How to maintain your new curls

I realised there are many of you who have no idea on how to maintain your newly permed head of curls. Therefore I am here to save the day!!

1st, having curly hair is NOT equaled to the same maintenance for your straight hair. You need more maintenance!

P/s: please always use conditioner after shampooing your hair. I've caught a few of you not doing so! tsk tsk....

The Essentials:

1) leave in conditioner or serum
2) curl wax
3) curling thong (optional)
4) makeup

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No.1. LEAVE IN CONDITIONER/SERUM---> this is to give hair a bit of gloss and shine. you don't want the hair looking like wheat.

No.2. WAX--> you need wax to keep the curls in place, to minimise the frizziness. Apply the wax, one dollop at a time, into sectioned hair until it's distributed evenly per section when hair is damp.
Detangle with finger, coat hair with wax, twist and scrunch.

Personally, i don't like using sculpting lotion or gel because when hair dries, it has the stiff noodle look. NOT appealing or sexy... I recommend Lucido hair wax for curls!

This wax revives curls and gives a strong hold without the stiffness!

If some of you don't want your curls too amplified by wax, its fine if you use more curl conditioner and a little bit of wax for softer curls.

No.3. CURLING THONG---> this is optional unless you want those really really nice bouncy waves/curls you see in magazines. If not, the wax should do a good job.
Note: Please always use a pre-heat protective styler or moouse before you thong to prevent too much moisture loss. Before you thong, make sure hair is DRY

No.4. MAKEUP---> having curls is a fine line between looking ultra sexy or ultra 'auntie'. Makeup obviously will bring out the wild cat in you. So, to be on the safe side, stick to eyeliner, mascara/falsies, blusher and peach lip shine. Basics. PERIOD.

Useful ingredients for hair

Jojoba - light non greasy plant based oil
moisturising. good for dry hair

Coconut - smoothens hair and helps to regain elasticity

Camomile - for oily hair. brightens and shine

Oil - soften dry hair and scalp

Rosemary - for normal hair. Antiseptic and reduces scale on scalp

Soya - for normal hair. acts as moisturiser

Egg - egg white absorbs oil (emulsifies grease) egg yolk for dry hair

Medicated - maintains normal state of hair. Antiseptic. good for scaly hair

So, take a close look when purchasing that shampoo or conditioner and choose one that's appropriate for your hair condition.

A personal grooming necessity- Anti-perspirant

Use this!!
Smells great! *Can even pose as a perfume (i am just kidding!!)
Really keep armpits dry as this is an antiperspirant.
Makes u feeling fresh all day. Think about it, it really is no excuse to smell bad even though you may look like a princess. Very very important for ladies! As for men, get the male version.

I know in the olden times, stone age men may get attracted to the raw female smell. It's the 21st century already for god's sake! You have to smell good AND look good!

Vision of success; my reminder

Successful people do not set their goals by writing them down and detailing them for finances, family life, health, learning, education and your spiritual life.
successful people are too busy doing what they need to do to get what they want.

To be successful at meeting your goals, you need to ask yourself:"what do i really want to achieve? what are my dreams and desires? what do i want to build and create?

You need to identify clearly what you want out of life, what u hunger and thirst for and what u really want to achieve.

This is how people create success.
what ever it is, once you identify and focus on it, you will find the motivation to make it happen.

adapted from the straits times recruit. 21/4/08

Makeup tip: DO NOT!

DO NOT use VOV brand of liquid eyeliner!! It comes in a pink shiny metallic bottle that looks like this!

Because!

1)It flakes

2)Freaking hard to remove!!

I feel my poor eye lids are scraped off and RAW ---> jus like how the dead fish will feel wen the fish monger uses his butcher knife to scrape the scales off it.

POOR ME...

Even using my lip Balm doesn't help much in removing the liner painlessly.

Beauty and the X factor

Have you ever wondered why some girls look fair skinned, huge watery eyes, with dainty figures (with these features combined, they should be ideally good looking) and yet people still feel they don't look beautiful to them at all?
You wonder if something is seriously wrong with their tastes? Or actually sour grapes?

Personally I feel beauty is more than just the physical appearance. If i were a male, I will be attracted to females (yes! even though I am a female I do scrutinize females) who exudes poise and confidence with a little bit of rebelliousness in her...

It is a bonus if that female has a bit of height and if not, it's the PROPORTION that counts!

It does not matter if she is a bit flat chested.. Don't models on the runway appear so? But yet they still exude that certain aura about them? (you probably might think it's the wrong kind of image portrayed to females---with anorexia on the rise)

But what I am tryin to say is that what is most important is that the female feels comfortable and confident in her own skin that she somehow exudes that "aura" around her that makes people want to take a 2nd, or even 3rd, 4th 5th look at her...

Now! That is what I call Beauty and the X-factor...

Well.... one man's meat is another man's poison....

Who's to say I'm not PRETTY??!!!!!

Long luscious waves (Digital perm)

Beautiful curls need maintenance, and of course products are a must!
*budget and good: I recommend lucido hair wax (green cap for strong hold and pink cap for soft curls)
I created a lot of layers in her hair for her as this will create bounce and curls better. Without layers, it will resemble a "christmas tree"
- a VERY heavy bottom. Now, we've gotten rid of that, didn't we? ;)

WORDS FOR THOUGHT

~ The Greatest Pollution Problem We Face Today Is Negativity. Eliminate The Negativity Attitude And Believe You Can Do Anything ~

~ Replace ' If I Can, I Hope, Maybe ' With ' I Can, I Will, I Must. ' ~



Mary Kay Ash