Monday, 23 January 2012

G'day!

Hi!  It's Sarah today, reviewing these Aussie haircare products.  I have been using them for about a month now, as they were on a 3 for £10 offer in Boots and I had heard some good things about them.  They claim to leave long hair silky smooth and shiny, and help to get rid of frizz.  The hair mask also claims to care for dry and damaged hair by reducing breakage.  Wellllll, I can definitely say that my hair looks much healthier lately!  It is much shinier than it used to be and it feels really silky, before I used these products it was dry and got tangled very very easily.  My hair is dry and damaged because I blow-dry it after every wash, because it takes hours for it to dry naturally and by the time it is finally dry it's frizzy, even if I have put some serum on it!  So it's a no-win situation really, although I have noticed that it makes a difference when I get the ends cut regularly and when I leave off using the straightners.  But over the last month I have seen improvement in the overall condition of my hair, all three of these products smell gorgeous and I noticed the shine and smoothness almost straight away.  I use the mask once a week because I think using it every time would be a bit too much, and instantly I feel a difference in the softness and generally it just feels so much better.  Although the damage is still there, that won't magically disappear without me giving up my hair dryer :( but these products help reduce the appearance of it, so I would definitely recommend all of these to anyone with long hair that is dry and gets frizzy! 






Friday, 20 January 2012

A Hair-Raising Review


For the last couple of weeks I (Faye) have been trying out the Herbal Essences Tousle Me Softly Range.  The products used were the shampoo, conditioner, intensive mask and finishing cream.  After two weeks of constant use though I am sorry to say that I am not impressed at all!  As normal shampoo and conditioners the products were really nice and had a lovely smell and left my hair really soft and shiny, but the tousled look was non-existent! Even the finishing cream used last did nothing except smell nice, which is really disappointing because the products are recommended for 'naturally wavy hair'  like mine but I saw only the smallest.  The best bits about it are the smell, the shine it gives your hair and the fact that my waves were a tiiiiiiiiny bit enhanced with the finishing cream.  I don't think that this would make any difference to straight hair, maybe it is meant for hair that is wavier than mine ( my hair is only slightly wavy and that's helped by all the layers I have)......but that's only my opinion!  


So this is my hair with the products in.....overall a good set of products but on hair that's only slightly wavy, it does not make any difference to it!!  On the way over the weekend is Sarah's review of Aussie haircare products!




Thursday, 19 January 2012

Baking - it's a piece of cake

Today.............we have been baking! 




Sarah: Top-Primark
Long sleeved top underneath-Primark
Faye: Blouse-Primark
Cardigan-Pineapple

It started off as a bit of harmless baking but the decorating of the cakes soon became a serious and violent competition.  We were going to take a couple of pics of our outfits today but by the time we had finishing decorating our cakes (which is an incredibly important and serious matter) the light was bad so we decided not to!  Tomorrow we will be reviewing some Herbal Essences products that we have been trying out for the last couple of weeks.  :) 




                   
                                                                         

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

The Virtual Red Carpet


Big big thanks to Lipgloss Lily for our award!  Means so much an-...... ok, maybe we shall save the acceptance speeches for the oscars, but check out her blog because it is FAB! xxx

Rules


  1. Thanks your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.
  2. Link back to the blogger who awarded/nominated you.
  3. Copy and paste the blog award to you blog.
  4. Reveal your top 5 blog picks!
  5. Drop by your top 5 picks and let them known you chose them by commenting on their blog.




1.Bex's Beauty Blog a lovely girly posting about make up and fashion !


2.Style So Coy a great fashion and lifestyle blog that we love reading and also relating to! 


3.lipgloss lily Lipgloss Lily gave us our award but we really love her blog, it's funny and has some handy and honest reviews and tips! 


4.absolutley beautiful we've love the make up reviews on this blog, and the great pics that go with them !


5.the city never sleeps this is a great fashion blog, and we just love her style and outfit posts!





apologies for the random/unnecessary picture.  This is merely a reconstruction of our astonishment at receiving our award xxx





Sunday, 15 January 2012

Do You Come Here Often?

Here is a little quiz type thing to get to know us a little better!  Although the questions are quite random and our answers are not always entirely sensible :) 

What would you do if  someone handed you a million dollars?
S:Give a load to my fam, go on holiday, buy a house
F:I would make a film and buy a really nice bag
S:I am clearly the sensible one!

What is one beauty product you can't live without?
S:Rimmel Eyebrow Pencil, my eyebrows are lighter than my hair and therefore invisible without the pencil!
F:Gel Eyeliner, I love it

What is your favourite alcoholic drink?
S:Vodka and Lemonade
F:Raspberry Mojito

What's the first thing you do when you wake up?
S:Check phone, grumble and whine that I want to go back to bed
F:Have a strong coffee

What made you want to start blogging?
S:I love make up and fashion and have lots to say!
F:Sarah made me
S:This is a lie
F:Yes.  There is definitely not a gun being held to my head. 

Where was your first kiss?
S:In a dormitory, in France, in Year 8 on a school trip.  Faye bore accidental witness to this
F:On my neighbours' front door step

Describe yourself in 3 words:
S:Embarrassing, short, nerd
F:Tall, hilarious, hungry

Favourite type of candy?
S:Kinder Bueno
F:Flumps

What's your natural hair colour?
S:Dark brown
F:BRUNETTE
S:why so fierce?
F:dunno

Dog or Cat person?
S:Rats!  I've kept fancy rats for 10 years they are cute,cuddly & clever <3
F:WHY ASK?
S:Cats then?
F:yes 

If you had to eat 1 thing for the rest of your life what would it be?
S:Pizza
F:Chicken with salad and avocado



Thursday, 12 January 2012

Benefit Cha Cha Tint



Just a quick review of Benefit's fairly new Cha Cha Tint!  At £24.50 on their official website, it is pretty expensive and  neither of us really spend that much money on a single product.  However...!  We have both thought for ages now that shades of coral are really flattering and work on any skin tone, and Cha Cha Tint didn't disappoint.  You can build up the colour on your lips depending on how subtle or bold you like it, and it dries quite matte.  But the best part of it is the staying power, we have both worn it to work a few times and it lasts for hours without fading.  It also is a really nice colour when worn as blusher as well.  The only tiny downside is that it dries quickly, so you have to blend it really fast on both cheeks and lips or it leaves brush marks which is never good! Overall it is a lovely product, and works well as a multi-tasker (even though we mainly use it on lips!) :)