Batiste Floral Essences Review

*Batiste Floral Essences is the newest scent of Batiste that I have been using regularly on my hair. This little floral beauty is an essential to me inbetween washes to eliminate grease at the roots, add some oomph and add a freshly-washed-perfumed aroma.

On the 9th September, Batiste was the official hair care sponsor for Charlotte Ronson's S/S 2015 collection at New York Fashion Week. Backstage the lead stylist used Batiste on each of the models' hair to create an airy, natural look.

This Bright and Lively Floral Essences has top notes of water blossom with a heart of melon, peach and orange. The base notes consist of violet, muguet and rose.

The heart notes are what makes me love this scent as usually I steer towards fruit rather than florals.

The scent of this Floral Essences one is a lot more fresh and vibrant than the Batiste Floral dry shampoo.

I highly recommend Batiste dry shampoo to be used on hair in-between washes. I have a range of different scents and have used Batiste since they first arrived on the market. Even though my hair is now brunette, I find that if you spray far enough away and then either scrunch/ brush through your hair then it doesn't leave the white marks.

As soon as I've sprayed this on my hair, I'm good to go. Before these were invented it was either a case of washing hair more regularly (which really dries my hair out) or wearing a hat! (I still only like pom-pom beanie hats!)

At the moment there is half-price off Batiste products at Superdrug so you can buy this can for only £1.49 for 200ml.  We all know that I love a bargain so with that price it's time to stock up!

Have you tried this new scent?

Love Laura xoxo
*PR item kindly sent for review.

New Pixie Lott Batiste - Fun & Floral

 I have the whole selection of Batiste's products and can't rate them highly enough. I always use them between washes as they add a refreshing just-washed scent and texturised volume to my hair. Even though my hair is brunette at the moment I still use all of the different varieties and not just the specific brunette one. I find that if I scrunch my hair, (as it's curly) the dry shampoo is blended in and works its magic.

I recently got sent the new collaboration with Pixie Lott which is the *fun & floral variety. What a fabulous pairing as it's relevant to the here and now.

Packaging: I love the colouring of the can as it reflects the style that Pixie wears and reminds me of Summer festivals too. All of the art work for the collaboration was shot by Rankin and Pixie chose the design and the scent herself. This design stands out and looks great in the bathroom / dressing table (where I have mine.)

Fragrance: Fun & Floral has top notes of Bergamot and fruity lemon, middle notes of Cedarwood and floralness with a base of musk, milk and sandalwood.  

I used this today and the floralness was apparent so if you like the scent of florals then this is the one for you.

Price & Availability: The RRP is £2.99 for 200ml and is available from Boots, Superdrug (Only £1.47 at the moment) , ASOS, Asda and Sainsbury's.

Performance: As with the other varieties, Batiste is perfect for use on hair that need a refresh in between washes. It's great for hair that can get a little greasy at the roots and adds a just-washed scent. When waking up in the morning, a spritz of this can make my bed-head look presentable to face the day.

How to use: Shake the can well, then hold a good distance away from your hair. 

I lift sections and quickly spray, scrunch (massage) and then brush through and style. I can then wear my hair down as I did when it was freshly washed. I also like how hair is perfumed too as hair that smells good makes me feel all fresh and clean.

Have you tried Fun & Floral yet?

Love Laura xoxo

*PR item kindly sent for review.

Batiste's hair saviours

Hello everyone,

It's sun shining again where I live and it makes me feel a lot more motivated and productive. I feel as though I have accomplished a lot already today.

I love Batiste and their ever growing range. My favourite and first one I ever bought, was the Batiste Tropical which has a scent of coconuts and reminds me of a faraway beach. I have been using Batiste in between washes to give it a refresh, shine and gorgeous scent.

I was excited to try varieties that I had not used before. These being the *New smoothing conditioning mist £3.99, *Strength and shine £3.99, *Fruity and cheeky cherry £2.99, *A hint of colour- dark & deep brown £3.99 (for my newly dyed locks) and the *XXL plumping powder £3.99.

On the photographs on the left hand side, I have a severe case of day old  bed head!
In the top photo I used spritzes of the Strength and Shine combined with the conditioning mist, whilst the bottom photo I have used solely the Smoothing conditioning mist.

I love both of these products and as you can see they have improved the appearance of my hair, added shine and condition and also smoothed it too. 

I then finished my hair by either adding a hairband or clipping up the front section of my hair.

I would definitely repurchase these two after they have finished. 

With the smoothing conditioning mist, it contains Argan oil and I soon as I had sprayed it onto my hair there was an instant softness and conditioned look.

L-R Strength and Shine, a hint of colour deep and dark brown, cherry, smoothing conditioning mist and XXL plumping powder.

I love how the hint of colour dark & deep brown compliments my hair colour as the Cherry needs blending into my hair a little. I would repurchase this one also as I think it is fabulous.

I shook a little powder at a time onto the palm of my hand and placed under sections at the root. I then scrunched my hair and it does add a lot of volume to my hair. As my hair is curly it only needs a little encouragement as it is and this made it have full volume. I wear this on nights out or to events as I feel that it adds extra glamour to my hair.

The fruity & cheeky cherry smells gorgeous. I love cherries and fruity scents so a spritz of this makes you feel as though you have freshly washed hair. The scented ones remind me of hair perfume as your hair has a lovely scent to it all day.

I would highly recommend all of these products. Each one has a little gem to offer your hair and in my opinion they are priced incredibly well for the quality and the duration that the cans last.

Love Laura
P.s I think I spoke too soon as it is now hail stoning!

*PR items sent very kindly for review. All text is from my own honest mind :)

Floral, Monochrome and Oriental Batiste - Dry shampoo review

Hi everyone :)

Today I have new editions to show you from the Batiste brand. These being the *Floral, *Monochrome and *Oriental versions. On their website I love how they have the woman's hair blowing and moving from the freshness of Batiste. Check it out here. I'm also a fan of their Facebook page which has a massive 122k fans here.

When I think of dry shampoo I automatically think Batiste. It encompasses freshness, fun and freedom.
I tend to wash my hair every other day as with my wavy hair, If I wash it too much I find that it goes too fluffy. That's where Batiste dry shampoo lends its role. In two weeks time I am having my hair coloured beautifully by my lovely hairdresser Charlotte who is back in England where I lived. I am under no illusion that my hair at the roots is an eyesore right now but that should soon be sorted out!  So with my hair I tend to find that the roots need some freshness sprayed onto them whilst the ends can be quite dry.

Batiste provides the freshness almost instantly after a quick spray at arms length and a quick scrunch of my curls I am good to go after accessorising with the perfect accessory to tame my mane.
The first time I came across Batiste I had seen the advertising and was drawn to the fun packaging that looks great out on display. The first one I bought was the Tropical version and that still today is my absolute favourite. Coconutty goodness and memories of holidays is what it portrays to me.

As my hair is blonde I find that the spray , because it sprays white, helps to blend my roots which is an added bonus and the array of different scents available make your hair smell fresh, clean and good to go.

Batiste dry shampoo L-R Oriental, Floral and Monochrome 

 Hairbands left- Choochie Choo and Mermaid - Inkie Pocious

 The design on the cans are beautiful, eye-catching and would suit a range of personalities.

These sprays are 200ml and cost £2.99

 On the reverse of the cans there are easy to follow diagrams to help you use the product correctly.
I usually lift sections of my hair, spray around 30cm away and then scrunch into my hair. I find that it adds volume and texture too.
This is how Batiste recommend you to use the product;

"How to use: Shake the can vigorously, then, keeping the nozzle about 30cm from your hair, spray into roots, lifting sections for maximum coverage. Massage through with fingertips and then brush and style."

 Batiste Oriental £2.99 for 200ml which I think is a great price as a can this size lasts me quite a long time so you are getting not only great quality but good value for money too.
The can design is gorgeous and intricate and really shows an oriental vibe.

This has fruity top notes which include Apple, Wild Berry and Grape, floral middle notes of Jasmine, and Iris and a base of rich Coconut, Sandalwood and Cedar. Lots of scents have been combined to create the fragrance trend of light floriental. 

Oriental is available at a wide range of stockists and you can find it online at Boots .

 

Monochrome 200ml for £2.99 Exclusive to Boots.
" With a retro 60’s vibe, the bold geometric monochrome look is inspired by Moroccan prints and is in perfect sync with fashion’s two-tone palette this season. 

The bold design is reflected in the spicy and dynamic fragrance with top notes of Orange Blossom and Pepper, a heart of Hyacinth, Iris, Lilac, Wisteria and Heliotropine with a warm base of Musk. "

This is the one I actually used in the picture and although I prefer fruity, chocolatey, coconutty scents I was pleasantly surprised with this one. When I look at this can it reminds me of Twiggy with the print of one of her dresses.

 Batiste Floral 200ml usual price £2.99 and exclusive to Superdrug on offer for £1.48 at the moment.
Look how pretty the design is! This has top notes of Blossom, a heart of  fruity Melon, Orange & Peach and a deep floral base of Rose, Muguet and Violet. What a gorgeous combination of scents that makes your hair smell fresh and ready to accomplish the day. This one reminds me of festivals and picnics.

 Here I have bed-head and no make-up although I have my dress on ready to go! I was at a Christmas party the day before and then had a house-warming on the Sunday so I used Batiste Monchrome after I had showered and dressed for speed and the results are in the final picture.

 Here I have the sparkly accessory ready but changed my mind to a different one as this one didn't sit right on my hair.

 Here I simply tipped my head upside down and you can see where the Batiste has sprayed on which is great to help hide my roots! I then used my fingers to scrunch an blend the Batiste in.

I popped the Bow hairband on to tame the mane, popped some make-up on, a little *Argan oil on by DGJ organics et voila!

Overall, I would highly recommend Batiste. It works, has a variety of scents, smells incredibly fresh and is fantastic to freshen up hair.

Laura xoxo
*PR samples kindly sent out to me to try, review and share my honest opinion.