoming clearer and less redness.

Lee Stafford Hair Growth Shampoo £6.99 (free), Conditioner £6.99 and treatment £7.99

You may of seen my other blog post reviewing the hair growth leave-in treatment, where I mentioned I used owned the shampoo, conditioner and treatment before. I originally was going to buy another treatment but I saw there was a 3 for 2 offer, on this range and as I'm about to run out of my current shampoo and conditioner (Tresemme Keratin), I decided to buy the shampoo and conditioner as well. What I like about using this set together, it makes my hair feel so soft and add loads of shine.

I will post the results to my hair growth challenge next week.

Good Things five minutes face mask normally £5.99 paid £3.99 and fresh start creamy cleanser normally £4.99 paid £3.33

These two products smell amazing, the scents stay on my face even when my the products are off my face. What I love about the face mask is I can tell that it is working. It doesn't take a long time to dry, so I am able to do other things in the five minutes, unlike other masks I have to wait for it to dry. I noticed the face mask went rock solid and was quite hard to budge when I went to wash it off. I use the fresh start creamy cleanser this morning, and I've decided to use for the mornings as this cleanser is a lighter than the soap & glory 3 in 1. From using this my skin feels plump, hydrated and clean.