Thursday 31 December 2020

Bye 2020!

...The end of 2020, that is. And good riddance!

What a massively annoying year.

I guess we are lucky that our lives were affected as little as it was. My work is essential, so life went on as usual for me. Some of my classes were converted to online lectures, that's all. I'm not particularly social by nature, so I kept seeing my usual little circle of friends when I have time. Since the Swedish gyms were never locked down, we kept training as usual.

Mr. Igor however has a little IT business and works in search engine optimization, and he works with clients dealing in luxury goods. He got so few orders this year, I couldn't even be bothered to ask him to pool his money with mine for the household. Yikes. I actually feel very ambivalent about this: On one hand, I find it absolutely barf-worthy that there are people out there that can and will spend more money on a single, unnecessary luxury item than I make in one year. On the other hand, destroying this niche industry doesn't affect the rich people who buy the items, it hurts the people who carve out a living in a niche created by capitalist demand. 

Luckily, we do just fine on my salary alone and haven't had to cut down on anything. Others aren't so lucky, so we feel privileged we have that option.

I think the only thing that really, truly was different, is that I was supposed to have has my foot fixed by now. By this point in time, I should have been through the surgery, through the 3 months in a cast, done with the 3+ months in a boot and probably more or less done with rehabilitation. I have no clue when it might be in the future. It's frustrating. Everything was planned out with work and school. 

Also we were supposed to go see the ballet Swan Lake back in.... April? And it has been pushed ahead like 7 times now, with the current date set to May next year. What a weird year.

But the important part is, that no one we know got sick and no one we know have died. Since Mr. Igor's mother has both a lung disease and an immune system disease, we count ourselves lucky.

But this has been a weird year for sure. I don't think anyone will miss it.

So... I've been doing a post like this on and off for some years, so here goes...

Best reads
I have always loved dinosaurs. I thought I would "grow out of it" at some age, but nope. Still love them. My favorites are the massive sauropods for also appealing to my geeky side: How did they manage to grow so massively large? How did the meat machine work with such heavy weight? And for that matter, how did they even manage to get enough nutrition to grow that large? How did they keep from overheating?



This book is everything I ever wanted about sauropods. Seriously. I can't recommend it enough!
/Geekgasm





Worst reads
Nuking the moon. This book baffles me. How do you take a bunch of events like this and just make it... Boring
Listverse, The Chive, Bored Panda etc. can do it, why can't this book? 
Am I missing something? Is the authors way of expressing himself just completely incompatible with my humor? 


Best TV
I honestly can't chose: The Boys or The Expanse.


The Boys managed to take one of my favourite comic books ever and just make it way, way better. 


The Expanse managed to take one of my favourite books ever and just make it way, way better. 

Nope, can't chose. I love both.

Worst TV
Watchmen. Yikes. So, I can basically say the same about the Watchmen movie as I said about The Boys: It managed to take one of my favourite comic books ever and just make it way, way better (Going for an Occam's razor/Chekov's gun and framing Dr Manhattan as the enemy, since he was going to leave earth anyways was just brilliant) So naturally I was interested in the series. But nope, couldn't even get through the first episode. And that was after getting the Dr Manhattan twists spoiled and being genuinely curious to see it pulled off. Nope. Boring.

Honorable mention
Some times it can be a huge disappointment to revisit a childhood favourite. Because, obviously, you were a child back then, and your taste have developed and refined. 
But not always.
Swat Kats is still freaking awesome. Two seconds into the intro guitar and I feel twelve years old again, and everything is awesome because Swat Kats is on Cartoon network playing on the Blu-ray. 


I loved this show. I still do. 
Back then, I wanted to be Felina Feral, capable action-girl. Instead I have ended up more like Callie Briggs, equally capable, just minus the action part. Heh. 
(I also might have wanted to learn to weld just because T-bone looked so damn cool doing it in the season 2 intro. Don't judge) 


Dishonorable mention
Some times it can be a huge disappointment to revisit a childhood favourite. 
Some times your changing world view also changes how you see a show.
I think I was like... 17? When I first encountered Daria, and thought it was the smartest show on TV. I idolized Daria. I wanted to be her.
Now?
She's a mean person. A pseudo-intellectual female neckbeard. Really awful to people who are trying to be nice to her. An disloyal friend. A slacktivist of the worst kind: Expecting everyone else to fight her battles for her while she makes mean comments hidden behind a book. Judgmental to people who don't actually deserve it. 3edgy5me.
Basically almost everything I hate in current year, rolled up in an entitled little package. 
Some times you change and grow, some times the times force you to grow. 
Luckily, I borrowed a friends collection before buying it myself, otherwise it would have ended up as 2020's worst purchase. 

Best purchase
I got the Plantronics Poly BackBeat FIT 3200 for the gym, but they have basically become my favorites for everything non-commute related. These are really good, and the little charging station/holder is a convenient one too. I like that I can have one in my ear and the other one charging, instead of the massive headsets I usually wear.

I replaced my old phone with the Nokia 8,3 and have been really happy with it. It's just a good, nice phone. But hey, it get's a coolness factor point for being a Nokia instead of the Samsung's and Apple's that everyone else seems to have.

Worst purchase
Probably the tickets to the Swan Lake. lol. Once we actually get to go, I will probably have forgotten about them. 

Friday 25 December 2020

December 25th

Merry Christmas to everyone!

I just have to show you what mr Igor gave me yesterday...

And yes, mr Igor does in fact think he is hilarious. Me, I have no idea why I still allow him to live.

Thursday 24 December 2020

December 24th

And one last styling product from the Schwarzkopf Christmas calendar. 
I sat down to write this post to complain about this being, first of all, a styling product and second of all, a sad 8 gram of product. That's 0,2 ounces for my non metric readers.

But googling for the ingredient list showed me that not only is this the full-size product, it is also shockingly expensive for such a tiny little product. Like, shockingly expensive. 
The cheapest I found was 160 SEK, which is 15,6 Euro, 15,2 £, 18,9 $ and 24,1 Canadian dollar. Damn.

So I guess they intended to end this on a high not, with a real Christmas gift that would have been a treat to anyone but a niche customer like me?

Schwarzkopf OSiS+ Session Label Powder Cloud
Aqua (Water, Eau), Glycerin, Silica Silylate, Mica, Pumice, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum (Fragrance), Citric Acid, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicaylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Benzyl Alcohol, Eugenol, CI77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide).

Wednesday 23 December 2020

December 23rd

Today my hair turns 19!
It's so weird to think about. I know my ends aren't physically 19 years old due to all the trims I've had over the years, but still. Weird.

Another 100 ml styling product today: Schwarzkopf Osis+ Session Label Super Dry Fix strong hold hairspray. I will of course not be using this.

Schwarzkopf Osis+ Session Label Super Dry Fix strong hold hairspray ingredient list
Dimethyl Ether, Alcohol denat., Aqua (Water, Eau), Octylacrylamide/Acrylates/Butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Parfum (fragrance), Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Benzyl Alcohol

Tuesday 22 December 2020

December 22nd

The Schwarzkopf Christmas calendar had a scarf today, and I'm mildly confused.  Is it a special hair scarf? Or is it just a regular scarf? Am I supposed to use it on my hair? And for that matter, when did Schwarzkopf start making accessories? 

Monday 21 December 2020

December 21st

Winter solstice should be around here for my location.

For Copenhagen, the sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 15:38. That brings the "day" (If you can call it that) to a super depressing 7 hours and one minute long. It's nice to know that it turns around from tomorrow and the day slowly goes longer again now.

The Morocco Method has it as a day for root work, so if I had planned a trim, I would probably have done it today.



Todays Schwarzkopf Christmas calendar had a hair mask. One of only three conditioning products this year. Booh!


Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure Fibre Force Mask ingredients
Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behenoyl PG-Trimonium Chloride, Isopropyl Myristate, Distearoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate, Magnesium Citrate, Amodimethicone/Morpholinomethyl, Silsesquioxane Copolymer, Steardimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Mica, Hexylene Glycol, Glycol Distearate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Methylparaben, Panthenol, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Linalool, Trideceth-5, Sodium Sulfate, Ci 77891, Ci 17200

Sunday 20 December 2020

December 20th

This is the seventh shampoo this month. Booh. It smells pretty good though: Sweet and fruity.

Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure Fibre Force Fortifying Shampoo ingredients
Aqua, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Chloride
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Magnesium Citrate, Panthenol, Amodimethicone/Morpholinomethyl Silsesquioxane Copolymer, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Steardimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Citric Acid, Glycol, Distearate, Parfum, Sodium benzoate, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Laureth-4, Polyquaternium-10, Coconut Acid, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Glycerin, Linalool, Trideceth-5, Propylene Glycol


Annoying, overcomplicated ingredient list though...
Although it only has like three ingredients in total with acne, irritation or safety warnings, it's still pointlessly long for a shampoo.

Saturday 19 December 2020

December 19th

Another styling spray in todays Schwarzkopf Christmas calendar. I complained about this last year too, but it really annoying me that the styling products are 100 ml, where the hair masks are only 30. This year I did get one amazing, full size leave in conditioner, but even then, the styling products are obviously larger. 

I must say though, this is the shortest ingredient list I think I have ever seen?

Schwarzkopf OSIS Texture Craft Dry Texture Spray 
Alcohol denat., VP/VA Copolymer, Aqua (Water, Eau), Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Glycerin, Talc, Parfum (Fragrance).

Friday 18 December 2020

December 18th

Another repeat product from last years Schwarzkopf Christmas calendar. Not complaining though, because this one is a deep conditioner. Sweet!

Schwarzkopf Professional BC Bonacure Repair Rescue Treatment
Aqua (Water, Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Myristate, Behentrimonium Chloride, Distearoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate, Amodimethicone/Morpholinomethyl Silsesquioxane Copolymer, Steardimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cetyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, CitricAcid, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Fragrance), Methylparaben, Isopropyl Alcohol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Panthenol, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Linalool, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Salicylate, Trideceth-5.


Thursday 17 December 2020

December 17th

This shampoo has a really good, clean and clear smell!

Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure Shampoo Scalp Genesis Purifying Shampoo ingredients
Aqua, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Coco-Glucoside, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Zinc Pyrithione, Hydrolyzed Rice Extract, Hydrolyzed Soybean Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Panthenol, Glycerin, Allantoin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Sodium Chloride, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Parfum, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Geraniol, Sodium Polynaphthalenesulfonate, Hexyl Cinnamal, PhenoxyethanolBenzyl Alcohol, Citronellol, Propylene Glycol.

Wednesday 16 December 2020

December 16th

The expanse season 5 is out!

I'm so happy to see they decided to follow the same pattern as The Boys and release three episodes at once before continuing with one a week after that. Good choice!


I love the books and I love the show too, so I'll be stuck on the couch to watch and rewatch this today.


Todays Schwarzkopf calendar had a styling product: Osis+ Soft volumizing powder. It has a funny smell that reminds me of some sort of candy. This will also go to a friend.

Tuesday 15 December 2020

December 15th

Another shampoo today. Schwarzkopf fibre clinix tribond volumize shampoo. I haven't been able to find an ingredient list for this online, and I'm honestly too lazy to type it up myself for a 50 ml sample size shampoo that I will give away anyways.

I found lots of pompous descriptions of it online though:
Fibre Clinix is the new fully modular hair care regimen harnessing cutting-edge science with customisation targeting multiple hair needs. The C21 & Tripple Bonding Technology offer Schwarzkopf Professional's most advanced and powerful repair performance.

TRIPLE BONDING TECHNOLOGY
The advanced bonding technology, which is based on 10 years of research and strengthens the hair structure from within. It features a trivalent ion that builds new bonds through the creation of a 3-dimensional network inside the hair fibre. The Fibre Clinix regimen increases elasticity, resilience and leads to hair that is up to 10x stronger.

C21 TECHNOLOGY
Virgin hair is protected by an outer layer of 21 hydrocarbons called proteolipids, a combination of proteins and fatty acids. Damaged hair loses this protective layer. The C21 Technology restores the C21-Lipid chains, which is more than the previous C18-Lipid chains. This brings the cuticle closer to natural perfection for improved shine, manageability and natural movement.
  

Monday 14 December 2020

December 14th

 Igor's mess on four braids


It's one of those updos where I'm not completely sure if it counts as a separate updo, or a hybrid of Chinese, cinnamon and something else. I mean, there is only so much you can really do with hair, especially when it comes to coiling it around itself.


The Schwarzkopf calendar had a styling product today, but one that actually sounded interesting. This is a texturizing hairspray, but it's based on sugar.
I'm not an expert on styling products since I don't use them, but a sugar based styling product sounds interesting to me. 
Would sugar as opposed to salt be better or gentler for your hair and scalp? Does anyone know?

Schwarzkopf Osis+ Dry Sugar Spray Beach Texture ingredients
Dimethyl Ether, Aqua, Alcohol denat., Sucrose, PEG-8, Glycerin, PEG-60, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Alcohol

Sunday 13 December 2020

December 13th

 

My leave in conditioner did not hold up well over night? It got more messy than usual.


Not a big problem though, since the cute messiness works pretty well with the megaRoyal bun.


Especially now when it's hat season, I like really flat buns.


The Schwarzkopf calendar had another Mad About Waves product today. For a second, I was happy thinking it was a leave in conditioner spray, but to turned out to be a texturizing spray.

Schwarzkopf Professional Mad About Waves Sea Blend Texturizing Spray ingredients
Aqua, VP/VA Copolymer, PEG-8, Sodium Chloride, Magnesium Sulfate, Glycerin, Polyimide-1, Sodium Citrate, PEG-32, Sodium Benzoate, Lactic Acid, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Acrylamidopropyltrimonium Chloride/Acrylamide Copolymer, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Parfum, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene

Saturday 12 December 2020

December 12th

 

Today's hair: Four little braids for easy updos the next few days.


I think I got this shampoo last year too?

Schwarzkopf Professional Mad About Waves Sulfate Free Cleanser
Aqua, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Coco-Glucoside, Sodium Chloride, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Polyimide-1, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Panthenol, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Citric Acid, Parfum, Sodium Benzoate, Glycol Distearate, Coconut Acid, Laureth-4, Polyquaternium-10, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Citronellol, Lactic Acid, Propylene Glycol

Friday 11 December 2020

December 11th

The Schwarzkopf calendar surprised me again by having more hair accessories. 
Is this a thing for the brand now?
The scrunchies belongs to the Osis+ product lineup and are called "Long hair texture scrunchie". Alright?
I personally don't care for the colours and I honestly can't remember when I last even used a scrunchie, so they will go to a friend. 

Thursday 10 December 2020

December 10th

The Rituals advent calendar had a Overnight Hydrating Hair Mask. I didn't expect any hair products from Rituals, since it doesn't really seem to be their thing, and last years calendar also barely had any. So this was a welcome surprise!



Rituals Elixir Collection Overnight hydrating hair mask ingredient list
Aqua/Water, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Dimethiconol, Phenoxyethanol, Behentrimonium Chloride, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Parfum/Fragrance, Sodium Benzoate, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Panthenol, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Argania Spinosa (Kernel) Oil, Isopropyl Alcohol, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Hybrid (Sunflower Seed) Oil, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Acacia Concinna (Fruit) Extract, Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Ascorbic Acid, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool.


That is a lot of fragrance ingredients.
I mean, I get it. This is Rituals. They are all about the nice scent and the destressing, relaxing experiences and all. That is their brand and their selling point. But still. Damn. 
Parfum/Fragrance, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Citronellol, Geraniol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene and Linalool. 
Eight (8!) ingredients with the main purpose of adding a smell to this product. I think this might be a record?

It also has some questionable extracts: 
Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Acacia Concinna (Fruit) Extract and Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract. 
I don't like extracts in my products. Legally, you can do almost whatever you want to when "extracting" an ingredient. There is an episode of The Snailcast where Shell of Holysnails talks about how a supplier to her webshop offered her ruby extract to add to her products. Which is completely nonsensical, but explains a lot of what extracts can be. I try to stay clear of them, but it's not so easy.

Too bad though, because otherwise this is a pretty good conditioner!
It has some 'cones, which I like: Dimethicone and Dimethiconol.
Cetearyl Alcohol is the second ingredient after Dimethicone and is an emulsifier, which means it can dissolve oils and be used for cleansing
There is Panthenol which maybe-maybe not penetrates and strengthens hair.
It has Glycerin which is a really good moisturizer and humectant. On top of that, there is and Ethylhexylglycerin, which is a glycerin derivative with the same safety rating as glycerin. 
The conditioner also has some interesting oils: PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Argania Spinosa (Kernel) Oil, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil and Helianthus Annuus Hybrid (Sunflower Seed) Oil. I especially like the camellia oil and wish it was easier for me to get a hold of it in pure form.
It contains some protein too: Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein and Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol. I thought it was really interesting that they have two kinds of plant based proteins like this, so is Rituals Overnight hydrating hair mask maybe vegan? 
The conditioner even has a sunscreen ingredient: Benzyl Salicylate.

In total it has 36 ingredients, and I think this would have been a way better conditioner if they had cut it in about half. OR at least removed the last 8, which were basically just fragrances.


The Schwarzkopf Christmas calendar had a leave in conditioner. And a big one! 75 ml. This is actually a full size product! This was a welcome surprise. 
It even has a sort of warm smell that I like. 
So far every other product I've received has gone into my semi-packed travel bag since they are travel-sized, or they have gone to friends if it has been styling products or shampoos. But this one will go on my hair-products-currently-in-use shelf!

Schwarzkopf BC Peptide Repair Rescue Sealed Ends Aqua ingredient list
(Water, Eau), Cyclomethicone, Dimethiconol, Behenoyl PG-Trimonium Chloride, Laureth-4, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Steardimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hexylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum (Fragrance), Panthenol, Methylparaben, Citric Acid, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol, Coumarin

Wednesday 9 December 2020

December 9th

Argh, no. The Bodyshop calendar held the Banana Truly Nourishing Conditioner. As someone who hates bananas, this sucks. Not only does this thing stink like banana, it's not even a tolerable kind of banana-stink. 
I got the hair mask version of this one last year, but at least last year I got a set of the strawberry products instead. Booh.
I actually did try this one before, and luckily the stink doesn't linger. But I might also have rinsed extra, extra thoroughly to make sure I got rid of it...

The Body Shop Banana Truly Nourishing Conditioner
Aqua/Water/Eau, Musa Sapientium Fruit Extract/Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum/Fragrance, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Lecithin, Mel/Honey/Miel, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Linalool, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, CI 19140/Yellow 5, CI 15985/Yellow 6.


The Schwarzkopf calendar had repeat product:

Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure pH 4,5 Color Freeze Treatment ingredient list
Aqua (water, Eau), Cetearyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Myristate, Behentrimonium Chloride, Distearoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate, Steardimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Benzophenone-4, Calcium Hydroxide, Lactic Acid, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cetyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Parfum (fragrance), Phenoxyethanol, Isopropyl Alcohol, Methylparaben, Cetrimonium Chloride, Panthenol, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Limonene, Citric Acid, Ci 17200 (red 33)

COSDNA analysis here, but it's not great. Some acne triggers, irritation triggers and red ingredients. Good thing there is too little to use it for anything other than my ends? Benzophenone-4 is a sunscreen ingredient though, so that's good.
This product is of course way too small for me (30 ml) to use for anything else than an overnight ends-conditioning, so I guess I don't really mind?

Tuesday 8 December 2020

December 8th

I'm considering doing statistics on how many repeats the Schwarzkopf Christmas calendar has, but I guess hair product lineups doesn't have as many changes as other types of products, so maybe that's silly?
Another repeat from last year:

Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure pH 4,5 Color Freeze Micellar shampoo ingredient list
Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Lactic Acid, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide MEA, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Steardimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Panthenol, PEG 12 Dimethicone, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, PEG 7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Polyquaternium-10, Calcium Hydroxide, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Parfum (Fragrance), Glycol Distearate, PEG 40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Laureth-4, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PEG 120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, PEG-12 Allyl Ether, Benzophenone-4, PEG 12, Mica, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Limonene, Propylene Glycol, Calcium Carbonate, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 17200 (Red 33)
 

Monday 7 December 2020

December 7th

 

I was practicing where to split my hair to get two even sized braids...


It's not super easy because I have the thickest and densest hair on the top/back-ish of my scalp.


But the top half also seems to taper off faster than the bottom?


The Schwarzkopf Christmas calendar had three little hair clips today.
Huh, I didn't expect any hair accessories? 
This particular style of hair clips seems to be pretty trendy at the moment though, so good job for Schwarzkopf?

Sunday 6 December 2020

December 6th

A styling product today. Last year I gave it away to a colleague and I will do the same this year.

Schwarzkop Osis+ Extreme Hold Hairspray ingredient list

Dimethyl Ether, Alcohol Denat, Aqua (water, Eau), Octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Aminomethyl Propanol, Parfum (fragrance), Linalool, Limonene, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Salicylate


Look what Mr Igor gave me for advent today!


An adorable reindeer onesie! It even has a big white heart on the belly. Very Christmas-y indeed.

Saturday 5 December 2020

December 5th

An unexpected hair product today!

The body shop calendar had the 
Body Shop Banana truly nourishing conditioner
Aqua/Water/Eau, Musa Sapientium Fruit Extract/Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetrimonium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum/Fragrance, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Lecithin, Mel/Honey/Miel, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Linalool, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, CI 19140/Yellow 5, CI 15985/Yellow 6.

Unfortunately, this conditioner smells absolutely yucky. Seriously, ew. Last year at least I got the strawberry set with shampoo and conditioner, which was pretty nice. 


The Schwarzkopf hair calendar had a nice little leave in conditioner spray. Now this one I know how to use! I always like having a spray conditioner around. Sometimes while handling my hair, which I do damp, the ends will get a bit too dry for easy handling so I like to spray them to keep them easier to work with. 

This one is very nice and I have used it up from last year.

Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure Hyaluronic Moisture Kick Spray Conditioner ingredient list
Aqua (Water, Eau), Cyclomethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Steardimonium Hydroxproply Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate, Dimethiconol, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone, Polyquaternium-16, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Parfum (Fragrance), Cetrimonium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate, Limonene, Phenoxyethanol