Things That Seemed Liked A Good Idea At 3am

As anyone with sleeping problems will know, those pitch black moments, laying wide awake, staring at the ceiling, can be really dull. So if you're anything like me, you'll start thinking to fill the void and suddenly your mentally knee deep in plotting how to spend the imaginary lottery win you're certain to get...It's also those moments when I've had some of my best (and worst) ideas, and me being me, I've followed through with a large number of them. The joys of ideas at 3am is usually that they seem amazing handful of opportunity...but in reality they're actually some of the most misguided decisions you can make. For example:

How To Texture Your Hair For Summer

If there's one look I love for summer, it's textured, beach waves. I have the finest hair known to man,  it's thin but long (ish) and I have to wash it almost everyday because as fine-haired girls know, the flat head look on day two post-wash, is not a good look for anyone... When it comes to creating texture in the hair, I've become a pro at finding the best (and worst) products to help. I like to think I've got a good stack of products that work for me, depending on what style I'm going for - one thing is for sure, all products do not work for all styles. So it's important to pick hair care products that will perform for your chosen style, otherwise you're likely to be disappointed. 

Getting Perfectly Straight Hair With DAFNI

When it comes to doing my hair, I need something that's quick and easy but does a great job. I'm always on the go, and as someone with fine hair, I have to style it everyday. I've always washed my hair everyday - until recently. And I know everyone says that's really bad on the haircare scale of things, but if you're someone with very fine and thin hair (like me) then you'll know that there's no other way round it. Being so active and full on (and having the school run first thing!) now means I'm trying to switch to every-other day washing, at least for half of the week. Because my hair is so fine, I absolutely can't wear it down on the non-wash day because it's so flat, and have to result to dry shampoo and some sort of up-do....and hope for the best. For me, if I want styled hair then I need to wash it. And then we're talking about an extra half an hour a day...which all adds up in the morning rush...

Haircare To Transition From Winter To Spring

Yes, we may be in the midst of a major snow storm and blizzard right now, but seeing as we started March yesterday, I'm still holding on to the hope that spring won't be far away. For me, spring is a much welcome time of year - it's warmer, brighter and less oppressive all round. It also means my beauty regimes can switch up and move away from heavy duty to something more light as more sunshine and things mean you need less SOS products and more Natural products. Or so I find anyway. This can be particularly true with our haircare regime. Transitioning from winter to spring means we can introduce some new and more seasonal items to get our hair through that tough transition and come out in spring looking healthy and happy!

December Favourites

With Christmas now done and dusted for another year, the turkey leftovers just about finished and the presents have almost found their way from the lounge where they were unwrapped, to their new homes in the rest of the house, it seems like December is just about over... So with the festive season just about wrapped up (see what I did there?!) it was time to wrap up my December Favourites too. And with some pretty cool products gracing the list this month, I've been excited to showcase some of my monthly favourite's...

Getting Thicker Hair With Bumble & Bumble Thickening Collection

Earlier this year I made the decision to go for the chop. I cut off my long hair in favour of a short and classy bob. A decision I have made before, as it's a style that I love. I love my hair when it's short, and I kept religious appointments with my hairdresser every 5-6 weeks to keep the style looking fresh and well maintained. However I seem to have fallen into the next stage of my style craving, and I'm now ready to grow my hair back. (I do this every time - short/long/short/long etc.) Bring me back the long locks!

Bumble And Bumble Invisible Oil Finishing Spray & Pre-Shampoo Masque

When it comes to haircare, I've struggled to find premium hair brands that don't dry out my hair. Having fine and thin locks means that the strength of premium products often dries out my strands and makes my already flat hair get flatter. It's not a good look. However Bumble and bumble are one of the few premium brands that have the right balance in their products, which means that I'm always excited to try out their new lines because I'm not at such high risk of my hair looking lifeless after use.

Kerasilk Holiday Hair Essentials

When it comes to my hair I am more than a little bit precious. I've had long hair, short hair, blonde hair, brown hair...and yet, no matter what the style or shade, the most important thing is keeping it as healthy as possible. However it wasn't always like that for me. I had beautiful long hair when I was in my late teens, and my style of choice was poker straight hair - which I achieved by over straightening it. This is all well and good until no protective sprays or hair TLC means that the ends actually go white because they are so dry and brittle..which isn't a good look on anyone, especially a natural brunette. My friends started commenting on how awful the ends looked - that's when you know that it's bad - when someone else notices your horrifically and depressingly split ends. When I did go to the hairdresser I had to have so much cut off, that it gave me a kick up the backside when it came to hair care and ever since then I've made sure to invest that little bit of TLC that my hair needs.

If I was Prime Minister

So, just in the name of having a bit of fun, I decided that although I know nothing about politics, I could do an amazing job at being Prime Minister. Here are some of the laws I would bring in:

1. Socks with sandals would be illegal.

2. Duvet Days twice a year. So if you woke up and just wanted to stay in bed, you could use one of your fully paid Duvet Days!

3. People who smoke get smoking breaks at work. So I would introduce social media breaks so we could check our Instagram and Facebook with a nice brew for five minutes too.

4. Greasy hair would be a crime against fashion, punishable with instant, police enforced dry shampoo rugby tackles.

5. Men would be forced to wear a neon sign above their heads if they are cheaters, players, mummy's boys or commitment-phobes - so we could see them coming.

6. Junk mail senders would be fined a gazillion pounds per letter.

7. Feminine hygiene products - Tampons - would be free!

8. Bullies and mean people would be forced to shave their heads - just because.

9. People who don't use their indicators when driving (especially at roundabouts) would be forced to surrender their license forever. Just because.

10. Builders bum, the top of the bum crack being on show - both would result in community service and compulsory braces for life.

11. Bad spelling, grammar and text speak would be banished and anyone found using it would be arrested by the Grammar Police.

12. Couriers would be forced to stand in the rain for one hour solidly for every time they leave a parcel outside in the rain.

13. Gym membership would be free for everyone.

14. On everyone's birthday, a full band would turn up in the morning and sing 'Happy Birthday' to you.

15. The Xfactor would be banned. Forever.

16. Girls wearing shorts that don't even cover their bum cheeks would be forced to wear maxi skirts for the remainder of the month.

17. Sports of any sort would only be allowed to be on TV between 2am-5am. Sports would no longer be allowed to overrule the soaps, or any other program. And can only be watched when it wouldn't interfere with decent TV.

18. Men who don't pay for, spend time with, or step up as parents (when separated) would be branded as such. Probably on their foreheads.

19. All single parents would win awards.

20. People who abuse the benefit system would be given smarties instead of money.

21. The working week would consist of two days. The weekend would last for five.

22. Going to the cinema wouldn't cost more than a mortgage payment.

23. People who discriminate would be segregated. (See what I did there?!)

24. Every house would be built with a 'special' tap. That just poured Gin.

25. One day a year, all make-up would be free.

So, those would be my laws...what do you think, would you vote for me?