Happy New Year!

Hello and how's your hair today? It has been a very long while, and I do apologise. I've been so busy in university and various other life changing things that I havent had the time to update. But cutting to the chase - it's a new year, I've made some resolutions and keeping this up is one of them. So without further ado, here is my blog post!

Currently, I have my hair in long single twist braids, that look like something like this:

They're in braids mostly because I have exams and so its so much easier to maintain so I don't have to worry about my hair at all. Also, doing braids every now and then cause the hair grow because the strands are protected and there is so much less breakage (as long as you don't pull on the front as it will break those hairs).

As part of my new years resolutions I am growing my hair out down to elbow length, which I know will be no easy feat (especially as my hair is curly), but it's a challenge I've set myself for the next few years. I'm going to be testing out which products are best for hair growth (I already have my eye on mixed chicks' product range), and I really don't want to give up on this!

Since I have braids I thought I would post some pics of a few braids which I thought were lovely. (I don't own any of these pictures!)

Love her!

Enjoy!

Love

MOSAS 

(make others stop and stare)

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Vo5 me...

Hello and how's your hair today? I have to admit, I've become such a Vo5 junkie over the past months, and I want to share the products which I liked and will continue to use. I've struck up a nice balance between being curly and straight, and I'm even thinking of buying a new pair of straighteners of really good quality, that will be better for my hair. I'll let you know which ones I choose.

Back to the original topic, I used to use Vo5's shampoo and conditioner pair, 'Smoothly does it' and it was so good, my hair loved it. Then the shampoo started becoming more scarce in stores, until it was discontinued completely (so typical of a product that I like -_-), and the conditioner is becoming more scarce too.

So in my sadness I turned to another shampoo and conditioner pair of Vo5's, because I had come to trust the brand. 'Give me moisture' is a nice couple which my hair likes, but I think is slightly more concerned with moisturising quickly (5 minutes in the shower y'know). However the only let down with the conditioner is that it doesn't smell that great - not horrible but it could be a lot better.

Just really plain.

However, I like it when my hair smells good, especially when it's a curly mass and I shake my hair and the smell drifts out or when people stick their noses in and whatever. But I do compensate for the lack of nice smell with the moisturiser, serum and curl defining mousse I put in my hair whilst wet which all smell really good. They do the job, but could do it better.

I'll be back next week with the other Vo5 products I love, and perhaps a new pair of straighteners!

See ya,
MOSAS
(make others stop and stare)
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I'm back guys... :)

Hello, and how's your hair today? I must apologise, I haven't written a post in a while, and it was because of my crazy exam schedule. I do the International Baccalaureate (still don't know how to spell it) and those of you who do it or have heard of it, it's the most difficult, crazy, mind boggling pre-uni education ever. But anyway, since my exams are over (hallelujah) and summer has started (for us IB people anyway - a nice perk to doing the program), I'll be able to post at least once a week, or maybe even more often. I have even more styles, and will probably be expanding on my topics into more general beauty. I've learnt some much from procrastinating on my studies hehe... but I hope you guys a looking forward to it, I'm looking forward to sharing my knowledge and ideas :)

Love y'all
MOSAS
(make others stop and stare)
p.s. missed this too much
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Dying It Curl Crazy....

Hello, and how's your hair today? I must apologise for my absence, I have been so busy since the start of school (I do the International Baccalaureate, if you don't know about it Google it, and then come crying back to me), and life has been pretty hectic. I have made a few decisions about my hair, and have gone for a completely different look. Sooo.....

First of all...

I dyed it all red. Like cherry red. I used Garnier Fructis something something... All I can say that the dye brand is not good. It was a permanent colour, and I was going from a blacky/browny/blond (I had it highlighted various colours) and on the box it said I would definitely go red. The application was easy, the instructions clear, and a lot came in the bottle - I only needed one and I have THICK long hair. Then it starts to go downhill...

 1) The colour took forever to wash out when I first dyed it, I was crouched over for a good 10 minutes just rinsing the dye out.

2) The parts where my hair was black did not dye at all. Which meant my roots were only tinted red (and that really annoyed me because it said on the box that going from black to red was fine).

3) In the shower when I washed my hair afterwards, the colour kept running - permanent dyes aren't supposed to do that, when you wash it out first time that's it. This especially irked me because it meant I couldn't go swimming without Vaseline smothered in hair to stop the colour running (not a good look).

4) As a result of the colour running, the parts where hair was blond before I dyed it are now ginger/orange. Some parts look chestnut, some parts are still cherry red, some parts are purple. However when I stand in direct sunlight, it looks like a vibrant red on all of the parts. So yeah.

Even though it looks nice, it wasn't what I paid for and the actual dye didn't do well. What annoys me even more is the fact that my friend dyed his hair exactly the same colour using Schwarzkopf from very dark brown to cherry red and it came out BEAUTIFUL. He dyed his the beginning of summer and up til now the colour has not changed at ALL and it's just aaahhh.

But anyway.

I have also decided to stop using my straighteners, until prom (JUNE PEOPLE, JUNE), which means I am a curly red head. And loving it. It's fun to change up your style once in a while and my head is just full of red/chestnut/ginger/(purple, according my dad and sister) curls. I guess it turned out okay, but dying can go so wrong if you don't use a trusted brand.

Moral of the story?
Change your look, go curly, and check your hair dye. Properly.

Much love,
MOSAS
(make others stop and stare)
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IB studying...

Hello and how's your hair today? I'm back from my trip to Belgium and I must say it was soooo good! I'm going to miss my exchange partner and all the others but we're definitely going back in the summer the to see them again :) The reason for my title is because I do the IB (International Baccalaureate, look it up) and we have our exams in April, which is next month. I'm going to do a post on styles which are creative enough but not too jazzy for school. Enjoy!

Unfortunately due to these exams, I will have to take a short break from my blog. I will be back in April but if I have spare time I'll do a short blog or two ;) 

LOVE Y'ALL AND DON'T MISS ME TOO MUCH XXXXXXXX

MOSAS

(make others stop and stare)

Happy (belated) New Year!!!!

Hello and how's your hair today? And HAPPY NEW YEAR! If you're reading this (which obviously you are) I congratulate you for making it to 2013. I feel like this is going to be a fabulous year and I have so much to look forward to, although the first week of school was so incredibly tiring. By that Friday I felt like a hadn't slept in 508 years exactly. ANYHOO... This year bring a new selection of styles and so here is a short preview!

I hope you enjoy what I have in store for this year! Also...

I DYED MY HAIR!!!!!!

Okay, it was only brown highlights (I have black hair) but my parents finally let me!!! I'm so happy but obviously there are set backs... I texturised and permanent dyed on the same day *cringe*. So next post I am going to be doing some DEEP CONDITIONING IDEAS. So if you have damaged or weak hair then stay tuned for next weeks post :D (And I promise you next week).

Love y'all folks ;)

MOSAS

(make others stop and stare)

P.s I am doing an exchange with a Belgian school I'm so excited!!!

P.p.s My rabbit got attacked by a fox, but luckily it didn't die just got away with a few scrapes! 

P.p.p.s I have used a lot of exclamation marks.

P.p.p.p.s !!!!!!!!!!!! 

Done Some More Work...

Hello and how's your hair today? I've done some more work and since the English Prom post was so popular, I've extended it and added more styles. I also went to bed at 12 am doing a philosophy essay and drank coffee for the first time to keep myself awake - with a bottle of Coca Cola in the afternoon - and the crash and burn was just terrific. Never have I felt so high... and so low all the space of a couple of hours ever. Just don't try it if you're new to the business, I warned you.

Today's post is about hair dye! I was inspired by my nails (I think I might do a nail post one day of all my creations), and even though I've never dyed my hair before, I've always wanted to do it - my parents won't allow me - and I have gone and researched hair dye for those of us who can.

There are lots of different styles that you can do, and  I'll go through them so you can see what would suit you as an individual.

Highlights and Lowlights:

Highlights are marvelous things, if you don't want to go 'Full Monty' and dye everything, then you can dye strands/parts. If you have pixie short hair I think it looks especially nice. My primary school teacher had short light brown hair, but had highlights ranging from light cream to dark brown and she looked so pretty :).

I think that if you have shoulder length or a bob, it won't really suit because in my opinion that length is supposed to be a sleek block colour. Also, don't just dye it random colours - if you have blonde hair, go for shades of brown... not purple or red. If you have black hair, then you can go for purple or red... not blonde.

Dip Dying:

Dip dying has been the rage of summer 2012 and to be honest, it looks quite nice... on some people... with some certain colour combinations.  For example, if you have wood brown hair, dying it bright pink is just not the way forward. However black or blonde would suit it so much better and would look so much nicer. I reckon that people with blonde hair can get away with almost any colour they want because it just suits (lucky them) and white/cream/blonde/yellow (yes I saw a lady with yellow hair once, it looked like Goldilocks) is just an easily match able colour. Just get advice first because you don't want to look like you had an accident with Crayola.

(This isn't fully dip dyed, but I think it looks so pretty)

Complete Dyeing 

Change is good, and a new look is always fab. Unless it goes wrong, then you've got problems. However, you shouldn't dye your hair too much. I knew of a girl who dyed her hair so much, she had a new colour every week and her hair started falling out She had a bald patch in the middle of her head and her hair is very thin and weak. Moral? Don't dye your hair too much. And if you're ginger, please don't dye your hair, I looovvee ginger hair!! I have found that ginger people have really nice thick healthy hair more often than not and I just think its soooo beautiful  :)

Love y'all
MOSAS
(make others stop and stare)

p.s IT SNOWED TODAY IN ENGLAND ISN'T THIS MARVELOUS.
p.p.s I got the Crayola quote from my marvelous friend Dele. Quite a funny guy.

Prom Again

Hello and how's your hair today? Obviously this being England, it's impossible to avoid rain and ruin your beautiful hairstyle - especially in the cold autumn/winter months. I have resorted to carrying an umbrella permanently in my bag (even though it takes up more room in there), and am now having to shove my school books in even harder. What's even worse? When your friend (who happens to be a boy with short hair that does not need protection from the rain) runs off with your brolly. What is life.

Anyway, that aside, since my last blog about it was so popular, I've decided to to talk about prom again. Yes it's coming up to that time for the American's (English people only have prom once a year in the summer), and I've got some really nice styles - you can wear them to parties too.

If you can do any of these styles, then you deserve a round of applause. Seriously. I applaud you. I did get my rabbits by the way here's a pic :D

Love them so much <3 3="3" actually="actually" but="but" nbsp="nbsp" one="one" other="other" p="p" s="s" somewhere.="somewhere." the="the" there="there" went="went">

Going to do another post on prom so don't cry on lack pictures.

MOSAS

(make others stop and stare)

The Hussles of Life

Hello and how's your hair today? I'm awfully sorry, but I've been so busy. After I came from holiday I had three days to get sorted for school. And I've started my A Levels so I haven't had a chance to write - so here I am, and I'm planning to post once a week. I hope everyone had a great summer and really enjoyed themselves :)

Life is so busy nowadays, especially for school kids and we sadly we don't always have time for our hair. So my styles today are inspired by the busy hussle and bussle of life, styles you can do that are quick and simple, but effective...

As a lovely welcome back, I've decided to do a prize give-away. Check the tab in the menu for more details... :D

Also, I'M GETTING RABBITS so this is just even more amazing... When I get them I'll put up the pictures, but I still need to think of names.

MOSAS!!!!!

Long Time... No See...

Hello and how's your hair today? Yeah I've arrived in Jamaica and I've been here for a week today. The internet just got sorted out and I've quite busy, going to the beach and stuff but I've decided to finally to blog. I tell you one thing though, Jamaicans don't play when comes to hair - the styles I've seen are enough to blow me away. All kinds of crazy colours and styles and especially because it's Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence, the styles are just crazy. And Jamaicans party. All. Night. Long.

I'm planning to take some pictures and upload them onto here, to give you a taster of what I'm talking about. I actually saw a woman with a patch of green hair in her black hair and it honestly looked like some grass. Anyway, more on that next time. Today's post is about braids :)

I think braids are the simplest yet most effective hairstyle to be invented. They keep hair out of your face, but in a stylish way, and there are so many different types and so many different ways you can style them. Here are some braids to give you some hair ideas ;)

Perfect for fringes/bangs

Just so chic ;)

One of the more complex braids - fish braid

For snazzing up your ponytails

The most well known braid in all history - The French Braid

As you all know, Jamaica did very well in the Olympics - 1,2,3 in the 200m, and the 4x 100m relay was just amazing. The atmosphere here is absolutely fantastic and everyone is fiercely patriotic - there are flags everywhere. I am thoroughly enjoying the food and am just kind of cleansing out my body. Enjoy your summer!

MOSAS

(make others stop and stare) 

Going Away...

Hello and how's your hair today? I'm really excited because I'm going to Jamaica soon and that place is hair central! I'm going to have my hair done up there too so hopefully I'll look smashing! I can't write for long cause I'm supposed to be packing so I write will be in Jamaica!

MOSAS!!!

(make others stop and stare)

Get Crazy...

Hey! And how's your hair today? Sorry I haven't posted in a whole week but I've been so busy and finally the weather in England has cranked up a couple notches and it's quite hot up here. Yesterday I went to Hyde Park, to see if there are any people with amazing styles... you know I'm on it! Anyway, I finally got Microsoft Cloud so I can upload all my pics and music and stuff and not have to buy loads of SD cards :)

Anyway, so back to Hyde Park. I went there on a lovely hot day, my hay-fever didn't give me any trouble at all, there were loads of people and it was generally great. But the one thing I noticed was the lack of absolutely 'whaaahoooo look at me!!!!' styles and it made me quite disappointed. So I got 8 styles - some crazy, some quirky, and most definitely LOUD.

If anyone tries one of these styles, send me your picture and I will put them up in my next post as the Royalties Of Standing Out. I believe it's so important to be individual and not follow the crowd. If you love hairstyles like these, then you carry on and go even more crazy with your imagination!

MOSAS!!!
(make others stop and stare)
p.s I'm going to Jamaica next week!