Soap and Glory Glad Hair Day Intensive Conditioner

 The Glad Hair Day Intensive Conditioner is one of the hair offerings from adored brand Soap and Glory and is the more intense of the two conditioners they currently sell. 



The Glad Hair Day range consists of a shampoo and an option of two conditioners. I choose the Intensive Conditioner because my hair is horrendously dry and damaged. It claims to be great for full, frizzy and fried hair, which couldn't describe mine any more if it tried. 

I thought it would be a great "everyday" conditioner that would help tame the frizzy mop that is my hair but sadly it didn't. 

This just doesn't work for me. I hate hating on soap and glory products because they are usually fabulous but this one just doesn't live up to quality of the other products. 



It's not horrific. It might work for people with normal hair but for frizzy hair (full or fried) it just does nothing. My hair is left somewhat soft after use but it's still super frizzy and almost like I didn't use a conditioner, let alone something entitled "Intensive Conditioner".

One upside, it smells amazing and the scent did stick around it my hair for a little while. I'm crap at describing scent, so I won't ever try but just trust me when I tell you it's nice. 

You can pick up the Soap and Glory Glad Hair Day Intensive Conditioner from Boots stores or online here for £5.50 if you want to give it a try. I can see it working for people with normal hair, but I wouldn't go for this if you have dry/damaged and frizzy hair.

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July Favourites: HD Brows, Blood Brothers and Shane Dawson

So, it's August! How the hell did that happen? I swear it seems like it was New Years like 3 hours ago. I can't be dealing with time moving this fast! Anyway, now I've done the obligatory intro that everyone does, I'm going to get on with my July favourites. 

Makeup and Hair

HD Brows Blusher (2) and Bronzer (2) 

I've recently reviewed these, and since posting the reviews it's brought them to my attention again. I've been loving the blusher for adding a healthy and glowy flush to the skin, and the bronzer is great for contouring the face lightly and adding warmth to the skin tone. They both work for my pale skin, which is great and they last all day on my skin. 

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bronzer review here

Le Kair Natural Carrot Oil Cholesterol Creme

 I featured this in a haul post quite some time a go and also have a review up which you can read here. I brought this from a site that focused on Afro-Caribbean hair products, and fell in love. I've recently rediscovered this after trying out some other conditioners and realized how much I love it. I've used this as a hair mask and a leave in conditioner and it works well as both. It helps tame frizz, nourish hair and it doesn't smell awful either. It's also ridiculously cheap. 

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review here

Maybelline BB Cream in Light 

I think it's law that in summer, you must ditch foundation and head to the BB cream (or even CC creams now). Following the crowd, as I normally do, I ditched my believed Estee Lauder foundation that I normally wear every day and tried getting used to a bb cream. I've been loving this because the finish is great for my dry skin, and I've been using this when I'm not at work. I can't quite leave my Double Wear behind for work because I need to something to cover and last.

B. Eyeshadow Palette in Glisten 

I've been loving subtle neutral eyes recently. I used to love super dark and intense eyes but for the summer I've been trying to ditch the black (it's really hard) and go with nice summery colours. These shadows are great for creating a nice eyeshadow look that you can see on the eyes but it's as harsh as some of my winter looks can be. The rusty brown colour is my favourite, but all of them together create a great look. 

 Youtube

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I've recently got right back into watching YouTube videos. I have gotten a better internet connection at home, and without uni I have spare time (too much!). I've been subscribed to Shane Dawson for ages, but I've never watched one of his videos.  I've started watching them, as despite the slightly offensive humour I find him hilarious. I prefer his vlog videos but he's a funny duck in just about all of them, vlog or main.

Music

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I've recently discovered TwentyForSeven on YouTube. I don't know how I haven't been subscribed to them for ages but I'm not officially addicted to their music.  I found them after watching their very popular cover of Bruno Mars' When I Was Your Man but my all time favourite from them has to be the cover of Bad by The Cab or the 2012 Mash Up Song. 

I've always rediscovered my absolute love for the Foo Fighters. Wasting Light has got to be one of my favourite albums EVER. 

Books

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This month I've read (or at least started reading) two books! One I read in about 2 days at the end of the month. Blood Brothers is a very popular musical (I'm planning on writing up a post for my very new Book Blog) and was written by Willy Russell. I finally got a hold of a copy of this in book form and read it in two days. It's just as amazing in book form as it is on stage, and I highly suggest going to see it or reading it. 

I've also been loving the latest addition to the Bloodlines series, which is a spin off of the Vampire Academy series. The Bloodlines series focuses more on Alchemists than vampires, but it just as great as the original series. I'm on the third book and am loving it. It might be worth checking out if you like YA reads.  

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LeKair Natural Carrot Oil Cholesterol Creme Review

LeKair Natural Carrot Oil Cholesterol Creme is a hair treatment that contains rich vitamins and cholesterol to treat damaged and chemically treated hair. It's meant to leave hair silky smooth and generally in a better condition. 

The directions on the tub say that it's a leave in treatment but after some research I found that it can be used both as a leave in treatment and  as a deep conditioning mask that you wash out. 



This product, and others of it's type, are traditionally sold and marketed toward Afro-Caribbean hair but after trying many products for my hair type and them failing me I thought I would try something a little more intense. 

I found Love Afro Cosmetics when looking for a Plamer's conditioner, and decided to pick this up along with some Hair Vitalizer. It was only £1.95 for a huge tub. 


 
It looks scary when you first open then tub, the bright orange colour can be scary but after rubbing the product into damp hair I found that the colour disappears. It goes into the hair beautifully, and doesn't leave it feeling heavy or greasy is you use it as a leave in treatment. 



I use this as a mask about once a week and I love it. It's not quite as amazing and I thought it would be but it does leave my hair feeling significantly less frizzy, well moisturized and in better condition than it was before. 
  
I use this a leave on treatment every time I was my hair. I find that using this in the ends and lengths of my hair when it's wet makes it easier to style and less frizzy when it dries. It helps define my curls and leaves it feeling nice and soft. 

For the price, this is brilliant. You get a huge amount of product, and it really helps with my hair. If you have really dry and damaged hair, or colour treated hair, I would highly recommend this to you. 

You can pick it up here for just £1.95 for 16oz of product.  

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Superdrug Coconut & Sweet Almond Intensive Conditioner

Isn't it always great when you find a brilliant product for a really cheap price? It makes the fact it's good just all that much better. This is probably one of the best bargains I've ever found. 

Superdrug Coconut & Sweet Almond Intensive Conditioner, 375ml, £1.49

The Superdrug Coconut & Sweet Almond Intensive Conditioner is a very thick conditioner for dry/damaged hair. It says it adds moisture and shine to the hair and it smells pretty awesome too. 
The product is very thick, and has a slight shimmer to it. It looks nice, but it doesn't make your hair glitter or anything like that so fear not. I have extremely dry hair, and I use this all through my hair from root to tip. For people who have normal hair, or oily hair it might be best to keep this to root application. 


It works well as a quick conditioner left in for just a minute or two, but it also works brilliantly as a mask if you leave it on for 15 - 20 minutes. It leaves my hair feeling silky soft, keep frizz at bay and leaves my hair smelling lovely. 

The best part about this is the fact that you can pick it for anywhere between 99p to £1.49. The price seems to vary every time I pick it up, but it's never more than £1.50, and it's usually on some kind of offer so you can get two for the price of 1. 


Because the Superdrug brand is cruelty free, this obviously is. It's carry's the BUAV approved logo, and also carries the Superdrug 100% Happiness Return Guarantee. This is a great scheme in my opinion because even if you've tried something from their own label brand, you can take it back if it doesn't meet your expectations. 

I would highly recommend picking this up if you haven't tried it. It's super cheap and it actually works! It also has a regular conditioner and shampoo in the range that are really nice as well. The Shampoo lathers up really well, and the conditioner is a nice, lighter version of this if you need it.

You can pick the Superdrug Coconut & Sweet Almond Intensive Conditioner up in Superdrug store, or online here for just £1.49.

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Disappointing Products #1

Disappointing Products #1: Botanics Pore Perfecting Deep Clean Mousse, Maybelline Fit Me Foundation 125, Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 10, Kerastase Soleil, Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover, Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser, Tresemme Keratin Smooth Hair Masque, Simply Pure Aqua Hydrating Eye Gel, MUA Cream Blush in Blossom & Dior Eyeshadow Palette in Corquette.

I have been wanting to one of these posts for a while. I'm not one to shy away from giving something an honest (and if it's bad) and bad review. I think it's important to share a certain balance of good and bad things when you have even the littlest influence on someone spending their money on something. I love reading/watching things like this because I know what to avoid, alongside things that I think I'm going to love. 

With that said, bare in mind that these products don't work for me personally and may well work for you. I have dry, dyed and curly hair along side normal/dry skin with occasional breakouts and huge pores. If you have another hair/skin type these products might work for you. 

Kerastase Soleil Brume Nuit & Tresemme Keratin Smooth Hair Masque

Kerastase Soleil Brume Nuit Link

I picked this up from a little salon shop ages ago for something stupid like £2. I thought I would give it a go because I've heard amazing things about the brand. It wasn't even worth the £2 to be honest because it does nothing for my hair. It doesn't make it worse, so that's a good thing but it doesn't make it any better. 

 

Tresemme Keratin Smooth Hair Masque Link

This isn't nessesarily bad, but it's very strange. It's not so much the outcome of this that is disappointing or something I don't like. It's a reasonable hair mask, not the best from Tresemme, but it gives some nourishment. It's the texture that freaks me out a little bit! Its got the texture and consistancy of PVA glue. Weird, right? 

 

Botanics Pore Perfecting Deep Clean Mousse, Clinique Take The Day Off Make Up Remover, Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser & Simply Pure Aqua Hydrating Eye Gel

Botanics Pore Perfecting Deep Clean Mousse (Discon)
I picked this up in hopes that I can sort out the crater in my face that most people call pores! They are getting out of control and I need something to help them. I am trying something at the moment that seems to be helping them out but this did nothing for my skin. Sure it's a nice enough face wash, but it does nothing for my pores. Not really what I wanted, so it's a bit of a disappointment. 
 
Clinique Take The Day Off Makeup Remover Link
For the price, this was rubbish. I managed to pick up a makeup remover from Garnier that was about £2, that was 100 times better than this. This is was a whopping £16 and it works well enough but not good enough for that price. I used it because I didn't want it to go to waste but there are better things out there.  
 
Angels on Bare Skin Cleanser Link
I don't get this. I hear people rave about it all the time so I picked it up but I just don't like it or really get it. It doesn't feel like it really cleanses my face and mixing it up intoa paste is messy and just not nice. If anyone wants this, let me know because it's yours if you pay the postage! 
 
Simply Pure Aqua Hydrating Eye Gel Link
I don't like this which is a shame because I love the Aqua Hydrating range from Superdrug. This just doesn't do anything and it's really tacky when you put it on. It doesn't hydrate my eyes and I can only really use this at night because of the texture it leaves on my skin. It's cooling I suppose which can be quite nice on the eyes, but it just didn't live up to expectations.
 

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation in 125, Maybelline Fit Me Conceler in 10, MUA Cream Blush in Blossom & Dior Eyeshadow Palette in Corquette.

MUA Cream Blush in Blossom Link

I brought this with high hopes. MUA is a brand that almost never fails to impress me, but unfortuantly, this blush did. It had almost no colour pay off, and I couldn't find a good way to apply it. I usually apply cream blushes with a stippling brush, but they didn't work. I hate applying things with my fingers but I gave that a go and while I did see some colour on the cheeks it was really patchy. To top it off, I've had this about a month and it's totally dried up already. Not a fan, sorry MUA. 
 

Dior Eyeshadow Palette in Corquette (LE)
As you can expect, I thought these eyeshadows would be good quality. The palette is about £40 and while is had gorgeous Dior packaging the shadows are not up to par in my opinion. They don't have a good colour pay off and they just aren't as good as some cheaper brands. I didn't buy this from Dior, but off a blog sale but I still regret the money I spent on it and would have been really disappointed if I had paid full price for it. 
 
Maybelline Fit Me Foundation 125 Link
Amazing foundation! Crap colour range. This was the lightest shade they had in my local superdrug, and it's soooo orange it's unreal. I love the finish and how easy it is to apply but I cannot deal with the colour. I saw there was an ivory shade but I saw a swatch and that was super orange too. 
 

Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in 10 Link
This is a shade thing as well. This concealer is amazing, if the colour matches you. This is the lightest shade that they do, and it doesn't match me. I thought it would because Maybelline light shades usually do but this is too dark and I can't get a away with it. I wish I could because it covers like a dream
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