The Difference Between Bleach And Prelightener (Results Photos)

After dying my hair black for more than ten years, I knew that my scalp was bound to retain some of the black dye and cause my regrowth to be an imitation of Madonna in the 80s. 

However, I didn't realize that I could avoid such dramatic roots by simply switching from bleach to prelightener. 

Here is what my regrowth (& hair) looks like TEN DAYS after using bleach and a blonde dye:

taken today

Here is what my regrowth (& hair) looks like THREE WEEKS after using a prelightener (nothing else):

I think that pretty much shows the dramatic difference. Yes the lighting in the photos is different but you have to admit, there is no comparison. Not to mention that prelighteners are less damaging on the hair. 

I have the blonde I want at the moment (in the body of my hair) so all I do is use my Schwarzkopf Nordic Blonde Extreme Lightener L01+ on my roots once a month and voila - I'm a natural box blonde.

Below is the Nordic Blonde range. 

I use the middle one as I've found it gives me the best results and it only takes ten minutes!

It's That Time Of The Week..

A week ago my hair looked like this. I had just bleached my hair, put a little bit of toner and treatment and it was BEAUTIFUL.

One week later and look..

The build up of black dye is STILL coming out of my scalp - and at such a fast rate that I'm having to dye my hair every ten days!

So today I went and bought my lightening blonde dye.

I'll leave it on for five minutes and it will look like this:

The dye will wash out, leaving my hair a scary colour like this:
(But I'll add some toner)

And voila!

Only difference is that this time, I'll add this colour for a couple of minutes.

I shall let you know how it turns out.

Can anyone recommend a nice super light blonde that isn't overly ash and isn't white?
I'm loving the warm blondes at the moment - especially for winter.