Holiday Hair Heroes

In a massive panic that my suitcase was over the 15kg luggage allowance on my recent holiday, I pulled out all of my larger toiletry items, shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, you get the gist. I my mad panic I left myself no other choice than to buy everything in Boots at the airport, What an absolute life saver!

I always try and look for 'moisturising' or 'nourishing' hair products, especially due to all the damage it would get from the sun, sea water and chlorine, as I'm a total water baby on holiday.

I picked up amongst other things, the L'oreal Elvive Extraordinary oil nourishing shampoo and conditioner and I'm so glad I did. I really didn't have any high expectations of either product, especially due to the salt and chlorine damage that would get my hair everyday but I don't know if I've ever had my hair feel softer or sleeker, never mind on holiday!

With the formula aimed at dry to very dry hair, it left both mine and my sisters waist length hair feeling very nourished, soft, shiny and almost effortless, which is exactly what I want on my holidays. There's nothing worse than having to battle on for a long time in the heat with hairdryers and straighteners, for it to be stuck to your face, frizzy and an utter mess, which I completely know from past experiences.

The John Freida frizz ease perfect finishing polish is already one of my hair essentials for leaving my hair frizz free and smooth, so combining these products made for an absolute holiday hair dream. On my next holiday I don't think I'll even consider anything else!

Kiko cosmetics mini haul

Kiko isn't a brand I've really used or heard of before, apart from the odd mention by beauty bloggers on YouTube. However, as it isn't a brand you can find in Boots, Superdrug or a department store, at least in the UK, so I've never really thought to try it. I'm not against buying make-up online, but when it comes to foundation colours I want to make the right match.

I found a Kiko store in Leeds when I was out shopping, which I previously had never noticed before, so this was an absolute gem of a find.

I'd heard a few good things about the universal fit hydrating foundation, and at £6.90 I thought It was definitely worth a shot. I like the packaging as it allows you to get every last drop out compared to the glass pump packaging of most foundations, meaning you can get every drop of the £6.90 price tag. It also comes in a broad shade range, so there's nearly one suitable for everybody. I really hope I like this foundation as it sounds too good to be true, fingers crossed!

I also picked up two nail lacquer varnishes that were £2.50 each, which claim to strengthen and harden the nails whilst applying colour. The colour range in these are vast, just like the foundation shades. If these polishes can stop my nails from weakening when I have my nails painted, then these are an absolute gift, I can't wait to try them.

If I like what I found, I'm definitely heading back to get some more things, some of their cheek products and eyeshadow collections look great. They seem to have some really affordable products, with a decent pay off.