[Review] Kérastase Reflection Chroma Captive Shine Intensifying Hair Masque

Today I'm going to review Kérastase Reflection Chroma Captive Shine Intensifying Masque. My hair is quite dry and is damaged from all the years of dyeing it, bleaching it and from heat styling so I am always on the lookout for a good hair treatment. Over the years I have tried many products which include drugstore brands and specialist brands but the one that I always go back to is Kérastase. I have been buying the "Kérastase Reflection Masque Chroma Riche" for about 1.5 years now and have not looked back, however it has been sold out on Lookfantastic for awhile now so I thought I would try another one of their products. I bought the Shine Intensifying Masque for £19.65. Each 200ml tub is roughly enough for me to use for 3-4 months depending on my usage in the week which is either 1-2 times. This masque is suppose to be for medium-thick sensitized coloured hair, just right for me then.

I love that the shine intensifying masque is
actually a pink product however it does have a
strong perfume smell to it which will not be to everyone's taste. 

After shampooing I will gently wring my hair of excess water and then apply the masque to the ends of my hair, I leave it on for about 2-3 minutes or if I'm going for an intensive treatment I will leave it on for 20-30 minutes (however the weather in the UK right now does not permit me to do so). After washing out the masque my hair felt immediately softer and smoother. The smell also wasn't as overpowering when finishing drying and styling my hair. I wasn't so sure if it made me hair shinier but it definitely made it softer which was what I was looking for. All in all I was quite happy with it although I have to say I prefer "Reflection Masque Chroma Riche" but that may just be because of habit and to me the smell isn't as overpowering as the Shine Intensifying masque. Another thing I like about Kérastase masque's is that they do not leave my hair greasy unlike other brands that I have tried which were either not hydrating enough or so hydrating it left my hair greasy. Available on Amazon.

Rating out of 5:     

Hong Kong 2012

It has been awhile since I last posted on my blog and this will be another quick summary post. First of all I have graduated (and with a 2:1)! Now, had I announced this 3 months earlier my reaction would have been bitter sweet, slightly scared but happy nonetheless however now I am actually feeling kind of sad that I don't have University anymore. That feeling when students went back last week was so weird, for them their holidays were over and it was back to studying but for me life stays still. Needless to say I haven't found a job yet but.. In all honesty I didn't even want to find one straight after finishing my studies. In mid July I went to Hong Kong for 2 weeks with the bestie and that was fun. Here are  a few pictures from the holiday:

At Times Square

Walking in Causeway Bay area

At our first hotel

Our second hotel Cosmo Mongkok :D

Breakfast room service

First night at LKF

There was so many Japanese resturants!

Some of my greentea loves

Langham Place in MK

Last night spent at LKF

I want to go back! I can't even write about my holiday right now, just flicking through the pictures makes me feel down. Coming back from there I had a serious case of holiday blues and it didn't help with reality kicking in straight away. I came home to find my car had a massive dent in it and then my mum told me that I will have to sort out my rent and council tax. What!? I hadn't even started unpacking yet. Anyways the holiday mindset was still in tact and I just spent most of the time clubbing and going out. Now, however the finance makes it difficult and my state of mind won't let me live like a bum forever. Lately I have been getting more overtime at work but in turn this has demotivated me to find a full-time job. It is not that I haven't tried but my heart was not 100% in it. I have had a few interviews but no good news. It certainly doesn't help when friends who have already found a job are forever complaining about how tiring and boring it is. Another friend recently went through 4 stages of the interview to find that she had failed at the 5th stage. 'Perseverance is key' however there is only so much one can take before throwing in the towel. This will definitely, of course, not be the end of it. But I will have to slowly build up my motivation again and confidence to find that damn job! I don't exactly know what it will entail right now.. But believe you me, I shall find it..!

Race for Life

I signed up to do the race for life run for breast cancer and today it finally came! I was so nervous yesterday night, worried even but after finishing the race I felt so proud of myself. I did 5k in 40 minutes, the most I have done on my treadmill is 1.5k! Originally I was just going to do it myself but thankfully I had my friends with me (who signed up seperately) and who motivated me on the run. I didn't quite hit my target goal but it was close enough and I hit my target! I'm thankful for everyone who sponsored me as I know a lot of people were doing this race as well. I got home and my mum asked me, "did you do that for me?", "yes mum", "aww thank you" :)