Review // Manic Panic: Purple Haze (on non-bleached hair)

My goodness hello! It has been so long! I left for winter break and completely neglected this poor blog... Well here I am, back and in all my glory. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! Mine were pretty enjoyable, I saw family and old friends, went snowboarding, bought a new stereo, andddd I dyed my hair purple!

Crazy right? Maybe not. I knew one day I'd take the plunge. It was merely a matter of time!

So my friend Lydia and went to Sally's Beauty Supplies and bought the dye. We each grabbed two containers (around $9 ea.) each . I chose two of Purple Haze, and she chose Rockabilly Blue.

We went back to my house and the process began. We skipped bleaching our hair, so it would not become damaged (again) and went straight to smothering our hair in in approximately 1 1/2 containers of dye. We then jankily put a plastic bag over our heads and let it sit for 30 minutes.

This is how our process went:
(Photo cred: Mom)

Our final result:

Here is a picture of the back of Lydia's hair. This cool chick had an ombre, so it turned out even more awesome!

 But I've got to be honest, it was short lived. Here is my hair only one week later, after three washes. A greyish-purple with brown poking through every now and again.

 

Final Statement: It was fun while it lasted. I have been dying the underneath of my hair bright colors for the last six years and have ALWAYS used Manic Panic and have been pleased with long lasting color. However, my hair was bleached. This time it was not. I had read some reviews that Manic Panic worked well on brown hair, but I'd say otherwise. During every wash, my shampoo would turn bright purple. My hair left stains on my pillow, sweaters, and my Mom's vintage suede jacket! So sad. Lydia says her hair still blue on the bottom (where is was bleached), but is turning a greenish color on top. But there are some factors to take into consideration. Other than rinsing with cold water, I did not use a color protecting shampoo (other than the conditioner after the initial rinsing of the hair) and our hair dying process was a little... unprofessional to say the least. But even if we had done everything correct, I'm sure the color would not have lasted much longer. I think the bottom line is no matter what brand of dye you have, if you want a bright color and for it to stay long, bleaching is necessary. 

Maybe one day. 

But for now, I'm thinking adding a few dreads again;)

-Shannon

Revlon Parfumerie Nail Enamel Reveiw

When it comes to makeup, I have no idea what brand is good for what. I can't even apply eye liner properly... but when it comes to my nails, you can always find them neatly painted with the shade changing week to week. It's easy and quick. Plus when I making a trip to Walgreens, I'll go in the the intention of buying tooth paste and walk out with three new bottles of nail polish. Oops.

I have always loved Revlon nail enamel. Wide variety of color, does not chip to easily yet it's affordable. But yesterday I came across a color that came from the Parfumerie Collection by Revlon, Moonlit Woods. Now the name of the collection is kinda self explanatory, it is suppose to smell delicious. I remember Revlon having a line like this a year or so ago, only the bottles were pretty average in comparison to their normal nail enamel. FYI, the new bottles are pretty shmancy. Well, congratulations Revlon you did it! The smell of the nail polish is sweet, kinda fruity, but not overwhelming. The scent is the most potent at first when the polish just starts to dry, then starts to fad. But even for a few days after you could still pick up a hint of something nectarous.  

I only have two of the colors from this sweetened collection: Moonlit Woods and Autumn Spice.
Both are gorgeous.

  

I have to to try the Autumn Spice shade. But it is next on my list! I'll give an update then.