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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Avocado Hair Mask Results

First things first, a little hair history from me. ;D I've never dyed my hair before but it's pretty damaged because I frequently straighten it. (I do use heat protectant though when I straighten. >__<) My hair also gets extremely frizzy and nappy(?) after I wash my hair and let it air dry. One thing basically leads to another. To combat frizzy hair, I straighten my hair, when I straighten it, it gets damaged, when it's damaged, it looks frizzy and the opposite of silky and so on and so on. I finally decided to break the cycle and try to combat the frizzy-ness by using a hair mask.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Straight Bangs Verses Side Bangs?

There are always pros and cons to everything and anything. ALWAYS. Go ahead. Try to prove me wrong. Vegetables? Good for health, but doesn't provide certain nutrients that humans need. Cookie Monster? Cute, cuddly, educational but teaches kids its okay to binge on cookies. (Too bad cookies aren't healthy...) How you style your bangs are no exception. It may sound silly but I actually found the choice of either side bangs or straight bangs, difficult. I desperately looked for articles or blog posts that talked about the choice to help me decide but could find none. Now, after personally going through the process twice, I decided I could share my thoughts about it. Maybe I'm just crazy and there's no one out there looking for this article but I'm hoping this will be at least helpful for someone out there?

Friday, December 2, 2011

NOTD: Frenchie Nails + NYC Quick Dry Review

Ello there~

Recently, I've been liking the look of the french manicure. It just looks so simple, elegant, and beautiful. In the past, all I ever did was use white nail polish straight across the top but I did hear of people using a nude base first before. It just so happened that my 姐姐 bought a nude nail polish from the NYC Quick Dry line the other day so I decided to use that for my frenchies.  Here they are:

MUAHAHAHA I'M STRANGLING HAMTARO! 

~just kidding~


(From left to right)
Nail Polish Used

  1. Sally Hasen Maximum Growth Pure White Tip (I don't think they have this line anymore)
  2. NYC In a New York Color Minute  Mulberry Street
  3. Sally Hasen Super Shine Top (just got this top coat, might write a review on it later on how long this nails hold up. ^__^)


Review
If you read my previous post before, NOTD: Pastel Polka Dot Nails, you'll know that this wasn't my first time using NYC nail polish. ( ゚ヮ゚) The ones I used before were only from the Long Wearing line though and they were always only about a dollar and came in many colors. The In a Minute line cost slightly more though, around two dollars. (Not that much more, I know xD) Let me tell you, there things dry SUPER DUPER UPER fast. It's incredible. They'll be dry to the touch in as quick as one minute! It's really convenient for me because I am a klutz and will ruin my nails like that. 
*snaps fingers* 
They also come in a variety of color. Speaking of color, my sisterand I originally bought this thinking that it was a nude color and in the bottle that's what it looked like. Out of the bottle, it was a different story. It turned out a lot more pink and shimmery then we thought and would have wanted it to be. Not that it was a bad thing, it's just that we wanted a nude color. Get it?
Other than that thought, I really liked this nail polish and will buy more colors from this line....as soon as I make room in my nail polish collection. (´;ω;`)

Pros : Dries super quick! Really cheap and comes in a lot of colors~
Cons : Heard it chips easily, haven't it experienced it yet. (Nothing a good top coat can't fix, right? xD) Color inside doesn't match that of outside. (That's just me probably... O___O)

Verdict : Will definitely be buying more from this line! (^o^)