Review: OSMO Effects Detoxify 1 Day A Week Clarifying Cleanser* & Straighten Up*

Winter and central heating has taken it's toll on my hair lately, it's become very dry,frizzy and troublesome. I was recently lucky enough to be sent a couple of haircare products to try out - OSMO Effects Detoxify 1 Day A Week Clarifying Cleanser* and; OSMO Effects Straighten Up*- which I hoped would make my hair happier.

OSMO is a professional haircare brand which was 'born and bred in Britain'. Their wide range of products covers everything from styling, colouring and caring for hair.

The OSMO Effects Detoxify 1 Day A Week Clarifying Cleanser* is a build up removal shampoo, to be used once weekly to remove any product build up from the hair. I've been using this product on a Sunday to 'detox' my hair of all the products I've used throughout the week. 

After using the shampoo a number of times now I feel I can give it a fair review. The shampoo has quite a fresh minty smell,which I'm not overly fond of but I'm sure others would really like it. This shampoo leaves my hair squeaky clean and I haven't found this product to make my hair any drier than it already is which I was worried was going to be a little bit of a problem. One thing that's worth noting is that since I've been using this shampoo the colour in my hair has faded slightly, now I'm not sure if this is entirely the result of using this shampoo but it's definitely something to bear in mind if you do colour your hair (like I do).

The OSMO Effects Straighten Up Spray* is a Keratin based straightening spray which works alongside hair straighteners to help lock in straightness,control frizz and promote shine. 

Despite having GHD Hair Straighteners and taking time over straightening my hair my hair will never stay straight so this product really appealed to me. The product is to be spritzed over damp hair (avoiding the roots) before blow drying and then straighten your hair as normal to finish. 

The OSMO Effects Straighten Up Spray* has a sweeter scent than the shampoo,which I much prefer. Now in no way do I have professional blow drying or straightening skills but there was a definite improvement to the appearance of my hair after using this product. My hair was much less frizzy than usual and actually looked pretty sleek and healthy. Although my troublesome hair refuses to fully co-operate with my hair straighteners this product did help my hair to retain some straightness for just that little while longer. 

The straightening spray was definitely my favourite of the two products. If you fancy trying this product you can find it here (RRP £9.99)

*This product was very kindly sent to me for review purposes. This is not a sponsored post and all opinions are my own. You can read my full disclaimer policy here.

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January Favourites

 Happy February lovelies. I was in two minds whether to do a January favourites post as most of the products I have been using throughout the month featured in my December favourites post (you can read that here) but there are a few exceptions:

I was lucky enough to receive the Benefit Cheeky Sweet Spot Box giftset for Christmas, it contains sample sizes of some of Benefit's most popular boxes of powder - Dandelion,Bella Bamba,Sugarbomb,Coralista,Rockateur and Hoola. I've been using this set on a daily basis and I'm currently loving the Coralista and Sugarbomb blushes.

As I've been having a lot of trouble sleeping lately I decided to try the this works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray (I purchased a trial size as part of a giftset in the Feel Unique sale) . I don't use this every night, but when I do I seem to have a much better nights sleep. 

The next product is is no way glamorous but for me it is an essential. The Wilkinson Sword Intuition Naturals Razor is a handy little tool to have - it's a razor which is surrounded by soap which lathers up,moisturises and makes shaving my legs much less hassle.

Another product which is more of an essential than a luxury is toothpaste. I've recently discovered the Beverly Hills Formula Perfect White Black Toothpaste and it's pretty impressive. I won't say too much though as I may do a full review on it soon.

Another product I received for Christmas was the Makeup Revolution Romantic Smoked Eyeshadow Pallete, which has become part of my January everyday make-up routine. I've been applying a single colour all over my eyelids using the Real Techniques Essential Crease Brush. I have been using the shimmery shades more than the matte shades but that's purely down to my personal preference.

What are your January favourites?

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Beauty: Rimmel By Kate 'Red Nose Red' Lipstick for Comic Relief

Comic Relief (or Red Nose Day) will take place this year on Friday 13th March. 

As an official partner of the fundraising event Rimmel London have given the Rimmel By Kate 'Shade 1' Lipstick a Red Nose Day inspired make-over. 

Despite being a Limited Edition product the quality has not been compromised. The formula,pigmentation and lasting power are excellent (as you'd expect from a Rimmel By Kate Lipstick). 

The lipstick itself is the a stunning deep red shade which I have been wearing daily since purchasing the lipstick. Here's a swatch I did on the back on my hand (I tried to do a swatch on my lips but I couldn't get it to look quite right,apologies):

The Rimmel By Kate 'Red Nose Red' Lipstick is available here for £5.49, but you don't need to feel guilty about buying yet another lipstick as £1.67 will go straight to Comic Relief to support the amazing work that the charity does.

Psst.. Rimmel are encouraging you to get involved in their #gettherednoselook campaign by uploading a selfie to your favourite Social Media platform showing them your 'Red Nose' inspired look. I'll be uploading my selfie to Instagram as soon as I get the chance to.

Will you be purchasing this Limited Edition lipstick to #gettherednoselook?

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Magazine Freebies: Free Benefit Roller Lash Mascara

I'm sure that most of you lovelies will know about the fab Benefit freebie on offer with this month's UK Elle magazine, but for those of you who aren't here's a little heads up.

The current edition of UK Elle (dated March 2015) comes with a sample size version of Benefit's new mascara - Roller Lash. What's even better is that Roller Lash isn't released until late February so this is the perfect opportunity to try it out for a fraction of the price.

The March Issue of Elle Magazine is out now, costing £4.00.

I've not had the chance to properly try the mascara yet but I'll give it a whirl and try to get a review up before it's released.

Will you be picking up the latest Elle magazine?

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