Hello Lovelies,
Just a little heads up that there’s a quicky flash sale over at www.lookfantastic.com on Bare Minerals & Kerastase.
and
25% of Kerastase
Spotted this via their subscriber email and it ends at 5pm on Tuesday (17/04/2012)
Get clicking and spending ladies!
Hello Lovelies,
Have you all had a lovely day?
We have had a chilled week in Tramp Towers. Lots of new projects starting that haven’t picked up speed yet so we’ve enjoyed some quiet time – YAY!
Today, when most people are gorging on chocs, I took myself off for what I planned to be a run along the coast but as I have a randomly mysterious calf injury (don’t ask – I don’t know how I’ve done it!) I decided on a nice long walk. We did Whitburn to Sunderland Glass Centre and back (6 mile). Don’t tell anyone but we stopped for a coffee and a scone at half time. After I ran up all the steps at Sunderland Marina I think I deserve it… and on the upside, I avoided those lovely seaside chips I love so much! mmm chippies!
As for posts on the site this week, here’s a little round up :
KMS Flat Out Spray – HERE
MUA & Love Hearts Lip Balm – HERE
What I’m Wearing – HERE
Gok Wan inspired shoe find with Kurt Geiger – HERE
Easter Wishes – HERE
Catch you all during the week!
Hello Lovelies,
I love the pattern used by Gok Wan for his latest TU at Sainsburys line. It’s so unusual and oddly reminds me of Monet.
While browsing the Kurt Geiger website I spotted a pair of shoes that instantly reminded me of the same pattern.
If you are feeling a bit less than brave with the print on the dresses and prefer the blacks, why not jazz up your feet with an inspired printed pair of shoes?
It’s something I would definitely do to add a colour pop to a plain outfit.
You can buy the Gok Wan range in store in Sainsburys and the Arbour shoe by Kurt Geiger are available in the sale! BARGAIN ALERT!
Hello Lovelies,
I get asked a lot about how I keep my hair looking so healthy considering the abuse it gets with bleaching and styling etc. I have just had between around 6″ cut off my hair so that it sits just below my shoulders and it is looking super thick and healthy again. Just what I like. I have a natural curl, a natural mid blonde and super thick. I bleach it until it is very pale blonde.
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| With a dark blonde toner on my hair |
I am a home dye-er and I probably always will be but thankfully after almost 17yr of DIY die jobs I think I have the techniques and skills just about down to pull it off… even if I do say so myself!
I am not brand loyal, I like to mix and match my products to get the best results.
Intensive treatment
I use the Olive Oil / Argan Oil leave in treatment that I wrote about HERE
Pre wash treatment
Clynol Rescue Repair Treatment. I use this as a mask while I’m pottering round in the steamy bathroom just before hopping in the shower. I leave it on from 5 minutes up to over night, depending on my plans. Smells AMAZING and leaves hair super slinky. I use this as a conditioner as well. I reserve this pre wash for when my hair is reaally in need of a perk.
I absolutely love the Montagne Jeunesse Hot Miracle Hair Reconstructor Oil.
I apply both parts togther and leave on for a good few hours or even over night before washing as usual and I’m always left with silky soft hair. It’s just a shame the results don’t last more than one wash. Nothing restorative but for occasions, it really does give fab temporary results.
Post wash pre condition treatment
Between washing my hair and conditioning, I take 5 minutes to apply Joico K-pak deep penetrating reconstructor to my hair on the mid to ends to restore as much depleted protein as possible. You definitely need to condition after this but it really does help your hair stay slinky soft and keepts it nice and resilient. You can see results after only a couple of uses. I use this twice a week or even more if my hair is feeling particularly rough.
This is just part 1, look out for the rest!
Hello my slimming world lovelies,
Is it just me or are you all looking super slender today? *wolf whistles*
Not being satisfied with my existing twists on the ‘Dorito’ crisps I made HERE, I have been experimenting with cooking times, shapes, flavours the lot.
I have made a discovery and I wanted to share it all with you!
Now this does come with a warning so please take heed.
Salt & Vinegar Crisps
Make up a batch of plain crisps following this recipe. Bake for 11 minutes without adding any salt or flavours. Just Fry Light
Once the crisps have cooled, sprinkle lightly with J&D’s Malt Salt which is an amazing Salt & Vinegar flavoured seasoning.
It is absolutely AMAZING. Like seriously! As a crisp fiend these have to be the best crisps I have made to date!
Now for the warning….
Each full tub of Malt Salt is 6.5syns for 85g. I average about 0.5g per generous serving of crisps which works out to be something like 0.03syns. Not even anywhere near a full syn right!
So, it is up to you how you count this. You can count it as syn free flavouring or 0.5 syn per portion but either way… 0.5g covers a lot of free crisps so it works out pretty damn good whichever way you look at it. 0.5g worked out to be a good few shakes
