by a stylized hysteria on February 16, 2010
in Random
Two months I ago invested in a major piece of machinery- a new flat iron. Investment is truly the right word, as these things don’t come cheap and they need to work reliably nearly every day for years. The last time I made this investment was 8 years. Yeah, that’s right- 8 YEARS AGO.
I bought a chi when they were the new kid on the block and ceramic was the newest technology. I am not exaggerating when I say that this iron changed my life. I no longer had curly hair that was flattened but still frizzy. I had straight hair. This iron lasted through boyfriends, friendships, college, trips overseas, 8 years of my life. When it stopped working, I nearly shed a tear.
Then I got all giddy because it meant I could finally try out the newest technology and see if there was something that worked even better than my chi. After scouring the interwebz, I decided on a ghd. It has a great reputation, works overseas, and I rarely hear about them breaking down.
Off I was to Sephora, and after nearly doing a spit-take at the price ($150 more than chi’s were currently going for), I brought it home. And I used it. And my hair… got straight.
Well wait, that’s it? No, not really. It heated up in about 10 seconds. The plates ran over my hair with incredible smoothness. With the chi, I needed at least two passes for each section,even when it worked well. The ghd needs exactly one pass.
If it sounds like I’m underwhelmed, I’m not. But I’m not overwhelmed. I’m… whelmed? Can you be whelmed? I think you can in Europe.* One of the features of the ghd is that the plates are curved at the edges, so you can create curls easily. Well, I could do that easily enough with my chi, but the ghd allows me to get some volume at the roots by getting the plates right up to my roots and pulling the iron through my hair while holding my hair straight up. That’s pretty sweet and my chi couldn’t do that at all.
They both got my hair perfectly straight, frizz-free, and super shiny. But really, $150 more? I don’t think it outperforms a chi by $150.
What are your thoughts? Have you tried both out?
check out the chi here
check out the ghd here
*Man, I miss the 90s. 10 Things I Hate About You was such an awesome movie.
by a stylized hysteria on September 30, 2009
in Random
Sometimes you just need a change right? Usually as soon as I cut my hair, I begin the processing of growing it back out. This time, I’d like to go a teeny bit shorter I think. It’s nice to not be suffocated by my hair when I lay down or bend over.
by a stylized hysteria on September 27, 2009
in Random
My alter ego, miss spendaholic avoid-reality, has reared her ugly head this past month and forced me to buy loads of new things. The downside? I’m eating ramen noodles until Halloween. The upside? I have found some awesome products that’ll keep me happy for a while!
Bobbi Brown Corrector
I’ve never really found a product that covers my under eye circles and looks completely natural. Either the coverage isn’t enough or the color looks grey, white, yellowish, or just plain off. This miracle product actually covers my circles and looks totally natural. I have it in dark peach, with looks orange in the pan. It seemed so odd to put orange under my eyes, but it does the job! My only complaint is that it gets a little cakey without powder to set it. But hey- I’ll deal!
L’Occitane Shea Lip Balm
I need lip balm. All the time. But I hate shiny, wet looking lip balm. So i set out to find a super moisturizing, matte, yummy lip balm. And yay because it does exist! This stuff is my dream. It smells like sweet lemon, is nice and thick, and leaves my lips looking natural, not like I covered them in grease. The only downside is that it costs $10. Holy highway robbery, right? I’m sad to admit I’ll keep paying this ridiculous price unless I find something cheaper that looks exactly the same.
MAC lipstick in Tribalist
I love the dark lipstick trend this winter. So I ordered a lipstick online called “almost black.” Well, that was bad. shudder. I went to MAC to try out Cyber, their well-known dark shade. And it was nice, but Tribalist was a touch lighter and had more brown, less purple. It’s my official dark lipstick.
Living Proof Conditioner and Styling Creme for Coarse/Thick hair
Well wow. Just wow. I bought a trial size of the hair creme and thought, this stuff is pretty good. I’m digging it. Then I ran out. Then I realized that life without this stuff was like life without sunlight, pizza, and zombie movies. I just got the conditioner and it’s equally awesome.
