Put your friend on Cloud Nine!

Just wanted to share with you all this great competition Cloud Nine is currently running!

Basically the folks at Cloud Nine are giving two friends the chance to win a visit to a Cloud Nine salon of their choice, for a lush and lavish pampering session! Both of you will be given an all-over expenses paid make-over, courtesy of Cloud Nine.

So if you fancy a trip to Cloud Nine, this is all you need to do to be in to win:
♥ Go to the Cloud Nine Facebook Fan Page
♥ Upload a picture of you and your friend to their wall
♥ Explain why you and your friend are deserving to be put on Cloud Nine
♥ Then get all of your friends to 'Like' your photo because the person with the most 'Likes' will win!

Now not only will the winners get seriously pampered, your friend will receive 'TheO - Gift of Volume' (worth £199.95) and for being such a great friend you can choose your favourite Cloud Nine Iron to have all to yourself!

The competition will run from 4 July until 31st July and the winner will be announced 1st August 2011.
So will you be entering your friend?? xoxo

Saying I love YOU with an 'I love...' Giveaway!

The people from I Love Cosmetics are spreading the love this upcoming Valentines Day! They were so VERY kind to send me  two of their adorable flavoured Gift Pouches and two of their gorgeously Scented Candles.

From the 31st January 2011 at selected Morrisons stores the 'I Love….'  flavoured Gift Pouches and Gorgeously Scented Candles will retail at only£3 each! This will ensure that you or your hot date can be suitably pampered without breaking the bank! Choose from either the love heart pink Strawberries & Milkshake or the sizzling hot Raspberry & Blackberry. Contents of the Gift Pouch include super-cute mini I Love… treats. Look out for the 100ml Bath & Shower Crème, 75ml Body Butter and 11ml Shimmer & Shine Lip Gloss.  The candles weigh 180g and will scent your rooms with a subtle Strawberries & Milkshake scent or Raspberry & Blackberry flavour – cherry pick your fancy! What a perfect cute little Valentines Gift for one of your girlfriends or maybe just for yourself ;) Valentine's Day has never smelled so sweet…

 

To say 'I love…YOU' this Valentines Day to all my readers I have decided to give away the Strawberries & Milkshake Gift Pouch plus the Raspberry & Blackberry candle! How do you enter??
♥ You have to be (or become) a follower of my blog.
♥ Then simply type 'enter me' in the comments section below & tell me who or what you love this Valentines..
♥ The winner will be chosen at random, by random.org
♥ This giveaway is only open to UK readers only (sorry due to the candle, postage would be quite a mission..)
♥ Closing date for entries will be Monday 14th February…(yes this is Valentines Day hehe)
♥ Lastly, please tell me in your comments your email address to ensure I can contact the lucky winner :)

For more information on I love cosmetics and their range of delicious products visit their website www.ilovecosmetics.eu or contact (UK) 0845 611 6111 for stockist details or for international stockist details check out 'where to find I love' online!

Aveda Smooth Infusion Update:

Hi everyone,
Back in mid January I was invited to the Aveda Institute in London to take part in their 'Aveda Smooth Infusion Challenge'. You can read my original post here.

Basically the Smooth Infusion collection includes the following products:

1. Smooth Infusion™ Shampoo - softens hair and reduces friz

2. Smooth Infusion™ Conditioner - includes a special plant infusion that leaves hair silky smooth

3. Smooth Infusion™ Style-Prep Smoother - makes styling easier by producing long-lasting smooth results

plus 4. Smooth Infusion™ Glossing Straightener - for all-day straightness and shine

For the last few weeks I have been using the Shampoo, Conditioner and Style-Prep Smoother on my hair to see if it lives up to their promises to protect my hair from heat styling damage, keep my hair free from frizz for up to 12 hours and defend against humidity!

♥ My thoughts so far?
To be honest I have been pretty impressed with the performance of the Smooth Infusion products!
First off, I absolutely love the smell of the shampoo & conditioner! It’s so fresh and clean and really makes me feel like I am getting a salon treatment/wash in the comfort of my own shower ;) You can also tell that the product is very natural and good for your hair because it truly feels cleansing without making it feel so heavy and glossy from lots of added un-natural ingredients.
To describe my natural hair would be fairly straight, thin but I have quite a good amount of it. So normally when I wash & condition my hair and just blow or rough dry it, it comes out pretty smooth and straight but the ‘frizz’ and ‘fly-aways’ are the bits that annoy me intensely! It always looks nice and smooth when I am inside, but as soon as I spend sometime in the outside world, frizz starts appearing :( That's why very often after blow drying my hair I will run my straighteners through it quickly to smooth it down! I have used the products as they recommend in the picture above. What I really like about this line is that it leaves my hair feeling soft & smooth, yet not heavy or weighed down like some other ‘anti-frizz’ products can do. It protects my hair from heat styling and left my hair a feeling lot smoother than I am used to. In the last few weeks I have to admit I have hardly used my straighteners. My new routine has been to blow-dry my hair, using some velco rollers to give it a little ‘oomf’ and creating a smoother, softer and voluminous style, which actually lasts beyond the inside of my house! This is my hair after a full day of work, including walking around London, travelling on the tube and working in an air-conditioned office. Still looks pretty smooth right?

I will continue using these products and will give you a final update & round up of my challenge in the next few weeks. To read more about the Aveda Smooth Infusion range or to buy the products - click here.
For my UK based readers: Download a voucher HERE to get your own FREE haircare consultation plus a 3-piece sample pack of the Smooth Infusion haircare system, at an Aveda salon near you! xoxo
* Small print: this is a sponsored post via HandPicked Media for the Aveda Smooth Infusion Challenge

Cult Beauty at Selfridges!

Tonight I was invited to the opening of Cult Beauty's pop-up store at Selfridges! That’s right, Cult Beauty is launching a pop-up shop, exclusively in Selfridges London Beauty Hall from January 27 – 31, 2011.

Customers will not only have access to some of the hottest, underground beauty brands such as Face Atelier, Ginvera, Immupure, Rodin, MV Organics and Rahua; but also to members of the Cult Beauty expert panel such as Tara Smith, James Corbett, Vanda Serrador, Michelle Roques-O’Neil and Teresa Smith. Cult Beauty founders Jessica DeLuca Moore and Alexia Inge will also be on hand to help with any beauty tips and advice, as well as the founders of brands such as Omorovicza and Mama Mio.

EXCLUSIVE OFFER: Sign up for the Cult Beauty newsletter and you’ll receive a coupon which will allow you to claim a free Como Shambala Invigorate travel set (showergel and lotion) – redeemable at the Cult Beauty pop-up at Selfridges, London.

The Cult Beauty pop-up shop runs from January 27 – 31 in the main Beauty Hall at Selfridges & Co, 400 Oxford Street, London. To all my UK/London readers, I definitely recommend to check it out! For everyone else check out www.cultbeauty.co.uk for their fantastic range of products and tips online!