Illamasqua Sealing Gel [[Review]]

Hey Y'all!

Before getting to the review, I wanted to apologize for dropping the ball lately. A lot has been going on in my life at the moment and has me all over the place. I want to thank you for being so patient with me and let you know that I am working on getting out posts regularly once again.

Now, onto the review.....

Illamasqua. You all know that I am in love with their products and this one definitely does not disappoint. The sealing gel costs £12.50 and two little bottles come in each box. 

This sealing gel is absolutely amazing, people. It does what it claims to do, which is to dry quickly and keep your makeup in place for hours. I used it one night to set my liner and brows when I went out dancing. Let me tell you, I danced a ton and sweat quite a bit. I was also patting at my face to dry it throughout the night so I was worried about what I would find when I went to the bathroom to check half-way through the night. To my surprise, everything was still in place! 

When I returned home and made my way to the bathroom to wash my face, I was amazed to still see that my liner and brows had not moved or faded at all. Illamasqua has won me over once again with their sealing gel. A little goes a long way with this product and it is definitely a must have for anybody who wants long lasting makeup. I keep one at home and one in my travel kit with me. 

Definitely give this sealing gel a go. You can thank me Illamasqua later. :-)

- Miss Lissa xx

Weekend Quickie

Hey Y'all!

Just a quickie to share with you all a photo collage of my hair earlier today. I do love it when it's picked out and big!

How are you rocking your hair this weekend??

- Miss Lissa xx

Hair Quest: Flexi-rod Set

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I had received my flexi-rods that I ordered on Friday. I've been checking out videos on good ole YouTube lately on flexi-rod sets and fell in absolute lust with the look. I vowed to try it soon for myself and found a good deal on flexi-rods on Amazon. If that wasn't a sign, then I don't know what is!

I did the set on stretched hair. I had been rocking a puff then a high bun for the week. I knew that today was wash day so I decided I'd try it out for yesterday. I had an event to attend and figured if I didn't like the way it looked (or it didn't turn out well), I could easily bun it again as a quick go-to style.

I first dampened my hair with water and then added coconut oil to seal while lightly detangling. I paid special attention to the ends to ensure they would lay flat when I curled them. After detangling with the coconut oil, I put a quarter size amount of Eco Styler Gel with Argan Oil in each section and smoothed it through with a rat tail comb before curling it up. 

I forgot how much I've missed my curls when I saw how they popped when I added the gel. I was half tempted to just leave it in a big curly afro! I didn't though and continued curling my whole head with the flexi-rods. I used 26 flexi-rods in total as I did the curls a bit bigger since I knew I'd be separating the curls.

I slept with them in overnight. Actually, I don't know that what I did could be called sleeping at all. I completely forgot how absolutely uncomfortable it is to sleep with things in your hair.  I was woken up about every hour because my head was in a position that made the rods uncomfortable! At that point, I was less than thrilled to put it nicely and if  "no pain, no gain" was to be believed, I had better well look like Halle Berry in the morning! 

Sadly, they didn't all dry completely overnight so I had to sit under my portable hair dryer for 10 minutes on low to ensure the curls wouldn't completely drop by the end of the day. Once I did that, I took out the flexi-rods gently and I couldn't stop staring at the curls. They were gorgeous!

I then coated my hands with EVOO and carefully separated each curl. The result....

Ta-da! I LOVED the way my hair looked. The curls stayed in all day even through the wind and rain we had here in Londontown. 

Needless to say, I will definitely be rocking this style again but may cheat and dry them BEFORE I go to bed as I really do like my sleep. LoL.

- Miss Lissa xx

My Apologies

Hey Y'all!

Just wanted to say a quick apology for the lack of posting lately. Been hella busy with school as well as wasn't feeling too great. Now I'm back though and I shall be posting as per usual. I am currently waiting for photos to upload to add to a post dealing with hair and then I will be posting. I will also be posting more make up reviews soon as well.

Thank you all for being so patient with me. 

- Miss Lissa xx