Two: Voluminous Hair Must Haves

I think I look a little ridiculous with flat hair, I wish I could get away with it but sadly I can't- my hair demands more attention than that! As my teenage back combing days are long gone I've started opting for volume with less damage to my hair. For me I want something that gives effortless bouncy locks with no fuss- not asking for much right?!

I don't like using voluminous shampoo and conditioner, although I have thick hair it tends to fall flat at the roots once I've styled it, so all the haircare is doing is adding extra thickness I really don't want. I've found that powders and texturizing sprays work wonders for me- first I love the Charles Worthington Volume and Bounce Texterizing Spray, this stuff adds that undone, beachy look to my hair, perfect when you give it a little work with your fingers. This is meant to be a good dupe for the Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray which at £39.00 I will never purchase, it's just ridiculous money for hair products!  For £6.99 at boots this is a steal, it smells great and leaves gorgeous texture. I use minimal amount of this through the lengths of my hair and give it a quick ruffle around and I'm set to go! Also love this through second day curled hair to give it a relaxed look.

My second favourite to add quick volume is the V05 Give Me Texture Instant Oomph Powder, this is a little harder to work with but the results are great. This is a white powder than I use only on my roots, never any showing directly or I'd look like a birds nest! I section out my hair and sprinkle this very sparingly and massage in, it does literally give instant volume- the work you work it in the more volume you get! This add's really great volume and shape to and style, I tend to work this in the then curl the ends of my hair for a really bouncy polished style. The feeling it leaves isn't something I'm in love with- it feels almost damp to the touch and really messes up the section you're working into so combing and smoothing is always needed. I use this is I know I'm washing my hair that night as I've found brushing it out completely isn't the easiest job! 

What's you're favourite products for bigger hair?

M x

Shower Time Favourites!

100% no questions asked I'm a shower person, I love nothing more than a long shower after work to help me feel human again! I'm that girl with a cupboard full (literally) of shampoos, conditioner, shower gels, you name it's in there! A good few products in the shower really make it feel like a pampering session, these are so good that my mum/ other family members have started 'borrowing' them (love it when they're empty!) I keep things very simple with only 4 products that I know work best for me! Hope you feel inspired to try some! 

Shampoo: Aussie Mega Shampoo.

I use a lot of dry shampoo, voluminous hair powders and hairspray so after 2/3 days my hair needs a really thorough clean so for me a really thorough shampoo is a must. I don't like anything too stripping but need that built up feeling to be gone once my hairs washed so I've been trying out this for a couple of weeks now and think its flippin great! This leaves my hair feels squeaky clean, no build up left but not striped bare! Smells great like any Aussie products and not too pricey at £4.69 from boots! 

OGX Anti-Breakage Keratin Oil Conditioner 

Bloody great- that's all I can say! This smells divine, almost masculine but nothing over powering. It has honestly left my hair in better condition that anything else in recent years! My split ends are much less noticeable, my hair feels and looks so smooth, so styling it has been great! This was £6.99, again from Boots- not bad for a under £10 conditioner, I will repurchase this until I'm banned! 

Soap and Glory- Sugar Crush Body Scrub

Holy mother of smells... this is just heavenly! I used this 3 times a week and can't stop smelling my arms (weird) after! This gets rid of all dead skin leaving my soft and silky! If you haven't smelt this range by SaG just got and have a sniff! So fresh with lime, brown sugar and macadamia oil!

Soap and Glory- Clean On Me Shower Gel 

Again, I love this shower gel! Fills the room with that classic SaG scent, leaves my skin soft as it contains the body butter and lathers up fantastically!

What are you loving recently?

M x