I first head about the 'Sexy Hair Products' on Beauty Bay, but there is so much choice that I didn't know what to get! When I had the chance to review ones that were perfect for my hair type I couldn't wait to see how they worked with my difficult hair type!
First up your classic hairspray,but this isn't no already hairspray! Not only does it keep your hair in place all day but it adds volume at the same time and my mum told me when I had it on my hair that it gives it a lovely shine that doesn't make it look greasy or oily! And because it is healthy it also protects from environmental damage.
I only curly my hair every so often, but my mum has extremely curly hair - like thick curly hair. So, I gave her the chance to review this and try it out as that would be more beneficial than me! It is now her holy grail product as she finds that it doesn't knot her hair up after she has dried it. It also conditions your hair to leave it looking really lovely! Saying that I also used it over night when I 'waved' my hair and it worked like a gem and kept the curls.
Finally. the one I was most excited to try!
According to the bottle this is new and I had never heard of it so I was really excited, as it claims to help humidity and for a girl who walks in the wind all the time and we are currently in the windy/rainy season I really wanted to put this to the test. Oh my goodness me! This stuff smells amazing and keeps me hair protected from the humid conditions outside. Frizz is controlled and you can still have that volume from the morning.
*pr samples sent by lwpr, all opinions expressed are my own*
When I got the chance to be able to review this lovely notebook I couldn't refuse the amazing offer! This 'very special notebook' from Two Little Birdies is so cute and to be fair so are all of their products they have available!
When I opened the parcel it was wrapped up with a cute little rope bow and a tag! I was in awe at how pretty they had made their packaging! I opened it up so carefully because I like to keep things like this safely, and when I did unwrap it I couldn't believe how adorable the actual notebook was!
The products on their site are all from new talented people and they truly believe in british desginers and many of their things are made right in our country!
I have now officially names this notebook my 'blogging notebook' where all my ideas and brain storms will be jotted down. The top right hand corner has a list of the days of the week, so I can also write down a to-do list for each week to keep me on top of things. I love the feel and rustic look of this notebook, as it is different to anything and everything I have ever bought.
Hello beautiful readers! This post is a very special one in my mind as it has been one whole year since I started blogging and posted my first ever post! I remember the day very clearly, I had spent ages designing the whole page and wanted everything to be perfect like the other blogs I had ever read. And then it was time to publish and I clicked 'Publish' did I know exactly what that meant? Nope..Did I know what to expect in the future? Nope! And from that day on I haven't stopped taking photos, reviewing and blogging for all of you out their and I have thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and never want it to stop. We are a one big family and I feel so happy when people follow, comment or even click on to my blog because I find it amazing that you want to read what I have written.
The appearance of my blog has always been important to me and here is what it looked like when I first started out and you can read my first every blog post here, which is all about winter!
I went into Curry's the other week and used one of the Apple laptops and took a cheeky picture of my blog on their and left it running so people can read it hehe. My dream is to own one ... lets all wish together! Personally, I prefer this look and theme then the pink one :)
Still in complete shock that I have come so far and wanted to let you all know that I love you and say a big thank you to all of you! Lets say cheers and raise our pretend glasses to another year or even 100 years!
First of all I would like to apologise for not doing a September Favourites, there wasn't a great deal of new things or even old things that I had been loving that month so I thought instead of boring you guys I would just leave that month out! However, I have got some October Favourites to share with you and my oh my is there a range of them!
First up skincare, I have been loving both these things from Nivea this month as I suffer from really bad dry skin in the autumn and winter months. So these have been my skin care saviours! The Nivea lotion for me is great to use on my legs, arms and body as it really nourishes my skin and leaves it feeling silky soft all day long. The pink tub, is there hydration express primer and holy moly I am in love with it. There will be a full review coming up on this but for now let me just tell you that this primer works so well at keeping my make up on my face all day; but it also helps with the dry patches and gives them love so that my foundation doesn't appear flaky and patchy.
Another skincare saviour this month, has to be the Tea Tree oil from Superdrug, I used a little bit of this on a cotton round every night for a week to soothe and calm down my breakouts. Not only did it help with the redness and spots, but it also helped with the scaring I have from previous breakouts. The scent can be very intimidating for some and was for me at first, but after a few tries and go's with it you just become immune to it.
Then for the more beauty items, I have been loving the body shop oil control powder. I have used this nearly everyday on my face over the bb cream I am currently using and it has such a nice finish and works well with my other products to give me a long lasting finish. A nail polish that has to be mentioned in this months favourites is 'Black Cherries' by Rimmel, I haven't stopped reapplying this on my toes since the start of the month, even though it lasts for ages I like to redo the colour as a touch up. It is a lovely deep purple with a slight hint of black in it. For school I have been loving both these lip products equally as they both give my everyday look some natural glow. The baby lips is in 'Peach Kiss' and the Party Proof lipstick in 'Kitty' are both nudes, the party proof one is more of a pinky nude then the other which is a brown nude. Both of these give my lips some colour during the day and complete my whole face.
Here are the more random favourites for this month - starting off with food! I have been craving these Caramel Snack A Jack's all month, they are the perfect sweet treat when you want something sweet and sugary yet is very healthy for you. I like to eat these on their own as well as with a spread of peanut butter on top - heaven on a plate.
This months music favourite has to be from The Vamps and their song 'Can We Dance', I only really heard this song a few weeks back and since then have completely fallen in love with it and the band its self to be honest. The song is very catchy and great to get into a good mood on one of those days..
Something else that I have been loving these weekend is the new series that Khila a.k.a 'MissBudgetBeauty' has started on her vlog channel. For those of you who don't know who she is then.. where have you been? Khila is a mum to two, with a vlog, blog and beauty channel! She has just finished doing Vlogtober and I have been loving one of the videos as part of her 'Khila Talks' series which is where she does like a chat show with other youtubers and bloggers about life! The one I have been loving is about Time Management, and I really learnt a few things from that video.
If you haven't heard of Khila before or never seen her videos or even blog posts then I highly recommend you do so!