Roll Up, Roll Up!

Happy Sunny Sunday Girls, 

Today's short and sweet post is about another one of my Amazon research buys, the Babyliss Hot Rollers. After using them on a few clients this week, and myself a few weeks ago, I had to share how great they are with you all.

It seems rollers have become a bit of a trend, especially following on from celebs from reality tv shows using them. After seeing so many posts on social media it seemed nothing really could give more bounce and natural looking volume than rollers, so I wanted to do lots of research before investing in any. 

Although the 'sleep in' rollers were tempting for my lazy self, after watching countless Youtube videos, reading Amazon reviews, and googling like crazy, I decided to give Babyliss Thermo Ceramic Rollers a try. They were an absolute bargain (£30 on Amazon), what did I have to lose?!

I plug in the roller heater for about fifteen minutes before I use them, although I think the warm up time is actually only a few minutes. I section parts of hair into the rollers and leave them in for 20 minutes at a minimum, usually I can leave them in whilst doing my make-up in the meantime. The results are bouncy and effortless hair that looks like quite an expensive blow-dry. 

What's not to love? 

End result when used on blow-dried
hair

The set comes with all the necessary equipment including the rollers, heater and clips to hold the rollers in place. The different sized barrels are useful, and I tend to use the larger rollers on the top section of my hair, and use the smaller ones on the bottom layer for the best effect. For added styling I sometimes go over my curls with my Bombay Hair 25mm (from the 5 in 1 range) wand. 

Taking into consideration a blow dry can cost £30 if going to a hairdresser, this is a great at home alternative and also a great addition to any hair stylists kit. It is simple and easy to use and also effective for such a small price. 

I may do a video tutorial on how I use these tools if readers find it useful, so let me know if that's what you would like to see and I will give it a go. 

Do you have a go to styling tip that give you the celeb factor? 

K xx

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Curly Girl

Hey Guys, 

Its a Sunday and its been a hard week but I am in need to blog about a tool I have had for some time, but not made proper use of. You may remember my post about the Remington Pearl Straighteners, they were bought on a budget and worked amazingly well. I then went on to buy the curling want from the same range. 

The wand I chose is the Remington Pearl C195 Curling Wand. I tested the wand on my sister prior to making use of it during bookings, mainly for curly hair up do’s. Yesterday for the first time I used it to curl a full head of hair... my own! 

I have not had my hair fully curled in possibly 2 years, I don’t feel the curly look suits me much, and I get worried I will end up looking like a poodle! Testing the curls before going to an event was risky business, but luckily for me it worked in my favour, the results were A-MAZING.

I am not a fan of tight ringlet curls, so I sectioned my hair and used large sections at a time and wrapped them around the tong. I did not hold my hair for longer than five seconds each time, this gave me a really nice vintage type curl/wave.  The whole process probably took me fifteen minutes, which is good for those who are impatient like me!

Today is the next moring, and the curls are still in place, I would possibly need to add a bit of product for maintenance. 

I love my straighteners to style, but if you want something a little different to add that “wow” factor this wand is the way to go. The best part... the price (well I am Gujrati)... £18 (note prices may have changed since my order) from Amazon. What.A.Bargain.

So the pro’s of this product are:

• Price
• Ease of Use
• Professional finish
• Comes with a heat protector and glove

For me the cons were: 

• It gets very hot, so you need to be careful to prevent burning yourself or the wire

All in all, a great product and practice makes perfect. I can’t wait to use this again to create even more styles. 

Do you have a hair tool or product that exceeded expectations? 

K xx

Please feel free to post any skin care tips, products or comments you may have which could benefit others.