I don't really have much time to write a whole post, but I didn't want to not put something up today! I posted last week about how much I hated my hair. Well I decided to cut it all off! I also dyed it to the natural colour, which I haven't had since I was about 10, I got highlights when I was 10. I got about 8 inches cut off. It's an asymmetrical bob, meaning longer on one side. Here are some photos:
before
after
Also, I use a mini flat iron now, because I only have 2 flat irons, one is 1.5 inches, and it's hard to use with such short hair. So I use a travel sized one that is 0.5 inches. It works much better.
Anyways, I will be doing reviews of products all next week. (it's reading week, so I will have lots of time for that!)
So over the Christmas holidays, I decided to try out ombred hair, you know, where it goes from dar to light, like this:
Because my hair has been dyed black for quite sometime, for almost 7 years, with the occasional red or blondish thrown in. And from march 2011-july2011 it had been red:
and then faded into brownish, reddish, purpleish
and then i dyed it back to black
and it faded, and faded, so now it looks like this:
but more blonde on the ends.
So here's the issue, when my hair was black a few months ago, I would use demi-permanent hair color from Sally Beauty, about once a month. Because as you can tell, I like to change up my hair color, and I knew that it would fade quickly. But I guess because it was dyed so much, it stained it, and now it wont come out. It had to be bleached 3 times to get the ends that light. And as you can imagine, my hair is now fried, frizzy, and sooooo dammaged beyond repair.
I am really considering just saying screw it, and cut it all off. But then again I dont because I had a bob about 2 years ago, and loved it, but then the novelty wore off after about 2 months and i was ready for long hair again. And it has grown so much since then.
But now its just untamable. And cutting it, then getting extensions isn't an option, because they are really expensive, like a semester's tuition amount expensive.
So this week I didn't really fall in love or re-fall in love with any products. I really didn't wear much makeup this week at all, as walking outside in minus ten for six hours really dried out my face. So foundation and powder was a big no go this week, and still to this day. Anyways, on a better note, my hair has been really soft and healthy lately, as I re-bleached it and made it really frizzy 2 weeks ago. So I was on a mission to make it soft again!
I got a few, okay like 6, new fragrances in the past like 10 days, and my favourite right now is the Pink Fresh Vanillas in Feeling Flirty. And It is, as the name says, very vanilla-ey and fruity, like citrusy.
Zoya Anchor base coat. I was using the OPI Natural Base Coat for almost 2 years, and I wanted to try something new. This did the trick! On the box it says your polish won't peel, which I HATE. And so far, no peeling.
I have been wearing this super bright Barbie pink lipstick all week. It is the Pink Friday lipstick from MAC, which was only sold for one day, but Pink Nouveau or Saint Germain are very similar colours.
And as I mentioned, my hair was a bit dry, and the Argon oil helped revive it.
I forgot to add Sun-in. I feel like this is for kids, but I used to use it when I had blonde hair, and now that I'm trying to lighten my hair, this has been helping, and it really does work!
It can be hard finding hair products that are good for your hair and actually work. Not only that, but doing little things to your hair that can make a huge difference. Like using heat on it everyday, or not using conditioner. Heres a short video with tips on keeping your hair healthy so it can grow more:
The general complaint is dry, dull, brittle hair. I never hear people complain about having thick, luscious, shiny hair. So in order to fix the dry hair theres a few products I recommend using:
Macadamia Oil Deep Repair Mask; Wash your hair with for shampoo, then ring it out so its damp [or towel dry it]. Then apply enough to coat your ends, or where ever your hair is driest. And leave it on for 7-10 minutes, and rinse. This is my favourite product! It makes your hair so silky and smooth, and it feels super healthy.
33$ for 8.5 oz here or trade secrets, ulta, even some awl-marts and drug stores sell now
If you don't blow dry your hair you can apply an oil treatment, like argan oil. use about a nickel sized amount on your hands and rub them together to make it heated, and then continue to apply it on the bottom half of your hair.
13.50$ at Sally Beauty
If you do blow dry your hair apply a heat protectant, like Tresemme heat tamer spray, or CHI iron guard, all over your hair. Blow dry. Then when it's dry, apply CHI silk infusions. I say to use this instead of the Argon oil because you are doing more damage when you blow dry, and the silk infusions will help repair it over time.
CHI silk infusion: 12$ for 2 oz, 21$ for 6 oz. Wal-Mart, Shoppers, Ulta, Target, Trade Secret
Then when you are styling, you can use a shine spray. I like ION anti-frizz spray. Just spray it all over, not too much at the roots, you don't want to look greasy!
8$ Sally Beauty
I hope this helped! Enjoy your shiny, healthy hair! :)
