Kérastase Résistance Extentioniste Collection

I love having long hair. I love it that much that I’ve pretty much always had super long hair, apart from a period of time about 10 years ago when I lopped it all off, got some tattoos and piercings, immediately regretted it and bought hair extensions but that’s another story!

What I do not love about long hair is the amount of upkeep it takes to keep it looking healthy.

It’s hard work and finding the right products that help to keep your hair looking its best can be tough.

Thankfully Kérastase have recently launched a brand new range designed specifically for long hair called Résistance Extentioniste.

Kérastase recognises that long hair needs personalised training to go the distance and remain strong and beautiful so they have created a daily hair training programme which helps to strengthen your hair from root to tip.

The path to long, luscious locks is not an easy one thanks to the damage and stress that affects hair health on a daily basis from elements such as pollution, over processing and aggressive mechanical damage.

All of these things work against your hair and can result in split ends, dullness and ultimately, unmanageable hair where the only resolution is to have your damaged lengths and ends cut off.

The new Résistance Extentioniste programme of products have been created to help stop this from happening by combining scalp care and reinforcement of the structure and surface of the hair fibre to help keep hair’s elasticity, its glow and its strength from root to tip. 

The Kérastase Résistance Extentioniste Line Up comprises of;

Bain Extentioniste (£19.50): A Length Strengthening Shampoo

Fondant Extentioniste (£22.90): A Length Strengthening Conditioner

Masque Extentioniste (£31.70): A Length Strengthening Mask

Serum Extentioniste (£49.50): A Scalp and Hair Serum 

The hero element within this range is something called Creatine R™, which is a powerful fusion of Creatine and Ceramides.

The Creatine R™ Complex works in two ways to help reinforce and protect the hair fibre from damage, firstly by working on the surface to mimic the hair’s natural lipids and smooth the hair fibre and secondly by helping to form temporary bonds within the hair fibre which helps keep hair looking healthy as it continues to grow.

The Creatine R™ complex has also been combined with Taurine and Maleic Acid which capture mineral ions such as calcium in the hair and together help to encourage length and fibre fitness to deliver superior care for long hair.

The entire range possesses a really delicate, fresh and gorgeous scent. Soft and refreshing it isn’t overpowering or heady and breathes an air of lightness into your hair.

Begin the programme with their Bain Extentioniste - a lightweight shampoo that lathers beautifully and rinses to leave hair feeling soft and thoroughly cleansed without being stripped. 

Follow with the Fondant Extentioniste, a lightweight yet highly nourishing conditioner that helps to detangle and impart softness and manageability to your locks.

If your hair is in particular need of some extra TLC now is time to apply the Masque. Thick, nourishing and decadent, apply to damp hair, leave for five minutes then rinse. It offers a more intensive treatment than the conditioner but doesn’t need to be used daily.

Finally complete your treatment with the scalp and hair serum. Once your hair has been towel dried, apply two or three full pipettes along your scalp and using the tips of your fingers massage into your scalp.

This serum helps to create stronger hair right from the root and only needs to be used once or twice a week.

I’ve been following this programme for a number of weeks and I can say that from day 1 I noticed a change in my hair.

I love how air-light and free my hair feels despite how nourishing the products are. My hair isn’t weighed down at all and it smells beautifully fresh.

The collection somehow managed to impart a healthy shine along the entire length of my hair, even the ends which if I’m honest, are more than a little damaged.

I think it’s great that Kérastase realise that long hair needs to be treated in a particular way to ensure health and vitality and their new range of products certainly help to deliver that.

The Kérastase Résistance Extentioniste collection is available now.

Molton Brown Jasmine & Sun Rose Collection

Jasmine and Sun Rose is the pretty, bold and beautiful new collection from luxury brand Molton Brown.

A celebration of fearless femininity this collection centers around an Eau de Toilette (£45 for 50ml)  that has been created as if it were a beautiful painting, with the ingredients being mixed as if they were colours to create a harmonic expression which is both delicate yet powerful.

Fruity accents contrast with rich, floral notes to entice and delight your senses.

Notes of soft, sweet raspberry, juicy peach and bergamot contrast with the floral heart notes of bewitching Jasmine, Osmanthus and Rose before base notes of labdanum, patchouli and soft musk round off the fragrance creating a smooth, feminine yet modern scent.

It is a powerful and distinctive scent yet also possesses a light hearted playfulness which is reflected in the soft tones of the packaging and bottles.

Delicate yet strong it is the perfect reflection of the modern day woman, strong and bold yet elegant and feminine all at the same time.

The fragrance is complimented by a Bath & Shower Gel (£22), a Body Lotion (£26) and an Exquisite Bathing Oil (£40), all of which reflect the same elegant, captivating scent. 

I adore Molton Brown Bath and Shower products as they really are so luxurious. They possess the most beautiful scents which linger on your skin for hours and indulge both your body and mind.

The Bath and Shower gel is wonderful at producing plentiful, soft, frothy bubbles while enveloping you in its beautiful scent while the Bath Oil offers a truly sumptuous bathing experience.

Enriched with nourishing Egyptian Nigella seed and captured within a beautiful glass vessel, this bathing oil nourishing your skin, imparting both a beautiful softness and scent. 

Complete your fragrant experience with the luxuriously lightweight Body Lotion which is absorbed into your skin quickly leaving behind skin which feels pampered and nourished, soft and beautiful. 

I simply adore the new Jasmine & Sun Rose Collection and if you’d like to try it too you’re in luck as the entire collection is available online and in store now.

Nina Ricci Bella

Nina Ricci has unveiled a new chapter in Les Belles de Nina saga. Meet Bella.

This fruity, gourmand fragrance is a reflection of a new, modern-day princess! Daring, magnetic and yet equally enchanting as its predecessors Bella is a sensual and feminine fragrance guaranteed to delight.

Captured within the now iconic Nina Ricci apple shaped vessel (the eternal forbidden fruit), the soft green hue reflects perfectly the fresh and lively scent within.

Sitting atop a smooth, elegant gold leaf you’ll find a lady bird of bewitching blue. It is such a beautiful bottle to look at and when you hold it in the palm of your hand you can easily imagine yourself as the princess within the story.

Removing the cap and spraying the magic within you are met with a fragrance that is both sweet and bold, whimsical and yet elegant.

You are first met with notes of green mandarin and indulgent rhubarb which sweetly swirl themselves around you, enchanting your senses and tantalising your tastebuds with their bitter-sweet scent before heart notes of rose, freesia and feminine rose jelly create an opulent and delicately floral explosion.

Base notes of comforting, sweet vanilla and warm white musk complete the fragrance by adding an overall smoothness to the experience.

It is a beautiful combination of floral and fruity with a soft, delicate vanilla twist that makes Bella addictive and enchanting. 

It manages to be both a romantic and light-hearted scent and is one of those fragrances that once it has sat on your skin for a time, smells even better than when first applied.

I adore everything about this fragrance but there is no denying that that the bottle is one of the most magical and beautiful fragrance bottles I’ve ever seen.

I know they say never judge a book by its cover or a fragrance by its bottle, but in the case of Bella I’d say judge away because the beautiful magic that you see is indeed the beautiful scent that you get.

Nina Ricci Bella is available now from The Fragrance Shop and costs £50 for 50ml.