My hair is at an awkward stage right now. I’m letting it grow. Yes, I’m working on sporting the long ‘do once again.
This can take a bit of time, unfortunately. I wish my hair would grow longer faster but can’t do anything to speed things up, really. I just have to be patient and learn to make do with what hair I have now.
One of the ways that helps me deal with the awkwardness of my hair’s current state is curling it up. I’m been working on creating a messed-up curl hairstyle for short hair but I can’t …read more

Reminiscing my old locks, I’m reminded of a hairstyle I donned up picking up Style It Less fashionista Dexie’s tip on getting her Les Curles. I loved the soft curls that somewhat looked so natural on my own. It looked so romantic! I felt so feminine.
While styling my hair with the curling iron, I kept telling myself, “remember to hold the curling iron vertically! That’s what Dexie advised.” So, vertical it stayed for 20 seconds. I applied the Finesse Mousse before the iron touched my hair to ensure curl hold. Surprisingly, I was able to style my hair faster. I …read more

Before you guys go curl up, here’s another set of tips to optimise that curling iron.
When I shared my version of the natural-looking curly hair styling tip, Dexie Wharton of Style It Less and I got to talking about her “Les Curles”. I had wanted to see how her curls looked like and she not only sent a couple of photos but also shared a set of instructions on how she worked them curls.
Take a look at another woman with Asian straight hair gunning for some curls.

1. Apply mousse while wet then blow dry.
2. Holding the curling iron, vertically, gather …read more

I sat down and spent a considerable amount of time on my new beauty toy, aka VS Curling Iron, getting to know it (again). There’s that one look I’ve had in mind that I’ll definitely try to master, you see. The natural-looking curls look.
Some might cry out, “why in the world would you want to do that to your straight Asian hair?!” Simple. Most people want what they don’t have. Agree?
Well, I’ve tried perm and I’m never and I repeat, NEVER going to go that route again. EVER. I feel so strongly about it, huh? Traumatic experience, I tell you. …read more

How do you know if you’ve bought the right beauty tool? Will geek about the specs like a techie person will pore over sheets of data when procuring a laptop or buying the latest PDA? Just how much information does a woman have to know about the tools that matters to her alone?
I sure had faced a dilemma when I was looking at shelves of boxes containing curling irons and crimpers. I didn’t know how to go about settling on one. Oh, I did go home with one, which brings me to this — let me tell you about my …read more