Viviscal Volumising Hair Fibres

Although I have quite thick hair, when I straighten it it's often very flat which is something I really don't like. I've tried so many different volumising powders, mousses and sprays that either simply don't work or leave my hair feeling really sticky and in need of a serious wash! When I got the Viviscal* volumising powder I was sceptical that it would work given my lack of previous luck with similar products. However, I was so surprised with the results when I used it and it's now part of my weekend hair routine.

What I love about this product is, unlike anything else I've tried, it doesn't leave my hair feeling sticky and can be easily brushed out. I simply put some in my roots and rub it into my scalp and I have instantly more volumised hair that is still natural looking. The second thing that I love is that it comes in a range of colours to suit your hair colour; brown, blonde, grey, auburn and black, meaning that if you have dark hair like me, you're not left with a load of white specks that are really obvious and difficult to rub into your hair. It also washes out really easily and is definitely the best volumising powder I've used so far.

It contains microscopic, electrostatically charged fibres with Keratin which stick to the hair creating a volumising appearance and the illusion of thicker hair in seconds. Each tiny fibre binds to the hair shaft building the appearance of hair density and providing greater coverage and a thicker, fuller-looking head of hair in just 30 seconds.

Viviscal volumising hair fibres retails at €24.99 but I have seen it in Boots for €15! It lasts ages as a little goes a long way so you definitely get value for money. I have mine about 2 months and there's still loads left!

* I was kindly sent this product for review. All opinions are 100% honest and entirely my own.

Boots Botanics Hot Cloth Cleansing Balm

I picked up this cleansing balm back in the summer when the hype about it became too much to handle! When I first tried it out, I really didn't like it. You apply it onto dry skin and I really didn't like the oily feeling on my face.

However, recently I rediscovered it and said I'd give it another go. The results? I love it!!!! Especially for eye make up! So you basically rub it onto dry skin and then using a muslin cloth (I actually switched to a face cloth as I found it better) you just wash it all off. It's amazing for taking off stubborn eye make up. You just gently rub it over your eyes and then rinse with a cloth and warm water. I always use my Neutrogena Facial Wash afterwards just to make sure my skin is fully cleansed. It's just as quick as using Micellar Water and the results are so much better.

It is regularly on offer in Boots for around €5/€6 so it's definitely worth trying out then when you can get it for much cheaper. Let me know what you think of cleansing balms in the comments below.

Just Touched Down in London Town

So our first trip of 2016 was a birthday trip for Kevin to London! During the Black Friday sales, Ryanair had return flights to London (and probably other places) for €4 per person. No that's not a mistake...I did mean €4!!!! So I got return flights for us both for a ridiculous €8!! We flew from Cork (which we haven't done in SO long and it was so handy!) and arrived in Stansted at around 8 a.m. It was a very short trip as we arrived home early on Sunday but considering the price of the flights, we didn't mind!

We stayed in the Thistle Euston which was less than a 5 min walk to the tube station. It was a perfect location as we were only about a 5-10 min journey on the tube to Oxford St. The hotel was gorgeous and we really enjoyed our stay there.

Since we only had one day there we wanted to see as much sightseeing stuff as possible, without having a jam packed day, so we decided to do the open top bus tour. We booked the Golden Tours hop on hop off bus tour which brought us on a guided tour to all of London's main attractions. We chose to stay on the bus but you can hop on and hop off as much as you like all day. Big Ben and Westminster Abbey were our fav - the architecture is just amazing! It was Kevin's first time in London and he loved it! Afterwards we headed to Oxford Street for some retail therapy!

 

We had a lovely, though very short, trip and we can't wait to go back again! Let me know what you like to do in London so we'll know for our next trip :)

Hopefully, there'll be many more travel posts on my blog for 2016 :)

Lusting After a Grey Coat

I've been looking for an affordable but stylish grey coat for what seems like a lifetime! I really wanted one for the cold winter months but have yet to find one. I've found a few online but I'm still not sure that I've found THE ONE yet :P haha! Let me know what you think and if you've found any!

Missguided €49                                                Boohoo €61

     Boohoo €29                                                                  Asos €84.49     

                          Missguided €70                                                                    New Look €25                                          

             Asos €63.38                                                  iClothing €44.95

What I Hope to Achieve in 2016

So around this time last year, I wrote a post on what I hoped to achieve in 2015. A few days ago I revisited this and wrote a new post on whether or not I had achieved them. I really liked this idea and so I've decided to do it for 2016 as well. Some may be different, some are similar, but I'm hoping to be able to achieve them throughout the year. Let me know your goals in the comments below. 

In 2016 I hope to...

♥ Travel more and go to at least one place that I haven't been before
♥ Eat healthier
♥ Exercise more - Tara and Sonja we WILL start walking!!!!
♥ Move out
♥ Get a driving licence and start driving
♥ Reach 1000 YouTube subscribers
♥ Start making more videos on my own YouTube channel
♥ Reach 5000 Facebook likes
♥ Be more consistent with blog posts

What Did I Achieve in 2015?

So at the beginning of 2015, I wrote a blog post on what I hoped to achieve by the end of the year. Since 2015 is now over, I thought it'd be kinda cool to look back on the post and see what things I have or haven't achieved. I'm gonna do a similar post over the next couple of days for my 2016 goals! Let me know yours in the comments below.

 

In 2015 I hoped to...

♥  Travel more and see new places - Succeeded! We went back to Florida for the third time and also saw Nice and Monaco which I hadn't seen before.

♥  Try new foods - A work in progress! January 2015 saw me being the fussiest eater alive! Fast forward a year and I'm the queen of spicy foods and even mastered a very tasty homemade soup! Despite these successes, I still have a long way to go :P

♥  Be more consistent with blogging - This wasn't my most achieved goal :P I was extremely busy with college and then got into a bit of a blogging rut and so my blog suffered. I did attempt blogmas (and failed!) but 2016 is definitely gonna be better.

♥  Move out or at least start the process of moving out - This has been the longest process of my life!!!!!! It has been started and progress has been made so hopefully 2016 will be our year.

♥  Go to the gym more frequently - Wow I was naiive to think I could actually achieve this. I think I went to the gym maybe twice in 2015? Absolute FAIL!

♥  Graduate from college with a Masters - Success! Goodbye college!

♥  Meet Irish bloggers/vloggers - Success. In February we attended the Irish Creators Day run by Youtube which was amazing. We got to meet Tara Conroy, Miriam Mullins and Cian Ducrot who we can say are now all really good friends of ours. Following on from that we've also been lucky to collaborate with The Shuiligans and Geraldine McAleese (aka Jonny Buckley). As for bloggers, I've been lucky to meet so many through attending various events and being part of blogging networks.

♥  Start doing my own YouTube videos (eep!) - This started off as a success and then I very quickly went off the radar :P I think 2016 will hopefully start me off again if we have our own house where I can film whenever I want!

Blogmas Day 16: 200th Blog Post & Competition Time

So I cannot believe this is the 200th blog post I've published on my blog!!!! As in WHAAATTT?! Crazy! This isn't the most Christmassy post ever but I've teamed up with the Wedding Journal Show to give away TWO pairs of tickets for their show in the Clayton Silver Springs Hotel in Cork on the 16th and 17th of January from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Wedding Journal Show is Ireland's longest running wedding show and it promises to be an amazing weekend with an international bridal catwalk, wedding cars, cakes and much more.

To be in with a chance of winning this amazing prize, all you have to do is follow me on my social media links below and share / repost / retweet the pic and tag who you'd bring with you. If you choose to enter via all three social media, then you'll be entered into the competition THREE times! So get following and sharing!

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Good luck!

Blogmas Day 15: Festive Christmas Wrapping

For today's post, I thought I'd share some of my Christmas wrapping with you. This year, like last year, I chose to go with a brown paper and some cute ribbons and gift tags. The brown wrapping paper is really good quality and the best I've seen around. It costs under €2 from Bookstation. The ribbons are from Primark / Penneys, the thin rope ribbon is from Tiger and the shiny red ribbon is from Tesco. The labels are a mix from Tesco, M&S, Dealz and Primark / Penneys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See our Vlogmas Day 15 here: