Haircut! Yay!

Thought it would be fun to share a before and after of my hair cut.

This is basically the longest my hair will ever get.  I usually go every 6 weeks but forgot my hair appointment because I'm an idiot.  So this is my hair growth after 7 weeks.  It was getting so long and hard to manage I definitely needed a cut.

And yay I feel so light and free again! Styling will go much faster in the morning now :)

Have any questions about pixie cuts? Feel free to ask me!

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Colorsmash Hair Shadow in Rags to Riches and Je Ne Sais Quoi

I love crazy hair  colors.  I want more than anything to be able to dye my hair purple but alas this is the real world and I want to go into science.  Back when my mom subscribed to the Beauty Army box we got these two cute hair shadow samples by Colorsmash.  Unfortunately we unsubscribed from the box soon after because this was basically the best thing we ever got from it.  

I first got it in Je Ne Sais Quoi (what does this mean?!) a hot pink and then a month later got Rags to Riches a bright purple. For samples these things are pretty huge.

You take the pan and smash it against your hair then drag it across to create pigment.  One sweep is usually fine for the purple but I have to do two for the pink. This picture was so hard to take...

Here they are in natural light.  They tend to look sort of chalky unfortunately.

The Good: They add a super cute and intense pop of color even on naturally dark hair. They are very easy to use and stay in fairly well.

The Bad: That is as long as you don't touch your hair.  On the right is the color after ruffling up my hair a bit, which I tend to do all the time.  I need to be very careful about touching my hair when I wear this or else I accidentally fluff it all out.  It also gets all over your fingers.

All in all I would not buy the full size when these run out.  I'm still looking for a good temporary hair color.  I've been hearing promising things about L'oreal's new hair chalk. I'll probably give that a try next!

Where to buy: Beautyarmy.com, Amazon

Price: $15

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Ulta Haul: NYX Gel Liner, Smashbox Arced Liner Brush, and a Riviera Flower Headband

I'm not sure if I've mentioned it before but I live no where near an Ulta, Sephora, or anything like that so getting to go to an actual store is like incredible for me! Well when I was visiting my boyfriend I went to Ulta with his mom and used a 20% off coupon to pick up a few necessary items.

Sorry for the filter but as soon as I got home I snapped a picture of my haul and posted it to Instagram.

So far I'm liking this gel liner.  It is easy to use and goes on very dark and bold.  I've used it with and without an eye primer and honestly I think it holds up fairly well without.  There is definitely more smudging but it definitely won't result in tragedy if you forget to throws some on before using this liner. When I put it on my hand, let it dry, and rubbed it didn't smudge one bit! Here are two examples using this liner, one with a thicker wing and one a thinner wing.  So far I'm pleased with this liner and I really hope it doesn't dry out as fast as my Maybelline one.

Where to buy: Ulta, Superstore, Drugstore

Price: $8.99

I really needed a new liner brush to do some wings with.  I've always wanted to try the angled liner brushes and an Ulta employee recommended Smashbox's Arced Liner Brush #21.  So far I'm definitely a fan.  It makes the initial lining soooo easy.  Its also nice for winged liner as the tip is fairly small.  Above you can see some lines I did using this brush and the NYX Gel liner.

Where to buy: Ulta, Sephora, Smashbox.com

Price $20

I bought this headband because I needed some sort of flapper-esque headgear for my club's roaring 20s swing dance charity social, I'm hoping to attach a feather to it.  Anyway, not wanting to spend $10 on something I'll only wear once I found this cute way to wear it under my hair so it basically looks like I've pinned a flower to my head. Its cute and I really like it, however it is incredibly tight and I can't wear it for an entire day without getting a headache. Does this mean I have a big head?? :(

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D:fi D:struct Pliable Molding Creme

I know I've never reviewed a hair product, but there is a first for everything! Now, why did I choose this to be my first hair product review? Well the answer is quite simple...its the only hair product I use. I bought this a month or so ago from my hair dresser to replace a shiny sculpting putty with less hold. So, why do I love this? IT'S MATTE! I hate shine, especially now that my hair is short it makes me look greasy.  This putty offers hold without the shine.  It also smells nice.  It is classified as unisex so the smell isn't floral or girly, its just nice. It also holds my hair in place which of course is what it is meant to do.  My jar has an 8/10 hold level.

This product is a white sticky putty type material.  To use it I stick my finger in and whatever comes out attached I rub between my palms and fluff into my hair until I have a nice even coat of it all over my head. Then I style it as desired.

Here is a pretty boring before and after shot.  On the left my hair is kind of just flopping around wherever it feels like.  Thats no good, I need it to go forward! The picture on the right is my final style.  As you can see my hair is going forward where I want it and laying flat where it should be.  It will stay like this all day but I sometimes add a spritz of hairspray just for good measure.

Oh, and I can also do this with it.

Where to buy: Amazon or local hair salon

Price: $13

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