April 4, 2013
I love shiny hair. The shinier the better. Granted there is a risk when using a shine spray or serum that your hair can look quite greasy but if you can avoid this; shiny hair is the
best. I’ve tried a variety of shine products in my time, and I find that the best way to use them is to apply the product directly to the palm of my hand, rub my hands together and then distribute it evenly through my hair. The Clairol Sparkle Shine Spray doesn’t warrant me doing this, as the mist is fine and the product so lightweight that I can apply it directly to my hair. This makes styling my hair a much neater process in the mornings as I don’t end up with grubby little greasy palms. The smell is subtle and pleasant, a gentle perfume-y scent that I am clearly not doing a very good job of describing. The Clairol Sparkle Shine Spray retails for $19.50 AUD, for stockist information please visit
the Clairol website. (note: this product was sent for consideration for review)
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February 21, 2013
Colouring my hair is a massive chore for me. It’s on par for annoyance levels with filling my car with petrol and if I didn’t have hereditary greys I wouldn’t bother colouring it at all. I’ve been dying my hair for around 10 years, and it’s taken me a
long time to find a colour that works for me. You’d think finding a decent brown would be easy, but it’s not. A lot of brown shades tend to have reddish or coppery undertones which is not really what I’m after in a hair colour – give me ash toned brown or give me death. I love the L’Oreal Sublime Mousse colour in the shade Pure Brown. It’s glossy and leaves no reddish tones in my hair at all. It’s also a pretty low-maintenance product to use, which gives it about a billion extra bonus points from me. I generally colour my hair using this dye once every couple of months, by which time the colour has faded a bit and my greys are back in full force. The L’Oreal Sublime Mousse in Pure Brown is available for purchase for $14.99 from
Chemist Warehouse online.
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January 22, 2013
If you’ve ever asked me to recommend a hair product for you to try, it’s more than likely I suggested Kerastase’s Nectar Thermique. This is hands down one of the best hair products I’ve ever tried. It’s designed to be a leave-in conditioning heat-protectant for your hair, and I use it every day before running the blow dryer over my hair (which is usually when it’s around 80% dry already). It really helps to keep frizziness at bay and my hair looks a million times softer and silkier when I use this product. I didn’t take this product away with me when I traveled late last year, and I noticed such a huge difference in the quality of my hair that I purchased a tube to use while I was away. The Kerastase Nectar Thermique is currently available for $43 at
Strawberrynet. Buy it.
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January 15, 2013
I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I use a clarifying shampoo at least once a week to prevent product buildup in my hair. I was faithful to the Fekkai Apple Cider Clarifying Rinse for a few years, but I it’s now safe to say that it has been bumped off of my holy grail list by this product. The consistency of Big is bizarre (kind of like runny jelly with big chunks of sea salt mixed in) and the smell is unusual but not offensive. You only need a small amount of this shampoo to lather up really nicely, and it leaves my hair feeling soft and silky and clean without feeling stripped of any natural oils. The only thing I don’t love about this shampoo is that the smell lingers in my hair the following day, and I’m not a
huge fan of the scent. The LUSH Big Shampoo retails for $25.95 AUD and is available for purchase from
LUSH Australia.
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November 6, 2012
Buying LUSH products was always a rare treat for me because I could never be bothered driving to the other side of Perth to go to the store, but now that LUSH has opened up in my favourite local shopping centre I am able to indulge in their goodies more often. I get really confused when I walk into a LUSH store because everything looks so appealing but I’m pretty fussy when it comes to product fragrance so thankfully I don’t get tempted to buy absolutely everything in sight. I know how hard it is to whittle down a LUSH wishlist so I thought it might be a good idea to share with you my favourite products. Add these to the very top of your shopping list:
Sympathy For The Skin –
“Generous banana custard body cream. Eleven years old and still as popular as ever, Sympathy for the Skin is probably the only banana custard body cream in the universe, and almost definitely the only one with real, organic mashed bananas in it. We use real bananas to make skin softer, even if they’re a bit of a menace to mash. Smooth our nutritious cream all over your body and go absolutely bananas.” This is my favourite body lotion. It’s lightweight but moisturises the skin really well and has a very subtle sweet milky scent to it.
Big Shampoo – “Sea salt shampoo for shine, softness and big endowments. This pot of oceanic goodness is 50% sea salt to give limp hair the volume it deserves, with seaweed infusion to soften and fresh lime juice for shine. After using Big, your hair will be bouncing back to life.” This is my new favourite clarifying shampoo. It does a great job of cleaning all of the excess product out of my hair without stripping it and my hair feels nice and soft after I use it. I tend to use this once a week, but it’s gentle enough that it’s safe to use it more than that if I feel like I need it.
Bohemian Soap – “The mind-clearing lemon one. Bohemian soap is one of our simplest and most beautiful creations; we make it for those with a creative streak to help them to realise their masterworks. Do you work late into the night, then forget to get up in the morning and miss your deadlines? The lemon oil in Bohemian serves many purposes. It clears and refreshes the mind to invigorate you. It is cleansing and toning for the skin, so it really will keep artistic types clean, even if you can’t afford a hot bath very often.” This. Smells. Amazing.
Porridge Soap – “Start the day the Goldilocks way with a helping or three of porridge oats. Ideal for sensitive skin; irresistible to everyone else. Oats are soothing for the skin and will gently exfoliate, while orange juice is refreshing and naturally toning. Rise and shine with some delicious porridge.” I love this soap for the smell and how gentle it is. It’s not particularly moisturising, so if you have especially dry skin I wouldn’t suggest you try this.
Mask of Magnaminty (not pictured) – “Deep cleansing, minty face and back pack. After an overnight flight, a marathon in a rabbit suit or a walk along the Marylebone Road during rush hour, do you feel a deep need to be scrubbed clean? Here’s a cleansing mask to do exactly that; China clay and bentonite gel will pull the dirt from your pores, ground aduki beans and evening primrose seeds exfoliate surface skin cells, and peppermint oil will make you feel so fresh and minty that you’ll forget you were ever grubby.” This is one of Liv Tyler’s favourite face masks, and if that isn’t enough to make you run out and buy it I really don’t know what else to say.
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October 23, 2012
I’m really happy with my hair care routine at the moment, so I thought it would be a good time to share with you the products that I’m currently using. Just to cover the basics: I wash my hair every night and let it air dry. I do have to run the blow dryer over it quickly in the morning to completely dry it and also to tame my fringe (I have two cowlicks, lucky me). Depending on my mood I’ll either run my GHD straightener through my hair to help tame some of my frizz, or I’ll curl it using my Modiva curling wand. The products that I’m using most frequently at the moment are:
Alterna Shampoo / Conditioner – I’ve only just started using this shampoo and conditioner duo very recently, so I am yet to form a proper opinion on it. When I do I’ll be sure to check back in with a proper review.
Davroe Argan Oil – If my hair is feeling particularly ratty, I comb some of this through the ends of it after I hop out of the shower at night. I let my hair air dry, so that gives it some time for the oil to sink in to my ends and help treat any split ends or dryness.
Kerastase Nectar Thermique – This is an AMAZING hair product and if you haven’t tried it already I suggest you do so ASAP. I run a small amount of this through my hair in the mornings before I blow dry my fringe and heat style my hair.
evo Love Touch Shine Spray – I spray a little bit of this into my palm and rub my hands together before distributing this through my hair after I blow dry my fringe into place. Sometimes I wait until after I have curled my hair, applied hairspray and brushed through the curls before using this product, because I find it brings my hair together and helps to give it a sleeker look.
evo Mane Prescription Protein Treatment – I was determined to finish up some of the other hair treatments that I have in my cupboard but I just couldn’t resist opening up a new tube of this. I use it once or twice a week, depending on what I feel like my hair needs. It is amazing and I consider it one of my holy grail hair care products.
LUSH Big Shampoo – I picked this up a little while ago after hearing rave reviews of it on various blogs and youtube channels and I’m glad that I did. I use this once a week as a clarifying treatment, and it makes my hair feel super clean and soft and helps to remove all of the product buildup that my hair seems to acquire during the week.
O&M Original Queenie Firm Hold Hairspray – As mentioned in my recent review, I have been loving this hairspray to help set my hair when I curl it. I love it enough to say without a doubt that it’s the best hairspray I’ve ever tried.
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