Songs I Can't Stop Listening to #3

It's pretty normal for me to have a bit of a weird range of songs that I can't stop listening to, but the current lot is pretty random, even for me: 

No Waves - FIDLAR

Stylo - Gorillaz ft. Mos Def and Bobby Womack

Don't Matter - Kings of Leon

Crosstown Traffic - Jimi Hendrix

Be My Baby - The Ronettes

Bug - Wavves

What have you been listening to recently?

(Photos taken from Wikipedia and Google Images and do not belong to me.)

Review - Bleach London Reincarnation Mask & Live Forever Conditioner

Yay, I've finally tried it! I've mentioned in several posts now that I've wanted to try the Bleach London Reincarnation Mask ever since I tried my first Bleach London hair dye (I'm becoming a bit obsessed with their stuff at the minute). I thought I'd try both the hair mask and the Live Forever conditioner as both apply to my hair, which is bleached to absolute shit, very, very dry and also repeatedly dyed a pastel pink (with added bits of lilac and blue at the moment) - an ideal candidate to try them out!

Reincarnation Mask - I don't think I've seen a negative review of this anywhere so I've been really excited to try it (which I realise is sad) and see if it lives up to the hype. I applied it to pre-shampooed hair as instructed, left it on for 20 minutes, rinsed and left my hair to dry by itself. Usually when I leave my hair to dry by itself it ends up looking very puffy and frizzy at the ends and I'll have to intervene with some straighteners, but after using the mask I genuinely could leave it to dry naturally without looking like I have an afro and feeling confident and comfortable enough to leave it alone - which genuinely never happens. It's smoother and softer than usual and feels much more hydrated and healthy. I can see why so many people have been ranting on about this stuff because it really does give your hair a treat, and at £6 you're not losing anything by giving it a try! You get a lot more in the tube than I thought you would as after seeing it online I thought it was a one-mask-per-tube type of deal. But nope, I can see this lasting a while as you get a very generous amount for your money. It does promise to also protect your colour on top of everything else and, while I have noticed a small difference, I don't think it compares to the Live Forever conditioner in that respect. But besides that, I cannot sing it's praises enough!

Live Forever Conditioner - Anyone who has ever dyed their hair, particularly a "unnatural colour" and especially a pastel colour, will know that fading is one of the biggest pains. This conditioner promises to fight the fade and keep your hair colour vibrant and brighter for longer. In order to preserve the tiny bit of life that's left in my hair, I try to avoid topping up the colour more than once a month and in the last week or so my hair just ends up looking so...blegh. So I was hoping that this conditioner would help it to stay brighter for longer and maybe help to keep re-dyes even further apart. And so far it has, yay! This conditioner has added about another week of "life" to my hair colour which means I can re-dye it even less now. In regards to softness and shine, the results are good but no more amazing than other conditioners, but I don't really mind as that's not what it promises. I would recommend this to anyone who wants their hair colour to stick around for longer without spending much money (£6).

They both deliver what they promise and both have their pros and (very minor) cons. So if you're focusing on preserving your hair colour, then stick to the Live Forever conditioner and if you're looking to give your hair a new lease of life, then stick to the Reincarnation Mask. And if you're greedy and indecisive like me, get both!

Have you tried any Bleach London products?

Product Appreciation

On my old blog I did a couple of these "Product Appreciation" posts which consisted of exactly what the title says! Whether it's make up, music, fashion, books, food, TV shows or just any random thing, if I feel like it should be appreciated then it will end up in a post on here.

Collection Deluxe Lipstick "01/Prohibition" (left) - I am probably one of the last people on the planet that needs new lipstick, especially purple/wine lipsticks (proof here) but here I am with 2 more that have recently made their way into the collection. Oh well. Besides the actual colour itself, one of my favourite things about this lipstick is that it doesn't cling to any drier parts of your lip (which is common at this time of year) as darker lipsticks annoyingly tend to do. It's really nice to apply as it's creamy and slightly glossy (but without being too shiny or dramatic) and feels very moisturizing. Plus it's very pigmented, meaning you could probably get away with one layer if needs be. All that for £2.99 (from Boots, £3.99 basically everywhere else) is ridiculously good.
Maybelline New York Colour Sensational "365/Plum Passion" (right) - I already have the Colour Sensational lipstick in 530 Fatal Red and it is genuinely one of my all-time favourite red lipsticks, so I had the bar set high for this one. It costs slightly more than the Collection Lipstick at £6.99 (again, Boots price - not too sure if it varies elsewhere), but is still definitely value for money. It's very creamy and goes on almost like a gloss and, like with Fatal Red, if built up enough, it could probably pass as a lip gloss. Like with the Collection lipstick, the Colour Sensational is very moisturising and soft but, unlike the Collection lipstick, unfortunately it does stick to drier parts of the lip and makes it look a bit patchy (which obviously wouldn't be an issue if I wasn't so lazy and just used a lip scrub beforehand). Another well-priced and highly pigmented lovely that you could probably get away with just one layer of.

Soap & Glory "The Righteous Butter" - I've used Soap & Glory body butters for so long now that it feels like I've never used any other brand. In my opinion, it's a tough brand to beat. But one of the winning points for me is that it always reminds me of holidays, warm summers and sunshine (*vomit*) as it's always my go to moisturizer for going abroad (along with sun cream of course). It always leaves your skin feeling ridiculously soft and silky and soaks in quite quickly too. It just ticks all of the boxes and of course has that amazing signature Soap & Glory smell.

Happy Jackson notebook - Topshop - How sweet is this notebook! In the past I've just used whatever random notebook I can get my hands on to keep myself organised and have never really given it too much thought. But I saw this "Bright Ideas - Cunning Plans" notebook on the Topshop website and couldn't get over how cute it is. There are other Happy Jackson notebooks available on the website and they're all equally as cute. So this will be filled with lots of lists, plans and other random bits and bobs (and great ideas and cunning plans, obviously)!

Penguin Little Black Classics - First of all, this was 80p. I don't even need to talk about how good that is. For anyone who doesn't know, there is a whole collection of Little Black Classics that have been released by Penguin and they all cost 80p, so now you have no excuse to not do some reading! I love reading, and have wanted this for a while because to me it just feels like something everyone should read at least once - it's history through the eyes of someone who was actually there! So this one's more of a heads-up to any fellow book lovers that want a real bargain. (P.S. - It's a great book, in case you were wondering!)

What products do you love?