October Favourites.

Hi Guys , I just thought I would do a quick post on the products I am using atm. Let me know if you would like a review on any of the following products :)

Makeup

• Bare minerals original foundation - light
• Rimmel Wake me up foundation - 103
• Sleek contour kit - light
• Mua 12 shades undressed eyeshadow palette
• Bare minerals flawless definition mascara
• Maybelline 'the falsies flared' mascara
• Lancome black kohl eyeliner

Hair Care

• TreSemme Moisture rich shampoo and conditioner
• John Frieda frizz ease - medium frizz
• John Frieda dream curls styling spray
• John Frieda frizz ease leave in conditioner
• Loreal Elvive extraordinary oil - for all hair types.
• Aussi 3-minute miracle shine deep conditioner.

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I know it's been a while since my last post but I have been feeling overwhelmed with school work and other such things , I hope to upload a blog soon on how to get organised and healthy :)

Thanks for reading

Please leave any comments or questions below :)

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Coconut Oil..

Last week I was in a health shop and I decided to buy Coconut Oil. I bought it solid in a jar and it was only €2 and let me tell you this stuff is AMAZING! I'm actually going to buy another one this weekend because it can be used in so many ways! 

So basically, what makes coconut oil so good for your hair is that its one of the few oils that due molecular structure it can penetrate inside the hair shaft , therefor being able to moisturise and repair the hair. I way prefere this oil to any of my other hair oils and serums at the moment. 

To use coconut oil place the jar of coconut oil into a bowl or sink of hot water for a few minutes for it to turn from soild to liquid. As the oil cools it will turn to a solid again if not used.

The uses of coconut oil are as follows:

• Use it as a pre-shower conditioner on dry hair. Melt the oil and apply to dry hair, leave for 10-30 minutes (depending on how much time you have) or leave it in over night for a more intensive treatment.
• Use on your hair after you shower. Apply some of the oil to wet/damp hair after you shower. Apply a small bit at a time or you hair could turn greasy! I found using this on my curly hair made it softer, more ease to manage and gave my curls for bounce.
• It makes a really nice scrub, which I will show you how to make below :) 
• It can be used as a massage oil or a body moisturiser.
• For extra strengthening you can make a coconut oil and egg hair mask. I use this one a week. Our hair loves coconut oil and just soaks it up. 

To make this hair mask-

1. Melt the coconut oil until its warm (you dont want it too hot or the eggs could scramble!)
2. Crack in one egg and mix it quickly together (you dont want it too cool as the heat will make it penetrate the hair.) 
3.  Put a towel around your shoulders and then apply the mask, pay particular attention to the ends and massage it into scalp as coconut can help with dandruff and massaging the scalp encourages hair growth.
4. Leave in for 30-40 minutes, wash out and shampoo and condition as normal.

• I have read that a few drops melted/liquid coconut oil on a cotton pad can be used to remove eye make-up, although I haven't tried this myself.
• Coconut oil can be used as a face moisturiser and is really lovely if used in a DIY facial :) 

To make a Scrub-

You will need:

Sugar 

Coconut Oil

Lavender essence (optional)

You roughly need 2 parts sugar : 1 part oil.

1.Melt the coconut oil in a bowl of hot water.

2. Empty the water from the bowl and pour in some coconut oil.

3. Then add the sugar and a few drops of lavender (you can add a bit of olive oil if you want) Your scrub should look something like this:

Then scoop it out and put it in a pretty jar and leave it in your bathroom :)

Put a bow around this and it makes a lovely handmade gift!

I hope you have found this post helpful , Overall I really like coconut oil and for just under €2 , I would recommend this to anyone :) 

Let me know what you think below!

Thanks for reading :)

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Ombre Obsession..

Once again,  I am absolutely loving ombre hair , I think ombre has been everywhere the past couple of years since various celebrities have been trying out the sunkissed look , including Drew Barrymore , Khloe Kardashian ,  Jessica Biel just to name a few :)

For those of you who dont know what ombre is heres some info.

In french une ombre means to shadow or shade.

Ombre is the term used to describe the gradual lightning of the hair strand.

It is recommend that this technique is done by a professional to achieve the desired effect and also this look requires bleach which is very damaging to the hair.

Other names for this technique includes dip-dye , smudged or balayage (although there is a sight difference between balayage and ombre which I will explain below)

Balayage is a technique where the majority of the brush strokes are 'painted' vertically down the hair shaft and usually only to the front of the hair creating natural sunkissed highlights.

Warning: This should be done by a professional with experience and knowlage of using the balayage technique as if not done correctly the highlights can appear 'chunky' and obvious.

These are just some of my favourite of the (many) images I have saved to my computer of ombre hair.

This must be one of my favourite pictures of ombre hair

 

I just love how Boho and effortless ombre hair looks , this a really low maintenance colour as you dont need to touch up your roots ever few weeks :) 

Personally I prefere ombre hair with Curly/Wavy hair as it looks more gradual and beachy.

I hope you found this post helpful if you are considering getting an ombre.

Just a bit of advice if your are considering ombre:

This look will damage your hair as bleach is involved, so i would recommend investing in a good hair mask or using olive oil as a deep conditioner , and to give your hair a break from heated styling tools.

Also the blonde can go quite brassy so it might be worth your time to buy a purple shampoo to counteract the brassy-ness :)

All of these images have been found on google images , Pinterest or We Heart It 

Anyways , I hope you enjoyed reading my blogs and please leave any comments or questions below :)

Let me know what do you think of ombre ? Love it or Hate it ? 

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