Hair Chalking: My Review

I saw this hair chalk kit when I was browsing the accessories section of Penneys (Primark) on O'Connell street and seeing as I've really loved all the pictures I've seen so far of hair chalk, I decided to purchase it and try it out.

Hair Chalk In Packaging

Hair Chalk Kit!

Well, here's what my hair looked like before I started. The lighting is quite bad in my room so, apologies.

Ignore my frizzy ends- It's about the colour!

The chalk applicator should have made it easy to apply. I suppose it meant I didn't have to hold the chalk in between my fingers.

I found that it was very difficult to get the chalk to actually apply itself to my hair. After only a short whiles the chalk turned very waxy and then no more chalk would move onto my hair.

 The purple chalk was barely noticeable in my hair so I decided to try the hot pink one in case that made a difference. It was even worse- It turned waxy after maybe one or two strokes and even when I scraped the chalk with my fingernail barely any came off. No joke, this is the end result:

NOTHING!!

 I took a picture with my flash set to the brightest and then I actually was able to see some chalk so I decided to go to the bathroom where the light is much brighter to see if I could see anything then...

 I couldn't...

My verdict? 

A big thumbs down!!

There are two reasons as to why my escapades with hair chalk were such a complete disaster:

1. My hair is brown. All of the pictures that I've seen of hair chalking have been blondes. Actually, they normally have white-blonde hair. I'm a brunette, it just straight up might never show on dark hair.
2. I bought cheap chalk! Well, I wouldn't call 5euro for two pieces of chalk cheap but this is "hair chalk", lol, so of course it's going to be expensive. Maybe when I'm rich I shall try out a more expensive set (I think it's around 16euro in TopShop?) and that might make it more noticeable!

L'Oréal Wild Ombrés

I saw an ad for this product on television this week and thought to myself- It's been a while since I've update my hair colour! So I bought a box today and got my look this evening!

I got the middle one (No.2) for dark blonde to medium brown hair. 

The pack is easy to use, it even comes with a plastic brush and you do literally just brush the dye onto your hair. I left mine on for the full 45 minutes and it came out a lovely honey colour.

I really like how it turned out! It's particularly nice with the few curls running through it- It reminds me of how Lauren Conrad always had her hair on The Hills!

This is how it looks as a whole now- Kind of. The top of my hair had been clipped away so I can't show it because it was soooo kinky! Now all that's left to do is to get my fringe fixed- I cut it with a blunt scissors today :( Huge mistake. If anyone has a sharp, hairdressing scissors, send them my way!

Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love.       Katie.

Cosmopolitan Curl Crazy Styling Wand

I treated myself yesterday to a new toy! It's the Cosmopolitan Curl Crazy Styling Wand. I've been meaning to buy myself a curling wand ever since my sister (I used to just use hers) moved out over a year ago... Oops!

 Let me give you a bit of background regarding my hair and curlers. To cut a long story short: It doesn't curl. Or if it does curl it last for five minutes. Last time I was at the hairdressers (November!), after my hair was cut, she asked me how I wanted it styled, straight or curly. I replied that my hair doesn't curl! She laughed and said "I know that feeling! I'll curl it with the GHD, don't worry, it will be really curly and the curls will last for a long time!". Needless to say, by the time I met my sister around the corner my hair was already looking drab and stringy and most importantly NOT CURLY! This all changed when I tried the wand though :) I'm not sure why but it WORKS! It curls my hair and the curls stay in for ages too!

So, I finally had a bit of spare cash this week so I splurged and bought my own one from Argos. It was on sale from around 32euro down to 22euro (I was going to get the one reduced from 80euro to 44euro but I really didn't want to spend an extra 20- I'm a scabby student after all!) so I felt like I was getting a bit of a bargain. I had to try it out straight away!

 Here's what my hair looked like before, wow, look at my crazy eyes!! I hadn't brushed it in about a week- That's why it's so frizzy and poofy. It's normally much more flat:

And this is how curly my hair was less than 20 minutes later!

My mom couldn't believe it, she asked 'Is that your real hair?!' I said yes, she said 'Is ALL of that your real hair?!' Lol!

This is the next morning after sleeping on the curls! See how long they last!

Needless to say I am highly satisfied with my purchase! I would rate this product 5 out of 5 stars to be honest. The only downside is that it doesn't come with a heat resistant glove (I did burn myself already), however, there is a cold tip where you can hold the curl in place (Only needs 10 seconds!) without burning yourself. I would definitely recommend to a friend!