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May 15 2018

Pureplex Bond Reconstructing Shampoo and Conditioner…

Welcome to Elegant Ageless Beauty, I’m Teresa.

I bet I have the best conditioned hair in my town! Well maybe. Although I could have, because it is cleansed and conditioned with the help of Knight And Wilson, the hair care people that has become my new favourite. I recently coloured my hair Rose Gold with the Knight and Wilson Colour Freedom Metallic Glory Rose Gold hair dye. You can read my review HERE. I had a conditioning treatment after that using the Pureplex Hair Repair System and you can see my review HERE. Now to keep my hair in this tip-top condition I’m using the Pureplex Bond Reconstructing Shampoo and the Conditioner.

Let me tell you about the shampoo. This shampoo has been especially designed to be used daily (if you are a daily washer of hair) specifically for coloured, bleached, highlighted, any chemical treatment in fact AND for hair that is ageing, hair that is easily broken. It’s formulated with the Aminofix Bond Reconstructor and although its sulphate free it gently cleanses the hair and also helps to repair any damage caused by heated appliances and chemicals. The shampoo helps to build the hair’s structure and also it protects it from any harm you will do to the hair in the future. I for one will not stop colouring my hair! As for ingredients it has Shea Butter, Argan Oil and Panthenol (which is a form of vitamin B5) The Pureplex shampoo also contains UV filters.

The first thing I noticed when I squeezed this rich creamy shampoo into my hand is the fragrance, its gorgeous and fresh and “apple-y” I used a good-sized amount of product for my first shampoo because my hair is so thick. Thankfully it’s not too lathery,  I don’t have a shower so I have to wash my hair over the bath every time with a jug. The first shampoo rinsed out really easily and I could feel the squeak from my hair. I did a second shampoo using less of the product and paid more attention to massaging my scalp, this time there was a bit more lather although it rinsed away very clearly. I then combed my hair through with a wide toothed comb ready for the Pureplex Conditioner and it was already easy to comb when wet.

The conditioner too is so creamy and rich in consistency and like the shampoo has the fresh and apple scent. I used about a dessert spoonful of product in my hand and worked it through my hair, not reaching my scalp though. I let the conditioner work into my hair for a couple of minutes then rinsed out thoroughly. It was easy to rinse out when using my old jug method, I didn’t feel as though there was any residue left on my hair. I then wrapped my hair in a towel and left it to soak up the excess water rather than rub my hair as I usually do. Running a brush through my hair when its wet is so easy after using this glorious conditioner, didn’t struggle with any knots at all. I more often than not leave my hair to dry naturally but if I do use my  hairdryer it dries fantastically with no flyaway bits of hair. I always dry my hair using the nozzle downwards so as not to “ruffle” up the shaft of the hair, this will help with keeping the hair smoother looking.

After being introduced to all the ranges of hair products by Knight and Wilson I shall be purchasing more from the brand I really am enjoying everything that I’ve tried so far. If you would like to try them for yourself you can find them in your local Superdrug store or online HERE.

Teresa

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Mar 3 2016

Latest in Beauty Aveda Damage Remedy for Hair. British Beauty Blogger Edit…

Hello lovelies, welcome to Elegant Ageless Beauty.

Last weekend I took delivery of the new Latest in Beauty Box, British Beauty Blogger Edit, it’s packed with gorgeous hair products from Aveda. British Beauty Blogger aka Jane Cunningham has been bringing out her beauty boxes for Latest in Beauty for a while and this is just the second one I managed to get, they always sell out so quickly. There were three Aveda boxes to choose from depending on your hair type. I chose Damage Remedy for my dry, coloured hair. I’ve yet to use the products because I want to go to the hairdresser for a trim first. But as soon as I have used anything, I shall get back to you with my thoughts. But my first thoughts when I opened my box was of complete pleasure. Not only are the products fabulous, but everything is completely recyclable! I love that.

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So what did I get in my box? There are two full size products, two trial size products and to complete the Aveda experience 3 sachets of herbal tea! I’m looking forward to going to the hairdresser on Saturday and then using my new hair products, and I shall get back to you with some reviews after.

Restructuring Shampoo (250ml)

Restructuring Conditioner (200ml)

Daily Hair Repair (25ml)

Shampure Hand & Body Wash (50ml)

Aveda Comforting Tea Bag

Did you get the British Beauty Blogger Edit box from Latest in Beauty? If you did, which one did you get and what did you think? I’d love to know, I’m nosey like that. If you have never read  British Beauty Blogger Jane Cunningham’s fabulous blog check it out HERE

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Jun 25 2014

Organic Surge Moisture Boost Shampoo and Conditioner, My thoughts…

Welcome back lovely people.

As you may have seen from a previous post, Mark bought me some beautiful products from Organic Surge. He found them at, of all places our local Co-Op. He bought me the Moisture Boost shampoo and conditioner and also the eye gel. I have used all of them in the past after I won a competition with The Guardian newspaper, there were a ton of products for me to get through and I still have an unused hand wash over a year later!  It was actually because I won all the Organic Surge products that I decided to start writing a blog. This shampoo and conditioner are two of my favourite products from them.

All Organic Surge products are NOT tested on animals and are suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Also free from harsh chemicals, parabens, SLS. There are no artificial colouring or fragrance and no genetically modified ingredients.

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So firstly, the shampoo. It’s suitable for dry, frizzy or colour treated hair, and I do colour my hair and it does get dry on the ends when it’s ready for a trim, I’m lucky that I don’t suffer from frizzy hair.

The first thing I noticed when I opened the shampoo was the absolutely delicious fragrance. It has a citrus fragrance to it. It  contains lemon peel extract to help put the shine back into the hair as it flattens the cuticle of the hair shaft, so I guess that’s where I get the citrus fragrance from. It also has organic olive leaf and grape-vine extracts within it. The olive leaf is a natural anti oxidant which will help to restores silkiness back to the hair. While washing my hair with this shampoo I didn’t get a lot of lathering as it doesn’t contain SLS which can strip the hair and cause damage, it’s a light lather but it cleanses my hair beautifully and leaves it feeling fresh and clean, but yet it doesn’t feel “stripped” even after a double wash.I  apply shampoo then rinse, then wash again and rinse. This is a beautiful shampoo and it comes in a massive 250ml tube (which can go right into the recycling bin when you have used it up) it’s worth every penny of the £5.99. Love Love Love! Take a look at the Organic Surge website HERE

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The Moisture Boost conditioner is equally as beautiful containing the same ingredients as the shampoo plus some extra goodies for the hair, like a blend of thyme and fennel extracts to help stop hair breakage and orange essential oil to help detoxify the hair. This will go a very long way because you don’t need a lot of product to get beautiful conditioning. I have neck length thick hair and I used a “blob” (for want of a better word) about the size of  a 50 pence piece and massaged into my hair and left it in for about a minute, before rinsing out. I didn’t put any product on my hair while I was drying it as I wanted to see how it felt after using both shampoo and conditioner. My hair felt so soft and silky and I didn’t have any flyaway’s either. The conditioner is also £5.99. But on their website you can buy them both for £10.78 at the moment. What a bargain for beautiful healthy shiny hair!

I am so happy that Mark found Organic Surge in our local Co-Op, but he said you really have to hunt the shelves for the products, they don’t have their own designated shelves. The shampoo and conditioner were with all the other hair care brands. I want to try the new Brightening Hot Cloth Cleanser but Mark didn’t see it in the store. But that’s okay because I’m still using my gorgeous Daily Care Facial Wash. 

Okay, lovely people that’s the hair care sorted, I shall be back to share the Eye Gel soon, in the meantime if you click HERE it will take you to Organic Surge website.

Thank you for reading, take care.

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Jun 22 2014

A Little Organic Surge “haul”

I’m back with a little “haul” that Mark put in the shopping today.

So, Mark just popped to our local Co-Op for a few bits to top up the fridge and freezer and when he came back he said he bought a couple of extra nice bits. I was unpacking the shopping and found a couple of nice melons (Oh Matron!) no really, he bought a couple of nice cantaloupe melons but he said they weren’t the nice bits he bought, and proceeded to pull out of the shopping bag some gorgeous Organic Surge products. He had bought me their amazing Moisture Boost shampoo and conditioner and Eye Gel.

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I am a huge fan of Organic Surge I’m using the daily facial wash at the moment, and have had many body and skin-care products from the brand in the past, they are just lovely. I’ve had the eye gel before and it’s gorgeous straight from the fridge! I’ve had the shampoo and conditioner before too and I can’t wait to use them again in the morning. Mark said that Co-Op have a 3 for 2 offer on for Organic Surge products at the moment, but I don’t know how much the products are so I can’t tell you. Although on their website these two hair products purchased together are £10.78 and the eye gel is £8.49. Organic Surge have amazing deals for their products, they call them “bundles” on their website, if you would like to see these beautiful products just click HERE

That’s it for today, I promise! I hope you all have a great week lovely people.

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Mar 3 2014

REVERSE HAIR WASHING?…….

Hello again lovely people!

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So, I was reading Mail Online yesterday and came across an article where a writer, Alison Freer was given some advice by one of her readers to try “reverse hair washing”. We all usually shampoo rinse then apply conditioner then rinse out again (unless you have a leave-in conditioner) she was advised to try washing her hair in reverse, where by you wet hair then add conditioner leave it for 2 minutes then add shampoo and rinse. Check the article out HERE, it makes for a very interesting read.

So hey guess what peeps? I washed my hair using this method this morning, and I have to say it worked for me! I wet my hair then massaged through my conditioner, I left it on for 2 minutes before applying shampoo. It lathered really well so next time I won’t use quite so much. I rinsed as usual and wrapped my hair in a towel. Before I decided to “reverse wash” my hair I thought that when I blow dried it, my hair would end up being very fly away and static, so for this “experiment” I didn’t use my usual styling products, I just used my hairdryer and hairbrush to style. I must say I was pleasantly surprised! My hair felt thicker, it’s conditioned and it certainly isn’t fly away.

Now, my hair is layered and the length is to my jaw so this is just how it worked for me, I don’t know if “reverse hair washing” will work on long hair, it might not be for everybody. But I think I shall be using this method from now on.

What do you think, would you try this method when washing your hair? If you try it I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments below or over on my facebook page.

 

Have a good week.

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