Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
the new haircut
As promised, some more pictures of my new haircut. Well, it's not new for me anymore. I'm really considering shaving it all the way down to behind my ears, but I'm still not sure yet. And I'm going to dye it a brighter red next time, my friend recommended me some great hair dye (majirouge by l'oréal) so I'm going to try that. Anyway, enjoy. Or not, haha.
Syoss Mahogany: my new hair colour!
I've finally done it, I dyed my hair a reddish colour! I tried it before, but it wasn't nearly as red as it is now. I really love Syoss hair dye, the colour never disappoints and stays on for ever. My roots are way more red than the rest of my hair, because I'm a natural blonde and always dyed my hair a dark brown shade. The ends of my hair are a really dark brownish colour. I really don't mind this at all, I actually love it this way! There is a possibility that I'm going to bleach my hair to have an even shade of red everywhere, but I don't like bleaching and well.. it's going to be RED all over. Haha, kind of scary.
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Anyway, it looks really different depending on what lighting there is. It can vary from an orange-y red to a purple brown, and I love it so much =^x^=. You'll see more pictures of it when I'll post some FOTD's (normally tomorrow!), I'm too lazy to make a bunch of pictures ;D!
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Lush - Trichomania Solid Shampoo
I got this as a sample on my last visit at Lush. I didn't want to try it at first because I'm not a big fan of coconut and I'm in love with my current Tigi shampoo. But then I tried it anyway... and hated it.
What Lush says on the website:
Moisturize, condition and fragrance dry and processed hair with squeezed coconut. Use it all over for delectable, soft skin and hair. Perfect for very dry and afro curls. Trichomania is for hair that's lost its moisture and needs to be tamed, particularly curly hair. It smells like a tropical cocktail.
First of, the smell. Dry, it smells of regular coconut, nothing too special in my opinion. Wet, it smells of coconut but with another funky smell to it. It sort of reminded me of bacon, but I guess that's just me, haha. Then I applied it by massaging the bar in my wet hair. I kind of liked this part, it's something else from the regular shampoo. There was enough foam, but not like a regular shampoo. I washed it twice and rinsed it thoroughly. Then I tried to comb it. I have never, ever had so much trouble detangling my hair before! I think I spent a good 10 minutes before I could finally just comb it like I do normally. At this point I was seriously considering washing it again with my regular shampoo, but I decided to sit it through. Time to blow dry my hair. This didn't went as planned either. I couldn't use a brush because I couldn't get through my hair again. 10 minutes of detangling wasted! My hair felt super dry, as if there was still soap on it, but there really wasn't. I really rinsed it well. It also felt like rubber bands, so elastic! Once I got it dry, that's exactly what it was. Dry. And very, very dull. Luckily, that 'funky' smell wasn't there anymore, just a slight coconut scent. I made some pictures of how my hair looked. Left is Trichomania, as you can see it's very dull and it has absolutely no shine to it. Right is my usual shampoo from Tigi. Both pictures were taken in daylight with flash. Well, I think you can already tell why I was so disappointed ;).
pro:
- vegan
- smell before and after use is okay
- solid shampoo is a nice variation
con:
- dried out my hair and made it feel elastic
- weird smell when wet
- impossible to detangle hair or blow dry it properly
Conclusion:
I am never, ever buying this product. In fact, you won't be able to in the future because it's getting discontinued. It's supposed to be for dry hair, but it just made it worse in my case. It also made the rest of my skin (I used this in the tub) squeaky clean, which I don't like either. I think they should only hand out samples with a sample of the conditioner included, maybe that would've helped? I don't know. Sorry Lush, I can't love all of your products!
xo Michelle
What Lush says on the website:
Moisturize, condition and fragrance dry and processed hair with squeezed coconut. Use it all over for delectable, soft skin and hair. Perfect for very dry and afro curls. Trichomania is for hair that's lost its moisture and needs to be tamed, particularly curly hair. It smells like a tropical cocktail.
First of, the smell. Dry, it smells of regular coconut, nothing too special in my opinion. Wet, it smells of coconut but with another funky smell to it. It sort of reminded me of bacon, but I guess that's just me, haha. Then I applied it by massaging the bar in my wet hair. I kind of liked this part, it's something else from the regular shampoo. There was enough foam, but not like a regular shampoo. I washed it twice and rinsed it thoroughly. Then I tried to comb it. I have never, ever had so much trouble detangling my hair before! I think I spent a good 10 minutes before I could finally just comb it like I do normally. At this point I was seriously considering washing it again with my regular shampoo, but I decided to sit it through. Time to blow dry my hair. This didn't went as planned either. I couldn't use a brush because I couldn't get through my hair again. 10 minutes of detangling wasted! My hair felt super dry, as if there was still soap on it, but there really wasn't. I really rinsed it well. It also felt like rubber bands, so elastic! Once I got it dry, that's exactly what it was. Dry. And very, very dull. Luckily, that 'funky' smell wasn't there anymore, just a slight coconut scent. I made some pictures of how my hair looked. Left is Trichomania, as you can see it's very dull and it has absolutely no shine to it. Right is my usual shampoo from Tigi. Both pictures were taken in daylight with flash. Well, I think you can already tell why I was so disappointed ;).
pro:
- vegan
- smell before and after use is okay
- solid shampoo is a nice variation
con:
- dried out my hair and made it feel elastic
- weird smell when wet
- impossible to detangle hair or blow dry it properly
Conclusion:
I am never, ever buying this product. In fact, you won't be able to in the future because it's getting discontinued. It's supposed to be for dry hair, but it just made it worse in my case. It also made the rest of my skin (I used this in the tub) squeaky clean, which I don't like either. I think they should only hand out samples with a sample of the conditioner included, maybe that would've helped? I don't know. Sorry Lush, I can't love all of your products!
xo Michelle
Shopping: Lush haul and some more!
I rarely go out on a big shopping trip where I spend a ridiculously amount of money in one day, but I do buy one or two items at a time. Stuff I recently bought:
A new haircolour! It's going to be the lightest I have been in a year, boyfriend's pick so I'll see how it turns out. I also really love those little earrings from H&M. They had bunnies too but I knew I wasn't going to wear them so I gave them away. And I looove my new bag!
Now, my new Lush purchases! I really wanted a new skincare routine since I found out Nivea tests on animals. It did always work pretty well for me, I have really sensitive skin, and it can get superdry sometimes, but I also have an oily T-zone. Tricky! What I bought:
1. Sugar scrub: 'Tough on cellulite, kind to skin.' - kind of obvious why I want to try this one out, haha. Not that I need it so badly, but the littlest dimple makes me shiver!
2. Baby face: 'Natural butter bar for effective cleansing.' - I already tried this one, I love it. I never knew my face could get so dirty.
3. Eau Roma Water: 'Gentle rose water for dry skin' - I don't like the smell of roses, but it's bearable. Just a toner, I don't really know what to expect to be honest. It contains lavender, so it must be good?
4. Lemony Flutter: 'Cuticle butter' - Mmm, the smell of this product is so gooood. Let's hope it helps my extremely dry cuticles.
5. Angels on bare skin: 'Angelic and medieval recipe for the skin.' - Some sort of a cleanser, it's like a clay. This smells quite nice, you can even see bits of lavender in it. Got high hopes for this one!
6. Imperialis: 'Imperial and majestic moisturiser for oily skin.' - I'm confused, on the UK site it says it's for oily skin, while on the Dutch one it says it's for combination. Hm, we'll see I guess. This also contains lavender.
Samples:
- Miranda: Soap with kiwi and juniper berry oil. I seriously want to eat this soap, that's how sweet it smells. Nomnomnom.
- Trichomania: Solid shampoo bar. 'Coconut softener for dry hair.' - Smell alright, I'm not a big fan of coconut actually. I still don't know if I'm going to try this one out, I'm a die-hard Tigi-fan.
I'm quite happy with what I got. You can expect some reviews about this stuff pretty soon!
xo Michelle
A new haircolour! It's going to be the lightest I have been in a year, boyfriend's pick so I'll see how it turns out. I also really love those little earrings from H&M. They had bunnies too but I knew I wasn't going to wear them so I gave them away. And I looove my new bag!
Now, my new Lush purchases! I really wanted a new skincare routine since I found out Nivea tests on animals. It did always work pretty well for me, I have really sensitive skin, and it can get superdry sometimes, but I also have an oily T-zone. Tricky! What I bought:
1. Sugar scrub: 'Tough on cellulite, kind to skin.' - kind of obvious why I want to try this one out, haha. Not that I need it so badly, but the littlest dimple makes me shiver!
2. Baby face: 'Natural butter bar for effective cleansing.' - I already tried this one, I love it. I never knew my face could get so dirty.
3. Eau Roma Water: 'Gentle rose water for dry skin' - I don't like the smell of roses, but it's bearable. Just a toner, I don't really know what to expect to be honest. It contains lavender, so it must be good?
4. Lemony Flutter: 'Cuticle butter' - Mmm, the smell of this product is so gooood. Let's hope it helps my extremely dry cuticles.
5. Angels on bare skin: 'Angelic and medieval recipe for the skin.' - Some sort of a cleanser, it's like a clay. This smells quite nice, you can even see bits of lavender in it. Got high hopes for this one!
6. Imperialis: 'Imperial and majestic moisturiser for oily skin.' - I'm confused, on the UK site it says it's for oily skin, while on the Dutch one it says it's for combination. Hm, we'll see I guess. This also contains lavender.
Samples:
- Miranda: Soap with kiwi and juniper berry oil. I seriously want to eat this soap, that's how sweet it smells. Nomnomnom.
- Trichomania: Solid shampoo bar. 'Coconut softener for dry hair.' - Smell alright, I'm not a big fan of coconut actually. I still don't know if I'm going to try this one out, I'm a die-hard Tigi-fan.
I'm quite happy with what I got. You can expect some reviews about this stuff pretty soon!
xo Michelle
Syoss hairproducts
I've been dying my hair dark since october now, and it's the best decision i've ever made for my hair. I used to be very blonde (even platina for a while, what a big mistake), so i had to bleach it a lot, which wasn't very healthy. I colored my hair very dark brown at the hairdresser's in october and i've been looking for a good hairdye at the drugstore ever since. So far i didn't like anything from garnier, the colour would never stay on and it would dry out my hair. I decided to try out syoss. What a difference! The colour stays super long, it doesn't dry your hair out and it's supercheap. Since i was so happy with the hairdye i bought the curl control mousse. Not so happy with this product, when i make some waves or curls in my hair, it only lasts for about 2 hours and then it just looks ridiculous. Also, i tried some of their shampoos a few times when i slept over at some friend's house who uses this product, and i must say i'm definitely sticking with my tigi shampoo (:
Tigi - Bed Head Dumb Blonde
I actually bought these products last summer, but i just recently repurchased them. I tried the nivea's crystalgloss line this last winter, but it made my hair really dry.
I got the Dumb Blonde shampoo and reconstructor. They were about 40 euros together, which is quite much for shampoo and conditioner but it's well worth it.
Shampoo:
The bottle says it will moisture your hair, adds shine, feeds it with provitamin B-5 and adjusts the pH and they're absolutely right! I love the smell of it too, it's like a mix of kiwi and bubblegum and it's super addictive. I really think it's the best shampoo i ever had, you dont need much of it (just 1 pump will do, it foams like crazy) but i always wash my hair twice to make sure it's really clean.
I also tried the control freak shampoo, but i didn't like it as much as the dumb blonde one. It made my hair dry and they felt really weird after i washed it so i don't recommend it.
Conditioner:
You can use this one as a hair mask or as a conditioner. It's an awesome product, it makes your hair so soft and shiny and they look really healthy (even my hair and i haven't had a haircut since october! oops) The only downside is that you need to leave it on for about 5-10 minutes to make it work, which is a long time in the morning when you're getting ready for school or work.
Next on my list is a hairstylingproduct to create some volume, since my hair is really thin and makes weird curls when i dry them naturally. Still haven't decided what i should get because they got quite a big range (;
meow,
snooze xo
I got the Dumb Blonde shampoo and reconstructor. They were about 40 euros together, which is quite much for shampoo and conditioner but it's well worth it.
Shampoo:
The bottle says it will moisture your hair, adds shine, feeds it with provitamin B-5 and adjusts the pH and they're absolutely right! I love the smell of it too, it's like a mix of kiwi and bubblegum and it's super addictive. I really think it's the best shampoo i ever had, you dont need much of it (just 1 pump will do, it foams like crazy) but i always wash my hair twice to make sure it's really clean.
I also tried the control freak shampoo, but i didn't like it as much as the dumb blonde one. It made my hair dry and they felt really weird after i washed it so i don't recommend it.
Conditioner:
You can use this one as a hair mask or as a conditioner. It's an awesome product, it makes your hair so soft and shiny and they look really healthy (even my hair and i haven't had a haircut since october! oops) The only downside is that you need to leave it on for about 5-10 minutes to make it work, which is a long time in the morning when you're getting ready for school or work.
Next on my list is a hairstylingproduct to create some volume, since my hair is really thin and makes weird curls when i dry them naturally. Still haven't decided what i should get because they got quite a big range (;
meow,
snooze xo
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