Affordable find #1

Recently, I have been oohing and ahhing over numerous beauty products that right now my budget doesn't seem to stretch to as I'm trying to be good and save for ONCE in my life in preparation for travelling next year.
So because of this I've been on the hunt for products on the cheaper sides of things, whether new out or old, that are good enough replacements until I find that money trees do exist. I'm going to come up with a list of my favourite affordable range of products. My knowledge on beauty and skincare isn't top notch, but as a student who likes to dabble in the area I thought, why not!
To start of with is my favourite body moisturisers, and this definitely wasn't a hard one for me, as I absolutely love and have been using for a good while now the Body Shop body butters. They've been around for years, and have certainly been mentioned before, but I adore them as a reliable go to, and they really do last forever.

  I've tried other body butters, but always seem to go back to the Body Shop's range, possibly because of the bright colourful packaging and the fact they smelt so yummy, but for my skin they seem to do the trick.
They smell gorgeous and although at first feel quite thick, really do sink into the skin and feel really moisturising.

They usually retail at around £12.50 for the big tubs, which yes isn't THAT cheap but they last for ages and often have sales on where they retail for half the price, and if I'm correct, theres one on now! Go to http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/

TRESemme Haircare

A couple of days ago, I touched back down on the British Isles to the view of beautiful torrential rain and storms, oh the joys living on our small island brings us. Luckily I had been able to escape the weather on a break to Spain for the week with my family, with was indeed lovely and relaxing. Even the hotel my mum picked which just so happened to cater of an age range between 60-80 didn't put a dampener on the week (don't we all love bingo around the pool and cheesy Rod Stewart impersonators for the evening entertainment).
Unfortunately, my hair tends to channel Monica off Friends in the humidity,and until I can muster up the courage to try corn-rows, I was determined to find some miracle to save my hair from the extra heat I usually have to put on to style.
I have tried a lot of Aussie products, mainly the 3-minute wonder treatment, and as good as I think it is, when I last took it away it just didn't seem to do the trick on my hair. So, I looked else where and found myself looking in the way of keratin products. Having tried other products, including Kerastase, I know the intense protein works on my hair. However, on a budget I found myself in boots purchasing the new TRESemme Keratin Smooth range on 3 for 2, the restoring shampoo and conditioner and deep treatment mask.

The products promise to restore the natural Keratin in your hair and create a soft and silky finish.
Unfortunately I discovered after purchasing that the products only contained hydrolyzed keratin, which is far from the real stuff. I suppose it's the price you pay when buying on a whim and into some new advertising scheme, but then again I definitely didn't expect it to turn out to be some wonder treatment (these use Replicine Functional Keratin technology) Regardless of this after using the products my hair did look shinier which is unusual for my bleached hair, and the mask really created a softer feeling to my hair. For now it's staying in my hair care regime, and as a budget substitute product it has done the trick for me. 


Has anyone else tried the TRESemme products?