Beam, Gleam, Shine like a Dream with Aussie Miracle Shine

'There's more to life than hair, but it's a good place to start' The Aussie Philosophy

It's spangly, it's shiny

It smells like cotton candy

A wonder, a dream

It makes our locks so clean

An elixir, a hair potion

A luxuriously-fragrant lotion

It sparkles, it gleams

From behind the shower screen

With Aussie ginseng, pearl powder, too

There's nothing better to perfect that hair do




A treat for the bath or shower, stunningly sublime

Drum roll please... it's Aussie's magnificent Miracle Shine!

Hi beauties. As you know at the weekend I was able to meet up with Aussie, some of the Aussie Angels and celebrate their amazing 3 Minute Miracle at a luxury spa down  in London. As an extra special treat, Aussie had a surprise announcement to make to us Angels, which turned out to be something very exciting and I'm even more excited to be able to share this news with all you lovelies! Aussie are pleased to announce that they are bringing out a new product range which is the Miracle Shine Range!

The Miracle Shine range consists of a shampoo, conditioner and a 3 Minute Miracle deep treatment conditioner. The Miracle Shine range is to make dull hair days a thing of the past, leaving your hair 'sensationally vibrant and shiny'. We all want gorgeous shiny locks and with the new Aussie formula of Australian Ginseng (which is known to boost energy) and Pearl Powder (which is its secret ingredient for adding that shine) infused with peach, raspberry and strawberry scents is sure to give your locks much needed revival and make your hair feel and look heavenly. Who can say no to that? 

With the announcement of the new Miracle Shine Range, Aussie also put us together groups of three to set us an Aussie Challenge, which is where this blog post comes in. Myself and two other gorgeous Angels Sarah and Lauren have been asked to work together to tell you beauties what the new shine range means to us. Hopefully if our posts are the best we get to win an Aussome hair day with Aussie! So fingers crossed for us.

My Hair

Before ...

Please excuse me looking natural... it was first thing in the morning!

After ...

So after trying and testing the products in the new shine range, the first word that comes to mind is WOW! I am in love with the way my hair looked afterwards as it was full of shine and there really was a noticeable difference in how glossy my hair looked. Before washing my hair, the ends felt a little rough and dry and I'm sure you will agree it wasn't looking too grand. However after using it, my hair looked healthy and shiny, so much so it was gleaming!

Having hair which is on the thinner side, I usually find that hair care products which are there to add shine, can often make my hair feel and look a bit greasy; but the Aussie Shine Range only made my hair feel soft and luxurious. I'm positive that this is because of the magic pearl powder which has been used and lets face it every girl should have some pearls that shine and what better way to wear them than in your hair! 

Not only will the shine range give your hair a needed pick me up and add lots of volume, it will also give you plenty of reasons or excuses to swish your hair repeatedly (you really do feel like a glamorous celebrity!). The shine range will definitely give you the confidence for that much needed hair swishing, but the main reason for a hair swish is that the smell of this range is simply good enough to eat! When most people think of Aussie they usually think of the classic Aussie bubblegum smell... Well Aussie have really taken yummy scents to a whole new level as the shine range has to be there best smelling range yet! It has the most gorgeous cotton candy smell to it with the peach and strawberry smell really coming to the forefront. I love that you can smell this on your hair all day... So I swish my hair just to get a whiff of it!  

I am in love with the new Shine Range and I'm sure any Aussie fan will soon agree, it is like a little bit of heaven in a bottle and will make your locks just dreamy!

Here is what Lauren thought 

Before ...

After ...

"The clue's in the title; it's certainly a miracle worker. After having my hair chemically stripped at the hairdressers earlier this year, my barnet's been suffering somewhat as a result. It's been dry, tangly and generally in need of some TLC."

"Cue Aussie's Miracle in a bottle - offering manageable hair that's easy to comb through, ample volume and SO.MUCH.SHINE."

P"lus, it smells beautiful - just like candy floss and almost good enough to eat."

Here is how Sarah got on

Before ..

After ...

"There's nothing more exciting than Aussie bringing out a new product range, but what better than a shine range so we can all have luscious gleaming hair like a celebrity.Normally I wouldn't opt to buy a 'shine' shampoo or conditioner as they tend to make my hair look greasy, but this Aussie range gives your hair a natural healthy looking shine, it also make it feel lovely and soft and being as my hair is due to be re-coloured it really made my hair look more vibrant."

"As I wear Micro-Bead Hair Extensions, to test out this product I used the Miracle Shine Shampoo and the 3 Minute Miracle Shine Deep Treatment, as when I wash my Hair Extensions I like to put a treatment on them to help maintain their condition."

"When I use any of the Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Treatments I always leave it on for about 10 Minutes with my hair wrapped in a towel, even though it does only take 1-3 Minutes, I like to give my Hair Extensions that little bit longer for more of a deep condition.The smell of the product is so devine, I have been trying to figure for days what sweet it smells like and I've finally figured while writing this that it smells just like Strawberry Hubba Bubba!!"

"On my photo's above you will see how my Hair Extensions went from looking Dry, Unmanageable and Dull..... To looking Vibrant and Soft with a Healthy looking Shine. I didn't use any other products on my hair while styling, only the Aussie Take the Heat Leave-in Spray."

"This product range is now one of my favourites...Thankyou Aussie for bringing us another amazing little miracle!"

So why should we win the next Aussiee Pamper Session?

Myself, Lauren and Sarah all loved using the New Miracle Shine Range as its all done our hair the world of good and made our hair look as though we've been been sat in the gorgeous Aussie sun for the past year (a girl can dream). It smells scrumptious, adds softness and shine, making your hair just glamorous and beautiful! All three of us loved working together to get this Aussie post up for you beauties and would love the chance for another little get together with Aussie. I would love if you beauty babes could go have a look at their blogs and check out there Aussome Aussie posts!

Find Sarah at - OhSoGlam

Find Lauren at - ALaurentoHerself

Will be you trying the new shine range when it hits stores? Let me know as I would love to know your thoughts.

Aussie, Boardmasters and Me!

Hi Girls. This post is so overdue, so for those of you who have been waiting to see pictures I apologise now,  but I'm really excited to finally be blogging about it. A few weeks ago now, I was really lucky and was picked as the winner of Aussie's Summer Sizzle Competition and won an amazing VIP weekend for myself and five of my friends to the Boardmasters Festival down in Newquay. Not only did we get to hang out with the lovely girls from Aussie at an amazing festival, my friends and I also got to sleep in a luxury Tipi the whole weekend and had a two hour surfing lesson on one of Newquay's gorgeous beaches. If you would like to see my entry post for this competition, you can read it here.

Now before I get into the ins and outs of what we got up to, I would love to say a huge thank you to the Aussie Girls, Holly, Lucy and Margherita (and the rest of you ) for making this weekend Aussome and fabulous in every way and I would just like to say that I had the most amazing time EVER! 

The weekend started with us taking the long drive down to Newquay. I had never been to this part of England before and was totally taken back with how beautiful and gorgeous the place was. We were so fortunate to have lovely weather that weekend and because it was so gorgeous it allowed us to take full advantage of the glorious beaches. After doing some much needed sunbathing on the beach after the long car journey, we settled into our Tipi , which was amazing! I can honestly say I've never stayed in a Tipi before, but if I had to describe it I would have to use the words, cozy, spacious and a great way to make camping all that more fun!

Aussie were amazing the whole weekend and even treated us girlies to some Aussome Aussie goodie bags, which contained all the much needed hair essentials to get us though a festival weekend. We were also treated with these amazing Aussie printed Tee's which had our Twitter names printed out on the back. Needless to say us Aussie girls attracted a lot of attention in our Aussie gear with a lot of the festival goers thinking we were handing out free hair care or there to pamper everyone!  

For anyone who is unsure about the Boardmasters Festival, its a great mix of live music, surfing, BMX and skating competitions, so the atmosphere around Newquay over the weekend was one what was buzzing. The girls and I really enjoyed the surfing lesson and boy did we rock the surfing chic look in our sexy wetsuits! We were told by the instructor that it wasn't the best day for hitting the waves, simply because the weather was too lush. But the girls and I made do and we had a lot of fun trying to stand up on those surf boards.

As any beauty knows, the sea and wind can cause havoc even with the most amazing locks and needless to say our hair wasn't looking its finest after the surfing lesson. But Aussie being amazing as they are were at our rescue, as they treated us all to a pamper session and as a result we all had our hair beautifully curled for the festival that evening. 

Not only did we have a lot of fun chilling out in the day with all the other happy campers, I think it was all agreed that the live music was amazing, with Ed Sheeran, Dizzee Rascall, Zane Lowe and DJ Fresh headlining. We had such fun partying away and not only did we sing and dance along to all the music but between acts it was a lot of fun hanging out in our VIP bar with all the other important peeps. 

Overall the weekend was just brilliant, and it was a lot of firsts for me, the biggest one, was popping my festival cherry! I can honestly say I've now gotten the festival bug! Aussie were amazing and all us girls did a lot of bonding and had the most Aussome Aussie time.

I took so many pictures over the weekend, far too many to fit on this one blog post. But for those of you who would like to see more of what we got up too, I've uploaded everything to Pineterest which you can see here!

Were you at the Boardmasters Festival? Let me know beauties 

Lots of Love

#AussieSummerSizzle | Team Rainbow's Party!

G'Day all you Aussie Hair Care fans and beauty bloggers. A few of you lovely readers will know that a little while ago I was given my wings and became an Aussie Angel. Any of you who follow Aussie on Twitter or any other Aussie Angels will know that Aussie are always setting out lots of fun challenges for the Angels! This summer has been all about the Aussie Summer Sizzle challenge and for Aussie to showcase their fabulous new limited edition bottles.

So the challenge for us Angels was to host an Aussie themed party, and this is the post where I tell Aussie and all you lovelies just what Team Rainbow got up to.

So the party planning all began when I received this Aussome Aussie Parcel from the lovely DHL man packed with the all the essential Aussie goodies to get the Aussie Summer Sizzle Party going.

The party pack contained a gorgeous Aussie beach bag which had three full sized limited edition Aussie products and ten miniature bottles of the miracle moist shampoo & conditioner, not to mention the most amazing Aussie Beach Towel (I fell in love with this).

So this package all arrived whilst I was on holiday in Turkey and because I was on holiday it meant that I didn't have much time to host a full blown out Aussie Party. However on the weekend of the 7th July, my cheerleading squad and I were off to London for the day to cheer in the parade for the World Pride Festival. I thought that seeing as there would be a lot of 'BIG' hairstyles and a lot of waiting around before and after the parade, it would be the perfect opportunity to host my Aussie Summer Sizzle Party and incorporate the two events.  

This may sound like I was cheating a little, but when you start your Aussie Party on a Friday night and it ends early hours of Sunday morning (yes we had no sleep in between this time) and your on a Double Decker rainbow bus all the way to London with a maximum speed of 30 mph, there was plenty of time for us cheerleaders to have to Aussome Aussie fun, and fun was just what we had!

Being a cheerleader is all about hitting impressive stunts, working together as a team, great facial expressions,  flying high in the air, and having a fierce routine. But before any cheerleader goes and showcases what they can do to the world, having big cheer hair with an amazing cheer bow is a must and Aussie Hair products are just what you need to achieve the most beautiful cheer hair.

Our Aussie party began with us cheerleaders washing our hair with the limited edition Summer Sizzle bottles and the Aussome Volume Shampoo was just what our hair needed for amazing Volume that would give our cheer bows plenty of height!

Sarah (above) was an Aussie Virgin before the party! (shock shock) but was super impressed by the smell of the Aussome Volume Shampoo when she washed and styled her hair at 2AM in the morning, but was even more impressed when her hair had even more volume just before the parade at midday. 

I'm pleased to say Sarah has officially caught the Aussie bug and has been converted to the Aussie way of life!

No Aussie Cheer Party would be complete without great music to party to and on the way to London Team Rainbow  danced and rocked out to some amazing tunes! Below is a listing of the soundtrack we partied too.


Califionia Gurls | Katy Perry
Starships | Nicki Minaj 
Surfin' U.S.A | The Beach Boys
Walking on Sunshine | Katrina & The Waves
Call My Name | Cheryl Cole
Long Hot Summer | Girls Aloud
Shake Senora | Pitbull 
Get on the Floor | J-Lo
S & M | Rhianna 
Give Me Everything | Pitbull Ft Ne-yo
Domino | Jessie J
Till The World Ends | Britney Spears
Everyday I'm Shuffling | LMFAO


With the music blasting throughout the whole day there was plenty of time for us to practice and try out our best surfing moves. Being the cheerleaders that we are we decided to think outside the box and instead of sporting the traditional surf move on the ground we decided to see what surf moves we could do whist flying high up in the air. 

We all know that Aussies have the best surf parties and know how to do some extreme surfing and we think all Aussies would be proud of our extreme surfing moves out of the water!

The rainbow cheer squad would have loved to have really spiced things up at my Aussie party with a few cheeky alcoholic drinks and fabulous food, but as we had a lot of work to do and with the party taking place on a bus for the most part, we did have to use our imaginations. 


It was agreed by all of Team Rainbow that a proper Australian Style BBQ on the beach would have made the best party food. Everything from burgers, hot dogs, salmon and shrimp and not to forget the chicken kebabs accompanied by pasta, salad and a large helping of coleslaw and potato salad.


As for a yummy drink it was decided that we definitely needed something cooling, refreshing and it would have to have a bit of a kick to it. The ultimate Team Rainbow Aussie Summer Sizzle Party drink would have to be 


Any Flavour Vodka Slush Puppies 

Part of the Aussie Summer Sizzle Challenge was for Team Rainbow to conjure up the next best Aussie Shampoo ingredient. After much debating it was decided that if Team Rainbow were to create the next Aussie Shampoo we would call it


Flying Fierce Shampoo for Hair Styles that need BIG Cheer Bows


The Flying Fierce Shampoo would have a gorgeous coconut and lime beach/holiday smell  to it and have the supernatural ingredient of fierceness which will give you and your hair that confidence you need to go and win, whilst making your hair super pretty,  and full of volume all at the same time. This would be the perfect shampoo for any cheerleader, dancer, performer or any girl who is wanting big hair for fierce hairstyles. 

Team Rainbow had a fantastic Aussie Summer Sizzle Party and loads of fun at pride and it was all agreed that our hair would not have looked as good if it hadn't been for the Aussie treatments that arrived in the goodie bag, which made our hair smell and feel lush. Team Rainbow loved the beach bag and towel so much so that we decided to treat it with some cheer spirit and give Aussie it's very own cheer bow!

And not only did we towel dry our hair with the Aussie Beach Towel we also turned it into a cheer bow! Beautiful!

If you or Aussie would like to see more of what we got up too on Team Rainbow's Aussie Party you can check out my Pinetrest board, where you will see how much fun you can have with cheerleaders and Aussie goodies.


http://pinterest.com/sunshinesprkle/aussiesummersizzle/


you can also check out and follow my Instagram @ sunshinesprkle for more Aussie Summer Sizzle Pictures 


How would you beauties hosted an Aussie Party, I would love to know in the comments below 


Lots of Love


Team Rainbow
xoxo

I Coloured My Hair Again | L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss

Hi lovelies! So if any of you who have/are colouring your hair with red tones to it will know that even with the best colour  treated shampoo, the red is very fast to fade and is in need of regular application of hair dye. A few months ago I posted a review on the L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss hair dye (which you can read here) and shockingly this is the last time that I dyed my hair.

I thought that with going on holiday, dying my hair before would be a complete waste of time what with all the pool dipping and bleaching of the sun on my hair. So now I'm back in the UK, I decided that my hair was in need of a hair makeover and I thought I would share with you the colour results. Last time I used the L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss I opted for shade 550 Mahogany, but I was wanting something I little bit darker this time so went for 360 Black Cherry

As with any hair dye you get, there is always the colour chart that's printed on the back or side of the box. Although we all use this a guideline very rarely does the colour actually match the finishing result. But I have to say that the colour 360 Black Cherry on my hair pretty much looked like how it did in the colour chart below. Before dying my hair, I would say my colour was matched to the brown colour you see in the picture below and it came out a little bit darker than whats shown in the picture... result!

As for the contents of the L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss you get your trusty protective latex gloves (which are made of giant hands), intensive colour conditioner, and the actual hair dye parts A and B and a nozzle applicator. And of course not to forget your step by step hair dye guide.

I have to say beauties, that my thoughts of the L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss match those of my previous review. The application of this dye is super easy and with the squeezy bottle and nozzle applicator I found applying it to the hair very easy and mess free.

Please remember though beauties, if your thinking about using any hair dye to do a small test of your skin before hand to make sure you have no bad reactions to the dye; You will find just how to do this in the instructions. 

So for the results.

First off let me show you just how my hair looked before application 

Please excuse my cheerleading clothes, but it was the only picture I had showing the back of my hair! Any beauty blogger will know that if your on your own taking a picture from behind is not easy!

As you can see my hair has gotten really light and there is a lot of natural Blonde highlights which I got from Turkey's super hot sun!

So this is the colour of my hair after application 

 

These were taken in natural daylight and as you can see there is a nice even and full coverage. However the camera is is not picking up my true hair colour in these pictures as it is a much darker and deeper shade of red than whats shown here. 

However this picture was taken on a lot later in the day and as you can see the colour is appearing much darker which is a much more true representation of what my hair colour is like after applying the L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss hair dye.

For those of you wondering why I choose L'Oreal Casting Creme Gloss? Well the answer is because I find  the application very easy, I'm left with super glossy hair and I find that the colour lasts much longer than what it does with other hair dyes.

More More More Aussie

Hello beauties. I thought I would use this post to share some exciting news with you all and just to have a little chat about my favourite haircare brand 'Aussie' 

So the other week a few of you may have noticed on Twitter that Aussie were recruiting new people to be a part of the amazing Aussie Angels. If your not sure what an Aussie Angel is then which rock have you been hiding under then you can find all about the Aussie Angels and Aussie here. 

So.... Last week I got the most amazing news from Aussie that the blog post I entered was good enough to award me with a pair of wings and I am super pleased and excited to say that I am now an Aussie Angel. So a massive thank you to Aussie for picking me, I was literally bouncing off the walls with excitement when I found out. If you would like to see my entry you can find it here.

This week my excited self got even more excited when a parcel came though the door from Aussie containing a the biggest bottle you can get of the famous Miracle Moist Shampoo, which smells simply amazing. I think Aussie must be a little but psychic because I am at the very end of my Luscious Long Shampoo and just knew that I needed more Aussie shower moments!

As much as I love Aussie, I've still not gotten around to trying using their bigger bottles and seeing how long they really last, nor have I used the Miracle Moist range in ages. So I'm really looking forward to giving my hair a treat and of course letting you beauties know how soft my hair really gets and how many washes I can get out of this ginormous bottle! I'm on one so far. 

Aussie have also introduced a new formula into the Miracle Moist Shampoo which contains Aloe Vera, which is known to give moisture and refresh and if you hair is as dry as mine and needs all the moisture it can get then this shampoo should go down a treat! For those of you who are already a fan of this shampoo, even with the new formula it still has that wondrous bubblegum smell to it. 

And as an extra treat Aussie also sent me a little gold chain necklace with the words 'Angel' written in, which is so sweet and I really feel like an official Aussie Angel now. 

So once again a big thank you to Aussie and I shall be sure to keep you beauties updated on future Aussie adventures. 

Please Let Me Grow My Wings #AussieAngel

Me with my favourite Aussie product, the Luscious Long Leave-In Conditioner. 

Hello beauties. For those of you who follow Aussie on Twitter will know that they are recruiting ten lucky people to become a part of the fabulous Aussie Angel Team. I can't tell you how excited I was when Aussie Tweeted explaining all the details about the recruitment. For me becoming an Aussie Angel would be a bit of a dream come true! When I first started my blog I always told myself that if any opportunity could be available to me though doing a blog, becoming an undercover angel was going to be the most amazing and something I would love to be a part of.

I've been a fan of Aussie products for a long time and I promise you when I say that having an obsession with hair care and just hair in general that I've pretty much tried all the products Aussie have to offer and they are by far some of the best hair care products you could ever get your hands on. I remember when I was around fourteen and my mum had bought me home a sachet of Aussie's 3 Minute Miracle and from the moment that I used it on my hair I was in love. The delicious smell and the adorable kangaroos that will we always recognise to be Aussie got me hooked and I've been using Aussie ever since.

We all strive for those fantastic hair days which we all know can be few and far in-between, but Aussie really help with making a fabulous hair day very achievable everyday and they certainly are spot on with their motto:

'There’s more to life than hair, but it's a good place to start'

I couldn’t agree with Aussie more! If your hair is doing everything you want it to do, and its swishing in all the right places then it can defiantly give you that much needed confidence or make your day a million times better.

Aussie have a product for every hair type and as a consumer we are really spoilt for choice! So to help you hair lovers make the right Aussie hair choice and as part of my competition entry I’ve reached out to my nearest and dearest to find out their hair dramas. Hopefully some of my answers will help you choose the right Aussie product for you! Enjoy beauties and please let me know which Aussie product you will be trying next.

Q. I can’t live without my hair straighteners, but it keeps damaging my hair…HELP!

A. It's difficult for the modern woman to live a life without heat, unless were going for the eighties look. However Aussie's Take The Heat Range are a lifesaver for singed locks. Give your hair the TLC it deserves with Aussie's Take The Heat Shampoo & Conditioner which will prime your hair ready for heat and give it all the protection it needs. To show your hair just how much you love it be sure to add in some of Aussie's Take The Heat Leave In Spay which will guarantee to be your hairs best friend and take the heat off those scorching straighteners. 

Q. Every time that my hair has been coloured, it seams to fade too quickly, what can I do to stop this?

A.  Your coloured hair will most defiantly thank you by treating it to Aussie's Colour Mate Shampoo. Not only will it make your hair colour pop by making it vibrant, it will also help to maintain your colour for much longer. Its gorgeous peach smelling formula will transfer onto your locks so much that everyone else will want to smell your hair. Follow with Aussie's 3 Minute Miracle for Coloured hair, which will help to reconstruct any damaged hair though colouring. Do this and I can assure you that people will want to know your secret

Q. My hair has always been a dry and frizzy mess! What can I use that will help tame it?

A. With Aussie's Frizz Miracle Shampoo & Conditioner frizzy hair can really be a thing of the past. No longer will your pesky flyaway’s get the better of you, as you will be able to keep well in control of your hair. The scented Australian Blue Gum shampoo and conditioner will leave your hair feeling super soft and make you and your hair feel good. For an extra treat give your hair a dose of Aussie's Anti Frizz Conditioning Milk, which will make your hair flyaway free for the whole day!

Q. I would love to have my hair full of volume just like Cheryl Cole and Kim. K, but my hair always falls flat. How can I get this look?

A. Give your locks that volume boost it needs by adding Aussie's Aussome Volume & Conditioning Mousse to towel dried hair and style as normal. This mousse can add as much or as little volume as you need and is certian to create loads of bounce and movement in your hair, so much so that you certainly wont need any wind machine. Once your hair style is Kim. K ready be sure to add Aussie's Aussome Volume & Gloss Spray which will lock all your volume in and keep your hair swishing all the way from morning till night.

I hope Aussie and all you Aussie fans have enjoyed this post and a big good luck for all those entering.

All my love