DIY nail art

This is a post dedicated to charli:

dear charli,

please visit this link at the beauty department and try it yourself and show me the results?  Thanks.

kay

Trial of the Signature Pizza

The lovely people at Pizza Hut let me test their new Signature gourmet range of pizzas.  The brochure I got promised me beautiful perfect looking pizzas with complicated ingredients and irresistible sauces.

I picked the Steakhouse, Surf & Turf, Tandoori Chicken, Chicken & Bacon and The Works.

My Review:  The people I had my pizza party with haven't had Pizza Hut since those Pizza Hut birthday parties when we were 10 years old, so our expectations were low...and well, those expectations were sortof scorrect. It wasn't that they were bad, it's just that after opening the boxes, they still just looked like...pizza hut...I do recommend if you're a fan but I personally think there are better gourmet pizza joints out there. I'm a loyalist to my local pizza joint thats never fails with their range.

-charli

Stars Around My Head

Photos backstage at the Rodarte Fall 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on February 14, 2012 in New York City. I'm in love with these star hair clips.

-charli

DIY: Ombre Hair Tips

I'm so happy with my pink tips I did last week. It's slowly fading so it does seem a little high maintenance if I want to maintain its vibrancy. I'm curious to see what colour it fades to so I'm leaving it to fade...hoping for a cool light pink result. 

The dye I used was Fudge Paintbox Raspberry Beret  (on a side note, this was really olllddd dye, like a good 12 years. I tried to google if it was ok to use old hair dye thats been opened before and I just zero results. So here's my answer folks: Old fudge paintbox doesn't have ammonia in it so its effectiveness & vibrancy is fine as evident by my results! 

Anyways, here's the answer to people asking how I did it...

So tools of the trade needed: gloves, brush, hair clips, hair bands, cling wrap and container for dye.

1. I divided my hair into 4 parts with hair bands for better control and management. 

2. Put cling wrap under section of hair and start painting on the dye at the ends.

3. When I got to the middle of where I wanted the dye to fade into my normal hair colour, I added white conditioner to my container mix. (add a lot...fudge dye is really strong stuff)

4. When you're finished, cover the ends with that cling wrap and roll it up and secure with hair clip.

5. I recommend waiting 30mins - 1hr.

6. Wash out with lukewarm water. 

TIPS: I recommend always washing hair with cooler water to avoid stripping the colour. I added condition further up the hair to try and protect it from splash damage dye going where I didn't want it. You definitely need to have a blonde base to get a vibrant result.

Done! yay! 

-charli

More short weeks please

(Lamidea bravo tray table via design milk)

Could we work from home on Friday instead?

Deenie  

Dynamic sisters

(Dakota and Elle Fanning and via Fashion Gone Rogue)

(Dakota and Elle Fanning and via Fashion Gone Rogue)

My sisters came to visit me on the Easter weekend.  I didn't get a picture of my other little sister.  They told me their news and secrets.  And yeah, it's true in my case, sometimes I think the little sisters look after me!  They're both amazing...!

Deenie

Socks with sandals

(via The Sartorialist)

(via Face Hunter)

Cold feet this week - take comfort in socks with sandals.  I like this nanna/grandpa style in autumn.

Deenie

Easter Egg Nails!

Have a safe break peeps this Easter break.

I leave you with my lil' cousin, Wenli's nail artwork. I can't believe she got so much detail on her tiny nails! Well done Halfling!

-charli

Total Matrix Results Trial

L'Oreal give me some Total Matrix Results to test

and see if it's all that it claims.

So on a 3 week trial, I received:

• Moisture Hydrating Shampoo & Conditioner with Fiber Gloss Technology™with Glycerin + Apricot Oil
• Colour Care Miracle Treat 12 Lotion Spray Fade Guard Technology™with Vitamin E + Sunflower Oil

Moisture Range Promises Me:

Instead of dry, lifeless hair, I'll get

- Lightweight conditioning for instant softness
- Provides shine and manageability
- Replenishes moisture
- Restores radiance

Miracle Treat 12 Lotion Spray Promises Me:

1. Helps protect color-treated hair
2. Detangles
3. Helps seal the hair from damage
4. Helps prevent breakage
5. Maximizes natural body
6. Smoothes the cuticle
7. Deeply conditions
8. Helps strengthen hair
9. Delivers instant silkiness
10. Increases manageability
11. Tames frizz
12. Helps restore shine

My Hair:

To start off, my hair condition is dry with blonde highlights throughout. My hair has been well loved so it's definitely seen better days. My hairdresser was a lil' aggressive last trip so there's a part of my hair that feel pretty wrecked due to bleach or something.

My Review:

Ok, so I was on a 3 week trial of just the Total Matrix Results. I was on and off with the shampoo & conditioner, as I had to travel overseas and didn't want to lug full size bottles with me. I was however, consistent with the miracle lotion spray.

Shampoo/Conditioner

Smells great! Nothing special though. It's not that it's bad but I've used other brands that would give a similar result. I've actually used better conditioners that give instant results where you can feel the softness. Maybe with this brand, you have to use consistently more than I did. I think it does provide a little shine and moisture but no wow-factor.

Miracle Treat 12 Lotion Spray

Smells great! Was told to spray twice into my palm and comb into my hair. I have really long, thick hair but two sprays wouldn't be enough for even a pixie hair cut. So every night I have to spray 20 times to get enough product to work through my hair. But I digress...It helped a little with frizz, strengthen and silkiness. It definitely feels more manageable and less tangled. I'm gonna keep up with this product and maybe alternate it with my other leave-in conditioner.

So my money is definitely on the Miracle Treat 12 Lotion Spray. 
8/10. 
The rest was whatever.  I only took the spray overseas so I know that even without the shampoo/condition range, it gave me good results. I have heaps of product left so I'll keep going with the whole range and see if there are any more improvements.

Ok, I did take a photo before and after but I couldn't SEE any difference.

-charli