Beauty, Hair

Are hair extensions weird?

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Do you think hair extensions are weird? Honest answer. All my readers comment and vote, and not just the one’s interested in beauty!

The first time I heard about hair extensions was on YouTube. I thought it was the strangest thing, and thought only a select few people wore them. So many questions raced through my brain:

  • What if they fell out?
  • Can you tell that they look fake?
  • Would you judge me? lol
  • Will it be damaging?
  • How long do they last?
  • How much are they?

halohairextension1Rach from Pink Peonies wears them. Look how natural they look!

The reason why I’d rather clip in, than spend $500 + hours in a salon to have them sewn in, is because I may regret them, feel them in my hair and freak out. Plus, I don’t know how to care for them if they’re permanently attached to my head.

The after a few years of watching countless people show the world how to clip them (or “install them” as I like to call it) into their own hair, and blend them in — I’m sucked in. I kind of want a pair. Who knows if/when I buy a pair, wilL I actually have the courage to leave the house with them on. Everyone knows what style my hair is, and how little of it I actually have. Walking into work with a full head of hair down to my hips would definitely look odd.

But before you say no. Let me give you something to think about. You can dye them. You can style them to blend with your hair. I’d bring them into my hair stylist and clip them in, and ask her to cut them to an ideal length (1-3 inches longer than my natural hair). Seems okay, right?

These are the two companies I’ve heard good things about:

I actually contacted a rather unknown company a few years ago, presenting the perfect hair candidate (ie: ME…) since I do have fine hair that doesn’t seem to like to grow past a little bit beneath my shoulders. Hello right? I, as you probably would’ve guessed, got denied. I didn’t really think anything of it, since that comes with the territory. Plus, I don’t really film YouTube videos anymore. But I do blog!

Anyway. What I’m getting at is that I’ve done my research and I’m kind of looking at getting a set of … fake hair… for myself. God, just typing that grosses me out.

Let me know in the comments, what you think of them! Honest answers appreciated!

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Beauty, Daily, Photos

Golden Globes nails

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I’m a little late on the Golden Globes blog post, but that’s because I don’t have cable TV and I missed out on it. That didn’t stop me from tuning in. Social media works its wonders and by the end of the night I knew who was stylish, who was wearing rugs, and who looked orange. The next morning I woke up and knew exactly who to google-image.

What isn’t really documented much, is the painted nails that are styled with the dresses and expensive accessories that the actresses wear. I don’t doubt that a lot of the stylists use expensive products but what kind of nail polish are they wearing? Who knows, right? Unless people like Jessica Alba were instagramming while they were getting ready, we’d never know!

JessicaAlbaInstagramBy the way, Jessica Alba did instagram that photo.

As for the Golden Globes, manicurists turned to Sally Hansen to create some of the nail looks for the red carpet for Adele and Jennifer Lawerence!

AdeleAdele’s nail look was created using both Sally Hansen colors in ‘So Much Fawn’, with two ‘Copper Penny’ layered on top.  The top coat was finished off with an exclusive just for the Golden Globes. It had gold in it to help enhance the color in Copper Penny. Crazy hey? Wonder if that last coat is available in stores.

Jennifer LawrenceJennifer Lawrence, wore Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Sheer Ecstasy. Lawrence’s nails were shaped “sqound” giving both a square and round look. Betcha never heard that term before! Knew to me, too. Sqound…I like that.

This color reminds me a lot of my favorite nail polish of all time; Pink Slip by Sally Hansen.

Sally-Hansen-Pink-SlipI picked up a bottle of it in Target when I went to California two summer’s ago. It’s still my favorite polish color. I found out about it at the hair salon I used to go to. I asked the receptionist if her nails were acrylics or shellac but it wasn’t. It was good ol’ Sally.

What is your favorite nail polish color?
For my fingernails, I’ve already answered but for my toes I love China Glaze’s Flip Flop Fantasy for summer, and OPI An Affair In Red Square for Christmas.

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Daily, OOTD, Photos

OOTWW & TFF #14

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It’s going to take me years to get used to this new camera of mine. YEARS.

The OOTWW still looks the same as it did last week. I got fed up fiddling with the white balance, and the flash intensity that I just said screw it, for now.

ootwwAs for the weekly Triple F Friday feature I’ve submitted Fun, Fit and/or Fashionable people to be on my blog! Check them out :)

Morgan, always hilarious with her blog posts. She doesn’t update as often any more but when she does — I wait until I have a quiet moment to myself to thoroughly read her posts. Not a post goes by that I don’t crack a smile, or even let out an embarrassingly loud “HA HA”. Tuesday she wrote why she doesn’t make new years resolutions.

Sarah, a fellow FitFluential blogger teaches us how to “un-sick” yourself with her home remedy.

Josephine, another FitFluential ambassador has a great post up this week: “Don’t be that runner“

Clare is making the most of long distance relationships. A cool gift she got the BF to keep it exciting! (Side note: The Boyf and I did long distance for a full year before I moved here to Ontario.)

Submit yourself to my weekly Fun, Fit, Fashionable posts. You can certainly submit your own, next week. Just shoot me an e-mail to spiffykerms@gmail.com. Just include any of the following:

  • Your name
  • Your URL, if you have a blog
  • Description of you being Fun, Fit or Fashionable
  • A photo, which is optional of course
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