February Favourites ♥

Hello everyone, I hope you have all had a good month:)! I have been ill most of the month so mine was pretty rubbish haha. I hope you enjoy reading about my favourites this month! 

How cute is this owl! It is a lipgloss which opens from the underneath, it smells like strawberries and I love it! I don't know where it is from because it was a gift in a set from a lady I work with. 

Max Factor Clump Defy mascara is so good, the wand is curved which I love, it has rubber bristles which make my eyelashes separate and even out and the actual mascara is definitely clump defying, it goes on smoothly and makes my eyelashes stay up all day, without feeling like there is lots of product on my eyelashes.

This Ted Baker hand cream was part of a gift set from Boots, It smells amazing, it has rose, sandlewood, raspberry, vanilla and shea butter in it. It makes my hands smooth and soft straight after use and it doesn't feel greasy either.

If you have been following my blog and Instagram for a while you will know that I love Company magazine, especially this months issue! This was my first issue in my new subscription and I was so pleased with it. The new spring trends are so pretty and pastely. I loved the beauty pages as always but especially these ones featuring Cara! If you aren't subscribed then you really need to! The magazine costs £2.50 but they have an offer the now for 12 issues for £12! Which I was pretty gutted about as my subscription I paid for last month was 6 issues for £12.. but I am still pleased with my offer as I am saving money and I got a free gift too!

Hello my name is Natalie MacDonald and I am addicted to The Sims 3.. I have been ill with the cold (which still hasn't gone away *grr*) which means I have been in bed a lot so I have been playing this on my laptop so much more and now I am hooked! It is such a good game and I am so tempted to buy some expansion packs.

I wrote about this Herbal Essences hair mask in my ombre hair care routine, I love it and the smell of it! It works so well with my ombred hair and is definitely improving the condition of my ends.

This is my favourite item of the month! I got this 9ct white gold necklace from my boyfriend James for Valentine's day and I am so happy with it. The chain it came with is very very thin so I am scared to wear it as I have snapped 3 necklace chains he has gave me already! So I am putting a thicker chain on it for everyday wear and I will use the thin chain if we go somewhere nice :).

Have you enjoyed any of these products? 

My Ombre Hair Care Routine

Herbal essences - Protection Mask,     Herbal Essences - Split End Cream,     John Frieda - Shampoo,     John Frieda - Conditioner

Ombre hair is something I have admired for quite a while basically since Zoe first got hers done. But I was always a bit sceptical of how it would look in my natural auburn/red hair. After some thought on it I decided to give it a shot in December. I got one of my work colleagues to do it for me as she is a hairdresser (one of the perks of working in a salon!), the first bleaching didn't lift my hair colour at all, which I was really disappointed about but that was all down to having colour build up in my hair, I had used colour B4 to remove my last dark hair dye so I could go back to my normal colour but doing this had built up colour so the bleach wouldn't lighten my hair. We tried again that day with a stronger bleach and it went slightly lighter which I was happy with. Then a couple weeks ago I got it done again and this time it went proper blonde which I love!

I decided to buy John Frieda Colour Renew Tone Correcting shampoo and conditioner to remove brassy tones from my bleached ends. I love using this product, I can see a difference instantly every time I use it, because it is specifically designed for colour-treated blondes it works perfectly and keeps your hair in fairly good condition. This is my second lot now and I am only buy them if they are on offer in Superdrug as I think they are really expensive otherwise.

Herbal Essences is a brand that I always have used. I love their products and their wonderful smell! I have used the beautiful ends shampoo and conditioner in the past but never tried any other products from the range. I decided to try the hair mask and the split end protection cream as they were both on offer, I love the smell of these products, they contain red raspberry and silk extracts which are lovely!

I use the mask once a week and my hair feels and smells amazing after it! My hair looks better and better each time I use it. The tub is fairly large which means that it will last you quite a while. 

The split end cream is used before blow-drying your hair, you rub it through the ends of your towel dried hair and then carry on with blow-drying as usual. It protects your hair and stops it from breaking, which is brilliant for bleached ombre hair.

Have you tried these products before? Comment below :)