So far, so good!

So the past week or so has been a bit crazy, hence the lack of blog posts I apologize!! 

I was hoping to do a week of hair related posts this week but that's not gone to plan! I had a set of hair extentions put in last Thursday, I LOVED them!! I've mentioned before about my hair falling out, but I've also got quite a sensitive scalp. So after five days of having them in, I had a reaction to them causing red, sore, itchy bumps all at the back of my head. Thankfully my hairdresser is a friend of mine so she agreed to get straight to the salon to remove them before any real damage was done. I thought it was interesting that she mentioned that when your hormones are off balance, like when it's the time of month, you scalp is more sensitive, makes total sense for me.

I'm going to try them again soon so when I do I'll do my hairs posts then. It will include pics of the extentions, products I used, daily and weekly routines in caring for the hair, and a couple of hair styles. So hopefully that will be coming soon :-/ 

On a positive note, I have managed to not buy any beauty products! Although it's killing me, and my Wishlist is growing bigger and bigger, eek! I will not go into boots!!!

On a different note, I've started a 5 day juice detox. I've done it before and it was great, I lost 7lb and I felt great, my skin felt so good after, and I had so much energy, so I'm hoping for the same again this time. If you feel the need to clear your skin, and give yourself a general boost I would highly recommend it. 

Have you ever tried a detox? What do you think of them? 

Hannah x

Get your Glow Back - Fake it!

Sometimes no matter what we do we just can't get our skin to look glowing and refreshed so sometimes we have to fake it! 

I use highlighter/illuminater almost every day to do just that!

Here's a couple of my favourites... 

One is a pink toned liquid illuminater the other is a golden toned powder. I like a liquid either under, mixed with or over my foundation, it's a really versatile product that you can use in different ways to achieve what you want for that day. I love the gold toned powder, even though it can only be used over foundation, it gives a warm healthy glow and I use that on the tops of my cheek bones nearly every day.

Both of the ones used here we're limited editions that you can't get anymore but they're are plenty on the market to choose from depending on your price range and look you like to achieve. 

The easiest to work with if your new to highlighter I think is a powder, I would say go to your nearest drugstore and play around with them on the back of your hand. If you like a more bronzed look or have a darker skin tones give the golden toned highlighters a go, or if you have fairer skin, or like pinky blush go for a pink toned highlighter. 

I was looking at the soap and glory stand (again) the other day and they have highlighters in both pink or gold tones that we're gorgeous! 

Let me know your favourite highlighter to use when you need to fake it!

Hannah x

Beauty Tip of the Day - Get Your Glow Back - Put A Mask On!!

No I'm not telling you you should just wear an actual mask to cover your face up, I'm talking about a mask that you put on and wash off!

I like to use masks on my face and hair. I use a face mask once a week, you can make your own from different ingredients you have around the house but today I'm going to show you one that I'm loving at the moment. 

I've been trying out No.7 Energising Mask. I've used this mask twice now, and both times I was really impressed with results. It slightly tingles on the skin when you first apply it, and when you peel it off (which is a form of satisfaction in itself if you can peel it off in one go!) your left with really soft, radiant skin. Also your skin isn't left dry, you don't feel the need to apply moisturiser after, which I love.

Here's how to use it, and what it's like...

The hair mask/conditioning treatment I have been using is TRESemme Platinum Stength Deep Conditiong Treatment. I've been using this for at least 6 months now and I absolutely LOVE it!!!!! I have REALLY thin hair, that has been really temperamental for the past 2 years or so. It has been falling out by the handfuls, and as a women, our hair means a lot to us, so it's been quite upsetting. I researched several products but one day saw this on offer and decided to give it a go. 

The first time I used it I noticed my hair looked heathly and shiny, it was soft and well conditioned even after blow drying and styling. At that point I thought to myself even if that's all it does it definitely worth using. But, a couple of weeks went by and I noticed my hair had significantly stopped falling out, if not completely stopped coming out!! I thought at first that it could be a coincidence until I ran out a couple of months ago and my local drugstores and supermarkets didn't have any in. It had literally been a week and my hair was coming out all over again!! Thankfully I found some  and within a couple of days it was working again. I use a small amount everyday but I would also recommend just using it once a week to bring that natural shine and bounce back to your hair!

Trust me I wouldn't live without this product!! It's my desert island must have!! 

So now I've stopped losing hair I'm trying to find products to stimulate growth, any tips or products you guys know of please let me know! And if there's any face masks your enjoying let me know which ones.

Hannah x