The attempt to save my hair part one

So recently it's come to my attention that my hair is absolutely ruined. It feels dry and straw and still turns into a birds nest on top in the shower. So I've set myself an ultimatum; try some intensive homemade hair treatments over the next 2-3 weeks, and if its still terrible, it all comes off. Considering i've been trying to grow this mess for months, this is a pretty big decision, but right now it seems like its going nowhere. But, I don't want to give up on it just yet! Tonight's the first attempt at my own hair mask, and here's the ingredients;

- x1 egg
- a bit of Heins light mayo
- a tiny spoonful of Superdrug coconut oil
and
-a some olive oil

I heated the olive and coconut oil in the microwave for 30 seconds to melt the coconut oil (its solid at room temp) and then mixed the egg and the mayo in afterwards

I applied it onto my hair (dry) like any shampoo or conditioner, and it smelt awful! And it made my hair feel dryer! I thought this might just be how it felt on my hair before rinsing, but after waiting 20 minutes and washing it out it took 2 lots of conditioner to make it feel half decent again.

Back to the drawing board!

UPDATE!

I woke up this morning and now my hair's completely dry it feels a tiny bit better. So maybe this stuff is working!

My first tanning experience!

To start off; I'm not a beauty therapist or a health professional. I'm basically useless in both those areas. Tanning has been linked to a lot of bad stuff, so please do your research and speak to a beauty therapist or a health professional before undertaking any type of UV tanning. Thank you! ~

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So I've got a little holiday coming up at the beginning of next month, and I thought that since I've been pasty white all my life, I might as well give tanning a try. My favourite beauty place has tanning 'showers' where you stand up, rather than the scary look-like-you're-gonna-be-shut-in tanning beds, so if you're looking for a review of those, you've come to the wrong place!

The place I go to is really great; they're very straight forward and pretty cheap (I think!). They got me sorted out with some tanning lotion that suited my skin tone (and smelt like peaches!) It was £5.50 for 5 minutes tanning and some lotion which, since I'm only planning on going once or twice a week, is pretty good! They also offer more if you buy sessions in bulk, so ask at your local beauty salon if they do a similar deal.

The tanning showers are really neat, they're stand alone, each in their own little changing room so if you want to get your kit off no ones going to see you! The showers are token operated; basically one token is 2.5 minutes tanning. I was provided with a little hair net and goggles (since the UV will hurt your eyes if you leave them unprotected...imagine staring directly into the sun for 5 minutes then times that by 100).

So you pop the tokens in and shut the doors: simple!!
Unless you're me and don't realise that you have to close the doors until halfway through, and up until that point have been turning yourself around to make sure you get every angle...ummm. What makes it worse is I remember the beautician telling me exactly what I needed to do.
Also don't be alarmed by the second token falling into the slot....its not someone about to open and see you in all your pasty white glory.
Oh, and when the shower turns off....no...there are still lights on....just take the goggles off
(Maybe I should emphasise this was my first time tanning!!)

So, once I'd actually shut the doors, it was like being in a very hot bright room, but not in an uncomfortable way! 5 minutes was just long enough for me, I'll probably go for 5 next time and then 7.5 after! I don't want to overdo it since my skin really isn't used to it!

I'm only going down south for my holiday but its quite a bit hotter down that way and I'd rather not get burnt straight away! Hopefully having a few tanning sessions will help my skin get used to the UV and I won't burn as much, but I don't really want to make it a regular thing. I'm also hoping it will help my acne a little bit, but we'll have to see :)

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Thanks for reading!

If you want to find out how I got my white(ish) hair please go here for part 1 and if you'd like to read my review of LostWorldClothing go here

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Lost World Clothing : 'Stars' Tshirt Review

Lost World Clothing are an Alternative clothing company based in Hertfordshire, UK. The company was founded by Sarah-Jane and Shane at the beginning of 2014! They only have a couple of products at the moment but they're surprisingly cheap and very good quality. Their brand is influenced by their love of  'the seas, the sky and the earth'.

 

Ordering from Lost World was amazingly easy, and it was really nice to hear from them personally after I posted on Instagram about my order! That said, I really think a confirmation email with an estimated delivery would have been nice.... I just like to know how long I'm gonna be waiting; I'm impatient as hell!

But hearing from them on Instagram that it was going out first class the next day was really nice and a lot more personal than just a generic email!

(Of course I got an order confirmation email, don't worry! ) 

 So the t-shirt arrived two days after I ordered in perfect condition and with a little free badge which was a nice surprise (I'm a sucker for badges). 

Of course I tried it on straight away! It was a little big bigger than I expected BUT I'm lame and never check size charts so that's my own fault. I like that it's big though because it looks cute! 

The shirt is very high quality with nice stitching details around the collar and the graphics are well printed. They look like they'll last a long time without any fading or cracking too .

There's even some detail on the inside of the collar! Lost World's attention to detail is fab and its little things like these that really make the brand look extra professional.

The only thing I don't like so much about this shirt is that the material is quite thick so I won't be able to wear it as much in the summer as I hoped! (but again, the material is listed on the page) The other thing is the collar is very high, but then again, it's a unisex shirt! I would love to see some more girly fit clothes from Lost World but I'm sure they're planning on that in the future!

Overall I rate this shirt 8/10 for overall experience, design and quality!

Lost World Clothing are looking to be a fantastic alternative style brand and I really suggest you check them out! They have a sale on their Hammerhead tee which is only £8 and the Stars tee here is only £10!

You can find Lost World at their website, on Instagram @lostworld_1, on Facebook and on Twitter

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If you want to find out how I got my white(ish) hair please go here for part 1 and if you'd like to read my review of UKCusomPlugs Fake Plugs go here!

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UKCustomPlugs 'Fake Plugs Grab Bag' Review

Phew, I've finally got time to write this review...I've been looking forward to doing it since I got them!!

The products I am reviewing are UkCustomPlugs Fake Plugs. I got their grab bag of 6 random designs because I didn't really know which ones I wanted!

They arrived about 3 days after I ordered them which was great!
First i'll show you the package they came in...

They came in a bubble wrap lined envelope which has their logo on the front. I think this is a really nice touch and makes them look dead professional!

 

I got more than I expected inside the package...

As well as my fake plugs I got a few postcard flyers and some stickers!

I love getting extra stuff like this, even postcards, so I got pretty excited over how much stuff was in here!!

The stickers are very high quality too.

SO! On to the fake plugs!!

These were in their own little bag inside another bubble wrap bag. I love this, it shows how much UKCustomPlugs care about their products and customers.

They even have a custom bag....

I was really happy with the 6 designs I got, as as promised they were all different!

They were smaller than I expected, but thats nothing to do with the company, I just didn't read the specifications on the website....they're meant to give the illusion of 8mm plugs. Anything bigger would look out of place in an unstretched ear, so these are the perfect size!

(Please excuse my horrible nails!!)

I'm very impressed with how clear the designs are despite them being so small. The rubber ring around the edge is a nice touch too, it makes them look more realistic!

I only had one issue with the fake plugs....and its that I can't actually get them in my ears.

As you can see in the photos, they have a screw end rather than a pointy end like most earrings. 

This might not be a problem for most people, but I don't wear my earrings as often as i'd like to because of my job so I think my piercings might be smaller, but here's a size comparison between my usual earrings and these....

The bar is thicker, much more like my septum rings rather than my earrings.

Like I said, this might not be a problem that most people encounter, but just be warned if you have annoying ears like mine that like to close up after 2 seconds then maybe these won't fit you!

Luckily I have some tiny tapers that I've used in the past to try and stretch my piercings so that I don't encounter this problem as often (I've always had problems with my ears even though I kept them in for 6 weeks and all that jazz) So I'm hoping I can wear those for a bit to get these to work!

Overall I think these fake plugs are awesome, the designs and quality are great!I just wish I could wear them.

UPDATE: After persevering I got them in my ears!

They look super cute and I love them!

I can't wait till I can actually stretch my ears for real.

Like I said, these probably won't be a problem for most people, I just can't wear earrings as much as I'd like to because of my job, so my piercings shrink quite often!

Please check out UK custom plugs by clicking HERE, their website is fab and they sell clothes and accessories like phone cases and badges, as well as their huge variety of amazing plug designs!

Thanks for reading!

The Room Two Review

I recently wrote a review on an app by Fireproof Games called The Room Two, an amazing horror puzzle game. If you'd like to read the review and learn more about the game as well as watching the trailer, please read my review over at Adroit Gamer!!

(The Room Two is available on iOS, Google Play and Amazon Apps)