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Wrapping up my Best Beauty Discoveries of 2025 with hair and body care! I am a creature of habit but still found some newbies to me last year that I loved! 

 

Starting with the Coco and Eve Like a Virgin Hair Masque RRP $56 CAD | £30* and this blew me away this year! It’s an intensively nourishing formula containing shea butter and argan oil to detangle hair and tame frizziness. I let it marinate in my hair for 5-10 minutes then wash out and style as normal. The result is manageable, soft, shiny and hydrated hair with no straw like ends! Usually, I don’t see a huge difference between normal conditioners and hair masks but with this one I can really see and feel the difference in my hair! It’s got a lovely lightweight coconut scent and works for all hair types!

 

On days I don’t plan to use a hair mask, I have been making a point of oiling my hair before washing with the OGX Coconut Miracle Oil RRP $13 CAD | £9.99. This is definitely the Abbey Yung effect and has made such a difference to my hair! This would be way too heavy of an oil to use on my hair after washing but I coat my ends in it and let it soak in for about an hour before showering and wash out with a clarifying shampoo. I am left with soft, hydrated hair with great shine and my ends don’t look or feel as frazzled! It smells like a vacation and it’s so affordable I don’t feel bad or like I am wasting it by washing out!

 

Sticking with the drugstore and after enjoying the pre-shampoo treatment from the same line, I picked up the OGX Bond Protein Repair Heat Protect Spray RRP $11.97 CAD | £15. This protects up to 230°C and is a weightless mist with a continuous spray. I spray on damp hair, it doesn’t weigh it down and leaves it feeling soft and protected from the heat I use! The spray is formulated to rebuild bonds in the inner hair cortex and to bind to damaged sites on hair cuticle to help keep hair strong, smooth, and resilient. I enjoy the scent too, it’s hard to describe but inoffensive!

 

Moving onto body products and this 2025 was the year of Josie Maran for me! The Body Butter in Topless Tangerine RRP $22 CAD* is so creamy and hydrating and leaves my skin feeling soft and glowing! It contains argan oil, avocado oil and shea butter good for skin elasticity and suppleness and it moisturises my skin so well and smells incredible! This travel size is so handy for trips too, I took it to Norway last year and it lasted me most of the trip as you don’t need a lot of it! The formula is perfect, thick but it sinks in easily!

 

The body butter is the perfect companion to the Josie Maran Fragrance Mist in Topless Tangerine RRP $38 CAD*. I used this so much during summer especially and it smells so fruity and fresh! It is a milky emulsion scented with pixie tangerine, pink grapefruit and brown sugar. Like the body butter, the mist also contains argan oil to lock in moisture and scent and the two can be layered. They both come in a range of scents, but Topless Tangerine is so special, I love it! Read more here!

 

See the previous posts in this series below:

Best Beauty Discoveries 2024 | Hair and Body

Best Beauty Discoveries 2022 | Haircare

Best Beauty Discoveries 2021 | Hair andMakeup

Best Beauty Discoveries 2021 | Skin andBody

Best Beauty Discoveries 2020 | Makeup andBodycare

 

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Back with another post this week and this time it’s all about some standout products I’ve been using this summer! 

 

Starting with haircare, and I don’t know about you, but my hair is feeling fried lately! Aside from being overdue a haircut, my ends are feeling drier with summer and the climate where I live is dry too. I was so excited to try the cult classic Coco & Eve Like a Virgin Super Nourishing Coconut & Fig Hair Masque RRP $56 CAD* recently and was blown away! It’s an intensively nourishing formula containing shea butter and argan oil to detangle hair and tame frizziness. I let this marinate in my hair for 5-10 minutes then wash out and style as normal. The result is manageable, soft, shiny and hydrated hair with no straw like ends! Usually, I don’t see a huge difference between normal conditioners and hair masks but with this one I can really see and feel the difference in my hair! 

 

Another one from Coco & Eve, this time in the bodycare category and the Firming and Tan Prolonging Peptide Body Oil RRP $47 CAD* has been a gorgeous addition to my summer bodycare routine! I don’t go out of my way to tan but my arms and feet pick up some colour when I am out and about and this has been great at hydrating my skin and extending the longevity of my tan! It contains peptides, hyaluronic acid and inca inchi oil – a source of omega 3 and fatty acids. I love the formula too, it’s more of a dry oil so feels lightweight, isn’t greasy and dries down quickly! Just to note as well this one isn’t for use with fake tanning products containing DHA!

 

Sticking with body care and this has been the summer of Josie Maran for me! I have been using the Body Butter RRP $22 CAD* and Fragrance Mist in Topless Tangerine RRP $38 CAD* non-stop since I got them and while I love all the scents, Topless Tangerine is just so special! It’s perfect for summer and so fresh with the scent of pixie tangerines and pink grapefruit as well as brown sugar to keep it warm and smooth. The body butter is so hydrating and the formula is perfect, thick but sinks in easily! I took a sachet with me on my recent vacation when I was packing light and it was so easy to travel with and lasted a long time as you don’t need to use much and it spreads so easy! The fragrance mist also contains argan oil to lock in scent and these can be used interchangeably too if you want to layer different scents! 

 

Moving onto skincare and the haruharu wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen SPF50+ RRP $20.72 CAD* has to get a mention! This comes in handy pump packaging and has a lovely non-greasy formula that doesn’t leave a white cast and I think it would work for all skin types! I use 2 finger lengths worth and it sits so well under my makeup, there is no pilling and my skin feels well protected! It contains 100% Korean black rice, rich in antioxidants, vitamin E for free-radical protection and skin moisturising Ceramide NP & Heartleaf Extract. Absolutely love it! Use my code DANIELLESBB5 for up to 5% extra off at YesStyle!

 

Another SPF that deserves a mention is the Naked Sundays Cabana Cabana Clear Invisible Water Gel Serum SPF50 RRP $22 USD*. This is a lovely lightweight, quick absorbing and hydrating SPF! It’s silicone free and full of antioxidants like Vitamin E and Kakadu Plum to protect and fight aging as well as hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump skin. It comes out like a creamy serum but rubs in clear with no white cast and again, sits well under makeup! Can’t fault it!

 

Lips next and I am loving the Naked Sundays Poutscreen SPF50 Plumping Lip Treatment in Marshmallow RRP $26 USD*. I usually stick to nice but boring SPF lip balms like blistex during the summer so this one is a real treat! It’s a my lips but better subtle sheer pink glaze and is formulated with Polyglutamic Acid, Squalane and Tomato Extract for a boost of hydration, a subtle plumping effect and packed with antioxidants. It is lightweight, non-sticky, feels hydrating and long lasting and it protects my lips! Love it and really enjoy the scent too! Read my full Naked Sundays review here!

 

My other go to lip product has been the Lisa Eldridge Baume Embrace Melting Lip Colour in Epanoui RRP £43 CAD. This is a beautiful sheer, hydrating balm that contains jojoba oil and shea butter to moisturise and protect lips. It is described as a mauve pink but it definitely leans a little more coral on me which I love for summer! There is no scent which is unfortunate as I do love a scented lip product but it’s not a big deal and I would like a few other colours from this range!

 

Last but not least, I haven’t put down the Nudestix Nudies Matte Cream Blush Stick in Sunkissed Pink RRP $47.50 CAD* this summer! I had never tried the OG cream blush till now and I can see why it’s a cult favourite. This is a gorgeous, matte, cool pink shade that is easy to build, never looks patchy and lasts all day on me!

 

unedited swatches top to bottom: nudestix matte sunkissed pink and lisa eldridge epanoui

I’d love to know what your go to products this summer have been or if you have used any of the ones I’ve mentioned and what you thought of them! I have a similar summer standouts post from 2022 here and I still love all these products too!

 

*denotes a PR sample that was sent to me.

All opinions are my own. Affiliate links used.

See my full disclosure here.

 

Danielle xx

 

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