Anyone for Tea?

Here are just a FEW of the selections of Tea I have. I can't deny that I love a good cup of ordinary tea and coffee, but I do love herbal tea just as much. I have herbal tea in the morning and at night. My favourites are Nettle and Green tea.  Sometimes I drink these cold and leave them overnight in the fridge and they taste delicious as ice teas.

My Top 5 Teas

1.) Green Tea
2.)Nettle Tea
3.) Chamomile and Honey Tea
4.) Rooibos Tea
5.) Peppermint Tea


Some of the benefits of herbal Tea:

Cleansing properties
Provide antioxidants
Provide calmness especially at night time.

How I clean my Denman

                                                                                         Denman D 3 Styling Brush




So here's a classic brush, I purchased from Boots for around £6.99. I use this when my hair is straight and it styles my hair really well. Denmans are solid brushes and last years, here's  how I maintain and clean mine so it looks brand new again.


                                                                         Step 1

Products used to clean:

* Tea Tree oil
* Empty jar or container
* A new paintbrush
* warm water
*cotton pads
*Bobby pin
*most importantly the brush, as you can see in the picture I have taken it apart to clean it. That's the beauty of the Denmans, you can easily clean them whenever you need to, nobody likes a grotty hairbrush.  As you can see from the picture mine was due for a good cleaning!



                                                                Step 2

So as you can see  from the picture above, theres alot of product build up. Here are some easy tips to clean your brush.

* Firstly fill a quarter of jar or container with warm water.
* Add 6-8 drops of tea tree oil and mix together
* Use the paintbrush to  transfer the mixture onto the Cotton pad.
* Use bobby pin to clean inside holes if need be

Secondly
* use the paintbrush to clean the combs of the brush ( take extra care as these are fragile)
*dry the combs with a cotton pad

Lastly
* Make sure all the combs are completely dry
* You can also dry the brush  with a towel (do not use any heated products to dry the brush)

                                                                     Step 3 Results

Here's my lovely clean brush, which looks brand new! Your all set :)




Extra Information
*  I used Tea tree oil because  it has antibacterial properties and it sanitises the brush.
* It took me less than 10 minutes, so its a quick and easy solution to clean your brush.
* Paintbrush is optional if you don't have one you can just use the cotton pads.
* Also you can replace the Bobby pin with a cocktail stick to clean the holes if need be.

Dogtooth Nails

                                                          Dogtooth Nail Decals

Here's a picture of some dogtooth nail transfers I bought. These are the ones you shape and stick on the nails, I've finished them off with a top coat of clear polish. I threw away the packaging but I think they are by Sally Hansen. I don't know what it is about dogtooth but its a print I've been collecting in my wardrobe for years, so I thought why not put it on my nails. I also used a sky grey nail polish on my thumb nail as I love grey and wanted a bit of variety on my nails.

I managed to purchase these for £1! I also bought a variety of different decals... for that price why not ?

Organix Hair Collection

                                                                My Organix Hair Collection

Here are some items from the Organix Hair Collection that I have. I have also previously tried the Argan oil conditioner, which to be honest wasn't that great for my particular hair. It didn't really condition my hair and I didn't really like the texture of my hair after I used it because it didn't provide enough moisture for my hair. Since my hair is so curly I have to use products that will provide lots and lots of moisture.

Having said that, the Moroccan Argan Oil ( penetrating oil) is one of my favourite products. It isn't pure argan oil, but I do like it because it really softens my hair and prevents it from being dry. Its  probably best to use it as a serum to stop your hair from breaking when your hair is either dry or wet.

The Coconut Milk serum is an anti breakage serum and this is fantastic on my hair. I use it on the ends of my hair when my hair is damp. I purchased both of these products from Boots, each product ranging from £5-£7. I think the price is reasonable but usually when they have these products on offer I buy a few of them, especially since I  have alot of hair.

I have seen on Organix Hair website a vast array of products but besides from Boots, TK Maxx there isn't that many places to buy these products. I have recently found out that Superdrug have started selling these products. I really want to try the Organix Macadamia Oil Dry Style, so I'll be purchasing that to try.

OZ Botanics Conditioner

                                                            Oz Botanics Conditioner

As you can tell I go through quite a few conditioners. I was out shopping and decided to try this conditioner by OZ Botanics, its a major moisture conditioner with extracts of Tasmanian blue gum. I tried it yesterday and its a pretty good conditioner for £1. It smells very similar to the Tara Smith conditioner and also the Happy Hair days. The consistency is fairly good, its not too thin and overall it made my hair softer. One thing I did notice with this conditioner was that it made my scalp really fresh, and when my hair was wet it wasn't as frizzy as it usually can get. I'll continue using this for the next month and perhaps offer a final review once I've used it over a longer period of time.

This was purchased at poundland, you don't have to spend a fortune to make your hair look good ;)

Preview...Brazilian Keratin Treatment

                            Brazilian Keratin Therapy 30 Day Smoothing treatment by Organix

This is a preview of what I am going to be using on my hair this summer. I have used this on my hair before and I'm planning to use it around July/August time or whenever the weather is alot warmer, simply because when I do straighten my hair, it tends to frizz up especially in summer therefore the best time for me to use this is around summer, because it keeps my hair straight.

My experience of using this a year ago.

Pros: 

My hair stayed super straight until it was washed

Hair was extremely shiny

Reduces frizz

I did not have to keep retouching with straighteners, my hair remained straight for over a week

My hair reverts straight back  to curly when washing, so there's no worry about any permanent straightening of the hair or long lasting damage.

Formaldehyde free

Its cheaper than going to salon, I managed to purchase this at Boots for £12.99

Less damaging ,I don't colour my hair anymore, I dyed it twice last year. I don't relax or use any other chemical straightening methods. Also I don't blow dry my hair, I always leave it to air dry, and I straighten my hair less than 5 times a year. So as far as damage is concerned I don't really have any to deal with. I only use this treatment once a year.

Cons:

You do have to leave the product on your hair for 48 hours and you can't tie your hair back so you need to make sure that you have two free days that you can't go out the house, or when you don't need to tie your hair up.

If you apply it too quickly it will flake, so you just need to take care when applying.

The blow drying process; when you are blow drying it through your hair there's alot of steam, so make sure your in a well ventilated area. 

I will be posting pictures of the results around summer time.

Bobby Pin/ Hair Grip Madness!

                                                                                Bobby Pin Madness

I don't know about anyone else but I always seem to lose my Bobby Pins, no matter how many I buy :(
Sometimes when I've washed my hair I tend to pin curl my hair and use alot of bobby pins, therefore I need to make sure I have an ample supply at all times.

As you can see from the picture above I went slightly crazy and bought three packs of bobby pins, each pack has 200, whats even crazier is the price I managed to get them for. I bought 600 bobby pins for £1.50 amazing!!.

Mists and Sprays

Here are a few mists and sprays that I use. I use all these products as finishing products when my hair is straight or curly. One mist I don't have a picture of is by Label M and is possibly one of the best sprays I've ever used, its weightless, protects the hair and smells amazing.



1. Charles Worthington salon finish, light as air serum mist. Firstly this smells amazing, and its really light, but it doesn't seem to add alot of shine to my hair, compared to some other shine mists. It doesn't feel like a mist on my hair its more like a spray. It could work really well for others but it hasn't made too much of an impact on my own hair.  I managed to buy this for under £4.


2. Umberto Giannini Salon shine glossing mist. This is another one of my favourites I always buy. It adds immediate shine, smells good and is under £5 and really brings the colour out.


3. Loreal Elnett hairspray
This is a classic and a staple piece in my bathroom, it holds the hair, its not sticky and brushes straight out. You can get a 75ml bottle for under £3.

I only tend to use mists, a couple times a day, as I don't want to use too much product on my hair otherwise it tends to get too greasy.