Zoya Frida Glitter Sandwich

Short post, just wanted to show you this pretty mani...

I bought Zoya Frida a while ago when Zoya had the 3 free promo and this is the first time I've used it! I have been meaning to do some glitter sandwiches with it and for my first, I layered it with NYC Starry Silver Glitter.

This is 2 coats of Zoya Frida, 1 coat of NYC Starry Silver Glitter and 1 more coat of Frida.

I think Frida is a fun colour for Summer and can't wait to do more with it! I want to try a syrup mani :)

Did you pick up any of the Zoya jellies yet?

Beauty Blogazons Roundup 5/21

• MakeUpMom123: Huge Spring Fling Giveaway - 44 Winners!
• Mama Fashionista: Even though Mother's Day has come and gone, Mama Fashionista still thinks these fragrances are worth a try!
• Love At First Site!: Reviewing and Swatching KORRES SS13 Colour Pop Collection nail colours.
• Beauty Fiends: Julia at Beauty Fiends is co-hosting a multi-blogger and indie giveaway!
• Ishah x Beauty: Check out how RiRi Woo, the lipstick that sold out in 3 hours, looks on warm/yellow toned skin!
• Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: Looking for a gorgeously glowing cool mid-tone pink blush? Meet Tom Ford Cheek Color in Wicked- it's stunning!
• TheFabZilla: So which pink are you? TheFabZilla gets her hands on Victoria's Secret Pink luminous body butter.
• ColorMeSoCrazy: Stamping with Holo!!
• Beauty by Miss L: Miss L showed Wild&Mild bright yellow nail polish.
• Chickettes.com: NEW! Gelish All About the Glow collection swatches. Check out these summer brights!
• Shades Of Beauty, Inc.: Some Mary Kay Products to Combat Allergy Symptoms!
• Beauty by Arielle: Why BB Creams Are a Gimmick.
• Beauty Professor: Summer is almost here and the Beauty Professor has swatches and a video review of the soon-to-be-released Youngblood Summer 2013 Collection!
• The Passenger Element: Tiny Purchase at Ulta.
• Peace Love and Glitter: Two words: Glitter sunglasses. An easy DIY tutorial to add some sparkle to your sunnies!

Photo Diary: recent manicures and makeup.

Just a quickie, to post some of the recent pics I've taken. It's weird, since I got my hair cut I'm more motivated to wear makeup. Check em out:



















Hope you had a great weekend!

I made this badass t-shirt at DressUnited.com

Press Sample

So, you may have seen this instagram pic I posted a while back:

Narcissistic and probably not true, but I love it anyway! I had seen shirts with 'My Blog is Bigger Than Yours' on them before, but I wanted one with my blog URL on it. Happily for me, I was contacted by Dress United (who are owned by the same company I got my business cards from) to create a custom shirt through their website.

Here are some more pics of the front and back.

The process was very easy and they give you the option to either upload your own image or use their text and clip art to create your t-shirt. The shirt I chose is a 100% combed cotton American Apparel shirt and I read that if you unsure about sizing, go up a size as they are fitted. The shirt is comfortable and feels good quality and the printing is clear and perfect. It definitely doesn't feel like one of those cheapo shirts that peel when you wash it. With a design on both the front and back and the better quality shirt the price ended up being around $30, but they have many other styles to choose from, some cheaper. I like the fact that you get such a large area for your design on both sides, which along with the great printing quality I feel justifies the price. Certain other t-shirt websites only give you a very small area to work with and it doesn't look as good or allow you as much freedom with the design.

I really love my shirt and it's a good way to shamelessly promote my blog  ^_^

Dress United have given me a discount code for my readers! Go to http://www.dressunited.com/redeem and type in the code BLOG30OFF4U. This code will give you 30% off your first order and free shipping in the US.

Got2b POWDER'ful Hair Volumising Powder Review and Pictures.

Press Sample

If there's one big hair peeve that I have, it's lack of volume. My hair is fine and can sometimes look a bit like an afghan hound's ears, sticking to my head (you just pictured me with afghan ears, didn't you). Well, to look less houndish, I usually use some type of volumising product - but sprays and mousse tend to be sticky and end up making my hair look clumpy and oily. When I heard about Got2b POWDER'ful, I was interested to see how the powder formula would work in my fine, flyaway hair.

The powder looks like baby powder, but feels tackier and disappears when you rub your hands together.When I rubbed it into my hair, I could feel it grabbing onto my roots and slightly thickening the texture. Because it turns invisible after rubbing, there's no white/greyish cast to the hair at all which you get if you use baby powder or some dry shampoos.

Before using Got2b POWDER'ful

After using Got2b POWDER'ful

I liked the volume boost the powder gave me, I didn't use a huge amount just what you see in the picture of the powder above. I did notice that after a couple of hours it starts to fall a little, but you can reactivate it by just rubbing with your fingers at your roots, no need to add more powder. I think it's a great product for natural volume that leaves your hair with a soft, light texture and won't make it heavy or oily. It may not be your cup of tea if you prefer big, dramatic volume - for that you'll still need a teasing comb and some hairspray.

I would probably purchase this product when I run out, as I have been enjoying using it. My hair doesn't play well with some products, as it's easily weighed down, so I love that POWDER'ful still leaves it feeling soft and natural. I do wish it lasted a bit longer without having to reactivate it, so if I found something that worked better I'd consider that instead. So far though, this is the best natural looking volumiser I have used.

What do you usually use to volumise your hair? Do you like natural volume or big Texas style hair? :p

Korean Drama's Yoon Eun-Hye Inspired Hair.

I Bought This

Last year, I completely fried my hair with bleach. I didn't take the proper precautions before bleaching it (such as deep conditioning) and the hair treatments/conditioners I tried were only a temporary fix, so my hair was EXTREMELY dry and needed to go. Yes, it just needed to step on out and leave. One night, I was trying to comb a huge knot out of my straw-like locks and I had so much breakage, I myself reached the breaking point....

So this happened:

And then I looked like this:




......

Sorry, it's unbrushed and probably hadn't been washed for a couple of days (I have 3 kids under 6, ok?)...... Yeah it was pretty horrific. We were going to a wedding that weekend and I wanted my hair to look nice, so I decided to get it properly styled at a salon - that DIY look just wasn't cutting it ('cutting' it, get i-- yeah).

First let me show you the hairstyle I wanted; I have been completely obsessed with Yoon Eun-Hye's hair in the K drama, My Fair Lady (Or Taking Care of the Young Lady). It's a wavy, asymmetrical bob that just looks so fresh and stylish on her and I hoped that it would revitalise my near-to-death hair!

Isn't it cute?

The last time I got my hair cut was when I was still in Orange County, so I searched online and found a salon called Beauty By Bee quite near to my house that had good reviews on Yelp. I made an appointment for Saturday morning and it was pretty quiet at that time.The salon is bright and clean, despite being in the back of a building complex, behind a fitness centre.

My stylist was Kim and she was very friendly and professional. I did feel that she was rushing a bit, but that may have been because I asked at the last minute if I could get my eyebrows done as well and she was trying to make sure the wax technician could fit me into the break she had between clients. Despite doing things quickly, she was very thorough and gave me a good shampoo & condition, cut my hair, then blow dried it and cut it some more. She dried it straight so she could see the shape of the cut better and make sure everything was even.

And the result?

I am loving it!! It looks edgy and modern, not like an old lady 'mom haircut' if you know what I mean. Kim did the layers beautifully and I love the way she blended the difference in length. It looks amazing straight, but the best part is that it looks great with hardly ANY styling. In the picture below, I washed my hair and then combed it while wet, left it to air dry, put in a small amount of volumising powder and this was the result:

The next day I didn't even have to do anything, I woke up and it still looked great! My dreams of easy, less than 5 minute styling have come truuue!!! I'm so so so happy with my hair and will definitely be back to pay Kim another visit :)

I'm loving shorter hair especially since the weather is heating up here. No hot and sweaty back of the neck for me. Do you like to cut your hair in warmer weather?
 

RiRi ♥ MAC RiRi Woo Giveaway!

I Bought This

I have one of the sold out RiRi ♥ MAC RiRi Woo lipsticks to give away! This lipstick has been a huge talking point ever since it was first announced that Rihanna would be doing a MAC collection. Not surprisingly, considering all the hype, it sold out in 3 hours! You wont be able to buy it again until June, so to tide you over until then here's a chance to win it. You can check out my review and more photos here.

This giveaway is open internationally and you can enter using the Rafflecopter widget below :)

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Good Luck!