A Wreck...

::Song of the Day/Playing - [Pandora - The Weeknd Station]::

Seems like it has been 2 weeks since I blogged. I've been quite busy dealing with the real world of juggling work, school, and a social life. I don't think that is possible, there's just not enough hours in the day to do everything. If there was, I'd rather be sleeping! So lets do a little catching up, shall we?

Blue Craze Update! 

See the difference in a month?! I have all the colors of the rainbow in my hair now. You can't really tell through these pictures, but I do! The blue have officially turned green. I have left over shades of purple that changed into shades of violets and pinks. The blue shades have changed into shades of yellow and green. I like it, to a certain extent. Definitely something different and this is the definition of doing something unintentionally and turning out pretty good. These colors look really iridescent in the sun, so that's the cool part when there's a lot attention drawn to my hair haha. 

Get Fresh!

My reviews on Get Fresh's Spa Rich Body Cremes. One Word : AMAZING! I love the creams, very moisturizing. It's greasy but not a lot, it's just enough for you to feel like your hands are going to stay soft for hours.
Grapefruit: I love this scent, not too over powering and not too fruity tooty either. Me and Isa also decided to use this scent for our lotions for manicures at the shop.
Warrior Princess - Blackberry Vanilla: I didn't like this much. I think its more of a "dark" scent. It's a scent that lingers and way to strong for my nose to handle; especially the vanilla.
Black Currant: Another dark scent in my opinion. Its also a scent that seems to linger and you kind of get sick of it after smelling it for so long.
Lemongrass: Way too citrus, So citrus-y to the point that I felt like lemons got squirted into my eyes. I like it, but I wouldn't be able to have this scent on my hands and say "Ohhh, I can smell this all day!"
Starfruit: I actually really like this scent, but it's too fruity for my taste. Very sweet scent though. This would come second after Grapefruit.
All these cremes are amazing, but I think the cremes' scent is very potent because its so concentrated. However, me and Isa have tried Warrior Princess - Blackberry Vanilla foot soak today and I loved it because it was in a soak. It was not too over-powering and the scent flowed very sweetly. Try testing them out yourself and order your samples today at:
www.getfresh.net

Skin Care

I am not revealing the products I have been using for the past month, just yet. I am still at the trial stage for this line and I can see some differences but not much from comparing the pictures. I will continue to use it for the next month until something appeals to me that's at least worth trying. I have horrible acne and very oily skin every since 7th grade. I have tried Proactiv and OTC drugstore brands. Nothing has worked so we will see if this will do the trick on my skin and make make these ugly bumps and scars go away.

"My life is a wreck, I feel like giving up. Ever felt that way? Trying to jump over this hurdle but I failed and now on the floor..injured. I might have to sit out on this race for a bit. But time stops for no one, so why should I? Get back up, keep fighting. But I have to think about that... because... what am I fighting for?"
Bandit signing out!

TheBeautyBandit<3

High As a Kite!

::Song of the Day/Playing - [Pandora - Drake Station]::

It's been more than a week since I blogged, which means that I have quite a lot to talk/rant about!! haha. First things first of why today's blog is titled "High As a Kite". Today's blog title was inspired by how jubilant I feel since my first blog! Its been about two weeks since I've started this blog and joined Twitter and I have over 100 page views thus far. I didn't expect people to read nor stumble upon my blog, and I couldn't be happier =) Thanks to all viewers and bloggers!!

So let's see, today is Wednesday. Personal day at school was yesterday and I didn't do much but get a TRIM! My normal routine since I've started school is to get a hair trim every 4-6 weeks. My goal is to have my hair grow healthy down to my "bootocks" and then CHOP it off! I will most likely donate it and just to say that I did it. I also gave "Isa" a manicure and pedicure to decide which product to use for her soon-to-be-open salon. I have the pleasure to work with Isa and she was the one that gave me the opportunity of a lifetime! 

 

Isa ordered some samples from "Get Fresh" from www.getfresh.net

She got them for $1.50 a set, but it's saying $0.00 on the site now. (So maybe it is free now? But you might have to pay for shipping, I didn't go through with the full check-out)

I gave Isa a pedicure using all of the products above. The "Feet: Relief for Tattered Tooties" set is amazing. After shaping the nails and cleaning the cuticles, I used "Totally Soaked: Softening Foot Gel" as a skin softener to make it easier to scrub any dead skin/calluses off. Afterwards, I rinsed and exfoliated her feet/legs with "Down' N Dirty: Foot Scrub" The scrub is really grainy, but feels great to the client when exfoliating. It have walnut shells, seaweed, and aloe vera in it. It's not too harsh on the skin and Isa said it tingles, which gives it a menthol feeling. I like it! Lastly, after scrubbing and rinsing everything off. I massaged the feet/legs with "Rescue Me: Intensive Foot Repair Cream". I like this cream because it's thick but not to the point where I can't massage it in. Very moisturizing for those who have really dry skin, I would recommend to use this during the Winter seasons when the skin to tends to dry more. The foot cream have shea butter, aloe vera, and skin renewing hydroxy fruit acids for a real "intensive foot repair" ;) The scent of the "Feet" set is amazing. Very "citrus-y" Its' a blend of lemons and oranges, not too over-powering but it gives me a very fresh feeling. RoRo was napping and woke up rejuvenated by that scent haha. That was the fresh feeling scent me and Isa was looking for and we found our feet products!! Isa got samples of cremes too, and I will do a review on those soon! 

On some Side Notes:

• There isn't a Nail Color of the Week this week because I was quite busy and didn't have the time to cater to my nails. So sad :( 
• More reviews on Get Fresh creams
• Review of my new skin care routine coming soon!! I've been using it for 2 weeks and lets see if it worked ;)
• Update on Blue Craze on the next blog. So keep checking back!

Client of the Day:

A client came in today asking for a Wave Nouveau. Of course, I would have to be the one to do the service. 

 

This stuff smells like boiled smelly eggs. The service took me from 10:30am - 2:30pm. Talk about being exhausted!! She liked the outcome of it so it was worth the time and effort. She have really short thin hair so I had to really pick, scrunch, and style the hair to look more full and pretty =)

"Come take a ride with me on this crazy roller coaster to the top, I can't promise you it's going to be a smooth ride but it will definitely be fun with all the ups and downs, twirls and swirls, and of course the jolts of speed and times of slow snailing (haha)" 

Bandit signing out! 

TheBeautyBandit<3

Rant Rising

::Song of the day -- [The Motto - Drake]::

It's that day of the week again! Personal day at school is always something to look forward to if clients decide not to come in for service. Since I colored my hair last week, I just wanted my hair to be shampooed, deep conditioned, and blow dried.

I stumbled upon this in the clearance aisle at Target so I picked it up hoping that it'll help my hair. 

Original price: $5.99

Clearance Price $4.19

I shampooed my hair with Pantene Pro-V and left L'Oreal's EverStrong Deep Replenishing Masque in for about 40 minutes with plastic cap on. This product left my hair as softest as can be and it smells amazing. However, I would not purchase this again because it was just a coating. I do not believe that this is any type of deep treatment for my hair. I placed the product on my hand and wiping it back and forth with my fingers did not show any traces of oil, which in my opinion means no moisture for my hair to take in. So no no buy for next time.

Nail Color of the Week!!!! 

Ahh.. This is "Mermaid's Tears" by O.P.I. It's part of the "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" line. I love this color, I'm usually not a green/bright color kind of person but this color reminds me of Spring and the season is just around the corner, especially all of the sunshine we are having this week and it just looks so pretty! I had on "Do You Lilac It?" earlier for the weekend, but acetone got on it during school and ruined it :(  New nail color of the week, every week! So stay tuned :)

New Lesson!!

In school yesterday, a fellow classmate was practicing on 3D design acrylics and of course I had to try it! It was my first time and I had trouble manipulating the acrylic to the shape of my liking. Need more practice!! Maybe I should invest in a 3D acrylic set.... Eh, not bad for my first time though, right? :)

On a SIDE NOTE:

A client walked in today asking for a shampoo, blow dry, press, and curl. Minding my own business, I had overheard her say "I don't want Asians to do my hair." I thought nothing much of it, every client has their right to request whoever they want. However, judging a person's skill based on their race is unacceptable. It was my turn next to perform the service. Knowing what she said, I had felt uncomfortable and didn't know if I should even set up for the service. I just had a huge feeling that everything I would do, she would complain.  Once my teacher was aware of this, she told me to not set up and the client had a huge attitude with all the other students, money was refunded, and she can get the hell out! I felt offended, I'm not the best stylist but judging a person's skill by their race makes me want to run my clippers through her nappy hair! I digress. I am calm, cool, and collected. I'd rather not do hair and she saved me the trouble anyway ;) Bandit signing out! Remember to follow me on Twitter @thebeautybandit    to see what I'm up to or ranting about next!

"Keeping hope alive that racism will soon become something we can forget; but people like that makes all that hard work seem like it was for nothing...."

TheBeautyBandit<3