Product of the week

Lee Stafford Hot Shots 4 Blondes

As spring is fast approaching, one of the most important areas to look after is your hair; there is nothing more appealing than glossy hair glistening in the sunshine. Lee Stafford has produced a series of Hot Shots, an extra step in between shampooing and conditioning. The self heating treatments are simply rubbed into hair and left on for two minutes. What’s more, the heat from the ginger may help improve growth of the hair as well as health.

Hot shots are available for all types of hair; whether you are blonde, brunette, straight, or curly, there is something for everyone. They come in packs of three and are available from Boots and other large beauty stores nationwide.

My Verdict; well worth the extra two minutes in the shower. My looked glossy, felt soft and smelt amazing too.

Give your hair a treat this spring, and achieve the best looking hair for miles around!

Batiste Dry Shampoo With a Hint of Colour

I have always loved the concept of dry shampoo, and there is none better than Batiste, the original perpetrators of the wonderful product. Dry shampoo refreshes hair in between washes. It smells great and also gives an amazing uplift to the roots; I have to admit I sometimes use it just for the uplift.

Anyway, we have all seen Batiste in the shops, and there are always regular new fragrances that keep popping up in the range. The latest to grace the shelves isn’t a new fragrance though. Their next innovation is dry shampoo with a hint of colour; OMG, could this brand get any better? So for everyone else out there who suffers with serious rootage, the answer has arrived.

Verdict:

I cannot fault the dry shampoo itself. As with the others in its range, Batiste dry shampoo with a hint of colour smells lovely and leaves hair looking fresh and clean. The scent isn't as strong as the others in the range, but this isn't a bad thing. I really like the light scent. As for the colour, well it’s obviously not hair dye so doesn’t eliminate roots completely. My roots are quite dark, and it did make them significantly lighter, but they could still be seen. I should mention as well that the colour in the spray easily gets onto clothes, so be careful. It does easily wash out, but it’s not the best look starting the day with yellow smudges on your work clothes.

Rating:

3/5

I am still a major dry shampoo fan, but I personally prefer the scented ones. They cost less and don’t mark clothing.

Roots before dry shampoo.

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Lush February.

I’ve seen these solid bars of shampoo in the windows of Lush stores nationwide, and have always been highly curious as to how they work. Do they crumble and dissolve like bath bomb? Do they make your hair look as good as regular shampoo does? And so with slight caution I rubbed the Godiva shampoo bar into my hair. I have to say it smelled delicious, sort of fruity and unique. It foamed up really well and gave my scalp a bit of a massage too. As this particular shampoo bar contains conditioning ingredients too, the use of a conditioner wasn’t needed. The end result? I really liked the Godiva Shampoo bar. It made my hair smell lush, reduced the time I needed in the shower conditioning, and made my hair soft and shiny. Well worth the purchase. And FYI, it doesn’t fizz away like a bath bomb, or fall apart like I thought it might. It would be a good idea to buy a small tin to keep it in though, so it is easy to transport around if needed.