140616 - Liese Prettia Rose Tea Brown [Review + Experience]

Hey xx

So first off, I have used this dye before. But I used it last July (2013)... Aaaaaand I have no recollection of my experience using this except for the fact for where I bought the dye, where I dyed my hair and how my back hurt the following day because I was bent over the bath tub at my friend's place when I was rinsing my hair.

At the time of purchase, there were no reviews on this hair colour out there. In fact, the box is entirely in Japanese and I had spent 2 hours online trying hard to find English name for this colour. Obviously my hair will not come out looking like the box cover (how I wish it would haha). DO NOT EXPECT THE EXACT SAME COLOURS ON THE BOX... UNLESS YOU GET IT PROFESSIONALLY DYED, THEN PROBABLY LOL. Just my previous experience with box dyes in general :>

[ L - front of box || R - back of box ]

The colour shown on the box is gorgeous, but we all know it won't end up like that haha :') 

Inside the box we have:
- Instructions (Japanese only) + gloves inside
- Patch test (white square)
- Pink pump for developer bottle
- Colourant (labelled "1")
- Developer (labelled "2")
- Conditioner (pink packet)

For those who have never used Liese Prettia or just need a refresher on their instructions, here's a video uploaded by Liese with English subtitles! 

 

My hair is very thick and I'd say its length is between medium to long hair. From past experiences, I've only needed one box however if you are unsure it is always best to buy two. When I first bought this dye a year ago, I bought two boxes and I barely finished one when I dyed my hair last summer. Now that it's summer again, I've been wanting to dye my hair lighter and today was my chance. Because my hair is thicker, I generally leave the dye in for about an hour. However it is recommended that you leave it on for around 20-30 minutes.

As you can see my current has a bit of an ombre effect going on because my roots have grown in quite a lot since the last time I've dyed my hair using permanent dye. My hair already has a bit of a reddish tint since I've been using semi-permanent dyes that slowly fade after 6-8 weeks.

[ Before - Regular light]

[ After: L - Regular light || R - Natural light ]

TL;DR:

I enjoyed this dye, though the fumes were nauseating at times. The process is simple even if you don't understand Japanese or never used a similar hair dye. When I dried my hair last night I was able to get a glimpse of the colour and it was alright. It was nice, just nice. But now that it's the morning after, I love it! Especially in natural light! To be honest, I don't ever remember having my hair turn out this shade when I used it last year. As you can tell, my roots aren't perfect but it's much better now. My hair does feel a lot dryer which sucks cause my hair is already dry enough and I just got a haircut. Hmm... Now that I look at my hair in the natural light photo, the ends are quite similar to the box! But I had previous dye on the ends of my hair to help me out :)

Rating: 4/5♥

Trying new brands and colours can be quite scary~ I hope this helps you with whether or not you'd like to try this hair dye!

140313 - mini update: sephora interview!

Hey guys,

I'm actually in class right now... Or waiting for class to start while on my phone. I just had an all-nighter for my anthropology essay but today's my interview with Sephora aka there is no time to rest.

I'm not exactly sure what to expect. I tried googling it and the process some people went through is different from how  I applied/got the interview, Some had to go through multiple, some went through one. Although granted, the position I applied for was cashier which is not as intense as colour positions.

I'm really hoping I get this job, wish me luck! 

- yours truly,

t e a a a f i e 

140201 - Urban Decay's Naked 3 Palette [thoughts]

Ah............
It's been a while.

I have made it one of my new year's resolutions to post here more often!

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I know there are a bunch of posts and reviews out there but why not say how I feel about it?
I was visiting every local Sephora I could get to for a month, but every single time I went they were sold out. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. So I finally decided that I was just going to buy it online.

Unfortunately because I live in Canada, the Naked 3 Palette retails for a whopping $62 + tax, that's roughly $75 depending where you live because tax does vary within Canada. After two weeks of constantly checking my tracking number, it finally arrived in the mail!

I own the original Naked palette and was very happy finally have a Naked palette that snaps tight! While I absolutely love the original palette, sometimes I feel like the colours are a bit murky on me. I rarely use the darker half of the palette for that reason. I'm a range between light and medium (and on the rare occasion - tan). This is why I was hesitant to purchase this palette because I was afraid it would make me look like I had pink eye, but after swatching "Blackheart", my heart was set haha. Personally I feel like I can produce more "naked" looks with the 3rd palette rather than the 1st.

Yays:
- rose gold shades
- "Blackheart"
- snap-y container
- awesome double-ended brush
- actually looks nice on my skin tone (Sephora IQ shade 3Y07)

Nays:
- the consistency of "Dust"
- Canadian price + tax
- I loved the little container samples of the eyeshadow primer

Overall:
I love it but I don't think it's the best palette in the world.