Ion Color Brights Review & New Hair pt2

Top from Forever 21, Necklace from Charlotte Russe

So if you read my last post (READ IT BEFORE YOU CONTINUE OR DIE!) you might have seen my recent hair dye purchase. I buy a lot of hair dye... A LOT. Mainly because I am always on the hunt for the perfect red. So okay, let talk about this brand! I have had bad expiriences with Ion in the past before when I tried their red in the regular permanent color line, and I hated it and vowed to never use Ion again! So I was pretty specticale about trying the Brilliance Brights line but considering I only had ten dollars on me, and it was the cheapest one I decided to try it and I was actually pleasantly surprised I had more Pros than Cons!

If you did not head my warning and continued to read without reading the previous post, BOOM you're dead... but just to let you know I bought a red dye and an orange dye in an attempt to achieve this.

FYI before I go on, you do require a pre-bleaching before using this dye, I haven't done my roots and the color did not hold at all on there so bleaching is a must! I know! It pains me too!

Pros

• The color is amazing! I really dont like having bright red florescent hair, I like a more "natural" but bright red. (if that even makes sense) And this is great, I really like how dark the red is yet it is still bright enough where its not considered auburn, the orange on the other hand ended up picking up florescent red on the ends of my hair. My theory is that since the ends of my hair already had orange hues in it, the adding of more orange just made it a bright red orange, not the true orange I hoped for, but it is not the dyes fault, just my failing color theory. 
• The dye gets hard after about ten minutes being in your hair. Which I personally like as I dislike having a wet head for 30 minutes. Its just less messy.
• The smell is really nice! I cannot describe it as my sense of smell is lacking, but it is very pleasant and doesnt kill you like some dyes tend to do. Even my dad who hates it when I dye my hair because of the smell, commented on how nice this one smelled. 
• ~*~*~DAT PRICE.~*~*~ They are 4.99 a pop! And they contain the same amount as Manic Panic does and Manic Panic is $8.99-10.99 depending on where you buy it, so its awesome for us currently unemployed red heads and all you teens with parents who do not want to break the bank going red, because it does it expensive, trust me!

Cons

• My only con is the consistency, this dye is super ultra mega THICK! I actually ended up adding a tiny bit of conditioner to it to try and make it more creamy. It was so thick that it was actually a bit hard to apply it with a brush so I ended up just using my hands and massaging it trough. Maybe I just need more practice dealing with this dye, but that was the only unpleasant thing (in my opinion) about it.

So here is my hair, and I really like it. I mean, its not what I planned it but usually takes me about three tries until I get it the way I want. Haaaa, but I actually think that if I put a yellow dye on the ends of my hair, it will actually turn orange! But whatever! Its all trial and error and Ive gotten used to it. 

Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Spray

$3-$5 at Drug and Department Stores

This is a review on a product that I have been loving lately for my hair. As you may have noticed, I have bright red hair, and as some of you may know, the best way to achieve this color is to bleach you hair (which I did). So in turn my hair, especially the ends of it, are super dry and damaged. I went out and bought some hair care stuff to try out to try and repair the damaged I causes. I bough various leave in conditioners, deep conditioners, hair masks, and oils. This one if my favorite.

It has three fruit oils (hence the name Triple Nutrition) that are extremely good for your hair! It contains Olive, Avocado, and Shea oils. One thing that is real cool about this is that you can see all three separate oils in the bottle since they all have different densities and don't mix (you cant really tell in the picture because I shook the bottle). I like that it is in a spray type bottle so your hands dont get greasy and icky. What I love the most about it is that even as an oil it doesnt leave your hair greasy, or heavy at all.

You can use it on wet, or dry hair, and what you do is your brush your hair then shake the bottle to have all the oils mix together then spray it evenly throughout your hair although I would concentrate on the ends of my hair which need the most TLC. then comb it trough again making sure it is all distributed trough out my hair and voila! Shiny, smooth healthy looking hair! Im almost done with this bottle so I really need to go out and repurchase one!

What are your favorite hair products? I would love to try some new ones so let me know in the comments!

Nails of the Week!

This week I decided to be adventurous and to try out a color which I never thought I would wear. I tend to stick to the color spectrum for medium toned skin with yellow undertones. But as stated before, I decided to venture yonder the color spectrum and try a color I always thought would look weird on me.

(excuse my chipped nails! I forgot to put a top coat on!)

The color is called Boogie Nights from the Sinful Colors brand which I love (1.99 at Walgreens) and its a coral. The reason I had stayed away from corals in the past was because I always thought that orange looked odd on me. Kinda thought it made me look darker. But I decided to give it a go since this a go since I noticed this was more of a pinky coral, than a coral leaning more toward the orange side. I really like this, and it does make my hands look a tad darker, but I guess thats just unavoidable. But this is still wearable for a medium skin toned person and I really like it! :)

LUSH Cupcake Fresh Face Mask Review!

This is a review on my recent LUSH purchase, which is a fresh face mask. These do have expiration dates with a shelf life of oh, approximately three weeks, and you do have to keep them refrigerated. And I just think the refrigeration process adds to how amazing these are because of the cool sensation you get while applying these.


"To calm breakouts, this Rhassoul mud cleans and soothes, while cocoa butter, linseed, and cocoa powder softens the skin. Balancing peppermint, spear mint, and sandal wood oils complete the effective deep cleansing experience"


That is the description on the pot. So it obviously smells chocolaty since it does have a lot of cocoa products in it but you also get a whif of the mintyness in it. The scent is rather strong, but I did not mind it at all while my boyfriend found it unbearable. I just want to say how much this mask has helped my skin stay clear. I am very prone to stress caused acne as I suffer from anxiety and stress over the most mundane of things. I would get them a lot on my forehead, neck line, and around my hairline, but since I started using this mask my pimples have reduced and my skin feels less oily. I cant help but give full credit to LUSH since I havnt used any other acne clearing face products besides this one. I got around 9 uses out of this, it is a 2.1oz pot, and as stated before has a shelf life of three weeks. And for 5.95 a pot, its not a bad deal. Plus if you bring back five empty pots you get a free Fresh Face Mask of your choice. Pretty spiffy eh?


I really recommend this for people with oily and acne prone skin obviously. This doesnt really have any grainy particles in it so if you like your Face Masks to have a srub in it, I would maybe try something else like Love Lettuce or Brazened Honey. All in all, I love this and will definitely be repurchasing soon.

Ps. My cellphone did not come in today and I am extremely disappointed as I was really excited to get it. So much for overnight shipping!!