Macadamia natural oil: Deep Repair Hair Mask

I had heard so much about Moroccan oil and really wanted to try their hair products but they have always been a little bit out of my price range, so for my birthday a couple of years ago, my sisters gave me the Macadamia Luxe Repair gift set. Macadamia are also a bit too pricey for my pockets but after using the products from my gift set I fell in love with the brand. My favourite product from the gift set was the deep repair mask; it lasted forever and did wonders to my hair so I was gutted when I used it all up. I’m also a fan of their healing oil treatment, which I use as part of my daily hair routine and recently I repurchased a bottle from amazon. While browsing I noticed that they had the 500ml tub of the deep repair mask on special offer for just under £20 Bargain! So of course I had to repurchase the mask too.

I have fallen in love all over again with the treatment. I use it when I’m relaxing in the bath, combing a little through wet, clean hair to the ends with a wide tooth comb, letting it soak in for around 10 minutes and rinsing it out with clean water. It leaves my hair tangle free, clean, healthy looking and incredibly soft.  I’ve also noticed a massive difference in the condition of my hair. I have never been so impressed with a hair product before. I recommend this product to anyone whose hair needs a bit of attention,you won’t be disappointed!

Foreo Luna Mini Review

Its been just over a month since I received my Foreo Luna mini for Christmas and as promised, though a little late, I thought id let you know how I got on with it. I’ve been using the device as part of my skin routine twice daily with my favourite face cleanser, Clinique’s anti blemish solution. The facial cleanser is the only cleanser I’ve used in about 3 years mainly because it works unlike other cleaners I’ve tried in the past and works even better with my Foreo.

At first I thought that the Foreo would be one of these fad devices that claims to work wonders but it does nothing it claims to do or would improve my skin for about a week and then just make it worse. I could not be more WRONG. Its is a amazing, I’ve noticed such a difference in my complexion, my skin is super soft, I have less black heads, my pores appear smaller and I have only had one breakout since using it.  It is because of all this that I don’t think I will just wash my face again. I cannot fault this skincare device, it 100% gets a massive thumbs up from me. Thanks Foreo.

Let me know what you think of this review in the comment box below.

Laura Jade x

Real Techniques brushes review

I’ve never really been a makeup person, I wear it almost everyday but my make up and its application was always pretty simple. That was until about a year ago, I visited a makeup counter and had a mini makeover, when I told the girl at the counter I applied my foundation and concealer with my fingers; she didn’t look too impressed and recommend that I brought a few brushes. I purchased a few basic ones from body shop as they were reasonably priced and up till recently I’ve never really given brushes another thought.

However over the summer I started watching beauty YouTube videos (under my sisters influence) and heard a lot of good things about the real techniques brushes by Samantha chapman.  I talked to my sister about them as she owned the blush brush and she confirmed they were pretty amazing so naturally after catching the beauty bug I had to find out what all the fuss was about.

1. Stippling brush – The stippling brush was the first brush I brought to replace my old foundation brush, I have skin that tends to break out so its great for covering up blemishes as you can use it to build up coverage. It doesn’t make for an amazing foundation brush on its own so I now use it just for building up coverage rather than a base brush.

2. Foundation brush – I purchased this brush shortly after I brought the stippling brush so that I had a smoother finish to my base. It’s a really good foundation brush as the shape makes it easy to get into to any creases, although I was a bit disappointed with the quality of the bristles as I expected it to be a soft brush just like others from the collection. I found that after I washed it the bristles became softer and it applied my foundation better without any streaks.  I tend to use this brush more to apply my concealer now than I do to apply my foundation.

3. Expert face brush – This bush is one of my favourites from my collection and is just amazing. I use it to buff my foundation on rather than simply brushing it on which makes my foundation look flawless. Really nothing negative to say about this brush.

4. Blush brush – I love this brush, it’s so soft and applies powdered products really well. Its peaked shape is really good for brushing powder on in concentrated areas. I’m currently using this brush as a replacement for my powder brush as my blusher brush is still fairly new. The head of the brush is quiet big so I feel it is perfect for setting my powder.

5. Miracle complexion sponge - I brought this sponge as in reviews I’ve watched it has been praised as being just as good as the beauty blender, so I thought I would try it seeing as it not as expensive. I’ve only used this sponge once since having it as I felt the first time I used it was quiet time consuming and isn’t practical time wise when I’m getting ready before work. With that in mind I was really impressed as how flawless it made my foundation look so I’m really looking forward to using it again.