PANTENE Breakage Defence shampoo & conditioner review.

PANTENE Breakage Defence shampoo & conditioner review.

I have been cruel to my poor hair. Due to having dyed my hair a lot in the past and using hair straighteners to style my hair, my hair is quite damaged. It tends to break and snap when I comb it after washing and when daily brushing. So I have been looking into getting better products for it to make my hair a bit happier and healthier. 

After seeing some bloggers really hype this product up I thought I would try it out for myself. As it says on the bottle, it is meant to be like a defence for your hair. It claims to stop the breakage of hair from combing/brushing. Unfortunately, I wasn't impressed by this product. I have been trying it out for weeks now and I have seen no difference. My hair still breaks just as much as it did when I was using a different shampoo and conditioner combination. And it also falls out just as much too, thinning out my thick hair. I found that no matter how much of the conditioner I lathered into my hair, my hair would still be really tangled as well making it so difficult to comb through. And it was like this no matter what I did. Such as if I tried to really rinse all the conditioner out, brush my hair before going into the bath or leave the conditioner on my hair for a longer amount of time nothing seemed to make it better! I was really hoping that this product was going to do wonders on my hair, but I can honestly say it has done nothing. Therefore I personally would not rate this product. I know of other bloggers who have really liked this product, so it might have been different for my hair I am not sure but it certainly wasn't for me. 

Can anybody recommend any great hair products for damaged hair? 

- Kat Melladay x

Book review: PAPER TOWNS by John Green

Book review: PAPER TOWNS by John Green

Blurb: "Quentin has always loved Margo Roth Spiegelman, for Margo (and her adventures) are the stuff of legend at their high school. So when she one day climbs through his window and summons him on an all-night road trip of revenge he cannot help but follow.

But the next day Margo doesn't come to school and a week later she is still missing. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance . . . and they are for him. But as he gets deeper into the mystery - culminating in another awesome road trip across America - he becomes less sure of who and what he is looking for."

The first thing I realised about this book, which makes it different to any other book I have read, was that the first person is actually a boy/young man. Meaning that you are reading the story all from his perspective. Which was so unusual to me because I always seem to read books which have a lady as the first person. It was actually a nice change. The book is about a young man called Quentin who has always had a childhood crush on his neighbor, Margo Roth Spiegelman. They went through a creepy situation together when they were children and ever since, Quentin has been mesmerized by every part of Margo. You soon discover that Margo isn't your average, gossiping high school girl. She appears to be in with the popular crowd, gets attention from the boys and is very socially active with going to all the best parties etc. However the truth is, Margo is really the most mysterious girl you could ever imagine. There are so many different parts to her personality and she has so many broad interests, hobbies and opinions that nobody would ever expect of her. Of "their Margo". 

I won't ruin the whole story for you, but throughout the book, Margo manages to really test Quentin without really meaning to. He begins to do things that usually he would never dream of doing, but he would do them for her. He breaks laws and goes on crazy adventures all over America all behind his parents back, which he usually would never dream of doing, but he would do them for her..

I really enjoyed this book. John Green is the author of the massive success which is "The fault in our stars". Please don't hate me.. but unlike most other young woman I know, I haven't actually read that book. I watched the movie at the cinema and thought that it was ok, and I thought I might give the book a go as it would probably be better than the movie. However whilst in Waterstones, I spotted Paper Towns and thought I would much rather read it instead. I would definitely read another book by John Green, the story was really easy to follow but not too simply written, and had me not being able to contain myself for the answers! The ending can be a bit disappointing depending on how you take to the story. I found myself  a little disappointed, however at the same time not so disappointed that it made me hate the story overall as it certainly didn't. 

Buy your own copy here: click here to buy!

- Kat Melladay x

Garnier Ultimate Blends 1 minute treatment MIRACLE

Garnier Ultimate Blends 1 minute treatment MIRACLE

Unfortunately I am a lady who loves to style her hair with heat. I also love to experiment with my hair colour quite a bit. Therefore my hair is often in need of a bit of pampering and major repairing. Over the years of using the beloved straighteners and hair dyes, the ends of my hair have become split and the length of my hair gets quite damaged. I always use conditioner when I wash my hair anyway, but I like to treat my hair with something a bit more advanced than the just standard conditioner so that it stays in better condition.

I purchased the brown coconut oil and cocoa butter tube of the 1 minute treatment conditioner from Garnier after watching "Fleur De Force" on YouTube recommend it on one of her recent videos. All you have to do with this product is wash your hair with any shampoo (there are Garnier ultimate blends shampoos to match these), rinse this out, towel dry your hair and then use this treatment instead of the conditioner you would normally use. As it says on the tube, it only takes 1 minute to work its magic. I usually leave it on for a little bit longer just so that the product has more time on my hair. Then you just rinse this out of your hair.

I couldn't believe the actual difference it made to the condition in my hair after just one application! Sometimes you purchase a product because it claims to do so many things and actually you find it is just like any standard product and you are left feeling quite disappointed. This product actually did what is printed on the tube. It did make my hair feel, and look sleek. But what I was so happy about was the magic spell it cast on my hairs condition! My hair feels in much better condition since using this, it looks in a lot better condition and it has even seemed to make my nasty split ends nicer! The texture of the conditioner is thicker than standard conditioners, it is a bit more like a thick hair mask texture which I think is what makes it so great. As well as the fabulous performance this product has had on my hair, it even leaves my hair smelling delicious the day after I have washed it. 

I cannot fault this product. I would say that it is my favourite conditioner treatment for my hair along with the Aussie conditioners. The only thing I could possibly moan about, is that I need more! I got about 7 applications out of one tube because I have long, thick hair so I just need more hehe! There are a range of different ultimate blends treatments for whatever your hair care needs. They are a great price as well. I got mine when they were marked down at half price in the drugstore Boots. Run and grab yours quickly!

Have you tried this yet? If so, were you as impressed as I am?

- Kat Melladay x

Beauty review: L'Oreal Paris - Glam Shine Balmy Gloss.

Beauty review: L'Oreal Paris - Glam Shine Balmy Gloss.

Shade - 910 Bite The Maracuja.

I always wear lip balms rather than lipsticks so when I was browsing in Boots the other day and I saw this new "balmy gloss" by L'Oreal I thought I'd give it a try. For this spring and summer, I have noticed that orange is the popular colour for wearing on the lips and wanted to try it out for myself. However seeming as I don't wear lipsticks a lot, apart from when I am going out at night, I thought this would probably be a great alternative for me. 

I think I am a bit undecided about this product. I really like the application of it. I love the lipstick crayons rather than the traditional shape, I find it makes it so much simpler to apply. And I do like the colour however it isn't what I thought from looking at the packaging and the stick itself. I don't know if you would agree but when it is on the lips, it comes out more reddy than the orange that it looks? I knew it wasn't going to be a very vibrant orange because the balmy kind of sticks like these usually aren't as bright or bold in colour as lipsticks, but I'm still a bit disappointed that it isn't more orange. The stick also has more of a shimmer to it than I first thought from looking at the stick, although I think this will be nice for summer on more special occasion. Personally, I don't like wearing shimmery lip products for just casual wear. 

So, overall I would say that I do like the balmy stick and may be tempted to purchase another one in a light shade, however it's not the orangey colour I had hoped for.

Could you recommend any orange coloured lipsticks for me?

- Kat Melladay x