TIGI Love Peace & the Planet Eco Awesome Moisturizing Shampoo & Conditioner Review

I consider myself quiet a nutcase when it comes to purchasing skin and hair care products, as I am more of a natural remedies kind of gal rather than just purchasing what looks and smells pretty even if they are filled with chemicals.

After reading a number of articles on Shampoo having as one of their main ingredients Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, which roughly translates in lay-mans terms that our shampoos use the same ingredients as floor detergents use :-S (here is a good articles if you want to know more; Sodiun Lauryl Sulfate in Shampoos The Real Story); I decided to try and find an affordable Sulphate free shampoo and conditioner set.  The results were quiet disastrous.  Here in Malta apart from there not being a lot of health shops which can be easily accessed, the prices of such health products are too expensive for a full-time student; averagely such sulphate free shampoos cost approx 20 Euros for just the shampoo without the conditioner! When it came to searching on the Internet, well it wasn't better either, when one has to take into account shipping charges or the fact that many countries seem to forget Malta in their shipping list.

When I finally gave up hope to finding the perfectly priced Sulphate free shampoo and conditioner set, I googled shampoo recipes; the ingredients weren't that hard to find, however being the sceptical that I am didn't trust such recipes.

After months of searching, by purely mistake while I was looking for another product, I came across a good deal on ebay for the TIGI Eco Awesome Shampoo & Conditioner Set; which cost me about 10 Euros (including shipping) and both being full size.  This makes it my first time using a TIGI product and a Sulphate Free Shampoo.

So is there any actual difference to normal shampoos? Before I used Herbal Essence Shampoos, the new formula isn't in my opinion as good as the old formula in those clear bottles, rather than these funky looking ones. Anyways I usually wash my hair twice a week and I have a really oily scalp, that after the first two days of the wash (i.e. the day when I washed my hair and the day after) my hair would look really greasy, even though I shampoo my hair twice in one wash.  When I washed my hair with the TIGI shampoo, I already noticed a difference, it didn't lather and create as much foam on the first wash as the Herbal Essence Shampoo even with the same amount of product, in fact I usually would use less with Herbal Essence and I would have my hair all foamy.  However, after the second wash the TIGI shampoo did create a decent amount of foam and did feel my hair cleaner.  When it comes to the conditioner I found it to do as good as the Herbal Essence Conditioner, so didn't notice any differences there.

The end result; my hair looked clean and was slightly better manageable.  Many when using sulphate free shampoos are afraid that their hair gets dry, personally I didn't see that.  My hair feels soft to the touch and the good news for me is that two days after the wash my hair didn't look that greasy, in fact I can afford and wait another day before I wash my hair!  So it works great.

Now on to the smell; on the Shampoo it says that it is Cranberry Orange Mint, I found the smell to be kinda weird (my mother did like its smell though), but it smelt natural.  The conditioner also says that it is Cranberry Orange Mint, it smelt slightly more orangey than it's partner.  How did my hair smell?  It didn't have any weird or orangey smell, but my hair does smell nice and it isn't overpowering as my Herbal Essence Shampoo was.

The packaging;  both my shampoo and conditioner are in those 'toothpaste'-like packaging, I read that for the shampoo there is a larger version where you just pump out the product, but mine is the same packaging as the conditioner.  I found it quiet hard to open the cap and every time I fear that I am going to break a nail, so that is the only con in regards to this product.

Would I buy it again? For the same price as I found it definitely and I would even sacrifice a few more Euros to buy it again as it does a good job.  Hopefully I would find affordable prices here in Malta.

Hope you enjoyed your review and feel free to talk about Sulphate free shampoo or any shampoo for that matter. 

Blast from the Past

I saw the movie Jawbreaker (1999) and fell in love with this song and didn't realise that I heard it before in the movie Not another Teen movie.  Great song, love the intro and so I decided to share it with you the readers.

Osama Bin Laden Dead?!

So it is all over the news Osama has been killed and straight away it has been buried.  I personally find it quiet fishy, when unlike when Sadam was killed no pictures or videos have been shown and he was buried at sea immediately within less than a few hours.  Do you believe the news? Do you think it is just BS and lies from the US? Do you think they might have made a mistake?  Feel free to express your views people.

Where is Jack White?

I am a White Stripes fan and was really disappointed when I heard that the White Stripes split up.  Well, yesterday I was reading an article about Jack White and what he is doing now and thought I would share what I read, since in order to read this article you have to buy TIME magazine.
From what I could understand from the article, we aren't going to hear Jack White's music for quiet some time, but we will hear his voice as he has many side projects; from The Raconteurs to The Death Weather to being featured in Danger Mouse latest album (see video below :D)



Apart from having various side projects, he is now a producer and is specialising in vinyl records and the recording of music directly to tape (pretty retro) at his Third Man Records store in Nashville. 
So unfortunately it is going to be a while until we hear similar music to that of the White Stripes, at least we can still appreciate such a great musician through his side projects.
Btw; here is the link for the article, it's just a few paragraphs but maybe in the future the whole article will appear; A Rock Star Changes His Stripes

Asos Curve Jeans Review

I just bought two pairs of jeans from Asos Curve, as they were on sale.  So I decided to review them and compare them to other jeans which I bought from other brands.

1. ASOS CURVE Black Overdyed Flare Jeans

2. ASOS CURVE Supersexy Skinny Flare Jean

So when it comes to size when comparing the same size to New Look Inspire Range and Yours clothing, Asos has a smaller waist, however, according to the size charts they are wider at the hips.  So I decided to go a size up in order to be safe since the waist is smaller. 

Now the black jeans (1) it didn't fit properly around the waist even though I usually wear jeans with slightly smaller waist.  However, the usual jeans I wear always have a slight elasticated fabric, and this pair didn't have any stretch to them.  So be sure if you intend to buy these, go a size up as they are slightly small.

The second pair (2), as the description says it is stretchy.  The fabric is thinner than the other pair, and very comfortable and they are what they description says they are.  Around the waist they fitted well and also made my legs look slightly thinner. 

Both jeans have the same length. I am about above average in height and they were both still very long and so if you are going to buy these, be sure to either wear heels or if you are going to wear flats then roll the bottom cuffs.  

So in conclusion; read the description carefully and be sure to check their size chart as compared to other brands when it comes to pants they seem to fit smaller; so if you are going to be a non-stretchy fit pant go for a size larger, if you are going to buy a stretchy fit pant then go for your usual size as they fit perfectly.  

My tip for Asos Curve, add different leg length options like New Look Inspire and Yours have as not every plus size girl is the height of an Amazon Warrior.  Also after closely examining their catalog when it comes to jeans the majority are skinny legged which in my opinion if one has huge hips/thighs they shouldn't wear them as they look awful on such body type and don't help to enhance one's figure at all, unlike flare and bootcut jeans/pants. Also the jeans in the catalog which aren't skinny legged, the majority aren't of a stretchy fit, in fact there are barely more than two in the whole catalog; which is a pity as at Yours and New Look such jeans sell within two months so it is clear that these sell well among the plus size community. So when it comes to the jeans department Asos Curve still needs some slight improvement in order to compete better with other plus size clothes manufacturers; although they still do have the advantage that they are the most fashion forward and don't provide plus size grandma clothes like other companies. 

Hope you enjoyed this review and feel free to add your thoughts when it comes to your jean purchases.

Easy Hairstyles for Long Hair - My YouTube Finds

I would categorise my hair as long, wavy and untamable and barely any hairstyle holds for more than one day and so I end up just always tieing my hair into a ponytail when I go out.  So for all the girls who have untamable hair like mine and want to change it; here are a few videos which I found on YouTube which might help in changing up your look.

I tried this tutorial out and it really does work, it really gives my waves a more defined look and apart from the fact that if you are practically incompetent when it comes to styling your hair like I am, then you will find this quiet easy to follow.


For those who don't want to spend money on a curling iron and have a straightener, then you can check out this video.  I personally tried to do a section of my hair and didn't come out very well, but I have to admit I barely can get my hair straight with a straightener, so if you know how to use your straightener (unlike moi) then I suggest you to follow this video;


If you like braided hairstyles, then this is the video for you.  I found these tutorials easy to follow and well explained and tried them out for myself and came out the same.  Pity they didn't stay long as my hair is layered :-(  So I suggest that you follow this video if your hair has a straight cut or know how to use bobby pins properly.

And if you don't have the time to straighten or curl your hair, then you'll like this video.  You can create a completely new look with just some accessories.


If you want a hairstyle for special occassions and/or celebrity inspired, then I found this YouTube user who does a fantastic job at this and explains them really well, apart from the fact I love her accent :D  Here is the link:- http://www.youtube.com/user/lilithedarkmoon

And speaking of celebrities, here is a tutorial which I love to achieve Kim Kardashian's hair look (the only good thing about Kim Kardashian).


Hope you enjoy these videos and feel free to share your YouTube finds :D

Blast from the Past.

Haven't heard this song for a long time and I still love it. Such a pity that today's music seems to consist mostly of just rap, hip hop and dance and good songs with good music and lyrics seem to have been forgotten.