The How To | Easy Holiday Hair

Once thing I love about going on holiday is what it does to my hair. I've recently come back from a week away in a chateau, where I spent my entire time sat by a pool. For me, this meant air dry hair with sun and I just feel like my hair is always happier on holiday. Which sounds weird... Yes?

The How To | Learning the Importance of Heat Protection

So, this sounds like a seriously, you didn't know this already, kind of post. However, I knew heat defense for your hair was important, however I kind of ignored. And when I say kind of ignored I mean I just didn't do it at all cause I couldn't be bothered. Yeah, nice one. I had my hair cut a few weeks ago and I ended up having a good four inches cut off cause my hair just felt so tired and lacklustre. I just didn't feel the love for it and the feeling was mutual. Since I got it cut I've been very into trying to keep it healthy and sort it out as I'm loving my new shorter locks and I don't want to go back into the phase of "meh, don't care, it's just hair" (yes, I know it rhymes, I'm quite proud of that). With that in mind I went out and got myself some heat protect spray.

Best of 2012... Hair

Next up is hair! This is the first year I've really set up my own hair routine and have it actually behave... so let's take a peek at the products that make it possible!

Aussie Miracle Moist Shampoo & Conditioner (review to come)
Technically it's still two product... So it counts as 2 in the top 5. Basically the most hydrating pair I've used all year and the minis are really convenient for travel. Smells incredible too!

Bumble & Bumble BB Sunday Shampoo
A cleansing shampoo that literally reviatalises and cleans everything. Think incredibly squeeky hair. A tad overpriced for me, but nothing has come close to replacing it yet!

VO5 Hot Oil Moisture Soak Elixir
To begin with I wasn't too sure, but now I am completely hooked. My hair has never felt softer and healthier. Lasts for about 5/6 washes and isn't too bad a price really! Already repurchased...

Charles Worthington Rough & Tousled Salt Spray
My first experience with a salt spray, and it doesn't quite do what I imagined, however it does help provide texture and just a bit more oomph! And very handy size for the handbag too!

What's your top hair products of 2012?

Front Row Salt Spray

Like most girls I know, I crave the beach babe look we get in our hair whenever we go on holiday and can't seem to create again at home...

I've heard that Salt Sprays are meant to be able to help you achieve this look so I've been intrigued for a while but never bitten the bullet and bought one.

Until now. When I went into Boots on my lunch break I had a quick look and saw the Charles Worthington 'Front Row' range and they had a Salt Spray in a small 50ml can which I thought would be perfect to try out...

Front Row Rough and Tousled Sea Spray

You wash your hair, then towel dry it as much as possible. Then you spray the salt spray into the lengths of your hair, rather then your roots. 

Now, I've tried this two different ways after this point...

1. Rough Blow Dry

My hair tends to try quite straight when I blow dry it, so it did this time as well which was slightly disappointing. However, it gave my hair SO much volume and texture, I loved it.

2. Natural Dry

So, the next time I used it I thought I'd give it a go letting it dry naturally and voila - hello beach babe. Not AS much so as it does on holiday, but if I'm honest I didn't think it would be THAT good.

All in all, I'm really pleased with the results this product gives.. Dry it straight and you have fab texture, let it dry naturally wavy and you have subtle beach babe waves with, again, masses of texture.

One thing I was really dubious about with using a salt spray is how 'bitty' it would make my hair feel and how dry it would make it as my hair can be quite dry anyway - however I needn't have worried as it did neither, my hair still felt moisturized and soft to the touch :)

This has become a must have product for me and I will be using it on a regular basis and I'm desperate to try other products from the Front Row range! You can get the whole range at Boots and the Charles Worthington website here

Have you tried a salt spray? What are your experiences?