I find it quite difficult to stick to one product for my skin and my hair, so when I finally went to get my hair cut, I decided to go with this Kérastase Nutritive Lait Vital conditioner. Previously I used the Kérastase Resistance, a light green bottle, but I can't find the exact one online, maybe they discontinued it! It was a repairing conditioner for split ends with different levels of broken hair, but all I can find now is the mask, but the one I had was a conditioner in the same bottle as pictured above. The Resitance conditioner clearly made my hair stronger, it did not make it feel oily or heavy, rather it was very very soft. Using it together with the Elixir oil, my hair was happy. The lady at the hair salon recommended the Lait Vital to nourish my hair, however, after the first use I was not completely happy. My hair felt very heavy and got tangled all the time. Initially I thought that perhaps I had used too much Elixir oil or not completely washed out the conditioner, so next time I took extra care to wash out all of the product and used only a tiny amount of the oil in my hair before blowdrying. Nonetheless, my hair felt really really bad! It felt extrememely weak and got tangled again, resulting in a lot of pain and broken ends when trying to comb through it. But still, I stuck to it, giving it a chance and hoping that after a while results would be better and my hair would feel healthier. Unfortunately, it got so bad that I decided not to use it again. I am heading back to a store to go back to the Resistance line, which includes an amazing hair masque that I can recommend to anyone with longer, brittle hair!
I also tried to get my nails on the picture, as I have not gotten around to take a picture of them by themselves. Usually I have Shellac done on my nails, and have had it applied for a year now, without any breaks. I adore Shellac, it is perfect, and although I have heard some negative feedback, I am completely and utterly happy with it. It lasts at least three weeks, even four sometimes, and then I just get it re-done as the colour grows out and my nails get too long. I have noticed, that the lighter colours do not stick as well as the darker ones, but that seems normal, as the darker ones have more pigment. However, I have found it quite hard to find a good nail spa in Central London that does Shellac. Most of the time I have to say that I am shocked at the standards you find in salons and spas; they are often filthy and look a lot better on pictures than in real life. No matter how small a salon or spa is, cleanliness is a must, and I also expect as a customer to find seats and sofas without holes or staines! Prices are usually around 40 Pounds, including the removal, but there was one salon which priced this service at a minimum of 80 Pounds, which is not acceptable for me. For the same price, even less, I could buy my own UV lamp and Shellac nail polish and apply it myself, which by the way, I am considering, as I after a year I have gotten the hang of how to do it myself!
I found a nail spa at Topshop on Oxford Circus, called Wah-Nails. Wah-nails come from Eastern London and specialise in funky nail art. Their designs are great, so if you are interested in something extraordinary, you should definitely try this out! On the phone, when making the appointment, they told me they do Gelish, rather than Shellac, and I was not sure if it would be better, but I tried it anyways. They told me there then, that they are also able to do some nail-arty styles with Gelish so I went for a colour-fade look, changing from black to clear and I am super happy with it! It looks a lot more funky then just black nails and a lot of people notice it, without it being too ott! I have had it on now for almost two weeks and so far so good, nothing to complain about in terms of the standard. The main difference between the two brands is that Shellac is great with different shades of red, their black is great, and also their grey. However, that is pretty much all they have, and I wish they would do some more colours such as different shades of blue. Gelish has a lot of bright colours, also neon, so it really is a matter of what colours you prefer the most!
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