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John Frieda Precision Foam Colour in 3N

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It's supposed to turn out this gorgeous Chocolate Brown.


As soon as you open the box! :)


You get a (from left to right) developer, colourant, and a conditioner.

You just open up the colourant and pour everything into the developer.
You tilt, not shake, it back and forth a few times for it to mix.


Then you get the "pump" they specially made for this and screw it in place of the cap of the developer.


Then put on the "professional" gloves they give you and dye away.

I have to admit their gloves were really nice hahah!

In order to dye your hair, you have to squeeze the bottle for the foam dye to come out. It's not like a regular pump where you push down and the foam comes out.

You're supposed to massage it into your scalp and really get it in and around.

I haven't noticed any spots but when I first dyed it, it was nearly black. After 2-3 washes, my hair turned into a golden brown again :(

On the brightside, the conditioner is really nice haha.

I might purchase again. I suspect my darkish blonde color I had before is just simply too many shades too light for this dye to get the darker color I wanted. I probably need to slowly ease into a chocolate brown over a period of time. Can't wait!

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HUGE CVS Haul (Lip Butters in Pink Truffle, Peach Parfait, Lollipop and Berry Smoothie, Tresemme, Aussie 3 Minute Miracle and more)

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I didn't get all the lip butters in a single purchase. I'm not even sure if I showed all these. I know I posted about "raspberry pie" but not sure haha! Oh well. You can see how the colors compare here!

I also picked up a lot of hair products in addition to the many lip products.


Tresemme hair care! I honestly love Pantene but Tresemme is super nice too.
These were on sale for 7$ for 2 :)




I already have one in my shower but these are like staples. I love Aussie's 3 min miracle. Best leave in conditioner ever. These were on sale for 2.98 so I got two.


John Freida hair dye in 3N or Deep Brown-Black.

My hair was a golden color for summer so I decided to slowly make my way to darker browns for the fall and winter.

After I dyed my hair with this, it was nearly black but after a few washes it went to a dark brown but not as chocolate-y and dark as the color on the box. I think I'll need to dye my hair 1-2 more times to achieve my old dark hair. But it's fine the color is still super nice. It's still technically summer so I have time to get my hair darker.

I will be doing another post specifically on this hair dye!



First Revlon lip butter in "Lollipop".


It is a hot pink that doesn't look that flattering on me since I have olive skin :T


My second favorite. The Revlon Berry Smoothie.

This color is super nice and I believe this color should be flattering for ALL skin tones.


One thing I'm not a fan of is that it's the most melt-y out of all my lip butters.

I don't know why but it's super gross looking like in the picture because of how meltable it is, even in room temperature.

I like the color but I'm kind of meh on the shimmer.


Revlon lip butter in Peach Parfait.


I actually really like this color too. This is kind of identical to Berry Smoothie in my opinion.

I don't know if it's because of my lip's natural color or what but it is the exactly the same on my lips.

Looks gorgeous in the tube though!


My favorite of all the lip butters I have purchased. It's kind of like Berry Smoothie without the shimmer.

It's pretty and natural. I think this would be flattering for ALL skin colors too. Love, love, love this!


It's like this dusty rose color.


Revlon Lip Gloss. I don't know why but the pictures with the floral background for this lip gloss was taken in normal room lighting. It LOOKS like a light pink color but it is actually this coral color with gold shimmer.


This is a more right color.


It is the Revlon Colorburst lip gloss in "Peony".


Unlike other lip glosses where the tip is slanted, the brush is flat.

The lip gloss smells terrible but nothing that bad I can't take it. I just think it smells crappy.

The color is worth it though. It's perfect to layer over the lip butters or wear alone.


I took some out already but I bought some hair ties without the metal part because it's better for your hair!


Randomly bought this. I don't know about the smell. It smells kind of good yet kind of gross at the same time.

This is great for a light exfoliation before shaving or to use on a daily basis to get rid of dead skin cells!


A closer look at the scrub :)



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CVS Purchases (Revlon Nail Polish and Aussie Hair Product!)

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I went to CVS yet again because I had some cash back from...the Revlon products I bought before so I scoured the store for something to buy since it has an expiration date. I saw two Revlon nail polishes that were super pretty and an Aussie product that caught my eye.


Aussie's Catch the Wave Mousse and leave in conditioner.

For some reason, my hair is still permed from a perm I did nearly a year ago abroad. Usually perms last a really short while for me haha. Since I recently cut my hair, I'm cutting back on the heat. I decided to use a mousse instead. Still some sort of damage from the chemicals and but I don't think it'd be as bad as the heat from the curling wand.

This is really good. I usually put a lot to make sure I get all my hair with the product or else there'd be some limp semi-curly strands. If you put a lot, you'd get some crunch but if you rub it between your fingers, it softens without flaking. It smells delicious and I use this after a shower after squeezing and blotting the water out with a towel. I also love how it has a leave-in conditioner.

Definitely recommend for anyone that's looking for some small beachy waves without the heat.


The tip.


The two nail polishes that caught my eye.

The pink is this dusty rose color and the blue one reminded me of a China Glaze color.


Putting my Cynthia Rowley Band-aid to use! Hahaha

The names of the polishes!


Swatch of the "Vintage Rose" nail polish

This is only one coat. Extremely opaque, no streaking, super love!


Swatch of the "Blue Slate" nail polish

I was too lazy to wipe the vintage rose off, so I just painted it on top hehe.

It's super pretty. It's actually a little bit more grey teal in real life than in the picture though.

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Random Hair Post

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Lately, I've been obsessed with dressing up my hair without heat. I talked before in the CVS haul with the Marc Anthony Easy Lites about how my hair had a lot of split ends and was extremely damaged. I cut my hair a while ago and I've been trying my best not to use any heat. So...I turned to braids.

Braiding your hair doesn't necessarily mean braiding the plain three-strand braid!

There are different kinds of braids such as the waterfall braid, french braid, rope braid, fishtail braid and so on.

I really like the waterfall braid and the french braid is so versatile :) I used to wear my hair using rope braids.

I googled waterfall braid and found a picture that has credits so I don't feel guilty using someone's picture!
I haven't taken a picture of mine yet but I had compliments on it!


Isn't this pretty? You can always curl the ends for a more feminine look.

I waterfall braid my hair both sides of my head and end it with a fishtail braid.

I wish I found out about all these kinds of braids sooner because for my prom, I just pulled the top of my hair back and curled it.

I watched some YouTube videos and managed to french braid my hair into this:


This picture is mine because I blurred out my messy cabinet hahah.

Doesn't this look formal and a bit difficult to do?

I simply french braid along the bottom of my hair and when I ran out of hair to add in, I just finished it off with a three-strand braid. Using the three-strand braid portion, I rolled it up and used two bobby pins to pin it. Extremely simple yet elegant at the same time. 

I don't know if I should bother doing a tutorial. I have another tutorial in the making though. Just trying to figure how to put it together!


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Palty Macaroon Beige Review (and mistake story) and Palty Sakura Creamy results (month later)

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So a while ago, I bought two boxes of Palty's Macaroon Beige because I wanted to go lighter for the summer. Well, summer is half way gone but whatever haha.

Around a month ago, I dyed my hair with Palty's Sakura Creamy. I'm really happy with the results but I wanted something a bit lighter. I'd probably keep Sakura Creamy for the springtime. Not too dark not too light. It held up pretty nice. I didn't get a shampoo and conditioner for color treated hair until I bought the Macaroon Beige and despite this, Sakura Creamy didn't fade at all. You did see around an inch of dark roots but it sort of blended really nice and gave my hair dimension.

I'll write about my experience and my mistake with the Macaroon Beige!

Anyway, so in my Marukai haul, I showed the boxes.


The color is pretty ashy blonde.

Let me show you my "before" hair first.


Excuse the messiness and the bra strap! But this was a quick photo I took before I dyed my hair with the Macaroon Beige.

As you can see, my hair is pretty fried at the ends! The color held up really nicely though. 

I took this picture near the window so the top is a bit darker and blue-r than the rest of my head.

So.

After pictures.


This is right after. It's pretty close to the color on the box. 

This was taken under my bathroom light.



This was taken under sunlight. It's kind of a really really light brown.


This was taken under desk light.

As you can see, the color changes a LOT depending on where I take the picture.


A curl! Heatless. I was on YouTube searching ways to curl my hair without heat since I'm dyeing it so much!


Time for my mistake story!

So, I washed my hair TWO times with shampoo after I dyed my hair with the Palty dye but some how I missed this glob in the front. By the time I noticed it, 2-3 hours passed!

I suspected Palty had bleach in this dye because it lightened dark hair too. But wow. I did not know it was that strong. By the time I washed it out, my hair was super pale. That picture does not do the damage justice. My hair was stringy and breaking off. It was STRETCHY. It was terrible.

I'm just glad that it was in the front, so I cut the ones that were just REALLY damaged so they joined my front bangs. It's so blonde I didn't know what to do. I had some Manic Panic leftover from when I dyed my hair purple 2 years ago. I dyed the top part purple and it ended up blending into my other hair despite it being so dark a color and I dyed the bottom a turquoise.


This is what I got. It looks kind of green in the picture though. I washed my hair several times after dyeing it turquoise and it turned into this lime green/straw colored dark blonde. I'm either dyeing the top part blonde because it's just Palty then chops off to the color so it blends or just cutting it off or just dyeing it purple so it fades to a brown haha. 

I had to deep condition with my K-pak and then follow it up with Aussie's deep conditioner because my hair was so damaged. Because my hair is around my rib/waist area, I think I'm going to cut my dead ends off. Thank god for deep conditioners because my hair is still shiny and soft despite how much I abuse my hair!

So long story short, remember to REALLY REALLY take good care to wash ALL of Palty's hair dye off! I just got lucky that it's in the front so I noticed the dye and also I can cut it off if it's too damaged.



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Palty Hair Dye in Cherry Blossom/Sakura Creamy

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I dyed my hair this color for a month now and it's holding up pretty well. I have around half an inch of my natural hair coming out though :( A spots of black here and there -_-

The color came out exactly as on the box. I dyed my hair two times with it. 

Although I don't have pictures of the process because it's quite simple to do, I have pictures of the box and the contents and my before and after.







Everything in the box!


In the instruction leaflet packet, there are high quality gloves and hair conditioner along with the instructions.


My before. Black hair as you can see.

  


Sadly, it amplifies the look of my split ends. The color is more gorgeous in person and not as crazy orange as in the picture. I definitely recommend it.



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