more dash than cash

After a long, hard debate with myself and others i decided that i'd like my hair red. I was put off the idea simply because it seemed to become a little over popular shall we say after rihannah decided on it also. But, of course silly me didn't think and went a head and brought a simple drugstore box dye. i knew the outcome wouldn't be amazing but, i did it anyway. The box its self looked promising, and as my hair was fairly light to start with i was expecting great results. I started off with the LIVE luminance by schwarzkopf in the colour 'infa red'. This was a permanent dye and and was extremely quick and easy to use.

However, it turned out this burnt orange/ginger colour. Although others tell me that in the day light it was more of a red than a orange. I actually really loved it and was going to keep it in its ginger state after being reassured. But, unfortunately despite the cold water hair washing and not much of it, it faded with in a week and was back to its old ways. I then decided that i was going to dismiss the LIVE box colours and opt for something a little more promising in its appearance (Not much more, but a little better) although i only had a little amount of money to spend i purchased this, 'Garnier Nutrisse in Firey Red'. It actually turned out beautifully, but i didn't get a picture. It was a lot brighter than on the box and i loved it, but as expected its faded now but it lasted a lot longer! 3 weeks in fact, i am certainly impressed!

Heres a picture of it now, not too bad i guess!