Happy Friday, loves!! Who can believe it is almost September? Where did the summer go? Many of you know I got my hair lightened last Saturday and I have had so many questions about what shampoo, conditioner, and styling tools I use. Having blonde hair is a full time job and using the right hair tools, shampoos, conditioners, & styling product is SO important!

For shampoo I use Paul Mitchell Blonde Platinum Blonde Shampoo. This is a purple shampoo and my absolute favorite & trust me I have tried many but always come back to this one. It works the best without being to harsh and I use it every time I wash my hair. I wash my hair about every 2-3 days & this shampoo keeps my hair blonde and adds shine each wash.

For conditioner I use Sheer Blonde Color Renew Tone Restoring Conditioner. This conditioner is the BEST and under $10. You guys, I have tried SO many high end and expensive purple conditioners but NONE of them have compared to this one. This is a tone correcting conditioner for noticeably brighter blonde hair and it does that without making my hair feel like straw. PS- I only use conditioner on the bottom half of my hair, never the roots because they get way too greasy.

To absorb the oil in between washes I use Batiste Dry Shampoo. I also really love Batiste Hint of Color Dry Shampoo. Both of them work just as good but the hint of color dry shampoo adds a dark brown to the roots. A higher end dry shampoo that I love is Drybar Detox Dry Shampoo. This one is $23 and really adds volume to unwashed hair. Drybar has so many amazing products!

I switch up my styling products quite a bit but i recently picked up John Frieda Frizz Ease Heat Defeat Protective Spray. I have been loving this stuff! It is a spray-on treatment that keeps straight styles looking sleek and frizz free. Frizz-Ease Heat Defeat Protective Styling Spray helps block out humidity while nourishing moisturizers infuse each strand. Enriched with ThermoGuard Complex that protects against damage caused by heat styling tools. I use this product daily before I style my hair to protect from heat damage. It also really helps to maintain frizz- especially in this South Carolina humidity.

After I wash my hair and let it air dry for a few minutes I apply Chi Silk Infusion Silk Reconstructing Complex. This helps strengthen my hair, while providing incredible softness, manageability and shine without build up. It also makes your hands so soft, too! I use Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector once a week to maintain strength, structure, softness and shine. I get this from my stylist each time I color my hair. I also try to use Its a 10 Miracle Hair Mask once a week as well. This stuff leaves my hair feeling so soft and it smells really good!

Okay.. I always get questions asking what curling iron I use. The curling iron I have been using is Ghd Curve Classic Curl Iron. I love using this to create healthy looking beachy waves. It heats up in just 20 seconds and uses a tri-zone technology along the whole barrel to guarantee even heat throughout styling, sealing the hair cuticle, locking in moisture and creating consistent, long-lasting curls quickly and easily. I have naturally very straight hair so I don’t ever need to straighten all of my hair, but I do like to straighten the little baby hairs around my face because if not they will be curly and all over the place. I use the Chi Classic Flat Iron. I have tried many straighteners but always come back to CHI.

One last thing I have to share because I use this almost every day is Big Sexy Hair Spray & Play Volumizing Hairspray. I never liked hairspray until I tried this. This helps to hold my curls all day without making my hair hard and unmovable.

I hope you guys try out some of these products and love them just as much as I do! Comment and let me know what some of your favorite hair care products are. I always love trying your recommendations!

XOXO

Alexa