Dove Advanced Hair Series Pure Care Dry Oil

Hello lovelies! Today I'd like to talk to you about hair care, Dove hair care to be exact. :) I've been using this shampoo and conditioner duo for quite some time and went through numerous bottles so it's about time I do proper review on them as well. :)

I guess I should probably thank Aida (Lippie Hippie) for getting me hooked on these - she posted a picture on Instagram of a shampoo from another line (Youthful Vitality, the purple line) and that got me 'researching' Dove's hair care (translation: that got me going to Muller and buying these two products). :) I wasn't expecting much so you can imagine my surprise when they turned out to be amazing...

The shampoo actually looks like an oil or a mixture between an oil and a gel, very interesting. It feels super luxurious and it lathers up to a very creamy foam. It doesn't strip your hair and make it squeaky clean so if that's your thing, stay clear of it. It cleanses the hair and nourishes it at the same time. My hair is always super smooth after I use it and I can notice that even when I'm still rinsing it off. I also really love the scent - it's hard to describe but it's a very luxurious, warm scent (at least to my nose). Even though my hair is very fine and tends to get oily really fast, this shampoo works great for it. I can actually go 2 days without washing my hair which I couldn't do with any other shampoo (especially those that were meant for oily hair... oh, the irony). There's not much left to say... I just love this shampoo. :)

The conditioner is just as much a winner as the shampoo. It has the same, lovely scent but a very different formula - very creamy and thick. I apply it mostly to the ends of my hair or I should say from my ears down, I never apply it to the top or near the roots. It makes my hair super soft and helps with detangling it (and I do need that since my super fine hair gets tangled so easily, sometimes even the Tangle Teezer doesn't know what to do with it). :) It's just awesome... Oh, and my hair tends to smell lovely until the next wash, which is also a plus.

Both products cost around 5€ and last me quite a while (though I always use up the shampoo much faster). The only negative side I could find is the packaging - whilst it looks lovely it's quite inconvenient and almost all bottles I've bought have a 'dysfunctional' cap that just doesn't want to open easily so I end up opening it with my teeth. :)

Have you tried any hair care products from Dove, what are your thoughts?

Macadamia Natural Oil Flawless

Hello my lovelies! Today I'd like to talk to to you about an awesome hair care product I've fallen completely in love with. It's one of those 'where have you been all my life' products. :) I haven't tried anything from Macadamia Natural Oil before (though I was planning on trying their famous hair oil before I got Orofluido) so I wasn't sure what to expect. I did read a lot of great reviews and I saw Estee (essiebutton) rave about it in one of her empties or monthly favorites videos, so I decided to give it a go.

So, this product is basically a shampoo/cleanser and conditioner in one. It's meant to be used instead of your regular shampoo/conditioner, on the days between washes or just on days when you want to get your hair clean as fast as possible. :) The way you use it, is you get some of it in your hand (I usually use two pumps or twice as much as you see in the last picture), add a bit of water and then massage it into wet hair. You massage it all over your hair, leave it in for a couple of minutes and then imply rinse it out.

At first I was a bit apprehensive to use this, because I have very fine hair that gets oily really fast and I was sure this was going to be a disaster - I just wasn't convinced this would really clean my hair and get rid of all the oil, I thought I was going to be left with a mess after I'd rinse it out.. but thankfully the very first time I used it, I was blown away. My hair felt clean yet not stripped of all the moisture (you know that squeaky clean feeling) and was incredibly soft. The real test was of course when I blow dried my hair - would it really look as clean and fresh as it looks after washing it with 'regular' shampoo? The answer was yes - my hair looked amazing, felt super soft and fresh and was so much easier to comb through then when I wash it with a shampoo and conditioner (something I was really happy about since I have super tangly hair). 

The only downside (which isn't actually a downside) is that when I wash my hair with this cleanser, my hair gets oily a bit faster then when I wash with some of my other shampoos, but I don't really mind that, since this is a product that's meant to be used as quick cleanse and well, my hair gets oily really fast no matter what I use to wash it.

This really is an amazing hair product and I can see myself repurchasing it again and again. Sure, I'll be washing my hair with my shampoo and conditioner most of the time, but sometimes you just want to be quick about it and this really comes in handy. I'd really recommend this to everyone that suffers from oily hair but I think it would be great for people with normal or dry hair as well, since it is very gentle and nourishing. :)

I got this 250 ml bottle on BeautyBay for 18.70 €, but you can also get it in a set along with their hair oil and comb (I think I'll get this set when I run out of mine). :)

PRIVÉ Daily shampoo & Conditioner

Hello darlings! Today I'll be reviewing a couple of hair care products I got recently. I was on the hunt for a new shampoo and conditioner (though nothing was wrong with the ones I was using - Lush I love juicy shampoo and 100% Pure Honey & Virgin coconut restorative conditioner), I just wanted to try out something else for a change. :)

Let's talk about the shampoo first, shall we? It comes in 250 ml bottle with a screw-on cap. The packaging of both the shampoo and conditioner look lovely but are very unpractical, because you need to unscrew off the lid, pour the 'liquid' on to your hand and then screw on the cap again. The shampoo comes out pretty easily (even though it's not really runny in texture, it's quite thick and lovely), but I do struggle with the conditioner a bit, since it is very thick and I have to shake the bottle first, so the product even comes near the opening, then I need to squeeze the bottle to get some of it out - a bit of a hassle and I do wish both products would come with a pump or at least a different packaging that would make dispensing easier. Anyhew... let's get to the shampoo itself. :)

The shampoo is, as I've already mentioned, quite thick, not at all runny and feels really nice when you massage it into your hair. It lathers up very nicely, though I do need two washes, if my hair is particularly oily. The thing I love the most are the ingredients - even though this shampoo isn't sulfate free (which might bother some people, I myself don't really mind), it has a wonderful blend of natural ingredients such as chamomile, hops, quilaja, wild cherry bark, aloe, calendula and much more (check out the full list here). It also has a wonderful, natural scent to, nothing overpowering and just enough to make you hair smell lovely and fresh, without clashing with your other hair care/hair styling products. I have to say, I wasn't expecting to like this shampoo, but it turned out to be great. :)

The conditioner came in a 500 ml bottle, though it said 250 ml on the website, so I'm not sure if that's a mistake and the conditioner comes in a larger bottle or a mistake was made by sending me this larger 'version' (but I suspect it's the first, because you can't choose sizes on the site). Anyway, I'm happy I got the large bottle, since I tend to use up my conditioners way before I use up the shampoos. :)

Again, as I mentioned before, the conditioner is really thick and creamy (which I love) and I have some issues getting it out of the bottle, but that doesn't make it any less great. :) Now, I'm really not the right person to evaluate conditioners based on how they repair or smooth out hair, because my hair is really not dry, damaged or 'hard', I have naturally very fine, soft hair and don't have any problems with it, besides an oily scalp. Every conditioner does seem to make my hair smoother and less tangled (in comparison with not using a conditioner at all) but I don't necessarily see a huge difference in my hair when using it. I do however still prefer using a rich, creamy, thick conditioner, because then I have the feeling something is working and I'm treating my hair with the love it deserves, every time I wash it. :) So, this conditioner seems to work perfectly for me - it feels really nourishing and doesn't way my hair down or make it oily any sooner (though I never apply conditioner on my roots, I tend to concentrate it on the ends and up to my ears or so). Again, as with the shampoo, I love the natural ingredients (check the full list here) and the gentle, fresh scent to it. :)

So, all in all I have to say I'm really happy with both of these products and I wasn't expecting to like them as much as I do. The price of the shampoo and conditioner is a bit higher than your average drug-store ones, but nothing too over the top (at least in my mind) - I paid 14.90 € for the shampoo and 16.70 € for the conditioner. 

Now I don't know if I'm going to repurchase these two things since I have my eye on a few other shampoos/conditioners, but they certainly are worth repurchasing and now that I've tried something from this brand I think I might have to explore it further and try a couple of other products from them as well. :)

What are your thoughts on these two products? Have you tried anything from this brand before? What shampoo/conditioner are you using at the moment?

TIGI Catwalk Mystique blow out balm

Hello lovelies and happy birthday to me! :) I'm celebrating my 24th birthday today with a cold but eating a delicious piece of cake, so everything is good in this world (that tells you a lot about me, right - just give me cake and I'm a happy camper). :) Anyhew... there's no slacking off for us beauty bloggers so I thought I'd tell you a bit about Tigi's Catwalk Mystique blow out balm today.

If you've been reading my blog for a while than you probably already know what my hair's like - fine, very soft and gets oily really fast. I don't do much with it at all, as far as styling goes (I might straighten or curl it a couple of times a year) but I do always blow dry it because I need to dry it 'into shape' - if I just leave it to air dry then it usually ends up laying very flat and not looking all that good. So, since I always use a blow dryer after I've washed my hair, I decided to try out this fella and see how it'll work for me (thank you Mateja for introducing it to me).

The balm comes in a gorgeous packaging that's also very user friendly - with a pump that makes dispensing the product onto your hands much easier. The balm itself is clear but has lovely tiny shimmer/glitter in it (that's supposed to make your hair look shiny - mine is always shiny so I can't say I notice if the balm does anything in that 'department'). It also smells very nice, artificial and hair-salon like, but very nice. :) When I used it the first time I was very worried how it would affect my hair, because it's quite thick and it could (potentially) weigh my fine hair down or even make it look greasy. Fortunately it doesn't do any of those things - it makes my hair feel great, very slick and soft, yet not weighed down at all. I could also say it becomes a bit more manageable (not that I have a huge problem with that).

I really love using this balm and I haven't skipped it yet since I got it (I've actually stopped using my Orofluido hair oil for a while because I feel like this balm kind of makes my hair look healthy and nourished, even though it doesn't claim to do that). :)

I bought this balm at Allbeauty.com for 9 € but I see it's currently out of stock (I'm sure it's going to be available soon). Have you tried this balm or any other Tigi Catwalk products - I really want to try some other things from this line. What kind of styling products do you use on your hair?

*Yves Rocher Hair Repair Oil & Fizzy Bath Cube

Hello my lovelies! Today I'll be reviewing some more Yves Rocher products I was lucky enough to get at the event back in December. :) I have to say that all in all I'm very pleased with Yves Rocher as a brand. Out of all the products I've tried/tested so far, none of them have been really bad or disappointing.

 

So... first I'd like to talk to you about the Hair Repair Oil. We got this in combination with a shampoo and conditioner (we were able to choose those two depending on our hair types). It's an oil that you apply as a treatment, it's not an oil for damaged/dry ends (like Orofluido and other similar oils), though it certainly does help with those problems as well. :) This oils is meant to be used on dry hair - I applied it generously on dry hair and then rapped them in foil and took a bath so it had an hour or so to work it's magic. Then I removed the foil and rinsed off my hair under the shower and continued with shampoo/conditioner. Immediately when I rinsed my hair off I felt how incredibly soft it was and I was very happy the oil 'came off' really easily, my hair wasn't left oily or anything like that - it was soft, shiny and just lovely.

Now, you should take in account that I have naturally fine and very soft hair. My hair is not particularly damaged (a split end her and there), because I don't color it or style it every day or abuse it in any other way. :) All the damage it gets is from my blow dryer and sometimes (that's like a few times a year) I curl it or straighten it, but that's about it. I can't tell you how it will work for extremely dry/damaged hair, but maybe it would work miracles - definitely worth a try. 

I absolutely love the scent of it - it's divine, which makes using it an even grater pleasure. :) The only downside I can find is that it gets used up pretty fast. The 150 ml bottle is basically for two uses (I have medium long hair), unless you apply it really sparingly. On the plus side it is affordable - around 7 € (but you can always get it on sale for less). :)

Another product I tried and used basically along the hair oil, was the Coconut Fizzy bath cube. It is what the name says - a bath cube with a lovely coconut scent. I looks really small and you think it won't even 'do' anything but it actually takes quite some time to dissolve in water (I ended up holding it under running water and trying to 'crumble' it between my hands). It makes your bath smell lovely and it doesn't dry out your skin - when I came out of the bath my skin felt nice, not super nourished but not dry either. :)

For a great price of 1.57 € you really can't go wrong. :) I think I want to try some other scent as well.

What are your thoughts on these products, have you tried them? What's your experience with the brand in general?

100% Pure Honey & Virgin Coconut restorative conditioner

Hello hunnies! How are you? I hope you're having a lovely time. :) Today I'm going to review a conditioner from 100% Pure. My hair seems to be loving it and I'm already half way through it, so I think it's about time I let you in on my thoughts about it... :)

I'm in love with my I love juicy shampoo from Lush but I wasn't all that impressed with the American Cream conditioner - it smelled divine but was a bit too light for me, I just didn't feel it did much so I went on a hunt for a more moisturizing, heavy-duty conditioner. I remembered I used to love the 100% Pure Glossy Locks Honey Coconut Milk conditioner so I went to OrCa to ask about it. Unfortunately they didn't have it anymore or rather that version of it - now you can get a newer version, Honey & Virgin Coconut restorative conditioner. I decided to give it a go... :)

I have to say I do really like it but I don't like it quite as much as the older version of it. This one smells very much coco-nutty, whilst the previous version smelled even better, with a bit more honey to it. The new one has a thick, creamy consistency, whilst the older one was even thicker, it looked like a paste and you needed a very small amount so it lasted ages. I've been using the new one for about a month, if that and I'm already half-way through it, because I need to use more of it. One thing that I prefer about the new version is the packaging - it's much more appealing. :)

But, if I look at the conditioner itself, without comparing it to it's older version, I have to say it's really nice. I love that it's thick and very moisturizing, yet does not weigh my hair down. I am a fan of coconut so the scent doesn't bother me at all (and it does linger for a day maybe, so that's nice). I think it's an awesome conditioner that does a great job at moisturizing your hair, but I think it's quite pricey (18 €) especially considering how fast I'm going to go through it. I probably won't be repurchasing it right away but rather try something else. I might repurchase it again in the future though, since I do really like it.

What are your thoughts on this conditioner, have you tried it before or any other 100% Pure products for that matter? Have any recommendations for me? :)

Orofluido hair oil

Hello my lovelies! Today I'll be reviewing a pretty famous hair product for you... I'm talking about Orofluido hair oil. It's one of the most known hair oils out there (along with Morrocanoil, Macadamia Natural oil and such) and for good reason - it truly is a great product. :)

Now, I don't have particularity dry hair, actually I have a really oily scalp, so my hair gets oily really fast and the fact that it's really fine doesn't help with that either. :) But... like most hair, mine also needs some TLC, especially the ends. I do take good care of my hair (at least I like to think I do), so I don't have a huge problem with split ends, but I think it's better to be safe than sorry, so I always apply oil to my ends.

I was totally happy with my Avon hair oil, it did a great job, but one day Sanja recommended Orofluido and one of my best friends was also raving about it... so (you know me) I had to try this thing out. :) I got it on BeautyBay.com for 10.80 € (50 ml bottle). When I got my package, I was immediately impressed with it - it came in a lovely black box all nice and pretty, the bottle was gorgeous and heavy (felt really luxurious), but the real magic happened when I opened it - oooohh, the smell, divine, simply divine! It's a very heavy, oriental scent - just the way I like them. :)

It doesn't just look and smell nice, though... it also works great. It's a thicker oil (it looks pretty runny in the picture bellow, but compared to oils I've used in the past, this one is quite thick). I was a bit concerned about that at first because I was sure it would be too heavy for my fine hair and weigh them down or make them look oily... fortunately that was not the case. I apply it to dry hair, not to wet/damp hair. It is visible on the hair right after application, my hair needs a couple of hours to completely absorb it, but even so, my hair never looks greasy. I also love the fact that the scent lingers for quite a while (at least a day or so). :D

I absolutely love this hair oil and I really recommend it, if you're on the hunt for a good hair oil. Do you know this oil, are you using it? If not, what's your favorite hair oil?

Batiste dry shampoo

Hello my lovelies! Today I'll be (finally) reviewing Batiste's dry shampoo. I had it on my wishlist for such a long time. I've heard so many great things about it and saw many beauty gurus rave on about it, but apparently I needed quite some time to get it... :D

So what do I have to say about this product? I absolutely love it! :D I've always wanted to have a dry shampoo on hand, because I have very thin, soft hair that get oily pretty quickly. But ever since I've tried a dry shampoo from our drugstore (I think it had a pink bottle, can't remember the name of the brand) I steered clear of all dry shampoos. That dry shampoo was just awful - it made my hair white as a hell and no matter how much I tried to comb it through, away, off or whatever... it just kind of sat on the hair and did nothing really. 

When I tried Batiste for the first time and I saw the white powder on my hair, I went 'oh-oh', this is the same sh*t as that lame ass dry shampoo I tried before. :D I was really expecting that it wouldn't work and that it would make my hair white. Fortunately when I massaged it in my hair and comb them through I saw the whiteness quickly fading away and I was left with fresher, brighter and fluffier hair. Even my husband asked me, if I washed my hair. :D

I love how easy and quick it is to use. I just shake up the bottle, spray it on my hair (I usually spray it on the top of my head, near the scalp, where the hair gets oilier sooner), massage it in with my hands so the powder absorbs the oil and then comb in through. Voila, I'm done! :D I really love it because I can skip a day or two without washing my hair and that's awesome for me since my hair normally stays fresh for only about a day, two max (after washing it, that is). I also like the scent of it, but when I finish this bottle, I'll probably try the Blush version which supposedly has a light floral scent to it. :D The price is great too - I got it on ASOS for 6.73 €. All in all a great product which has become a must for me. :D

Have you tried this dry shampoo? Are there any other dry shampoos you like?

Avon Advanced Techniques Moroccan Argan oil

Hello my lovelies! I'm very sorry I haven't been posting regularly... I just kind of fell out of the routine and didn't have enough inspiration to write anything (even though I have a ton of products to review for you). :) But enough of that... let's get to the review part shall we? Today I'll be reviewing Avon's Moroccan Argan oil. :D

I've used up probably 3 or more bottles of their Advance Techniques Dry end serum before trying out this oil. I read a few reviews that claimed this oil smelled amazing and that was one of the reasons why I decided to get it. But it was also the fact that everyone seems to be raving about Moroccan argan oil these days and I haven't tried any products with this oil in it or the oil itself.

Now, since I've been using the Advance Techniques Dry end serum for quite some time, I was expecting this product to be something different, something new, something even better. On my very first use I discovered that it was basically the same thing. Not in a bad way though, it's a great product, but it does look exactly the same and smell exactly the same and it even works exactly the same as the Dry end serum. :) The only difference is the color of it - the Dry end serum is clear, has no color to it, whilst this oil has a deep yellow/golden color. And the Dry end serum isn't really a serum in my mind, it's more of an oil because it leaves an oily residue on your hands. So I would have to say that these two items are basically the same thing, the only difference being the color and the name. And maybe this new oil really has some Moroccan argan oil in it, who knows. :D

If I ignore that this new oil is just the old one under a new name, it does work great and I love using it. The instructions say to apply it to towel dried hair, but I actually like to use it on dry hair - after I've blown dry them. I comb them through, then pump some oil on my hands and rub it between them, bend over and throw my hair down, then apply it on the ends (I usually run my hands over the rest of the hair with what's left on them). I then comb my hair again and let the oil absorb. I love the fact that it never leaves my hair oily and I truly believe it helps my ends from splitting and becoming dry. All in all this is wonderful product which I'll probably repurchase. The price is also great - the full price is 6,20 €, on sale it's usually around 4,50 €.

So what do you think of this product? Have you tried it or maybe the Dry end serum? Which is your favorite hair oil?

Lush hair care - I love juicy and American cream

Hello lovelies! Today I'll be talking about some new products I discovered from Lush. About a month ago I was in a shopping craze. I had some last exams to take and after each one I would treat myself with a 'little' shopping. On one of those occasions I wandered into the Lush shop (which I haven't visited for a very long time). I was just browsing around and then remembered I wanted to try out some of their shampoos. I've already tried their solid shampoos and liked them so I thought I would try some other ones as well.

I have very oily hair or should I say a very oily scalp, so my hair stays fresh for about a day. I'm always looking for a shampoo that would help me keep my hair oil free for a bit longer but haven't found yet. So... when I told the kind sales lady what my hair problems were, she suggested I try these two products.

I was deciding between two shampoos - Rehab and I love juicy. The sales lady said that the I love juicy shampoo is a bit more cleansing and leaves your hair 'squeaky' clean, whilst the Rehab shampoo is a bit more gentle. I'm not a fan of  'squeaky' clean hair but, if that will make my hair really clean and make it stay fresh for at least a tiny bit longer, than I'm ok with it. So I went with I love juicy and I don't regret it for a second. :)

It is a gorgeous shampoo. I thought it was going to be really runny but it is actually so, so creamy - I would dare to call it a cream shampoo. It lathers up nicely and really cleanses your hair. I only need one wash with this shampoo and my hair looks like new. The best thing about this shampoo is that it actually makes my hair stay fresh longer but doesn't dry them out - my hair feels silky and nourished. It's almost like it coats them in a lovely cream, yet gets rid of all the oils and dirt. The scent is also great - really fruity. Fantabulous I tell you! :D I'm in love...

Since the I love juicy shampoo is a hard core cleansing shampoo, the sales lady advised me to get a conditioner as well, to nourish the ends (of course I was planning on getting a conditioner anyway since my hair doesn't do good without one). I already had the American cream conditioner in mind, since I heard/read a lot about it and it is their #1 selling conditioner. And when I took a smell of this... I got it right away. It smells so good! :) It's supposed to smell of strawberry-vanilla milkshake, but I mostly smell vanilla, maybe a little strawberry. It's a gorgeous scent, very gourmand and it stays on your hair for days!

As far as the performance goes... I can't say that this is the best conditioner out there. It's a bit on the thinner side and it's definitely not suited for really dry, damaged hair but it is enough for my hair. The biggest problem I have with my hair is the oiliness, it isn't that dry and I don't have a lot of split ends, so this conditioner works just fine for me - it leaves them smooth and soft. :) I will probably get a really nourishing hair mask or just a heavier conditioner in the near future and I do use different oils on my hair from time to time.

The price is pretty typical for Lush - I got them both in the 100g bottles, the shampoo was 7.95 € and the conditioner was 7.15 €. I absolutely love both producst and will be repurchasing them when I run out. I already have my eye on some other things from Lush as well... :)


Have you tried these two products? Which is your favorite Lush product?

Yes to carrots shampoo and conditioner

Hello again my lovely readers! Another day, another review... This time of the Yes to carrots shampoo and conditioner. 

I bought these two items (along with a few others) from Feelunique.com at the end of April. I was searching for a new shampoo and conditioner and the 'Yes to' line came up in my search. I was deciding between the 'Yes to carrots' and the 'Yes to tomatoes' line. I ended up getting these two products from the 'Yes to carrots' line and a facial cleanser from the 'Yes to tomatoes' line (review will be coming soon).

I can't say I'm overly excited about these two items. I love that the packaging is big (500 ml) but I hate the cap/opening mechanism thingy. You press down on one end and the other end pops up a bit, revealing a small opening where the product comes out. That's all fine and dandy... except when the product doesn't come out. I don't know, if this is something that's wrong with the bottles I got or, if it's a general thing but you can not get any product out. I screwed off the caps and soak them in water, put them under running water and tried to clear the opening with a toothpick but still... there's no way any product is coming out through that opening. I think it's because the opening is so small and narrow and both the shampoo and conditioner have a quite thick consistency. So that leaves me with having to unscrew the caps and pore some product into my hand and screw the caps back on, every time I wash my hair which can get pretty annoying, at least for me.

The shampoo and conditioner are pretty heavily fragranced (almost like salon shampoos) though perfume is listed at the very bottom of the ingredient list. The scent is very pleasant, but definitely not natural. My hair smelt really nice after washing and the scent stayed on quite a long time. The shampoo once got into my eyes and it burned so, so bad. I find that really strange since this is supposed to be a gentle, more natural shampoo and it does seem to have great ingredients. I mean I know shampoo will sting your eyes, but this one hurt really bad.

Otherwise I think both products work good but are probably not for my oily hair. I mean, the conditioner is fine, I like heavy, moisturizing conditioners but the shampoo is maybe a bit too gentle or too heavy/nourishing for my liking. I always had to shampoo twice to get the feeling that my hair was actually clean and fresh. I don't expect a shampoo to perform miracles on my hair since my hair gets oily really really fast, but some shampoos work better than others. 

Now, don't get me wrong, I don't think these two products are bad at all and I would use up them up, but I found something better in the meantime. I think these two products would work great for someone with normal or dry hair (as it says on the bottle). I think the tomato line would suit my oily hair much better. :)

Let me know which is your favorite shampoo and conditioner... :)