Showing posts with label curling iron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label curling iron. Show all posts

Do the Messy-Do?



I have always loved the somewhat-messy and yet still put together curls look.

I was going out to meet some friends for dinner and drinks tonight and decided that I will let my hair down for a change. I used to do this look when I had longer hair and when the weather was cooler. But my whole chignon look was getting a bit boring for me.

So this afternoon after my shoot, I went to Landmark to check out the brand SPECIAL EFFECTS. I remember seeing them before on the shelves because I thought it was Bed Head since their packaging was similar. I never really stopped to check it out before but this time, I was on a quest to finding a much budget friendly curling spray other than Bed Head’s Uptight Curling Spray which I used to have with a whopping price tag of P1,700 in salons.

The packaging is really cute. The name of the product line by Special Effects is Curl Booster Scrunching and Curling Spray.

So 2 hours before I had to get ready, I sprayed my hair with the formula and curled my hair in sections with a medium sized curling iron and secured them with bobby pins. I wanted to give an ample amount of time for the formula to completely dry on my hair and let the curls set.

After putting on my makeup and got dressed, I let my hair loose and was left with sexy loose curls that doesn’t look too curling iron, goldilocks-ish, very Jennifer Aniston-ish, which I love.

After awhile though, the curls muted which was even better. I don’t know if it was because of the hairspray that weighed it down after a few hours (I heard professional hairstylists mention this before. The more hairspray you put on your curls, the more it won’t hold), or if it was the humidity. But overall staying power and effectiveness of this product is amazing!

Price of the spray is, amazingly, just P299. You can find this spray in Landmark.

And just like that, Special Effects kicked Bed Head’s sweet little ass!

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New Christmas Look



I should have used a point and shoot camera for the shots so that the makeup will be brighter but anyway... For my sister Margs' Christmas look, I created a look that was bright cheeks, bare eyes (just full lashes) and pale lips. I also made her skin dewy but in my camera you can't really see... So I have to wait til her shots from her camera to post here.


This was my first attempt to do her hair since I got my curling iron a couple of weeks ago, and I must say... NOT BAD!! Hahaha! This is the look I have been trying to attempt in a long time! It's just too bad that I can't do this to myself!












PHOTO CREDITS
Makeup and Photographed by Sabs Hernandez
Hair by Tony Dusich

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Vidal Sassoon Experience

I have always been obsessed with Jennifer Aniston's laid back, out-of-bed, type of curls. I have invested in different tools in the past but never got to achieve it. The closest I've ever gotten in creating the look was when I was shot for Preview Magazine's Powder Room feature:




I didn't make use of a curling iron for this look. I just used some mousse and a whole lot of elastics. Through the years, I have watched hairstylist after hairstylist create Jen's look by the use of a curling iron. I finally got myself one from Vidal Sassoon! I couldn't find a picture of the one I got. I got a ceramic one that is gold, 32mm barrel to create big curls.


I practiced on my sister (like 5 sections on one side only)... But I could already tell that if I did stick to curling her whole head, I'll be able to create the look I have been aiming for!



Ok, I think I found the right tool... It's just a matter of whether I will have the perseverance to curl my entire head! Hahaha!

I give this iron a TEN!!


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