Orofluido Zen Control Elixir | Beauty

I have never heard of the brand Orofluido before I went to the Catlyst PR event, but when I saw it I was immediately drawn to it. The packaging on this Zen Control Elixir has a very luxurious feel, I really love the detailing with the red flowers over the box. As with any hair product I always smell it first and Oh. My. God. This stuff smells amazing, I would almost consider wearing it as perfume if I were able to. It has a combination of floral and fruit scents, I'd say it is really sweet but the floral tones brings it down just a notch to it isn't too over powering. 

So what does this Zen Control Elixir do? It created to help control frizz, elasticity and smoothness. It was originally created for women who have quite dry and brittle hair but have issues with frizz in humid temperatures. It also has 3 key Asia ingredients which are Tsubaki (camellia) Oil, which is like an anti ageing oil with moisturing and repairing properties. Bamboo Extract which helps with elasticity and Rice Oil which adds shine and helps prevent split ends. My hair doesn't get too frizzy though there are a few times where it does look a little dry and damaged so I have been on the hunt for something that could help with this. 

I have fair hair and it is pretty fne so I am always really cautious with using oils because they can make my hair look incredibly flat and lifeless. But this Orofluido product just smells so amazing I wanted to try it out for sure. The leaflet advises that you should only use 1-3 drops which is a tiny amount so not as scary as I first thought. I rubbed it into my hair when it was damp after I had a shower and then blow dried it. I must admit I really thought that the scent would be really strong in my hair after I had dried it but unfortunately it almost disappeared which is a real shame because I really liked it. Like you could kinda smell it but it wasn't as lovely as what it is in the bottle. 

I was impressed that the oil did manage to keep my hair fairly frizz free but as I mentioned, I don't have crazy frizzy hair anyway. It definitely made my hair look a little less damaged which is always good in my books. I will probably use this oil every now and then as more of a treatment as opposed to everyday. I think it would be great if you had thick or curly hair. 

Have you tried out anything from Orofluido before? 

Big Fat Healthy Hair Shampoo & Conditioner | Review

If you read my previous Boot Haul post you will know that I was going to try out Lee Stafford's My Big Fat Healthy Hair Shampoo and Conditioner to see whether it really could give my hair added volume. 

My hair is pretty flat, it's not very thick but I like to try volumising shampoos and conditioners to see whether they really can do anything for my hair. So this month I thought I would try out this brand, generally speaking I have heard a lot of good reviews about Lee Stafford products as a whole so I thought this was a pretty safe option. 

The product claims to boost the hairs body and texture whilst making it a little glossy and add a bit of shine. I though I would give this product a good go and try it out for nearly a month to see whether I did notice any difference. 

The product smells really lovely, kinda sweet and floral but a really nice fresh scent and when I was rubbish the conditioner in it almost foams up a little bit which is quite difference from other conditioners which i really like. The shampoo is a bit weird because it's see through, I'm not sure I like that because I like to see how much I'm putting in my hand so I know not to use too much but it's ok. 

After blowing drying my hair, it does look good and this shampoo and conditioner definitely makes my hair really soft, it's gorgeous. But the one thing it doesn't do is make my hair look any thicker, at all. It's such a shame because I do think it's a really nice product and had it just be for normal hair I think I would be in love but it doesn't make my hair look any thicker what so ever. It just kinda makes it a little knotty, which I'm not sure whether this is part of the formula to add more texture but I'm really not a fan unfortunately.  

I won't be buying this product again but I definitely would try more Lee Stafford products because they are nice but this one doesn't do what it says it does. 

Have you tried My Big Fat Healthy Hair?

Wonderful Wonder Balm or just Balm?

I'm a subscriber to Elle magazine and the freebie with this months mag was a Percy & Reed hair product.

My hair type is actually pretty thin so I try to keep the products I use to a minimum however I do understand the importance of products such as these as a heat protector. 

Today I thought I'd give it a go, now on the back it claims to give you:

"Moisture, shine, smoothness, definition, softeness, light hold, high humidity protection and manageability"

Which is a lot for one balm to do one would think. It says to add a small amount to towel dried hair from root to tips or to add a tiny amount as a finishing product after styling. As soon as I squeezed it out of the bottle I knew I wouldn't be able to put it anywhere near my roots, it's a pretty thick balm. 

When I was blow drying my hair after, I could feel tell that there was product in my hair so it was a little thicker than I had hoped. 

After blow drying, my hair does have a beautiful scent and it does feel softer. So actually it does live up to some of it's claims. It's a very easy product to use and the packaging is just so cute, will it make it into my daily routine, I'm not sure yet! 

However, I think if I had beautiful thick hair I would be in love with this product, it's just a little too heavy for me. Even as I am writing this my hair is becoming a little weighted down.