MY SUMMER CHALLENGE 2013!

Exams are over, the sun is out and shining, skirts, shorts, tank tops all make an appearance from the back of your wardrobe, trips to the beach, ice cold drinks, bikinis, bike rides, road trips, kids laughing and playing in parks, summer romances ;), gentle breezes, endless walks, rooftop parties,  everything seems more alive, more beautiful and life just gets so much better . I am talking about SUMMER!! I am so excited for summer this year and I just know it's going to be a good one!! So I decided to ensure I make the most of Summer 2013 I made a summer challenge with a list of random things I have to do by the end of September and I have to take a photo of each thing to put in my scrapbook when summer is finally over. Some are little simple things while others are a bit more daring and some I made up and some I got from inspiration online.

1. Start a blog (1 down, more to go!) 

2. Have a late night picnic 

3. Visit the zoo 

4. Go bowling and win! 

5.Try at least 5 new foods

6. Make homemade ice cream (yumm) 

7. Plant something edible 

8. Have a Disney movie marathon 

9. Fly a kite 

10.Learn 10 words in Japanese 

11.Watch a movie in an outdoor cinema 

12. Donate  blood 

13. DIY a pair of cool summer shorts 

14. Make lemonade!  

15.Learn to do the splits

16.Have a spa day and get a massage

17.Write in my diary EVERY day 

18. Collect 5 different insects (try not to squish them in the process!) and name and love them. 

19. Make toffee apples 

20. Go strawberry picking!

21. Sit in a car wash and roll the windows down just a teeny bit

22. Bake a yummy cake!

23. Host a Come Dine With Me night with family or friends 

24. Visit a theme park and go on EVERY ride 

25. Ride a bike through a park 

26. Go on a plane (to anywhere you like!) 

27. Write a short story 

28. Have a slumber party/sleepover (with movies, face masks, magazines-the lot!) 

29. Write a close friend(s) a list of 5 things that makes them special 

30. Find a summer theme song

31.  Visit a car boot sale 

32. Watch a musical 

33. Lie in a bubble bath with scented candles surrounding you and relax! 

34. Have a water fight 

35. Make homemade strawberry jam 

37. Try out a Zumba class

38. Take a trip to a city farm 

39. Make a jug of Pimms 

40. Go out for afternoon tea

41. Go camping

42. Go on a pedal boat 

43. Have breakfast out in London 

44. Start a tumblr (I am such a grandad, I still haven't made one!) 

45. Write a letter to yourself, KEEP IT SAFE and open it in summer 2023 

46. Buy a fish from your pet store

47. Visit to France, go to Disneyland Paris and see the Eiffel Tower 

48. Wash a car

49. Take a bunch of silly photobooth pictures 

50. Get a henna tattoo

So there's my bucket list of random summer activities that I want crossed off my list and let's have the best summer ever!! 

REVIEW TIME: Keracare Humecto Creme Conditioner!

So I've been on the hunt to find the yummiest, juiciest ultra moisturizing deep conditioner that smells great while containing no mineral oil or petroleum with a lot of slip for detangling. Nothing beats that  clean, juicy, moisturised hair feeling that I just love. My hair felt the softest with the Motions Moisture Plus Conditioner but the fact it had mineral oil put me off from purchasing again especially because with continued use my hair started to feel crunchy (boo!)  So being the little product junkie I am, I recently went to my local BSS store and picked up a bottle of the Keracare Humecto based on the great reviews I've read about it. 

Here's a little bit of info on Keracare Humecto:

INGREDIENTS

Aqua/Water/Eau, Glycerin, Polyquaternium-37, Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, PPG-1 Trideceth-6, Cetearyl Alchohol, PEG-40 Castor Oil, Stearalkonium Chloride, Dimethicone PEG-8 Isostearate, Quaternium-80, Dimethicone, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Lamium Album Flower Extract, Pinus Sylvestris Cone Extract, Arctium Lappa Root Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Nasturtium Officinale Extract, Allium Sativum (Garlic) Bulb Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Tilia Cordata Flower Extroct, Centourea Cyanus Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Hypericum Perforatum Extract, Fragronce/ Parfum, Amyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Butylphenyl, Methylpropional, Benzyl Benzoate, Citronellol, Hexyl Cinnomal, Glutaral.

DESCRIPTION 

Treat dry locks to this superior moisturising KeraCare Humecto Crème Conditioner and your hair will be infused with long lasting hydration that soothes and protects hair against breakage.
Enriched with a relaxing and soothing fragrance, this KeraCare Humecto Crème Conditioner helps correct and prevent moisture loss due to exposure to chemical and thermal styling appliances. The unique and ultra conditioning formula of this conditioner improves the surface porosity of hair, resulting in improved manageability and softer hair texture.

As soon as I started applying it, it immediately was absorbed by my hair which I loveddd and I left it on for 1 hour with heat. While rinsing it out, my hair strands  felt moisturised but there was no slip and it didn't feel that soft or silky which was disappointing as I'd read it gave many people lots of slip to detangle.  I always prefer my deep conditioners to have slip as i like to lightly finger detangle after i wash but this was not the case with this product. However when I air dried my hair felt soft and very moisturised. So the next time I used it I decided to use my conditioners with loads of slip, the Taliah Waajid Herbal Conditioner and a bit of the Herbal Essences Hello Hydration and that did the trick. My hair was moisturised whilst feeling soft and detangled with lots and lots of slip. It isn't as moisturising as the Motions Moisture Plus but it still is a great product. 

Freshly washed hair 

(So much new growth!) 

Pros:

Hair felt quite moisturised

Fair price 

Spreads easily and is quickly absorbed by my hair 

Rinses clean

No mineral oil or petroleum 

Cons

No  slip

Contains cones 
Wasn't as moisturizing as other deep conditioners I have tried

Rating

 I would give this product alone a 6.5/10, but an 8/10 when missed with a cheap conditioner with lots of slip

I probably will purchase this product again however I won't use it when I'm so many weeks post as I need a deep Condiioner with a lot of slip to detangle all this new growth!