Aussie Miracle Hair Insurance Leave In Conditioner

Hello lovelies, If you haven't used Aussie Miracle then where have you been? This has been my staple hair care product for YEARS now and it has never failed me yet.

As you can see the squirty bottle is very nicely designed. The pump distributes the product thoroughly. The instructions are clear and easy to read, and the list of ingredients is just magical. I'm not exaggerating, who ever made this formula hit the jackpot as it really does smell amazing. What's more,  the smell actually clings to your hair so as you swish it you and those around you get to smell the lovely fragrance.

I'll always remember the night of my first date with my boyfriend and how terribly un-organised I was. I left myself 30 minutes to shower, change, brush my teeth, make up and do all the other pre first date things us women do, only on stepping into his car, I remembered I had completely forgot to put on any deodorant or perfume. Me personally, I was instantly concious of it and was really relieved when he said I smelled nice and asked what had I put in my hair. I don't know why I shared that useless piece of personal information BUT is suppose it shows that If you do have a first date or want to smell nice in a hurry, this is what you need.

Aside from the fragrance, This product works wonders. I spray liberal amounts into my bleached- straw like- thick hair and it really transforms my locks. The ends feel softer and less brittle, my hair always has a shine to it and I find my hair has a lot more strength after prolonged use. It works brilliantly as a detangler and really reduces snagging. I used to have really long hair and I always used this product so In my quest to grow my hair after my countless cuts and colours this is my go to product, (This and Moroccanoil). It doesn't weigh down your hair and there is no worry about Aussie making your hair feel greasy.

Aussie Miracle is retailing in Boots at the minute for £4.49, so Its great value for money. If you buy in boots too, They usually have a special offer on for 3 for 2 and If you have an advantage card you can collect points too.

Anyone else love this? Or have an alternate must have fave leave in conditioner?

Much Love
Amy
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My Vitamin: True Woman, Hair, Skin & Nails.*

Hello dolls hope you are well. I've been so busy lately I feel like I have barely had time to breathe. I finally have keys to our first family home and things are well under way, we are having a new kitchen fitted, walls removed, garden landscaped. We need to do pretty much everything you can think of to get the house to look and feel like a home, our home. To add an extra job to the HUGE to do list I have my beautiful little boy has had a little growth spurt too, he no longer fits in his 6-9 month clothes so I have had to go out and buy him a new wardrobe. (Yes, he is just over 6 months but I'm 5 Foot 9 and a half and his daddy is easily 6 foot 3 so he is going to be a tall boy!). Anyway, less of the rambling, I do tend to do that a lot and sometimes forget to get to the point so here goes....

 

My vitamins is a really amazing supplement brand that launched in the summer of 2012. They offer a simplistic approach to buying vitamins and minerals on line. The brand have really spent time with their website  and the on line store is very easy to navigate, pleasing to the eye and the facts and details about each individual product are clear and easy to read. There's a really wide range of products too so something for every one. 


For me, beauty isn't just hair, skin, nails, but it's a good place to start. When you think about all of the products and elements we abuse our selves with, nail varnish, acetone, acrylics, hairspray, dye, straighteners, blow dryers, make up, pollution, dust, dirt, it's easy to understand why we can sometimes look and feel like we have endured a little wear and tear. I feel that it's really important to have good foundations to work with. If we are healthy and strong on the inside it reflects on the outside. Why not give our hair, skin and nails a little extra support and care? 


When I read the description of True Woman Hair Skin and Nails I new I needed to see if the product lived up to its expectations. My Vitamins notes that "True Woman Hair, Skin Nails is a definitive blend of ingredients crafted to support the body with fundamental nutrients to benefit the health of hair, skin and nails. This unique formula incorporates vitamins, minerals and other crucial nutrients that contribute towards everyday health. True Woman Hair, Skin and Nails is a great choice for women who want to maintain a healthy appearance. True Woman Hair, Skin & Nails also contains mixed Carotenoids, which has been known to help enhance tanned skin." Sounds like my kinda vitamin.

 

 

When The Supplement arrived I was really  happy with the packaging, I liked that it wasn't in a medication like tablet box. The foil packet makes it feel more like a health food, foiled of freshness. The packet is resealable and very easy to store. Unfortunately for me, the tablets were a tad on the chunky side, of all of the tablets I have taken during my 24 years, these were the most difficult to swallow. If you are willing to set that aside and want to take a supplement then these are worth it. 


I compared the ingredients list to that of a another brand and they are almost identical, the only difference is you don't have the huge price tag that accompanies the competition. (Yes Perfectil, I mean you, You and your £19.99 price tag  in boots for just 28!). My Vitamins retail their product at just £4.99 for 30. It certainly makes me wonder if we sometimes pay for a brand name and nothing else? 

I've used True Woman now for around three weeks. My hair looks glossier and my complexion has cleared. This may just be a coincidence as I have been taking more care of those two lately but, there is no mistaking the improvement to my nails. I usually find I get pesky little white spots under my nail if I give them a little knock or bang, I haven't noticed a single imperfection (apart from those I already had) and I'd usually expect new white spots where the old have grown out, so they have undoubtedly helped strengthen my nails. I do find that my nails chip and peel less too. 


What's not to like? If you take a vitamin try these for a change, could save you A LOT of money and achieve the same results. beauty is based on good foundations so why not introduce a supplement to your balanced diet to see if you notice any change. Check out the My Vitamin range at www.myvitamins.com.


Do you take any supplements?
Much Love
Amy
xoxo

My Hair Time Line: Colours, Styles, Cuts

Hello, Hope you are well and life is treating you nicely. When I first started writing my blog, I wanted to include fashion and lifestyle posts too, just so that you lovely lot get to know me as a person. I do have a few big events to attend so I have OOTD and Haul posts planned. I thought that in the mean time, I'd share something quite personal with you. My hair timeline. I have always been quite experimental with my hair, I suppose I've used my locks as a way of expression.

So this is where my journey began....

As a little girl I always had shoulder length naturally curly, ringlet hair. As a little girl I suppose it was quite cute but as I grew older and started junior school, my hair made me feel baby-ish and I wanted it to be grown up and straight (strange considering perms were all the go at the time!). 

I had a long bob for several years with a fringe that I combed and combed to be rid of my curls. I know, how strange to hate curls so much, I think I just wanted to fit in with the other girls at school. I slowly grew my hair out and and by the time I was in senior school, I used to use my GHD's and curl my hair, no one else really curled their hair and I wanted to stand out. Complete U turn! From hating curls to having them back again. 

I only started to colour my hair in college. My hair is naturally mousey blonde but it lightens in the summer and darkens in the winter months. I used to feel dull in winter so decided to get highlights. Initially I enjoyed the highlighted with roots look. 

I became somewhat obsessed with trying to coax my hair to grow and went threw a phase of plaiting my hair and avoiding bobbles. I'd deep condition and wear my hair wavy. I think it was the best condition my hair had ever been in at this point, I cared for it tenderly. 

My hair eventually with highlight on top of highlight became a one tone blonde. 

and it got lighter...

and brighter and shorter. I decided when my hair was full peroxide bleach blonde to cut in a fringe. 

I then added hints of pink

and decided to wear clip in extensions

I grew out my fringe and decided i needed a drastic change. so i took a trip to the dark side. 

my hair gradually got lighter

and I added Racoon International extensions and dip dyed my locks.

out came the extensions and now I'm slowly in the process of finding my natural colour. growing out bleached damaged bits. My hair sits just on my collar bone. It has done through and since pregnancy. I have a deepish root and very bleached ends. I'm not using heat or styling tools. My hair is growing really well and is starting to improve. After years of punishment it needs a rest. If you see me today its either down and unruly or on a night out its trussed up in a bun (to avoid heat and hide root). 

I think that a colour and hairstyle can change your appearance and the way you feel about yourself in an instant. Its really lovely to experiment and I think you can define yourself with a style. I think in the future ill be more natural, maybe re embrace my natural curl. Why not? 

Sorry about the pictures, I'm terrible at posing and try and avoid the camera if I can. I didn't know back then I'd be writing this post otherwise Id have smiled and not showed my tongue. Hope you enjoyed my ramblings. 

Much Love

Amy 

xoxo

Moroccanoil Treatment Oil Light

Hello lovelies, hope you are all feeling well and life is treating you good. Today's post is about a little something that I added to my hair care collection a while ago. If you have read my previous posts, you may know I've been trying my best to improve the strength and overall quality of my hair since I've had my baby. I've used everything from Supplements to Shampoo's and Conditioners. After finding that I really liked Moroccan oil Shampoo and conditioner, I decided to try more from their range.

I purchased the Moroccanoil from feelunique.com and it was £12.85 for 25 ml. To me that's a touch on the expensive side compared to other brands out there at the minute. In this case, however, you do get what you pay for. I'm more than confident that you have read a million and one blog posts about this cult product and its hyped with good reason.

The Bottle itself is just beautiful, it looks fit for a Queen. I adore the "Seal of Originality", for any of you that don't know, Moroccanoil have basically rejuvenated and revolutionised hair care with their innovative oils. Hundred's of brands have jumped on the band wagon and released their own version of "Argan Oil". How proud Moroccan oil must be to be able to show that seal and take credit for such a huge hype in the hair care and beauty industry. Well done guys!

The oil is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! no longer does hair oil mean greasy, heavy or slick, In this day and age a good oil suggest healthy hair full of vitality. I use this on a morning to smooth down any flyaway's and my hair looks glossy and neat for the rest of the day. The treatment is a nice consistency so it allows you to distribute it really well through the lengths and ends of your hair. I've found that my hair has stopped snapping as much and is much more manageable. My hair feels a lot less course and is a lot softer to touch. With regular use this product help's encourage hair growth. My hair has grown a cm in about a month and a half which is a lot for me.

The product does go quite far, unfortunately, I have really thick really dry hair so my locks literally drank a bottle of this in just one month. If you have normal, undamaged hair, it I would say you'd get a few months out of a bottle this size. I'm finding I'm not using as much as my hair improves. The picture above shows how much I use at a time.

This will be on my repurchase hit list. Anyone else love the oil?

Much Love
Amy
xoxo

Kerastase Nutrients Densi- Recharge: Daily Hair Densifying Food Suppliment

Hello everyone! Today's post is about a food supplement for hair. As some of you may know, I had a baby boy at the beginning of the year. Biggest life changing and proudest moment yet, but since the birth, my hair has been in pretty bleak condition. It feels dry, malnourished and I'm currently shedding. My lovely thick pregnancy hair is slowly dwindling away. Obviously I couldn't stay pregnant forever and the hormone that my hair nice and thick is no longer present. BOO!

Having a baby can be very physically draining and with sleepless nights, very little time to eat and even less time to exercise in the early weeks, I decided that it was time to make changes. I've allocated myself one night a week of full unbroken sleep, (with the assistance of my better half), I'm eating cleaner, drinking more water and actually exercising to get back into shape. All that said, I still want to see huge improvements to my hair overnight. (Well I can dream).... Along with the changes I've made, I decided to invest in a supplement, It can't hurt, right? Work from the inside out.

I popped Kerastase Nutrients Densi- Recharge: Daily Hair Densifying Food Supplement in my basket with my order from Feel unique. The supplements cost £17.52 for a 18 day supply, a total of 36 supplements. The instructions recommend that you take one Capsule and one tablet per day with food for at least eight weeks. To complete the recommenced course it does work out pretty costly, £70.08 to be precise, but that's with tablets to spare.

The hype around this product seemed almost too good to be true, they provide nutrients for healthy hair and scalp, Promote Anti- Hair loss, help improve hair density and leave you'r hair feeling fortified. Sounds to me a little bit too much to expect from a set of pills. What are they? Miracle grow? Well quite frankly yes, and no, it wasn't too much to expect.

I've been taking these tablets for 18 days now and I've decided to review them already. The reason behind this is I've already noticed results. My post pregnancy hair loss has reduced dramatically, from a handful of strands to you'r usual daily loss. (All hair drops out at some point, its just nice to know its not going faster than it should). My scalp is in much better condition, no soreness, no flakes, no itching and it seems to be back into the swing of producing its own natural oils again. That said My hair doesn't feel or look greasy. Although I avoid brushing my hair when wet, in the past when I've needed to I've noticed snags, so If like me your hair snaps quite easily, especially when wet, you'll find that these supplements almost eliminate that problem.

I'd definitely recommend anyone who has any difficulty with swallowing tablets or capsules to steer clear, both capsule and supplement are quite sizeable and I can generally take tablets with ease, these were a bit to swallow. I really liked that the Tablets separated into doses so you can pop a days worth into you'r handbag rather than cart around a week or so's worth at a time. These Pills don't really have much taste which is great, as i tend to find this sort of supplement can leave an awful taste in your mouth. When taken with food too, any bland taste is masked.

All in all I'd say that these supplements are a really good buy for anyone who has problem hair, or wants to improve their hair. As far as value for money goes, they are expensive to complete the course. I'd Much prefer they sold the eight weeks course in one batch for around the £50.00 mark, BUT we can't have it all ways. If your hair needs a pick me up, go for it, even one batch should provide some improvement.

Anyone else tried these or anything similar? Would you give them a go? 

Much love

Amy 

xoxo