Hair & Make-Up Competition & Seminar

On February 21, 2011 Monday a HAIR & MAKE-UP COMPETITION & SEMINAR will take place at ROBINSONS PLACE GENSAN from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Salon owners, Hairdressers, Hair Stylist, Junior Stylist and Cosmetology Students all over Socksargen area will come together for this annual event to showcase their talents and update their knowledge of the latest styles in HAIR COLOR and HAIR REBONDING.

It will be a whole day event brought to us by MONDES INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTS. In the morning a Seminar will take place to update everyone on the latest trends in HAIR COLOR and the techniques in HAIR REBONDING. Two Technical Director from Mondes International Products who are base in Manila will share and impart their knowledge to us here down south.

In the afternoon a HAIR & MAKE-UP COMPETITION will take place for three (3) categories namely: CUT, COLOR & STYLE, BEST IN HAIR REBONDING and BRIDAL MAKE-UP.

No Registration FEE the Competitors just needs to buy P300 worth of Botanique or Mondes product. If the competitor wants to join the CUT, COLOR & STYLE he/she must buy Botanique or Mondes color. The models hair should be pre-colored and they will be given 30 minutes on stage to cut and style. For competitors who will join the Best in Hair REBONDING the models hair should be rebonded prior the competition date with Botanique or Mondes REBONDING set, on the competition day the models hair will be sprayed with water and blow dry with out using hair brush and hair iron. For competitors who will join the bridal make-up competition he/she just needs to buy P300 worth of any Mondes or Botanique products.

Prizes up for grabs are P5,000 plus Trophy for the over-all CHAMPION, P3,000 plus Trophy for the CHAMPIONS per category and Trophy plus products give aways for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd runners up.

This event is brought to you by MONDES INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT, RBH HORTALEZA, WHITE ANGEL and ROBINSONS PLACE GENSAN.

N.Y.C. Cosmetic Smooch Proof Lipstick

A cousin from Cebu gave me this lipstick and I super love it. My cousin calls it her kissing lipstick (hehehehehe) it’s the Smooch Proof Lipstick from N.Y.C. Cosmetics. Whatever you drink or eat it still stays on and looks good.

image from www.newyorkcolor.com

N.Y.C. Cosmetics Smooch Proof lipstick is the very first lipstick I tried that really live up to it’s name SMOOCH PROOF. It’s stays on all day and night. Plus, it does not leave my lips dry and cracking. It stays moisturized. Putting it on is a two step easy procedure. First put on the conditioning color and let it dry for about a minute then top it off with the gloss.

N.Y.C. Cosmetics Smooch Proof lipstick comes with a dynamic shades

image from www.newyorkcolor.com

Sadly, it’s not available  here in the Philippines but you can order it online. HERE.

ME wearing my NYC smooch proof lipstick

Threading-Hair Removal Technique

For us girls our constant battle is our hair removal every week or twice a month from unwanted places. I’ve been going to salons for a weekly manicure and pedicure service as well as weekly shaving of my eyebrows. I’ve heard a lot about THREADING as a way of hair removal.

THREADING is a technique used by hair removal experts where in they use a white thread loop in together and in a well practiced motion can grab the the hair and eventually pull a fair amount of hair at once.

Threading removes the entire hair follicle, lasting up to 6 weeks. (source)

If you ask me does it hurt, definitely YES! it’s very painful. But today I conquered my fear of pain, I got my eyebrows thread as well as my mini mustache.  While the very patient and experienced hair removal expert, Abby from ENVY ME SALON was doing her thing in removing my hair I was thinking No Pain, No Gain. But eventually tears rolled down my face. My only consolation was when I saw the end result. It was very cleanly done and it will take a longer time for my hair to grow back again.

The Threading process is just very quick.

Here are the list of PRO’s and CON’s I’ve came across while researching about THREADING.

The Pros

1. It’s extremely sanitary. Nothing but the thread touches the skin, and it’s thrown away after use.
2. Great for people with ‘trouble’ brows. Threading has this amazing ability to be so concise in the hair that it removes. It’s sworn by people who say they can never get their eyebrows even, despite tweezing, waxing or sugaring.
3. No chemicals are applied on the skin. When people have certain circumstances, or are taking medicines which conflicts with waxing and sugaring, they can still get threading done.
4. It’s very fast. Although every technician is different, it takes the person who has threaded my eyebrows two minutes flat, from start to finish
5. Temporary results can turn into permanent. Over time, frequent threading can cause the hair follicle to become damaged, and stop growing hair.

The Cons

1. If done incorrectly, the hairs can break. If hair is broken from an inexperienced threading professional, hair re-growth will show up much quicker.
2. It can be hard to find someone experienced threading hair. It’s a true art that has been passed down through the generations, and isn’t something you can easily learn in a couple classes- especially to do brow shaping. Unless you live in a large metropolitan city, you probably won’t find a salon or spa that does threading.
3. Some hair growth is necessary. 1/16 inch of hair is needed for thread to wrap around.
4. Not generally performed on the body, only the face.  (SOURCE)

If you haven’t tried THREADING as an alternative for hair removal go try it now. Hairs & Nails Salon and Envy Me Salon both in Gensan and Davao are offering such services.