Red, red wine: new hair by Oscar Oscar

Hello!

One of the first orders of business after moving to Melbourne for me was to do something about the skanky roots and touch up my colour.

I took myself to Oscar Oscar salon in Chadstone a few weeks ago for my colourist appointment. I loved my previous colour, which was a dark red mahogany, but this time I wanted to amp up the colour a notch.

I was surprised and impressed that before I said a thing, my colourist (the lovely Gabby), and the salon partner (Jackie) already knew all about my previous hair history at Oscar Oscar. So they knew that my natural hair colour was not going to lift very much  with the permanent dye and I was going to need a bleach cleanse.

This kind of service is not easy to come by.

 

And the COLOUR. Oh my goodness I love the colour.

I find that I need to rethink some of my makeup and outfit choices with the new hair colour, as many new red head have before me, but I don’t mind.

The total cost came to around $300 (I got a small VIP discount) , which is a lot for me to spend on my hair; but with a colour like this I would prefer a really good colourist to handle. Also, I guess the next touchups won’t require root to tip treatment so it should be significantly cheaper.

 

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Tags: Hair Colour, Red Hair

Beauty Blog Link Love: 28/07/12

Phyrra shares her picks for the Best WordPress Plugins for Beauty Bloggers.

Ever wanted to know how to make a cheap and simple palette? Check out Midnight Violets straightforward DIY post!

Hate purchasing without a lip swatch? Check out the Revlon Balm Stain megapost on My Lips But Better.

Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed travels all the way to Germany to polish up her nails for the fall – okay, maybe not but she does swatch some of the OPI Germany Fall/Winter 2012 collection so check it out!

Benefit Cosmetics is kicking class, with a slew of awesome new palettes. Check out the details, over at Krasey Beauty.

Short and wimpy lashes everywhere can celebrate–Find out how Angela’s lashes become sky-high with Marcelle Xtension Plus mascara on Do Want Makeup.

Looking for a bright, poppy summer blush? Have a peek at Illamasqua Hussy Blusher at Adorable On Your Vanity & help yourself from falling in love!

The Pink Sith uses the entire soundtrack from The Little Mermaid to talk about Deborah Lippmann Mermaid’s Dream Nail Lacquer.

The latest skirmish in the Makeup Wars is The Battle of the Summer Lippie. Prime Beauty’s soldier in this battle is YSL’s Vernis A Levres Glossy Stain in #15-Rose Vinyl. Find out how she fared and check out the other warriors entries.

Are you ready for festival season? Check out Rae’s floral braided hair tutorial and storybook daisies makeup look over at theNotice to add a bit of colour to your summer.

Beauty Reflections thinks these mark. Make It Rich Lip Crayons are as good as NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencils!

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I’ve been wearing… Revlon Beyond Natural Defining lashes

 

Hai everyone,

Just a quicky post here- I wanted to show you the falsies that I’ve been using quite a bit for special occasions and some blog posts.

I’ve always been very falsies- shy and although I do love the added definition that false lashes give to an overall look I’ve amassed quite a collection of lashes that I don’t feel comfortable wearing (outside of the stage). Lately I’ve come across a couple of really great natural looking falsies that I’m loving for nights out and FOTDs.

 

I’ve mentioned the Katy Perry lashes from Eyelure, which I quite liked, in a previous blog post. After trying the Revlon Beyond Natural lashes I must say that I prefer these ones over the Eyelure lashes- they just sit a bit better on my eyes and I prefer the layered edges (if that makes sense).

These lashes are available at Priceline for $17.99 (two pairs in each pack).

note: this product was sent to me by PR for consideration only.

 

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Tags: Lashes

Burberry Lip Mist Copper: review, swatches, FOTD.

 

 

Hellooooo!

My Funny Valentine HQ has now relocated to inner city Melbourne. I’ve been looking forward to this move for a long time and I’m absolutely smitten with the area I’m living in. I know I’ve been AWOL for awhile recently but I promise I am back with some exciting posts and FOTDs and (hopefully) some youtube vids. This particular review I had drafted over a month ago.

 

 

After getting my hands on Burberry Lip Mist in Blueberry and falling in love with the formula and luxe packaging, I knew I had to try other colours in the Lip Mist range- mounting credit card debt be damned. Akisa from Beauty Swatch suggested that I try the lip mist in ‘Copper’ no. 202.

WOW.

 

Burberry Lip Mist in Copper is a medium peachy nude with a gorgeous glossy finish and sheer to medium pigmentation. I have a weakness for peachy nudes- they remind me of carefree flower children in the 70s and Bridget Bardot. I’ve learnt early on that with my skin tone I can’t really pull off most cool nudes and pale pinks (they usually make me look like a hooker).

Just like Blueberry, Copper has a beautifully moisturising ‘glaze’ type feel on the lips, and disguises chapped lips very well. Wear time is similar to other lipstick/gloss hybrids on me- around the 1hr mark.

 

Keep reading after the jump!

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Tags: Burberry Lip Mist

Burt’s Bees Super Shiny Grapefruit and Sugar Beet Shampoo and Conditioner

Hi everyone!

[note: this post was languishing in my drafts folder for the past 3 weeks and I thought I may as well publish it now rather than deleting it. Late is better than never]

It’s been too long since my last post and things are still crazy at Casa Del Jen. It was probably not a wise idea to commit to working full time right up until the move,  rehearsing for a musical theatre production, and packing up a house all by myself – but I guess I can catch up on sleep next week.

Today is my last day of full time work here in Orange, and then after the weekend I’ll be moving out of the house that has been a home to me for the last 3 and a half years. I don’t know whether I’m more excited or sad- probably excited.

You can probably understand why I’m a little tardy with my reviews, and this one is about a month overdue. Sam from ry.com.au kindly sent me the Burt’s Bees Super Shiny Grapefruit and Sugar Beet Shampoo and matching conditioner to review since they will be stocking the Burt’s Bees range on their website soon. I’m a big fan of Burt’s Bees products and their approach to skin/hair care, so I was quite excited to try these.

 

Super Shiny Grapefruit and Sugar Beet Shampoo

 

 

Burt’s Bees say…Experience the sweet smell of beautiful hair. This sulfate-free shampoo is loaded with essential citrus oils blended with gentle plant-based cleansing complex to create a richly foaming shampoo. Betaine, made from sugar beets, penetrates to help repair damage for hair that feels healthier and looks shinier, naturally. Turn up your shine with a treat of tart and sweet.

I love how there is an ever increasing range of sulphate free shampoos available- my sensitive scalp will never need to tolerate harsh surfactants stripping the crap out of my hair/scalp ever again.

This Grapefruit and Sugar Beet Shampoo is a lovely product.  It smells zingy, citrus-y and refreshing; does a good job of leaving my hair clean, and is gentle on the scalp.

 

Ingredients: aqua (water, eau), decyl glucoside, sucrose laurate, betaine, coco-glucoside, glycerin, glyceryl oleate, sodium cocoyl hydrolyzed soy protein, coco-betaine, lauryl glucoside, parfum (fragrance), citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (sweet orange) peel oil, citrus nobilis (tangerine) oil, citrus medica limonum (lemon) oil, citrus aurantium amara (petitgrain) oil, hydroxypropyltrimonium honey, glucose, citric acid, xanthan gum, sodium chloride, glucose oxidase, lactoperoxidase, limonene

 

 

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Tags: Burt's Bees