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Double-up!
Tis the season of summer holidays – sun, sea, sand, beaches, nights out – the list goes on. We all love these summer times – but we all like to ensure we are looking our best – and sometimes (most of the time for us girls) that depends on lots of different products. This is fine when you are at home, but when you are travelling there are generally weight restrictions on luggage , so here are some tips on how to double up the use of your favourite products and save room in your suitcase!

Leave in conditioner

I would say for most girls taking conditioner on holiday is a must. The salt from the sea water, chlorine from the pool and the UV rays of the sun are a bit of a recipe for hair disaster – and conditioner is a must to help tame knotty tresses.

You don’t need to take another bottle of leave in conditioner; you can simply use a small amount of normal conditioner. I would advise you to use a little amount and just on the ends of your hair that tend to get driest.

Vaseline

A teeny tiny pot of Vaseline can be used in so many ways.
- Use as a cuticle oil. Vaseline works really well to help soften dry skin around your nails and can help strengthen nails. Whilst on holiday nails are sometimes weakened due to unfamiliar conditions such as sun and sea water
- Use as eye brightener. Vaseline can help you create a really fresh and dewy look which is perfect for summer evenings. Simply pop some Vaseline to your lids for a dewy and radiant glow.
- Use as a highlighter. Dab Vaseline along your cheek bones to highlight. This again will give a dewy and radiant look!
Shaving cream

A razor is pretty essential on holiday to keep your legs looking fab, however a big can of shaving foam could take up some precious suitcase space. Swap your standard razor for one with built in foaming strips to save you some space.

Dry shampoo

Talcum powder is a great way to leave your skin feeling cool and soothed after a hot day at the beach. You can also use it in between washes in the same way that you would use dry shampoo. That’s another thing off your list!

Beauty Oil

Beauty oils are fairly new to the beauty industry but are a really fab product. Use them as a moisturiser to hydrate dry skin, but also as a shimmer fying agent. Most beauty oils will give your skin a really glossy glow and this is perfect for ensuring your skin looks its best during your holiday.

Have an amazing time! xoxo
This entry was posted in Hair Care, Inspiration, Makeup, Skin Care, Top Tips and tagged advice, dry hair, hair treatments, moisturising, tips, tutorial, volume on 19th June 2014 by The Salon Look Girl.
Review: Redken Quick Tease

They call it ‘backcomb in a can’ and they couldn’t be more right!

My hair is flat, there’s no way around it, it just doesn’t have natural volume so when we got Redken’s Quick Tease into the salon, I jumped at the chance to review it.

Redken Quick Tease

Directions: Spray 8-12 inches from dry, styled hair for control or mist directly onto roots for an enhanced lift.

This spray is absolutely amazing! It really is backcomb in a can, I sprayed it directly onto my root hair line and simply pumped it up with my hands and it stayed in place. Although it can feel quite rough and tough in your hair – it ensures that you have volume throughout the whole night.

I would definitely recommend this to any girl who needed an instant lift – it achieves the same look if you backcomb your hair. My best advice would be to section your hair and spray onto the hairline each time building up volumous layers.

This volumising finish spray boosts the body of any girls hair!

4/5

xoxo

Theres also an amazing new Free Gift Offer - receive a Free set of Sleep-In Rollers, worth £9.95, when you buy any two Redken products. No coupon required, the free gift will be added to your shopping bag when you have added qualifying products!

This entry was posted in Celeb Style, Hair Care, Inspiration, Top Tips and tagged advice, blow dry, brushing, coloured hair, frizzy hair, hair treatments, hair type, hairspray, long hair, texture, tips, tutorial, volume on 8th May 2014 by The Salon Look Girl.
Easy hair up-dos to change up your look
It is so easy to get stuck in routines and just stick with the same hair isn’t it? I wanted some new hair looks that are easy enough to do anywhere!

Here are my favourite three:

1. Vintage tuck

This up-do is not only super cute but also super easy!
- Place a headband over hair that is down. Just over the tops of your ears.
- Starting at the front of your hair, take a piece of hair one inch thick and tuck it under the head band. Repeat until the whole section of hair is tucked under the headband
- Simply repeat the whole way round the headband until all your hair is tucked into the headband
Vintage Tuck

Voila! This is a vintage boho look. It also doesn’t matter if it isn’t perfectly neat - sometimes its better that way!

2. Fishtail plait

The fishtail plait is such a nice modern take on the traditional three strand plait. You can either have the fish tail plait on the side, like a French plait at the back, in two bunches – however you like
- First, split the hair into two sections, and continually take one section from each side to the other
- Watch this tutorial for more info http://bit.ly/1ip8jwz
Fishtail Plait

Top tip: the smaller the sections you take over to each side, the more intricate the fishtail plait will look.

3. Messy bun with underside plait

A nice addition to the popular messy bun look
- Tip hair upside down, and start French plaiting underneath
- Secure the plait with a hair band
- Create messy bun as usual
Messy Plait Bun

Now this one did take me quite a few practices and it might not be perfect first time but keep trying! Once you do these looks once, they get easier each time!

xoxo
This entry was posted in Celeb Style, Hair Care, Inspiration, Top Tips and tagged advice, blow dry, brushing, dull hair, frizzy hair, hair treatments, hair type, long hair, tips, tutorial on 30th April 2014 by The Salon Look Girl.