Organix Macadamia Dry Styling Oil

I got this a while ago before it was available in the UK but have only just got round to using it as hair oils tend to last an absolute age.

This oil is made using Macadamia nut oil which gives hair a silky new life and it also includes Bamboo extract to help mend split ends.

I use a good sized 10p sized amount for my hair and sometimes use extra for the ends to give an extra moisture boost.

My hair is left feeling hydrated and smooth and in no means greasy or over loaded with product. The only down side to this product is that it doesn't have a pump top bottle so you have to carefully squeeze it out.

This is now available in the UK and is priced at £6.99 from Tesco and Superdrug.

A little USA haul! And a few magazine freebies!

This haul is quite exciting as it contains things that are either only available in the USA or that are hard to find here in the UK. 

Fellow blogger Annabella from Skin Scrubs was heading back to her native USA and kindly asked if I wanted anything picking up whilst she was there.

It was one of those occasions where everything you've made a mental note of wanting from there vanished from my mind but I did send her a list non the less. So what did I ask for?

Bath and Body Works mini shower gels - OK so these are described as mini's but they're not. Each bottle is 88ml which is quite sizeable. I chose fruity scents and surprisingly my favourite is the Pink Chiffon which contains some floral notes.

Organix hair macadamia oil - Some Organix products are available int he UK but over in the USA they have such a large selection of scents and products. The macadamia range, as far as I'm aware, isn't available in the UK so I asked for the styling oil.

Sally Hansen instant cuticle remover - I'd only ever seen a couple of reviews of these and both reviews were amazing. The fact it claimed to 'dissolve dry cuticles in 15 seconds' instantly made me NEED to try this.

Sally Hansen Salon Effects nail polish strips - these were a kind of impulse buy. They aren't available over here so I took advantage of being able to get hold of some.

EOS lip balm - everyone raves about EOS products so I thought I'd see what they were on about. The lip balms are available in the UK. 

Sally Hansen Gem Crush polish - These two colours are amazing. Pink and sparkly, what's not to like? I don't think these are available in the UK. Shades: Lady Luck and Razzle Dazzler.

Milani Jewel FX nail polish - This is a kind of dupe for Models Own Ibiza Mix and the reviews I'd seen for Milani polishes have been good so I added this to my list too! Shade: Gems.

Once again I'd like to say THANK YOU to Annabella for getting these for me and as I've already tried some of these next time she goes to the USA I might be sending her with another shopping list!

And a few more little bits are from the August magazine freebies:

Balance Me minis - Glamour

Avon mascara - Marie Clare

Ren - Red

As always link me to your haulage posts!

Birthday haul - York

On Monday me, my mum and our friend went to York for the day kind of as a day out for my birthday, which is on Friday. I did have quite a big list of stuff I wanted to buy but half of what I wanted I couldn't find and of course I ended up buying things that I didn't intend to! So what did I buy???

Cath Kidston

They had a sale with up to 30% off and I'd seen the Royal Stan print on their website and thought it was really cute but then I saw this little bag and had to buy it!

Royal Stan Box Bag - £16.00 (was £22.00)

Boots

I wanted some conditioner and as there is a 3 for 2 on holiday essentials I stocked up on hair products to keep me going.

L'Oreal Elvive serum - £9.99 (the bottle is huge though and will last ages)

Organix Moroccan Argan Oil conditioner - £6.99

Tresemme Keratin Smooth conditioner - £4 ish (was free on the 3 for 2 offer)

Batiste hint of colour dry shampoo - £3.99

Dove - £2.49 ish (one was free on the 3 for 2 offer)

Soap & Glory Peaches & Clean - £7.00

The Body Shop

Anita's Favourites Raspberry Ripple shower gel - £2 (was £4)

Like always link me to you latest haul posts!

Oh and have you noticed me blogs had a make over? Hope you all like it!

My current favourite products

Over the last two months I have found a number of products that I simply love and thought I'd show you them in one post. There is a mixture of cosmetics, skincare and haircare.

Clockwise from top left:

Kleenex eye make up removal wipes - £2.99

A quick and easy way to get ride of eye make up at the end of the day and doesn't dry your skin out.

MUA Heaven and Earth palette - £4

A cheaper alternative to the Naked palette with a shade for every occasion, it's quickly becoming my most used palette in my make up collection.

Hello Kitty eyeshadow palette - No longer available, was £8

I've only used two colours in this eyeshadow palette, the third and fourth on the top row, but I love how pigmented the colours are. It's a bit of a shame this is no longer available.

Collection 2000 Cream Puff in Cotton Candy - £2.99

I don't go for pink lipsticks but that fact that this is a matte product appealed. You can build up the colour to how pink you want to go and I use this at least once a week.

Bourjois Flower Perfection foundation - £11.99

Simply the best liquid foundation I've used in years. Leaves your skin matte and lasts all day long. Amazing.

Organix Brazilian Keratin therapy flat iron spray - £6.99

As you've probably guessed this is organic and contains the moisturising ingredients cocoa nut oil and avocado oil as well as cocoa butter and keratin protein to help strengthen the hair. This smells amazing and my hair is left feeling lovely and soft once dry and styled.

Maxfactor mini polishes (colour shown Hot Pink) - £3.99

I love these polishes as for the same price as some 'cheaper' brands you get a much better quality product. I also love that they are quite dinky because who really ever gets to the end of a nail polish bottle? I have about 10 of these polishes.

Nivea Pure & Natural face cream - £5.10

A light cream that absorbs quickly and leaves your face feeling matte and is the perfect base for foundation.

Do you love any of these products or what would you recommend to try?

Review - Organix Brazilian keratin therapy flat iron spray

I've been wanting to try Organix haircare for a while now and when I ran out of flat iron spray this product caught my eye. It's the new Brazilian keratin flat iron spray that contains avocado oil and cocoa butter. 

I couldn't wait to try this out because I had high expectations of it and I wasn't left disappointed.

It smelt amazing and my hair was left feeling soft, smooth and hydrated. It recommends spraying it onto dry hair before straightening but I also spray it onto damp hair before blow drying as my hair is really wavy and needs all the straightening help it can get!

The only bad thing about this product is the bottle shape. It's quite hard to hold whilst spraying and I have to hold it with both hands to do this. But apart from this I really like this product.

A 177ml bottle is £6.99 but I got it as a part of a 2 for £8 deal at Boots. I would repurchase but only when an offer is running as it is slightly more expensive than I'd normally pay for a product like this.

Haul - Primark, Boots and a magazine freebie!

This is my first haul since my spending ban ended at the end of January

Primark

Rolling Stones t-shirt - £8

Ring set - £1.50

Fish charm - £1

Cherry Coke lip smacker - £1

Gift bag - £1.50

Vest top - £1.80

Boots

Organix Brazilian Kertain straightening spray - £6.99 (2 for £8, my mum got the conditioner)

Collection 2000 lipstick - £2.99

Benefit Hervana - £23.50

Benefit Bella Bamba - £23.50

Babyliss ponytail wrap - £5

17 Matte foundation - £4.99

17 metallic eyes pigment - £3.99

17 mirror shine lipstick in Peace - £4.59

17 blush and glow in Peached and Cream - £3.99

(17 is on 3 for 2 so I got the metallic eyes pigment free and I had a voucher for a free blush and glow too!)

The Range

Cards, glue, bows, sentiments and stickers

Free Soap & Glory mascara with Elle magazine

This is the full sized product worth £10 with Elle magazine which costs £3.90, bargain!

End of year review

Well it’s almost a new year, 2010 has flown by. It’s scary to think 2011 is only round the corner.

This is my end of year post. A round up of everything from favourite products, favourite bloggers, product wishlist and more!

Products I loved in 2010

• Mineral foundation - Collection 2000, Lily Lolo
• Revlon mascaras - Double Twist and Grow Luscious
• Good Things skincare
• No7 kabuki brush
• Avon freeze dry nail spray
• Vaseline cocoa butter lip therapy
• Burts Bees lipbalms
• Colour B4 hair colour remover

Favourite bloggers of 2010

I follow so many different beauty blogs but there's only a select few which I read religiously and this is because the bloggers are so down to earth and it feels like you're reading something written by a friend. So with this in mind my favourite bloggers of 2010 are:

• Olivia - Olivia Writes
• Lou - Sprinkle of Glitter
• Sherrie - Mirror, Mirror on the wall
• May - May Loves Make-up

And all these lovely girlies are on Twitter so get following them on there too!

2011 product wishlist

This next year Im not going to go mad with buying new things, my post coming up in a couple of days will detail more, but I do have a product wishlist which I've been collating over the last few months. And it's quite lengthy! So here it is:

A’Kin

Lemongrass shampoo - £7.49

Mandarin shampoo - £7.49

Jojoba conditioner - £7.49

Naked

Salt scrub - £6.99

Orange blossom body wash - £3.99

Sensitive shampoo - £3.99

Sensitive conditioner - £3.99

White ginger body wash - £3.99

Facial toner - £4.49

Facial cleanser - £4.49

Organix

Coconut shampoo - £5.25

Coconut conditioner - £5.25

Vanilla shampoo - £5.25

Vanilla conditioner - £5.25

Everyday Minerals

Matte base

Intensive base

Nick Nack blusher

Like lady bird lake blusher

Multi intensive concealer/eye primer

Dark brown brow colour

Benefit

Bella Bamba face powder - $28 (released mid January in the UK)

Lily Lolo

Nude concealer - £7

PeepO - £7

Barely Buff foundation - £12

Une

Mineral foundation powder - £9.99

Nip + Fab

Tummy Fix - £18.95

Cellulite Fix - £17.95

Bust Fix - £15.95

The majority of these brands have their own websites which you can buy from but if not they're all available to purchase off the net.

Blog posts

I've got lots of ideas for blog posts to do next year and loads of reviews to write including:

• Veet in shower hair removal cream
• Veet pre -epilation spray
• Philips Satin Perfect epilator
• Eyeliners
• Soap & Glory Sit Tight
• Toni & Guy brunetter shampoo & conditioner
• Schwarzkopf got2b collagen lift hairspray
• And many many more!

And finally.....

All that I have left to say is that I hope everyone has a happy new year and I'll 'see' you all in 2011! xXx