Top-notch treatment

25 Mar 2011 11:12 AM | Posted by Editor

Sick to death of damaged hair? Struggling to get your strands to shine? Constantly fighting to keep your colour? Then it looks like you’re in need of a top-notch hair treatment – and I know just the one for you!

Wella System Professional (SP) has recently introduced Personalised Hair Alchemy – an in-salon service that really is the crème de la crème of hair treatments. I was recently lucky enough to experience the treatment at Sydney’s Toni&Guy World Square, and I can tell you that it was absolute bliss – both for my hair and my senses!

The Hair Alchemy experience begins with a special consultation with your hairdresser, during which he/she chats to you about your hair concerns, diagnosing your tress distress, and prescribing a personalised treatment. And it’s not just any old treatment beauties. The experience focuses on five highly concentrated infusions (Smoothen, Hydrate, Repair, Volumize and Color Save), which can be combined with any of the Wella SP Treatment Masks, to really target your hair troubles, and provide that extra level of care.

For example, if your hair is coloured, but is also dry and lacks shine (as was the case with my hair), your hairdresser can use the Color Save infusion in conjunction with the Hydrate Mask. Or if your locks are limp, but are also prone to frizziness you can opt for the Volumize infusion, with the Smoothen Mask. That way you’re addressing all of your hair concerns in one fell swoop!

And rather than just having the product just slathered on at the sink, the infusion is applied to your hair in a really relaxing ‘ritualistic’ way, allowing you to truly indulge in the experience and let all your stresses melt away. Once applied, you’re then popped under a special steam machine for about 10 minutes, enabling the product to penetrate the hair shaft, and then it’s back to the basin for a rinse, wash and head massage (ah-mazing!).

After my treatment my hair looked, felt and smelled incredible. My strands were the softest I think they’ve ever been and the shine was amazing (quite a feat on blonde hair!)
Would definitely recommend for anyone in need of a hair saviour!

Have you ever had a great in-salon hair treatment?

What are your main hair concerns?

Video: the many faces of foundation

24 Mar 2011 15:38 PM | Posted by Editor

We don’t all have the same skin type, so it makes sense that we don’t all use the same foundation. After all, someone with an oily complexion never dream of using a base that adds extra dewiness, while the last thing someone with a flaky face would want is a foundation with a mattifying effect.

Thankfully, there’s a foundation for every skin need in the Maybelline New York range. The bh team recently put Maybelline New York Dream Matte Mousse Foundation (great for oily skin), and Maybelline New York Dream Smooth Mousse Foundation (great for dry skin) through their paces – watch our video to find out how they fared…

What kind of foundation finish do you prefer?

Retrospective: Elizabeth Taylor

24 Mar 2011 12:05 PM | Posted by Editor

She put Cleopatra-style hair on the map, fixed winged eyeliner as a timeless trend, and has outdone every other celebrity perfumer by maintaining a 20-year best-seller status for her fragrance, White Diamonds.

She’s also won two Academy Awards, been made a Dame by the Queen, had four children, and been married more times than most of us have had boyfriends.

At the age of 79, Elizabeth Taylor sadly passed away. Here, we take a look at the life and loves of a truly elegant lady…

What did you admire most about Elizabeth Taylor?

Could a Glosscar prize pack be coming to you?

23 Mar 2011 16:38 PM | Posted by Editor

You submitted your reviews, so we’re sticking to our promise – awarding those of you that gave us the best quality reviews, with a beauty prize pack that’ll blow your mind!

That’s right beauties, with the Glosscar awards already handed out, there’s only one thing left for us to do – gather up each and every winning product and send them over to 20 lucky members!

As I mentioned, each winning member contributed reviews that were thorough, informative and interesting to read – not always the easiest task, and a pretty time-consuming one too, especially when there were hundreds of products to potentially review.

And speaking of hard tasks, boy was it tough choosing our 20 winners (we had to ask four separate bh staffers and our intern to come up with a shortlist of best reviewers before we could finally reach a verdict!)

But thankfully, we finally managed to narrow it down and I’m now super excited to announce that the following members have won each and every Glosscar winning product - a prize pack worth over a whopping $1,400 – wowzers!!

Jozzy

Chocolatelace

Kj44

Frannybee

JayeKaye

Xcherrybliss

Stay C

Aleksandra

Mzluvinkhim

Katshepsutt

Chicklet

Empire

Jayne

Jannz

Princess Perfume

Lil Berry

Goddessmagick

Hmad

Purplegirl

Melmeko

Congratulations guys - you'd better start making some serious space in your bathroom cupboard!

Thanks also to everyone else who submitted reviews. We appreciate every single review received and only wish we had enough prizes for you all. And just remember, there's always next year...

What was your very fave product out of all the Glosscar winning products?

Celebrity time warp: Kelly Osbourne

23 Mar 2011 17:30 PM | Posted by bh'sCarli

Jeez, some celebs seem to change their look more than they change their underwear!

Whether it be for a movie or special project, in an attempt to be a trendsetter, or simply for the sake of wanting a change, over the years, some celebs have been very...erm...’diverse’ with their look.

Kelly, for example, has gone from being a fashion disaster with many ‘oh-no!’ red carpet moments, to a fashionista who remains in the good graces of fashion critic, Joan Rivers (a tough task, we’d imagine). So take a walk down memory lane with us, as we track Kelly Osbourne’s transformations...

Which of Kelly’s looks do you like best?