Category: Haircare

[unpaid/sample] I’ve come across the multiple-claim product before – we all have – and of course, it doesn’t have the same punch when It’s A Seven, for example. However, this is really good conditioner for more unruly hair types and gave me a big, big shine element after blow drying so I have nothing whatsoever…

[unpaid/sample/ad/affiliate] I’m not sure where I’d be without my trusty pineapples to illustrate all the bright and beautiful products for summer. To be clear, there’s no pineapple in either of these products that I’m aware of but they do have that kind of fruity-floral-nutty tropical scent that’s an instant win in my book. For no…

[unpaid/sample/ad/affiliate] Oh, the smell of this mask (and the shampoo) is just delicious. It reminds me of sun cream for some reason – a kind of tropical, creamy scent with a soapy backdrop. It makes me want to nestle under a palm tree (I wish!). We’re all probably having a few hair woes at the…

[unpaid/sample/ad] I tested this luxury hair oil well before lock-down began but it hadn’t actually launched so it’s given me the opportunity to try it several times since. I got extremely low maintenance on hair – gave up conditioner – but since I’ve had more time, somehow hair care seems less onerous so I’m bothering…

[unpaid/sample/ad] Really, the KeraStraight Moisture Boost mask is for dry and damaged hair – if your hair is coarse, it’s ideal really because it’s very softening and allows some bouncy where otherwise there might not be any. For fine, dry hair or damaged hair, the Protein Boost is more lightweight and fits well with my…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I spent my TV time last night trying to pick every last hair out of this to make it nice enough to photograph but if there are a few strands left, they illustrate the point of the post – that even after at least a couple of years [I did a sponsored post], I…

Trends are constantly shifting in beauty world – almost weekly at the moment – with a current shift to upgrading staples, such as shampoo, deodorant and conditioner as examples. Digging into this, it seems that beauty consumers are looking for products that feel more comforting, luxurious and treating than their usual grab-and-go’s. Which makes perfect…

[unpaid/ad/self-purchased] A few weeks ago, I hitched a USA-UK postage ride with Chloe from @ladywrites_blog and ordered some Wonder Water (it’s not available in the UK and there is no planned launch this year – I checked). I came across lamellar technology for hair with Kerastase K Water a couple of months ago (it launched…

[unpaid/ad/sample/affiliate] I did a quick (2 minutes!) IGTV video last week that turned out to resonate strongly with lots of people who are just like me and come and go on letting greys show. My friend Genevieve found an app that lets you see what your hair looks like grey and to be honest, I…

[sample/affiliate] I posted about the new Ameliorate sensitive scalp range, glibly stating that I don’t have sensitive scalp and yet, just over a month later, my head is so itchy it’s driving me mad. To the point I thought I might have nits! Thankfully, it’s not that (although like many mums, I have had them!)…

[sample] When I think about it, unless specifically stated on the packaging, I assume that all hair brushes are non animal hair. I know that there are still a few animal hair brushes (especially shaving brushes) knocking about but I’d never actively choose it. I’m super fussy about brushes – I usually use a Moroccan…

[samples] Since my scalp is in a happy condition (touch wood) this post is for information only as I haven’t been able to test it with any issues to solve on myself. It’s also a tricky one to farm out to friends because I feel hesitant to start a conversation with.. ‘so, I notice you…

[productsample] In a word – hilarious! I’ve never felt momentarily self-conscious on my own in my own bathroom before but that’s what looking at myself wearing an impossibly glamorous shower cap induced. I think any colour but gold wouldn’t have had that effect but I kept wanting to add sunglasses and a Sobranie Black Russian…