Herra Hair Care Perfume #blogmas

Hiii! ... I didn't go into college today as they were just going to be playing games and not working. So instead I stayed at home and have been doing my coursework here :) I've just been told off for not peeling the potatoes - I completely forgot while doing my work! So I started this post and had to leave it for a while O.O

If you a follower of this blog you may of seen my post about How to fix damaged hair, if you haven't you can read it here if you want to. So because I have started being much healthier I also decided to look after everything and be happier about myself in general.

I have looked into ways of washing your hair which can damage or help it, what DIY masks you can make at home, what you can eat to help your hair to be healthier. I had heard of a hair perfume before but a lot of the reviews were bad saying it smelt like sugar (I don't think that one had any benefits for your hair). I like sugar, I love sugar! But I wouldn't wan't walk past someone and they be like 'she stinks of sugar'.. That would be weird ahaa.. You may as well have candy floss on your head.

 *Nicki Minaj and lady gaga are both cool, but these hair styles remind me of candy floss. :P

I had been looking into hair perfumes that have good effects, not just smells good. I want my hair to look good, smell lush and feel good too :D
As you should already no, hair absorbs scents really well, which isn't a good thing - sometimes. Like if one of my friends smoke near me I can smell my hair later and they made it smell like fags *great* -.-
I proper hate the smell of cigarettes! D: Also, if I put perfume on before I go to college, the scent ends up fading away before the end of the day. I know some of my friends spray normal perfume in their hair (you shouldn't do this as it's not good for your hair and also dries it out). I remember seeing a hairdryer advertised yearsss ago that has hair perfume in it which it blows and infuses into your hair, but I never saw it again.. So I have got a product from Herra which is the hair perfume.

Herra's signature fragrance is a blend of the finest key notes creating a fresh modern, uplifting experience that appeals to all. The ingredients include: Italian bergamot, loquat fruit, midnight orchid, rose, white jasmine, mimosa, heliotrope, lily, vanilla, tonka bean, sandalwood and musk.
The glycerin in it helps provide ample hydration and seals in moisture, without weighing down the hair. There is also sunflower extract protects the structure of the hair. It helps provide protection against UV and can prevent colour fade, whilst olive fruit extract is rich in antioxidants that help shield the hair against pollution and free radicals. 
The box and the bottle both look really nice and really good quality. The name for this brand came from 'Hera, the Greek Goddess of beauty and fragrance' Herra felt this was the perfect fit.

I spray a little bit of this into the air then do some headbanging though it ;) so it mixes with all my hair rather than the top layer. I love loveee the sent of this perfume and I can smell it all day on my hair. It's not too over powering though and it's not too sweet. When I have been in class other people have walked in and said how nice some ones perfume is, the teacher said "oh that's mine" only the person then went round the room and said it was my hair and the teacher looked embarrassed.. Which I found rather amusing :P Oh and when I was in my dad's van on the way home from college he put the heaters on and my hair was waving around in the air - Like Jedward! And my hair smelled sooo good! :D I think if someones hair smells good, you definitely notice them!

If you spray normal perfume on your hair. please stop, it's not good for your hair!
You can get this Herra perfume here for £24.99, I only use a little bit so it lasts a long time. I mean it keeps your hair hydrated, protects against pollution - when I went to London with college I made sure I took this as the air there is different to where I live, it's like you can feel the polluted air :s It would be a great present for someone special at Christmas too!

What do you think of this product? Do you use a perfume or thinking of using one? 

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Herras website

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Save The BlowDry

Did you know that, on average, we girls spend over two hours a week blow drying and styling our locks? So it's utterly hair-raising when we emerge from our daily shower or bath after using a shower cap, to find no resemblance to the hair we had a few minutes before! 

Save The Blow Dry's solution was to create a unique shower cap that does what it says. SAVES THE BLOW DRY! 

Its secret is the combination of a gorgeous, waterproof design with an internal layer of super-absorbent micro weave toweling, which zaps humidity and condensation, bathroom-proofing hair to leave it dry and bouncy. 

The shower cap can also be turned inside out (so the toweling doesn't get wet and yuckie) and put on over your favourite hair treatment/mask allowing it to work better. This is because it helps to keep the heat in so your hair treatment is more effective.

For the best results:

 * Brush hair.
* If hair is long, gently clip up with a clasp or slide.
* Push any stray strands up into hat and ensure the hair line is covered.
* Happily bathe or shower, whilst looking super cute!
* Dry your body and face before removing SAVE THE BLOW DRY™ !
* Shake save the blow dry! To remove excess water and ideally hang up to dry.

"It secured all of my hair which I was pretty happy about. It 's quite a comfortable cap too unlike a few other I've tried out. It has a good grip and stays intact. Once I came out of the shower and took it off, my hair was exactly like before. There was no water or dampness getting in there which is something I am impressed by because my hair does have a tendency to frizz a lot."

I have used various cheap shower caps before, for instance when I'm on holiday I can go back to the hotel room, have a cold shower to cool me down before we all went out to the evening meal. I'm lazy, I don't like to wash my hair every day when it doesn't need washing; I don't think that's very good for it anyway. When I showered with the 'complimentary' shower caps the water ended up under the shower caps, they moved around and left my hair messy but I didn't want to blow dry it again as I'd been out in the sun all day; so I left it frizzy and damp from the shower caps -.- 

(please ignore the scratch marks down my neck, I would say a cat did them, but it was my sister. :P

I didn't photo full face because the other side is cut. I've tried to blur the whole photo a little to make them less noticeable)

I used a small beak clip to put my fringe up as the 'Save The Blow Dry' slips on it if it's not out the way. The cap stayed in place really good, and didn't slip at all once my hair was pinned back because its quite long. When I came out of the shower I took the cap off, took the beak clip out gave my hair a shake and my hair was just as it was before. 

This shower cap costs £14.95 which you could say is a little over priced for a shower cap. I say it's not, because what is the point in using a shower cap that doesn't work? spending a few pounds on one which doesn't work and trying others. You can get this one and it works, no need to spend any more money on them! Plus it's multi purpose! This shower cap is really good quality, it looks nice and it actually does the job it's suppose to do. its a great size, good for short and long hair. the cap looks cute, it came packed in a nice bag and has a retro look to it. It reminds me of when women use to wear flower swimming caps!

You can get this shower cap here

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What do you think of this shower cap? Have you tried it? Why not get it as a gift for someone at Christmas?

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Fishtail Headband from Beauty Works

Hi! I was going to upload this post yesterday, I just started writing it and then realized I must have accidentally deleted the folder with the photos I took for Beauty Works, I spent all day trying to get them back and then about 7pm I thought. Give up now. So today, my mum, brother and I went out for the morning and ended up going around some shops with an elderly lady who is one of my parents friends, and helping her back home with her trolley thing. We stopped off for some ice cream and then walked back. One thing I love about her is that she is always happy, smiling and generally so welcoming. Goshh! it sure is hot today!... Back to the point aha... I have re-taken the photo's today as I didn't want to keep this post or Beauty Works waiting.

I received a parcel which I opened up and it was a Fishtail Headband from Beauty Work.

I have reviewed a fishtail braid here on ffh and I just love fishtail braids! They can be so effective on their own, or you can use them to put your own spin on a hairstyle which would usually be a bit boring.

Beauty Works had asked me for a few recent photos of my hair so they could colour match the fishtail plait headband. I sent some along, but I was thinking that they may not find a match. For the simple reason, my hair flickers between two colours, lighter blonde and a darker blonde with a yellowish tint the day after I wash my hair. Anyway, the picture above is the fishtail plait in the shade Boho Blonde (613/27) and if you type the number into the search box on their website, a whole range of products will come up in that same shade.

The plait headband I was sent looks so realistic, this colour band has a range of tones of blonde so it blends into your hair easier. The fishtail band looks so nice and is such good quality.

The headband has an adjustable strap on the back so you can make it tighter or looser depending on your head size or the hair style you are going to create.

Here I am wearing the headband from Beauty Works with a simple low side pony tail tied with a pop band. I did this so easily, by sectioning the back half of my hair behind my ears and sliding the headband in. To blend the hairband in i brushed my hair around into a side ponytail. You don't have to do a side pony, there are so many styles you can create like adding it to a bun, wearing it lower towards the forehead with the hair up, you could do your hair into a plait and have this band on too.

Dianna Agron - An American actress, singer, dancer, producer, writer and director wears her hair up in a messy do with a simple fishtail band over the top. Without the fishtail band, the hair style would look boring, and messy. However with the fishtail plait, the messiness looks like it's meant to be there and the plait completes the look. 

I found out this pink hair flower which I have had for a while but hardly ever use it. I thought this would look nice with the fishtail headband, it has a hair clip and a hair band on the back so there you can use it multiple ways. You can pull your hair back with the clip, or use it as a hair tie. I love this, but I just think because its pretty big it should be worn at the right time with the right things.

Above, I have used the hair band on the back of the flower to use over the popband. I think the overall look is very simple but pretty cute at the same time. As I said I dont usually wearthis flower often, but now I think this hairstyle is going to be one for college. It's so quick and easy to do in the mornings when I get up for college at 6am and can't really be bothered and don't have much time to do much.

You can get this headband here, just choose the right colour for you! :)

Beauty Works website is here

Beauty Works twitter is here

What do you think of the fishtail hair band? Do you like the hairstyle I created using the fishtail band? Do you have one? Do you want one?

Let me know in he comments below! :)

I am going to get gone now, going to go watch the TV for a bit, who else watches Big Brother? Boyy is Dexter is annoying!

Samantha - @sammigirl1994

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Hothair Fishtail Plait

Hey! I have been pretty busy and it's only the start of the summer holidays, but I'm not going on holiday now in this summer break so that means I can blog more!  I have been pretty busy reply to emails from businesses, keeping up to date with everything, trying out samples etc so that's kept me occupied :D

Hothair sent me over an email and I didn't no which product to choose because they have so many nice ones that I love love loveee! I ended up choosing the fishtail plait as it's quite unusual and I wanted to try it out for you and show you what it looks like. I have seen a few different designs of clip on fishtail plaits, some where they open up and clip you hair inside the length of the plait and some where it clips onto your pony tail.

This particular fishtail plait I was sent clips onto your pony tail, I have quite long hair so I wasn't sure if it was going to work. I sat at the mirror and had a go with it and failed the first few times, my hair was just to long. The fishtail braid is quite a bit longer than my hair so I wouldn't be able to get that length with my hair - and I cant do fishtails on my own hair anyway so this is a perfect fix. I do think this design best fits shorter hair, but I wasn't prepared to give up, I was determined to get this fishtail plait to fit on my hair and look good. I am going to tell you now, this post is pretty packed with photos of the product and also a quick and easy to follow photo tutorial.

The fishtail plait came in a small box 

I opened up the box and the fishtail was wrapped in a net to keep it safe and prevent any knotting.

I have taken out the fishtail plait for you to see. I think it's a bit strange, it's just unusual like someones plait has been cut off and it's right there! It looks so real! But don't worry, it hasn't :P

Above is a tutorial and a quick introduction by Hothair I thought I would share with you. You can also view on YouTube here.

I tried this and decided to do mine slightly different as my hair is longer.

I put my hair into a low side ponytail, made a gap above the hair bands with two fingers. Then I pulled the pony up and back through the gap, making the hair a bit shorter and also adding some twirled hair to the fishtail plait.

This is the fishtail plait attached above my hair band, with my hair swirled above the plait. I am wearing a two tops, that's not my bra I promise :P

If you are one of those girls that has always wanted hair down to your butt, you got it now gurl!

The fishtail plait comes in a range of different shades, the one I have is 'Creamy Twist' which has a mix of blondy shades which is really nice, as some places its either blonde or brown and then it's hard to find one that will blend in with your hair but this one is really good. The hair feels natural and also looks natural too.

The fishtail plait doesn't have to be used the normal way, if you have a play around with it you will find there are many other hairstyles you can create with it to. You could follow my simple photo steps below on how to do a flat bun using the fishtail plait.

I did this flat hair bun by putting my hair into a high side ponytail - you can do high centre if you want, I just wanted to do something different. I did the bands tight so the weight of the hair wouldn't make the bun slip.

I then clipped the fishtail plait above my hair bands.

Fasten the Velcro and wrap the plaits extra hair around the Velcro. 

I lifted the fishtail plait out of the way for now, while I twisted my own hair.

I wrapped my twisted hair around the fishtail plait and secured it with some hair pins.

Then the last step is to wrap the fishtail plait around your twisted hair bun and secure that too with some hair pins/grips. I then added a few hair pins to the top of the hair bun to make sure it had a flat top. I haven't got blonde hair pins but I'm sure you can get them and I really should do. I was going to do this tutorial as a video, but I need to get a tripod as my camera keeps falling and I don't want it to get broken.

You can get this fishtail plait here for £24.00

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What do you think of this clip on Fishtail Plait? Do you have a clip on Fishtail Plait? What do you think of the tutorial? You can tweet me hairstyles you have created using this plait to @sammigirl1994.

Here is Hothair's website

Here is Hothair's Twitter account

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Hair Bow tutorial

The hair bow is popular with the celebs, it's something we look at and thing it's been clipped on because you just can't do that with your hair. Well. You can!

There are many different styles you can try, half up half down, all up, top of the head, back of the head etc. Check out below to see a quick simple tutorial of the all up to of the head bow.

*it may help to add some hair spray to your hair before to give it a more grip and a more manageable texture that won't slip out as you are making your bow.

1. brush all your hair up a high little more forward than a ponytail, so it's more on top of your head. On the last tie of the band from the back, only half pull through your hair so the rest is at the front of your head.

2. Separate the  'slinky' on your head into two equal parts. Pull them a little from the top to make sure they're even. Spray some hairspray onto both parts and pin the bottom of each down with bobby pins.



3. The excess piece of hair at the front is used to finish the bow. gather it together and pull it over the bow to the back.


4. Use a bobby pin to tuck the hair under at the back.

* If you want to add a shine to your hair and have blonde hair you can use the John Frieda Sheer Blonde Gleam Crem which is designed for blonde hair so it won't dull or darken your hair.

Shops are selling clip on bows and they can be expensive, it can be hard to get your colour match. But saying that, you can get some amazing ones that really are 'da bomb' but I guess you get what you pay for. It's worth paying a little more if it looks natural and is going to last longer. I will be reviewing clip on pieces on here soon so keep an eye out! Or you could join the blog to be notified when the post is launched! :)

I did find it tricky to do the hair bow myself the first time, but actually it's pretty easy!

Are you going to have a go? If you do you can tweet me your pictures of your bow to my twitter @sammigirl1994 and I may put them on here with a link back to your twitter! (must be following me on twitter and have joined this blog) :)

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Andrew Barton serious repair mask for blonde hair

So I am going to review the Andrew Barton serious repair mask for blonde hair. I have reviewed the Andrew Barton Twice a week brightening shampoo here.

I have long blondy hair which I don't dye or colour. I keep it bright by using John Frieda Blonde products which I love! But the downside to these is that they are extremely drying and can damage your hair, which I experienced and didn't really no what to do. I did want to keep using the products though because they are brilliant. I thought that I should try using some moisturizing, repairing shampoo's, conditioners and masks. I tried a range of products which I will share with you on this blog. 

One of the products I tried was this Andrew Barton serious repair mask for blonde hair. 

It comes in a sachet, which I would rather have a small bottle, but it was very cheap. It cost £1 you can get it from ASDA. 

The size of the sachet is as above on my hand. It is 20ml. It says to squeeze every last drop out onto your hair and leave it on for about 3 minutes. You can use this once or twice a week. The hair repair mask has a range of ingredients to help heal and repair your blondilocks, such as chamomile and is vitamin infused, it has silk proteins to heal the hair and leave it feeling restored and restructured inside and out. 

The packaging may be plain, but trust me if you have blonde hair and it needs repairing, do not underestimate it! It works wonders! I had shown my friends before I tried this how my hair and mainly my fringe was starting to feel straw like. I tried this product, I didn't squeeze every last drop onto my hair as about half covered my hair perfectly. 

I used this, as well as doing my usual hair regime. Instantly, noticing the smell was so good! after I blow dried and straightened my hair I was amazed. I ran down the stairs and showed my mum, I was like 'feel this now!' and she was shocked too. I went into college and they asked if I had dyed my hair because it looks brighter. I told them I hadn't and showed my friends the difference. They also commented on the scent saying it smells nice too.

Seriously, it costs £1, that's all. It's definitely worth it! I highly recommend this product to any of you blondies out there! I only used the one sachet, but since then my hair condition is so much better, softer, shinier, split ends reducing and my hair just looks so much healthier. I now use the Andrew Barton Ultimate Blonde Range (you can also get these from ASDA) for the upkeep of my hair along with my usual hair products.  

Have you tried this product? Would you like to try this product? Do you have problems with the condition of your blonde hair?

Andrew Barton's website here

Their Twitter here

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Andrew Barton blonde hair products review

So yesterday was my last day of college and its now my summer holidays until the 10th of September, WOO! :D That means I can get into some more photo shoots and catwalks and do more blogging! :) If any business wants any products reviewing please checkout the Advertising and collaborations page, or if you would like me to try and get your clothes/accessories into a proper photo shoot I'm in please get in touch too.

When I was at college the other week, I came home to a parcel waiting for me :)
I opened it up and I had been sent some products from Andrew Barton's Ultimate Blonde range,

the twice a week brightening shampoo

I was sent this bottle plus the moisture rich re-hydrating shampoo which I will do a separate post about, as I tested them separately.

So to start with I wasn't quite sure what the difference was between the two shampoos and I didn't no which one to try first. I read the back and it say's use this one twice a week and if more washes are needed then use the moisture rich re-hydrating shampoo for that. 

I don't dye my hair and I never have. I once had highlights for my prom a few years ago, but that's it. To keep my hair a little lighter I had been using the John Freida blonde shampoo/conditioner range - has no peroxide etc in it, its natural and activated with heat. Like Sun In Spray I guess, but I have never tried that.

I love that range, its natural and doesn't contain dye... However I was getting split ends, weak, dry hair. I don't no if this is directly from the John Freida range but I kept using it because I like it. Any way, I thought I would use this Andrew Barton twice a week brightening shampoo first, then use the John Freida range too. 

Results:

Just after the first wash my hair was so soft! the split ends seems to repair, my fringe which is usually the worst part was so much softer too. I have been using this for a bit to test it properly, see the results etc and feed them back to you. I have been going to college, people have been round to the house and so many have asked me if I have dyed my hair, the answer 'NO' :D

I told them all about the Andrew Barton I've been testing and they and I are amazed with the results.

Another thing is that the shampoo smells soo good! I love using products in my hair and on my skin that have a strong scent and smells nice. This shampoo smells of oranges, maybe mixed citrus fruits, and when washed out and dried you can still smell it. I have found myself sat there in lesson smelling my hair O.o Other people have told me how nice my hair smells too so its definitely noticeable.

The back of the bottle says:

'I know blondes have 3 hair wishes... Ultra shine, great condition and long lasting colour. My Ultimate Blonde Range contains silk protein, sunflower seed and white willow, and is a favorite with my blonde celebrity clients, like them you'll love it.'

How to use:

Massage into wet hair, then rinse and repeat. For added brightness leave on hair for 3 minutes before rinsing. Only use twice a week, switch to The Ultimate Blonde Moisture Rich Re-hydrating shampoo if further shampooing it required.

The lid is simple and easy to use. Push one side to open, push the other to close. That means no messing around with fiddly caps or spilling your shampoo.

Andrew Barton's website

You can purchase these products from ASDA and I highly recommend them to you if you are blonde. If youre not blonde, I have more reviews on Andrew Barton coming up so please join this blog (under the followers tab on right hand-side of the blog) 

Andrew Barton's twitter

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Have you tied any Andrew Barton products? What do you think of the bottle? Do you like scented hair products?

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The Popband review

So the other day I got hope from college and a parcel was waiting for me. My mum had put it on the table, and when I see a parcel that looks like this, it's pretty exciting!

(The center sticker had my address on which I have taken off)

It is a bright pink shiny parcel envelope and I had no idea what it was as I've got quite a few collaborations coming in. 

The parcel was from Popband! :)

And this is what was inside, a multipack and a twin pack which I will gives the links to later.

Popband claim to have a product which won't snag your hair as some hair bands do, they claim that when you remove the band there won't be kinks left on your hair where the band has been - which is always really annoying! I have been in catwalks before where I have had to have my hair up, and I'm conscious when taking it down as I'm in public. It looks stupid with kinks in your hair. They also claim that popbands wont slip or rip out of your hair.

This is a twin set which is called the silver fox. It has a hair band with a cute crystal bead on to add a little detail. It also has a head band in the same colour so you could wear them together. This set costs £6 and you can get it here.

(and a sneaky peak of the nail tutorial I will be posting, shhh)

The pink, yellow and purple and mint bands are from the 'pop' multipack which is also £6, you get 5 bands in this pack. All of the bands when not in your hair can be worn on the wrist as a bracelet or just to add some colour to an outfit. You can get the pop multipack here

Now, because the popband 'claims' to not leave any dents/kinks or snag the hair, I decided to put it to the test. I wasn't going easy on this product because they have such certain claims that I thought, well they have got to be true if they emphasize this point so much.

I put my hair up in a high ponytail using the yellow band from the pop multipack. I wore this band for the whole day to see what the results were. It didn't slip out of my hair, which a lot of bands do due to me having thin, straight hair. I also tried sleeping with my hair up in this band, and beside having my head messy (as all bands leave hair messy during sleep), the band remained in place. When I took the band out this is the result...

(Trying to take a photo of the back of my head was pretty hard) The band came out easily without snagging any of my hair, and it left no dents/kinks in the hair!

This product is a must have! Popband have loads of different styles you can get, and I reccomend you do, I'll be taking these on holiday so I can tie my hair up and not bother about kinks, I will have one of these on my wrist daily so I can tie my hair on when on the computers at college too.

I'm going to go now and get my dinner, let me know what you think of the popbands! Do you like the colours? Do kinks in your hair annoy you that normal hair bands leave you with? Let me know :)

here is popbands twitter - popband

Samantha - @sammigirl1994

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Easy 60's hair up-do tutorial

Hi everyone! So I came across this video and I thought I'd share it with you all. It looks pretty easy and I'm going to give it a go myself. I quite like vintage hairstyles, and the big up-do's. If you've read my previous posts you will see the extra large bun ring I purchased. And recently I've been quite fascinated with Amy Winehouse's hairstyle, although I don't think I would actually be brave enough to wear my hair that big. I mean its mahoosive!

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I love this hairstyle, it looks like something you'd go to a salon to do. And why go to a salon if you can do it yourself? Loads of celebs wear hair up-do's like this on the red carpet, it pulls the hair away from the neck and gives the outfit a very elegant look.

Here are the links to buy hair donuts, if you have light hair get the light donut. Dark hair, you get the dark donut. I've added the links to buy the hair donuts in both US Dollars and the British Pound. Once you've bought/got a bun ring there are lots of hair styles you can create.

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then you will just need some bobbles/hair bands and bobby pins. Crown and Glory do some lovely hair fascinators.

If you have a go at this hairstyle, please tweet me a picture to my twitter account - https://twitter.com/sammigirl1994 and I may put them on here :) Do you like this style?

Got to go now, please follow/join this blog (underneath followers tab on the right hand side of the blog) click on 'join this site' and a pop up will appear where you can join with your Google, Twitter or Yahoo account. Please share the blog :)

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