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Pink & Rose Salon Wash & Blow Dry, Pinner | Review

For those of you that know me, will know my hair has a life of its own and washing and straightening it is always like a bloody military operation! I’ve got to literally dedicate half a day to it and I honestly swear I’m exhausted after dealing with it!

I was lucky enough to be invited by the lovely Priyanca of Pink and Rose Salon in Pinner for a wash and blow dry. An offer that I was obviously not going to refuse given the above! Not only did I have the pleasure of visiting the salon and being pampered, but they have also kindly offered to giveaway a free wash and blow dry to one of our lucky readers! You can find details of how to enter the giveaway over on Instagram.

Here’s my review of my experience at the salon:

Parking: the salon is located in Pinner High Street. I was a little apprehensive with the salon being located on a high street however there is plenty of street parking with a 30p per 20 minutes pay and display meter. I was fortunate to find parking right outside as soon as I got there and there were a few other free spaces. I visited at 10am on a Thursday morning.



Friendliness of staff: i was greeted by a very friendly Laura who also kindly showed me around the salon. All the staff I encountered (Laura, Priyanca and Anita) were really warm and friendly.

Decor: Pink and Rose has recently been refurbished and has a really modern feel dark wood flooring and a vintage twist with its shabby chic grey tones too. It’s clean and tidy.

Facilities: There are three floors in total – the ground floor is for wash, cuts and blow dries. The first floor is for hair colouring and the second floor has two treatment rooms for manicures, pedicures, massages and the “pink room” for eyebrow threading.

Although there aren’t specific children’s facilities, the salon welcomes kids and there’s plenty of space for a toddler to potter around while mummy gets pampered!

The salon is also doggy friendly!

The wash: My hair was washed and massaged by Anita using L’Oréal products. The massage was amazing – I’d never have guessed she’d have such strong hands for such a tiny person! It was really relaxing and exactly what I needed. Anita was friendly and constantly asked if I was comfortable and checked if the temperature of the water was ok for me several times.

The blow dry: my hair was blow dried by the lovely Laura. She asked exactly what I wanted before we started – I usually go for a wavy blow dry but decided to go for a straight blow dry this time and I’m so glad I did! I was offered tea or coffee as soon as I sat down – winning given I was knackered and needed the caffeine boost! I was also offered a cupcake!

Laura was really efficient and thorough when blow drying my hair. I have naturally frizzy curly hair and usually when I visit a hair salon, they need to run straighteners through it post blow dry to get rid of the extra frizz. I was so impressed by Laura’s technique – she was both fast and really thorough with her technique which meant I didn’t require straighteners after. My hair came out dead straight and there was still a little volume to it which is usually killed off with the straighteners! Everyone knows I love my volume!

I was so pleased with the outcome – it is by far one of the best blow dries I’ve ever had and at £26.10 it was worth every penny and I’ll definitely be returning!

For a chance to win a wash and blow dry at the salon, check out our Instagram competition!

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Disclosure: this is a sponsored post either in the form of remuneration or a free product being sent to us for review however all thoughts and opinions are our own.

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Hair You Go!

I always get asked random questions about my hair – be it through the blog, when we’re out shopping by strangers or from friends, family and colleagues! Not surprising – after all it has a life of its own! Haha! 

My hair is long, thick and full of volume naturally.  I often wish I had naturally straight hair. I look like I’ve been electrocuted most of the time post hair wash! 

In answer to common questions, hair you go:

1) I don’t use a hair piece – I didn’t even need one on my wedding as I have enough volume! 

   
 

2) My hair isn’t naturally straight, it’s super curly and frizzy!

  

  

3) It doesn’t take me a gazillion hours to do my hair each day – it takes anywhere between 60-90 seconds! 

4) I’ve never dyed my hair, it’s near enough jet black naturally but when I do go to get it dyed, my first time will be with Julius Michael even though it’ll involve a 10 hour plane journey! 

  

5) I don’t back comb it daily and when I do it’s very quick and rough – to undo the backcomb, I comb upwards from the bottom of my hair 

6) It takes me about 45 minutes to straighten my hair

  

7) The only product I use in my hair is Moroccan hair oil 

8) I can’t use a normal hair band in my hair as its super thick and won’t hold – so I have to use the elastic headbands and double them up! 

9) Normal high street hair grips don’t work in my hair, I have to buy sturdier ones online 

10) The most number of hair grips ever used in my hair when I’ve had it done is 130..! 

 

  
11) I never leave my hair naturally curly, at the most I wave it using my hair straightener 

   

12) My hair length is currently midway between my elbows and my bum! I’ve always had long hair and love it. 

13) My signature is definitely my bouffant! 

  

Do you have any hair tips for hair like mine? I’d love to be able to leave it naturally curly but have never found the right products! 
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My Daily Make Up Routine

Hello all,

A few people have asked about the products I use on my face and what my daily make up routine is.  So here goes!

Face scrub: I’m actually quite terrible with maintaining my face since having Arjun, not that I was ever an excessive user of products or nor did I ever have a strict regimented routine! But you know what I mean! When I remember to, I use a daily face scrub by Simple.  I definitely notice the difference, my skin feels a lot smoother. It’s cheap and cheerful and it works for me!

  

Moisturiser: Again, I don’t use anything particularly fancy.  I use a light daily moisturiser by Simple.  I feel like a lighter moisturiser allows my skin to breath. My skin naturally gets dry around my nose and mouth during winter.  I try and drink at least 1.5 litres of water daily, I feel like this helps keep my skin hydrated. I usually apply this as soon as I jump out of the shower while I dry.

  

My daily make up routine usually takes anywhere between 2 minutes – 5 minutes depending on what I go for.  It consists of the following:

  


My bare face:

  

Primer: I use the Olay Firm & Lift primer and apply using a beauty blender by gliding across my face. I apply this as soon as my moisturiser has set and while I get dressed.  If I plan on wearing foundation, I apply all over my face.  If I don’t, I only apply beneath my eyes.
   

 

Foundation: Once the primer has set and I’m dressed, I begin applying my make up. I use Micabella mineral foundation when I decide to use foundation.  To be honest, most days I don’t apply it just because I’m too lazy to! But I’ve been using Micabella since I first began wearing make up (just before I got married!).  It’s totally breathable and feels really light on my skin and ha a flawless finish.  It sits really well and looks very natural and I often get complimented on my skin. I use MF 5 Cappuccino.

There’s always that debate between what goes first – concealer or foundation. I’ve always applied light foundation first around my chin and jaw line and forehead before concealer. 

  

  

The staff are really friendly and even offer to mix colours to get the right tone for your skin.  Its £45 a pot but it does last a while and it’s definitely worth it. I apply the foundation with a Micabella foundation brush in a circular motion and apply it all over my face and neck but not beneath my eyes where I apply concealer.

Eyebrows: This is the first thing I do after applying foundation (if I’ve applied it)/primer.  I have a real huge insecurity about my eyebrows which is a huge deal for me to even talk about.  When I had my car accident, I fractured my skull.  My head split open in between my eyebrows and just missed my eye (thankfully).

  

When I was stitched up, unfortunately they weren’t able to align my eyebrows quite right.  I have had corrective surgery as I lost some of the nerves just above my right eyebrow (feels really tingly there especially when I get my eyebrows done!) and they’ve only started to reform and feel “normal” this last year.

Two corrective surgeries, an eyebrow lift and lots of tears later, I still don’t have perfectly aligned eyebrows.  This is probably one of my biggest insecurities – I shade in my eyebrows daily even if I’m not leaving the house because it makes me feel better.

I start by combing my eyebrows using a Real Techniques Brow Groomer.  The one I have has a brush and a comb. I use an eyeshadow (“Mystery” by Mac) and an angled brush to fill my brows in.  I start at the ends and work my way in. I sometimes use the brush from the Techniques comb to blend in the shadow once applied.

Concealer: I use the Mac Studio Finish concealer NW35 which I apply underneath my eyes sparingly by dabbing using a beauty blender. I really like this concealer, although quite heavy, I find the coverage is really good.

   
 

  

On top, I apply a little Maybelline FITme! Concealer in a lighter shade to act as a highlighter.  I need something to cover the evidence of my sleep deprivation! I use number 20, again sparingly. It’s important to dab and not glide when applying concealer, I find this helps with reducing creases.
  

  
The beauty blender is fab – its soft compared to a normal make up sponge and the shape of it helps to get in to every little space on your face.   I always pat a little concealer using the beauty blender that I’ve applied the concealer with on my eyelids just to brighten them up a little.

  

Concealer is my biggest face uplift. It makes such a huge difference to brighten up my face.
Strangely enough I don’t cover up my car accident scar, it’s a part of me and I’ve learnt to accept it and embrace it. It’s a reminder of my strength and what I’ve been through every single day when I look in the mirror. 
  
Translucent powder: Once I’ve applied my concealer, I always apply translucent powder to set it before it begins to crease.  At this point I only apply it to the areas that I’ve applied concealer.  I use Supercover translucent powder and use a big buff brush to softly apply it.  to be honest I haven’t tried any other translucent powders as I’ve been pretty happy with this one but would be happy to hear recommendations!

    

Eyeliner: I used to swear by the Écriture De Chanel by Chanel pen eyeliner previously and to be honest I still do.  But at £27, when I was randomly stopped by a Clinique rep at our local Debenhams to try out their new Pretty Easy Liquid Eyeliner Pen, at what seemed like a bargain price of £19, it seemed worth a shot.  I was pleasantly surprised, I absolutely LOVE this eyeliner.  It’s a combination of a liquid eyeliner and a pen eyeliner.  The pen is a lot easier to glide and apply over the eyeline and the consistency of the liquid is smooth.  I’ve had it for almost 3 months now and it hasn’t dried out at all.  I’ll be replenishing my stock before going on holiday.
  

  

I sometimes use bottom eyeliner instead of top, or I do both if I fancy it.  I use Maybelline Master Kajal which is super easy to use. I always use translucent powder to set bottom eyeliner as I have that horrible problem of running liner beneath due to watery eyes!

  

Left eye has no kohl, right eye has kohl for comparison:

  

Mascara: I’m yet to find an amazing day wear mascara. I don’t have the darkest, longest or ample supply of lashes so a good mascara is something I’m always on the hunt for.  I use Younique mascara for party wear as it lengthens my lashes and mimics the look of light false lashes.  On a daily basis I use L’oreal Volume Million Lashes.  It does the trick!


  

Blusher: My favourite day way blusher is definitely Frost by Mac.  It has a deep undertone which helps accentuate my cheekbones without the need for a separate contour. I have super chubby cheeks, so breaking up my face helps! I use a Mac blusher brush to apply this. I set the blusher using translucent powder.


   

 

   

 

Lips:  My favourite daywear lipsticks are the following Mac ones:

  • Faux
  • Jubilee
  • Modesty
  • Velvet Teddy

  

I’m definitely a nude shades kinda gal. I prep my lips using good ol Carmex (cherry flavour hehe).  I use Dervish by Mac as a lip liner for all of the above lipsticks.

   
 

Voila!

  

What are your favourite beauty products?x

 

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