When I rinsed it out I was impressed! I mean, to go from sludge to beach blonde with just two in-shower treatments and half a bottle of lightening spray, it’s nothing short of a miracle, right? But is it a damn site better than the sludgy colour I started with? 5. And what do you know? These included John Frieda’s Sheer Blonde Go Blonder In-Shower Lightening treatment, John Frieda Sheer Blonde Go Blonder Controlled Lightening spray and their purple toning shampoo. 1. Sadly, like all good things, my refreshed new ‘do didn’t last because my roots eventually started to grow again and I was all out of in-shower treatment. Best when applied with heat: For optimal hair lightening, spritz on wet hair and use a curling wand or flat iron after blow drying. These included John Frieda’s Sheer Blonde Go Blonder In-Shower Lightening treatment, John Frieda Sheer Blonde Go Blonder Controlled Lightening spray and their purple toning shampoo. ( Log Out /  The more chemically the better the odds it’ll actually do something’. Still, you get the idea. Blow-dry. Hell’s yes. I felt like I was way beyond rubbing a bloody lemon on my hair and sitting in the sun. Love how your hair turned out! This is my horrific-looking hair after months of traveling having already left South Africa in need of a touch-up but not having time. I used to do it at school and after 3 bottles I would get to the right blonde with my dark roots! My God. ( Log Out /  Initially, you’ll notice that aside from lifting, the treatment adds a slightly over-all beige blonde tint to your hair which is temporary. In all, I’m super duper impressed! LOL! I’ve used it forever!’ But don’t go into any useful detail or bother to show pictures. And I don’t feel like it’s damaging my hair at all. I’ve never stayed away long enough for my blonde highlights to grow out. You’re supposed to leave it on for five minutes but me being me left it on for a solid fifteen. Nope. 4. HIGHLIGHTS: Spray on select strands from root to end. Dry Gently: Before using the Go Blonder Controlled Lightening Spray, remove excess moisture from hair by gently patting strands with a soft, microfiber towel. Review with before and after pictures: John Frieda Sheer Blonde In-Shower lightening treatment and Controlled Lightening spray, before after pictures John Frieda blonde in-shower treatment, before after pictures John Frieda lightening spray, before after pictures John Frieda Sheer Blonde, John Frieda Sheer Blonde Controlled Lightening spray review, John Frieda Sheer Blonde In-Shower lightening treatment review, What does it cost to go to the post office and hospital in Chiang Mai? The secret is to aggressively push through the strawberry blonde phase, NOT stop. Comb through and blow-dry. If you have hair that’s darker than mine. Are! (For the record, my hair grows like weeds. I stuck a few boxes in our container and have just used the first one! Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Thank you for this comment. Thank you! Lightening sprays do work. I’d run out of in-shower treatment and while I had a lust for blondeness, I wasn’t ready for box dye because, quite frankly, it terrifies me, so I decided to bite the bullet and reach for the lightening spray. Until now. Bleh. Ja, I thought so too. To hell with that. Does my hair look like I just stepped out of a salon? Anyway, I hope you find this useful. Like homemade highlights lol. Was I going to have to reach for that fucking box dye?! Spray yourself wet and then blast those roots with a hairdryer, or you can go sit in the sun on the beach… Comb through and blow-dry. Eeeek! I’d gone from medium ash blonde (with a few of my own natural lighter streaks) to something that was lightly, but a little bit on the ‘strawberry side’. So, that same day I whipped out the spray, did the exact same thing and BOOM – I transformed myself into Ginger Spice! Only use once between hair washings. If you use heat with those kinds of sprays they work even faster ie. And after one more session (all in the same day!) Nope. I do the blonde highlights myself too. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Insane! Let’s just get stuck in. When I see my hairdresser and she gives me highlights, but I dash away too quickly, having not sat under the heat lamp long enough, my hair doesn’t have time to lighten up through the full spectrum of dark to light. Right! Thanks for this awesome post!! 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