Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
A couple of weeks ago I decided it was time to give my hair a little pick me up. I had coloured my hair just after Christmas with a reddy colour however I really wasn’t in love it with it at all, plus pregnancy hormones are rife meaning the greys hairs that have slowly poked through over the last year or so have been going mad! So time for a spruce up!
I’ve used the John Frieda foam colour before but it seems every time I dye my hair I forget just how good this baby is! It retails for £9.99 in Boots, Superdrug’s etc however when I picked it up Boots had it at £5 off meaning it was just £4.99.
I decided to go for the colour 5N - medium brown which is pretty close to my natural hair colour which is what I wanted.
The first thing I love about this product is as it says on the box it is non drip! There really is nothing worse than those colours that end up everywhere!
This is unique in the fact that instead of coming out in a thick formula like standard dyes, it is as the name would suggest a foam. Instead of shaking the colour bottle until it’s mixed you just tip up and down 5 times to let the foam develop then squeeze the bottle and the foam appears.
I have very thick hair (not a pregnancy thing) and I always worry that there won’t be enough dye in one bottle to cover it all however with this one I felt there was more than enough meaning I could make sure my hair was totally covered.
It was so easy to wash out (and didn’t take ages like some seem to) and my hair honestly felt amazing afterwards. It did not feel damaged by the colour at all!
I seriously need to make myself a mental note not to stray from this brand of dye again. It’s perfect if you want to shake up your hair colour, especially if you want to do it yourself at home. And it comes in 20 different shades so there are plenty of options to chose from!
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Where on earth have April and now nearly May gone??? I can't believe that it is nearly June. But on a more positive note - 9 days until we go to Orlandoooooo!!!!
So what have the last 2 months been filled with??
We have been getting the house well and truly sorted. I can not believe that we have only been in this house for 2 months. I can't even begin to tell you how much happier we are! We have got the garden sorted and brought a BBQ (and it has practically rained every day since).
I've also officially started my uni course - if you havent seen on Twitter or Instagram - I'm studying a Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare leadership through the NHS Leadership Acadamy. I have literally spent the whole of my bank holiday writing my first assignment which is due to the week I get back from Florida. I am glad it is finally out of the way! I did have visions of sitting doing it on the plane! Phewwww
We had a lovely weekend in Centre Parc's back at the end of April. It feels like a lifetime ago now but we had a fab few days and a very relaying spa day on the Monday which was just what I needed.
At the start of this month I finally booked an appointment to get my hair sorted!!! I have been thinking about it for agggges as my hair has been feeling tired and drab for a while and I had been looking for a new hairdresser because my other one is closing down. I plucked up the courage and booked an appointment and OMG i am Sooooooo happy with it! It has really perked my hair up for the summer and I am already booked in to go back and get it cut before I go away.
A few weeks ago I spent a very lovely but very wet weekend camping with my wonderful Guides. Despite the fact we got soaked and one of the other leaders wanted me to sleep in the bunks inside I did rough it in the mud with the girls in my very own little tent!
The next couple of weeks may get a bit sporadic. The good thing is that we are staying in a villa and we have free wifi so I should be able to keep you updated on my travels! However if anyone wants to do any guest posts while I am away let me know!
One thing I am sure you will be able to look forward to is American Beauty Haul when I get back! If you have anything to add to my wish list let me know! I defiantly want to get my hands on some Its a 10! again if I can as I LOVED that when I used it before!
See you soon lovelies.
Where on earth have April and now nearly May gone??? I can't believe that it is nearly June. But on a more positive note - 9 days until we go to Orlandoooooo!!!!
So what have the last 2 months been filled with??
We have been getting the house well and truly sorted. I can not believe that we have only been in this house for 2 months. I can't even begin to tell you how much happier we are! We have got the garden sorted and brought a BBQ (and it has practically rained every day since).
I've also officially started my uni course - if you havent seen on Twitter or Instagram - I'm studying a Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare leadership through the NHS Leadership Acadamy. I have literally spent the whole of my bank holiday writing my first assignment which is due to the week I get back from Florida. I am glad it is finally out of the way! I did have visions of sitting doing it on the plane! Phewwww
We had a lovely weekend in Centre Parc's back at the end of April. It feels like a lifetime ago now but we had a fab few days and a very relaying spa day on the Monday which was just what I needed.
At the start of this month I finally booked an appointment to get my hair sorted!!! I have been thinking about it for agggges as my hair has been feeling tired and drab for a while and I had been looking for a new hairdresser because my other one is closing down. I plucked up the courage and booked an appointment and OMG i am Sooooooo happy with it! It has really perked my hair up for the summer and I am already booked in to go back and get it cut before I go away.
A few weeks ago I spent a very lovely but very wet weekend camping with my wonderful Guides. Despite the fact we got soaked and one of the other leaders wanted me to sleep in the bunks inside I did rough it in the mud with the girls in my very own little tent!
The next couple of weeks may get a bit sporadic. The good thing is that we are staying in a villa and we have free wifi so I should be able to keep you updated on my travels! However if anyone wants to do any guest posts while I am away let me know!
One thing I am sure you will be able to look forward to is American Beauty Haul when I get back! If you have anything to add to my wish list let me know! I defiantly want to get my hands on some Its a 10! again if I can as I LOVED that when I used it before!
See you soon lovelies.
♥
I mentioned here in my write up about the Midlands Blogger Meet up, that Suzie at Xenca had been lovely enough to give us the option of choosing one of their make up products to bring home with us. I was very torn between a red lipstick or an eyeshadow but as soon as I saw the eyeshadow choices and in particularly the one I went with, Cappuccino, my choice was made instantly.
As you can see the Xenca eye shadows come with 2 colours. It retails on the website here for £11.95. I decided on this one because I instantly felt that out of them, this would be the most wearable shadow and would be a great every day shadow particularly for work.
As you can see the Xenca eye shadows come with 2 colours. It retails on the website here for £11.95. I decided on this one because I instantly felt that out of them, this would be the most wearable shadow and would be a great every day shadow particularly for work.
I am hopeless at trying to take photos so I apologise for the awful photo but you get the general idea. The peach colour is very light and glimmery without being glittery (if that makes sense) and the brown that comes with it is great for adding a bit of contour in the crease.
I really love this eyeshadow! If I didn't own more eye shadows that Boots, I would be tempted to add some of the others to my collection but I think for the moment I will stick with the one I am loving.
Have you tried any of the Xenca eye shadow or beauty products??
Last month when I headed off to the Midlands Blogger Meet up in Birmingham, a few of us got chatting about blogging and the general blogasphere. It all started because a couple of people said that in their Mid to late 20's they feel quite old in the blogging market.
Now I, like I think most people do, read a lot of blogs written by people my age but on occasions I have come across other blogs, some by bloggers who are a lot younger. Obviously blogging has grown quite a lot over recent years and now there are people of all ages doing it. We got to chatting about age and bloggers and in particular the younger bloggers out there. Now when I say younger bloggers I am talking those in the range of about 13-16.
We all agreed that although obviously there is market for younger bloggers out there, some of the blogs you come across are, for one to a better word, absolutely ridiculous. Sure we all like to do little bits on products we love or have brought, but as a mid 20 something blogger (and I wasn't alone in this) who sees high end products as a luxury, it is absolutely shocking to come across bloggers at the age of 13 or 14 flashing Mac... YSL.. Chanel.
We all said, cast your mind back to that age, I felt the highlight of my beauty days was when I got to buy something from Natural Collection, Collection 2000 or No. 17 (or Seventeen as it is now).
So what happened. Its only *cough* 10 *cough* years ago since high street brands were the norm for teens. I mean as a teen you go to town with your friends, raid the counters of Boots or Superdrugs with your pocket money and come away feeling like you have had a real treat. So what happened? When did it become acceptable for the young girls of today to be thinking the norm is to go out and spend £50 at the Mac counter. Man you could but one of everything from the MUA stand for that!!!
There is such a lot of pressure on the girls of today. They have to have the best clothes, the latest fashions, the most up to date hair, phone, shoes... who is to blame though? Is it just how the world is evolving or it is the magazines, the media, the way that girls can spend hours online reading about fashions, make up trends...
Whats your opinion on this?? Do you think that it is just the way youth of today is growing up too fast or is it the media pressuring young girls into what they think they need...
Now I, like I think most people do, read a lot of blogs written by people my age but on occasions I have come across other blogs, some by bloggers who are a lot younger. Obviously blogging has grown quite a lot over recent years and now there are people of all ages doing it. We got to chatting about age and bloggers and in particular the younger bloggers out there. Now when I say younger bloggers I am talking those in the range of about 13-16.
We all agreed that although obviously there is market for younger bloggers out there, some of the blogs you come across are, for one to a better word, absolutely ridiculous. Sure we all like to do little bits on products we love or have brought, but as a mid 20 something blogger (and I wasn't alone in this) who sees high end products as a luxury, it is absolutely shocking to come across bloggers at the age of 13 or 14 flashing Mac... YSL.. Chanel.
We all said, cast your mind back to that age, I felt the highlight of my beauty days was when I got to buy something from Natural Collection, Collection 2000 or No. 17 (or Seventeen as it is now).
So what happened. Its only *cough* 10 *cough* years ago since high street brands were the norm for teens. I mean as a teen you go to town with your friends, raid the counters of Boots or Superdrugs with your pocket money and come away feeling like you have had a real treat. So what happened? When did it become acceptable for the young girls of today to be thinking the norm is to go out and spend £50 at the Mac counter. Man you could but one of everything from the MUA stand for that!!!
There is such a lot of pressure on the girls of today. They have to have the best clothes, the latest fashions, the most up to date hair, phone, shoes... who is to blame though? Is it just how the world is evolving or it is the magazines, the media, the way that girls can spend hours online reading about fashions, make up trends...
Whats your opinion on this?? Do you think that it is just the way youth of today is growing up too fast or is it the media pressuring young girls into what they think they need...
Remember the good old days when you used to go down Woolworths and get a cadburys advent calendar?? Well those days are long gone!
It appears something was started last year... you may remember me and everyone else going on about the Ciate advent calendar that was exclusive to selfridges. A couple of other brands scattered offerings across the market but come December they were nearly impossible to get hold of.
This year I was determined not to miss out. Part of my brain was telling me that £42 was a lot to pay for an 'advent calendar' and the other half told it to shut up and that since I wanted one and couldnt get one last year that I should get one if I could this year. This debate all happened as the Ciate advent calendar fell into my basket at Selfridges when I went to Birmingham and since then there have been a few other brands offering up there own little 24 door beauties and so I thought I would share them with you!!!
Oh look at it!!! How could I leave that sitting on the shelf?? It has my name written allll over it! At £42 this isnt a cheap advent calendar isnt cheap but it is worth over £200. As I said these were all over the beauty-sphere last year and I really wanted one then so I decided to have one this year! I love the look of some of these polishes and can not wait to paint my nails with these - it also has some of the caviar beads which I am interested to try as Ciate were the leaders in this type of manicure - I tried the MUA version but I wasnt impressed so I am interested to see how these ones measure up.
It appears something was started last year... you may remember me and everyone else going on about the Ciate advent calendar that was exclusive to selfridges. A couple of other brands scattered offerings across the market but come December they were nearly impossible to get hold of.
This year I was determined not to miss out. Part of my brain was telling me that £42 was a lot to pay for an 'advent calendar' and the other half told it to shut up and that since I wanted one and couldnt get one last year that I should get one if I could this year. This debate all happened as the Ciate advent calendar fell into my basket at Selfridges when I went to Birmingham and since then there have been a few other brands offering up there own little 24 door beauties and so I thought I would share them with you!!!
Ciate
Boots
I am not surprised that Boots jumped on the band wagon of the beauty advent calendars. At £30 theirs is one of the cheaper beauty ones I have seen out there which is also readily available on practically every high street. This contains a mixture of brands including Soap and Glory, Nails Inc, Rimmel and Mavala. It has a mixture of high end brands and high street brands as well as offering a mixture of make up, hair care, skin care and nails.
I am not going to lie. I picked this one up too. Me and mum went halves on this one (and then my dad gave me some towards it too - bless him) so we are going to share this between us! I am excited to see Boots doing this and cant wait to open this!!!
It looks like this is sold out online but may still be available in your local boots store.
Benefit
Now if you have been reading my blog for a while, you will know how much I have developed a love for benefit! Ever since the first purchase I made around this time last year and sold my soul to them! So imagine my excitment when I saw they too were joining the advent calendar craze! However by this point I already had the 2 above and at £50 I could not justify a third! I do love the look of this though and to be honest, advent or not, it is a great way to get an introduction to some of Benefits best products! I think one thing which did put me off this is that all these are small versions - which is understandable because benefit is obviously a high end brand - like I say it is great if you want to try lots of new products. Included in this advent calendar are benefavourites such as the hoola bronzer, high and sun beam, stay dont stray eyeshadow primer and BADgal lash and liner.
I have also seen offerings from the body shop knocking around on the blogsphere but I cant seem to find anything on the Body Shop website so I cant give you any more details on this one. Also I know that YOU beauty have an offering of an advent calendar available on their website here which retails are £49.95 but to be honest I havent really heard much about this one.
Have you picked up any beauty advent calendars this year??? Which is your favourite???
Have you picked up any beauty advent calendars this year??? Which is your favourite???
I have been wanting to make this for a while and my new camera playing about and coming up to the end of the month seemed the perfect opportunity to make one.
I know the camera and lighting isnt perfect, I am still playing about with it but here is my October favourites. I have been trying to try lots of new products so hopefully next month you should see some different products because this is something I want to include in my videos now. I have got some ideas for some videos and a couple I have already done so if you like watching youtube videos head on over to my channel and hit subscribe. I am hoping to put at least 1 new video up a week so stay tuned!!!
I know the camera and lighting isnt perfect, I am still playing about with it but here is my October favourites. I have been trying to try lots of new products so hopefully next month you should see some different products because this is something I want to include in my videos now. I have got some ideas for some videos and a couple I have already done so if you like watching youtube videos head on over to my channel and hit subscribe. I am hoping to put at least 1 new video up a week so stay tuned!!!
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