BLEACH London Dip Dye Kit

I would call myself a seasoned pro when it comes to home hair dying. I've been dying my own hair since I was a young teen, trying to figure out if I wanted to be 'Emo' or not. Home dip dye on the other hand is still fairly new to me. I've had a bash at the L'Oreal Ombre kit about a year ago and found it super easy to use with pretty stable results. 

Then came BLEACH London, bursting onto our Boots shelves with its quirky urban coolness and I couldn't resist. This kit contains a handy blending lotion, designed to combat that dreaded 'line' where your colour stops and the bleach begins. I had a good read of the instructions the night before, just to make sure I knew exactly what I was doing, as bleach is a little tricky. I'm not going to lie, the instructions are a little complicated, more complicated than the L'Oreal Wild Ombre kit. 

The next day I grabbed my designated dying towel and prepared to take the plunge. I'm pretty brave with my hair so I'm never too distraught if it goes wrong (lucky for you lovely readers) I set to work applying the blending lotion, which smells divine by the way. You have to apply the lotion where you want the colour to blend into your natural hair colour, which gets a little tricky around the back of your head. I then set to work applying the bleach with the brush provided. I'll say right now I am absolutely rubbish with that little brush. I left the bleach on for the full 30 minutes and it looked pretty bleached to me, so I set about washing it off.

As for the results, I'm a little... meh about it. There are some areas at the front, which I did first, that are slightly blonder than the back. It's also a little bit yellow, but that's nothing that a good silver shampoo can't fix. Plus I do have a bit of a line on the left side; I probably didn't blend the lotion in with the bleach properly. It looks 'OK' not as lovely and fantastic as I was hoping for but I am going to be whacking a semi-permanent colour on soon anyway.

A few tips I would give if you're planning on using this kit:

• Don't do it on your own, get someone to help you. It was super difficult to get it even all around with just me alone. 
• Make sure you put A LOT of the blending lotion onto where you want your ombre to blend. 
• Brush the bleach through a little to really distribute it evenly. 

I would recommend this kit, it's a good little kit that gives the impression it really knows what it's talking about. I think my downfall was the sheer ineptness that is my dip dying skills. But do make sure you have someone to help/do it for you and stick to the instructions verbatim!

RRP: £7.00 (available at Boots online & in larger Boots stores)

Have you tried BLEACH London Dip Dye Kit? Or any at home dip dye kit?