Hair Care/Routine: Revlon Colorsilk in Auburn Brown trial

As I've promised, I'm going to share with you my latest Hair Routine! I've mentioned in my previous post that I colored my hair last October and re-colored it again late December 2012.

FYI: my hair is thick enough but the hair strands were very thin. My scalp is oily-but-not-too-oily (do I make any sense? haha). I also have dandruff, but my ends/tips were brittle and dry, probably because of too much chemicals before. My first major hair disaster was when I had it relaxed way back in December 2007, then I did most of my unofficial rebonding at home until I was professionally rebonded last June 2010, followed by December 2010. I was inadvertently relaxed last June 2012 because I was looking for Matrix Rebonding Set but the HBC girl said it was out of stock and handed me this Hortaleza S1 Set. I really thought it was a rebonding cream but ugh, it sucks big time and I suffered from hair fall for months! Like, seriously, whenever I ran a brush through my hair? Pity.

Anyways, I had my first hair coloring session last October, and I only did it at home with the help of my Lil Sis. I used Revlon Colorsilk in Auburn Brown coz I don't want to have a big leap from my hair's Natural Color.

 Natural Hair Color

Inside the box :)

Indoor with natural light

Outdoor

I used TREsemme, GARD and The Body Shop's Rainforest Voluminizing Shampoo and Conditioner for maintenance back then.

I had my hair rebonded again last December 27, 2012 and re-colored it with Cosmocare Natural in Cyclamen. It's a cellophane type of coloring so I'm expecting for it to be "tamed" and easily washed of, but, it came out loud haha! My father wasn't too happy about me having these changes but he didn't said a word anyway.

Indoor with artificial light (haven't washed it yet)

 Already washed my hair with shampoo twice and the color's still good. With my Lil Sis and her bf Garret

With my Sis Chaye

Overall, I'm very happy with the results. I just have to trim my tips and bangs to give my hair a body again. Oh, I'm also using this Palmolive Naturals Vibrant Color and Schwarzkopf  Q10 Recharge Conditioner with the others mentioned above.

Also, I'm still using my beloved Matrix Sensoria for hair treatments. I'm actually thinking of getting a Keratin Blowout soon hmm.. What do you guys think?

I guess that's all for now, thanks for reading bellas! Happy New Year!!

Rants and Rave: Northern Sale (14th of October) Trinoma Haul, The Body Shop Rainforest Shampoo and Conditioner

It was the last day of my biggest commitment this year and since it was all finished, I ought to treat myself a little :) I went to Trinoma and SM North Edsa to pay some bills, buy some necessary clothing and of course, eat my favorite Cebu dish! Well actually it was some sort of Chinese food but it was exclusive (before) in Cebu. They already have a branch here in Manila and I'm happy with it!

Let's start with my Landmark Trinoma Haul first!

I only intended to buy the FX hair iron thermal protect thingie or the Creamsilk Detangling Spray when I saw this Shinemoist Ionic Keratin Spray which I know is a good product to use before ironing hair as well. Price is 270 from 300pesos.

Next was the TRESemme Trial Pack, which was 89pesos for a bottle of shampoo and conditioner (90ml) each. It's way better to try small amount first than investing in their full sized bottles which costs 280php ea. They also gave me a sample pack of 10ml each.

I also decided to buy my FIRST hair coloring kit. Revlon Colorsilk in Auburn Brown. It was actually a dilemma whether to buy it or not because it was my first time to color my hair though I was always mistaken for having a colored one. I was born a brunette and this is my original hair color :)

I bought this shade coz I know it was less noticeable by my dad haha! :P it was a couple of shades darker than my natural hair color. Revlon Colorsilk costs 395 less 50pesos discount.

 A Nail Clipper, TRIM is a good brand I guarantee you. Two pants, one dress and a shoes as well. If you're a beauty on budget I suggest you check Landmark as they sell good quality products in reasonable prices :)

I went to SM North to buy my favorites Steamed Fried Rice, but I got stressed because of one employee which I forgot the name. But luckily, a guy named "Seph" (I think) happily put more sauce in my order. It's all about customer service right? Why make a customer unhappy if all she was asking was to put more sauce in her Steamed Rice LOL. I understand they're tired because of the volume of customers but duh *rolls eyes*. I've been to Cebu with a sale as well but still they handled orders efficiently. Oh! Plus: Steamed Fried Rice here in Manila tastes waaaay different to Cebu's D:

One last rant (please bear with me) I have a love-hate relationship with The Body Shop's Rainforest Volume Shampoo and Conditioner (my last blog post tells that I bought it in their sale). Yeah they guarantee you crazy volume! Like, ugh my curls were forming and I feel like my hair is a big mess yuck. They leave residue big time and they're very drying! Conditioner is a big failure, doesn't moisturizes even a bit. Shampoo is good though as it really cleans your hair and c'mon they're Sulfate-free. So you get what I mean? I love them for doing their job and being Sulfate-free but I hate the way they feel on my hair :( I'm not using them anymore and I'm thinking of ways on how can I finish them without suffering lol. Such a waste of money. Guess that's all for now!

Thanks for reading bella! Watch out for my reviews of Snoe Beauty Bar soon!