How To Get Silver Hair (How I went from Asian Black to Silver)

Hello, hello~ So today I have a really exciting blog post to share with you guys. For those of you who don't know I changed my hair color (again)!!! If you guys can guess what color I went from the title of this post, then yes!!! I did change my hair to silver hair. I've always wanted to have blonde hair. I'm such a blonde kind of girl! I always told my friends I was born to be blonde and that I can totally rock blonde hair, but everyone told me not to! Well truth be told I actually did have to bleach my hair 6 times to get it to the intensity of blonde I needed it to be in order for me to tone it silver. AND I ROCKED THE BLONDE HAIR.

So if you guys have always had trouble changing your hair color because of the fact that your hair was too stubborn or dark OR if you just really want to dye your hair silver please continue reading.

Another thing I would like to add on before I continue on with this post is that no matter how healthy your hair may be, bleaching is very unhealthy for the hair and for your body too. Please consider the hazards of bleaching your hair before you decide to commit to it. Also know that it is very expensive to bleach your hair and tone it, and maintain and take care of it. You'll need lots of products and lots of treatments to make sure your hair isn't completely destroyed and fried. I would also really not recommend using drug store bleach/dye boxes because those boxes are REALLY damaging and the color pay off really is not nice at all.

NOW LET'S START!



I went to Sally's Beauty Supply and I went to buy all of the products I needed to bleach it. I purchased...

- Salon Care 30 Developer
- L'Oreal Quick Blue Hair Bleach (1 pound)

-2 Wella Color Charm in T14
-4 Wella Color Charm in T18
-2 Wella Color Charm in T050

After the fourth time I bleached my hair I noticed I didn't have any developer or bleach left so i had to run to Sally's again

-Prism Lites Bleach (1 Pound)
-Salon Care Developer 20
-Salon Care Developer 30

Now for Maintenance Purposes I purchased
-The Coconut Oil Deep Treatment Mask
-Ion Cool Blonde Shampoo
-Ion Cool Blonde Conditioner
-Fanciful Temporary Color Rinse #42
-Fanciful Temporary Color Rinse #52

So as soon as I got home I got straight to work. I used a 1:2 ratio of my bleach to my 30 cream developer. I used 8 scoops to cover my whole head because I HAVE A LOT OF HAIR. My hair is super thick, and long and dark so if you have similar hair as mine I strongly advise you buy a tub of bleach as well. I applied it all over my hair and after 45 minutes I washed it out. The results? The most disgusting bright orange hair color. But it's important to know that if you have black/brown hair this step is inevitable. It is a step you must go through and bear with.

 So I let my hair rest for a day and I decided to bleach it again the next day. And shocking enough after I bleached my hair it came out softer than what my hair was like before....? Seriously! I don't know how it happened but when I was rinsing the bleach out of my hair my hair felt so smooth and soft. I thought "Maybe this is just a short term effect" but it was very interesting.. I also used my coconut conditioner to condition my hair as well. This time my hair was definitely less orange, but still orange.
To help get rid of the brassiness I used wella 18 toner. Unfortunately the finish was very uneven.

So the next day I bleached my hair again... yes don't stab me! I used my Wella T18 toner in hopes that it would take out the brassiness of my hair. The results were unsatisfactory,,, I really recommend that if you're going to use a toner, make sure that your hair is pale enough to lighten! So after toning it my hair came out more yellowy but the only part was that my hair was extremely uneven! It was orange, and yellow, silver and black! I wanted to just cry at this point and just go back to my old hair color because I felt like all this effort just was not worth my time, health or money. Even the girl at Sally's was telling me to just go to a hair stylist a this point, BUT I DID NOT WASTE A GOOD 300$ ON DIY PRODUCTS SO I COULD GO TO A STYLIST NOW DID I? So being the stubborn brick wall I was I decided I needed to buy more bleach, developer, toner (atleast 30 bottles) and lots more hair treatments.

So for each time I bleached my hair I decided to tone it (and yes at this point my hair was abused and dead). After the fifth time or so I bleached my hair I used my Wella t18 toner with my Wella t050 additive, which is suppose to make your hair silver/grey. The first time I used this combination my hair still was a bit too yellow so by adding the grey/silver it made my hair have a slight green tinge to it.

 

yeah my hair was uneven.... 

Finally after the 6th bleaching and toning session I finally got the nice silver hair!!!

Something I would really just like to inform my readers about having silver hair is that it is EXTREMELY hard to maintain. The intensity of the silver will wash out within 2 washes or so and it will start to turn yellow really quick. The sun will also make the hair more brassy and yellow as well, so you're bound to have super pale skin to nicelyvcompliment your silver hair (lol). I really recommend only washing your hair up to 3 times a week. No more than 3 times because it will dry your hair out and it will feel like straw. Also because it will get rid of the silver in your hair.

As for the current condition of my hair, it is very damaged around the ends. I had to chop off a good 6 inches of my hair because it was too brittle. My hair around my ends are still very brittle but their manageable, I feel like it looks a lot more damaged than it is because I always sleep with my hair wet and that just makes it look very frizzy and unhealthy. When it comes to bleaching your hair you really have to make a sacrifice between length or color. You just have to decide which one matters to you most! For me, luckily my hair is still pretty long. People ask me if I wear extensions because it looks thick and long but that's just because I have a very hairy family tree LOL. Atleast that's what I can guess by looking at my dad and his side of the family.

So before you decide to do any sort of bleaching to your hair please be careful about it. It is a process and it takes a lot of patience and money. I can guarantee you by doing this to my hair myself I spend over 600$. If I went to a salon it would probably cost more than 1000$. So... do your research and be smart about your decisions!

If you guys have any questions please let me know through the comment box below. Don't be afraid to share, like, and subscribe to me as well~! I don't bite!

And just a before picture for reference ♡
I kind of miss having black hair xD

Too Faced Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Pallete Review

Hi guys! So as promised I will finally be  reviewing my new too faced chocolate bar semi sweet pallet. For those of you who don't know, this pallet is actually the newly released second version of the original chocolate bar pallet (which I absolutely loveeeeeee!) When I heard that too faced was launching a second chocolate bar pallet I knew I had to get my hands on it.

My reaction exactly.... Hahah I LOVE SPONGE BOB! Who still remember this episode? The first thing I thought of when I think of my reaction is this fishy little guy

 



For those of you who would like to see my original chocolate bar pallet review click right here!

If I can just point out really quickly, I really don't like the boxing for this pallet. The original one looks so much better, kind of like that golden ticket to the willy wonka factory. It's also a nice dark brown color. This one looks cheap, and it looks like no effort was put in it. The actual semi sweet chocolate bar pallet has a bit of a cheap light milk brown to it. Which doesn't make sense, because shouldn't the "semi sweet" one be more dark ...? Cause it's semi sweet..? The original pallet packaging would be like Ferorro Rochet, and the semi sweet one would be like... Nestle "Kit Kat"... NOT EVEN.. more like... ummm... "Crispy." And "Crispy" tastes sooo bad... I don't know anyone who actually likes Crispy. The original one also has a yummy chocolate aroma. Like really yummy chocolate, that doesn't intoxicate and suffocate you. Whenever I used that pallet I was always so tempted to eat it. But this one EXPLODES with a caramel scent. The smell literally punches you in the face. I get so nauseous after doing my makeup because the smell makes me sick. If the original chocolate bar pallet came in a perfume bottle, it would be like Marc Jacobs quality. The semi sweet pallet would be like bath and body works level. Okay enough with my chocolate rant!!!!

So after I purchased the pallet and actually tried it out, I couldn't help but feel a tad bit disappointed. I heard lots of mixed reviews on the pallet but I was still willing to give the pallet a shot. I feel like those people who actually owned the first chocolate bar pallet had the same reaction as I did. The first pallet applied like butter, and the color selection was absolutely to die for. It had a mix of neutrals and also nice vibrant colors as well. I loved the selection of burgundy colors, because we all know how in  burgundy is right now. ;)

This pallet however, really lacks in pigmentation. I was expecting the buttery application like the first one, but this one was really hard and chalky. There are some pigmented colors, but most colors were really chalky and hard to apply. For the swatches I'm about to post below, I actually had to do a couple swipes because they barely showed up all. I also had to put on flash because the colors barely showed up in regular lighting.
The colors in this pallet are mostly deep warm tone colors. A person with cool tone skin can still definitely use it, but it just sucks that most of the colors won't look so flattering on cool tone skin. For most looks I use with this pallet, I go for heavy smokier looks as I found that this pallet has mostly darker colors to work with.

 

Top Row

 I'd have to say that most of the colors on the top row of this pallet are pigmented. They're also the darkest colors. I really like the black matte color (licorice). It's so perfect for a smoky eye, which I've been doing A LOT lately because of this pallet. The hot fudge color is also nice and pigmented, which is kind of like a taupey brown.The coconut creme color was a huge disappointment. It literally applies like powder... not much color pay off or color longevity. For highlighting, I would say the butter pecan color would be a better choice.

   

 

Middle Row

So this row has the most colors, and also holds the famous "blue berry swirl" color. I have to say though that I was really disappointed with the color because once again, it was so hard and chalky. I thought because it was shimmery it would apply easily, but not so much! As you can tell from the swatch, it looks really washed out and not so vibrant. Another color I'm not so much of a fan of is pink sugar. I thought it would have a very creamy texture... but it actually goes on chunky and solid! It looks cheap, and it looks like I have eye boogers! I don't like how it looks like I have chunks of sparkles on my eyes. But one color I absolutely adore from this row is the color "peanut butter." It looks a lot like the color "salted caramel" from the original pallet, and applies just like it too. I usually use this color as my blending color in my crease. It's so perfect and so smooth. "Cocoa Chilli" is a dark brown color with flecks of gold in it. It's matte but with sparkles (haha), it applies smoothly and nicely and so does "Frosting". I'm not so crazy over "Puddin" though, cause it's one of the colors that applies chalky, and have bad pigmentation.

 Bottom Row

 So this row is obviously less dark, and more pinky/golden.This row is relatively more pigmented because it's all shimmery, with the exception of "Mousse". "Mousse" is a bit of a washed out yellow tone brown. And because it is matte, the pigmentation of it is really lacking (Once again -_-) I really like most of the colors on this row. And butter pecan is a nice highlight color for the brow bone. It also contains more product then the other pans just like coconut creme. I feel like I'll be using the bottom row more often during the spring/summer.

 So What Are My Thoughts On This Pallet?
 I'm not going to lie, I was immensely disappointed with this pallet. You don't even understand how much of a let down it was to me. As soon as I heard of it's release I was like jumping in joy and jittering with excitement. I raved about it with my friends and family like my life depended on it. But when I finally got the pallet.. sigh... you don't even understand. I literally felt like a disappointed mom. I had the hugest hopes and then it just kicked me in the face. It felt like... I just found out my child cheated on a test, or got caught smoking crack or something. Hahah I couldn't think of a good example. I was so upset I ranted at my friends and my brother and sulked by myself the entire day. I tried so hard to love the pallet and I played with it for hours late at night to create a good look. Not to mention how many times I had to remove my eye make up, when I have eczema. IT WAS PAINFUL. It was SO PAINFUL. But i bit the bullet because I still had hopes for it. After a good month or so of using it, my disappointment gradually died down. Sure I wasn't in love with it, but I just learned to accept it. I was originally planing on returning the pallet and getting my full $66 refund, which totally goes against my  morals because I NEVER return things at Sephora, even if I hate the product. Now I found a couple ways to use the pallet to suit me. Below are some looks I created with the pallet.

Make Up Done With Semi Sweet Chocolate Bar Pallet

Please don't mind my not dry fake eyelash glue.

Make Up Look Done With Original Chocolate Bar Pallet

 

                                             

Make Up Done With Sephora + Pantone

Facets of Marsala Multi-Finish Eye Palette

 

See the difference between the quality of the make up looks. I LOVE my sephora+pantone pallet to death by the way. It's sooo pigmented and it applies like butter. My naked pallet can't even compare to my sephora pallet. I'll be reviewing this pallet later, but be sure to pick up this pallet quick because it's ALWAYS sold out. 

Just in case for those of you wondering, I'm wearing my g&g puffy 3 tone pink circle lenses which I purchased from lensvillage! They're my favorite pair to wear everyday! (I'll also be reviewing these lenses... in the future... don't really know when... LOL...so no promises there...)

Anyway, I hope you all found this review super helpful! If you'd like to purchase it they sell it at Sephora for $66 with tax. If you're willing to fork out that much money, I would advise you purchase the original chocolate bar pallet instead.

Don't forget to like, comment, subscribe and comment! It would mean so much to me guys~! Well~ until next time! I'm out.. gotta start working on my homework now...


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Too Faced Chocolate Bar Pallete Review

Hey Everyone!!! So today I'll be reviewing the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette! (Finally! haha) I know I'm pretty late getting the palette cause it was a part of too faced's 2014 Spring Collection but I got it now! AND I LOVE IT SOOOO MUCH ♡♡♡♡

The shadows are made of 100% real cocoa powder and it smells soooo good!!! Honestly I get so tempted to eat the pallete whenever I use it (but I obviously dont! ><)

The packaging is also adorable as usual! Too Faced always has the best packaging and a lot of the time, I'm just sucked in by their cute packaging.

The pallete comes in 16 shades consisting of mattes and shimmers. The color pigmentation really varies. Some have nice pay off while others dont. My favorite color has got to be salted caramel. It's honestly the nicest matte shade I've ever used! It's perfect for blending and is pigmented as well. I really like all the colors in the pallete, except for strawberry bon bon. It's the tackiest color of pink and is so chalky the shade doesn't even look pink. lol. I usually only buy neutral palletes, but this pallete has some non neutrals as well. I was a bit hesitant on those colors and was truthfully turned off by them, but when I actually tried them out, I loved them! My favorite would be cherry cordial but it's a bit chalky as well :(

 Non neutral colors: Strawberry Bon Bon, Candid Violet, Amaretta, Cherry Cordial

Something I actually don't like about the pallete is the color pay off. Some of the colors are beautiful when you swatch it, but when you actually put it on it looks chalky and washed out (Crème Brulee). However, it also does work in reverse5 as well! The colors that look chalky in swatches work great when applied on the lids.

Another thing I don't like is that the shades look muddy when I blend shades in with eachother. And my eyeshadow falls out and loses its "crispness" sometimes after a couple hours.

Swatches start from top row and end at bottom

I would say that the second row has the least pigmentation, while the third has the most. 

With Primer (Urban Decay Primer Potion: Sin)

  I tried to swatch with all my might but the swatches came out chalky on camera

My Verdict:

I seriously love this pallete with all my heart. I honestly treat it like my baby. The nice packaging and the stunning choice in colors really makeup for the short comings of this pallete.

Pros:
Shade Colors
Packaging
Cute concept
Nice chocolatey smell

Cons:
Some colors aren't pigmented
Shades don't always come out the same as the pan
Colors look a tad bit muddy and washed out after a couple hours

I got this pallete at a great discount on www.beautybay.com.
The pallete is $66 with tax in Canada but I got it for $54 on the site. However, I really don't recommend buying from the site because of the AWFUL customer service they "provide." If I can even say they provided it -_-

ANYWAY If you're interested in this pallete I definetley recommend it. It's definetley a great pallete even with it's minor downfalls.

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