House of Fraser Festival Hair

House of Fraser has a festival hair challenge on their blog just now and I thought I'd get involved. For me festival hair is all about the pleats and flowers so I've created a look for Friday, Saturday and Sunday to keep my hair looking festival ready.

Right now my fringe is growing out so that would be the biggest problem when it came to being at a festival with no shower or straighteners. So my day 1 hairstyle is all about getting it out of my face and under control for the whole weekend. I started off by straightening my hair with my ghd eclipse using a product like Aveda Smooth Infusion to protect from hair damage and to keep the sleek straight style in place all day. I did a french braid starting from  my parting and the base of my fringe, right down the side of my face. Add in a flower head band and I'm festival ready.

Onto day 2 and my second day straight hair is good with a bit of dry shampoo at the roots and some Adeva Dry Remedy Oil to hydrate dry end. To help control any flyaway or unruly hair I've added in another pleat. This time I've created a plait band across the back of my head holding down my sleek straight hair. This 'hair crown' has replaced my flowers and keeps fringe under control for another day of music and partying.

Last day of a festival and it's time to get a full hair pleat. My favourite kind of pleat is a fishtail braid so it was an obvious choice for me. Another spritz of dry shampoo will get rid of any oily roots and add a bit of volume. Rather than taking out my original plait (and risking frizzy lion hair) I added it into my braid creating quite a chunky, messy looking fishtail.

What products are your must haves for a festival?

Have you entered the House of Fraser Challenge?

Sk:n Clinics*

About Sk:n 

Sk:n is one you might have heard of before after appearing on Channel 4 programmes 10 Years Younger and Embarrassing bodies. I'd seen it be mentioned in Elle but needed to find out a bit more about what exactly Sk:n Clinics do.

With Clinics all over the country, from Aberdeen to Edinburgh, Milton Keynes to Brighton, including 9 in London alone, Sk:n is a well established brand with medal experts offering a wide range of treatments. Not only do they provide in clinic treatments but they also sell sk:n branded products online.

Product Range 

With categories such as sensitive skin, corrective ,anti-ageing and anti-blemish Sk:n have catered to all skin types and their products, though slightly pricey, are definitely high end.

They seem to have a whole host of products that are specific to different skin needs like Anti-Redness Face Cream and Skin Hydrator for Oily Skin.

  

Looking through the selection of in-clinic treatments there are loads for ageing and undamaged skin but the other ones that fascinate me are Acne and Rosacea removal.

Acne Treatment

Acne must be one of the most common skin treatments that affect people of all ages. Sk:n has 2 acne treatments types, adult and teen, which is fantastic for ensuring the treatment is suited to the individual skin type. 

The Acne treatments include a package of home care products, including glycolic acid, to tackle excess oil production in combination with a course of eight microdermabrasion treatments, to exfoliate the skin and unclog pores using micro-crystals. From someone who doesn't actually suffer from bad acne the prices might seem quite steep but I'd imagine that treatments from £61 must be worth it to achieve clearer and smoother skin forever.

Rosacea Removal

This is something that's definitely in my family, my Granny has very red rosy cheeks, and though my skin has red undertones I hope Rosacea isn't something that I've got. It's quite interesting to read about it and it's clear from the description by Sk:n Clinic that they ensure that the most appropriate treatment is selected through consultation. I'd be tempted to try out some of their creams and lotions or glycolic acid facial wash would help the redness in my skin.

If you've ever been to a Sk:n clinic I'd love to hear your experiences!

What's your biggest skin concern?

Would you consider going to a Sk:n Clinic?

Outfits of the Week: July #4

Monday 

Top: Primark

Jeans: River Island

Glasses: Jasper Conran

Slippers: Snoozies

 Tuesday

Dress: New Look

Flip Flops: Primark

Flower Crown: Primark

Sunglasses: Accessorize

Wednesday

Vest Top: Forever 21

Kimono: New Look

Jeans: River Island

Flip Flops: eBay

Thursday

Dress: New Look

Flip Flops: Primark

Hairband: New Look

Friday

Cami: Primark

Maxi Skirt: Primark

Flip Flops: Primark

Primark Haul: July 2014

I have to say I wasn't too impressed with Primark this month. A lot of the materials felt cheap and a lot of the patterns looked cheap. They also seem to be past summer and onto winter stuff in my Primark already and with the sun shining I'm not ready for big winter knits. Anyway I managed to find a few things, mostly basics but the watercolour style cami is probably my favourite.

Cami: £4

Neppy Tee: £4

Pink Dress: £10

Workout Leggings: £7

Plain Black Cardigan: £6

Flower Headband: £3

What have you bought from Primark recently?