Lush Wishlist

Hiya lovelies,

As I'm soon to become a fresher at University, I will no longer be able to afford to try new products and spend money as I do now :( this means that there will be more wishlist posts!!

This one is purely Lush based, as there are so many products of their's that I want to try, but can't justify spending the money on.

All images from lush.co.uk

Left to right, top to bottom:

• Sea Spray Hair Mist (here) - £9.95 for 100g - I think this product would be good for giving volume to my hair and to keep it looking refreshed by using natural ingredients!
• Cupcake Fresh Face Mask (here) - £5.95 for 75g - I've heard so much about this and want to try it so bad, but the price is just putting me off :( this is meant to be amazing on oily and acne prone skin, will be on my Christmas list! 
• H'Suan Wen Hua Hair Treatment (here) - £8.95 for 225g - Even though I've been treating my hair to John Frieda products, it's still quite dry and damaged so maybe this would help it!
• Catastrophe Cosmetic Fresh Face Mask (here) - £5.95 for 75g - Another product I've heard so much about and want to try, especially as I've had spot breakouts recently! It's gonna be a long wait 'til Christmas :(
• Bubblegum Lip Scrub (here) - £5.25 for 25g - My lips have been so dry and flakey recently, and as they tend to get drier in Winter, I really want to see if this would help them stay soft and healthy. 
• Tea Tree Water Toner Water (here) - £3.95 for 100g - My Estee Lauder toner is nearly used up, and I've heard some great things about this one and also as it has tee tree oil in, it could hopefully help my breakouts!

Thanks for reading! Have you tried any of these products? What are your favourite Lush products?

xoxo

John Frieda Sheer Blonde Campaign

Hiya lovelies!

It's no secret that I love John Frieda hair products for my blonde hair, so when I was contacted and asked if I was interested in being a part of John Frieda's new Sheer Blonde campaign I was over the moon!

Now what I didn't realise is that John Frieda have a Youtube Channel (here) where they do hair tutorials and recently have been focusing on hair looks for blondes which are really easy to follow and adapt to your hair type (and of course brunettes can pull of these looks too!).

My personal favourites are the hair bow and the soft textured waves but they also have a great fishtail braids and a low french roll tutorial too!

So I will have a few more posts coming up soon to do with the campaign including my 'attempts' (I'm not the most artistic hair-wise!) at some of the hair tutorials, full reviews of some of their products and also a low-down on the ranges (found here) available from John Frieda for blonde hair as sometimes it can be a bit confusing to find out which one will suit your hair best!

For now, have a watch of the tutorials and be sure to leave a comment or tweet me (@emilyannbeauty) if you give any of them a go!

Thanks for reading!
xoxo

Recent Buys/Gifts

Just some things I've picked up lately from Superdrug and Tesco, with some Estee Lauder goodies thrown in which my Aunt gave me as she didn't want them!

Picked up these two face masks from Superdrug for 99p each, they're both aimed at oily skin and include many of the same ingrediants however I did want to compare them! I've used the second one and really liked it, will use the other one next week I think :)

Bit boring, but needed a new conditioner as I'm nearly out of my Tres Emme colour protect one so decided to give Herbal Essences a try again as I love the way their shampoos and conditioners smell!

Bless my mum, she picked up a copy of Glamour for me without realising I already had it (twice, actually, for the freebies!) but got a different freebie from the Balance Me range, so excited to try this out as I've nearly used up my Estee Lauder face wash.

When I saw the Impulse body sprays on offer in Superdrug, I decided to pick one up mainly because in the summer, I love freshening up by spraying a scent and I'm nearly all out of my day to day perfume so figured this would be a cheaper option for the summer and so far I really like it :)

Another boring buy, but I needed a new shower wash and thought this looked nice :) It smells lovely, I can't wait to use it!

This was on my beauty wishlist and when I was in Superdrug I had to pick it up and so far, I like it! I got it in the lightest shade which seems to match me fine and it just makes a nice change from foundation. Expect a full review soon :) 

This is the first Estee Lauder goodie and I'll admit now, I absolutely love it! It's one of their Pure Color lipglosses in the shade Rock Candy and it's lovely. I love the scent, and the formula is not too sticky which is good :)

The only lip pencil I have in a bright pink so I was happy to accept this nudey brown lip pencil in Spice! It's a Double Wear formula product so should have decent staying power - will keep you posted on how I get on with this!

Swatches of the lip pencil and the lip gloss :)

My Aunt also gave me this eyeshadow palette from Estee Lauder which is not available for sale so it doesn't have a name or anything and I haven't tried it yet but I really like the look of some of the eye shadows mainly the more neutral colours!

Thanks for reading! What have you been buying lately?

xoxo

All items purchased by me except the Estee Lauder products which were given as a sample to a family member then passed on to me.

Montagne Jeunesse Perfectly Pampered Orange Oil Spa Hair Mask Review

This review has taken a while to be posted as I took photos on my camera which then died and my boyfriend kept forgetting to give the charger back to me! For reference, I actually used this mask on the 12th of July.

"Perfectly Pampered is exclusively formulated using carefully selected marine and plant extracts. This essential nutrients nourish, re-hydrate & protect..."

Now I'm an avid user of hair masks and treatments as my hair is fairly damaged by heat and bleaching, so when I was given the opportunity to review this product from Montagne Jeunesse I thought why not?!

When I used this mask, I had just got back from holiday in Spain in which my hair was in the sun all week, and had been in contact with chlorine swimming pools and the salty sea water. I had also used my John Frieda Go Blonder Spray the week before, so needless to say, my hair was in need of a treat.

I made sure to follow the instructions exactly as on the packaging of the sample, in order to gain a full idea of how well the mask worked. I first used my Tres Emme Colour Protect shampoo then proceeded to use the mask. I had ideally wanted to use only half the sample so I could try it again however my long think hair needed the whole sample to feel fully saturated with the product.


The fragrance of this was lovely and orangey (I know, shocker!) but what I loved the most is that the scent stayed in my hair for the rest of the day! The formula of the mask was not as thick or creamy as the mask I usually use (Tres Emme Thermal Recovery mask) and while I was applying it I didn't think that it would do as much for my thick hair as it was not as thick HOWEVER I was wrong! As soon as I rinsed the product off (after leaving it on for 10 minutes, as advised) my hair felt smoother and softer and relatively de-tangled! After letting my hair air dry with no extra products added I felt the full effect of this mask, my hair was so so soft to touch and run my fingers through, I couldn't stop touching my hair all day! My hair looked healthier and shinier and felt less dry and damaged.

Sorry for the weird photos, it's hard to take pictures of healthy, shiny and soft hair!! And apologies for the naked face!

The next day my hair was still soft and healthy looking. As this mask was so light, my hair still looked clean the next day with no build up or oil so I would say this product is easily light enough to use on a weekly basis.

Overall I would recommend and repurchase this product, I was very happy with the results! I have since used my other hair mask again but much prefer the Montagne Jeunesse sample! Wish I could have got more uses from it!

Thanks for reading!!
xoxo


DISCLAIMER: This product was sent to me to review however all opinions are my own and I am not being paid by the brand or any other company to write this post. 

John Frieda Go Blonder Lightening Spray Review

 Shhh, I have a confession... I'm not a natural blonde! But I haven't had my hair highlighted since November 2011, so how come I have barely any regrowth?! I wish I could say that it's magic but it's not :( it's actually this nifty little product I got for Christmas!

It looks like this:

It's from the 'Go Blonder' collection by John Frieda, however this is the only product from that collection I have tried as I've heard some terrible things about the shampoo and conditioner such as FleurDeForce on YouTube who had an allergic reaction to them! Anyway, I love the spray :) It's saved me a load of £££ as I haven't needed to go back to my hairdressers for highlights! 

How does it work? Basically, you spray it onto wet hair and then blow dry your hair. The product is heat activated so the more heat you apply, the blonder you'll go (theoretically). I rarely straighten my hair so I've just been spraying this on my roots maybe once a week and blow drying it and I can definitely see a difference! I usually just spray it on the top of my hair, as I usually wear it down so the under bits don't matter so much.

To prove it works, I have taken a picture of my hair normally and then lifted up so the roots underneath are visible and you can see how much brown regrowth I should have had over my entire head.

As you can see, I would have needed at least one lot of half head highlights to cover this, if not two lots.

Overall, I think this product is great if you need to touch up your roots without needing to spend a tonne of money. I wouldn't recommend this for dying all your hair, and it's always best to go to a hairdresser if you want to go blonde from a drastically different colour. However, if you just want to lighten your hair slightly - then this is for you! It's so much cheaper than the hairdressers - I'd much rather pay £6/£7 for this than £40 odd for half head highlights!

Hope this first review was okay, comment if there's anything you think I can improve and let me know if you have tried this product and whether you love it or hate it!

xoxo