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● Laura Thornberry ● Lifestyle Blogger ● London Based ●

Way back in September I shared a blog post featuring some of my favourite Autumn haircare. Some of the products in this post I am still currently using to this day, and others I have replaced with something new. My Winter haircare routine is much more thorough and my hair needs all the hydration and nourishment to battle the cold, harsh weather. I've recently tried and tested some new haircare that I've added to my haircare routine, and that leave me with beautiful, shiny and healthy hair. Let's take a look, cause you'll need them too! 

Soap and Glory Junk The Gunk™ Charcoal Shampoo
Soap and Glory Junk The Gunk™ Charcoal Shampoo 

The most recent addition to my ever changing haircare routine has been the newly released Charcoal Cleansing Shampoo from Soap and Glory. It's unlike any other product I have ever used! Formulated with bamboo charcoal and apricot seed exfoliators, this helps cleanse and refresh the scalp as well as removing product build-up and leaving hair feeling ultra-cleansed. My hair looks nourished, healthy and bouncier! The first time I used this, it felt extremely weird, I could feel the small exfoliating bits being massaged into my scalp, but after a while you get used to it and it does a pretty good job. Scented with notes of grapefruit and bergamot, it leaves your hair smelling pretty damn good.

Aussie Scent-Sational Smooth Conditioning Mist
Aussie Scent-Sational Smooth Conditioning Mist

If you've read my previous haircare posts, you'll already know that I'm a massive fan of Aussie Haircare. They've recently brought out a few new haircare products that I just had to get my hands on, and I opted for the Aussie Scent-Sational Smooth Conditioning Mist. A perfect product to use that gives your locks a shiny boost and add gloss to every strand. It promises to leave your hair smelling delightful with a 48h scent-sational fragrance. I can smell this so strongly when I brush through my hair and it lingers all day long.

Siliscrub Scalp Brush
Siliscrub Scalp Brush

Something that I recently saw on Instagram and decided that I needed to see what all the hype is was the Siliscrub Scalp Brush. At first I thought this was a bit of a gimmick product, but after a few tries, I actually really enjoyed using it. It's built to exfoliate and cleanse the scalp, boost hair growth, eliminate dandruff, and get rid of scalp troubles. It uses soft silicone bristles to brush over the scalp whilst shampooing, and helps you to maintain a healthy scalp by gently lifting away dead skin cells and impurities, and increasing blood flow. It feels like a deep head massage and is the best way to shampoo your hair. It left my hair feeling a lot cleaner and much bouncier. I managed to get around 4 days without washing. I also noticed that my hair had less product build up in the roots, and didn't get greasy/oily as quick.

L'oreal Dream Lengths Heat Mask
L'Oréal Dream Lengths Heat Mask

After discovering my love for the L'Oréal Dream Lengths haircare range, when I saw that they had released a new innovative hair mask, I was all over it! The mask itself follows a 2 step system: Step 1: features a thick balm that you apply from root to tip and leaves the hair feeling immediately nourished. I like to comb the product through so I am sure all my hair is completely covered in the mask. Step 2: A tissue cap infused with a self-heating lotion. You can leave this on for around 10 minutes, or longer if you want a deeper condition. From the very first application, the results were incredible. Silky soft, beautiful hair! Even my dry ends were no more! Would highly recommend!

The Body Shop Banana Mask
The Body Shop Banana Mask 

This absolute gem from The Body Shop has been my life saver this winter when it comes to haircare. It's been my go-to hair mask with amazing results after every single use. I tend to use this product once-a-week as a deep conditioning treatment, applying the Banana hair mask all over my hair, focusing on the mid-lengths to ends as this is where I see the most damage and dryness. Enriched with a blend of natural ingredients, including organic Banana puree from Ecuador and Brazil Nut oil from Peru. It leaves hair feeling intensely nourished from root-to-tip, banishes frizz and my hair looks instantly shinier and glossier, all without being weighed down. Another huge plus to this product is the scent. It takes me way back to my childhood of having Nesquik Banana milkshakes and foamy banana sweets. The smell is so fresh and fruity, it's insane.

What products are in your Winter haircare routine? What would you recommend for dry, heat damaged hair?
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AD - GIFTED | January 2019 saw the launch of the reformulated Poppy Sloane Tres Chic mascara*, I was kindly gifted a tube to try out, and me being a huge mascara lover needed it in my makeup bag. After months of reformulation and development Poppy Sloane announced the mascara is now volumizing as well as completely vegan, but retains all of the amazing qualities of the original – smudge proof, waterproof and ultra long-lasting. I've tried plenty of mascaras in the past from more drugstore brands like Rimmel and more high-end brands like Benefit, Poppy Sloane falls somewhere in between so here's an insight into my first impressions of Tres Chic.

Poppy Sloane Tres Chic Mascara

Formula: curling, natural look, volumizing, lengthening
Features: waterproof, smudge proof, smear proof, flake proof
Sensitivity: hypoallergenic
Other features: cruelty free, vegan, not tested on animals
Recommended use: everyday, swimming, gym, rain, holidays, weddings

Poppy Sloane Tres Chic Mascara

The photographs below are some before, during and after shots of my eyes.


So here are my natural lashes. As you can see, they are quite straight and have no wispy corners to help flutter the lashes out. Also, my lashes are quite light in colour at the root, leading into a darkish brown.


This photograph is of my eyelashes which have been curled. I like to use my Primark Eyelash Curler for this, and it is definitely one of my makeup bag essentials. As you can see, using curlers gives a lot of lift to the lashes as well as building definition to the eyes. The lashes appear more fanned out, helping to create a more fluttery appearance.

Poppy Sloane Tres Chic Vegan Mascara

This photograph shows my left eye that I have applied the Poppy Sloane mascara to, compared with just my natural, curled lash. The mascara helped add colour and length to my lashes, as well as separation, whilst defining my eyes.

Poppy Sloane Tres Chic Mascara

Here I've applied a coat of the Tres Chic mascara to both eyes, and you can see a huge difference from the previous images. My eyes look wider and more awake. 

The mascara added tonnes of length without clumping together. There's no smudging and no fallout underneath my lashes. The mascara worked amazingly on my lower lash line to help lengthen the lashes. You apply Poppy Sloane mascaras just like a regular mascara. It takes about 2 minutes to set fully and begin forming the tiny ‘tubes’ around your lashes. Until fully set it may smudge, but once fully set it is 100% smudge proof and waterproof. Overall, I was super impressed with the Poppy Sloane Tres Chic Mascara*. I like my mascara to be super black, lengthening, volumizing and defining. It definitely ticked all the boxes for me.

Tres Chic is available here.

Have you tried the reformulated Tres Chic mascara? What are your favourite mascaras?
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AD - GIFTED | We all love a cup of tea now and again. But sometimes you might want to switch things up and pick a new flavour tea to try. That's where Shibui Tea come to the rescue! If you've not heard of Shibui Tea before, here's a brief overview. Shibui Tea are a family run business with over 35 years of experience. The company have their head offices split between the UK and Canada. With two brothers who run the operation - John in the UK and Paul in Canada. With a large range of loose leaf tea with flavours to suit all palates, from premium classics through to fun and modern concepts. The companies teas are sourced from all over the world, primarily from China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Africa, and Taiwan. 

Shibui Tea

"Shibui is a Japanese word which has no direct translation into English. It is a way of describing something which appears simple but has actually an underlying complex nature. We feel that this sums up our perception of tea perfectly. Tea is just tea, surely? Ah – but look into it in a bit more detail and it’s a lot more complicated than that!"

Shibui Tea

 I was kindly gifted a selection of their Tea Pyramids* in a variety of delicious flavours. The tea bags are made from a biodegradable corn starch and contain no plastic. The tags are sealed to the bags using an ultrasonic method so no glue is used. The wrapper that the tea bags come in inside the tube looks like it's made from plastic but it's actually made from a clever material called Natureflex - this is made from wood pulp and is compostable and biodegradable. Super environmentally friendly!

Shibui Tea

- English Breakfast -
Everyone loves a good cup of tea, and English Breakfast tea is definitely a winner with everyone. You just cannot go wrong with it!
Brewing: 3-4 minutes at approx. 100°C

- Matcha & Sencha -
This flavour has a really strong green tea scent with a hint of sweetness. It smells very earthy and natural.
Brewing: 3-4 minutes at approx. 80°C

- Earl Grey -
On first impressions, this Earl Grey tea has a very warm and earthy smell to it. With a blend of rich Assam and Ceylon black teas flavoured with citrussy bergamot, it's definitely a tea for the more adventurous and those who like their cuppa a little bit stronger. 
Brewing: 3-4 minutes at approx. 100°C

- Rooibos & Orange -
A zesty tea blend of organic South African rooibos with refreshing citrus fruit flavours. It definitely has hints of juicy oranges that really bring this tea to life. This tea is full of sweetness and bursting with fruity flavours.
Brewing: 5 minutes at approx. 100°C

Shibui Tea

- Chocolate & Ginger -
 With a delicious blend of warming ginger and rich chocolate, this combination sounds very odd to be made into tea, but it definitely makes a great drink! You get just the right balance between the warming ginger and the rich, velvety chocolate.
Brewing: 5 minutes at approx. 100°C

- Tropical Green -
If you're a lover of fruit flavoured teas, this one's for you. Bursting with fresh, fruity aromas, this tropical green tea is packed with juicy pineapple and peach.
Brewing: 3-4 minutes at approx. 80°C

- Mulled Spice -
All the Christmassy feels with this cup of tea. With fragrant hints of berries, orange, cinnamon and clove, it has a very deep sweet and warming scent making it a perfect flavour tea for a cold winter's night.
Brewing: 3-4 minutes at approx. 100°C

- Gingerbread-
With a warming scent of gingerbread, this tea has such spicy yet sweet notes to it. You can really smell the ginger coming through with some fruity hints.
Brewing: 5 minutes at approx. 100°C

Apart from a good cup of English Breakfast Tea, my favourites from the selection of teas was definitely the Tropical Green and the Rooibos & Orange. I love fruit teas and think they make a great alternative from the traditional cuppa!

By visiting Shibui Tea online, you can browse and choose from over 200 teas!

Have you tried Shibui Tea? What are your favourite flavours of tea?
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It's been a while since I've published a Wishlist styled blog post, and right now there are some amazing beauty products that I want to get my hands on. My last Wishlist was from way back in December, so I thought it was about right that I post one asap!

beauty products

First up is the Botanical Lab Rose Overnight Hydrating Mask. I think this mask will be a great skincare staple for the colder weather we have right now. This Hydrating Mask states it will help plump up your skin helping leaving it hydrated and smooth - a must have for winter skincare! Infused with a blend of Rose flower oil and hyaluronic acid it should help to deeply hydrate thirsty skin. A must buy for happy, hydrated skin this winter!

I've mentioned products from the Dream Lengths range before on my blog, and they have become a staple in my haircare routine. Recently, I've noticed something new to this amazing range - Rapid Reviver Treatment for Dream Lengths. This promises to be an intense conditioning product infused with an Amino Acid and Castor Oil. It also claims to contain twice as many conditioning ingredients versus a classic conditioner - goodbye dry and broken hair - hello healthy and strong hair!

Revolution Skincare Superfruit Extract Antioxidant Serum has been hot on my radar for a very long time since I tried out one of their skincare products before and LOVED it. This product would be the perfect base for healthy, glowy skin, with or without makeup. It looks to be quite a lightweight serum and primer which will hopefully leave skin feeling soft, while subtle iridescent shimmer creates unbeatable glow. Perfect for getting that summer skin in the cold months. 

Korean skincare seems to be all the hype these days and skincare brand Simple have released their Daily Skin Detox Charcoal Cleansing Stick which seems very innovative and interesting to me. The concept of the product was what really drew me in as it is formulated to deeply cleanse and purifies pores with just one swipe!

Dry, chapped lips be gone! I need to get my hands on the e.l.f. Lip Exfoliator. The Coconut formula is what I want to try. I love all things coconut. I've used the normal version of this before in the past and it definitely works well. Gently exfoliating the lips to remove dry, chapped skin, due to being infused with Vitamin E, Shea Butter, Avocado, Grape and Jojoba Oils to nourish and protect. A definite makeup bag essential!

If you've read my blog before, you will already know that I'm a huge lover of Primark Fragrances. I've tried both the PS Rose Gold and PS Love Noir and found them to be incredibly good. Primark have recently announced a new fragrance collection inspired by holiday destinations. I'm totally crushing over Ibiza Escape (with watermelon, pear, Tiaré flower, toffee and white musk) and L.A Dreaming (with bergamot, lime, pink pepper, neroli, blueberries, orchid and musk). At just £3.00 each for a 50ml, this is such an incredible price, and I know from my previous experiences that they are bound to be great!

What beauty products are on your current wishlist? Have you tried any from mine?
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"Indulge and pamper with the Superdrug ‬‭Hair Therapy haircare range, designed ‬‭to cater to all your haircare needs and ‬‭help give your hair back its sparkle!‬"

Superdrug Argan Hair Therapy Overnight Masque

The Superdrug Overnight Treatment ‬‭Masque is a super affordable and the perfect haircare saviour for those with dry or damaged hair. It has been specially formulated ‬‭to deeply condition and smooth your ‬‭hair for a little extra TLC - perfect for winter. Enriched with a unique blend of natural ‬‭Argan and Kukui Nut Oils that are bound to leave your hair in tip-top condition.‬ What more could you ask for?

Superdrug Argan Hair Therapy Overnight Masque

This hair mask has such a silky smooth texture, that it simply glides through the hair upon application. I like to apply this to damp or dry hair before bed, and comb through to make sure all the mid-lengths to ends are fully conditioned. I tend to not put any on the roots of my hair, as this can lead to product build up and making my hair look/feel greasy. If I don't have the time to leave this Argan masque on overnight, I would use it just as a deep conditioner when washing my hair normally, using it after shampooing, as I find this works just as well. 

Once I've washed the product out, dried and styled my hair, I definitely notice a difference and it feels so much softer and silkier. The texture definitely improves and my drier ends are revived. It also adds such a shine to my hair, due to the wonder oils that are packed into this product. If you're looking for a new haircare product that will really help improve the texture and appearance of dull, dry hair, this Superdrug Argan Hair Therapy Overnight Masque should be on your list!


Have you tried Superdrug Argan Hair Therapy Overnight Masque or any other products from the Hair Therapy range?
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