When I have a little bit of time to prep myself which is far in between these days, I usually turn to my trusted curling iron. Adding waves to my hair adds a little bit of styling in my long hair which I wear down most of the time.

To achieve this look, I actually shared the step by step process at Beauty Bento Box back in October of 2007. I’ll repost it here for reference :
1. Apply mousse while wet then blow dry2. Hold the curling iron vertically, gather sections of hair in between the barrel of …read more

A couple of weeks before I started writing for Beauty Gizmo, funny thing happened to my really old hair dryer. It just died. It just completely blew up and died. It was one of those funny things but not really. Know what I mean? It was an old hair dryer though so it wasn’t really a surprise. Nevertheless, I considered it a major beauty disaster. I also found it ironic how and when it happened. See, my routine after shower is as follows :

dry up
brush my teeth
moisturize, moisturize, moisturize

Then I would apply mousse all over my hair for volume. …read more

A few weeks ago, on the top of my mind was having my hair rebonded. Chemically treated once more, just for the ease of me as I wake up in the morning and shower, I don’t have to blow dry my hair, and just have effortlessly beautiful hair.And then I found this, It’s the Babyliss Pro Ceramic Hot Roller Set. It’s a set of twelve rollers ( 6 large, 6 jumbo sizes ) that are lightweight, that heat up and give your hair the much needed big, soft waves. Yes, this must be the one I’ve been seeing on TV on …read more

To be honest, I loved the time when my hair was rebonded because I never ever had to use any styling tool – I shower, condition my hair, and apply my serum, and I am ready to face the day with great hair. Thing is, when my rebonded hair was looking not so rebonded no more, I would find myself whipping my hair iron to keep things “straight” again.
But the thing is- I don’t want stick straight. I want bouncy, bouncy, beautiful hair. I also want my layers enhanced with some mini-wave. And I know, it can only be …read more

The above picture is Miley Cyrus ( more popularly known as Hannah Montana, as my baby sister worships her haha ) sporting gorgeous loose locks. Oh boy, how I love this girl’s hair.
I’ve always wanted to curl my hair – I think what triggered that fantasy was that when I was about 6 or 7, mom showed me a magazine with a model, her long, lustrous brown hair was permed in its most beautiful shape. She had loose curls, and it couldn’t be sexier than ever. My mom said, “Sophie, I want you to have this kind of hair one …read more