I recently went to have my hair lightened again. However, this time I only waited about 3 months instead of my usual 4-6 months Inbetween bleaching sessions. And I really noticed how damage my hair got from not waiting that extra 1-2 months.

Although my hair wasn't completely damaged and charred, there was a lot of breakage that occurred. My ends felt paper thin and bits were breaking off while brushing. 

I've been applying HealthySexyHair leave in conditioner and Argan oil every night after I shower and I've noticed an increase in my hair health, but I'm still bummed about the damage. 

Bleaching process was the same as before (previous posts!) but I think because I didn't wait enough between sessions and that my bottom ends have been lightened tremendously from previous times that the breakage occurred. 

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loving this mauve nude polish! it's like the kylie lip in polish form. 

Color Club Polish | Best Dressed List

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I decided to go for a very grey mono-chromatic look to watch 50 Shades of Grey. 

eyes | 

- Urban Decay original primer potion 

- MAC shadows in scene, cork, and soft brown; smudged cork with a MAC engraved black pencil and lord it up pencil under the eyes 

- lashes are Berry Wendy for Luxie Beauty Doll Face with Ardell wispy lashes 

brows | 

- MAC Quite Natural prolong wear paint pot 

lips | 

- MAC Stone lip liner
- en nus Cosmetics Latte lipstick

face |

- Clinique Acne Solutions foundation

- Clinique Stay Matte powder

- Too Faced Chocolate Soleil bronzer

- Benefit Hula bronzer

- MAC Harmony as blush and Emphasize as highlight 

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pretty soft pink polish💘

2 coats of China Glaze| Empowerment 

Seche Vite| Top Coat 

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I am Asian, so my eyes aren't huge (lol). I have hooded eyes so when I open I have little to no lid space showing. So, makeup can be a bit tricky since nothing really ends up showing.   

On a day out this is how I would typically do my makeup-- smokey bronze.


I like to use bronze tones because it doesn't look too dramatic (i.e. black smokey eye) so it's easy to wear through the day and going into the night. Bronzes are also super complementary on all skin tones. An upward smokey (dark at the base and gradients upward) also helps to add depth, which is desired for hooded/smaller eyes. 

 

Step by step how to:
1. prime with urban decay matte primer (I have really oily skin so this helps my eye shadow stay throughout the day)

2. apply matte beige tone all over the eye (used Mac shadow in Brulé) I find applying a skin tone color over the primer helps to seal it and make it easier to blend shadows later  

3. apply dark bronze tone all over the lid with a flat brush (Smashbox chestnut from the headshot trio) and with a clean fluffy brush, blend the bronze upward stopping at the crease 

4. take a matte light brown shade and beginning in the crease, blend the bronze and the matte light brown together in back and forth motions, and lightly a bit upward above the crease (used MAC shadows in soft brown and bronze mixed together) 

5. take another blending brush with a darker bronze shade or any warm dark brown color and apply right above the lash line and blend upward (used MAC shadow in embark) 

6. apply false lashes--I used Luxie Berry Wendy Lashes in Desirable. (if you have long lashes you can just apply mascara and eyeliner if desired) 

 notes: 

-I have little to no lashes so i don't apply mascara at all.  

-because my eyes are already almond shaped and hooded, I don't like to apply eyeliner because it won't show and winged liner elongates eyes, which I don't want because my eyes already taper out at the ends and winged liner would only make them appear smaller. False lashes also help to open up the eyes and make them appear larger. (look for lashes longer in the center rather than just at the ends)  

7. apply black eyeliner on the bottom lash line (half way) and smudge with brown & bronze shadow.  note: smudged liner on the bottom lash line helps to make eyes appear wider. applying liner on the WATER line will make eyes look smaller. 

I hope this helps anyone looking for an easy to wear light smokey or anyone with hooded/smaller eyes !!

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I went to Studio Kay Salon in Glendale, CA again to retouch my outgrown and extremely yellow ombré. I last did my hair in September 2014 (refreshing my hair after 3 months of turquoise hair). 

hair done by LaraCKay

I usually like to wait 4-6 months in between hair bleaching appointments to not overwhelming or over process my hair. (Another thing I love about an ombré, when it grows out it doesn't look too horrible!) 

We started by razoring the out-grown front portion of my hair to frame my face and lightly add a bit of texture and body. Lara then separated my hair into 5 sections and worked those 5 sections into smaller sections where she teased and applied level 30 peroxide bleach (usually she does 25, but added opalex this time to help protect my hair). After the bleach was applied and weaved upward I sat for about 20-30 minutes and then got rinsed out. 

I don't particularly like warm golden tones on my hair because of my skin tone (olive), I find that ashy-cooler blonde tones look better. So she rinsed my hair to rid the bleach and added Pravna silver with toner to add a cooler tone to the blonde. Then Lara washed my hair out with her own LCKHairCare Marilyn a righting shampoo & conditioner. 

Marilyn Brightening Shampoo and Conditioner available here.

I absolutely love this shampoo and conditioner! The purple helps to remove brass ones from by hair when the toner fades, I use it 1-2x a week (I wash my hair everyday). The shampoo and conditioner also have tid bits of shimmer within them and make the hair look so shiny and healthy.

How I keep my hair healthy:

• I don't use heat! 

I let my hair air dry and usually wear it straight down, but I will style it occasionally with a curling iron, but not periodically. 

• I don't over process my hair! 

I wait 4-5 months before my next hair appointment, but I know it's not ideal for everyone because my roots aren't dyed. it took be about 3 sessions (1 year) to get my hair a nice-non orange-blonde, and now I just maintain it every few months. 

• Vitamins!

An important factor in hair and nail health is diet. I use to take biotin pills consistently for abut 5 months to help my hair and nails grow, but drinking water and consuming the daily required vitamins is also really important! 

• Leave in products

I usually don't use leave in products because I have an irrational fear that they will break me out (pillow residue!!), but if I do feel like my ends are really dry I like to use a Moroccan or Argan oil just in the dry parts of my hair. 

I hope this helps anyone considering dying their hair! 

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lips: over lined with stone lip pencil from Mac / filled in with LimeCrime chinchilla lip stick/ blend lipliner with lipstick using Bobbi Brown lip brush

necklace: 3-layered choker from Empty Casket 

Velvet choker from Claire's