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Katie Beauty

Hair Hero – Clynol Repair Instant Keratin Filler

I am in love with this little bottle of magic.

Not only does the Clynol Repair Instant Keratin Filler smell AMAZING but it leaves my hair feeling fortified, stronger and less prone to breakage on the ends.

From wet, I spray liberally over the mid to ends of my hair and massage it in to the very tips before blow drying. I then give my hair cheeky spritzes whenever I put my hair in a bun or messy top knot. It feels like it gives me hair a bit of added oomph on the ends and when the ends are being held with a band, they could do with all the help they can get to stop being snagged.

I have noticed a definite improvement on the ends of my hair, making it easier to run my fingers through after rough drying and even straightening as I suffer with naturally dry coarse curly hair.. Which gets regularly abused with peroxide and often heat.My hair feels thicker all the way to the tips (which are raggedy and need a cut!) without feeling snaggly and ratty. Fab product for my hair, smells divine and is reasonably priced, it’s got to be worth a try hasn’t it!

You can buy the Clynol Repair Instant Keratin Filler from www.feelunique.com for £7.90 with free delivery

Have you tried Clynol. or a Keratin Filler before?

Katie Beauty

MAC Viva Glam Nicki & Viva Glam Ricky

After the announcement was made about the newest faces of the MAC Viva Glam collection, I, like many others were excited to see pictures and the colours!

David La Chapelle has done the photography honours and brought his usual iconic style to the press images.

Both colours will be pink, I am betting that Viva Glam Nicki is a bright pink (like Pink Friday) and Ricky’s will be a more wearable, nudey pink… Or that’s what I am hoping for anyway.

Not only are the MAC Viva Glam usually paired with celeb icons, they are also for a bloody good cause. The MAC Aids Fund started in 1994 and the proceeds of the lipsticks go to such a good cause.

Are you excited for the release in February 2012? Will you be snapping them both up?

Katie Fashion

Fangirl Friday : When Fashion met Friendly…

If someone asked me which brand I think embraces Social Media the most, there’s only one answer. Masato.

Not only are Masato’s designs simply beautiful but between Masato and Mike, their online Twitter interaction with followers is just exemplory. Their @masatostudio account gives an honest and open insight in to the world of fashion, designers, the trials and tribulations and a little sneak peek at the secret life of a designer. Most of the tweets are done by Mike, Masato’s partner, but it really challenges the misconception that all fashion insiders are snooty and aloof (we’ve all thought that, come on admit it!).

And to top that off, for further awesomeness, Beverly Knight has been dressed by Masato for her current tour and has appeared at events in the designs. Beautiful lady, beautiful voice, BEAUTIFUL dresses.Masato designs for Ghost and has worked with Giles Deacon.. with those credentials who wouldn’t be impressed.

So, after so many people complain about brands social interaction with fans and followers, I take my hat off to you @masatostudio. You are a gem.

I highly recommend my lovely followers to check out Masato because if you are looking for a slinky gorgeous outfit for party season, you can’t go wrong here.

Here’s a few of my favourites from the A/W collection… now… where has my husband hidden my bloody bank card?

I think this dress has a lovely vintage feel too it, and with the right accessories and make up would make the perfect outfit with a rockabilly / 50s twist.

Look how snuffly this looks! I love that is accentuates the models beautiful curves. You could easily wear this day or night, jeans or with a dress! Versatile pieces can be worn year in and out.

And finally, my very favourite piece is this top. As i’m a huge fan of vintage / retro / rockabilly fashions, I would definitely team this with mid calf pencil skirt, a natty little pill box hat and a slick of my very favourite Rockalilly London lippy. You’d catch a sneaky peek of the tattoos on the back of my neck tattoos… it would cover the top of my arms (that I hate) and still keep me looking quite modern.. yet so thoroughly vintage.

I guess that’s one of my favourite pastimes, interpreting modern, cutting edge fashions to suit either my plus size arse or my addiction to vintage.

What brands do you think have great social interaction?

p.s I am in no way affiliated to the brand, I just truly love the clothes and their lovely friendly tweets.

Katie Beauty

Beauty Bargain Alert – Super Cheap Travalos!

While mooching around Play.com in the gifts for £5 section (cheap, I know) I stumbled across a genuine Travalo for £5 in the sleek black colourway. They are usually around the £10 mark so you’re saving 50%!
What a bargain right?
I’ve always wanted one but have been put off by the price as I don’t like to try gimmicky things without seeing them in action first but for £5 I’m willing to give it a whirl as everyone else rates them.
For anyone that doesn’t know, a Travalo is a modern day version of an old school perfume atomiser. Using modern technology, you fill the canister from the bottom using the white nib on your perfume bottle in the same way you fill up a refillable lighter. Gone are the messy days of trying to pour it in to the tiny atomiser!
At £5, you could even have one for each of your perfumes!!
I have stocked up in the nice black ones (Once a goth…) but they also do a pink colourway for £6.99 which sports the pink cancer ribbon.
Both are a bargain. Will you be stocking up?
Black – £5 – www.play.com
Pink – £6.99 – www.play.com

Katie Beauty

Boots 17 BB Blemish Balm Cream

I was very sceptical the first time I tried BB creams, all the way from Asia but after trying a few different ones, I absolutely fell in love with SKIN79. I use their gold variety and I can’t count how many bottles I have gone through. I love the stuff. Perfect coverage, moisturising, non drying and doesn’t affect my sensitive skin. The only downside being you have to be one step ahead and make sure you order enough from Asia to cover the last bit of your current bottle. Oh how I wish I could just wander in to Boots and buy the fabled BB cream……

…. Well now you can! 17 have launched their very own version of the cult status BB cream!

In a sleek little tube, lives a light, dewy BB cream that glides on so effortlessly and lasts well. The cream itself has a light floral smell to it which is quite pleasant, in comparison to other foundations etc.

I’ve been wearing it in Medium for about 6 weeks now which is a pretty good colour match for NW/NC20 in MAC, 2 Clair in Chanel or 53 in Bourjois Healthy Mix. It does feel as though it has slight colour adapt properties to it, although they aren’t pencilled as a feature so I’m not sure if I could really back that claim up with fact.

The coverage is a lot lighter than most Asian BB creams so if you have tried them before, the 17 offering will be different but what you do get is a medium coverage light non greasy product. The coverage is buildable, and as such, I found myself using a bit more than I’d have liked to cover my rosy cheeks. If you don’t have any problem areas, this will be perfect for you.

It applies well over concealer so no worries about hiding little spots!

I found the best way to apply the BB cream was to apply a little dot, from the tube on to each cheek, forehead and chin and then I buffed in with a flat top kabuki foundation brush which gave a flawless smooth application. I found I needed to use twice as much from the back of my hand. I daresay a different application will suit others but that’s just how I use it.

Swatched on tanned skin

I found this BB cream gives more of a tinted moisturiser cover in comparison to a foundation… but compared to a tinted moisturiser the cover was much better. Does that even make sense?

On paler skin

For your £6.99 you get 30ml of product. For an average, even, skin tone, you will get a fair bit of use out of this, but if you end up building up the coverage it will run out a lot quicker.

If you are looking for a high coverage BB cream, this isn’t necessarily for you, but if you are looking for a medium coverage, light textured dewy finish… this is the boyo for you! Great to see that high street brands are looking further a field for their inspiration and great to see 17 leading the way on the make up concessions take on BB cream (excluding the Garnier one).

Have you tried the 17 BB Cream? Do you use another brand BB?