Review: Brainwavz S1 earphones

“Because you know I'm all about the base..” and that is the case with the Brainwavz S1 earphones (£35.58 or 54.50 USD on Amazon!

At Brainwavz we have a simple mission, to produce innovative, high quality audio products with a dedicated focus on high-end sound at a realistic price. Our strength, success and product range is built on our unique relationship with our customers and users, a relationship that has produced a simple and obvious result. We give real-users real sound quality. 2014 will see Brainwavz pushing forward with an expanded product line, continuing with unique and innovative products, from earphones to headphones to audio accessories.                                              

I jumped at the opportunity to review the new Brainwavz earphones, as earphones in our house do not tend to last very long (mainly due to the poor build quality).                                                                                                                                                             

 The first thing that stands out, is the packaging. The box looks very modern & cool, the internal (book-page) clear plastic window shows the contents. The Brainwavz brand is exceptionally sleek and really stands out, making you feel confident that the contents are of quality.
                             
The contents consist of a robust earphone case, 6 pairs of varied silicone foam ear tips (depending on your preference), 1 pair of Bi and 1 pair Tri-flange tips and an aeroplane adapter (no more average aeroplane headphones!).                           

One thing to point out, the headphones are wired so no fancy way of connecting (which can affect the sound quality and lag). The tangle free flat cord allows for easy flow to your ears.

                                        
The earphones (as mentioned above) come with different ear bud foam connectors, which allow you to pick the ideal one for your ear and comfort. The earphones are ‘over the ear’ which confirm the modern twist on the earphones..
                                         
The buds are easy to change on the earphone, gently remove the current ear bud and push the new bud onto the bud holder.. simple but clever!

The sound is very good which allows you to have clear and crisp sounds to your ears. The earphones are also noise isolating, which means you can have your alone time enjoying the music you love (in your own little world).

Simply put these earphones are up there with the best on offer.. they are reasonably priced and offer modern, comfort and excellent sound quality.

All in all, the Brainwavz S1 earphones are superbly packaged and the accessories included are the icing on the top. The earphones are truly exceptionally and I highly recommend anyone currently looking for a set of earphones that a comfy and of good quality & sound, to consider the S1's.

Keep up the good work Brainwavz.

Disclaimer: I was sent the item mentioned above for the purpose of this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The post in written in collaboration with guest poster- my other half.

Fast Diet Kitchen Summer Ready Campaign week 1 update

Last week I have started a 5:2 diet plan, which means that you can eat everything for 5 days and other 2 days fast (500 cal per day).

I decided that will fast on Wednesdays and Thursday as would hate to miss out on chili con carne and pulled pork.

My weight before I started the diet was 92.9 kg or 14.6st (204 lb), the next day after fasting my weight was 91.2 kg, but over the weekend I'm back to 92.9 kg. I don't feel any difference so far, apart from the next day I feel more energised and my face was thinner.

Last week was a little bit tough, on day 1 I was extremely hungry and on day 2 I had a horrible migraine which didn't help at all.

As Fast Diet Kitchen supplied me with meals for 3 weeks I had a huge variety of meals to choose from.

Day 1 consisted of fruits throughout the day and garden pea & mint soup (150 cal) for lunch and aromatic chicken curry (190 cal) for dinner. 

Day 2 consisted of fruits again throughout the day and hearty 3 bean soup (213 cal) for lunch and butternut risotto (184 cal) for dinner.

I liked that meals are not powdered and you can see what is inside each packaging. All packaging has clear information about calories, ingredients and how to cook instructions. 
Suits those that don't cook, have no time to or out and about as it just takes 2 and a half minutes in microwave and it's done.

Garden pea and mint soup is something I have never tried before. 

As peas are normally overpowering but with a mint the taste wasn't too bad, quite an interesting flavour actually! 

Butternut risotto was my favourite meal of the week as I'm a big fan of rice and can eat overcooked, under cooked rice and the more the better!

Can't weight to new week of fasting and trying new Fast Diet Kitchen meals.

Disclaimer: I was sent the items mentioned above for the purpose of these weekly updates. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Postpartum hair loss

During my pregnancy I was chatting to other mums-to-be on different forums and none of us ever spoke or mentioned hair loss simply because we didn't know how common it is post-pregnancy.

I have obviously heard about hair loss after giving birth but I was convinced that it would never happen to me. 

It happened at once, I went to take a quick a shower when L was just few weeks old and what I saw in my hand surprised and shocked me at the same time- lots of hair in the bath and my body. Every time I washed my hair or touched them more hair would fall off. 
I was surprised but didn't take any action at first, I started noticing more and more hair in my hand, in the bath, on my pillow, on my clothes. Some day I would cry in the bath as it was so upsetting and thinking that the best solution would be to cut the hair short or to shave them all. When I have asked other new mums they said that they are experiencing exactly the same problem and that it will pass.

It is not so easy to get used to these changes, my fringe looks bare and awful, hair has no volume. It got slightly better since then but now hair loss is back with a bang! 

Luckily lovely people from Nourkrin® provided me with 3 months worth of Nourkrin® post pregnancy tablets (£29.95). 

Nourkrin® post pregnancy for hair maintenance is a safe and drug-free OTC supplement to help maintain natural, beautiful hair for new mums.

I have started using the tablets few days ago ( 1 tablet a day) and will be posting my monthly updates for you to see if it works, I hope it does!

Wish me luck!