New In Haircare: Sachajuan Colour Save Shampoo & Conditioner

As I had run out of all my good for my hair higher end shampoos and conditioners the other week, I decided to treat myself to travel size versions of a shampoo and conditioner from one of my all time favourite haircare brands; Sachajuan. I fell head over heels for their original Conditioner when I first got it in the first ever Boudoir Prive beauty box (remember those?) and I've enjoyed playing around with their products ever since, but as I'm living somewhere with so much sunlight at the moment, and I'm holding onto the last of my hair colour for dear life, I though I'd try their 'Colour Save' versions for the first time.

Sachajuan Colour Save Shampoo: £18 / $25, Sachajuan Colour Save Conditioner: £20 / $27

Honestly, I could not really tell much of a difference while using the 'Colour Save' version of the conditioner, meaning it is still pretty brilliant. It makes your hair feel moisturised and silky, and is one of the best conditioners I have ever used, perhaps except my all time favourite; Alterna's Caviar Repair Rx. As for the shampoo, it smells, and feels like shampoo. It lathers up really well and is very moisturising. You know those shampoos that you know are really, really good but they don't really have stand out attributes that you can describe to people? This is one of those shampoos.


Different shampoos and conditioners suit different hair types, but I would really recommend you try this duo it see if it is right for you.

Product Review: Yardley London 'Polaire' Fragrance

Last Week I headed to Shoreditch to learn how to make cocktails. Aside from learning the art of mixology the real reason for being there was to have a look at Yardley’s latest fragrance Polaire. This fragrance is unlike their usual single floral scents as it is a chypre fragrance making it smell slightly less floral than their others. We got to smell both the top, heart and base scents, which incorporate the likes of spicy rose, pink pepper, freesia, pear, amber and patchouli, and which create a fragrance that I believe can take you from day to night.

Yardley London Polaire Fragrance: £19.99

This delightful smell is housed in a beautiful art deco style bottle with a cut glass bottom. The design for the bottle was based on a 1920’s French silent film actress. There campaign also features a beautiful poster, which oozes sophistication and elegance. After smelling the mix of fragrances that Yardley had created we where allowed to create our own in the form of a drink. We got taught how to make three cocktails; my favourite being the Mint Julep, which is a sort of Elderflower/ Mojito blend. Overall it was thorough fun and I ended up leaving very merry indeed.

I was kindly given a bottle of this perfume to try and I think I will be wearing this a lot over the coming weeks leading into to Summer.

Product Review: bareMinerals Prime Time Foundation Primer

For the last year or so, the only full face primer I have used has been the first primer I ever used; Amazing Cosmetic's Anti Ageing Primer (I've been through about 3 tubes of the stuff) because no others I ever tried ever held a candle to it. Until now. As part of my Sephora Beauty Insider rewards I got a miniature of BareMinerals original Prime Time Foundation Primer. I'd never really tried any bareMinerals products, not being into the whole mineral makeup craze a few years ago, so I had no idea what to expect. 

bareMinerals Prime Time Foundation Primer: £21 / $23

The fluid is clear much like my Amazing Cosmetics one, but putting it on my skin reminded me of what my primer used to do for me before I started using foundation and moved to Los Angeles where my skin got a lot oiler (and worse), but so much better. You don't need much, and it glides onto your skin with your fingertips leaving velvety smoothness in its wake which is not at all drying, but very clean feeling and not oily; the perfect adhesive base for your makeup which I have been seeing incredible results from. As well as this original version they have a neutralising version, a brightening version and an oil control version, so when I get back to England next month and my skin has settles down a bit I will be able to go to the bareMinerals counter and sort one out that perfectly suits my skin type. I've also been looking to replace my eyelid primer for a while; I'm not a fan of the Benefit 'Stay Don't Stray' and I'm allergic to the cult Urban Decay Primer Potion offerings, so I'm very happy to see bareMinerals also make a Prime Time for eyelids that I will have to try too. 

What are your go to primers for face and eyes, and are there any other bareMinerals products that you really recommend I should try?