New Hair

Not exactly breaking news, but I had a small make-over. I decided a while back I wanted something different, a bit tired of the black color I had. I've had black hair (not really black, just very dark, a number 4) for about 5years and change was over due! I found a picture on the web, I think it was pinterest, but i'm not sure, and I showed my friend Elien who works at A Touch Of Jocye, and she said they would be happy to help.

This is the picture I found.

This is my hair before:

Elien and Joyce suggested putting in some copper, saying it would really look nice. And I'm glad they did. I really couldn't imagine what the result would be and was super happy when I saw it.

A big thanks to my friends Elien and Joyce, they did a great job, I love my new hair!

xxx

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Create the look: Vintage Hair Roll

Hi there! I've been busy the last few weeks, first with work and then a trip to England. While staying at my uncle's house, I spotted my cousin had one of these vintage hair roll things. I always like looking at all of these great hair pieces out there, but never end up buying one thinking maybe it wouldn't work for me. So when I saw this one, I was eager to test it and talk about it on my blog. When I asked my cousin Maisy to pose in the pictures for this post, she was more then happy to help.

Here's what the box contained:

The roll with an elastic attached, here my cousin Maisy pointed out that they couldn't figure out where the elastic was ment to go. And some regular hair pins.

Here's the beautiful Maisy.

She has nice long thick hair which is perfect for this kind of thing.

As she pointed out earlier about the elastic band was kind of weird. There weren't really any proper instructions, but we did see on the picture on the box that the girl there had a fringe to go over the elastic, which Maisy didn't.

I decided the best way to do it was by wrapping the hair around the roll strand by strand.

This is how the finished up do looked.

As you can see the elastic is clearly visible, we tried to hide it under a hair band but that didn't work very well.

Special thanks to Maisy!

Style Me Up! Hair Chalk review

A few weeks ago I got this hair chalk at work and thought I would try it out, it was only about €3 so it wouldn't be the end of the world if it didn't work. Bare in mind I work at a toy shop, I already half expected it not to work. 

First impression:

A bright and happy packaging, obviously intended for children, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, at least you know it can't be bad for you. I went for the bright pink one.

How it went:

After reading the instructions, I firstly selected the hair I wanted to color pink and sprayed it with hair spray, then I applied the chalk with the sponge. I used many layers wanting to turn my lock of hair bright pink.

Conclusion:

I love the idea of temporally colouring my hair and I'm sure their's a product out there that will do this, but it's not this one. I have dark hair so the pink was hard to see anyway and after a few hours 

it had disappeared all together!

Fun for kids indeed, but not for me.

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John Frieda Frizz Ease 3-Day straight spray review

On my last few visits to England I had heard of the John Frieda Frizz ease collection and soon after there where advertisements here in Belgium. So decided to try it, I love straight hair and always wish it would just stay straight. I got the John Frieda Frizz Ease 3-Day straight spray and the Frizz Ease Hair Serum Original Formula and after reading the instructions I was enthusiastic.

The spray claims to transform curly, frizzy hair into a straight, smooth style that lasts up to 3 days or until your next shampoo if less than 3 days and serum promises to correct moderate frizz for polished smooth hair and daily use helps prevent future frizz.

First impression:

I was intrigued alright, imagine, not having to straighten your hair every day... Both bottles had a cool look to them and the typical for John Frieda look.

How it went:

Now, I don't really have curly hair , it's wavy and never stays straight for very long. But I figured if this stuff can keep curly hair straight, it's got to work on me! I tried the serum on it's own for a week,  applying sparingly on wet or towel dried hair without rinsing, blow-drying it and styling it.  After that I tried the serum in combination with the spray. The spray is to be used on damp or towel dried hair, starting with 7-9sprays throughout your hair and to use more or less depending on your curls. After I blow-dried my hair, I straightened it and felt straight away my hair was slightly silkier and frizz free. On the second day my hair was surprisingly still straight and tidy there was no need to straighten it again, just a quick brush. I did try not to wash my hair three days for the purpose of this review and it was somewhat straight but also ready for a wash. 

Conclusion:

I'm really pleased with the result. It gave me a natural glossy shine without making my hair oily and kept my hair straight and frizz free for the next few days, saving me time styling my hair in the mornings. The John Frieda line is slightly pricier then other products I have used previously but it was money well spent. A well deserved 9/10