Skunk Anansie | Squander

There’s not really much you can do to style a short bob cut. For the first month, I just used a round brush and a blow dryer every morning to round my hair to a perfect bob. But spending 10+ minutes on my hair in the morning, caused me to leave my house 10 minutes later, get stuck in rush hour traffic an extra 5 minutes, and therefore get to work later… .

Youtube saved the day again(link)! I had already been using velcro rollers for my bangs. And had a whole pack on hand. Because I’m not a fan of using hair products, as the day goes on my bangs tend to droop down and end up swept to the sides. That’s why I have these rollers everywhere! I have one in my bag, my car, on my desk, in the bathroom, etc etc. And yeah, I actually wear one in my bangs on my drive to work . Seriously, if I had a tint all around my car, I would wear all of them in my hair when I drive.

Washing Hair: I don’t like using many hair products because I try to minimize how frequently I wash my hair. Yeah, okay, that might seem disgusting to some but you have to train your scalp! Washing your hair too often dries it out and damages it. And your hair will shed everywhere. You need some of that natural oil . That’s why I can’t use hair products too often, I would never want to sleep with products in my hair… eww. So I usually shampoo and condition my hair every 3 days. I’ve been using the same Joico Products for a while now and it has done wonders. My stylist always comments on how strong my hair is, even through all the colouring and processing. I definitely recommend it!

Okay I lied: I do use ONE hair product in my hair. I have no clue if this stuff actually does anything. I think… it does? But either way, I’ve been using it religiously after every time I’ve washed my hair. I rub a dollop in my palms and run it through my damp hair after a shower. Then I blow dry away .  One reason why I’m hooked? It smells crazy amazing… mmm!

The Everyday: So to keep the volume in my hair, every morning or before I go out, I roll in my velcro rollers. I got a pack of these from Shoppers Drug Mart. They come in various sizes but I’ve only been using the two biggest sizes. I start at the crown of my head and roll three big rollers down the back. Then I roll up two on each side of my head, and a final one, rolling upwards for my bangs. It takes about 2-3 minutes and I let them sit in while I get ready. That’s it!

Jason Reeves | Photographs and Memories

I found out there was a new dog park in my area and was super excited this morning! It’s hard to find a good off-leash area for Bailey. So we took him out this afternoon for some doggy playtime. The park was really nice. It had a small dog area for dogs under 30 pounds and a bigger area for all dogs. The place even had pic-nic tables and benches, as well as water bowls for the pups. But… even with all that luxury, Bailey was not impressed. Not sure if it was because it was a new location, if he was just totally disinterested in dogs that were there, or if he was just being shy… which is totally not like him. Bailey is an active dog. He loves saying Hi to everyone and including everyone when he plays. He likes to run circles, tease and chase.

So we gave him some time to warm up to it… but no luck… and back to his old park we went. There is another park we usually take him to any chance we get. Though it isn’t exactly a closed off off-leash area for dogs, they got vast green grass fields. Right when we got there, he became his energetic happy self again. So maybe it’s the grass haha. The dog park had wood chip trails and play areas… we guess he’s not into that. Picky dog haha

Happy Bailey

Notice something different about me? Glasses! (duh.. what else lol). Since I’m working at a computer full time now, I figured I’d give my eyes a break from wearing contact lenses. Lenses can dry out your eyes, as well as trap in dust dirt germs, or even scratch the surface of your eyes! I wore lenses all through university and do admit, I didn’t take the best care when wearing them. I was a busy girl… overnighters at school would require me to wear them through the night. Eeek. So to relieve my eyes, I’m going to switch back to glasses for a while. Can’t really say how long I will last with this though… glasses always make me feel so not put together, tired and lazy for some reason haha. Anyways, since I invested time this morning to get “ready”, I thought I deserved to go picture crazy!

Oh yeah! My friend came back home to Vancouver, only to tell us that she’s going back to Japan again!!! Wow, I wish I was in her shoes lol. For the last year, she has been there on co-op in Osaka. And though I really wanted to come visit, I was stuck in school and had no savings for a trip. So right when I found out she was heading back, instant planning for a Japan trip!!! O.M.Gee seriously, my ultimate dream vacation is coming true. I’m totally done school this time around and was able to book off some vacay time from work! So plane tickets purchased and now it’s time to plan plan plan. Uber uber excited. I will go there and probably spend every dollar I’ve earned (lol okay no I won’t, but maybe…).

Here’s us. She’s so Japanized now!

David Choi | By My Side

This Saturday, I’ll be off to Mexico for my sister’s destination wedding . She is finally getting married! Though I’ve always considered her married already anyhow. The bridesmaid dress is a flowy, greek inspired dress. It was custom made! However, when we sent off the design, we decided on a “pool” blue. When it came back, I was pretty disappointed to pull out a periwinkle-ish purple dress . But, I guess it’s not my wedding… so no complaining .

I’m planning right now, what make-up/hair tools I should pack. I followed a “wedding make-up” video on youtube!! And it turned out pretty nice!! I really hope I can duplicate it again… though I might forget what colours I used. Eyes: Light pink all over, many different browns for outer v, pearly white for inner corner + gel liner + mascara + falsies. Lips:  light pink lip stain + gloss. Cheeks: bronzer and blush

As for the hair. I’m totally stumped. I cut myself some blunt bangs last night *yey*. But I can’t decided between leaving my hair straight or curly. I’ll for sure have my hair down… because I want to cover my shoulders. So what do you guys think? (Just put your hand over half of the picture lol) Haha yes, I’m sitting here right now with half of my head in curls…

Fame Soundtrack | Black and Gold
Maybe I need a haircut too, but I’ll start the year off with new colour . What I regret? Not getting the colorfix to strip my previous dye (lazy me). Looks okay at times, but I still have my gradient hair from previous dye jobs. If I had virgin hair, the L’oreal HiColor dye would have definitely done wonders. I don’t think I’m going back to drugstore box dyes anymore. Is it as light as I wanted? Mmm… I’ll keep at this experiment of mine . And of course, thanks to the boyfriend for doing my dye job: wearing latex gloves, inhaling chemicals, saran wrapping my head and all!

Due to the bleaching, I was afraid I would totally damage my hair. So I stocked up. Since I was quite successful in my skin care goal, I thought I’d move along to haircare. Introducing my new haircare army.

Moisture Recovery Shampoo and Conditioner to reduce the dryness of my hair, purple Colour Endure Shampoo to reduce brassy and yellow tones, and an Intense Hydrator Treatment to make my hair feel like silk! I’ve only washed my hair with each product once but so far, pretty good! After I dyed my hair, I immediately used the purple shampoo to tone my hair. My hair was really soft after dying! I was amazed. Usually with box dyes, my hair becomes really dry. As for silk hair? We’ll see .

I’ve also just restocked on my HG mascara. I’ve been considering hauling them in mass quantities off ebay. I’m on my 5th. Some came from trips down to the states, others all the way from Taiwan and Japan. It’s the only mascara I can use that doesn’t smudge, doesn’t run, and doesn’t leave me with a black eye after washing my face. It just slides off with water. LOVE.

I meant to post these earlier. It’s actually random stuff I bought way back in October haha. Sephora had the Korres Lip Butter in special 3 packs. It’s been perfect for cold winters . As for the maybelline pink please, pur mineral marble powder and batiste dry shampoo. I blame those purchases on youtube guru influences .