well, if I had lipstick on I would be…but it is 9:30 and I have been home for hours!
next, I need to get my weight under control. Maybe oin 6 more months….
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Straight talk
My long-term readers and real life friends will know that I have been loyal to the CHI Flatiron for years now. They last about 1 year each (just after the warranty expires), and everytime one dies, I try an (cheaper) alternative, then return it to buy the beloved CHI since nothing else has lived up to my expectations.
Until now.
A few weeks ago, my CHI died. I bought a GHD on craigslist, and it was fake. In case you are curious, do not EVER buy a $300 flatiron for $90 from a guy that meets you in an apartment building lobby. That is all I will say about that. It is just too embarrassing.
The fake iron was actually not bad, but I was terrified that the fakeness of it would also mean it is cheaply made, and that it would burn my house down. SO off the Trade Secrets I went, to buy another CHI.
The sales person convinced me to try the Avanti Ultra Ceramic Tourmaline Flat Iron, on sale for $70. So I bought it, knowing it would be returned the next day, when I would shell out another $100 to upgrade to the CHI.
Well, I didn’t have to. The Avanti is awesome. Straightens as well (or maybe even better) than the CHI, at a fraction the price. Also has a 2 year warranty to CHIs one year
IN OTHER NEWS:
1. Here is the girl on her way to a birthday party yesterday. 6 going on 16, to be cliche:
2. My new TV series is Dollhouse. Love it. Harper’s Island is also so evil it is awesome!
Still growing
No, not my belly again, but my hair. I have continued to keep to my plan of not cutting my hair during my pregnancy, and seeing how much it will grow. I have been keeping up my high-lights and low-lights every few months (added a few more low ones today, and touched up my roots) but scissors have not touched my hair since April 26, when I was just a few weeks pregnant!
Wow, almost 8 months! While my hair has grown…it has not grown nearly as much as the hair of pretty well every other woman I know would grow if they went 8 months without a cut (most women I know would have hair way past their shoulders if they did that!). Oh well…slow growing hair has been a complaint of mine as long as I can remember. Luckily, the girl has her father’s fast growing hair!
Anyways…it is nice to have a bit more length, and I have grown to really enjoy my curly hair since I have stopped blow-drying and straightening it every day in order to keep it in good enough condition to not cut. The hair-dresser does straighten it though, and that is when I can best see it’s growth. So, a re-cap:
April 26
September 21
Today
Sorry, I could not get the flash right for the last picture!
Annoyingly, though my hair has not grown very much… my nose, neck , chin and even my lips seem to have taken on lives of their very own!
It is funny, everyone keeps telling me how my looks haven’t changed at all this pregnancy…but looking at the pictures you can see that they are wrong, and it has just been the gradual process of it that has made it less obvious.
It’s growing, sorta
Remember how I said I was gonna take advantage of the hair growing pregnancy thingy and not cut my hair during this pregnancy? Well, so far I have kept true to my word. I have had my high-lights touched up once, and had low-lights added today…but I have not cut it since I was just a few weeks pregnant…on April 26. So, that is 5 months, which is about 2-3 months longer than I usually go. It is growing a bit I think. Not as much as I would have liked (I was really hoping this plan would result in long-as in past my shoulders- hair, something I have not had in years…but that clearly will not be the case) but I do think it is getting some length, and is looking pretty healthy too considering how long it has been since I cut it. Normally, after 5 months it would be so ratty!! I guess a break from the daily blow-drying and straightening regimine really does make a difference. As an added bonus, I have started to really enjoy my curly hair, and it is so quick and easy. It is straight today…the hairdresser did it (and good thing, since it was straight in the picture after my last haircut too, so it is easier to compare) but I almost always go curly these days.
April
Today
I feel pretty today (felt pretty, I am now lounging around in a ratty t-shirt!)
I love this new dress, from Wal-Mart’s George line. It is not maternity, but is a great fit and so cute:
My hair’s new best friend is Tigi Cat-Walk Curls Rock Curl Booster. Gives me soft springy curls that last all day. Not so cheap, but it works. I am using it with Dumb Blond Shampoo and Conditioner for now, but will try Curls Rock Poo and Con when I run out:
My eyes, with grey and blue shadow and liner, and my new favorite mascara, Lash Blast. Thick lush lashes at a low price:
My new lip-stick, Covergirl outlast in Naturalast. Looks like this for hours! I just need to touch up with the balm every few hours to keep up the shine and refresh the colour. I put it on just after lunch, and here it was when I got home from work over hours later (note my curls still look great too!):
While I am sharing pics, here is one of the girl a few days ago:
And this cute thing was hanging around our lawn yesterday. Don’t you just want to snuggle it all day long?
