Xtava Silk Edition 5 In 1 Curling Iron...

Xtava Silk Edition 5 In 1 Curling Iron

It's not on their site or on Amazon (to buy currently) so I can't say the price, but I believe it was 39 dollars.

Here is what it says on Amazon:

• 5 in 1 CURLING IRON The Xtava new interchangeable curling iron offers 5 different ceramic barrels of different shape and sizes to allow maximum versatility with your curling style for a more natural look. From beachy waves to tight curls and everything in between, enjoy endless styling possibilities.
• CERAMIC TOURMALINE TECHNOLOGY Ceramic tourmaline technology will ensures that your hair remains safe and smooth with shiny curls lasting all day long. Tourmaline emits negative ions that counteract the positive ions present in dry or damaged hair helping seal moisture into your hair and decrease frizz.
• 360 SWIVEL 8 FT. CORD With the Xtava silk edition you will not need any extension cord or a close outlet thanks to the 8 ft. long power cord. You will also never have a tangled cable while styling your hair. We have integrated the 360 degree swivel cord that will simply rotate around you as you work.
• SHUT-OFF FUNCTION Incorporates a convenient auto-shutoff function that will turn off the device when left unattended - never worry again about after rushing out.
• TRAVEL FRIENDLY Universal dual Voltage that can adapt to your travel schedule and ensure you look just as perfect on the road as at home. Comes with a heat resistant bag for safe storage and carrying everywhere you go.

I do love that the inside of the bag was lined in this way.  Very smart idea.


If there was anything I did wish would have or could have also come with this would be one of those gloves you can wear not to burn yourself.  I might buy some, and while I'm at it, one of those mats you can set it on for my vanity.

At the top we have the main piece the rest can it on to, and there is a locking mechanism which is nice.

There are three clip regular curling irons in varying sizes and then there are two of the wand styles you wrap your hair around.

I have tried three of them so far.   Two of the clip style and one of the wands, it was my first time using a wand, and I won't say it looked amazing but I think there's a slight learning curve with them, specially also not to burn yourself, which I did once, though not badly.

There is an on and off switch, no varying heat settings, or any kind of heat read out, which would be nice, it does get quite hot though and fast, which I suppose I prefer it to be quick.

These are just a couple shots where I used the wand style, and like I said, it's not amazing looking, but I do not blame the curling iron at all, that is me.  Since it was my first time with that wand style and I don't have a glove I was scared of it and I'm sure that'll digress with time and practice, and I'll get better with using it.   I also need to get a bit higher when I'm doing it so that the curls/waves are more framing my face.

I may have almost burnt my hair tonight too, like I said, it does get hot very fast lol

I will say it also gets pretty warm on the main handle part at the very top, so be careful specially if you're using the curling iron with the clip and if you have to have your hand near the top to open and close it.

All in all I like this product, it worked well, the clip curling irons were great, once I master the wand it'll be better.   Prior to this I had multiple curling irons in varying sizes and this takes care of all of that, and I can (if I choose to) get rid of those now and just have one nice compact set, which who doesn't want to free up space and clutter, all those wayward cords everywhere, you know what I'm talking about.

Specially with the nice carrying case to contain it all perfectly.

I look forward to using this more and getting better with it.   Growing up I always wanted curly amazing hair.  Think Grace on "Will And Grace", I'd have killed for that hair.  Maybe one day with enough practice I can master it.

These last two shots are just with my phone, using the biggest barrel of the curling irons with the clip.   One without flash and one with.

I really need to redye my hair again, seeing where the red had been in these curls makes me think of how epic it would look if it was still the bright red (or even the darker red).



















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I Got My Hair Cut!

BROWS:
Essence brow pencil.

EYES:
Concrete Minerals eyeshadow primer.
Darling Girl base in Fluff.
L.A. Colors eyeshadow palette in Sweet.
Essence liner.
Loreal Miss Manga mascara.

LIPS:
L.A. Colors Chunky Lip Pencil in Daring Red.

As you also may have noticed I cut my hair!  It may not seem like a lot to most people but my hair was very long, down to my ass frankly.   So I actually took a lot off.  I posted a photo on Instagram of most that was cut off on the floor, you can see it here.

If you're not following me there already you should, a lot of it differs from what goes on my blog, there are some beauty shots but it's a lot more than that.

I was actually going to take more off than I did but the hair stylist said I had quite broad shoulders (which I do) and that it wouldn't lay properly because of it (?) so this is the length I ended up with.   I'm still not 100% on how I feel about it.  But maybe I'll get lucky and it'll be easier to do fun things with.  Time will tell.

I took these shots right before me and my best friend Joe went to see "Jurassic Park", the Riverview (a small retro theater near me, where movies go last) was playing it on the big screen, so that was fun, you can't really see it but I was wearing my T-Rex skeleton necklace in honor of it.  My grandfather would have loved that.

We're going to go see "Young Frankenstein" later this month, that'll be so awesome.

What An Enchanting Afterglow...

First off I dyed my hair black.  Which I haven't done since I was like 19 probably, I dyed it black all thru my teen years.

BROWS:
Avon Perfect Brow pencil.

EYES:
Wet N Wild eyeshadow primer.
Tick Tock's Milky Way base.
Makeup Geek's shadows in Afterglow, Liquid Gold, and Enchanted.
Elf liner.
Pixi Lash Booster mascara.

LIPS:
Elf matte lip color in Rich Red.

 Sorry these are also all camera phone shots I couldn't find my real camera today...

Black Mystery And A Faux Hawk...

I tried doing a faux hawk today, and well as you can see it didn't turn out as I had intended, but it's my first try and I'll be trying again.  Here's to hoping the next turns out better than the first.

BROWS:
MUA eyebrow pencil.

EYES:
Wet N Wild eyeshadow primer
Tick Tock's Milky Way base.
Maybelline Color Tattoo Pure Pigments in Black Mystery.
Covergirl Clump Crusher mascara.

LIPS:
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics in Black Dahlia.

 It was hard to get shots of the hair too.

For the latter shots I also tried using the backdrop I made.  Not quite perfect you can still see behind me some, I'll have to tweak it.

Outbreak Of The Epic Undead Zombie Princess...

 I have quite a bit to mention in this post, or more than usual anyway.

You may also notice I'm being photobombed by one of my cats Leo in the first shot.

First, I dyed my hair, I got Revlon's Luxurious Colorsilk Buttercream dye in Burgundy from Klout to try.  I really liked it.  I was intending to go back to something close to my real color (which is really dark brown, almost black) at some point soon, but now I'm kind of torn because I also really love this shade.  Well time will tell.  Any thoughts?  Maybe you can suggest a color you'd think look good on me.

 Now as for the makeup.

EYES:
Wet N Wild's eyeshadow primer I'm pretty sure if the one I used here.
Tick Tock's Outbreak Of Epic Proportions, Undead Princess, and Zombie Guts. 
Eye Liner is Elf. 
Mascara is Avon Super Extend in Black Amethyst. 

LIPS:
Lipstick is Milani Sangria.

 NAILS:
The red is Sally Hansen's Cherry Red - like the perfect red.
The gray is Sally Hansen's Wet Cement.
I tried doing little hearts on the gray with the red for Valentine's Day, it wasn't perfect but I thought they were super cute. 

Up close shot of the eye makeup, and a wayward hair.

And below is maybe a better picture of the nails I took while I was reading on my Nook - I did get a new case for it off ebay, yay for purple. 

Also this is my 400th post on my blog which is kind of epic, I want to do a special post for it but I haven't gotten to yet, so hopefully sometime in the very near future I will knock that out.

Goody Hair Pin...

- Okay (see last entry for picture of box), sorry these aren't the best pictures of it in my hair but it was the best I could do right then.  I do love that you can't see what the pin looks like in your hair and maybe I'll get better at it with a little practice.  I was mainly looking for something to replace the clip below, which is the kind I wear everyday for years and years, but lately I've been having a harder and harder time of finding them in any of my local stores which is a bit upsetting since it's such a staple to my life (Is that sad?  I'm not sure...).   One of my last ones actual broke when I was run over by a car (my car, but that's a long story).   But all I ever seem to be able to find clip wise are smaller versions of the one below, but I don't want a smaller version.  I've also seen other verisons of it where in profile it's just not quite shaped the same way which I don't like either, I don't like that kind visually and it doesn't work as well.  I want that version (below), and like ten of them.   I have thick long (to about my butt) hair which is hard for any hair piece to manage to control.
  
When I tried this pin it held for awhile but the whole time it didn't feel very secure, I kind of figured it would be coming down soon.   I don't really want to have to layer my hair/head down with bobbi pins but I just might have to.   I'll give it a few more good tries before I decide if I'm going to return it and continue on my hunt for a very elusive hair clip.

Mini Haul...

Mini Haul:

• Covergirl Liquiline Blast in Blue Boom (Yay 2 dollar off coupon)
• Mini thing of Q-tips to carry in my purse (because my eyes have a bad tendency to water and ruin my liner).
• Mini thing of Almay's eye make up remover, seriously love this mini container of them.
• Goody Simple Styles Hair thing to try and replace my clip.  Will be doing a second post on that shortly.