YouTube DIY Passionfruit and Banana Hair Mask

Here is all the information you may want about this hair mask!

Here is a list of the ingredients I chose to add to this 'recipe' and why/their properties.

Passion fruit

• Smells great
• Rich source of antioxidants
• Source of loads of vitamins, including Vitamin A which helps strengthen skin and hair, as well as promoting growth
• Loads of minerals
• Good supply of fibre, which can help make your hair 'glowy'
• Passion fruit oil is used as an oil for the scalp because it's so amazing!

Banana

• The Vitamin C makes hair shiny
• Potassium, natural oils, carbohydrates and vitamins moisturise and protect hairs natural elasticity.
• This all means that it will help with split ends and damaged hair
• Also especially good for keeping a healthy scalp

Yoghurt

• Natural milk proteins
• Lactic acid and zinc stimulate hair growth
• Natural conditioner
• Helps split ends, damaged hair and dry scalp

Honey (this was incorporated into the yoghurt, but you can add extra if you like)

• Nourishing and enriching

Vodka

• Reducing frizz by lowering the pH levels in the hair, increasing shine
• It can have dehydrating effects, which is why I've put in the oil, to counteract the effects of any drying

Overall

• Moisturise and improve the health of your hair
• Strengthens
• Helps repair damage
• Leaves the hair silky and smooth

I hope you guys give this a try!

xo Belley

And so it begins... YouTube

I've decided to take the plunge and start filming videos alongside this blog.

I've been toying with this idea since I started writing this blog. I've always considered myself to be more of a sat at a keyboard writing person rather than sitting in front of a camera and chatting person. 

But...

I'm determined to try new things though and give it a try! Please bare with me while I get to grips with the recording on my camera, brand new for me, and just gain a little confidence!

Do you have a YouTube channel, because I'd love to check them all out!

xo Belley

5 Product Drugstore Summer Face

I've got to admit that this was a challenge for me!

Dirty mirror and proud!

I've been suffering from hay fever over the last couple of weeks so I've been trying to keep my make up as light and fresh as possible, I hate the feeling of foundation melting down my face, plus it makes me feel way more self-conscious than if I wasn't wearing any make up at all! I wore this look to meet up with some family friends for breakfast. I like it because I didn't feel as though I wasn't wearing any make up or too much for a casual occasion. I wanted to look put together and neat, I wish the same could be said for my hair, but I have honestly given up trying to tame it! It was also quick and simple to apply, around ten minutes, compared to my usual twenty-five, but I'm very slow!

In the order I applied them in:

1. Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer [Medium 3]
2. Burt's Bees Replenishing Lip Balm with Pomegranate Oil
3. Look Beauty Triple Hit [Cool Glam]
4. Derma Color Fixing Spray
5. Soap & Glory Thick & Fast Mascara [Superjet Black]

Face

This look is all about looking as pulled together and neat as possible in this ridiculous amount of heat and humidity at the moment. I love this concealer! It's so great for covering dark circles and redness around my nose from the hay fever. It's also great for doubling up as a highlight, so I smudged it down towards my cheeks for a subtle amount of glow. I just wish that they had more colours available.

My Derma Fixing Spray had to be in this post. It's one of my daily essentials and replaces powder during the summer months. I like it because it reduces shine on the face without looking cakey or overdone. It holds make up in place all day long and it's so lightweight and cooling, freaking awesome product!

Finally I had to have some form of bronzer on my face. What would summer make up be without smothering yourself in shimmery goodness? I love this little baked eyeshadow quad. The blues are very pigmented, but honestly not really my colour for this kind of look. I bought this little trio purely for the gorgeous shimmery bronze. It's so versatile because it's quite sheer but very buildable, so it can easily be used on the eyes as well as face. I love the look that bronzer gives the face, warm and summery. I used a regular kabuki brush to apply it, but that doesn't count as a "product" right?

Eyes
Lashings and lashings of mascara. What could be better? Keeping the eyes simple and clean, because I can never be bothered with loads of eyeshadows during the day. When I have an extra 10 minutes, say, in the mornings then I might add one, maybe two eyeshadow colours maximum. So when I have very limited amount of products I can use I'm not going to include eyeshadow. So applying loads of mascara is a great way to add some drama to the look. I really like this mascara, it adds loads of pow and has a true kick, making my eyelashes look big and curly, I didn't even use eyelash curlers!

Lips
Again, keeping it really simply and clean. I really love this slightly tinted lipbalm. It lasts ages and feels nourishing and has a nice pinky, slightly berry tone to it. It does taste a little strange though.

Could you survive with 5 products?

xo Belley