Umberto Gianniniand their Artistic Director,Paul Gooch, have created these cute little hair kits. They are a bargain at £12 and contain everything you need to create the looks. What I love is that each kit has a QR code on the back that links you to a video showing you ways to use the kit.
The range includes four kits:
Vintage
The kit contains:
Velcro Rollers, Roly Polys, Pintail Comb, Pins, Grips and a beautiful lace headband
Festival
The kit contains:
Wide Tooth Comb, Hair Rags, Triple Ribbon Hairband and a Compact Mirror
Up-Do
The kit contains:
Big and Small Hair Donuts, Pins, Pintail Comb, Hair Band and a Diamante Hair Band
Backcomb
The kit contains:
Roly Polys, Backcomb Brush, Pins, Feather Grips
My favourite is the Vintage kit and think they make great gifts or to take with you on summer travels. I am thinking of trying the Festival one for my upcoming trip to Ibiza.
All the kits are available from large Boots stores or at www.boots.com
Today I am off to the hairdressers, which I am very excited about as my roots need doing badly!! As some of you may know my hairdressers is Umberto Giannini and I have been going there for over 5 years. During this time I have watched their haircare range grow and develop and produce really good haircare products. Therefore I was really excited to find out they were launching a makeup range in September.
Umberto Giannini have collaborated with BAFTA award wining make up artist Paul Gooch to create a goregous Painted Lady range.
I was very lucky to be able to try the Painted Lady palette and the duo shadow that will come with some of the gift sets.
The palette has 8 eye shadows and 4 lip colours, they are all dark tones so perfect for Autumn/Winter and a great price of £10.
As you will see the eyeshadow don't have the strongest pigments but still work nicely and I really like the lip creams they have a much better pigment and are really wearable colours.
The shadow duo available with some of the gifs sets and are great for a dark smokey eye in Winter.
The gift sets look like great gifts for Christmas ( I know it's early I'm sorry!!), I am really excited to try the false lashes and nail wraps!
The palette and gift sets will be available from Boots in September, they are defiantly going to be on my Christmas list!!
I discovered this spray from one of Sara Walker's video on YouTube. I always struggled with finding a product that gave my hair non frizzy beach curls. This product is my saviour! I use it by spraying it in to towel dry hair and then scrunch my hair heavily or lightly depending on the curl I want to achieve.
Tip: I scrunch my hair using a cotton T-shirt as it takes out some of the dampness and helps create a tighter curl without causing it to frizz which it did when I used a towel.
The best thing is the spray doesn't leave your hair crispy!!
I brought mine in Sainsbury for £3.99 but have also found it online at KMI Club
This product was next to the Phil Smith section in Sainsbury when I brought the spray and so thought I would give it ago. I use this to set the curls created using the spray. You do have to watch how much you use as it can make the curl crispy, however, it does hold the curl until the next time I wash my hair.
I found this video from Garnier on YouTube on how to use the gum, i'll be honest my hair doesn't look as good so easily but it is helpful.
A couple of months ago I had my hair coloured to a red colour and I needed a shampoo that would help the colour stay vibrant. I saw this on offer in Tesco and decided to give it a try.
Before this I will be honest I was using Tesco Own Shampoo (which actually is very good) as my ex was always borrowing my expensive shampoos and so it was the cheapest option. Tresemme is very good value when you buy the big bottles and when on offer are even better. I was sceptical that a shampoo and conditioner could really impress me but this did. My colour has lasted a lot longer then it did before and kept the vibrancy of the redness. Once dried I have found my hair feels soft and healthy every time which was not always the case with the Tesco version. I am so glad I found this and feel a little foolish I didn't give it a go before!
4. Umberto Giannini Beauty Secrets Pure Beauty Shampoo
www.boots.com
I will be honest, I am a little biased to this as I have my hair done at Umberto Giannini, however, I brought this shampoo as a travel size for my hols last year and I am mentioning this product because I like it, not because I am a client.
This shampoo for me is a real treat for my hair, in fact I use it once a month almost like a treatment. It claims to add shine, cleanse and condition your hair. I agree with all of these, my hair is left feeling and looking amazing!
Tip: I use this on holiday to keep my hair in good condition as it often dries out and frizzes in the heat.
The products are available at the salons, Boots stores and Boots.com
5. Kerastase Oleo-Relax Serum
www.kerastase.co.uk
This is my luxury product, at around £14 it is the most expensive product I use on my hair. It is an oily serum used to eliminate frizz before and after styling. As it contains Shorea and Palm oil it smells divine, leaves my hair smooth, soft and super shiny. The best thing for me is it doesn't leave my hair greasy which I have found with other serums.
As it is expensive I tend to use it for special days, using Phil Smith Xrated Shine Serum everyday but worth splashing out on!
As far as I know you can buy it in most hair salons and online.
