Being a complete product junkie means I'm a total sucker for pretty packaging and anything new. Over the past few months, I've used up a fair few shampoo's, body lotions and make-up, so I thought I would share with you my thoughts on the good, the bad and the ugly.
Products mentioned:
1. Boots Baby Extra Large Cotton Wool Pads Make Up Eraser First Impression
2. Simple Kind To Skin Micellar Wipes
3. Herbal Essences Fresh Balance Clarifying Shampoo
4. Sephora Pomegranate Sheet Mask
5. Sephora Lotus Sleeping Mask
6. Victoria's Secret Love Spell Shimmer Body Mist
7. Bath and Body Works A Thousand Wishes Body Lotion
8. Lancôme La vie est belle Body Lotion
9. Ogx Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner
10. Provoke Touch of Silver Brightening Shampoo
11. Bleach London Rose Semi-Permanent Hair Colour
12. L'Oreal Mythic Oil
13. Garnier Ultimate Blends 7-in-1 Dry Shampoo with Vanilla Milk
14. Juicy Couture Viva LA Juicy Perfume
15. Jean Paul Gaultier Classique Eau de Parfum
16. 17 Blemish BB Balm in Light
17. Maybelline Gel Liner in Black Gold
18. Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Silky Beige
19. Benefit Roller Lash Mascara
20. The Body Shop Solid Oil Lips in Wild Argan Oil
21. Balmi Mint Cube Lip Balm
Ever since I decided to go back to blonde or should I say ombre, I've defiantly had to step up my haircare routine. As you probably already know, if you're constantly exposing your hair to bleach, it can play havoc with the overall condition of it. Now don't get me wrong I do love my blonde, but it can be incredibly high maintenance to constantly keep it looking in great shape, as well as preventing it from turning too brassy. Regardless of all of this, I wanted to share with you what I have introduced into my haircare routine to make sure it stays in tip top condition in the hope it may help some of you out if your deciding to go ombre or blonde.
Pre-Colour Deep Conditioner
Everytime I refresh my colour, a couple of days before hand I like to deep condition my hair with the Philip Kingsley Elasticzer so that it's in the best condition in preparation for the colour. I also use this once a month too.
Colour - Ombre and Roots
Next up is colour. For the ombre I achieved this initially by using the Bleach London DIY Dip Dye Kit, this is super easy to use and it also comes with a blending lotion to help fade the light into the dark without it looking harsh. I also had the ombre done professionally a couple of times to achieve my desired shade. I also use the Bleach White Toner Kit to balance out the brassy tones in my hair.
Hair Products and Styling
Lastly onto hair products and styling. I tend to only blow dry my hair occasionally but when I do I love using the Philip Kingsley Maximizer it's great at adding a ton of volume to your hair. Whether I blow or air dry my hair I always use the L'Oreal Mythic Oil before hand on the ends to help replenish the moisture back into my dry/colour treated hair.
When I do blow dry my hair I use my trusty Lee Stafford Nourishing Argan Oil Hair Dryer and Philip Kingsley Grooming Brush. I've had the Philip Kingsley brush for years now and I absolutely love this as it has holes in it so your hair can breathe while blow drying. My holy grail straighteners have to be the GHD Straighteners, these do the trick every time for me.
To finish off I like to smooth my hair down with a tiny bit of the Tigi Bed Head After Party and again with the L'Oreal Mythic Oil onto the ends. Inbetween washes I use the Colab Dry Shampoo, to help keep the grease at bay!
I recently went to London for the day to pick up a few make-up bits for my Wedding. I managed to get everything I came for, as I will be doing my bridal make-up myself and one of my bridesmaids will be doing my hair. I will be using mostly high end products with a dash of drugstore thrown in for good measure! I wanted to stick to products I know work well for me and more importantly last all day, so here's what I picked up.
If you would like my to do a more in depth tutorial and show all the products I will be using on the day, then leave a comment down below or tweet me.
Products mentioned:
- MAC MSF in Medium Deep
- MAC Clear Brow Set Gel
- MAC Angel Lipstick
- Urban Decay NAKED 3 Palette
- Urban Decay NAKED Concealer - Jaclyn Hill
This is a really helpful video from the one and only Jaclyn Hill, if your choosing to do your bridal make-up yourself.
- Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Liner Pencil in Smog - UD 24/7 Liner Review
- Urban Decay 24/7 Lip Liner Pencil in Native
- Benefit They're Real Mascara in Brown - Benefit They're Real Review
- Benefit Porefessional - Benefit Porefessional Review
- Benefit High Beam - Strobing Blog Post
- L'Oreal Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara
- Bleach DIY Dip Dye Kit
- Bleach White Toner
