My No1 hair products!

Hey guys

Today i thought i would share my favourite hair products! Being a blonde my hair got so damaged, and looked and felt like straw! So i decided to leave my hair for a while and skip the highlights which worked in my favour considering during the process ombre was the latest fashion! Within a couple of weeks my hair had gone from being dry, straw like and lifeless to the bouncy, shiny, healthy looking hair it use to be and i put it down to these products! Yes my hairs condition did improve a lot because it was not being lathered in peroxide, but it mainly improved in my opinion because of these products. The first 3 are all by the same brand Herbal Essences, i picked up the hello hydration collection which consits of shampoo, conditioner and intensive hair mask! I can only describe this collection in one word PERFECT literally, these products saved my hair, they smell delicious, are really inexpensive and do exactly what they claim to do! My hair instantly feels 10 times better after using these products, so much so that i can not part with them, seriously i have tried other shampoos, conditioners and hair masks and i can not wait to finish them up so i can go straight back onto this brand! Safe to say i actually do not even attempt to purchase other brands now i stick with these! I love them! They leave your hair looking and feeling silky soft, shiny and healthy looking! The bottles retail at around £2.00 each in asda and last ages a little goes a long way with these and i have quite long hair! Now the hair mask makes my hair look and feel as though i have just walked out of a salon! Im going to stop now i can not praise these products enough! 

And my final product that has transformed my hair, is the aqua splash tangle teezer! If your anything like me, when i get out of the bath i must spend about 10 dreaded minutes trying to detangle my hair! NIGHTMARE! Well no more this has been such a saviour, not even 1 minute is spent detangling my hair now, and as before i have quite long hair so this is a massive bonus! Funny thing is this product is meant for wet hair, well i have not picked up a normal brush since i purchased this, its great on dry hair too! And the best thing about this wether being used on wet or dry hair is no pain yes you read correctly no pain! This product retails for around £13 in selfridges and is so worth it! Not only does it save time and most importantly pain! It protects hair from breakage leaving the hair feeling and looking a lot healthier unlike a normal brush! Where was this when i was like 8 and crying when i got out of the bath because i knew mum would be ragging my head for about 20 minutes trying to get the knots out! 

Have you tried any of these? Whats your staple product?   

Thanks for reading:)

Xxx  

Shortbread :)

Hi guys,

So today im going to share with you an amazing recipe for shortbread, this yummy biscuit is great for any occasion!

You will need: 

8oz plain flour

6oz butter 

6oz icing sugar 

1tsp vanilla extract

Method:

Preheat your oven to gas mark 4

Beat together butter and sugar until creamy add your vanilla and stir in your flour until it forms a dough!  

Now you can either grease an 8inch pan and press the dough evenly inside the pan and cut into fingers OR roll out the dough on a floured surface and cut out into whatever shapes you like and place them onto a greased baking sheet! Prick the shortbread with a fork and bake for 20-25 mins or until slightly golden in the centre of the oven!

Shortbread is so versatile so play around with different flavours maybe add fruit, spices whatever your heart desires! Secondly be festive, shortbread is great for any occasion christmas....cut out snowmen, baubles for easter.....easter eggs, bunnies and so on:) you get the drift right? 

Sprinkle some icing sugar on top, melt chocolate and dip it in, paint designs using food colouring, opportunities are endless! Stay tuned for my 10 ways with shortbread coming soon:) i also have a few different recipes for shortbread so keep an eye out for those!  

Have you tried this? Any suggestions? Recommendations? Let me know:)

Happy baking

Xxx

Gingerbread

Hi guys,

Today i thought i would share with you an amazing recipe for gingerbread, since its nearly that time of year again:) 

This recipe is great for gingerbread cookies, christmas decorations and gingerbread houses (how to posts coming soon.....) 

So you will need:

12oz plain flour

3tsp ground ginger

4 and a 1/2oz butter

6oz dark soft brown sugar

4tbsp golden syrup

1 egg

Method:

Mix together your flour and ginger, add your butter and mix together to form breadcrumbs.

Stir in your sugar.

In a separate bowl mix together your egg and golden syrup and gradually add it to your flour, sugar, butter, ginger mixture until it forms a dough! You may need a touch more flour if its too sticky!

Remove your dough from the bowl and wrap it in cling film and chill it in the refrigerator for 20 mins.

Preheat your oven to gas mark 4 and grease a baking tray (or two).

Remove your dough from the refrigerator and roll it out onto a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick and cut out your desired shapes using a cookie cutter, place the shapes onto your baking tray and bake in the centre of the oven for aprox 12-15 mins or until slightly golden!

Leave to cool and decorate how you wish!:) 

This makes perfect gingerbread, stay tuned for how to: gingerbread house, edible decorations and many more! I will be posting a how to blog post on both halloween and christmas gingerbread houses, see pictures below from last year:)

Thanks for reading, please let me know if you try this or have any requests!

Happy baking!

Xxx

 

 

Caudalie Beauty Elixir - Worth the splurge?

Hey beauties, 

Today im going to discuss Caudalie Beauty Elixir, there has been so much hype around this product and is a favourite amongst many celebrities, bloggers, gurus and has even hit the attention of the royals! So how could i resist! When i woke up one morning i received an email from Selfridges advertising the summer beauty box and straight after seeing the contents i was interested because this little bottle of wonders was included amongst many other great products so i went ahead and got myself one! This has to be my favourite product out of the box! Caudalie  Beauty Elixir is a mist full of great qualities! It claims to tighten pores, give your skin a burst of radiance, smooth features and works great as a makeup base. The other thing that really interested me about this product is the Ingredients, its full of natural ingredients that are really beneficial for the skin such as rosemary, orange blossom, grape, rose and mint. It also intrigued me of its many uses, it can be used as a makeup base, a toner after cleansing and before moisturising, a refreshing spray / pick me up and it can be used over makeup to give a glowing complexion.  

This product is quite pricy and retails for £32.00 for 100ml but is it worth it? In my opinion yes, i was fairly unsure when i first began to use this product, i didn't notice much of a difference but once i stopped using it for a while i noticed how much my skin did improve in terms of smoothness and radiance, after not using this product for a few weeks my skin looked very dull, so i started to use this again and it was the best pick me up, my skin appeared smoother and much more radiant! 

This product oozes in luxuriousness, it literally feels like i have been pampered when i have used this! It is super easy to apply and a little goes a long way due to the amazing applicator, it evenly distributes the product over your face, in one / two sprits, you don't need to fan your face or wait for it to dry, it instantly melts into the skin, its such a fine mist its really refreshing rather than uncomfortable, some water sprays leave your skin wet or full of droplets this is the complete opposite! I got the 30ml in my beauty box and ive used it quite a lot and it is still 3/4 full which is a great bonus as it makes it worth the splurge! 

I have found this product to be my most used product over summer, it is so refreshing, and in the morning it is great the strong smell really awakens tired skin setting you up for the day. 

When i read it can be used over makeup i was curious to see if a water spray would ruin my makeup, it didn't, if anything it completed my look by making my skin look so radiant! 

The only thing i was not to keen on was the smell, it has a very strong overpowering scent, its smells organic and mainly of mint, however after the first use i got use to the scent and found it rather refreshing and awakening, especially in the morning it really wakes you up, i can see this being a great product for autumn and winter when my skin is tired and dull looking! It is also very good for spraying over your face throughout the day for a great pick me up, mine stays in my bag:)

Overall i love this product and would definitely recommend purchasing it,it is    definitely in my opinion worth the splurge! 

Have you tried this? Let me know your experiences with this product:)

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http://m.boots.com/mt/www.boots.com/en/Caudalie-Beauty-Elixir-100ml_51023/#un_jtt_addtohome_hidden

Xxx