Amazing Hair

The OGX Repairing Awapuhi Ginger Instant Recovery Mask is delectable. Its main ingredient us awapuhi ginger, which has traditionally been used as an ingredient in Hawaiian beauty and health remedies. The awapuhi extract is derived from the mature flower of the plant, which has the pleasant fragrance. Mmm...pleasant.

So, I know this is intended to be used as a hair mask. You’re supposed to apply it to just-washed hair, leave it in for a while, then rinse it out. However, I use it as a leave-in conditioner, following the above steps but skipping the rinse. With relatively thick hair, this gives a smooth finish and lustre without weighing my hair down. For those with finer hair, it would probably work best to actually use it as a mask and actually rinse it out! Each to their own. 

Another reason I like to leave this in my hair to dry is that the smell is amazing. It is a calm balance of sweet, fruity and floral that can make you feel like you are on holiday. In Hawai’i. Under a waterfall.  

If a hair mask is not your type of product, I still recommend anything in OGX’ Awapuhi range because of the fragrance. They have shampoo, conditioner, the mask, and a leave-in styling oil, so enough options for different hair situations.
 
Let me know what you think of this or any other OGX products!

Steve Back

This post at Dreams + Jeans turned my attention to Steve Back's incredible photographs of Australian landscapes. It's not every day that you see landscape photography with so much pink; it's fantastic! The below picture is of Hutt Lagoon in Western Australia, despite looking like the colours were painted on the photograph.

When I grow up, I want to be a miracle

I saw this and thought of you.
Riita Ikonen  x Karoline Hjorth

David Ryle

All ryled up

Let there be light

Aurora Unrealis / read of the North

Fogo your own way

Newfoundland dream

Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek

Vision

Russian winter

Ekaterina Vasilyevas

Succulent success

Desert candy

Fruit, fish, flowers & a lake

Spring has bring and dinner has sung.

Unbelievable. Alex Catt

Foals - 'Spanish Sahara'

Check out the icy waves.

Spring in Paris : It seemed like an eternity (waiting for its arrival)

I am currently living in Paris, and have been since the dark month of January. In my early winter days here, it felt like the depressing weather might never end. It may seem petty to complain about some rain and grey clouds, but I come from a beautiful part of Australia, where 'snow' does not exist in the weather woman's vocabulary, and the temperature almost never drops below freezing, even in winter. Hence my strong suspicion that I might be susceptible to Seasonal Affect Disorder.
Finally, gloriously, spring has arrived in Paris! There are actually leaves on the trees on Boulevard Saint-Germain, a sight I had once felt I might never see. And the stupidly blue sky! (which often seems to be about two shades lighter than an Australian blue sky) I look forward to more free time which I can spend exploring parks and pretty things (as well as an excuse to wear sunglasses). Oh yeah.

 

Un parc dans le 7e arrondissement, pas loin des Invalides. Photo © Laura G.