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I did a post like this back in 2020 but thought it was time for a little update! I still use and love products from OAUI as well as my silk pillowcase and microfibre hair towel but I haven’t been using much Olaplex recently. I have long, straight, dark brown hair with greasy roots and dry ends prone to breakage and this is what works for me! 

Instead of treatments I need to leave in my hair before washing like Olaplex No.3, I’ve been opting for leave in treatments, my favourite of which is the Living Proof Triple Bond Complex Hair Strengthener RRP £42 | $61 CAD. I was originally sent this in PR but have since repurchased myself as I love it so much! It’s a weekly treatment that you apply to damp hair after washing and, like I said, leave in. It’s a concentrated formula that works to construct new bonds within the hair to help strengthen it as well as protect it and visibly reduce the look of split ends. It also offers heat protection up to 232˚C to help prevent future breakage which is something I always look for in a leave in product as I use heat on my hair. It’s silicone-free, with a serum consistency and leaves my hair feeling protected, smooth and manageable with a good shine and I have noticed my ends looking way healthier with less split ends even when my hair is overdue a trim! Read my original review here!

Another product sent to me in PR that I have since repurchased repeatedly is the Living Proof PhD Advanced Clean Dry Shampoo RRP £27 | $45 CAD. I had been using the original PhD Dry Shampoo which I reviewed here and still switch between the two but the advanced version is slightly more sophisticated and just amazing! This delivers results comparable to a rinse-out shampoo and works by using fast-absorbing powders to soak up oil, sweat, and odour. Scalp is left balanced and hair is left soft, shiny and manageable. I can go for longer than I’d like to say without washing my hair when I use this and my hair looks just as good as if I’d washed it. There is no white cast or residue and my hair feels manageable and actually looks clean! While it’s pricey, I find I use less than drugstore dry shampoo and it has a fresh citrus scent.

Sticking with the theme of PR and I have the boujiest hair treatment I have ever used - the Nutritive 8h Magic Nourishing Overnight Serum RRP £47 | $84 CAD*. This is a luxurious overnight serum formulated with plant-based proteins and niacinamide that you apply to hair and it works overnight to help hydrate, condition and replenish dry hair. It smells divine (please make a scent Kerastase!) and my hair drinks this up. It helps to detangle hair and protect from pillow friction and my hair looks shiny the next day as well as my ends looking less dry and frazzled. I can use this a few nights in a row without it weighing down my hair or making it greasier quicker! This is definitely a little “extra” but so good! See my full review of the Kerastase Nutritive range here!

Lastly, and the newest to me product out of the four I have here is the JVN Hair Complete Pre-Wash Scalp & Hair Strengthening Treatment Oil £28 | $43.50 CAD which I have been using since Christmas! It’s a pre-shampoo hair treatment that works to nourish, hydrate and cleanse the scalp. I use it 1-2 times per week and leave in for 10 minutes or more before washing my hair as normal. It contains rosemary extract to aid scalp circulation supporting hair follicles in the growth phase, turmeric oil, a natural anti-inflammatory that helps reduce redness and irritation and hemisqualane to improve hair health and strength. This has been working well making my scalp less irritated and I notice less flakes. I haven’t noticed a huge difference in hair growth but I am happy with how my hair is looking and feeling right now. My hair is shiny and my breakage isn’t as noticeable though I definitely am due for a trim soon!

I can’t recommend each of these enough if you have room in your routine for them! Let me know what haircare you have been loving recently!

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I’m back today with another haircare brand overview, this time it’s Briogeo’s turn! Before being sent these products, I had only tried sample sizes of some of their masks before and we know those don’t tend to last too long so it’s been a treat to try the full sizes! Briogeo are a “clean” at Sephora brand and their products are vegan, sulphate and silicone free, cruelty free and vegan.

Going straight in with my favourite of the bunch and the Briogeo Scalp Revival Charcoal and Coconut Oil Micro-Exfoliating Shampoo* / $54 Sephora CA / £36 Sephora UK has really impressed me as you might have seen from my Best Beauty Discoveries 2022 post! I am a sucker for a scalp scrub and have tried quite a few over the years. Although I have an oily scalp, I sometimes get dandruff, and, as a big user of dry shampoo between washes, I love scalp scrubs to reset my scalp and help remove build-up. Ingredients wise, Scalp Revival uses vegetable-derived micro-exfoliators to remove dead skin cells and build-up from the scalp to support a clean, balanced, and healthy scalp. It also contains Binchotan charcoal to draw impurities from the scalp and hair follicle, a cooling blend of peppermint and spearmint oils (so you know it also smells so refreshing and minty!) to reduce scalp itchiness and tea tree oil for anti-septic and healing properties that reduce scalp irritation and inflammation. Coconut Oil provides superior moisturization to the scalp to combat and prevent dryness and flakiness and panthenol, provides essential nutrients to strengthen the hair roots and shaft.

The micro-exfoliators are very fine and gentle and this isn’t the “scrubbiest” scrub I have tried. In fact, the first time I used it, I was convinced this wasn't going to clean my hair properly and it was still going to be greasy after I got out of the shower as there is no lather but I couldn’t have been more wrong! I tend to use this once a week and it makes my hair look and feel the cleanest and softest it’s ever been and my scalp feels invigorated! I am obsessed! 

Next up, one of Briogeo’s other bestselling products, this time from the dry and damaged line – the Don’t Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Hair Mask Mask* / $50 Sephora CA / £33 Sephora UK. Another one that’s a weekly treatment and one I use along with the scalp revival! It contains rosehip oil to hydrate and control frizz and split ends, B-vitamins to restore nourishment to hair damaged by heat or chemical treatments, almond oil to enhance the shine and luster of dry or weak hair and algae extract which rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that protect from damage.

This mask is clinically proven to boost hair strength, shine, and silkiness and improve the long-term health of damaged hair. It’s a much thinner consistency than other hair masks I have used but I don’t find I have to use too much to cover the lengths of my hair (I have long but fine hair). I leave it on for 10 minutes while I shower and it rinses out easily not leaving my hair weighed down. My hair feels hydrated, soft and manageable once it’s dried and the tub is lasting me forever! It has a very subtle, enjoyable scent too!

Next, the Farewell Frizz Rosarco Milk Leave-In Conditioner* $33 / Sephora CA / £22.50 Sephora UK. This contains rosehip, argan and coconut oils, and claims to effectively fight frizz, detangle and restore hair's softness, strength, manageability, and moisture levels, while acting as a barrier against humidity. It seals the hair cuticle to lock in moisture, restore luster, and diminish frizz without leaving behind product buildup. I find this lightweight and it helps smooth my hair but I don’t think it detangles as well as my Sol de Janeiro leave in conditioner or smells as good as my OUAI leave in and it doesn’t offer heat protection (as far as I can see) so while I will use this up, I won’t necessarily rush to repurchase it!

Lastly, the B. Well Vegan Omega 3, 6,9 + Biotin Supplements $85.95*. This blend supports healthy, strong hair and it is recommended to take 2 a day. I stopped my other vitamins while I took these and while I felt my hair was healthy while I was on them, they are so expensive! Not in my budget to repurchase and I didn’t find a vast difference between these and my usual supplements other than the fact it's handy to take just 2 instead of a concoction of a few different ones!

Overall, I have really enjoyed trying this brand and the products that stand out to me the most are the Scalp Revival and deep conditioning hair mask - they are cult favourites for a reason! Have you tried anything from Briogeo before? Let me know if there is anything else I need to try!

If you liked this post you might also like my other haircare reviews!

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Danielle xx

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Last up in my best beauty discoveries of 2022 is the haircare category and I have quite a few this year! I have long brown hair with dry end and oily roots, and I really try to protect my hair as best as possible as I use heat so here are the products that have stood out to me this year! 

As a huge fan of the bum bum bodycare scent I had to pick up Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Joia Milky Leave In Conditioner RRP £28 when it launched earlier this year! It smells exactly like the rest of the line but it’s not overpowering at all. I love the trigger mechanism and the formula itself is thicker than I was expecting but not heavy at all. It offers heat protection up to 232˚C, frizz control and helps prevent split ends and is a huge 210ml! It’s the best detangler I have used and makes my hair so soft and smooth! See my full review here!

I finally gave in and bought the Living Proof PhD Dry Shampoo RRP £20 and let me tell you, the hype is real. This is a lot pricier than my usual budget dry shampoos, but it is the best I have tried! It leaves no white cast, absorbs easily giving me an extra day or two out of my greasy hair and actually makes it look clean. Some dry shampoos only last a few hours before my hair starts looking greasy again and I need to reapply, but this works so well and I use far less product! As well as making my hair look clean again it also gives a bit of lift which is perfect as my hair can look lank when greasy and it has a really subtle fresh scent. There is no residue and I love this so much I just bought three sets from Sephora when it was on sale!

Sticking with Living Proof, and I received their Triple Bond Complex RRP £42* at the end of summer and famous last words, but I think I prefer it as a repair treatment to Olaplex! This is a weekly treatment that you apply to damp hair after washing and leave in - it works to construct new bonds within the hair to help strengthen it as well as protect it and the look of split ends are visibly reduced. It also offers heat protection up to 232˚C to help prevent future breakage. It’s a silicone-free, serum consistency and leaves my hair feeling protected, smooth and manageable with a good shine and I have noticed my ends looking way healthier with less split ends even when my hair is overdue a trim!

I am a sucker for a scalp scrub and the Briogeo Scalp Revival Charcoal and Coconut Oil Micro-Exfoliating Shampoo RRP $54* has really impressed me! As I was rubbing this into my scalp the first time I used it, I was convinced my hair was still going to be greasy and that it was not going to clean it as there is no lather (it’s sulphate free) but I couldn’t have been more wrong! The exfoliant is very fine and this made my hair look and feel the cleanest it’s ever been! My scalp, while still being oily has also been flaking on me this winter and this shampoo really refreshes and balances it without drying it out while getting rid of flakes! As well as charcoal and coconut oil, this contains peppermint, spearmint and tea tree oil to help reduce itchiness and it gives it a really light minty scent! 

I love a good hair mask and the Kerastase Nutritive Masquintense Thick Hair Mask RRP £36.60* might be one of the best I have tried! It smells incredible and as it’s for thick hair it’s super concentrated so a little goes a long way in my fine hair! I like to leave it on 15-20 minutes before rinsing out and it leaves my hair soft, smooth, shiny and the ends well hydrated which makes them look so much healthier! Despite my hair not being thick, it rinses out well and doesn’t leave it feeling weighed down. It’s a huge 200ml too and is lasting me ages despite using it regularly! See my full Kerastase Nutritive range review here!

Lastly, The Ordinary Multi-Peptide Lash and Brow Serum RRP $15.80 has really helped the condition of my lashes and brows! Since using this, I have noticed way less fall out in both areas and they are both looking much fuller! I’ve never tried a lash/brow serum before this aside from castor oil and I don’t see myself trying any others as this is so affordable and works! You do need to be in a good routine using it every day to see results but much like the hair density serum I included in last year’s haircare discoveries this is another win for The Ordinary!

Did I mention any of your haircare favourites? Let me know what products you have been loving this year! See my best haircare discoveries of 2021 here! See my best makeup discoveries of 2022 here and best skincare discoveries here! 

*denotes a PR sample that was sent to me.

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Danielle xx

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