Intense red? I don't think so ... [A 'Garnier Olia' review]

Yesterday I decided to dye my hair red. Last year I was a red head but decided to change to black because I didn't want to be a 'sheep'. Recently I have been growing the black out and dying it brown, so before I decided to change colour I was 'Ruby black' (Casting Creme Gloss - The BEST dye i have ever used! And smells great too!) Don't be fooled by it's name, it wasn't black - it was a reddish brown and not nearly as dark as it sounds. I've read a few articles and researched on google whether it would be worth it to strip my hair colour so that the red would stick and of course everyone recommended it! I used B4 Colour (which absolutely reeks - if you want to smell like someone has farted on your head then thats the hair remover to go for) which worked amazingly well and changed me to a blondy brown. Before I applied the red I made sure to read the leaflet and it did say that I could dye my hair immediately after. So thats what I did. Now whether I should have waited for a couple of days or whether the dye is actually rubbish; I dont know. As you can see in the picture my roots are fairly reddish however, the majority of my hair has gone dark brown!?! This is definitely not the result I wanted ...
When I first saw this dye advertised on TV I thought 'Great! No more ammonia!' and I loved the colour on the box. The application of it is very easy and the mess is limited, but the downfall is that the colour dosent deliver and it is quite expensive (£6.99 a box). This is a hair dye that does NOT do what it says on the box. In my opinion, if you are deciding to go an outstanding/bright colour then I would stick to the ones that work such as LIVE XXL or Casting Creme Gloss. 

Remember, Remember the 5th of November

I'm sure everyone knows it is bonfire night tonight, so i just wanted to begin my blog with a bang! (haha get it?) As we all know bonfire night is an explosion of fireworks and is a gathering that brings everyone together; where everyone wraps up like parcels to keep warm against the cold air. The whole experience always gives me that warm, wintery feeling and i love nothing more than being wrapped up cosy. But the one thing that never stops is the feeling I get stood under the colourful night sky. My heart swells and i start to get an overwhelming feeling of emotion that brings me close to tears and at that point there is nothing more that i want to do than be in the arms of the one i love.
This year my family decided to go and see the fireworks in Longleat. I must say, if you have never been to see this or if you are ever nearby I highly recommend it! The fireworks were by far the best i have seen so far for bonfire night, I was hugely impressed. The music played was a mix of animal themed songs, and the finale was played to 'The Circle of Life' from the Lion King. The production team timed the rockets to bang in time with the music and they varied the fireworks between small sizzlers and huge bangs I cannot do this night justice, but you can definitely tell that a huge amount of effort was put into making this night spectacular. My hat goes up to the team at Longleat, thankyou very much!