The Duchess!

It's probably just me, but when I try to imagine Liz Earle, I see her as some sort of Regal entity, occasionally taking the time to impart her knowledge to the masses. She is "The Duchess" in my mind.

Just to be clear, I mean this type of duchess;

and definitely NOT this type;


She may be called Fergie, but she don't look like a Lady here!

 Ok, so I do actually know in reality, she is fairly normal woman who has a family and works hard to create her business, but I love to escape the realms of reality every now and then. I'll bet I'm not the only one with such a bizarre imagination?

So back a couple of months ago, Liz Earle released their new haircare range - there was a lot of buzz about this at the time, and I came late to the party. I've been testing the shampoo and conditioner out for a month now, and I am seriously impressed.

The first thing I love, albeit unexpectedly, is the fact that there is a "One Size Fits All" shampoo for the range. On principle, this shouldn't work, but in practice it removes all the dithering I usually go through when trying to buy shampoo... (Internal monologue goes something like - "Well, I have dry ends, but greasy roots. Then again, I also colour my hair. Ohh that one says it's nourishing, that can't hurt..." and so on and so forth...). I've used this shampoo on oily hair days, and dry hair days, and it always gives me good results.

Secondly, I love the fact that the shampoo is SLS free. I've been increasingly noticing that I get such scalp issues every time I try a shampoo containing SLS. This foams well (I believe the foaming agent is extracted from coconuts. It took several years to develop as well...), despite it's SLS free credentials, and leaves hair feeling really clean. 

The shampoo has a lovely creamy consistency too, and feels mildly conditioning in itself, due to the fact that it contains shea butter... I have a sneaky suspicion that The Mister is a fan too. I asked him to use it once to see if it could deal with the hairgel he uses. It did. But I've noticed his hair smells suspiciously good. And thats another fab thing about this - it works for men as well, as the scent is not too feminine.

There are three conditioners also available - one for Dry/Damaged hair, one for Normal hair, and one for Oily hair. I was sent the version for Normal Hair, as it seems to give the best of both worlds. All three versions are colour safe, so you don't need to worry about that...

The conditioner is also fab. It's light enough not to weigh down my fine hair, but rich enough to deal with my dry ends. It rinses cleanly and leaves my hair feeling smooth and shiny. Everything you could really want from a conditioner!

Another great thing is the pricepoint - both shampoo and conditioner come in 50ml tester sizes at £4 and full sized (200ml) for £7.50.

As I have mentioned, I was sent these for review, but I will DEFINITELY be repurchasing.
I really love these two products - this is holy grail territory here for me.