Haircare Favourites :)

Hi Ladies! :)

I am forever on the hunt for my new haircare holy grail, and if I am ever going to be tempted into buying something I don't need it is more often than not to do with my hair! Who can resist a something which claims to make your hair shinier, healthier and thicker?! Not me apparently! Anway enough waffling! Aside from all my frivolous haircare purchases there are some products which are staples in my haircare routine, and I thought I would share them with you :)


1. CHI Silk Infusion - I love this product! I use a teeny tiny amount on the very ends of my hair after towel drying and it leaves my hair feeling soft, smooth and glossy. The best thing about it is that as you use such a small amount at a time it lasts for ages!

2. Mark Hill Heat Protection Spray - I have tried allsorts of different heat protecting sprays/serums/creams and this is the best I have come across. It is really lightweight and doesn't leave your hair feeling heavy with product. It has a light scent which isn't overpowering and it works really well on damp and dry hair - excellent!

3. Sheer Blonde Healthy Attitude Leave-in Nourishing Spray - This another great lightweight product which has the added bonus of a heat shield. I spray this generously all over my hair before I dry it and I find it leaves my hair feeling healthy and soft.

4. Loreal Elnett Hairspray - This is the limited edition Cheryl Cole version (Cheryl Cole + a pretty bottle - who can resist?!). For me, Elnett is the best hairspray on the market, it has incredible hold, doesn't leave my hair feeling dry or crispy and brushes out easily at the end of the night.

5. Sheer Blonde Gleam Creme - Another favourite sheer blonde product, I always have atleast two of these on the go at once - one in my room and one in my handbag! If the ends of my hair are ever feeling dry, I smooth a pea sized amount of this through and they instantly feel soft and nourished.

6. Insette Volumising Hair Mousse - This is a total bargain at less than a pound! I often use it to add a little bit of volume to my roots or to help my curls stay put and unlike some hair mousses it doesn't leave my hair feeling sticky or greasy.

and thats everything! Let me know what some of your favourite haircare products are :)

A little Holiday Haul :)

Hi Ladies,

I have just got back from an amazing holiday in NYC (I didn't want to come home!) and I picked up a few beauty related items so I thought I would share them with you :) Suprisingly, I didn't really do that much shopping, I was too busy seeing all the sights! But I'm really chuffed with the bits and bobs which I did pick up - so here we go!

1. I picked up this really cute makeup bag from bloomingdales, which I am going to keep inside my handbag - and protect my bags lovely interior from those fantastic times when lipstick and eyeliner lids decides to conveniently come off whilst inside my handbag - but never any other time! does this happen to anyone else or is it just me?!

2. Sephora by OPI nail varnish in Metro Chic - Of course I had to pick this up! its a really unusual colour and unlike anything else in my collection. Its a smokey purple tinted grey, very unique and lovley for autumn.

3. Sephora smoothing primer - I have never really felt the need to use a primer before, but I recently tried a sample of hourglasses mineral veil primer and was amazed by how it left my skin looking and feeling. Sadly, I can't afford to splash out on that at the moment, so I thought I'd give this smoothing primer by sephora a try instead and I've been really impressed. It doesn't feel as luxurious on my skin as the mineral veil but it does leave my skin feeling smooth and gives a lovely matt finish as a base for my makeup.

4. Eos Lipbalm - I spotted this at the till as I was paying for something else and was enticed by the unique packaging! I'm not sure how good this works as a balm, but it smells delicious (I can't remember the exact scent but I think its summer fruits) and the packaging is very cute.

5. NYC blushable creme stick in Plaza Pink - Although we do have some NYC products in the UK, we don't have the blushable creme sticks so I thought I would give this one a try. Plaza pink is a shimmery peach/pink, a really pretty colour but it also contains some glitter which I'm not too sure about. I've only swatched this at the moment so I will give you a proper review once I've worn it a few times, but on first impressions it blends really nicely, it not at all sticky and has a lovely smooth, sleek finish :)

6. CHI Silk Infusion - I had a mini version of this which featured in my holiday essentials post, and I love it so much that I picked up the 50ml version :) I use a pea sized amount on the ends of my hair once it has been towel dried and it leaves my hair silky, soft and smelling lush!

and thats everything! let me know if you would like a proper review of anything from this post and have a lovely weekend :)

Candy Stripe Nails :-)

Hi Ladies,

I thought i'd so something a little different with my nails the other day, so after painting them with barryM's lovely bright pink (number 297) I added a cute sparkly stripe of colour diagonally across my nails with china glazes ruby pumps :-)

I really liked how this turned out it reminds me of candy canes yum yum! and the extra touch of sparkle from ruby pumps (which as expected hasn't come out at all in this photo!) makes it really fun and girly :-) This is definitely something which I'm going to do again, its super easy (all you need is a steady hand!) and makes the nails look a little more eye catching without being too over the top.

What do you think?

Speak Soon!

New China Glaze Purchases and NOTD :-)

Hi Ladies!

I popped into Sally's hair and beauty supplies the other day in search of an intensive hair mask (post about that coming up later!) and while I was there I noticed that the had a buy one get one half price offer on their China Glaze nail polishes. I have been umm-ing and ahh-ing over ruby pumps for literally yonks, so when I saw that there was only one bottle of ruby pumps left on the display I knew it was meant to be and that went straight in the basket! closely followed by c-c-courage, a polish from the wizard of oz collection. Here they are pictured below, c-c-courage on the left, and ruby pumps on the right.

Both of these are gorgeous, I'm usually pretty wary of glittery nail polishes but the sparkle in these is really subtle and pretty. I already have a couple of china glaze nail polishes and I think the quality and pigmentation of them is fab. I couldn't wait to try both of these out as soon as I got home so ruby pumps went straight on my fingers and c-c-courage went straight on my toes. Here is ruby pumps pictured below (sorry about the messy application - I was far too excited when applying this!) I didn't take a picture of my toes as i'm not too sure you'd enjoy a shot of my feet!

This photo doesn't really do this polish justice, I tried to get a good pic showing how lovely the sparkle is but I don't think my camera was up to the challenge! Hopefully it gives you some sort of idea though, this was taken after two coats and a top coat :-)

Thats all for now, hope you're having a lovely Easter weekend and get lots of chocolatey treats!