Olay ultra moisture in shower body Lotion Review

OMG it works!

As anyone in the UK now recently Nivea launched their in shower body lotion. I was quite excited by this but also concerned. Would these products  it work on those of us who suffer from ashiness?

Could it really moisturise our skin?
The answer for me at least is a resounding yes!

Now the Nivea in shower lotion is at nearly £6 a ridiculous price IMO
Then i saw OLAY!

I saw it at PAKS initially for £2.50. I debated. I then saw it at savers for £1.79 and yes out came my purse. I've used it for over a week and my skin is pleasantly moisturised.

Those areas more prone to dryness on my skin- my lower legs, arms and nooks and crannies are ash free! Of course not the feet( this isn't a miracle worker) but it knocks 10 minutes off of my daily routine. ( I can eat breakfast before i have to run to the bus stop.Yay!)

I have already repurchased twice and in this heat its great! I also went and bought the accompanying body wash.

I guess its just adapting a technique  that eczema and those with very dry skin have done for decades, cream baths.

Love it!

I don't have the ingredients to hand, but it does have a cone and petrolatum.

A study in Pink- Color Mania hair shadow

I have wanted to dye my hair for ages. The last time i dyed my hair, all of my hair fell out. Thanks Creme of nature!!! So i haven't taken the plunge because of this. Whilst mulling over going blonde for the past 4 years i spied some colourful hair shadow in an Afro hair shop and got to colouring!

Now i have heard of this chalking trend and what not and using eyeshadow but i hadn't really looked in to it. I guess this is the same procedure.

the instructions are rub into hair and seal with straighteners or hairspray. I'm not going to use straighteners on my fro but i had hairspray.

The hair shadow gets Everywhere and rubs on clothing and anything else leaving it pink. I advise anyone to use gloves with these because your hands end up looking like Dr Zoidburg from futurama.

With all those cons it came out pretty well ( i rubbed it on the ends of my plaits and then all over my fro) and the colour actually fades to a soft purple after an hour or too. I will use again( if i find them) if i straighten my hair

http://www.colour-mania.com/

Fyrinnae Swatches on Black/Dark Skin

L-R: Gilded Wings, Mermaid Masquerade, Hypercool, Pumpkinfire, Sake and sashimi

L-R: Hypercool, Pumpkinfire, Sake and sashimi

L-R :Gilded wings, Mermaid masquerade and Hypercool

My favourite colours are gilded wings and sake and shashimi. I'm not a giant blue fan but Hypercool is lovely. All were swatched dry

 You can find info on buying Fyrinnae ( especially for uk based people) at the end of a previous posting on Fyrinnae
http://bananaplusbamboo.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/wonderful-affordable-primer-and-powder.html

The website
/http://www.fyrinnae.com/

They are priced at around £4 ( check currency conversion rates) and last for absolute ages. They are pigments but they do offer pressed options for some shadows. I will do a whole eye look very soon.

Ta-ra

Argania Spinosa Supreme Cream Conditioner Review

Have i found my go to conditioner? Considering i am a semi product junkie, maybe.
I was browsing in a savers recently and found this

Argania Spinosa Supreme Cream Conditioner

I read the ingredients and thought, why not? The use of the word "supreme cream" made me think, this looks thick and would be suitable for my natural hair. I like thick conditioners, the thicker, the better.
I washed as normally and used it as instructed. Wow, my hair felt so soft, smooth and moisturised. Ive used it each wash since then, and its replaced my curls conditioner i was using. I have natural Afro hair and i got my friend who has a short relaxed cut to buy the shampoo, conditioner and oil. ( I will get her judgement once she returns from her holiday). If you are on a no silicone routine this is great as it contains none. I would recommend this a thousand times for anyone that has kinky, curly natural hair. Its a wonderful conditioner and yes, i went back to savers ( which is where i found it) and bought 4.



I actually used it this morning. I'm just like this

I googled when i got home and it appears that a salon in Romsey, Hampshire have developed this product. My afro and i salute you

I bought mine at savers, but you can buy it online and through their website.
  http://www.arganiaspinosa.co.uk/

Wonderful, Affordable primer and powder for oily skin. REJOICE!

*Croons to Miguels adorn while holding a lighter, you gotta knowww, you gotta know that i adore you babyyyyy*

*insert high pitched yelp*

I don't know where to start with the greatness of these products. I just don't.
Fyrinnae Velvet Gel silica primer and finsihing powder oil control, are two of the GREATEST OF ALL TIME.

For some bizarre reason in the past few years after years of dry skin i know have oily skin. Skin so oily you could fry fish on  it. Skin that requires me to use blotting papers throught the day. Skin so slick i could get you out of jail. Thats how oily my skin is. Want to know how Jermiane Jackson gets his hair like that? Its my skin's oils.

Anyway after trying a few primers i was aghast. My skin would be oily an hour after applying makeup. So i decided to take a chance on Fyrinnae. Now i absolutely love their eyeshadows and their products are top notch. I generally love indie companies and their prices are fantastic, and quality on a par with( and many times better!) any department store brand. 'nuff said.

Now is my skin suddenly oil less. No way, its not a miracle cure. But it greatly decreases both my oily time and need to blot time.

The powder is great stuff. I was never a powder fan, but with this i realise what powder is made for. It gives a wonderful finish and just makes your skin look better. It likes some sort of vanity lighting. ( Once its on i peer into my mirror like Norma Desmond. Alright Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close- up. Crazy eyes and all)

Its been at the bottom of my bag. Sorry about the dirt

I'm black and it doesn't leave a white cast( if it is you're using too much) and even if i overdo it with the powder it settles into my skin within minutes.

The Powder contains Zinc Oxide which is a great ingredient for sun protection. ( Click on individual pictures for full ingredients)

Seriously if you have oily skin, no matter your skintone, try this. Its affordable, its effective- why not?

PS: CUSTOM CHARGES:- Make sure to purchase under £15 or product or they'll slap you with a £11.40 customs charge. You have been warned.

Turkish Delight! Pielor Hammam el Hana Argan therapy Shampoo, Damask Rose

I was browsing in TK maxx and decided to pick up this shampoo. As a sulphate lover sulphate shampoos are fine with me as long as they are moisturising. This smells absolutely gorgeous with its rose scent and left my afro hair moisturised and clean without being drying at all. Unfortunately i haven't seen it anywhere but ebay, but if you see it knocking around try it! There are some really great Turkish cosmetics out there that are hard to find in the UK and i think they just need that extra distributor and marketing boost because some of them are true gems!  Apparently a new massive Turkish supermarket has opened in my area so i will probably go down and have a nosy and see if they have a toiletry section.

What it says:
Helps to prevent hair loss with its enriched Keratin ingredient. When used regularly, adds brightness by nourishing weakened follicles.

Ingredients: Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Lauryl Glucoside, Parfum, Polyquaternium-10, Benzyl Alcohol, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, PEG/PPG-120/10 Trimethylolpropane, Trioleate, Laureth-2, Tetrasodium EDTA, Argania Spinosa Kernal oil, Hydrolyzed corn protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat protein, Hydrolyzed soy  protein, Citric Acid.




Link

http://www.beautyff.com/separator.htm

The whole Hammam line looks so dreamy. *Somebody catch me*

Quinoderm on Dark skin. CAUTION!

I suffer from mild ( if you can call it that) acne and  have used Benzyl Peroxide based cream Panoxyl with great results and no problems.
Now my skin in the past 6 months has taken a turn for the worse and no other remedies were working. In desperation after finding out that panoxyl had been discontinued tried Quinoderm. BIG mistake. Did it help alleviate my spots. Yes. But i have been left with dark marks the likes of which i have never seen before! URGH. I thought because i had used a Benzyl peroxide product in the past, i would be OK. I wasn't. I've been left with horrible dark marks i am now having to get rid of, which will take months at the least. So if anyone with dark skin is planning on using Quinoderm i say be careful and you may be left with dark marks. Oh and it burnt! Oh how it burnt.