IT'S ALL ABOUT...HAIR

Today, I am going to talk about HAIR. Yes, hair, that stuff on your head. Some of us love our hair and some of us hate our hair. I think I have a love-hate relationship with mine. Most days I am pretty content with it but other days I just throw it up in a bun and don't want to even waste another second thinking about it.

However, in the summer, it's a mostly hate relationship with my hair. The humidity gets the best of it and makes it all yucky and stuff. This summer hasn't been too bad with the humidity but there have been some days where I just wanted to rip it all out. Lately, I have been thinking of completely switching up my look to a long bob with ombre at the bottom. I'm super nervous about it so who knows if it will actually happen but it's a good possibility at the moment.

On my search for different hair products and styles, I came across two articles that are quite helpful.
The first article , "10 Excellent Treatments Under $15" caught my eye:
1. Aussie 3 Minute Miracle (I have used this and love it).
2. Shea Moisture Raw Shea Restorative Trauma Masque (This isn't under $15 but it is under $16!)
3. TRESemme Split Remedy Leave-In Split End Treatment (My absolute favorite, works wonders).
4. Rusk Deepshine Smooth Keratin Care Treatment (Apparently very good if you have colored hair- like me!)
5. Organix Macadamia Oil Intensive Mask (I have used Organix products before and love them).
6. John Frieda's Full Repair Touch-Up Flyaway Tamer (At first I thought it was mascara, hmm).
7. Neutrogena Deep Recovery Hair Mask (Also not under $15 but under $20 but if they are good with the face they should be good with the hair, right?!)
8. Optimum 6-in-1 Miracle Oil (Almost sounds too good to be true!)
9. Garnier's Fructis Fall Fight Hair Strand Saver Spray (You would think it'd make more sense to be a Summer Fight...)
10. Clear Therapy Balm (I love me a good balm).

As for the second article, I will give you a link but just list the different hair styles for ombre hair- since you  know that is the "it" girl hairstyle at the moment:
1. Half up/half down
2. Ombre top knots
3. Medium curly
4. Long bobs
5. Loose wavy
6. Twisted hair
7. Braided headband
8. Waterfall braided
9. Ponytail comes last


Happy Saturday! I am still resting and recovering from yesterday's surgery but it is going really well so far so hopefully I will be up and at it again in no time.

Travel on wanderlusters!

AS PROMISED...

When it comes to hair, I generally sport the whole au-natural look, which is wavy/curly- a mix of the two. It is prone to frizz at times, especially on those humid summer days. I'm one of those girls who believes that a bad hair day ruins one's whole look, so I always focus on making sure my hair looks the best it possibly can. I tend to try a bunch of different products just to see what's out there, what works and what doesn't work.

Here are some products that I have stayed true to and can always rely on:

Hairspray: TRESemme 24 Hour Body Finishing Spray
Mousse: 24 Hour Body Foaming Mousse (TRESemme)
Frizz control: Smooth Salon Silk no frizz Serum (TRESemme)
Split-end lotion: Split End Sealing Serum (TRESemme)
Hair curler: Infiniti by Conair You Curl
Hair straightener: Wet-Dry Tourmaline Ceramic Straightener (Conair)
Hair dryer: John Frieda Air Hot Air Brush
Shampoo: Moisture Rich Shampoo (TRESemme)
Conditioner: Organix Renewing Moroccan Agran Oil Conditioner
Deep conditioner: Pantene Pro-V Beautiful Lengths Strengthening Therapy Masque

Granted, I now live in Europe and some of products are either not available here or they are super expensive. That being said, I either have to make do with the products here or I have my mum send me a care package of above products.

One hair appliance I would most definitely recommend is the hot air brush. It is probably the most wonderful appliance I own (aside from a coffee machine). If I am in a rush, I can hop out of the shower, use it in my hair for about 5-8 minutes and voila! My hair is dry, and either straightened or curled in the same time it would take me to just blow-dry a section of my hair with a regular blow-dryer. The product I most recommend of the above is the deep conditioner. If you are looking to have long hair, this is the perfect product. Honestly, it helped my hair grow longer, hence the name, and always makes my hair super soft and touchable after showering.

There you have it, my whole makeup and hair sha-bang! I hope it helps you and that you enjoyed something a little different from the constant travel posts.

It's back to work and homework...Travel on wanderlusters!

SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT

I'm so excited because I made my first cup of decent coffee since leaving behind my Keurig last summer! It's hard to make a good cup of coffee without an actual coffee machine, so you have to try a lot of different things. So, good morning to a great cup of caramel coffee!

I'm going to do something a little different today, I'm going to write a post about makeup (sorry boys!) Granted, my two main passions in life are traveling and writing but fashion and all things related to fashion come pretty darn close. Hence my fashion internship. Any who,  in school and even random women on the street will stop me and ask me if say, my eyelashes are real, what lipstick I'm wearing, if I am wearing blush or if it's just the cold Czech air.

Yes, my eyelashes are real, I do wear lipstick sometimes, and on a rare occasion I wear blush. I have been wearing it more lately in attempts to contour my face and make my cheek bones pop a little more. They got kind of lost under all the Czech pastries, beer and goulash the last 8 months. So here's a list of the makeup I use on a daily basis.

Depending on the day, I will either do my usual cat-eye, no eyeliner on bottom look but sometimes I get lazy and have a more au-natural look with just mascara on the top lashes.

• Lashes: Rimmel London Scandal Eyes Mascara and Rimmel London Scandal Eyes Lycra Flex
• Blush: Mineral Blush from Target
• Face powder: Physicians Formula Youthful Wear Mattifying Face Powder
• BB Cream: Maybelline Dream Fresh BB (Cream)
• Foundation: Lasting Finish 25 Hour Foundation (Rimmel London)
• Eyeliner: Soft Kohl Kajal Eye Liner Pencil (Rimmel London- purple, black, blue, forest green)
• Lip glosses: Stay Glossy (Rimmel London- red shades)
• Lipsticks: Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter (raspberry pie)
• Lip balms: Nivea A Kiss of Milk and Honey Smoothing Lip Care 
• Eye shadows: Illuminance Creme Shadow (Revlon- purple and gold/bronze/blue palette)
• Liquid liner: ColorStay Liquid Liner (Revlon- black)
• Lip stain: Superstay 24 Color Lip (Maybelline)
• Eye lash curler: Extra Curl Lash Curler (Revlon)
• Eye brow pencil: Eye Studio Master Shape Brow Pencil (Maybelline)
• Primer: Fix & Perfect Pro Primer (Rimmel London)
• Concealer: Match Perfection Concealer (Rimmel London)
• Perfume: Calvin Klein Euphoria
• Body spray: The Body Shop- Indian Night Jasmine Fragrance Mist

As you can see, I love me some Rimmel London. It's a great line, it's affordable- especially as a college student- and most important, it's reliable when it comes to making you look your best. I have been testing out makeup for about 8-10 years now, and these products I find to be the best of the best. My lashes always look like a false lashes but without the actual false lashes. The eye shadow stays and is the perfect blend of matte and shimmer to make my eyes pop. The face products do not make me break out and they stay all day between school, work, internship photo shoots/interviews, editor (for the school newspaper) meetings, the gym and going out with the girls. They last a REALLY long time too. I've been using these products for a few months now and they are still like new. 

For the perfume, I have tried just about every perfume sold. I've been a Dior Poison, Ja'dore Dior, Juicy Couture, Dolce and Gabbana Blue, Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb (still a favorite), Britney Spears Fantasy, Burberry London and many more. I recently just settled on the Calvin Klein Euphoria. The funny thing is that years ago, here in Czech Republic, I was at my step-cousins...castle...yes, castle is actually an understatement...and his girlfriend had that perfume and ever since I promised myself I would one day own it. About 10 years later, I finally got around to buying the set (perfume, lotion and body wash) for my 18th birthday. I'm still a huge fan of Viktor and Rolf Flowerbomb, it's just so dang expensive for a little bottle ($150!) 

I also like to spritz myself and my clothes with a light body spray as well, just for a little mix in scents. I went through the whole Bath and Body Works phase (I still do love some of their scents!) with the Sensual Amber, Chocolate Amber and Japanese Cherry Blossom. They are fabulous smelling and super cheap. A few months ago I switched over to The Body Shop's Indian Night Jasmine Fragrance Mist. I was in the store with some friends testing out the makeup and decided to smell the different scents...I fell in love instantly with this one. It's not too strong but not too subtle. The perfect combination with the Euphoria perfume. 

Tomorrow, I will post a hair products and tools post! Most importantly, travel on wanderlusters!