Let's Talk About Hair.

Mi long hair.

  I'm not even going to make an excuse about my long absence. But I've decided to post a little something something. I was at a blogging forum awhile ago and I was reminded about my love for writing! Of course I am still in love with anything fashion and beauty related, but writing, boy, have I missed this. With that in mind, I've been going through changes in life lately. Got a new job AND the topic of this post, hair (style and color). What better way to keep up with change other than to just go along with it? If you know what I mean. I was going through a lot of changes the past few months, both positive and negative. I am at that point in my life where I feel soooo lost. I wouldn't go into details though because I don't want to attract negative vibes on here. This is my safe place. Here, I am who I want to become. One random day, a light bulb lit inside my head. I wanted to cut my hair short. It was the easiest change I could make in such difficult times. What came in mind was the "long bob" since I recently saw a post on Jennifer Lawrence's new do and a lot of other celebrities were rocking the said 'do. As much as I loved JLaw, I got inspiration from Julianne Hough instead. I just recently saw "Safe Haven" and loved her hair styling there. Her hair was really short in the film and I'm not THAT adventurous. Besides, my hair was a few inches above my derriere, and it was a sensitive subject. My hair was, after all, my comfort zone, my security blanket. So I went ahead and Googled long bob and came across this photo of Julianne:

Photo taken from Google Images

     Upon seeing this image, I immediately thought: "I'm so doing this!" I called to my sister and headed out to the nearest mall.

With my sister, before the fateful haircut

    

During the haircut. Look at the fear on my face. :))

 Et voila!

   
          Excuse the grainy photo. I was trying to capture a good photo of myself. I think I made myself proud. Haha! It took a bit of getting used to, but I was immediately in love with my shorter 'do! I can't remember the last time I had short hair. It's not that drastic, but I still think it's something different. :) Second on my list was hair color. My coloring was turning patchy. I do my own hair coloring. I always use Revlon Colorsilk. For this hair color, I had on "Light Ash Brown." I hated how it looked on photos, it was obvious I needed retouching.

Patchy, I tell you!

     I was at Watson's and decided to check out the color aisle. I was standing there for several minutes, even chatted with the sales attendant. I was staring at the wide array of hair coloring products that they were offering. I knew I wanted to go dark, for the meantime. But how dark? I've decided to go with Revlon Colorsilk in Dark Soft Brown. The turn out:

Before and after.

     There you go! I think it's closest to my natural hair color. I love it. :) What do you think? I believe always believe that when I want an immediate change in my life, I start with my hair. I'm weird like that. :)

Love lots,

Maple

What's in my makeup bag?

Hey there! Just wanted to share with you the stuff I have in my makeup kit. So here's what my makeup kit looks like. It's an Estee Lauder striped pouch with a little flower stuck on the side (my mama gave it to me):

Hello makeup bag. :)

Here's how it looks like inside:

Please forgive me for the lack of knowledge of taking photos. :))

Let's move on the products inside :) What I have in my kit are the ones I use on an everyday basis that's why I carry them around with me which makes it a lot easier when I'm running late (which I always am ^_^).

Face Products:

Clockwise: In Your Face Cosmetics Duo Fiber Kabuki Brush, Maybelline Age Rewind Cream Powder in Nude, Smashbox O-glow gel blush, NYX Rouge Cream Blush in Red Cheeks and Natural Rice Dual Wet&Dry Foundation Powder in Cypress Beige

 Eye products:
            I carry around a lot of eye products because I love accentuating my eyes. :) Aside from my NYX cream blush, my eyeliners and mascara are my next favorite things. :D

Top to Bottom: Ellana Eye Primer, Etude House Styling Eye Liner in Pearl White, Revlon Colorstay Eyeliner in Brown Black, Etude House Proof 10 Eyeliner in Black and Loreal Lineur Intense eyeliner in Black

Maybelline Magnum Volum Express Waterproof Mascara in Black and Revlon Eyelash Curler

Lastly, my lip products:

NYX Round Lipsticks in Tea Rose (Left) and Fig (right), brow shaper, Victoria Secret lipgloss in Blush and Skin Food lipgloss

That's all! So, what do you carry in your makeup bags?

Love lots,
Maple