Spontaneous hair purchase:

I was out with my friends for dinner/lunch today, and I had a spare bit of money on me. we had a mooch around Superdrug and I saw the L'Oreal Paris Elvive Fibrology thickening shampoo, conditioner and hair masque on offer for half price. I didn't pick up the large sizes, just the average ones in case I don't like it for some reason. We've all been there when you purchase a huge shampoo and conditioner, and you really want to get rid of it for various reasons and its never ending. So i just picked up the 250 ml versions. The masque came in just one size which is 300 ml.

I saw a few good reviews on it, and with having fine hair (in my opinion its fine), I'm always looking out for products that make hair look thicker and bouncier. I'm always using dry shampoo's and various other products to attempt to boost my lifeless hair. With my hair being due for a cut it always just hangs there really lank and lifeless. Wouldn't it be great if this did the trick, cant wait to give it a try!

About the Shampoo:

• The shampoo penetrates and instantly expands hair
• Gives hair 80% more body and bounce
• The ingredient that works its magic is called Filloxane which penetrates the hair fibre and expands it
• This substance remains in the hair fibre and increases after each application so hair looks thicker wash after wash (oooo really, sounds great!). It has a long lasting effect

Conditioner:

• It states the same as the shampoo

Masque:

• Its texturising and protects hair 
• Contains a concentrated serum which intensely nourishes the hair fibre without weighing it down 
• Maximises the thickening effect of the shampoo and thickness booster
• It's lightweight and a easy to rinse formula 
• Leaves hair lusciously soft, full of body and bounce
• Hair is texturised and protected from damage caused by brushing and styling

I'm really looking forward to testing this out, could this be the end of my fine hair? lets hope so!

Have you tried these products out and noticed a difference in your hair? would love to hear your thoughts. See you all soon, 

Barry M natural glow palette review:

Hey guys! How are you all doing? a while back I picked up three of the Barry M palette's. Today I'm going to do a review on the natural glow version.

I've put together some swatches for you. They aren't the best quality, but I'm sure you will get a good idea of the colours. 

These are the shimmery colours, and they are quite creamy. I was able to keep them natural for day time or work, or build them up a bit more to create a smokey eyed look for night time or special events. They are quite pigmented  especially when you build them up, and I got a good colour pay off. They are very wearable, and you can create different looks. They mix and match well.

And here are the two matte eye shadows and the blush. These are quite powdery, but the white makes a good base to build colour on. The light brown colour isn't really my cup of tea, so I tend to use this one less than the others.

The blush is very natural, I had to build this up on my hand so you could see it. Its not that shimmery when applied to your cheeks, its very subtle and pretty. Perfect if you want a natural looking blush. Not usually my type of blush (tend to go for one a little darker and more obvious), but I wore it for work a couple of times to create a natural glow. You definitely don't have to worry about over doing this blush, you can never put on too much. 

I enjoy using this palette and will continue to use it. The colours are perfect for the summer months. The packaging is nice yet simple. I will give this palette a 9/10. It's purse friendly, and fun to use. 

See you all soon with more reviews. Let me know if you have used these palettes and how they worked for you, 

Hair product haul/review:

A while back I picked up some cheap hair products from ASDA, a shampoo and hair mask. I also picked up the same brand (no specific name) gift set containing a shampoo, conditioner and hair treatment. I'm not sure how much this set cost me, but the other products only cost me £1 each!

Here are the first two hair products that I purchased- shampoo and hydrating hair mask. I've enjoyed using these, but if you have oily hair be careful! I tend to use the shampoo twice, as once never seems enough to eliminate all the grease in my hair, its a nightmare having oily hair at times. Sometimes the day after washing it grease has already started to appear, and I wash my hair every other day, sometimes on the 3rd day if I'm lucky. In between washes I just use my dry shampoo.

So once I've washed my hair twice giving it a good lather up, I then squeeze all the excess water out of my hair (says to towel dry, but I don't want to be climbing out the shower until the end) and then apply my hair mask. I love this hair mask, its very thick but has a strong smell which reminds me a bit of chocolate lime sweets smell, mainly a strong lime smell. It's strong and can be quite a headachey smell, but if you don't mind that then its fine! It says to leave in hair for 7-10 minutes but I never have time for that, so I try and aim for 5 mins, once I managed about 7 mins. It definitely hydrates your hair, and seems to help keep the ends of my hair in shape. Again if you have oily hair keep it away from your roots, it does say to apply at the roots, but I don't. It's perfect for dry hair if your in need of some moisture.

This is the consistency of the hair mask, you can see how thick it looks.

And this is the gift set. It contains the shampoo again, conditioner (which I hadn't tried before), and the Hair treatment. I haven't used these as much as the first two products I purchased. The conditioner obviously isn't as rich as the mask, so is much more suited to everyday use.

Here is the information about the conditioner:

• Contains moroccan argan oil extract
• rejuvenates and rehydrates leaving hair shiny, smooth and healthy
• its cleansing and nourishing
• for all hair types
• helps with moisture and softness along with manageability
• and to leave it on for 3-5 minutes

Information about the hair treatment:

• contains moroccan argan oil extract 
• its an intensive hydrating treatment
• repairs and rejuvenates 
• leaves hair shiny, smooth and healthy
• you apply this to towel dried hair without rinsing

This feels like an oil, it says to use 2-3 drops on the hair, and 4 to 5 drops for longer hair. I only used one drop to put on my ends, and my ends felt amazing. Due to my hair being oily I wouldn't put this allover my hair, only where I need it most. 

I would rate the shampoo an 7/10, the hair mask a 9/10, the conditioner a 7/10, and the hair treatment a 9/10. This range is so inexpensive, I would recommend it to people on a budget as I know how expensive argan oil products can be. It definitely does what it says on the tin, and adds moisture. It works well for my hair, but it would be really beneficial for those with dry hair. 

I will be back with more reviews soon, see you later, 

Avon haul:

Yay its finally here! Its definitely a mood booster when you get your parcel delivered, I feel like a kid in a candy store!

I ordered quite a bit, and I also ordered my mum some goodies for mothers day. I'll show you what I got for myself. Oh and I also received my re-order of the Pavers heels, there's definitely much more room in the next size up, but a little extra room is always better than squeezing your feet into something too small!

First up we have the ANEW vitale skincare kit. I got the 25+ range in the trail sizes to try them out. The range is quite expensive, so if I like the products I may order the full size. These little sets are usually around £22-£28, and they are currently on offer for £10! Now that's a bargain, if I don't like it I wont have wasted too much money. Here's the one I bought ANEW 25+ skincare set but you can buy them in other ages.

Next we have the Planet spa perfectly purifying body scrub. This contains dead sea minerals. I love a good scrub for my face and body, and I needed a new body scrub. The one I tried last wasn't rough enough for my liking, was a little too gentle. So hopefully this will do the trick. It's on offer at the moment for £3.85 instead of £5.50. I do love my bargains, here is the link if you are interested Planet spa body scrub.

I also picked up the prepare to party gift set which comes in a little evening bag with the goodies inside. This cost £10 which is great as everything separate would cost much more. The set includes supershock mascara in black, ultra colour lipstick in red 2000, true colour eyeshadow duo in healthy glow, and glimmestick eyeliner in blackest black. The bag is PVC but very soft. This is out of the stock at the moment, but they should be getting more in soon, here is the link prepare to party gift set. I've had similar ones before in the past, and they are worthit.

I picked up two foundations on the 2 for £12 offer, ones the extra lasting liquid foundation which contains SPF 12, and the other is the ideal flawless invisible foundation which also contains an SPF 15. I'm always on the lookout for new foundations to try, and I'm quite excited to try these out. I got them both in Ivory so will soon find out how dark they turn out on my skin.  Here are the links Extra lasting foundation, and Invisible coverage foundation. The invisible coverage has more color options.

Below I have uploaded some closer looks at the products:

I quickly did some swatches to show the product colours:

These are swatches from the prepare to party gift set.

The darker swatch is the extralasting foundation, hopefully it will blend well and wont be too dark for me. The lighter swatch is the ideal flawless foundation, I had a problem getting this out of the bottle because the pump wouldn't work, maybe its faulty. I'm hoping it begins to work so I don't have to scoop the product out of the bottle.

I'm just waiting on my makeup storage to come now, but it's out of stock due to high demand. So may be waiting around 2 weeks until it arrives.

Let me know if you have tried any of these products and your thoughts. See you all soon,

Upcoming posts:

Hey guys, I have a rather large AVON haul coming up, not sure when it will arrive. I haven't had anything from there for quite some time, so I went a bit mad. Payday can be bad haha. I also put in an order for another beauty organiser for my makeup and other bits and bobs. Its a white wooden one and a very decent size. Only downside is that it could take up to four weeks to get here =/ not so good, so it better be worth it! It will be worth it, though it looks really classy.

And my reviews are also on the way! I need to watch my spending from now on, so I think this is my limit for this month, as I need to get saving.

See you all soon,

Pavers shoes haul:

Hey guys, I'm back with a recent purchase. I picked up these cute shoes:

I've never purchased anything from Pavers before as the majority of the shoes I've seen haven't been my style. But they do have a few gems hiding away, and when I saw these on TV I had to have them! I went onto the the Pavers website as soon as I got the chance, as I know they were on sale (usually everything sells out before I get to them). I got them for £19.99 off the website, it says I saved £25 as the recommended price was £44.99, and that they were £29.99. So overall I saved a decent amount regardless, I don't think £19.99 is bad for a pair of heels. Here is the link to them Pavers slingback mesh heels.

I've been on the hunt for some fab night out shoes that aren't too high, I cant wear the higher heels I used to wear. These are perfect, still got a decent heel but it's not huge, its classed as mid-heel. I loved the design, the mesh really drew my attention to them. They have a suede effect navy blue version, these are in the patent black. They have a slingback detail, with the peep toe. Still look glam with an edge without being over the top. They will go with so many different outfits.

The only problem I have with these is the fact the size 6 was running a little smaller than I'm used to, normally size 6 is perfect, so I've sent for the size 7, which I never have to do. I like my shoes to have a bit of room in, I wont mush my feet into a pair of shoes! Other than that I love them! So the pair I ordered wont be here until next week now, but its fine.

I still have reviews lined up, I haven't forgotton about them. I will always update my blog at least once a week. Thought I would show you these. I'll see you all soon,

Barry M review:

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been active this week, I've been babysitting a lot. Lets get straight into it!

• In my Barry M haul I featured these little bargains. The matte nail paint is in the colour crush, I just love the colour, its like a cranberry tone. It does leave your nails looking matte, but with a slight sheen, and I've enjoyed using this on my nails. Makes a nice change to super shiny nails. 8/10.

• The Gelly shine nail paint in plum looks beautiful on the nails, very shiny so it does the trick. This lasts longer on my nails than the matte colour, but both were pretty long wearing (my nails tend to chip very easily).9/10. I find that these nail colours tend to last longer on me than any I've tried, so these are definitely my go to nail product. 

• Last up we have the Andrea Fulerton triple undercoat which I just randomly picked up for the sake of trying new undercoats. It did seem to make my nail colour last a bit longer than it otherwise would. So maybe this helped with my chipping dilemmas. 6/10. 

As I said in my haul, I love these colours for this time of year! In fact I would try to get away with it all year round. 

This was just a short review to get me back on track, let me know your thoughts on these products. Its good to be back,