Ions Color Brillance Hair Dye

I love to dye my hair.  I've done every color you can imagine.  I've also tried alot of different companies hair dyes to see which ones are my favorite.  I however have never used Ions.  This was my first time and I was alittle hesitant because my best friend had her hair dry out really bad after using Ions.Regardless I found a color I wanted to try and took the risk.  I used Ions Color Brillance in Medium Golden Brown.  I also used Ions Sensative Scalp 20 Developer. 

My before color was a redish brown.  (It was alot lighter of a color then this picture shows.

I mixed the developer and the hair dye together in the dye dispenser.  Ions hair dye is a paste consistency so you really have to mix them well if you want a good mixed product.  I then applied it all over my hair and let it sit for around 40 minutes.  (The times change depending on what you are doing to your hair)

 
After I washed the dye out I was left with a nice brownish/blonde color.  It is a rich color and bonus was there was no damage that I can tell as of yet!

I'm pleasantly surprised with this dye.  I was very nervous at the beginning but seeming how there has been no damage I think I might use Ions more now.   

*Kelsey

Oceans

Today I've had oceans on the brain.  It's always been a place of great power, mystery, and magic to me....So in honor of my random mind I wanted to share some facts about the ocean and pictures of it's magical inhabitants. 

Nearly 71% of the earths surface is covered in ocean.  Humans have only explored less than 10% of the living space of the ocean. 

Tropical coral reefs border the shores of 109 countries.

More than 90% of the oceans inhabitants live in the deep sea

Water on earth breaks down to being: 97% in the oceans, 2% in frozen ice caps/glaciers, .3% in our atmosphere, and .02 on land.   

90% of all volcano activity happens in the ocean

The greatest amount of the World's protein is provided by fish.

*Kelsey

(Disclaimer: I do not own any of the photos.  They belong to their appropriate owner unless stated otherwise.)

New Shadow Palette (BH Cosmetics)

Just a quick entry.  I recently purchased the BH Cosmetics 120 Colors Palette Eyeshadow 3rd Edition.  I'll do a review on it later when I have a chance to go through more colors.  It looks like the 3rd Edition comes with alot more of a neutral color selection then the other two.  What I like is that BH does a great mix of matte and shimmer eyeshadows with these 120 Color Palettes.  

The eyeshadow comes it a sturdy case and when opened the two shadow slates lay on top of each other.  To remove the top color slate you pull on the purple ribbion handle on the side to reveal the second shadow color slate.

The first 60 Eyeshadow color slate is more bright/summer colors.  I've played around with a few of the shadows and have noticed that the colors very in vibrance.  So far I've noticed the pinks, reds, and purples are true to color when applied to the eyes.  The blues have not been as vibrant as I would have thought.

The second 60 eyeshadow color palette are more neutrals/earthy tones.  I like this one more because I tend to wear more of a neautral/natural eyeshadow palette. 

I also received a Two-Toned Kabuki brush with my order.  I'm not sure as to why it opens in the middle and a day later it broke.  No worries though I have since glued it shut because I like using this brush as a mini makeup buffer.

I purchased this around the 4th of July when BH Cosmetics was having a sale.  Originally the 120 Colors Palette Eyeshadow 3rd Edition runs for $34.95 but I was luck enough to snag it for $22.72 and the Kabuki brush was a free gift.  I am really excited to get to fully use this palette and excited to see what the colors look like after using an eyeshadow primer.  I have included BH Cosmetics website below for you to check out their selection.

http://www.bhcosmetics.com/

 

*Kelsey

Rimmel London & CoverGirl

I bought two different mascaras a few months ago.  The first is Rimmel London's Day 2 Night Mascara.  The mascara is different for the fact that it is a duel mascara but not a double tipped/headed mascara.  Both wands are in the same opening.  

You can leave the Volume piece attached onto the base of the mascara and twist off the top to get the Length wand.  The Volume wand carries alot of mascara on it and makes applying a little bit harder because it is heavier and tends to leave marks on the eyelid.  The Length wand however loses alot of the mascara and can provide a nicer, less clumpy application.   

I really like using this mascara when I wear eyeliner or more of a dramatic eye.  It gives a heavier, thicker look to my eyelashes in two coats.  I wouldn't recommend the Rimmel mascara for an everyday wear unless you like the heavier mascara look.  Below are pics showing Rimmel London's Day 2 Night Mascara applied to my eyelashes.    

The other mascara I purchased was CoverGirl's LashBlast Length Mascara.  I love this mascara for an everyday look.  It applies on very light and natural, however; I found that it does not hold your natural eyelash curl.  I have to use a eyelash curler before applying this mascara for my eyelashes to be more noticable.  This mascara has never left my eyelashes looking clumpy and stays put all day in the humidity.

  The wand has alot of little sponge spikes to grab all of your eyelashes.  The mascara tends not to waste any excess on your lashes during application. 

I used the same back and forth technique when applying the mascara to my eyelashes to show the difference in product.  I really like both mascaras but tend to wear the CoverGirl LashBlast Length alot more since I don't usually wear alot of makeup during the week.


*Kelsey

Russia's Elite Children

Anna Skladmann is a German photographer who spent her time is Russia's elite hidden world  of the wealthy getting to know and photograph the young privilaged children.  Skladmann portrays the children in their everyday surroundings.  In an interview with Spiegel Online Skladmann talks about how the children where like little adults.  The children had set schedules, went to private language classes, played football in crystal palaces, and were being trained to be the next elite class. 

Below I have attached Anna Skladmann's website and also the interview from Spiegel Online.  It's really interesting.  The book Little Adults can be pre-ordered on Amazon.   

http://www.annaskladmann.com/

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,767205,00.html


*Kelsey

Wonder Women Nails

Just a quick post.  For the holiday I wanted to do something festive with my nails so this is what I came up with.  I used China Glaze 711 China Rouge (red), China Glaze 857 Dorothy Who? (blue), So Easy Stripe Rite (white), and China Glaze 914 Fast Foward Top Coat.

The So Easy Stripe Rite has a tip like a liquid eye liner brush which makes it easy to control and do designs.  After I drew on what I wanted I covered all the nails with the clear top coat. 

*Kelsey

4th of July

Happy 4th of July.  What'd you do?  Since we have a burn ban in affect we can't have fireworks this year so I wanted to post a pretty picture instead.   

*Kelsey