March and April Favourites!

Hello Lovelies!

I thought I should do a favourites blog, but as I am really lazy right now I am going to combine each months favourite into a favourite I have been loving for these past two months!

Each product will be sorted into categories and will include it's AUS price as well as the shop/shops it can be purchased from.

Beauty:

• L'Oreal Paris Nude Magique BB Powder (light & medium) - $26.95 (Priceline)

This powder is so soft and silky it honestly feels like there is nothing on your face! But, what I thought was amazing when I have been using this powder is that if you put it over the top of foundation as a pressed powder it really helps control the oils and stops your face from looking shiny ALL day!

• Rimmel London Metal Rush (Gold Save the Queen & Royale Blue) - $7.95 (Priceline)

At the moment I have been wearing Royale Blue every day and although there has been a little chipping to the top of SOME of my nails it hasn't been very noticeable. The Metal Rush collection is really cool because depending on what direction your nails are in the colour looks completely different! For instance Royale Blue in one light can look green, purple or blue. But it can also look blue and green or blue and purple.

• M.A.C Matchmaster SPF 15 Foundation (1.0) - $59.00 (M.A.C)

I have been using this foundation for a few months now and I have noticed that on its own it can make your skin look a little shiny and oily, but it does keep my face sunburn free.  This foundation works really well with my L'Oreal Paris Nude Magique BB Powder and as a result my face doesn't get oily and I am able to keep the same coverage all day.

Hair:

• Joico K-PAK RECONSTRUCT Liquid Reconstructor - around $20

OH. MY. GOSH.
I have used the liquid reconstructor for just over a month now and I have noticed a massive improvement in my hair! The quality of my hair has improved immensely and all I have to do is after I towel dry my hair I spray a few spritz all over my hair and then let my hair finish air drying. When it comes to straightening my hair there is less breakage, my hair smells amazing and it feels so soft and smooth!!

• REDKEN 5TH AVENUE NYC FOR MEN Silver Charge shampoo - $25.50 (Hairhouse Warehouse)

I have finally found a silver/purple shampoo that doesn't feel like it is completely drying up my fried hair!! The Redken Silver Charge silver shampoo with steel lock technology is AMAZING!! When I opened the bottle the first thing I noticed was how dark the shampoo was. This silver/purple shampoo is so pigmented that it really does tone your hair in 3 minutes. (My hair is platinum blond but I am slowly trying to get it to an almost white colour and this shampoo has dramatically changed my hair colour! I have no more yellow tones in my hair and they are taking longer and longer to come back!)

My hair is slowly starting to feel more and more normal and I think it has a great deal to do with this shampoo!

I know this isn't a big list of things but over the past two months I have tried many different products and these are the ones that I am really loving right now.

HBT ONLINE!

Hello Lovelies!

I know it has been a while but uni has been so crazy I haven't had a chance to do anything for myself! So before I scoot off to another studio session I wanted to tell you about a beauty website I have found!

HBTonline ( http://www.hbtonline.com.au/ ) has some great deals on most products that can set you back almost double the price in stores! All I have to say about this company is that if you want to buy products from an Australian website then this is the place to head to as they are obviously Australian but they also have amazing prices!

I only bought two items from them, and they were the Joico K-PAK Liquid Reconstructor 300ml (NORMAL PRICE: $26.95) for $15.00 and Juuce Majik Blond Lok 30ml (NORMAL PRICE: $11.95-$15.00) for $9.55. Now to me these are savings that I couldn't pass up!

POSTAGE: Because my order was under $150(orders over $150 have free normal postage) I had to pay the $9.95 FLAT postage rate, which to me isn't that bad and I was still ahead in the savings!

Anyway! Have a lovely day and I will see you all later!
x

Let's talk about hair

Okay I am going to jump right in and say I love pastel hair, but as a natural chestnut brunette that has dyed her hair every shade of darker browns and blacks knows it is quite hard to get the white blond we need to have pastel hair! How do we conquer this barrier? We treat our hair with the wondrous Joico K-Pak Deep Penetrating Conditioner! This baby works wonders, but with every miracle treatment comes the not so miracle price tag, setting you back about $26.99 (aus dollars) from Hairhouse Warehouse.

Let's have a little look at the benefits of using Conditioner (so many pros and only a few cons really makes this product something to consider when you are next at the shops).
PRO:

• full of protein that gradually nourishes hair repairing at a molecular level
• by repairing the hair it makes it stronger
• stronger hair resists damage against heat styling, sun and wind
• hair doesn't feel greasy - this is because the conditioner only needs to stay in the hair for about two minutes and then can be washed out

CON:

• expensive

FYI: for anyone who hates putting silicone products in their hair this Deep Penetrating Conditioner DOES have silicone in it BUT it is water soluble. This means that it has been chemically modified to be compatible with water.

HOW TO USE:
The Deep Conditioner is so easy to use that you hardly realise you are helping give your hair a 'facelift'.
Step One: Shampoo TWICE (shampoo #1 removes all of the dirt, shampoo #2 opens the hair making it ready to absorb the Deep Conditioner)
Step Two: Use the K-Pak Deep Penetrating Conditioner (you only need a 10 to 20 cent piece of Deep Conditioner), wait two to three minutes and wash out the Conditioner
Step Three: Apply normal conditioner, lather and leave in hair for twenty seconds and wash out

RATE: 9/10

COMMENT: I have only used the K-Pak Deep Penetrating Conditioner a few times after bleaching my hair, but I have noticed some major improvements in my bleached hair.