Review: Wella Color Charm Permanent liquid Hair Toner T18

I last did my hair (professionally done at a salon), and it costed me a fortune. Not gonna lie, I loved the results but it was really expensive, and I thought I could save a few bucks by toning the ombre myself. So I went out and purchased the Wella color charm permanent liquid hair toner in colour T18 (lightest ash blonde). I bought it at Sally's Beauty Supply. I bought a total of 2 toners, one 20 volume developer and a hair applicator bottle. This costed me approximately $30, which was more than what I had anticipated but I sufficed to try an alternate method to going back to the salon.

Here's my current hair colour, it's become an orangy/yellow/brassy colour. I dampened my hair in the second pic so it's easier to apply the toner

As the directions indicated, I mixed 1 part toner to 2 part developer. One toner became more than enough for my whole head. This was how it looked like, it turned to a violet colour pretty quickly after shaken:

After 15 min:

After 30 min:

As you can see, my hair started transitioning to the purple colour relatively quickly. After 30 min (as suggested), I decided to rinse it off. What I got was this colour:

Yup, in the same bathroom light, the result was pretty disappointing. However, in person it's slightly more ashy, but overall not what I wanted....

Here's it with flash:

I guess the lesson here is (as every other lesson with cheaper products is) that you pay for what you get. The results were not spectacular, yet not completely no-show. You can definitely see some ash, but it's still not as visible as I would like it to be. I will be going back to the salon for my next touch up, because DIY at home products are just not my thing. I would rate this product 7/10.

Brows for days! Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade

The trend of perfect eyebrows has been going on for a long time. I have been trying to perfect my pair of eyebrows for months! In late 2014, I bought the Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz due to all the hype. Believe me, it was the most EASY brow applicator ever, and it created a pair of seamlessly perfect brows. However, it only lasted approximately 3 months, and for $28 CAD before tax, it seemed a bit much. After a few weeks of using my drugstore brow pencils (which were a huge downgrade by a landslide!), I decided to hop back on the higher end brow experience. Instead of purchasing the Brow Wiz, I bought the Dipbrow Pomade instead.

Yup, so it was quite expensive. $23 for the brush and $23 for the product itself. However, it's much more worth it, as the brush lasts forever theoretically, and the dip brow formula consistency is like gel liner. I got it in the shade medium brown.

I'm still learning how to draw the perfect brows, but compared to my drugstore brow pencil, this is by far a lot better. Before (I know I need to thread my eyebrows asap):

After:

Although I still cannot for the life of me, get my eyebrows to match one another, I'm working hard on it. I definitely recommend this product if you have the extra cash. Thanks for reading!

Largest purchase of my life: PRADA SAFFIANO!!!

This is actually a little throwback while I wait for my mac to upgrade its software.

I have been eyeing on the Prada saffiano bag for one, maybe two years now. I initially love love loved the orchidea one when I spontaneously walked in Holts on Bloor St. Sadly, I didn't have 2 grand to spend on a bag two summers ago. Since then, I have been wanting to save up for my very own Saffiano bag, until I learned that the Orchidea is actually a seasonal colour and it was already sold out everywhere! So, I gave up for a while, until a year later when I found out online that there's a grey coloured (marble grey) bag with silver hardware. I instantly fell in love again. When it was available in Canada just last Summer, I went to Prada at Yorkdale and bought one, I believe it was the BN1786, anyway it was the one with a single zipper in the middle. It had to be ordered in from the States, and again it failed because I got a phone call saying they couldn't ship it in, as it was their last one and it was damaged. I was so mad, I decided to give up.

Before Christmas 2014, I went on the Prada website (it changed a lot btw, it's not shipping to Canada). I saw this gorgeous patent black leather bag with silver hardware. I wanted it so badly, as it was my birthday soon. I wanted to order it online but just couldn't get myself to. The day after my birthday, I decided to go to Yorkdale with my boyfriend. We walked into the Prada store just to check the bags out and there, I saw my dream bag! It was on display. The SA said there were 3 left. Initially I didn't want to impulsively buy it, but my mind got ahead of me. The SA kept saying how beautiful it was, and that it's so rare because they only receive 3 per store in Canada, and how the interior was made of lambskin instead of the normal fabric lining, etc etc. I had to get it, and I did!

Here are some pics:

Overall, I love  the bag!!! As you can see, it's a black patent leather tote with the cross-body strap in style number BN2863. I haven't found many excuses to wear it, since I don't want to risk damaging it, but I wore it once downtown and I love it. I think it's a great everyday (ironically) bag. I love that this one is so rare, and the silver hardware sparkles. I am so glad I finally took the splurge, even though I'm working hard to save my money (haha... not really) but I try.

Just wanted to share my purchase since I am very proud of my hard work, it paid off well :)

Food experience: Momofuku!

I discovered this modern Japanese ramen restaurant located in the downtown core of Toronto last Summer when looking at restaurants I wanted to try for Summerlicious. Sadly, I didn't get a chance in the few weeks Summerlicious was on to go try Momofuku. So, on Wednesday when my boyfriend and I were downtown (near St Andrew Station), I was trying to Google what to eat nearby. Suddenly, Momofuku popped into my head, I googled it and thankfully it was roughly 3 min away. We walked there, and discovered a black box with a door on it, labelled Momofuku.

It took 2 tries to realize that was the main entrance! It's a very unique design :P

The atmosphere is very modern, and wooden, I saw their upper levels (and did end up going to the Milk bar to get a cookie, which was cold, sweet and yummy!).

I ordered the "Winter ramen" (left) and my boyfriend ordered the "Momofuku ramen." (right)

Both were good. I'd say the winter ramen is perfect for a cold snowy day, the chicken in it was AMAZING as well. His was just a regular bowl of ramen with the traditional pork belly, egg, fish cake, etc.

The only thing that will keep us from frequently coming back in the near future is the price, its approximately $15 a bowl! My boyfriend complained it wasn't quite enough to satisfy him for lunch. Well anyhow, I liked my experience there, and hopefully I'll be able to come back to try some of their other ramen!