For me, the days between Christmas and New Year are a good time for a bit of reflection - and this year has been a great one! I feel incredibly lucky to have the boyfriend, friends and family that I have. Without them none of the wonderful, happy memories of 2013 would exist.
My very good friend Fi has got to know me pretty well over the last 11 years. Her gifts to me are always unexpected, in a really good way! She picks products that she knows I will love and that I've never even heard of.
She also knows that I have a bit of a thing about my hair. When I was four I wanted to be a hairdresser and I loved playing with my hair - braiding, styling, cutting - eeeek! These days I'm a little less adventurous but I still love trying out new hair products.
This year she bought me the Davines Hair Refresher, Shimmering Mist and a Candle Duo called Wild and Virtuous.
I had already been given the Hammam Ritual Hand Treatment from a Bridal Event I went to with Tia, but had yet to try it out.
I've been ill over the past few days so have had great fun at home trying out my new Davines haul and finding out a little more behind the brand.
Davines is a family-owned Italian haircare company, founded in 1983. They have achieved international success and many celebrity followers for their wide range of high quality hair-care products. As a brand they are highly environmentally aware, not necessarily in terms of their ingredients e.g. they don't claim to be all natural or organic, but their products combine science and function to ensure that they have minimal or negative impact on the environment around us. They focus heavily on sustainability, "zero-impact" products and salons and eco-packaging.
Sound good? Check out their website if you want more info.
The candles smell amazing!! I've already got through one of them. And now I've tried to find them online to buy some more, I can't find them anywhere! I think they must have been an in-salon only promotion or gift-with-purchase, but they smell so fresh and lovely. If you know of a Davines salon get in there and see if they have some left, I will be!
I have a love-hate relationship with dry shampoo. I love it when it's good, I HATE it when it's bad... Happily for me this Hair Refresher is sooo good! It has a really light-weight formula that soaks up any excess oil on your hair without any chalky residue or overpowering scent. Again, it's just a really fresh scent which makes your day-two hair feel like new again. Love, love, love.
I was a bit worried about this Shimmering Mist, glittery hair is a bit Y2K, no?
Luckily this mist just makes your hair look super shiny, healthy and pretty. I spray it through the lengths and ends when I've finished styling for a little extra glow and flyway control. It works a treat and has this yummy vanilla scent.
The Hammam Ritual Hand Treatment consists of a scrub and a cream. They both have they same scent, Bergamot Black Pepper which is deliciously warming and inviting. I really enjoyed the novelty of a hand scrub, although with all the body exfoliating I do in the shower I don't think I'd purchase this as a stand-alone product. The hand cream is really rich and moisturising and sinks in really quickly.
Neither of these products are available for sale online in the UK. Maybe they are the same as the candle-duo above? But I think they would totally add to the salon experience. I love it when I'm offered a hand massage or manicure whilst I'm waiting for my colour to work it's magic.
And that's what I really like about this brand. Aside from the eco-credentials they also want to create the ultimate salon experience for the end-user.
I can't wait to try the NouNou Nourishing Illuminating Shampoo and Conditioner from this brand and when I do I'll let you know what I think.
Fi got these products from Bonomini Salon on Alma Vale Road in Clifton, Bristol.
N.B. Bonomini and Davines have no idea who I am, these products were gifts. All opinions are my own. None of the links are affiliate links.
My very good friend Fi has got to know me pretty well over the last 11 years. Her gifts to me are always unexpected, in a really good way! She picks products that she knows I will love and that I've never even heard of.
She also knows that I have a bit of a thing about my hair. When I was four I wanted to be a hairdresser and I loved playing with my hair - braiding, styling, cutting - eeeek! These days I'm a little less adventurous but I still love trying out new hair products.
This year she bought me the Davines Hair Refresher, Shimmering Mist and a Candle Duo called Wild and Virtuous.
I had already been given the Hammam Ritual Hand Treatment from a Bridal Event I went to with Tia, but had yet to try it out.
I've been ill over the past few days so have had great fun at home trying out my new Davines haul and finding out a little more behind the brand.
Davines is a family-owned Italian haircare company, founded in 1983. They have achieved international success and many celebrity followers for their wide range of high quality hair-care products. As a brand they are highly environmentally aware, not necessarily in terms of their ingredients e.g. they don't claim to be all natural or organic, but their products combine science and function to ensure that they have minimal or negative impact on the environment around us. They focus heavily on sustainability, "zero-impact" products and salons and eco-packaging.
Sound good? Check out their website if you want more info.
The candles smell amazing!! I've already got through one of them. And now I've tried to find them online to buy some more, I can't find them anywhere! I think they must have been an in-salon only promotion or gift-with-purchase, but they smell so fresh and lovely. If you know of a Davines salon get in there and see if they have some left, I will be!
I have a love-hate relationship with dry shampoo. I love it when it's good, I HATE it when it's bad... Happily for me this Hair Refresher is sooo good! It has a really light-weight formula that soaks up any excess oil on your hair without any chalky residue or overpowering scent. Again, it's just a really fresh scent which makes your day-two hair feel like new again. Love, love, love.
I was a bit worried about this Shimmering Mist, glittery hair is a bit Y2K, no?
Luckily this mist just makes your hair look super shiny, healthy and pretty. I spray it through the lengths and ends when I've finished styling for a little extra glow and flyway control. It works a treat and has this yummy vanilla scent.
The Hammam Ritual Hand Treatment consists of a scrub and a cream. They both have they same scent, Bergamot Black Pepper which is deliciously warming and inviting. I really enjoyed the novelty of a hand scrub, although with all the body exfoliating I do in the shower I don't think I'd purchase this as a stand-alone product. The hand cream is really rich and moisturising and sinks in really quickly.
Neither of these products are available for sale online in the UK. Maybe they are the same as the candle-duo above? But I think they would totally add to the salon experience. I love it when I'm offered a hand massage or manicure whilst I'm waiting for my colour to work it's magic.
And that's what I really like about this brand. Aside from the eco-credentials they also want to create the ultimate salon experience for the end-user.
I can't wait to try the NouNou Nourishing Illuminating Shampoo and Conditioner from this brand and when I do I'll let you know what I think.
Fi got these products from Bonomini Salon on Alma Vale Road in Clifton, Bristol.
N.B. Bonomini and Davines have no idea who I am, these products were gifts. All opinions are my own. None of the links are affiliate links.
