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  • Two bottles of Matrix High Amplify hair products, a shampoo and a conditioner, sit on a vibrant teal background featuring a matching circular pedestal that creates soft, subtle shadows. On the left, a translucent clear teal bottle of volume shampoo is angled diagonally with a black cap at the top, showing a gel-like liquid filled with small suspended air bubbles. On the right, an opaque solid teal bottle of volume conditioner stands upright with a black cap at its base. Both 10.1 FL OZ (300 ml) containers feature a high-contrast design with a white "matrix" logo, large bright yellow text reading "High Amplify" written vertically, and smaller white multilingual text specifying the product types and "Protein Protรฉine" formulation.
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    Matrix Total Results High Amplify Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner // The August Review

    Hours 18 August 202618 August 2026

    Back today with more hair products I’ve been loving this year; next up is the Matrix Total Results High Amplify Volumising Shampoo and Conditioner. This…

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  • Color WOW Raise the Root Thicken + Lift Spray (150 ml / 5.0 fl oz) presented in a tall, cylindrical white bottle. It features a translucent, clear plastic cap that reveals a black pump nozzle underneath. The front of the bottle displays the bold black "WOW" logo stacked vertically, with "COLOR WOW" written across the middle. Below the logo, "RAISE THE ROOT" is highlighted in vibrant magenta, followed by "THICKEN + LIFT SPRAY," French translations, product key benefits, and the volume size. The bottle stands upright on a white surface against a clean white background, casting a subtle shadow to the left.
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    COLOR WOW Raise The Root Thicken + Lift Spray // The August Review

    Hours 16 August 202616 August 2026

    Sticking with the hair products I’ve been loving this year, we’re back with another COLOR WOW product: the Raise the Root Thicken + Lift Spray….

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  • A hand featuring manicured pink fingernails holds a metallic silver spray can of Color Wow Insta-Wow Advanced Dry Shampoo. The nozzle is being pressed, releasing a fine mist of product to the left. The bottle features black branding text reading "COLOR WOW", "INSTA-WOW", and "ADVANCED DRY SHAMPOO" over a light grey background.
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    COLOR WOW Insta-Wow // The August Review

    Hours 14 August 202614 August 2026

    Moving away from skincare, we’re heading into the haircare section of The August Review! I’ve tried a few hair products this year, but there are…

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  • VT Reedle Shot 100 Essence // The August Review
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    VT Reedle Shot 100 Essence // The August Review

    Hours 12 August 202612 August 2026
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    Today I’m reviewing something a little different; the VT Reedle Shot 100 Serum. I’ll admit, I was a little nervous! Anything involving the idea of…

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  • A translucent light blue glass bottle of Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum tilted slightly against a soft, light blue gradient background. A clear glass dropper hovers above the open top of the bottle, releasing a single drop of liquid. Floating around the bottle are translucent, water-like blue spheres. The bottle features white text reading "Anua" above a large "100+". Below this is a metallic silver label band with the text: "PDRN + HYALURON" in white text on a teal stripe "ANUA PDRN HYALURONIC ACID CAPSULE 100 SERUM" in dark text "ANUA PDRN ACID HYALURONIQUE CAPSULE 100 Sร‰RUM" in dark text "30 ML / 1.01 FL. OZ." at the bottom left.
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    Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Capsule 100 Serum // The August Review

    Hours 10 August 202610 August 2026

    Today I’m reviewing the Anua PDRN Hyaluronic Acid Capsule 100 Serum. This is one of those products that had me intrigued from the start. Especially…

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  • A metallic purple syringe-style dispenser for Numbuzin No. 9+ NAD+ Retinol Volume Tox Eye Cream, angled diagonally against a glowing purple-to-white gradient background. A small droplet of white eye cream dispenses from the clear nozzle tip. The clear outer casing displays white branding text along the side reading "numbuzin", "NAD+ Retinol", "Volumetox Eye Cream", and "NAD+ + Retinol + 50 Peptides".
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    Numbuzin No.9 Nad+ Retinol Volumetox Eye Cream // The August Review

    Hours 8 August 20268 August 2026

    Today I’m talking about the Numbuzin No.9 NAD+ Retinol Volumetox Eye Cream. I’ve seen this one popping up quite a lot in Korean skincare content,…

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Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day Today marks my 12th year recognising World IBD Day whilst living with IBDโ€ฆ but this year, I found myself asking a question I never thought I would.

Do I actually still have IBD?

After 3 surgeries, having everything from the ileum down removed and now living with a stoma, my Ulcerative Colitis is no longer active. Thereโ€™s nowhere left for the disease to flare in the way it once didโ€ฆ so where does that leave me?

Am I someone who had IBD? Or am I still someone living with it?

In todayโ€™s blog post, I wanted to explore that question because IBD is so much more than just a bowel disease. Even without active disease, I still live with the effects it left behind.

A stoma gave me my quality of life back after years of immense pain and failed treatments, but it isnโ€™t a cure. Itโ€™s a management route with its own ups and downs.

Iโ€™d love to know if anyone else with a stoma has ever questioned where they fit within the IBD community now ๐Ÿ’œ

Link: https://hannahmariebrankley.com/world-ibd-day-2026-do-i-still-have-ibd/

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Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to cele Lovely meal out last night with loved ones to celebrate my brother and Iโ€™s birthday at @casabiancausk ๐Ÿฅฐ

Highly recommend the spaghetti carbonara! ๐Ÿ˜‹

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From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ #2026 #LifeRecently From winter to spring ๐ŸŒธ

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I feel like this book is on many people's favourit I feel like this book is on many people's favourite lists... Do I add it to my TBR?

Day 284 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a black cat on the cover ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›

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Even when the supermarket only has a small selecti Even when the supermarket only has a small selection of books, I find em ๐Ÿ˜‚

Day 283 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a skull on the cover

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Look what came! ๐Ÿ˜ Scroll to see which book I got Look what came! ๐Ÿ˜

Scroll to see which book I got for my first Aardvark book club box! I am so excited to read this, and I'm so happy we now have Aardvark in the UK.

Day 282 of 365 Days of Prompts: Read a book with a creepy doll on the cover

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Apologies, this post is late; there are so many go Apologies, this post is late; there are so many good books this month and whittling them down was difficult.

I also had to account for the 25- yes, you read that correct, 25 kindle book I bought in this month's 99p deals ๐Ÿ˜…

Here are the October releases that are on my radar:
๐Ÿ“š The Haunted Librarian by Auralee Wallace
๐Ÿ“š The Dues & Don'ts of Magic by Delemhach
๐Ÿ“š The House Built on Alligator Bones by Sophia Huneycutt
๐Ÿ“š She's a Doll by Barbara Truelove
๐Ÿ“š A Christmas Bookstore Murder by Sue Minix
๐Ÿ“š Merry Spooky Love by Josie Silver
๐Ÿ“š Look What the Cat Dragged In by Jason Rekulak
๐Ÿ“š What a Nightmare by Rebekah Faubion
๐Ÿ“š Entities to Lovers by Mallory Marlowe
๐Ÿ“š Barb Jacobs Just Won't Die! by Tanya Pell
๐Ÿ“š When the Night Comes Knocking by Katherine Daniel
๐Ÿ“š Snowed Inn by Valerie Bowman

What did you add to your October wishlist?

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