Wen Hair Care : The Begining

With all the stuff going through my head, I have been having really bad insomnia. Thanks to that I discovered Wen Hair Care.  I'm sure I'm late in the game. But I ordered it and received it yesterday in the mail. So I am going to try it out starting today. This is how it arrived in it's box.

Let me give you the 411 on my hair. I am naturally dark haired, it's almost black. My hair is naturally thick, I mean very very thick. I used to break hair clips and hair elastics, trying to grab my hair into a bun or ponytail. I HATED my hair. (We always want what we don't have.) I wanted thinner hair... shorter, even lighter. A little over 6 years ago, I decided to go blonde. My love for Jean Harlow was the final push I needed to make that decision. At first I went slightly shorter, my hair went half way down my back, I layered it and colored it a dark golden blonde. Soon I was a light golden blonde. Then for the next 6 years I was a platinum blonde. Yes. Platinum blonde.

Talk about high maintenance! My hair grows really fast and every 3 weeks, I needed a touch up. The love I had for my blonde hair though, helped me get past all the drama that being a bleached blonde causes. I still miss it everyday.

Around the end of 2009 though 2 things happened:

 1. I now wanted Megan Fox hair.

Bella Swan hair....

REALLY, REALLY, BAD!
The stupid part is - I had that hair! 6 years ago! (ugh!)

 2. I was getting sick and tired of putting my scalp through all that. It's a pain, in every way possible. It hurts, it's time consuming, and I won't even get into how hard it is to care for!  You have no idea how dry it can get if you are careless! I longed for the days when I could just wash my hair, wrap it in a bun, and let it air dry. Back then all I had to do was let it dry, take the bun down, and let my loose waves cascade down my back. *sigh.

After lots and lots of debating with myself,  I dyed my hair darker a few months ago. I miss my blonde self sooo much.

 (<--- my old blonde self)

But I am also excited to got back to my roots... literally! My hair is very dry from all the dye. It was murder to get it to hold any of the dark color. But now that it has, I have to try my best to re-nourish my straw.

In comes Wen. The infomercial was like an answer to my prayers. I want to get back my old, dark, thick, long hair. I'm hoping these Wen products will help me get there. I hope it can fulfill at least half of what is promised. I am very excited! Today I will try it as soon as I get home. It's the 30 trial so... I'll be posting updates on how it goes. *crossing my fingers!

Painful Reality Check

Wow. I cannot believe how long it has been since I have posted anything. I really need to get myself organized. I have been wasting so much time....

Over the weekend I received some really bad news. I didn't take it very well.

For many years now I have shut out alot of my problems by ignoring them.. one day at a time. You can almost say that I took on Scarlet O'Hara's motto "I won't think about that now, I'll think about it tomorrow." Not a good thing.

My mother called me Saturday afternoon to tell me that my aunt, the aunt that I have always looked up to in every way, the one that I love as much as my mom... has cancer. My whole world fell apart at that moment. I haven't been in touch with her as much as I used to in the last couple of years. For that, I take full resposibility. I had reasons but I know that there is no excuse for it, not with the amount of love and respect I have for her. It was careless and I will never be able to make it up to her. I was soo wrapped up in my own world that I left my loved ones unattended. I cannot even begin to describe what I felt when my mom told me the news. It was a hard slap into reality. I have been crying for the last 2 days. My face is completely swollen. It hurts to touch it. I'm devastated. Now, I have no doubt that she will be fine. God will heal her. . But just the thought that she is going through something like this is beyond painful.

The lesson to be learned. Tell your loved ones - EVERYDAY... that you love them.. How much they mean to you. Don't wait until something like this happens before you realize that you've been taking the people that love you for granted.

I love my aunt. She is a beautiful woman, aunt, mother, christian.. inside and out. Once upon a time, when I was a little girl, I hoped to grow up and be just like her. I've always admired her. She's so wise, caring, loving. I need to make a better effort to be more like her.

One of my new years resolutions was to keep in better contact with my loved ones. With the people that love me. I have been doing a good job so far. But I will be making an even stronger effort now. I have to value the gifts that this life has given me. I have been blessed by many. My aunt is one of the best ones.

M.A.C Viva Glam / Spring Colour 2 Forecast

I'd been saving the date to run out for my very own "Viva Glam Gaga" lipstick and because of a full schedule I wasn't able to get it till a day after. Fortunately they still had a few so I told the sales girl to hold it at the counter for me while I looked around, which is never a good idea cause I tend to leave at least 100 bucks poorer everytime.

Here is Viva Glam Gaga:

This is one of the most beautiful pale pinks I have ever seen! I'm not fair skinned at all and I still love how it looks on me. Be advised that it is already sold out online - but if you call around, a couple of M.A.C stores still have a few. Get yours while you can! Must have! I paired this puppy with a silvery/smokey eye and it was fab! It's making me miss my blonde hair... but then again I love how it looks with the brunnette.

I took this with my cell, in not too great lighting... but you get the gist of it.. I am in love with this lipstick and am now on the look for the one that will replace it cause I am scared of it running out!

While doing my browsing I saw out of the corner of my eye this gorgeous pinky-gold coral color that was purrfect!! It is in the Spring Coulour 2 Forecast section.

This gem is named Victorian. I was floored! I love the Victorian era! It was fate. I broke down and bought it. (I am not one to drop 14 bucks on a lipstick. lipglass maybe, but not lipstick.) I cannot wait for summer! This one is gonna be my BUDDY!

I don't have any pics of me wearing it - but as soon as I do, I'll update. Run out for this one! Your complexion will thank you!

UPDATE:

I did a quickie makeup to show how "Victorian" looks on... Hope you likes - cause I loves!

Intro - My first post FINALLY (yeay!)

Lots going on in this last week. . . . .
I thought things had died down enough to finally start a blog and dedicate time to it - but alas... I had to get my kitty neutered - pronto! Long story short... dirty kitty covered in gum is rescued by moi, thinking it was a girl I name her Ginger, fast-forward 4 months...and well... While brushing her I discover that my little girl is growing tiny testicles. Uh-oh! Find me a vet ASAP before this creature starts spraying! Thankfully I now have a neutered boy kitty named Sebastian! All is well in the world. (Except that he has an E-collar on right now and he is not happy with it.)

Anywho... I have had so much to do besides neutering the kitty that I am losing my mind. Huge apologies to some sellers over @ Etsy.com - got my items and I LOVE them, but I want to leave a fabulous feedback and I haven't gotten around to taking some pics of the items. But when I do, I will go ahead and post up some pictures here with info on the sellers in case anyone wants to check them out.

I got a chance to run over to M.A.C and purchase my very own limited edition "Viva Glam Gaga" lipstick and it's absolutely gorgeous. I'll do a review on it later. While there I also grabbed a Spring Colour 2 Forecast frost lipstick in "Victorian" which is this beautiful pinky gold-coral color that is going to be perfect for summer. I'll include that in my review too.

I have lots to catch up on! Here are some of the things to look forward to.

Upcoming posts:

• Mini- review on M.A.C lipsticks - Viva Glam Gaga & Victorian
• Downtown L.A Haul - Supplies for Making Hair Accessories
• Etsy.com purchases - recommending fabulous sellers
• My favorite things - just a little more about me and my likes.

That's it for now. I don't want to bite off more than I can chew. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with this.