Haircare

My question is, is it worth spending that bit extra on hair care, is a loreal elvive £5 hair mask as good as a £25 kerastase (by loreal) hair mask?

In my opinion, you pay for what you get, with a few exceptions. I am constantly buying new haircare products and rarely repurchase the same ones, bar a few exceptions.

When you're strapped for cash, the Loreal elvive shampoo's are fabulous, in particular for me the pink and green bottle. I also love lee stafford 'for hair that never grows past a certain length'

I've just bought the bed head superstar shampoo and conditioner, and the fact that they're sulphate free has got me thinking, i have noticed that when i only use sulphate/paraben free shampoo and conditioners, my hair is softer, healthier and seems to grow faster.

I really do think hair is worth investing in, if you'd be happy to spend hundreds on make up, why not hair, if anything it is more of an extension of who you are than make up, because make up washes off...

My current hair routine goes a little like this... Shampoo hair, (liz earle at the moment) wash out, lee stafford growth treatment, 5 mins, wash out, condition, either lush american cream (trying to use it up, not worth the money) or an intensive mask, leave, wash out, occasionally i use some kind of volumising spray but mostly i just brush it into shape and leave it to dry naturally.

What are your favourite haircare products tips and tricks?