Howdy 'do

Meet my new 'do... (geddit? Howdy 'do??!)

As per my post on Wednesday, I did indeed get my hair cut and the colour changed.

As soon as I sat in the chair, my hair dresser Crystal asked 'full head of foils?' I quickly blurted out that I wanted to go Caramel and cut my hair into a long bob before I could change my mind. She was quite surprised. I think she'd forgotten that I was considering changing my hairstyle at my last appointment.

But, yeh... We looked over colour charts and I showed her some images I have saved on my iPhone.... And Voila a completely new 'do!

To be honest I wasn't completely happy when I first saw the colour... But Crystal assured me that the lighting in the salon is quite harsh. Phew! I even sent a message to the BF stating "I don't think I like it."

As I also mentioned, I swayed the BF to come pick me up, so I went across the road to a hotel to wait for him... And of course squeezed in a mini photo session in the bathroom! He rang just before I went to take this shot to say he was there, so I had to be quick, hence the weird 'hurry up' look on my face.

We went and saw Shame at Southland. It's an R rated movie about a sex addict. I don't know how I felt about the movie. I really don't.

Anyway, I have come to terms with my new 'do now... And maybe it isn't such a big deal after all. I mean not one person noticed at work! Not one (not until I told them, at least). What the?!

This was my old hair;

Being a slouch on the couch in my pink fluffy robe!

 A decent amount was lobbed off... I can’t believe no one at work noticed! I guess I do wear my hair up a lot, but still (whinge, whinge)

Meanwhile, my BF is calling me his Caramel Cookie now, nawwwwwww, I like it.

Ohhh and contrary to what Crystal mentioned last time... My hair was so not cheaper!! Sweet Junipers! Hopefully it will be cheaper next time. She put some foils in my hair as well, not sure if that's a necessary regular thing.

I also bought a bunch of hair products. Pics to come! My hair has gone crazy curly...

♡Missy

♡ other random updates ♡ and help with hair needed!!

 

I did in fact get brow-wowed. They are thinner this time, I guess I didn’t vocalise what I wanted enough. I didn’t have to wait as long as the last time, which was nice. I made it to Myer Melbourne from Chapel Street in half an hour on Public Transport during peak hour! Impressed? I am. What I wasn’t impressed about was the Sales Assistant who touched up my brow area, after the wax and her over-the-top-eager to sell manner. I merely asked what it was the she was putting on me, it was a pressed powder but before she even answered she asked if she should put it on my bill? Um, no. Firstly it was the wrong colour and secondly, it was the wrong colour. She couldn’t even match my colour right! I was like heck no am I trusting you to help me. Way too eager to just get me to buy it… Maybe actually try and sell me something I would want. The brow artist (yes) was super nice and my brows do look nice, I think/hope.

Please excuse that rogue hair (from my head that is, there's plenty of brow rogues there!)

Sorry for the shoddy shot, but I took this at the Benefit Counter.

Meet Shirley and Help me with my hair, pleeease!!

Happy L♡VE Day!!

 Hope everyone has a lovely Valentine's Day, whether you're into it, or not!!

I have a little movie date arranged with the BF tonight. Yippy.

Just a quick catch-up;
Had a rather disappointing weigh in yesterday *sigh
Got my brows brow-wowed at Benefit
Bought myself a "jeep" for carting shopping on Public Transport.
(It's cute, I swear! And it was a bargain!)
Started the Couch 2 5k Program!!!


♡Missy

Sources: Tumblr, WeHeartIt & Pinterest 

Yay for Friday!! (Day 5...)

Hello, Hello!

I am finally free from detox!!

Huzzah!

Thursday was my first headache free day and I have been feeling pretty great since then. Well, I’ll admit my mood is questionable at times but for the most part I’m feeling pretty happy.

I wanted to try and not weigh myself till my first week was done, but due to the sugar withdrawals I needed a burst of motivation… Essentially I have weighed myself every single day… And when I say essentially, I mean I did. I weighed myself every day. Haha.

So, so far for eating very well since Monday, I have gotten rid of 3 kilos!!! Woop Woo! Yes… It will be all water weight, but the loss is still not to be discounted…  Not in my book, anyway!

The weekend is always the hardest… so here’s hoping I can stick to it! I kind of like having Mondays' as my dooms weigh-in day... Keeps me in line over the weekend.

Oh and all photos are from weheartit... (I totally love all of Chibird's cartoons on tumblr, check out her drawings here.)

♡Missy

My new lifet (and no, that's not a typo)...

Well, we’re just over 2 weeks into the New Year, so I figured it was about time I pulled up my socks and got back into healthy eating. 

I am an emotional eater.

I have often heard that admitting you have a problem is the first step… Hmm, hasn’t stopped me from continuing to be an emotional eater. Hmph. I guess things to do with emotions aren’t as easily recified as just voicing the problem..  

Anyway, I’m going back on my “diet” (hate that word. really)… A lot of peeps who know me think it is too strict, but it is the only thing that works for me and fast. For some reason I cannot find a balance between eating well and eating terribly- well at least not yet. I plan to.

So, today is DAY ONE of my diet… Arghhh that word again, that’s it, I am forevermore changing it to lifet (geddit? diet = lifet… it’s my lifestyle change hybrid diet).

So, today is LIFET: Day One. 

I had to weigh and measure myself this morning. Not pretty. Fingers crossed some of it is just water weight and will bugger off swiftly. I am pretending I didn’t see the figures. I entered them in to my iPhone app and let the numbers disappear out of my head. If I can, I am going to not weigh again until next Monday… I used to be a daily weigher. 

I wasn’t going to. But I checked my phone and changed my Lily Slim ticker on my sidebar to reflect what I need to lose. Stay Tuned for my next Monday weigh in!! 

The first week loss is always the biggest... Bring on the motivation!!!!

Thoughts on Benefit Brow Bar...

Alrighty... So, I totally didn't update in a timely fashion at all... But considering I confessed to being the Queen of Procrastination, it isn't all that surprising! Hehe.

Anyhoo, without any further ado, I shall share my thoughts...

This is what I had to say on the Vogue forum a few days after my appointment... 

I got my eyebrows done at the Benefit  Brow Bar at Myer Melbourne on Friday (15th July, 2011).

I was a  little shirty that I had to wait quite a while (seeing as I had  made an  appointment), and it wasn't until I said I was leaving that they  said I  was next. There were heaps of walk-ins, so it looked like tonnes  of  people were waiting- I had no idea where I was in the queue.

Aside  from that, I really enjoyed it... I barely felt the waxing part  and  the SA who taught me how to fill in my brows was very patient with   me... and amazingly enough I was able to re-create the look at home!   *gasp*

I’m going to put my before and after pics up on my blog.

P.S-  trimming of the eyebrow hair was weird- I have never had that done  before, and now if I touch my brows they feel funny.

Picture time!

Word of warning... Prior to my appointment, I had been "growing" out my brows for Donkey's Years, so I got my mum to capture the state they were in while we were waiting! You have been warned!

Ouch! Damn you Myer and your super harsh lighting!

The unruliness that was!

Ahhhh much better!

Loving the shape!

Check out that fullness!

 Seeing as my before pic is an example of crazy lady brows at their craziest, it's hard for me to convey the fact that the "tail" of my brow is never a nice line like it is in my after pics, even if I get them professionally done.. They tend to just taper off in to a bit of nothing.

Aside from the waiting issue, I really loved the results! I would be more than happy to get my brows done at Benefit again, and again and again.

I actually haven't touched my brows since that appointment waaay back on July 15th- mostly because I didn't want to stuff up the shape with wayward tweezing and also the fact that I had all intentions of getting them done again. Well, let's just say, 11 weeks later (c'mon, WTF?! Queen of Procrastination strikes again!),  I am, yet again, in desperate need and my brows are officially in crazy lady territory again! My closest shopping Centre is Southland, and I don't believe there is a Brow Bar there. No fair! *stamps feet*

I either have to move my tush and get to the Myer Melbourne Brow Bar or go elsewhere... eep.

♡Missy

Preparing to be Brow Wowed

Hey Peeps!!

I am a slacker and a half!

I have been a busy little bee... I have finished my 'diet'/lifestyle change and am up to the part where I re-introduce the foods I stopped eating back into my diet (carbs mainly). My weight is remaining pretty stable, but I will update on that later.

It's my day of birth tomorrow! Well, actually the anniversary of the day of my birth! I am turning 29 *cringe*

Anyhoo...
I am booked in to get my brows done at the Benefit Brow Bar at Myer, Melbourne tonight!! I rang up just now and was lucky enough to get an appointment! Huzzah! I'm excited! I have been growing out my brows for ages- as I had been planning to get them waxed and shaped at Benefit for a while now. And seeing as it's my birthday tomorrow, I figured if my Birthday Eve is not the time get brow wowed now, then when is?!

♡Missy