Myleene began by identifying how healthy her hair was - specifically the shine, manageability, lack of frizz and smoothness - to see the difference using Pantene Pro-V Smooth & Sleek Shampoo and Conditioner makes. Here she charts her experiences...
"Day 1 - The first tests
Test 1 - The comb moved through my hair first time (think that's due to the fact I've been using other Pantene Pro-V products for months). I was still amazed though considering how dry my hair had become on holiday.
Test 2 - Completely forgot to do the ribbon, I have been so busy!
Test 3 - I quite liked torch and brush test as my hair really did look shiny!
Test 4 - The balloon test was the most fun. After I had rubbed the balloon on my head I was slightly disappointed with the amount of static hairs floating about.
Day 2
At a shoot the hair stylist kept running back and forth between me and the monitor saying my hair looked so shiny. Told all the make up team about the ‘torch and balloon test' which rather than have them in giggles actually had them asking a million questions whilst checking out their own hair under the lights around the mirror.
Day 3
Washed and conditioned hair. Went to my photo shoot with wet hair and let the hairdresser dry and style it. He genuinely couldn't stop raving about the condition of my hair and how healthy it looked since he last saw me. I myself can feel that since using Pantene Pro-V Smooth & Sleek shampoo and conditioner my hair is smoother, shiner, more manageable and there's much less frizz (and its only day 3!) but the stylist was so happy with how manageable it was that he changed my hair style for each look (ten in all) just to show it off!!!! Result!
The real test for me came when the team gathered around the computer for a closer look at the images coming through, and the hair stylist asked if there were any 'flyaways' to which the reply came, nope, none whatsoever!
Day 4
I didn't even need to use a brush on my hair this morning when I woke up. Even after all the styling from yesterday, I just used my fingers to comb through it which is usually unheard of. More than anything, I am noticing how using the products are leaving my hair feeling smoother, softer, and no flyaways/frizzy bits.
Day 5 - The second tests
Test 1: Comb - easy, straight through and at a slightly faster pace!
Test 2: Ribbon - a little more tricky compared to the others as I didn't want to tie it too tight in my hair to sabotage my own experiment, however, didn't want to 'help out' too much either by tying it too loosely. I'm after accurate and fair results after all! Lots of fuss for nothing as once under the tap, it ran down my hair nicely!!
Test 3: Torch and brush - shine is looking very good. Half way through the test and if this is how things look already, can't wait for the final results!
Test 4: Balloon - less flyaways.
Went out for lunch and a lady came up to me and said, ‘I am sorry to interrupt you, but I just had to tell you that you have the most beautiful, shiny hair I have seen'. Seriously!!!
Day 6
Just as well I had a few hair days off. Did a cover shoot and my hair was backcombed, dried, styled to within an inch of its life and to top it all, blasted for eight hours with a giant wind machine set to arctic then Sahara hot!
After getting home, I brushed through my hair slowly with a paddle brush and it was absolutely fine....not at all dry or brittle
Day 7
Had to film at the coronet cinema, it was so dark that the crew I was shooting with were slightly worried when I turned up as I have dark hair and we only had a small lighting system. We needn't have worried as when I got in front of the camera and lights, my hair lit up and shone so well that there were lots of jokes amongst the crew about the shot looking like 'a hair ad'. I looked over at the monitor and could see for myself that my hair was shining so vividly, there was no problem at all picking me out in the darkness! The Pantene Pro-V Smooth & Sleek is really working!
Day 8
Day off. Left my hair alone.
Day 9
Another shoot and the brief was 'scruffy and beachy'. It did take longer to achieve for the poor hairdresser as she wasn't expecting my hair to be so soft and smooth! The photographer was happy though when I got in front of the wind machine (again!!) as there were no 'gaps' when it was switched on (gaps are caused when the hair clumps together due to it being dry, uneven and flyaway) and she thought it looked really "alive, young and luxurious"!!). Well there you have it. My hair passed the ultimate static and flyaway test!
Day 10
Now at the end of the entire experiment and it has been quite a revelation for me to find that by using Pantene Pro-V Smooth & Sleek my hair is so smooth, visibly shiny (not only to me), less frizzy and lovely to feel."
If you want a similar hair experience to Myleene take the Pantene Pro-V 10 day Challenge too!
