When it comes to haircare I am very, very set in my ways. I have difficult hair - wildly curly, completely untameable, prone to frizz - and I know what works - and what doesn't - and then stick to it. But since we've been in lockdown a lot of the stuff I'd normally use has become quite difficult to get hold of - I'm looking at YOU Vo5 Curl Defining Mousse - so I've had to make do, and in the process have uncovered a few gems, which I obviously had to share. God, I'm such a giver! (LOL!)
To deliberately misquote Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North, winter is here, bringing with it the kind of inclement weather that looks oh so cosy on instagram but in reality is rather cold and unpleasant and can also fuck up your skin and hair.
Long time readers will know that I have something of a love-hate relationship with my hair (read more here). Either it behaves itself, in which case I love it, but most of the time it doesn't and I actively despise it.
Recently I've found myself leaping aboard the coconut oil band wagon (read more about that here), only about a year after the rest of the world, and so far I'm loving it. Coconut Oil is the Super-est of all the Super Foods, well that and lemons, which are also fairly super (read more about that here), with a laundry list a mile long of awesome health and beauty benefits, encouraging hair growth and improving the overall condition of the hair being just two of them. So after a recent trim that went about 2 inches awry I felt compelled to add a jar of this to my Amazon basket as soon as humanly possible. I figured if nothing else it was worth a try.
Well since then I have indeed tried it out and I am suitably impressed. Having been only two weeks I can't see if there has been a noticeable difference in the length of my hair but there certainly has been in an improvement in the condition. My hair is quite dry and is prone to a split end or two, but coconut oil is so moisturising and has left my hair feeling so soft and nourished. My favourite way to use it is as a hot oil treatment. It's really simple to do, just melt a tablespoon of the solid, waxy oil and apply it the mid lengths and ends of wet hair before leaving it on over night. I've been doing this once a week and the difference it has made is quite amazing. My hair is in the best condition it's been in for a long time, due, in part, to having 2 inches of pretty much dead hair chopped off and coconut oil breathing life back into my lengths, and, BONUS it smells like bounties! I am obsessed! This is my new favourite hair treatment.
You can pick up a 500ml jar of Lucy Bee's Extra Virgin Organic Raw Coconut Oil from Amazon for£9.95
L-R: V05 Smoothly Does It Curl Defining Mousse, Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in Chai and Frizz Ease Dream Curls Daily Styling Spray.
Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in Chai
Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine Nail Paint in Chai
I am struggling to remember a time when I haven't mentioned a Barry M Polish and for the life of me I don't think such a time exists. Good Old Barry, the undisputed King of High Street nails, will always be one of my favourites. Chai is a new release, part of Barry M's new Autumn collection. I love grey nails, always have and this one has become a fast favourite. I won't bang on about the formula and how good it is, we all know how good Barry M's formula is. So all I will say is that it is gorgeous and let's just leave it at that.
V05 Smoothly Does It Curl Defining Mousse
I use this on an every other daily basis and yet have somehow never actually mentioned it on here. This is a staple in my haircare routine (which has taken years of perfecting by the way) and one of the strongest weapons in my frizz fighting arsenal. The mousse is amazing it get's rid of frizz and strongholds my hair into smooth curls rather than fuzzy ringlets. It is also really longlasting, it's a little bottle but it goes a long way.
Frizz Ease Dream Curls Daily Styling Spray
This is a recent addition to the aformentioned frizz fighting arsenal (I like the metaphor, I'm sticking with it.) John Frida deserves a medal for Frizz Ease. The spray is really light weight and gives me really nice curls without any kind of sticky crunchiness. My curls are quite tight but this relaxes my hair a little bit, leaving me with looser, frizz free curls. I am in love with it.
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This week I have been really poorly, I
have acute laryngitis which is refusing to shift. I've almost completely lost
my voice and am coughing constantly so it hasn't been a great week to be
honest. Now when I'm sick there are a couple of things I like to do to make
myself feel better (read more about that here) but one of them is to lose
myself in a really good book. And this week that came in the form of How to Fall
in Love by Cecelia Ahern, which I thoroughly enjoyed. How to Fall in Love tells the story of Christine Rose, owner
of a recruitment company and lover of Self-Help books, who meets Adam when he is trying to commit suicide by jumping off the Ha'Penny
Bridge in Dublin. Determined not to let that happen Christine and Adam strike
up a deal in which Christine has 2 weeks to prove to Adam that life is worth
living. I thought it was amazing and really brave of Ahern to write about such
a taboo subject. I couldn't put it down, I thought the story itself was
lovely and very moving and I loved it.
My SOTW this week may seem a
little bit strange but hear me out. Like Whoopi in Sister Act 2 my taste
in music is completely eclectic, whilst I will admit to a passion for classic
rock, particularly from the 80's and it is no secret that I love Bruce
Springsteen more than I love... well anything. Anyway I have gone completely
off point here, the point was I love music and in anticipation for Cilla (which
starts on ITV on Monday, I can't wait!) I downloaded Anyone Who Had A Heart
performed by the lady herself and I kinda love it. I already had the Dionne
Warwick version on my iPod but Cilla's is surprisingly good. Being a 90's child
I only knew Cilla Black as the red haired, Liverpudlian present of Blind Date
but... she can sing! Who knew?! Mark my words I will be singing this
loudly and proudly in the shower just as soon as my voice returns.
So
those were my loves for the week. I am off to bed for the rest of the day, probably
the weekend, where I will be coughing and croaking until someone brings me tea.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend! If you find some time and feel like cheering up
a poorly girl, check me out on twitter, facebook, Bloglovin, instagram and
pinterest and give me a cheeky like or follow ;)
Love
love love xxx
PS
If anyone would like to see a post detailing my haircare routine and the sheer
effort it takes to maintain my hair then let me know either by commenting below
or on twitter. If you do comment I always reply so do check back. L xx
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