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HOTD: 20th January, 2024

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Hair Of The Day: just took a notion.

Mainly because I took delivery of my new Revlon Salon One-Step Hair Dryer and Volumiser on Friday. My brother and sister-in-law gifted me one last Christmas and to say I am obsessed does not do it justice.

Obsessed = buying one for euro use as the gift is US-plug oriented and won’t work here. Or not for long: I bought a hot flat brush thingie ages ago, can’t even recall the brand, and used an adaptor, and blew it out in a month or so.

Obsessed = speaking of, I got the Revlon version of an air-drying flat brush and was not wowed. So I waited until the finances settled post-holidays and got one of the proper, full brush oval deals. LOVE.

Image of my hair, having used the products that will be listed below
Yikes, that’s long. Ends need tidying.

Here’s hoping you’re all viewing this on mobile/cell because I spent a ridic amount of time on the above image and it is t i n y. Ugh.

1} If you take nothing from this post, take Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub. Scalp health! It is important! Imagine not exfoliating your face! That is a teeny tiny 75ml pot of scrubby excellence, and using it once a month, it lasts… at least eight? A scoop on two fingers is plenty. Apply before shampooing. So good.

2} Bumble & Bumble Illuminated Color Shampoo and its matching 1-Minute Vibrancy Treatment: I used the latter ‘cos I ran out of the conditioner, which I will say I found that touch too thick. I prefer these two working in combination. Not for going out-out hair, perfectly respectable any-old-day shampoo + treatment.

3} Smooth Me Now Thermal Spray from Eleven: really, really good, works even better with a fancier shampoo + conditioner. This is my gateway into the brand, with which I am not familiar; will likely investigate further, watch this space.

I alwaysssssss use something before I dry, and recommend you do too. I have a top five I might do on that score.

4} QUEEN. Okay if you take a second thing from this post, take this. I will say it works better if you let your hair air dry a lil bit before using this, but it is so effective it’s worth an extra five minutes or so of brushing this glorious hot air conveying device through your locks. And with the amount of feckin’ acreage I have to dry (really time for a trim), if your hair is shorter, you will defo go faster. LOVE THIS THING, SO GREAT.

ALSO! When I opened the box and a packaged Allen wrench/Philips head screwdriver fell into my lap I was like: why. Well. You can unscrew the back of the plug and upon removal, the UK prongs reveal Euro prongs, so lets go to France and have perfect hair!

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I {Almost} Used It All Up: Kiehl’s Magic Elixir

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Gahhhhhhhh!

IUIAAU KIEHL'S

It’s not that I wanted to be done with this, because I love ittttt — but that’s not much of a dose, is it?

A couple of years ago, scalps were the new black, and it makes sense: scalps are skin, and even if you shampoo, you’re still not really taking specific care of that specific part of your body.

Now, many may holler, ‘This is ridic! Is there not a square inch of ourselves that goes without its own special product?!’ Me, I don’t care, I love product {obvs}, so was happy enough to take yet another step onboard.

I loved this on days when I had the time to drench my roots and leave it. Nothing like a good hair treatment to make one feel virtuous. And such treatments are pretty low maintenance: just lash it on and forget about it until it’s time to shower.

After using this truly Magic Elixir, my hair was silky, and my highlights looked like they’d gotten top up. What’s not to like?

That little tiny bit in the bottle, that’s what’s not to like…

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€28.50/£25/$20

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Plus! Avocado oils! So good for us internally and here, externally!

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When Worlds Collide: Mane ‘n Tail Hoofmaker Hand & Nail Therapy

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Ah, lads. Seriously? All this package is lacking is my name on it.

MANE N TAIL hoofmakerHave I not got manky nails? Have I not got a love of horses, and horseriding, and all things horsey in general? < Except for the DNA thing about the burgers?

Have I also not got a lazy streak a mile wide that means even when I find a miracle fingernail cure the like of Dr Lewinn’s, and even though I keep it right there next to my computer, I still manage to forget to use it? Is there any way in the world to keep me using something that is good for me?

Yup — just slap a picture of a horse on it.

I don’t remember how The Original Mane ‘n Tail Shampoo & Conditioner got back on my radar. I used to it to good effect many years ago when I was still living in the States, following an ill-advised bob. The hairstyle just didn’t suit me, and I was keen {desperate} to get my long hair back. This was before my conversion to all things equine, and whilst I certainly wasn’t responding back then to the picture of the horses on the containers, I snapped up it up anyway — it said it was going to grow my hair back.

Actually, it didn’t promise that, but nevertheless! My hair grew back really quickly, and with body. And shine! And I remember thinking, My scalp feels really healthy.

Ah! Now I know why this brand came to mind: Scalps are the New Black. Products targeted for scalp health are on the ascendant — and next week I’ll be talking about the fantastic Nioxin Scalp Renew Dermabrasion Treatment — so some little connection in my neural map referring to The Hair must have snapped a synapse or something.

I got some S&C samples to review, and, long story long, the Hoofmaker was included, too.

What happened was, this was originally developed to treat cracked hoofs, but the horse owners noticed that their own hands were improving from the use of it. Here are the bullet points:

> Moisturizes dry and cracked nails
> Protects against nail damage
> Maintains strong and flexible nails
> Softens and conditions callused, rough areas
> Restores vial nutrients

The last one is not an issue for me, which is why I never bother with hand creams that say they help your nails too. My hands are vitally nutriented, and never get dry. But my feet! My manky feet! I can use this on my own hooves!

I’m gonna be Mane ‘n Tail from head to toe!

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The Original Mane ‘n Tail Hoofmaker has an RRP of €7.95/£7.99/$2.99

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