I've been blonde for all of this year. After much umming and ahhing I decided to take the plunge. My natural hair colour is a medium brown, but I think I might have had a few highlights in still before I went complete blonde. My hairdresser didnt't want to give me a total bleach job straight up, so she gave me a full head of blonde foils first. When they started to grow out I went in and got the rest of my hair done.

My hair isn't really that high maintenance - I'm too lazy for that! Yes, my hair is a bit drier, but I chuck a bit of argan oil in the ends after a wash and it softens up. I use PPS Classic Blonde shampoo and conditioner to keep it toned and a Goldwell mousse toner every 2nd or so wash.

As for regrowth, I tend to get black dots appearing on my scalp about a week after I have it done, but I can usually leave it up to 6 weeks before I go in again. Just depends on your own skanky regrowth tolerance!