A BIT OF A BATHROOM BEAUTY EDIT.

A BIT OF A BATHROOM BEAUTY EDIT.

The daily edit…

I said at the start of this year I was going to be a little more adventurous with the products I regularly, it’s just so hard to get caught up in using your old favourites time and time again, isn’t it? Every time I’ve had to replace or repurchase a product in the last few months – whether it be shampoo, cleanser or even deodorant, I’ve tried to pick up a different brand or product just to spice things up a little. I’m SUCH a creature of habit, which can be a little boring for blog content…

That said, it’s definitely worked in my favour. My regular rummages in my beauty stash have meant that my routines have stepped up a notch. Allow me to introduce…

Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask; I’ve always been a bit wary of moisture masks because my skin is so tedious, breaking out whenever I use anything heavier than a very light oil! However, I decided to take the risk with this perfectly packaged pick and I’m glad I did! It’s one of *the* best masks I’ve come across. I slather it on every time my skin is feeling a little parched or looking lacklustre, within ten minutes it absolutely transforms my complexion! You can expect plump, dewy, radiant skin in one application.

L’Occitane Almond Milk Veil*; The L’Occitane Almond scent is one of my favourite fragrances ever, I find it so luxurious! I’ve been using the Shower Oil for years and years, but the Milk Veil is a new one for me. The silky body lotion has a handy pump bottle which makes it perfect for slathering on quickly after a shower. If silky, super soft limbs are your thing, this is the product for you!
I have the Supersize version, which I very much recommend if you’re also an Almond superfan!

Kerastase Blond Absolu Bain Lumiere Shampoo*; I’m a slave to balayage, it’s so easy to maintain and I can go months without seeing my hairdresser if I need to. The only issue being that my hair just loves to be warmer than I want it, so I’m always ending up with brassy tones that need freshening up. I discovered this Kerastase range a little while ago and I love that it tones my hair without drying it out. It’s lightweight enough to be used regularly, and it doesn’t have the bright purple colour that often stains my hands and shower.
The range smells delicious and my hair is always extra swishy after use!

Alpha H Vitamin B With Copper Tripeptide*; This isn’t usually something I would go for (although yes I am a magpie for a pretty bottle), but after a little breakout recently (humidity + masks, ugh) I found myself desperate for a treatment that would help. This lightweight serum contains niacinamide which my skin doesn’t usually agree with, but I’ve always seen good results from using copper tripeptide so I thought it was worth the risk. I’m a few weeks in to using it a three or four times a week and it’s been working it’s magic on my tricky complexion. I tend to apply it just on my jawline where I get breakouts and it’s been doing the trick!

Liz Earle Balancing Gel Mask*; I haven’t used Liz Earle skincare in a long time, for no reason other than I haven’t had any in my stash! I sought out this little mask when I had overdone it on the spot cream recently – you know how your skin feels after you’ve gone IN with salicylic acid? Ouch. One application of this and my skin felt calmed, and blemishes looked a lot less intense too. A lot one for slathering on when your skin needs a little TLC.

No7 Youthful Glow Face Oil*; I’ve been on a bit of a No7 hype lately; before working with the brand recently they sent a few products over and I can’t believe how much my skin loves it all.
I love adding a few drops of this in to my palms and massaging in to my skin every evening, it’s light enough that my skin doesn’t break out but nourishing enough that my skin feels beautifully nourished. I’m a big fan!

Biossance Squalane + Glycolic Renewal Facial Mask; I’d heard good things about Biossance from bloggers I follow in the US, and I adore any sort of ‘facial in a bottle’ product so I just had to give this a whirl. It’s a little bit like my forever favourite Origins Rose Clay Mask – it’s pink, it’s got little exfoliating beads, and it does WONDERS for my skin.
This is my Sunday night staple for a good skin week ahead – one application and my complexion is poppin’!

Darphin Ideal Resource Renewing Capsules*; I usually think things like this are a bit gimmicky, but I was wrong about this one. I actually looked these up to see what the deal was and it was the reviews that convinced me to give them a chance. I love that these are portioned out as I can be a little heavy handed with products – probably why I break out so much…
Nourishing without feeling heavy, lovely to apply and with brightening benefits, these are pretty much everything I look for in a skincare product. Dreamy!

A lovely edit of products I’ve discovered over the last wee while and used enough to give you a little rundown. Have you tried any of these?

How To Wash Your Hair As Little As Possible

How To Wash Your Hair As Little As Possible

Getting out of the daily hair washing cycle is something I’m unbelievably proud of myself for doing. Which I’m sure probably sounds ridiculous to most people but I was addicted to washing my hair even though I knew it wasn’t good for my fine lacklustre tresses and its taken me years to take better care of my hair. It wasn’t until I had to chop it all off did I start taking things seriously, my hair is such a big part of my identity and completely f’ing it up wasn’t something I wanted to do. As of right now, I’m attempting to master the 5-day hair wash cycle as I’m trying to grow my hair out for my wedding and obviously the less I wash my hair the healthier that it is and this is how I’m doing it.

the plan

the double wash

This is something that I’ve done off and on for a couple of years now and lately because I’m trying to go longer in between washes I’m shampooing my hair twice and it’s such a game-changer. Even though I don’t use a huge amount of products in my hair, nowhere near the amount I once did I did find that I’m prone to build up and washing twice gets rid of that issue completely. My hair feels as clean as it does when I get it washed at the hairdressers which is something that I’ve never been able to replicate at home before. I also only shampoo at my root now instead of my entire head which may sound obvious but it wasn’t something I’d done before.

great products

As well as the double hair wash something I’m else relying on a lot at the moment is the best products in my beauty stash. Whilst I don’t have any problem with SLS I know it’s not the best for my hair so I’m steering clear of that and then I’m not overloading it with styling products either, just a nourishing oil through the ends once I’ve washed it and a detangling spray. As we’re in winter a big chunky scarf is an important part of my daily outfit so my hair is getting quite knotty and tangled so a conditioning spray is vital so I don’t rip loads of my hair out.

minimal styling

These days I only heat style my hair once or twice a week max, the rest of the week I leave it alone. Most days I loosely tie it up in silk scrunchie so it’s up and out of my face as I can be quite bad for fiddling and playing with my hair which makes it unnecessarily oily.

cleaning my tools regularly

Like most people, the thought of cleaning my hairbrushes and heat tools doesn’t fill me with excitement but it’s really necessary. There’s a lot of grime that builds up on my tools and I notice that even on clean hair if I’ve got dirty tools then not only does my hair feel a little gross but it also aggravates my scalp. The easiest way I’ve found to clean them is to let them soak in warm water and shampoo so all the product residue comes away easily.

 

Hair Care Routine

Hair Care Routine

Today I am going to do something I haven't done on this blog before which is my Hair care routine so I hope you will like it!  

So first I wash my hair with L'Oreal paris Botanicals Fresh Care Coriander Strength Cure Shampoo for fragile hair.

After washing the Shampoo out; Then I use Garnier Ultimate Blends Conditioner the marvellous transformer with argan and camellia oils for dry dull hair.

After rinsing out the conditioner out then i'll use a tall dry my hair and comb through my hair with a wide tooth comb or Tangle Teezer.

Then I would one pump of L'Oreal paris Elvive Extraordinary oil and comb it through my ends of my hair to near my roots. 

Than I'll use Aveda phomollient styling foam mousse coiffante which is one pump and comb it through from roots to tip.

Then with my Tangle Teezer and my blow dryer; blow my hair upside down from the nap of my neck to my forehead. then come back normally and brush it on the opposite side of my parting hair this will give some volume.

Then I would style it by using my straighteners or today my large barrel curling wand by Tony and Guy. I'll  section my hair and curling it away from my face.

Then when all this is done i'll break the curls up by my fingers and there you have it my Hair care Routine.