May 26, 2012
Kevin.Murphy Powder Puff - Do you suffer from pancake hair? I do. Watch
this video by the beautiful Slavisa and see if you’re not instantly sold on this product. I saw a TV ad for the Schwarzkopf version of this which also looks quite promising and for $8.99 it’s definitely the cheaper version. I would be interested to try both out and see how they compare.
Kerastase Resistance Ciment Thermique -I received about 10 sample packets of this in one of the Australian luxury subscription boxes last year (I can’t remember which one, sorry) and I’ve only just started to try it out. I love this stuff. I use it prior to blow drying my hair and it helps to seal the ends of my hair and make my hair soft & shiny. I will hopefully be purchasing a full sized bottle of this sometime in the future.
O&M Queenie Firm Hold Hairspray -Finding a decent hairspray is the bane of my hair styling existence so I’ve got my hopes set on this pretty little number from one of my favourite hair care brands, O&M. I’m really curious to see what this smells like too, as O&M products always smell amazing.
evo Love Touch Shine Spray -I am halfway through my Moroccanoil Shimmer Spray but I’ll be looking to try something different when I’m finished the bottle, and at the top of my ‘shine serums to try’ list is this product. I love everything that I’ve ever tried from the evo range, so I have high hopes for this.
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May 23, 2012
Wella Hydrate Finish – I tend to use a lot of conditioning products in the cooler months to help my hair battle against the dry winter air, and this is my favourite leave in conditioner of the moment. It’s lightweight but moisturising and I don’t feel like it leaves too much product residue in my hair. It also smells delicious.
Wella Flowing Form Smoothing Balm – I heat style my hair a lot more in the cold months of the year, and I’ve been using this in my hair prior to blow drying to help minimize frizz and to help retain any shape that I’m trying to get my hair to hold. It’s also not too heavy and doesn’t weigh down my already fine hair.
Carol’s Daughter Rosemary Mint Clarifying Shampoo/Conditioner – This is my favourite shampoo & conditioner duo at the moment. As I mentioned above, I tend to use more styling products in my hair in autumn/winter so these are perfect to use as the clarifying element helps to prevent too much product build up in my hair. Despite being sulfate free, the shampoo lathers up nicely without leaving my hair feeling too tangled, which is an added bonus.
O&M Seven Day Miracle Masque – I am absolutely loving this hair mask at the moment. I’ve been using it once or twice a week as a regular treatment in place of my normal conditioner and also every night when I condition on the ends of my hair. It smells absolutely amazing, as with all O&M hair products (yes, I realise that I mention this every single time I reference O&M products) and it leaves my hair feeling soft & silky after every use.
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May 22, 2012
To celebrate hair week, I’m giving away one of my top 5 hair products for autumn/winter – a bottle of Wella’s ‘Flowing Form’ Smoothing Balm. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post telling me what your favourite hair product for autumn/winter is. Be sure to include your email address so that I can contact you if you’re the lucky winner and please note that this giveaway is open to Australian residents only. Entries will close on June 21, 2012. Good luck!
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April 30, 2012
April is ending – where is my life going?! Argh, stress stress stress. Thankfully I have these great products in my life to make me forget my woes for now. Ha. My favourite products in April were: Revlon Colourstay Foundation in Ivory (for oily/combination skin). I very rarely try new foundation but I was browsing through products at the store and the shade of this looked quite promising in the bottle and as luck would have it, it’s close to a perfect match on my skin. Now, wouldn’t it be great if we were charged the US rate of $12 for this foundation here instead of $40 so that choosing a “drug store” foundation actually mattered? Korres Tinted Lip Butter in Pomegranate. I love me a tinted lip butter and this one is gorgeous. A subtle shade of rosy red, this is a fruity smelling pot of delicious. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Porcelain Pink. This is one of my shop-my-stash re-discoveries and I’m so glad that I dug it out and can re-live my love for this product. I obsessed over it after seeing Pixiwoo use it in a tutorial once and it’s a beautiful highlighting pink shade with a hint of gold. I like to gild my face as much as the next gal but it can be hard to find gold shades that suit my skin tone. This is pretty much perfect. Original & Mineral Seven Day Miracle Moisture Mask. This is another re-discovery for me, and it’s the hair treatment that I’m currently making my way through for Project 50 Pan. It smells like a caramel milkshake and if I didn’t value my life as much as I do I’d probably drink the whole container. I’ve been using this on the ends of my hair while conditioning with my regular conditioner, as I am too lazy to go and get a trim.
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April 30, 2012
The almighty Random.org has spoken, and a big congratulations is in order to – Catrina M, Rose & Jessie for winning the
Pantene Nature Fusion giveaway! I will be contacting you all shortly for your details. As always, a massive thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a comment and of course to Pantene for sponsoring the giveaway. Note: If you haven’t already, be sure to head over
here & enter the Burt’s Bees Herbal Blemish Stick giveaway!
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April 19, 2012
So when I mentioned slipping slightly in Project 50 Pan, this is exactly what I meant. Having said that, I can easily justify most of the things that I’ve bought recently. Let’s see how I go.
The Carol’s Daughter Rosemary & Mint Clarifying Shampoo & Conditioner have been on my wishlist for what feels like forever, but in reality since I received sample sized packets of them both with a Sephora order. I held off from buying these for quite a while because I need shampoo & conditioner like I need a third elbow, but I saw them pop up on Strawberrynet & I jumped at the chance to buy them without having to pay a billion dollars to parcel-forward them from the US. I also ordered a mega sized bottle of Dermalogica Special Cleanse from Strawberrynet, because I am getting close to finishing the bottle I already have and it’s the facial cleanser I use 95% of the time (iron clad justification). I’m down to the last few drops of my beloved Givenchy Photo Perfexion Foundation and went into a mild state of panic when I realised that the back up I had ordered from Strawberrynet a month or so ago had never arrived (and the payment had been refunded back into my account without so much as an emailed notification but whatever). Thankfully Sephora finally had my shade back in stock, so I ordered a bottle alongside the Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner to replace my close-to-being-completely-dry NYX Felt Tip Liner and also some Boscia blotting papers because a gal like me can never have too many blotting papers. So really the only completely unnecessary purchase here was the shampoo & conditioner combo, and I really wanted those so I’m not going to be too hard on myself. Now onto more mindless spending.
So the money that I mentioned being returned into my account earlier? This is where it went. I cannot justify these purchases in any way shape or form because I have enough vegan body products stored in my cupboard that I could probably turn to them as a food source in the event of an apocalypse (note: if I mention the impending apocalypse too much, let me know). So that’s it! My fall from grace well documented and now we’re ready to move forward. I’ve finished up some more big ticket P50P items so there will be a Pan update coming up in the next week or so.
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April 7, 2012
Aside from the nail polish that I literally wore throughout the entire month of March, I really struggled to find products that I would consider favourites. March, as it seems, was as blah as always. Nevertheless I managed to rustle up a few of my most-used products for the month, and they were: Flourish Bath & Body Almond Milk Body Lotion, OPI for Sephora Metro Chic Nail Polish, Flourish Bath & Body Brown Sugar Perfume Oil, Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Liner & Davroe Lemon Grass Detangler.
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