Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts

Friday, 18 May 2012

Get silky hair with........Macadamia Natural Healing Oil Spray





I really mistreat my hair, bleaching, blow drying, straightening, hot curlers etc etc, so my ends can be/are what you may call frazzled. BUT I have been trying to be a good girl and leave my hair to dry naturally and not use my GHD's so much resulting in the au naturel "curly" (No chance) "beach waves" (I wish) "wavy-ish" (getting there) "kinky"   (sort of?)  "oh just do what you want" (more like it)  hair style and tbf I usually wear my hair up for work and the gym anyways.

I'm now on a mission for long luxurious luminous locks and I have been road testing various leave in conditioners, leave in creams and hair masks, but I hadn't tried an oil (argh scary thoughts of adding oil to hair and being left with a greasy mop on top!), but I was excited to receive and test out the Macadamia Natural Healing Oil Spray sent to me from hairtrade.com.   

The Macadamia Natural Oil range boasts macadamia oil as well as the saught after Argan oil, both of these natural oils are utilised to rejuvenate the hair and maintain health and shine.

This Healing Oil spray is a really light mist and I apply to my towel dried hair from mid lengths and concentrating on the ends.  I either then blow dry or leave to dry naturally. I've noticed that my hair is less frizzy and feels sooo silky and it really shines.  Its a really gorgeous smelling oil too, sort of coconuty but not really (its a hard one to describe but I bet you can sort of imagine).

Now I did make a boo boo and applied this oil to my towel dried hair before a night out and tried to curl my hair and even through use of the Enrapture Extremity Hot Rollers, my curl didn't stay for more than an hour, so I wouldn't reccommend using this before trying to curl the hair (especially if your hair is like mine and curl resistant at the best of times), but using the oil after styling to smooth the ends and give a healthy shine.  

I will continue to use this oil both as a leave in oil and as a shine spray another tip if you have really thick dry unruly hair is to spray your brush, comb, tangle teezer with the oil and brush through the hair giving an even distribution on your hair smoothing out the follicles.


This moisturising miracle retails at around £15, but you can get it for £9.79 HERE!

Have you used this oil or any other hair oil?  

Love Leigh Leigh xx

Wednesday, 3 August 2011

My search for a Head - Chain is complete, Thanks to House Of Bounty -1989

I've been lusting after a vintage Head Chain on ASOS Marketplace for weeks - there are so many lush designs,  I just couldn't decide and to be honest they were a bit too pricey for me this month especially!


I searched the internet and couldn't find one for under £15.  I even contemplated making my own  but then thought I'd have to buy all the tools and connections and just decided to try one more option  before I embarked upon a DIY jobby......


So I scoured ebay for a bargain and boy, and I mean Boy I'm glad I did.  


I came across a 3 strand gold headchain for £0.99!!!!!!!! £3.00 postage but they make it to your individual head size with a link to complete instructions on their website www.houseofbounty1989.com  on how to measure.


I paid for this item on Monday evening and it was delivered today ...Wednesday!!!!!!


The packaging was firstly really cute see below - Candy Stripe bag with their business card attached(which I will be placing on the work's noticeboard!) (this was wrapped in additional bubble wrap as well as the jiffy envelope it was delivered in.  


Inside was the head chain in the really nice pink organza bag - which I will be keeping my headchain in. 




















What do you think of the headchain - I love it (I like the dainty-ness)and it will be making an appearance at V festival.  


I can say I am extremely impressed with this company and after a little sneaky peak at the other items on the website,  I can say quite profoundly I will be purchasing a fair few more items --- got my eye on the envelope necklace and the hairchain to dressy up a ponytail. 




I may still invest in some jewellery making tools and try to make another headchain and maybe take inspiration from the ones on ASOS Marketplace and put a few gems/charms on the front or sides...what do you think???? anyone got any creative ideas??




Love Leigh Leigh xx