Showing posts with label Beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beauty. Show all posts

23.2.11

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This post is WAY long overdue. And I have few events piled up on my to-blog list. Maybe I should've blogged bout my most recent event but I wanna review KAO'S LIESE BUBBLE HAIR DYE (on my not-so-dye-virgin-hair). Because it was my first time dyeing my hair without professional help.


First and foremost I don't remember where I shove my pictures at after clearing the memory space on my laptop. So I can't find most of my before and after pictures, also the pictures of my hair while doing the dyeing. Don't want later after posting this I found my pictures pula, FTS really.

Anyway I had my hair dyed the first time with professional help using REVLON. I really liked the color cuz it was burgundy red purplish. Only problem was it looked so saddeningly like highlight instead of full head dye cuz only can be seen under certain lighting and sun.

Plus at most times I can only spot the color in my REFLECTION in mirror or when taking pic using camera. Certain people noticede the color change cuz previously my hair was charcoal black and the rest of them are pretty oblivious. 
The color started to dull after a month. So I really agree with my mom cuz she's dyed her hair for many times and she prefers L'Oreal.

 Hair color seen only in certain bright lighting.

 As seen in camera under natural sunlight.

I'm doing the review only. So to blog about the whole process of dyeing my hair without my own pics plus there are tutorials online, it's pretty redundant. 


the how-to manual. Click to enlarge. I sharpen the picture for you to see leh.

the bottle of mixture. After that recap the bottle with a foam dispenser cap and bubble will come out instead of liquid! So innovative.

This is basically how my hair color looks like after. I chose [Sweet Pink] which supposedly have at least a little red tint but all I see is like a natural brunette color on my hair. But few people said they could see a little red tint left on my hair.

Here's my review :
Plus points! 
Satisfaction - Okay. Cuz my hair looked lighter.
Convenient to use - innovative bubble dye which spreads easily over the hair for even color.
                              Took only about an hour plus to dye and wash off.
Professionals commented - consulted my regular stylist and he said LIESE is better than the fake L'OREAL dye or REVLON because it's more suitable for Asian hair and makes hair less dry. 
User friendly - includes free gloves, full bilingual manual with pictures for easy reference and even allergy test manual.

Minus points :(
After effects - Hair got really dry while washing off the bubble. So extra extra conditioner is needed.  Takes few days to go back soft.
Texture and shine - A little bit dry and hair loses its natural shine. Professional commented that it's because the color dye isn't infused into the hair strand but rather just covering the strand that it also covers up the natural glossiness.
Smell - Strong ammonia smell that can make you tear up in your eyes.
Lasting - Only for a month.
Color - Depending on the natural lightness of your hair, it might not turn out as shown on the box. Example if you expect ash brown, it might look just like ordinary brown.

OVERALL
Use Liese if you're the type who's easy-going and won't go heartbroken after your hair loses it's natural shine. Or you just want a quick change of hair color including covering your black roots. It's very convenient to use and if you want to get back the shine on your hair then after dyeing go for treatment at saloon or do your own hair mask at home.

Personally, I would much prefer to have my hair professionally done even if it'll cost me more. Cuz I wouldn't have to fuss so much about the dryness/color/less shine problem after dyeing.

22.5.10

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Why do you think Korean guys and girls (particularly those below age 30) can look sooooo damn good?

Fair porcelain skin, fuss-free hair, large almond-shaped eyes, high-bridged nose and perfectly shaped lips? Not no mention the perfect jaw line that looks as if it's chiseled by the hands of god?

These perfect individuals are totally worshiped by naive and ignorant girls and boys.

It's "plastic fantastic", as they call it. Those hands of god are actually surgeons of cosmetic plastic surgery.

So, WHY is it that Koreans are so hyped up about cosmetic surgery?
Reason #1.
Media influence. 50% of singers, actors and actresses alike in their 20s have undergone cosmetic surgery even if it's the simplest procedure such as skin whitening.
Reason #2.
Vanity. Non-celebrities believed that by artificially enhancing his/her looks, they can achieve higher popularity and better social connections. The urban term, "ul-jjang" which means "best face" or "good-looking face" , had Korean youths driven to attain pretty, doll-like faces and post their photos up to have internet surfers vote for them.
Reason #3.
Boost of confidence. They want to have a better image at school and workplace. Due to the competitive working environment in order to survive the economic plunge, parents are willing to pay for cosmetic surgeries on their children to encourage them to study and strive harder.
Reason #4.
Advanced technology. Technology has made Korean surgery operations successful and safely performed. Also, cosmetic surgery in Korea relatively affordable because so many doctors are offering the clinical procedure.

All four of these reasons has made cosmetic surgery ever so tempting.

Now, my main topic here will be KOREAN MEN WITH COSMETIC SURGERY. Ehems... Coz I'm a girl.

I was watching KBS World on Astro the other day and there was a documentary on Korean men who are conscious of their appearance. It also documented the various procedures these men underwent to achieve "GOOD LOOKS".

#1. They put on MAKE-UP.

Uljjang Gwak Min Jun

-Moisturizing lotion, whitening facial cream.
-BB Cream foundation for effectively covering blemishes such as dark circles and uneven tones, creating a layer of flawlessly smooth skin. Also protects skin from harmful UV rays.
-Concealer for hiding unwanted lines and also covers dark circle.
-Sometimes even liquid eyeliner.
-Coloured, big-eyed contact lens.


#2 Surgically WHITEN THEIR TEETH.

-it removes unflattering stains and yellowness.
-Britesmile whitening, which is done using a type of gel.
-Laser bleaching.


#3 BOTOX for less wrinkle.


-takes only few minutes.
-Men require larger amount due to their larger muscles
-injected on orbicularis oculi which creates wrinkles around the eyes.
-injected on he frontalis which creates the wrinkles of the forehead.


#4 Abdominal ETCHING.

-artificially sculpt athletic abdominal 6-to-8 packs.
-remove excess fat, skin and loose muscle.


#5 They put on CORSET FOR MEN.


-to create fashionable silhouette, desirable body.
-to achieve V-shaped chest and nipped-in and tucked waistline.
-to hide their bulging belly.

No wonder Super Junior boys look so hot in tux!


#6 They wear underwear with BUTT PADDING.

http://www.bottomsup.ca/forMen.htm

-anatomically and correctly shapes the butt.
-achievable muscular-look instead of loose, saggy butt.
-to attain sexy, and spankalicious butt.
-butt, butt, butt, BUTT.

Edit: #7! Elevated shoes!
(suggested by Audrey)


-it's not only high heeled. There's also a hidden elevated sole padding INSIDE the shoe(where the foot is slotted in)
*see the shiny black thing right at the beige-colored "mouth" of the shoe.
-so when a guy puts his feet in the shoe, his heels are not straight flat against the floor but bent like a woman's feet in stilettos, like so;

-height can be increased by 5 to 6 centimeters.


I'm not gonna diss fellow Koreans and call them fake or vain. They have the liberty to do what they want.

Right now I'm just wondering...

If I were to marry a dashing Korean man in hopes to give birth to a beautiful baby...

But when it's time I finally gave birth to his son, won't I be shocked that
my child looks completely different from his daddy?

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