I have finally found that volume I have been looking for!

I have very thin hair, lots of it. But the longer it gets, the flatter and more lifeless it looks and feels.

I had my hair really short for several years because I found this was the best way to get a bit of volume. I am now growing my hair out again and I feel like I have found a product that genuinely gives my hair volume!! 

BLEACH LONDON - Swamp Spritz Spray

I spray some of this onto partially dried hair (dry some with my hair dryer, mainly my fringe), scrunch my hair up with my hands a bit and then let the rest dry naturally and viola hair with volume! 

So pleased with this stuff, and its lasted me ages!!!!

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On the hunt for primer

I am on the lookout for a primer. I have tried the Benefit Pore Professional and I have just purchased the Clinique Universal Primer. 

So far, I have found most primers I have tried have worked fairly well for my 'upmarket' foundations (i.e. NARS and MAC) but I am still searching for one that helps my Body Shop Moisture Foundation stay on as well. Ideally I don't want to use a different primer per foundation because that just involves waaaay too much hassle, and I am not great at complicated beauty regimes....

For me a primer needs to: 

1. Help make up stay on for as long as possible in the day 

2. Keep my skin healthy, i.e. no dry patches or breakouts

3. If it can do anything else then that's an added bonus for me! 

....to be continued....

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Instagram Love (photos all my own)

Shopping Haul

Okay so I went to town to buy body scrub and I came back with all of this! Some of these are essentials that I have bought for years and others are new to my beauty regime, so please read on if you want to know more. 

Ill start with my body scrub. I use Body Shop and have done for years, they have so many different choices and I think they are reasonably priced. 

The Shea Body Scrub is one of my favourites. I also purchased the Moringa Scrub and Moisturiser so I am excited to try these out. Body Shop always have great deals on so you can always get a bargain. 

As we are talking about Body Shop products I might as well rave on about their Moisture Foundation. I looove this stuff! 

Been buying it for years and years, and it is still to date the best foundation for my skin tone. The colour is just amazing and I cant find anything that matches better, I use this during the day and it is a saviour during the summer as it has SPF in it. Win win!! I use the shade 04. I do find that I need to use a powder on top of this around my T-Zone though - as its a moisture foundation it gives you a dewy finish and if you like the "matte" look you wont really get it with this foundation. 

I also purchased the Camomile make-up remover, which I am yet to use but I will post once I have some thoughts!

Next up its the NARS Creamy Concealer. What can I say about this stuff.. it really covers up my dark circles under my eyes and I cant say that for anything else. I am pretty pale and I get really purpley circles under my eyes, whether I sleep or have late nights I cant get rid of them. 

Really recommend this stuff, I have purchased Vanilla but I have also used the lightest shade Chantilly as well. 

Lastly is the Casting Sunkiss Jelly. I use this to add a little extra blonde in my hair. I have natural highlights anyway but I like to try and emphasise these, especially in the winter when everything gets dull! This stuff is great cause you don't even need to wet your hair! Absolute bargain for a fiver, and much better than forking out hundreds for highlights! 

I do also use a purple toning shampoo with this, I find it just ensures there are no yellowy/orange tones! 

WARNING - I don't permanently dye my hair with any other product, so I haven't had any problems but there is bleach in this stuff so be careful!!!!

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