Showing posts with label haircare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label haircare. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Go back in time and thank someone! Stay Rooted!

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Stay Rooted an Initiative by L'Oreal

‘Stay Rooted’ is all about remembering your roots and knowing that whatever you are today is because of your roots. It's about taking time out to thank and appreciate people, things, places etc. from your past that have made you "You". 


Your roots are the main reason for your strength. 


Who would you like to thank if you had a chance to go back in time?




As for me : I would like to Thank my parents for who I am and who I have became, and I would like to Thank my Brother for teaching me how to read....(why didn't anyone teach me how to spell though?!)



Thursday, February 21, 2013

Hairstyle for the new Bride Part 2

After such a great response to the 1st Hairstyle article which seems to be the most read article on the blog after 16 Singar here is another one!

Hairstyle for the New Bride was written while I was learning and researching new trends for my then long hair, but pre-honeymoon I cut my hair shoulder length *gulp*, So all that research went a bit down the drain. Fortunately a lot of them are such that they can be used for short hair too! 

So started my journey for a bit of research again for both long and short hair!

SHORT HAIR (ofcourse long hair beauties can try these too)

Half Open-Half Closed
I make this the most!
Its my quickest way to get my hair dressed up.
See a video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te8mi37ss5s (start watching from 50sec)




Ponytail
This is a simple Knotted pony,  works on all types of hair.
Can be done back or sideways
 BUNS

Surprisingly this works with short hair!
I thought great buns need long lengths!




LONG HAIR  ( *jealous*)

Four strand Braid

When I had long hair I used to make this....*sigh* looks very pretty


IDEAS
Add a tiny braid in between your normal 3 strand braid




For immediate wavy hair using a straightener.
The thinker the braid the bigger the wave.
Small braid like this = smaller waves 


See Hairstyles for the New Bride 1 :
http://www.crazyindianwedding.com/2012/07/hairstyles-for-new-bride-learn-before.html

and 

16 Singar :
http://www.crazyindianwedding.com/2012/08/modern-brides-16-singar.html

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Hair Care Tips and Tricks

Yes I am obsessed with hair care, I cant help it when I was little, my hair was the best among everyone I knew. I have actually heard total strangers pointing at my hair and saying how good it is behind my back. Ofcourse credit goes to my mom for making me sit for hair oil massage every single sunday and for giving me thick long hair DNA.

Alas time changes and so do hair care techniques. I started using all fancy shampoo's and conditioners and hair serums, etc. etc. in the hope of getting more better hair. Plus handling waist length hair while still at school became a huge problem and ofcourse a big fashion faux-pa. So my hair became shoulder length and started loosing their sheen.

People loved the fact that I had a huge amount of hair but I didn't, by the time I was in 11th hair loss started. I guess I was the only person HAPPY with Hairloss because this meant after years of tying my hair in a choti or pony I could finally open my hair. (before they would just end up looking like a birds nest)

By the end of college I realized that my hair was not just shine-less but had became 1/4th the amount it used to be, don't worry I am not going bald just hair started thinning so it started looking volume-less.


A bride has to look great in every way possible, so began my journey to get my old hair back.

Dont like chemical treatments a lot so I tried out few home remedies :


1.  Everyone's favorite : Eggwhites
Mix 1 Egg white, 2tsp Honey and 2tsp Olive Oil
Apply from roots to tips
Leave it on for half and hour
Wash it off

Good for : Shine

RESULT : A lot of people have said that its the best way to make your hair shine. But for me personally I got HUGE dandruff because of it, like the ones they show in anti-dandruff ads. So not good for me personally but its a highly recommended method by a lot of people.
If you try it out, let me know how it works for you.

Will I try again : NOOOO

2. Onion and Honey
Grind a few onions till you can take the juice out enough for your hair. Mine needed around 3-4 medium onions (I have long, a little below mid back, hair)
Mix onion juice with 1-2tsp honey
Apply mixture on Scalp and leftover at tips
Keep for half and hour
Wash off

Good for : Dandruff and Shine

RESULT : Not sure if it actually helped remove any dandruff but it surely made my hair all shiny :D
Only downside is it stinks a lot, so if your trying it out put a few agarbatti's or aroma candles

Will I try again : yup

3. Meeti Seeds and Water
Soak meeti seeds with water overnight.
 Blend it in mixie till super smooth
apply over scale and hair.
 keep for half n hour.
wash off
(do this once a week)

Good for : Dandruff

RESULT : Unfortunetlly I did not blend it well so ended up with a grainy mixture which was quite difficult to remove. I think had a slight effect on the dandruff.

Will I try again : No, but only cause its requires a lot of preparation.

4. Coconut oil and curry patta
heat coconut oil
add karipatta and fry .
cool it down
separate the curry leaves
apply on roots and massage.
Keeep for half n hour
wash it off

Good for : Healthy Black Thick hair, the girl who recommended this had great black long healthy hair.

RESULT : Havn't tried this one out yet. Sounds a bit tedious, but it sounds good so will defiantly try it once.

 5. HAIR OILS
Mostly what I am currently doing is
oil champi on my own,
keep it for half and hour
wash off.

Different Oils that I use:
Olive Oil : My hairdresser says its the best oil to use for hair. It does give me a good shine.
Parachute Aryurvedic Hot oil massage : Love this one! Find it works best on my hair!

If you don't have time or are too lazy ( like me) then just apply a good hair oil on a weekend. Just do it once a week and you'll notice the difference from the first wash.

And then when you have good healthy long hair try out these hairstyles : http://crazyindianwedding.blogspot.in/2012/07/hairstyles-for-new-bride-learn-before.html

:P

Have a great Hair day!!

PS : Don't use lemon on hair it reduces lightens your hair color.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Hairstyles for the new Bride (Learn before you get married :P )

Lets face it, even through I love dressing up I totally do not like being a Christmas tree on display. But that is what is expected of us post-marriage to look like a 'new-bride', till at least a year. All you punjabi girls can get away with it by just adorning your chuda, but for the non-punjabi bride we need a little more help to look like a new shiny toy for the boys family to look at and be at awe. (ok, a bit exaggeration here, but you get the idea)

Every girl needs her hair to be just right, to help her look the part.

If I had it my way I would just keep my hair up in a pony, which might look good in a Saree when your among friends (a really nice chic pony) but will probably not go down well with all dinner-with-in-laws.


So here are some links I have found that pretty easy to make (have tried a few)

OPEN HAIR

1. Side Twist
 http://www.runningonhappiness.com/2012/05/diy-side-twist-fishtail-braid.html
This one is nice for going out with the boy, going shopping, honeymoon, any casual do you feel like opening your hair for.



2.  Twisted Water Fall
Really like this one! Tried it loved it!! Works for all lengths of hair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKrSg-de6wo
( if you want to get straight to the hairstyle start watching the video from 1min )

Thats my hair, its really dark so didnt get captured in the pic, but it looks  really good in real life, you can add tiny flowers or some crystal things to it. See below

Pic from the internet

3. Half tied and half open
If you are like me and want something simple and easy that works in 5 min and still keeps your hair away from the face, try this (She talks a lot so just start the video at 0:45min , that's where the hairstyle is)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrTxVFaL7-M&feature=relmfu



4. This one is Just for fun, wont suit a lot of people but is really cute.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec5JgbNn6xU&feature=channel&list=UL
Dont have a pic. sorry.


BUNS

1. French Bun
Found this really easy tutorial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6cjaX_rUuE&feature=related
Dont worry if your hair isnt as long as hers, it will still work.

My Mom although says that it will be neater if you first tie up half your hair (like a half close and half open hairstyle.) , and then she has this complex process. Cant find a video of the way she does it but ya its neater than the video link above, although if pinned right the above video way is much simpler and can look neater.



2. Braided Flower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVxXr_mh5BM&feature=related
This one is really pretty, pls try!


3. Upturn Bun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKubj63ksC4&feature=channel&list=UL
Tried this one, pretty easy once you get a hang of it.

Its not exactly how its seen in the video, honestly I have no idea how I made it but did it  after the  video. So basically just see a lot of video's and do what you understand, more or less the result will be good.

PS : Sorry for the picture quality, will click others in better light promise, phone camera is really bad :(

4. Braided Bun

I dont know how much of it you can see, but its basically a bun made out of 2 braids wrapped together. No idea where I learnt it from, trying to find the closest video to it 


Ok, closest I have is this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oDmGFeJb8&list=UUJqcphJAnsD5YDXcRFzTsOw&index=10&feature=plcp

What I did was :
1. Tied half my hair at the back of my head with an elastic band (like when you clutch your hair in a hair clutch, just do the same but secure it with an elastic band)
2. made a choti out of it and then wrapped the choti at the back of my head like she does in the video
3. Took the rest of my hair and made another simple choti at the back of my head.
4. wrapped the 2nd choti around the bun made by 1st choti
5. Secure with looads of bobby and 'Juda' pins

If its too confusing let me know will do a Tutorial. Basically with buns just watch a lot of videos and keep trying stuff, you might end up inventing your own hairstyle :)


PONYTAILS

haha, you thought I am not serious, I am!! I swear I will end up doing a high pony with Saree more often then a bun or open hair. So its better I learn a couple of good once. See :

1. Smart Pony. Pretty Easy, 5 min
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzqpfjEeWf4&feature=relmfu

The video gives you this type of a style, If you want it like this, then just straighten your hair and use a lot of mousse or hair Serum and make a High Pony


2. Flip Pony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqxpiKIRLWA

Sometimes people use a tool to help flip the pony like in this tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmtmy_ssPHI&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL5E27AA8891DAD3C3

Don't panic and go online shopping, just buy a new cheap tongue cleaner.

Just tape the ends, that's what I did


Have a great hair day!!

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