Last week after bitching about my hair for what felt like forever, I decided it was finally time to do something about it and perk it up with a colour.

As I stood in the aisle with sooooo many different choices in front of me, I didn't really know what to do or which one to go for. I pondered with a couple of different ones I'd had before but then I spotted and decided to go for the Schwarzkoph colour mask. I am not going to lie, i was drawn in with how easy this looked to apply. Since moving out its not has as easy as whacking a chair in the kitchen on a Sunday afternoon anymore.

One day a few months ago was a very sad day... the day my beloved GHDs went off to live in straightener heaven. Now I am not going to lie, the minute I first purchased my GHDs back in 2009, I hadn't looked back. I had heard such fantastic reviews about GHDs and they defiantly lived up to my expectations.

Anyway I pondered for ages about getting a new set. Did I repurchase my beloved GHDs again or did I go a different way. Anyway when I went for the chop and my lovely hairdressers just before I went away and I was chatting to my lovely hair dresser Beth. As we chatted one of the reps came in for the brand of straighteners that the salon uses; Cloud 9. They were returning Beth's straighteners to her that had been away for repair. As we got chatting I was drawn in by them.


The cloud 9's are a sleek design similar to that of the GHD. However one major feature which I absolutely LOVE about these straighteners is that they have NO buttons what so ever!

These are the Cloud 9 Touch as the name suggests works purely on touch sensors. You plug the straighteners on and you click the plates together to turn them on. To turn them down you need to tap the plates together twice and it will alter to the straighteners lower heat setting of 165. After 30 seconds of not being used the straighteners turn themselves off.

The straightens themselves retail at £99 and are available online and in stockists. Its defiantly worth checking out your local retailers because I got a really good deal with mine. As well as the straighteners for £99, I got a Travel sides curling Iron which I can not find the price of online and a bottle of their magical potion which retails at £17.95 and is available online here.

Overall I can't even begin to tell you how much I am in love with these Cloud 9's! It is defiantly worth checking out different brands which are available because it may be that you find a better deal.

Have you tried these straighteners?? What do you think???

Finding a hair dresser that you are truly happy with is like finding your soul mate. It really is one of those relationships where you have to put complete and utter trust in the other person.

Now I won't lie, I have worked my way through my fair share of hairdressers over the years. I went through a period of my life where I just bounced between the different salons in my area going where they were looking for models and where ever they had the best offers on!

I thought I found my soul mate a few years ago,  a hair dresser opened up a salon around the corner from my house and I went to her for ages. Then gradually things started to slip and I went to her twice in a row and hated how she had done my hair; once with the way she had cut it and once, just before Christmas 2012 when I was daring enough to go and get my first ever highlights done and she made a total mess of it - Blonde highlights instead of the coppery coloured ones I wanted!

Anyway needless to say I was in the market for finding a new soul mate! So I spent the christmas hating my hair and one day at work while browsing the intranet on my work break I came across an offer that one of the local hairdressers, part of the Francesco Group was running.


I forget how much the voucher was now but it offered considerable discount to the normal pricing in the salon and included a cut, cut and colour, blow dries and treatments.

As soon as the voucher was activated in the January I booked into the hairdressers and was excited for when my first cut came along. When I went at the end of January last year for my first cut I knew instantly that I had fallen in love with the salon. The staff were all lovely and Matt the salon owner who cut my hair made me feel instantly at ease. I have always felt a little uncomfortable at the hairdressers - spending all that time looking at yourself in the mirror and often it can be a real effort to have a conversation.
My first cut started with Matt sitting down on a chair next to me (rather than just standing behind me and looking in the mirror and chatting to me about my hair. He asked me all kind of questions about how I did my hair, what products I used and I really felt like he was interested in me and my hair instead of just lopping off what he could. We chatted like I had known him for years and I came out of the salon feeling amazing. Every time I have gone back, whether it be for a colour or fringe trim, the staff are always lovely, even when I bob in unexpectedly the staff are always willing to try and fit me in.


I haven't looked back since! I have to say I have not only have I found my soul mate I have found my soul salon (Does such a thing exist? Apparently so). I have had my hair cut by several members of staff at the salon now, each one as lovely as the other.

I feel like since I have started going to Francesco's my hair has never been better. I have never been happier with my hair than I am at the moment. I am hopeless when it comes to my hair and when I go into the salon with an idea, gentle suggestions are given but never forced upon.

If your in the market for a new hairdresser I would definitely recommend trying the Francesco group - find your local salon here

Have you met your Hair Soul Mate???




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So if you saw my haul post from yesterday you will have seen that I brought the Lee Stafford Hair Growth Treatment. This isnt a new product from what I can gather from looking around the blogosphere, in fact it seems like it has been out for quite some time, but it came to my attention about a couple of weeks ago when I saw it on one of the blogs I read.
Now this product doesnt claim to give you long luscious locks over night - its not a miracle worker after all. Heres what the Lee Stafford website says about it:

This gorgeous, thick intensive treatment with Pro-Growth™ complex gives your hair strength from within by fertilising your follicles, creating a healthy environment on your scalp to help hair grow faster and reach its maximum potential length.Its soothing formulation reduces irritation and moisturises the scalp, helping to keep it healthy and improving the volume and feel of your hair.

Its not about it making your hair grow faster but its about nourishing your hair to give it the maximum potential and get it in the best condition to grow.


Now obviously I only brought this product yesterday and I haven't been washing my hair like a mad person. But I did use it this morning when I washed my hair. Obviously your not going to see effects straight away but one thing I have noticed is how soft my hair feels! It feels amazing!!! Its so silky! I did what the product advised and left the treatment on my hair for 5 minutes while I carried on with my morning routine and then washed it off. Lee Stafford's advice is to initially use the product every time you wash your hair and when you feel like the condition has improved then use it once a week.

I will continue to keep you updated on how this product is going and I am excited to see how this product works with my hair!

Dont forget Lee Stafford products are currently on 3 for £12 in Boots stores. 

Have you tried this product? What did you think??

So as I mentioned yesterday I was off to the hairdressers this morning to have my hair spruced up! I was pretty much willing to leave the colour up to my hairdresser - thats some serious trust eh! But I know that she wouldnt make me look daft and lets face it she plays with colour on a regular basis and knows what suits people. All I told her was that I wanted perhaps something a bit lighter and a bit darker just to stop it to looking so flat and depthless.


I am beyond happy with the results. It has made my hair feel SO much better! I had a little trim too just to help with my plan for lush locks. All in total it cost me £25. That was for 2 lots of coloured highlights and a cut and finish! I completely love my hairdresser. She is basically has a shop in my small village away from the main town, she is the only hairdresser at the salon and she is absolutely lovely.
I have been to Tony and Guy (where I modelled) and other big salons but I dont think you can beat a salon where you know your hairdresser and she knows what you want when you go in!



Isnt it amazing how a bit of colour can spruce up how you feel :D