My New Hair Color: Light Ash Brown by using Light Ash Blonde!

I just colored my hair last Saturday and so far I am loving it! It's vibrant and the color is perfect for summer. :)

Here is the picture, taken today with my iPhone and with no flash.  :)

 I have a natural jet black hair and it is hard to go lighter without using a bleach. I really didn't wanna go to that extreme. It might work for other girls but I don't think my hair (or scalp) could handle it. So I opted for 9% / 30 Volume Cream Developer instead to lift the color. For a hair dye, I chose blonde instead of brown because blonde color on black hair equals to brown! :) Brown dye on dark hair hmmm won't come out as good I am afraid. And since I wanted to go lighter, I went for a light ash blonde hair dye. Ash neutralizes the gold tone and helps reducing the brassiness in dark hair.  If I were to use golden blonde hair dye, I'd be walking around with an orange/ginger hair! So by using Light Ash Blonde, I achieved what I wanted: a Light Ash Brown hair. :)

  

What I used?

Professional Hair Products:

Ion Sensitive Scalp 30 Volume Cream Developer 8 OZ from Sally's Beauty. Cost: $2.99

Satin Light Ash Blonde 2 oz Hair Dye from another beauty store. Cost $8.99 and I needed 2 tubes since my hair is thick and long. 

I am not a professional hair colorist, but after doing it for so long, I just know what to do. I've been using drugstore hair colors most of the time and pro products occasionally. It is all depends on the color I want to achieve. Personally, I think professional hair colors are better than the hair colors sold at the drug stores. I don't mean they are bad, but they are not the same like the professional products. They are meant for consumers and they have low percentage/volume of cream developer so we won't mess up our hair/scalp. If I want to have messy free and fast hair coloring experience, I'd use drugstore hair colors for sure because with professional hair colors, I need to use a bowl, tinting brushes, hair clips, foils, cream remover and ear covers. That's what I did and it's a lot of work. No wonder hair salons charge $150 and up (where I am at) for hair coloring service.

That's all I want to share for today. :)

X.O.X.O

S/mileage Uchouten Love PV

S/mileage Uchouten Love PV

Sorry for the lateness in posting this, some things came up that needed to be tended to.

S/mileage a couple of days released their PV for their next single "Uchouten Love" and with all H!P songs it has that signature H!P/Tsunku sound and style ,and the S/mileage trademarks of winning smiles and bubbly charisma. With rumors of how many  girls could be added to S/mileage and that they could be grooming S/mileage to be a future Morning Musume style unit ,this is a must buy for H!P fans as this is the ending of one chapter in S/mileage's history.

How I Clean My Makeup Brushes.

What is the best way to clean your makeup brushes? 

Well, in the past, I used MAC Brush Cleanser to clean all my makeup brushes, and you know at the end it got super expensive. One bottle costs me $12 and I have a lot of brushes. Imagine spending money on 2 bottles a month! I'd rather spend that amount of money on eyeshadows and lipsticks. :) Besides, the bottle is rather small. So then I started using baby shampoo and I didn't like it at all. I thought it was a waste! Finally after months using baby shampoo, I figured out the most efficient and cheaper alternative to clean these dirty makeup brushes.

My Method of Cleaning Dirty Brushes:  

The Ivory Soap Way

As you can see in the picture above, I just swirl the dirty brush on the wet soap. I let the soap lathers and swirl, swirl, swirl! I will keep on doing this until the makeup stain on/inside the brush disappears. Rinse the brush thoroughly, remove excess water with a clean paper towel, spray with a bit of alcohol and voila! The brush is now clean and disinfect. Just dry the brushes overnight and the next day, they are ready to be used again. Just so you guys know, I have been using this method for almost 3 years. So far so good. I don't see any difference between using an expensive cleanser and Ivory soap. Ivory soap is very gentle and it doesn't ruin my brushes at all. It cost only $1.80 and lasts for months!

Well, that's my method, so what's yours? Please share!

X.O.X.O

 

Idol Spotlight Fresh Faces Vol #4

 [Photo Ricotta Veil ,official image group for this series]
Time now for a fresh batch of fresh idols, for you to get a sneak preview of. This time I have 6 for you to give a try .They are Aminchu Girl ,Pinkish ,d-trance ,Cocoro Colon ,MMJ ,OS☆U .Some previews are full TV shows .


Aminchu Girl [Shiga Prefecture] アミンチュ Girl
All the girls are between 10-19 yrs old and known for their angelic voices.
They are owned by a TV station in Shiga




Pinkish [Saitama Prefecture]





Parts 2 ,3,
http://youtu.be/QAFK1PJ_rNk
http://youtu.be/2Ra7eLB5qB8

d-trance
One of the hardest working Indies with over 100 concerts a year
The group has 4 members, but very little video is out of the 4 member lineup [Even with 4 members, for the most part only one sings]







Cocoro Colon [Nagano Prefecture]
[The PV is not in good quality , but the song is good



MMJ [Went to the same school as Musume`s Riho]
[Not even going to get into or defend their AKB Influences, readers can choose to accept these influenced units or not as there are many and not going away.] The thing that may hurt them the most is the group is 20-24 in age, so they may end up being just the top unit in Hiroshima. [Ryo plans a feature on them at some point]








OS☆U[Osu Super Idol Unit]






Even if you call yourself Super Idol Unit ,the road to Morning Musume`s level is a long one.

As I said in the past there is TV events for groups that are not in the top of the Oricon battles .



[9 min mark ,it says a lot when wotas hide their heads in shame ,just watch the bunch behind the wota who shows off for TV]

Parts 2to 4 can be found here
http://youtu.be/qwOE7YeVlvg
http://youtu.be/ccyUSXVTT-M
http://youtu.be/gsoeBt8fsc4

[If you would like to see any of these groups featured at a later time , pop their name or names in the comments area.]


All Related Idol Spotlight Fresh Faces Volumes


http://pureidolheart.blogspot.com/2011/06/idol-spotlight-fresh-faces-vol-3.html
http://pureidolheart.blogspot.com/2011/06/idol-spotlight-fresh-faces-vol-2.html
http://pureidolheart.blogspot.com/2011/06/idol-spotlight-fresh-faces-vol-1.html

PASSPO☆ Put Yukki`s Hair On The Line For #1 Single.

PASSPO☆ Put Yukki`s Hair on the line For #1 Single.


PASSPO☆ has made a very bold and dangerous pledge at a recent press conference, that if their second major single does not go number one there will be a  group penalty. Leader Negishi Ai announced that the unit aims to reach number one with their upcoming single “ViVitto Natsu Shichatte IindeSKY?! Moreover, if they fail, the results will be “Yukki will go bald!” [Fujimoto Yukimi], that is right PASSPO☆ if they fail at least Yukki if not all the members, will go bald.

For her part, Yukki declared “I like the bald style, but if I were to go bald, I don’t think the agency will agree… Don’t worry; we’re going to be number one!” Careful now sub-leader that is a very big challenge you are tossing out as you are releasing on the same day as AKB48.

PASSPO☆ as a group also declared their long-term goal is to be the same level as the Japanese Woman's football team [Soccer],the  newly crown world champions and be known and active around the world.

When asked about their recent performance in France the members who call their fans passengers and concert venues airports remarked, “There were many passengers at the airport, and they put stickers of us on our t-shirts. We felt a different kind of love than we experience in Japan.”

As to the true meaning behind that bald challenge, you will have to wait until August 24 to discover.

Afilia Saga East: A Must Watch Idol TV Experience

Afilia Saga East: A Must Watch Idol TV Experience

Seems like forever since I had the chance to write about Afilia Saga East .Well Hello!Project producer Tsunku who has recently started to become more and more involved with Afilia Saga East ,invited them to be a part of his TV show "TsunTube" .

Also on this episode is The Possible, the stage is set at around the three minute mark, when Afilia decide to take over the show and run wild.

The Possible at first look like they want to be any place but here ,while ASE turn into kindergarten kids .

I will say this for ASE when they decide to take over a TV show, they know how to do it and in the Indie ranks, they are one of the best in show hijacking.

If more units acted like ASE who at one point staged their own ambush of The Possible and other acts of foolishness, the idol world would be a much better place.

It was in fact ASE ambush of The Possible at the 10-minute mark that got The Possible to decide to show up and when they do ASE takes the battle to them complete with supply troops to keep the ammunition in this case toy balls flying at The Possible.

This is must watch idol TV even if you don`t support the two groups, just to watch ASE show how “evil & cute” maid cafe idols can be, lol.

Please sit down and enjoy the show as ASE take over TsunTube if you have some free time.




Part 2

S/mileage: “Uchouten LOVE” Sneak Peak.

S/mileage: “Uchouten LOVE” Sneak Peak.

The final S/mileage generation one single will be out soon and the girls are already giving out sneak peaks .One is a company CM for the single another is from the group and their USTREAM account.




This is the best preview of all, Idols watching themselves