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Hi beauties! 

Before all of the moving hubbub that has happened in the past few weeks, I was lucky enough to receive a few products from the fabulous Neal & Wolf to review. I've always heard great things about this brand and I have had one or two sample sachets to try in the past. But if I'm entirely honest, it's never really been enough to get a real feel for the products. Like I said, I have had these in my possession for a few weeks and this review has been a long time coming. (I was trying so hard to find time before the move, and then we had no internet!) I can now tell you that I absolutely adore all of the goodies I received, and will most certainly be repurchasing from Neal & Wolf. RITUAL Daily Cleansing Shampoo  - £10.95

This shampoo is designed to cleanse the hair, leaving it sleek, shiny and ready to style. With the help of silk and milk proteins it helps to boost vital moisture in damaged hair and even reduces flyaways. I have been using this shampoo roughly two – three times a week, and I can certainly vouch for all of the claims above. My damaged ends are a whole ton healthier, my hair no longer feels frizzy after washing and I’ve also noticed the growth has just sprouted out of nowhere. After colour and heat treating my hair for years, it has taken me a good three years to get to the length I’m at now from a pixie cut. My hair does not like to grow. But recently my roots has just appeared, and I can only put it down to this shampoo and the other amazing products I’m about to mention. 

 HARMONY Intensive Care Treatment - £12.95

 This blend of intensive conditions has been specially created for damaged hair. It claims to deliver an instant transformation, leaving your hair with a different texture and appearance after use. As with most conditions, I apply this after shampooing and leave for 3-5 minutes before rinsing. I find with most intensive/strong conditions that I usually have a huge issue with residue left in my hair, even after standing under the shower for what seems like a lifetime. With this I have no problem at all. You can really feel that after a rinse, your hair is clean, smooth and sooo soft! I know you aren’t meant to brush your hair when it’s wet, but I hold my hands up to being a repeat offender of this. Again, usually I would struggle, but this treatment means that my comb or brush just slides right on through. This is probably a huge factor as to why my hair is in such good shape. SILK Smoothing Blow-dry Balm - £11.95

This is an after shower, wheat protein complex that will put an end to frizz and tangles. It provides moisture, balance and manageability where it’s needed. The directions say to apply to damp hair prior to blow drying, but I did find that an example of amount may have been handy. My first couple of attempts I was left with slightly heavier hair than normal. I can only put this down to using too much of this product. After I had figured out that I only need to use a pea or two sized amount on my length of hair, I fell in love. Not only does it smell incredibly, just as all of the products, but it really does make blow drying your hair a whole lot easier. If I have time, I usually like to section my hair and use a round brush to give a proper blow dried finish, but thanks to this lotion, for days when I’m in a hurry, I can just pop this on, whizz over the hair dryer and go. I don’t even feel the need to straighten my hair most days, all due to the fact that my hair is lying so sleek and flat. There will be no more bushy haired Sam! 

GUARD Heat Protection - £10.95

My final product is one that I am guilty of not using very often, until now. The heat protection spray contains silk protein, and helps to lock in moisture and protect hair against heat up to 220°C. The spray can be used on both wet and dry hair, meaning you can also use this before blow drying if you don’t have any of the above treatment. Even though I have now lessened my straightener usage, I do reach for this even time I pick up those burny hot beasts. I think I can safely say that I now understand the importance of a good heat protectant. Again, my hair feels and looks the best it has in a long time. 

 So as a conclusion, I’m now a huge fan of Neal & Wolf. All of the good things you hear are true and I will definitely be trying out a few more products in the future. If I’m completely honest, even if these products weren’t as great as they actually are, I would have loved them for their scent alone. If you could bottle it and turn it into a room spray, I would be on it like a mad woman. After using them twice to three times a week, my shampoo and conditioner are still going strong and I probably have a good week, maybe two’s worth of product left. As for the other two items, I feel they aren’t going to run out any time soon, meaning all of these products are fantastic value for money. If you do have damaged hair like myself, or maybe even struggling to get it past a certain length, give a couple of these a go! You may just get the same result I have. A head full of roots!* 

Let me know if you have tried any Neal & Wolf products, what would you recommend? 

*Probably the only time I’ll ever be happy to have fast growing roots.

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You've probably all heard of ColourB4, a product which claims to strip hair of dye and colour build up!

I'd seen a ton of mixed reviews of the product myself, some claiming that it just turned their hair orange, some saying that their hair went back to being dark a few days after use and ever some claiming it was a miracle product.

About a week ago I saw that ColourB4 were asking for bloggers for reviews on twitter, I replied showing my interest and in return they supplied me with a box of the Extra strong treatment. 

Like I said, I was so scared to try it out, but I figured that seeing as I have been dying my hair since I was 13, it would be good to start a fresh. 

I read through all of the instructions and set to it, below is a video of the whole process.

As for the issues I had heard of before I trying this, I can set a few things straight. -This product will only turn your hair 'orange' because the dye you are trying to rid of has lightened your hair and contains red tones. Even the darkest of dyes lighten your hair to make sure the dark shade is as deep and shiny as can be. Therefore you will most probably not be able to achieve your actual natural shade.- You have to follow all of the steps and you must complete 3 ten minutes rinses when washing out the treatment and buffer. If you don't do this the colour molecules in your hair will expand again and the colour will darken. The rinsing process releases the shrunken molecules from your hair meaning that they are no longer present to expand. If you follow the instructions completely, this product works wonders.I absolutely loved the result, as you can seen from the video above, and I will most definitely be using it again. Like I said in the video, I did this to ensure that my new colour goes on nicer, and I will reveal that colour tomorrow! 
ColourB4 isn't necessarily cheap, but it's most certainly cheaper than going to a hair salon.Visit www.colourb4.com to find out where you can purchase the treatment. 

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Hi Lovelies!

Yep, you guessed it, another sample. I requested this one as I'm on the look out for a good eye cream. 

The sachet was small, but that wasn't a problem as whilst I was using it I found it to contain a good amount of product. I actually managed to used this product for a good 5 days before it ran out. 

I loved this eye cream. Although it doesn't look to pleasant, it does have a slight yellow-ish colour,the consistency of the cream is ideal for the eye area. It was light, slightly oily and soaked into the skin super fast to avoid the need of excess rubbing.  

After the 5 days of constant use, obviously in that short time I couldn't tell a real result but my skin felt alive, dark under eye circles had minimised and waking up in the morning I definitely felt my eyes looked a little less puffy. 

A full size tub of this retails for £35.00 so pennies are going to have to be saved if I want to buy this to use in my every day routine.

I give this eye cream a massive thumbs up!!