Update Me

Hey guys sorry for not blogging, I am in the middle of revising for exams which start on Wednesday!!! Arrrggghhhh! So so so scared :(

But anyway, its my birthday today and I am in my PJ's...revising. Ahh the joys(!)
Can't wait to have a dinner with my family, relax and open my presents (which I will show you guys when I start blogging again). I have also acquired a few things over the past month or so, which I am loving as well ;)

So, due to my exams, I won't blog till the end of May, which sucks because I miss it so bad :(

But I hope everyone is good :)

Speak soon xxx

In Love With Dove

So my life is the craziest at the moment... I have coursework and exams all happening next month, so I am sorting myself out for that. So, if I am not blogging then I haven't been ejected into space (which would be quite cool!) I am just busy revising :)

But I have a whole post dedicated to the three Dove products I have been really enjoying using. Two are hair products and the other is a body product.

Dove Intensive Repair
To be honest, I never really used to use conditioner, until I enrolled myself on this "long hair" project. I want my hair to my belly button (my hairdresser thinks I am crazy and boring as I only ever ask for a trim) which will take years, but I aim to be an Asian version of Rapunzel ;)
So, I don't know why, but my mum bought this and I just started using it as it was in the shower. It has helped to prevent split ends forming, I feel like I don't have as many as I did when I never conditioned my hair. So it must be doing something. It is nourishing and smells really nice.
Owww, notice how I have the tiniest amount left. I have squeezed the life out of the bottle :( But remember no product gets rid of split ends, the only way to do that is to visit the hairdresser.

Dove Nourishing Oil Care
While prowling the isles in Sainsbury's I came upon this, I actually bought the shampoo first and thought it was the conditioner and was putting it in the ends of my hair. THEN I realised it was the shampoo (so stupid), so no wonder it wasn't moisturising. Jheeze. Anyway, when I bought the conditioner, I tried it straight away. Firstly, it smells amazing!!! I think all the Dove products have a nice pong.
I use it in the shower, but I never wash all of the product out because my ends are really dry. Then once I have let my hair dry, the following morning (I wash my hair at night) I put a tiny bit of this conditioner at the ends, to keep them nourished. I have found it helps :) But I also think it has been a combination of both the conditioners (which I alternate) along with my weekly hair oil treatment. I blogged about this here.

Dove Go Fresh Nourishing Body Wash with Nectarine and White Ginger Scent
This is perfect for summer, its zingy fresh and is moisturising. It doesn't dry my skin out and it is really fresh. I didn't even know they did it in a huge 500 ml. As soon as I saw it I bought it. It's definitely really good value for money. I think I got the 500 ml for around £2 (on offer!).

  
Happy April Fools :) And Khloe and Lamar is starting today, if anyone is a Kardashian fan like me ;) I am not ashamed to admit, I am excited :)

Oh, and I have bought a few things over the past week which I cannot wait to try. I am stalking the postman, he must think I am a freak! Oopsie!

Devia xxx

TIGI Bed Head Headrush

I have SERIOUS love for this product and have for a LONG time (as in 6 years, yep at 13 I was using this stuff!) and have repurchased it many times. It's a shine spray that smells really good! Words cannot even describe how nice it smells- fruity/sweet/sophisticated but not a sickly sweet scent. (Well, maybe a few words, but does not do the smell any justice!)

My hair is oily and so every single time I would not even touch shine sprays with a bargepole, but this is lightweight and I don't spray it directly to my roots, I spray a little below and from a distance. It makes my hair look shiny and healthy and smell good! I also found that I don't get that much product build up with this. If used properly then it is an amazing product.

And in terms of the packaging, if you know me, I don't really care about the packaging. If the product does what it says on the tin then I am happy. But the packaging is nice though. Bright, vibrant and colourful and does therefore stand out in my cupboard next to all my other 'boring looking products'.

 
I use this only after I straighten my hair, (only use on dry hair) which I rarely do now as I leave my hair to do its own thing and be natural. But I also use it to spritz into my hair just so that my hair smells good. I mean, come on, who doesn't like good smelling hair?!

I purchased this from Cheap Smells, but you can get it in any Toni&Guy salons or any other hair salons. It varies around the £12.00 - £15.00 mark for 200ml depending on where you purchase it from.

Hope everyone is having a good week! I am soooo excited about The Hunger Games  film :) Need to finish the book before I watch the movie though :P

Devia

x

Nailed it: Summer Orange

I came up with this nail idea a few weeks ago when I was bored one day. I took pictures of it on my iPhone in the car, so excuse the pics. :)

This nail of the day is quite fit for summer, its bright and vibrant. I love this combination, it makes me happy when I wear it.

I used No7 in 'Tangy', a bright orange, as my base colour. When that dried I applied a thin layer of Essie's 'Shine of the Times', from the Luxeffects collection. I blogged about this here. I then applied another layer of the Essie polish, to complete the look.



With Flash

 

I hope you liked this colour combo, it looks really nice in sunlight. I haven't seen anything like it before.

What are your favourite summer nail polish colours? Any recommendations?

Devia x

Another Small Shopping Trip

I have been itching to get the Tangle Teezer for absolute ages, but I never really thought I need it. I mean £10 for a brush?! They all do the same thing! But how WRONG I was...

I tried the tangle teezer (which I got in my favourite colour- 'Tangerine Scream', very bright indeed) this week and I am in love once again with a beauty product, not a boy :) I was very excited to try it and I couldn't wait to wash my hair. Haha!
My hair is medium length and can get quite tangled, especially the hair near the nape of my neck- that is one area I have split ends and my hair horrible, so I "tangle teezered" it and my hair is little more content, not as frizzy but a bit more soft, I am impressed ;)

Here is the badboy himself...

I will do a full review on it when I have used it for a little while :)

I also managed to pick up a few other new products I wanted to try in the form of Figs & Rouge balm and a Good Things Face Mask. I am going kind crazy with organic/sulphate free products at the moment. So let's see how these work out for me, fingers crossed :)

Have you tried any of these products? Thoughts?

x

March Magazine Giveaway Galore

Excuse the constant alliteration in the title, I couldn't help myself ;)

I am sure you are all already aware that magazines are giving away like crazy this month.

Glamour are giving away Percy & Reed hair goodies. I have not heard of this brand before and I was really interested about the product. I picked up the 'Totally TLC Hydrating Mask' in a generous 100ml. I tried this the other day and I can't really comment on how it was. I would have to use it a few more times to know.
I also picked up the moisturising conditioner and the finishing polish, which I am yet to try, but I think I may be onto something. I love the packaging, its simple and quirky.

How beautiful does Jennifer Lawrence look???

I know Cosmo were giving away Clinique goodies, but it didn't appeal to me. I was more excited about trying the Percy and Reed range.

So have a look next time you are in Tesco/Sainsbury's/Boots and collect them. I didn't get the shampoo because my hair is oily and a moisturising shampoo scares me a little bit. If you collect all of them, they are worth £43, while only spending £8 ;)

Hope everyone is having a good weekend. The sun has just made its entrance, but its Britain, I wonder how long it will last for?

Devia

xxx

"Healthy" Products- Worth it?

I have decided that I seen as I am getting into the whole organic, natural/paraben, sulphate and chemical free product obsession, I might as well share this journey with you and show what I find and whether it is worth the money.

I have been researching alot into the products that state they are this way. Initially, it was difficult for me to find brands, but when I started to know what to look for, it became really easy.
I have a few brands that I want to try, which I am sure many of you have tried, but I want to see if the "natural"tag that has been given to a lot of products is really worth investing in.

So from now on, expect a new product mention/review at least one a month. Sorry, if I turn into a freak of nature :)

I really hope that this helps people because I am still learning about the various chemicals/bad things we are exposed to.

Have a good weekend everyone

xxx