Friday Night Five

Viva Woman: DIY Home Wax - recipe for a waxing treatment made from lemon juice and sugar - said to be as old as the Persians!

Becoming Beautiful: Bloggers Are Human Too: In Which Celeste Fails at Nail Art - Celeste shares a photo of her first attempt at gradient nails. I think it's great that she talks about her failures as well as her successes. It's so tempting to edit our lives to make the web-world think we're perfect, and it's refreshing to see someone who's not afraid to admit when things go wrong.

Viva Woman: Is Dry Skin Ageing Skin? - discusses the common assumption that dry skin ages faster than oily skin.



Phyrra: Cruelty Free Brands - a useful list of affordable cruelty-free makeup and skincare brands. Many of them are indie, a few well-known names.

Andrianna: My Favourite Beauty Tips - Andrianna has tips for puffy eyes, bad breath and chapped lips.

DIY Hair Detangler Spray

Earlier in the week, I finished up my Davroe Tame Lemongrass Detangler Spray that I received in my February LustHaveIt Box. I was very pleasantly surprised at how well the product worked, but at RRP $21.50 for the full-size 315ml bottle, unfortunately I can't afford to be using it all the time. It got me to thinking though, surely all it needs is something that will make your hair slippery? When I found out how easy it was to make your own at home, I was especially determined to give it a go myself.

The main tutorial I used was Let's Make It Up's YouTube video (no longer available). (I have a short attention span so I chose the shortest vid, but it turned out to be a good one.) The other tutorials around the intertubes were generally in agreement - all you really need is hair conditioner and water.
That's it!
Let's Make It Up added an argan oil serum as well, but seeing as I only use the detangler right before I wash my hair, I think it would be a waste for me. So here are my ingredients:


☀ an Avon 2-in-1 shampoo which I found in the back of the cupboard, which I'll probably never use to actually wash my hair
☀ warm water
☀ petitgrain essential oil to give it a nice oriental scent
☀ the old Davroe bottle to mix/store it in.

So, I just put about 1/2 teaspoon of shampoo in the bottle, 2 drops of essential oil and filled it almost to the top with warm water. Then I screwed the spray top back on and shook well.

I tried to take a picture of the finished product, but it just looked like slightly cloudy water:


I'm sure you get the gist anyway. Now, to test it out! On the left is my hair, after using a sea salt spray on it (the De Lorenzo spray I got in my LustHaveIt box yesterday), going to a party and then sleeping on it all night. Tangled and horrid! On the right is my hair after using the detangling spray and brushing it out.


Left: before. Right: after detangling spray and brushing.
Quite a difference! The spray makes brushing my hair much easier and less painful. I would say that it works just as well as the purchased brand. The only problem is - I used 1/4 of the whole bottle in just one application! (It's only a 50ml bottle.) I think I'll use a larger one next time I make this!

Packaging: n/a
Price: 5/5
Effectiveness: 4.5/5
Overall rating: 5/5

MAKE AGAIN?: Definitely!