It’s officially spring! Don’t let this sub-zero temperature fool you – summer is around the corner! This means many of us are beginning the annual lightening of our locks. I have slowly been going blonde for almost a year now, but the last visit the hair dresser left me feeling like I still needed a little extra UMPH! Some of my fav beauty bloggers have been talking a lot about the John Frieda Sheer Blonde – Go Blonder Lightening Spray! LONG NAME!
I picked it up at Shoppers Drugmart for $13.99. I gots to be real with you ladies – it contains hydrogen peroxide, which made me nervous as first. It definitely dried my hair out, but it was nothing a good hair mask couldn’t fix. I used it mostly on the underneath of my hair, and on my roots. I’m due for a highlight touch up and I wanted to see if this product could lengthen the life of my previous highlights.
To use: Towel dry your hair, comb it out and spray either all over or on specific areas (make sure to comb through to ensure blending). I would suggest doing this before you get dressed. It did not discolour or stain my towels but best to be safe. Blow dry and style as usual. The more heat you use, the most dramatic the results. This makes it a great option for when you are on vacation, as the heat from the sun will also activate the spray. You can also take small sections of your hair and spray root to ends for subtle highlights. I’ve also seen people achieve a really beautiful ombre look by spraying only on the ends.
See the results below:
The difference is subtle, but it’s there! It actually lightened my dark hair underneath a few shades. Overall it just made my highlights pop a little more, and slightly lightened the roots where I part my hair.
Pros: This product delivers what it promises, subtle but visible lightening in 3-5 uses. I’ve used it 4 times now and I think I’ve reached the level I like. I will definitely reach for this product in the future if I need to stretch a few extra weeks between salon appointments.
Cons: It does dry out your hair quite a bit (it contains peroxide after all) so make sure to apply a nourishing hair mask every other use. Also, when I sprayed on my roots I found they were a bit stiff after blow drying. I only noticed this along my part, but for very thin hair like mine it’s something to be aware of!
Have you tried any of the John Frieda Go Blonder products? Let me know in the comments!
Melissa says
I see it I see it! Def darkened the roots. Neat I’ll have to see if it works on dark hair.
meganjoy says
Yes! I’m super happy with it.
I used this tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_jrVxKKoHQ) if you go to 2:00 they talk about how it works on dark hair
Kelly says
I can definitely see the difference! I’ve used it too when I was blonde and helped me lighten my hair up a tad recently too. It’s an easy, less damaging way to brighten up your hair for sure!
Megan Joy says
I am thinking of using it again now, I am getting roots but I can’t get my hair done until the end of may! #blondeproblems
savery says
I haven’t used this product yet, but have been using Sun-In for years to maintain honey blonde (hair is naturally mousy brown). I put sun-in on my roots, stick a bag on my damp hair, put a winter hat on top and go to bed. I wake up with hair that is still healthy but a couple shades lighter. Have lovely hair and have managed to stay 100% away from salon colour, though hairdressers always ask where I get my hair done. So even pros think it looks good…
I wonder if anyone has ever done this with this new John Frieda product? And if so, how’d it work out?
Megan Joy says
The way this spray is meant to be used is that it is activated by heat. So you can either use heat styling (blow drying) or go out in the sun
If you sprayed it on wet hair and slept with it wrapped it might still lighten your hair a bit, but I’m not sure because I haven’t tried that myself. I hope that helps a bit!