Andrew Collinge Purity Review

L - R Shampoo, Conditioner

I have to say that I actually love this shampoo and conditioner :) I used it a couple of times about 2 months ago and didn't really like it so went back to using Herbal Essences but when that ran out I had to choice but to use this and im really glad that I did because its turned into one of my favourites :)

Pro's
- Leaves my hair so soft and smooth, possibly more than usual
- My hair always feels really clean (if that makes any sense) it feels light like there is no product in it even when I put on my heat protectant, straighten it and hairspray it
- I actually feel like I can go a third day without washing it (I usually wash it every other day) which really is a first for me, I wouldn't like to go a third day but if I woke up very late and didn't have time to shower then I wouldn't feel like people were looking and thinking 'eww wash your hair' haha
- Conditioner is a nice consistency
- Packaging is nice and the product lasts you a long time
- It has a salon type smell to it if you know what I mean which is rather pleasant 

Con's
- Shampoo is a bit too thick and I feel like when I put it on the top of my head its really hard to work it down to the ends of my hair which is really annoyin
- This is a volume shampoo and conditioner but I don't feel that it gives me a lot of volume just a slight lift at the roots but it works well as an ordinary shampoo and conditioner

I recommend you all go and buy this and I hope you love it just as much as me :)

L'Oreal Hot Straight Review

This is a product that I have used for at least 4/5 years now and it is the one that I will probably use for much longer. It is a heat protectant which you apply on using your hands through the mid - ends of the hair, I always make sure I apply more to the ends than anything else though as my ends are the worst part of my hair. This product leaves my hair silky soft without making it feel heavy and greasy which most heat protectants I have tried leave my hair feeling probably because its so thin.

Pro's
- Leave's hair soft (I always get compliments on how soft my hair is)
- Avoids feeling heavy and greasy
- Protects so that you don't ruin your hair quite as much when straightening
- Its cheap and does the job so you don't need to spend more money when you don't need to
- Last a long time (at least 4 months using an almond size amount every other day on mid length hair)

Con's
- Does leave excess in your hands so you will need to wash them after use
- You may want another heat protectant that is a spray to use the second day (I only wash my hair every 2 days) as this isn't the sort of product you would apply the next day, I personally don't but its up to you :)

I highly recommend that all of you buy this if you use heat appliances on a daily basis :)

Tresemme Heat Protectant Review

So I've had this product for a couple of weeks now and thought that I would do a review for you all :)

I like this product, its nice and makes my hair very soft and smooth but I do have some problems with it in that I find that on the day after showering and using the product my hair seems to feel greasier than it did when I was using the L'Oreal Hot Straight hair protectant which is rather annoying because its so much easier to use and apply than the L'Oreal.

 

Pro's

- My hair is so smooth and soft and I have recieved several compliments since using this

- Does protect hair from all sorts of heat

- Easy application as it have a spray applicator so once sprayed on all you have to do is comb it through

- Makes hair look shiny and healthy

- Cheap as it was only about £4? im not quite sure

Con's 

- I do find my hair to be greasy on the second day more than normal but that might be different as my hair is veryy thin so if your hair is thicker you might not have this trouble

- Even though the applicator is easy to use I find it difficult to hold, im not quite sure why but I do.. this isn't a reason not to buy it though

Overall I would recommend you buy this and try it as its a good product and even if you buy it and decide its not for you its not expensive :)

Heat Protectant

So I straighten my hair every day and blow dry it after I shower, and I know its terrible for my hair but I hate my natural hair and like it straight :) however to make it a little bit better for my hair I do always use a heat protectant to give it some protection.

I have been using this L'Oreal Hot Straight for about 3 years now and it is lovely :) it makes my hair really soft, it makes it look nice as well without making the hair greasy as well. The only downside really is the application, as you have to put it into your hands and then put it through the hair it can be annoying as you then have to go and wash your hands.

However I have always heard good things about this Tresemme heat protectant and as Tesco had an offer on I decided to purchase it. I have had it for about a week now and I must say I am quite impressed. It says that its supposed to make your hair smooth and it really does, as soon as I applied it it made my hair feel nicer. The application is much easier than the L'Oreal one, all you do is spray it on and comb it through, however I do find it a bit difficult to hold. I would say that it does as good as a job at the L'Oreal heat protectant and the only problem I really have with the Tresemme one is that I find my hair to be quite static especially the next day which can be rather annoying.

Over all I love both of these, they both do a great job and don't leave your hair feeling full of product. Im not sure which of these I prefer but I would recommend both of them :)

Wavy Full Hair

So yesterday I didn't have a shower until about 5 (yes I had a lazy day) and I didn't really want to blow dry and straighten my hair so I thought that I would just leave it to dry naturally, except I hate my natural hair therefore I decided to make it wavy. I did this by french plaiting it in four different places, two at the front and 2 at the back so that all of the hair was in a plait. As this was like my first proper time of french plaiting my hair it wasn't very good therefore I decided I wouldn't take a picture :) (sorry).

I then slept on it and woke up this morning to amazingly still have the hair bobbles in place and to have lovely wavy hair! :) I have tried doing this before but I did more sections of normal plaits all over and it just looked very silly. This on the other hand looked very nice, full with loads of volume something I am not used to as usually I have my hair veryyyyyy straight. When I took it out I used...

This product is amazing, it was a present a while ago and omg it smells amazing, I can't explain the smell but its just a really nice smell :) I put this all through the hair.

I finished it off by putting a fair amount of this all over the hair, its good because you don't feel that its in the hair unlike some hairsprays which can make the hair hard and sometimes sticky. This product also doesn't smell as bad as a lot of hair sprays I have used in the past.

I took some pictures of the final product to give you an idea of how it looked...

 Left

Right

Back

Sorry about the different lights and angles etc. The waves really stayed in well which is surprising with my hair because after a couple of hours its usually all droped and looks practically straight.

As you can propably tell the one above is straight after taking the plaits out and the one below is at the end of the day (with the glasses on). As you can see the waves have only partially fallen out so it looks a little bit more natural. 

Over all very happy with the way that this turned out and will probably do my hair like this more often as its a good way of not using any heat on the hair which I use on a daily basis, its also quick and very easy to do.

Dry Shampoo

Personally I quite love dry shampoo and I know that a lot of other people do but some just don't think that it works. Well in my opinion it does and rather well, its not a way of not washing your hair for days on end but it does refresh your hair so that you could go that extra day without washing your hair if you wake up late or simply can't be bothered to shower in the morning/evening.

I use Batiste dry shampoo with the scent of tropical and it does smell quite tropically so its not going to leave an unpleasant chemical smell on your hair which is not what anybody wants from a product. All you have to do is section off a piece of hair and spray onto the roots, you then go through the rest of the hair doing the same thing then massage and brush out. Its very easy to do and only takes about 2 minutes at the most to do making it good if your in a rush which i usually am.

It does take away that greasy feeling when you run your fingers through your hair and it also makes the hair look better. However there are some drawbacks to this product in that it is white meaning that if you have dark hair it can make it look kind of grey after use but there is a new dry shampoo from Batiste made especially for people with brown or black hair so I will try that next time as its meant to stop that, if this new product does what it says it does then its almost perfect apart from the fact that I have found is that it doesn't seem to last very long, after a few hours my hair feels greasy again but then it does only advertise to refresh your hair between washes which I believe it does. However this could be due to my hair type as mine is very thin and gets greasy fairly quickly so it may be different for somebody with thicker hair but I personally don't know. 

Benefits

• Makes hair feel and look better
• Smells quite pleasant
• Its quick and easy to do
• Batiste is very cheap and can be purchased from most supermarkets and drug stores like Boots and Superdrug for only a couple of pounds unlike some dry shampoos which can be quite expensive when they don't need to be

Drawbacks

• Doesn't seem to last very long (for my hair anyway)
• Can make hair look grey (may be different with new product)

I personally think that everybody should have a can of this at home or in their handbag as it can be a real life saver :)

I will buy and try the new product especially for people with darker hair and do an updated review in the near future especially as mine has almost ran out :)