Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Beach Waves in 5 minutes or less

Well, as many of you know, I'm lazy. But then again, we all are. And, if you have pin straight hair like me, it could get really annoying to curl it. I remember when I was younger no matter how much I permed my hair, it would still come out not curled at all, and curling irons back then didn't do that great of a job as it does today. Awhile ago, I used to curl my hair with straightening irons and that worked out okay. Except I didn't enjoy those times where I had to pull my hair using the iron to get that curling effect especially now that my hair is at waist length. So, I decided to purchase a new curling iron (40$ at winners retail at >100$) and gave it a go.


The straightener comes with 2 hair clips and a glove (so your hands don't get burnt)


This is how my hair looks when its pin straight.



First, start off with sectioning hair into 2 parts (left and right) and then at each side, part evenly from back and front making 4 even sections in total and then clip the front of the hair. 


I usually start off curling my hair from the back, so taking that entire section of hair, I wrap it around the barrel for exactly 60 seconds (count if you like) and then let loose. 



After curling both sections of one side of your hair, this is the result that you should get. 


Do the same for the other side. 


Finally, shake out your curls using your fingers and if you'd like, add hair spray to your curls for hold. 

End result. 
Note: for those of you whose hair cannot be easily curled, throughout the day, your curl will loosen and by the end of the day, your hair will be more wavy than curly at the bottom. For more of a wavy effect, instead of holding the section of your hair for 60 sections, try 30 seconds instead. 


Saturday, February 25, 2012

I Cut My Bangs Again!!

After all this time having my bangs grown out, I've decided to not cut it again because it was so annoying to manage and my hair is always so pin-straight! I went to this Viet-owned (I THINK) hair cutting place called JulieQ just off of Castro street and on Dana street (I think that's the name). It costed me $10 USD for the bangs to be cut and then I gave another $2 USD tip.
To be honest, I'm not really satisfied with the result, I could just have easily done it myself =_=, but recently, I don't trust myself to cut the bangs, so here's the results:




All these images has been photoshopped by this app on my phone called Camera 360. I wish I have perfect skin like so, lol. While on my way back, I sat close to the Caltrain station for a few minutes. It was such a lovely weather that way, and such a change from Toronto & GTA (where I hear it began to snow recently >.<).





Thursday, February 16, 2012

Just When I thought Prices Couldn't Get Any More Lower......

I recently took yet....another trip to Winners, my absolute favourite store for discounted brand named beauty products, and saw a massive clearance section and I came back with these :

Label. M souffle - $2 CAD

Harajuku Lovers Fragrance - Baby - $8 CAD

Tashodi Styling Mousse - $3CAD

Tashodi SHine FInishing Mist - $3CAD

Duri Nail Varnish - $4 CAD

Lip Fusion Lip Plumping Pencil - $3CAD
Total after taxes: $25.99 CAD =) 

Monday, November 14, 2011

Back to Brunette

2 Days ago, I really got bored of my hair colour and decided to change it back...closer to my natural hair colour but with reddish undertones. I've been wanting to use those Japanese hair dyes instead, but one of the dyes do not contain enough dye to colour all my hair, not to mention, they are pretty pricey, more expensive than the L'oreal hair dyes which are priced at around $12/box. I picked up a Clairol Nice & Easy Foam Dye which is priced around $8.99/box



 This is what the box contained... and the instructional manual


 What it looks like when applied onto my hair....


End result




I haven't had dark hair in quite awhile, so this will be taking some time getting used to =)

Friday, July 8, 2011

3 Easy Steps To Sleek Straight Voluminous Hair With Just 1 Product

So I was shopping at Wal-Mart the other day, and I was browsing through the hair styling aisle when I came across these two bottles of hair spray selling for just $2.50 CAD
At only that price, I couldn't help but grab them both. At the moment, these only come in Sleek & Shine for straight hair and Curls & Shine for those with wavy hair or curly hair. As you can probably tell, I've already tried out the Sleek & Shine and it is the most amazing hair styling product that I've tried. I've got to say that it's better than the Got 2 Be Sexy. My hair used to get in clumps and tangled and feels oily after awhile, but with this product, my hair stays soft and sleek and tangle-free all day long just as if I've just blow dried my hair.

And of-course, I'm usually a really lazy person, so I try to find short cuts to achieve great hair while doing less, so here is my usual routine:


1.  Right after shower, towel dry your hair to get rid of excess dripping water. While your hair is still damp, spray all over hair (you only need about 4-5 sprays).

2. Turn your head upside down, grab your blow dryer and a flat brush, simultaneously blow dry sections of your hair that you are brushing.


 don't forget to blow dry your roots!! (That's what give the volume). When you feel that most of your hair is dry, and your roots is completely dry, Flip your hair back up

3. Blow dry the rest of the hair.


Ta-da!, you should have straight-sleep voluminous hair that lasts you all day long!