Archive for July 2015

If you follow me on Instagram(@iamnicolefaller) or Facebook or follow this blog over the years, you’ll notice that I ALWAYS change/dye my hair A LOT of times. But the color is somehow the same for each and every dye I use.

Here’s a background/my hair history I blogged a few months ago:

The last hair color I had was from Hortaleza’s Light Intense Ash Blonde that wasn’t that ashy at all. It was more orange – brown that turned into that ugly brassy orange after 3-4 months.

Since 3-4 months already have passed, black roots were already seen. Since my hair is still dry and damaged from constant changing of hair color for years, I’ve been looking for a dye that won’t do much damage on my hair. Researched a lot then came across this bubble/foam dye from Schwarzkopf. It’s Schwarzkopf Freshlight in Berry Ash since I’ve been dyeing to really have an ashy toned hair.

When I decided to go for this dye and color, I searched around to look for this over drugstores and supermarkets but it wasn’t easy to find. Saw and bought this one at Landmark in Trinoma.

Freshlight Foam

(Source: http://www.schwarzkopf.my/skmy/en/home/hair_colour/colour_products/freshlight-foam.html)

“Try out this Freshlight Foam range. Its rich mousse texture soaks into hair quickly for beautiful colour result. Its shampoo-look allows you to apply it easily. Moisturizing hair deeply, it makes your hair supple, soft and smooth. Glossy shine is also provided after colour Treatment with silk extract.”

Choose Berry Ash. One box is sold for Php599 and bought 2 boxes since my hair is already long. I find it a bit expensive but I took the risk of buying this since it read a lot of positive reviews on this one. Php 1,200 just for a hair dye.

But anyway, here’s the lovely box of Schwarzkopf Freshlight in Berry Ash.

I wasn’t able to take a photo of what’s inside the box but I took a video instead.

What’s inside the box:

1. Pump

2. Developer

3. Hair color

4. Instruction Leaflet

5. After dye treatment

6. Gloves

Safety Precautions:

Instructions here:

My hair is so long that I bought 2 boxes. I was quite surprised that 1 box was already enough for my bra length hair. I used the 2^nd box to retouch roots/hair parts that wasn’t evenly colored on my first application. Though I wasn’t able to evenly spread the dye on my 2^nd attempt, resulting to uneven hair especially at the back part. There was still some roots that I missed. I know that my hair was already damaged from previous hair color over the years. I was amazed that the dye didn’t do much damage compared to other brands/dye I have used. My hair looks damaged and dry but if you touch it, it still feels soft.

The after dye treatment that was included on the package was really a LOT! And it also helped conditioned my hair.

Here’s the result: (Before & After)

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Ash toned hair achieved on the first day I dyed my hair! Color was more like grayish – greenish tone which I really like since the brassiness was toned down. I also loved it since it made my hair darker in a nice ash tone. Ash toned hair achieved!

What I didn’t liked about this one is that my hair wasn’t evenly colored since I used petroleum jelly at some parts of my face and neck. And my hair was a bit oily that time since I wasn’t able to wash my hair for already a day. I had a hard time waiting for the dye to process on some parts. So some parts of my hair end up not changing at all.

Also the 2^nd box was supposed to retouch those parts I missed on the first application but I wasn’t able to check my hair very well. I was only able to saw that some parts of my hair still lacks dye at the end part of the application. Well, yes my fault. I totally recommend for an assistance to check the hair color on you.

AFTER 2 WEEKS:

I’m already on my 1 ½-2 weeks after I dye my hair and I noticed that it fades away really fast. Read from reviews that this dye is long lasting compared to other brands so I was a bit disappointed when I compared the photo just right after I dyed my hair and my recent hair. Just right after I dye my hair, I was wowed on how ashy my hair was especially the end parts. But after a few washes, I noticed that the end parts of my hair fades into light brown rather than ash. Yes, my hair is still a bit darker than my previous shade but I worry that it might just come back to my previous hair color. Hopefully it won’t turn brassy on next few weeks/months.

COMPARISON:

Hello to a newly opened foodies at Lilac Street in Marikina, The Grill Grub! Place is located at the GF of Benni II Bldg (just along Breakfast Brothers).

The free drinks quite attracted us and since we wanted to try something new, we dined at their place.

Upon entering, we were warmly greeted by their friendly servers and gave us the menu. I also found out that they just opened a month ago so they’re currently on soft opening. They were kind enough to accommodate us especially when we ask questions about their menu.

By the way, the place was small, cozy and I immediately noticed the Marvel and other retro tin can posters designed on the place. There were also Evangelion stuffs displayed near the counter.

Food was served for about 15-20 minutes since they said that their dishes was still to be grilled. So while waiting, I was able to take photo of the place. :)

Here’s what we ordered:

Grilled Tapa (with salsa) Php 180(?)

Chicken BBQ (with salsa and bbq sauce) Php 165 (?)

Mashed Potato (P40)

Iced Tea (free)

I was really wowed on how BIG the serving for was. 2 pcs of chicken bbq was more than enough for me. Their rice was kinda different in a good way since it is very tender and cooked well. The best one to try is their mashed potato they said was also grilled. You can actually taste the combination of the potato, milk and butter smoothly melting on your mouth.

Btw, they have promo which is free drinks for every meal they have. You can choose from Iced Tea, Calamansi or Cucumber Calamansi. Their iced tea is like Raspberry and it tastes really good!

I would really like to commend their servers as they were really kind and very accommodating to us. They were always checking on us and asking if the food(s) tastes good.

Over all, I had a nice experience dining here. Recommended to try at Lilac Street. :)