My Hair Care Tips

I want to take a minute here to say sorry to my hair. Sorry, hair, for dying you multiple times with ammonia enriched dyes. Sorry, hair, for regretting that decision and proceeding to bleach you. Sorry, hair, for using lots of stylers, curlers, blow dryers, hair ties and all of the other bad things I did to you! But hair, please do not forget, that I kept you healthy all this time.

As you can tell, I put my hair through a lot of distress. My hair could've been pretty dry and split by now, but it isn't due to my good care for it. So here are my tips for healthy hair care. Enjoy!

De-tangle spray
This is a definite must for me. I've always had long hair. My hair is actually the shortest it has ever been right now. To avoid a lot of breakage and damage while brushing my hair in the morning, I use a de-tangle spray. I always use one from Gliss Kur, they have the best ones I've tried.

Coconut Oil
We all know that coconut is good for pretty much anything and that it does wonders to your hair. It's the only oil known to actually penetrate your hair and deep condition it. So everytime after I have washed my hair, I apply a small amount to my towel dry hair. Works wonders.

Baking Soda
Another product that is good for almost anything: Baking Soda. Every now and then I use baking soda to break up the build up. Basically, you make a paste from a lot of baking soda and a tiny bit of water and as soon as you apply it to your hair it turns into powder again. Terribly messy. The first time I did this I was really scared, because my hair felt like straw when it was wet. But when it dried.. oh my god, it was soft, shiny and light! Loving the baking soda in here!

Brushing Right
Another thing you can do when it comes to hair care is making sure that you're using the right technique to brush your hair. This might be a no brainer, but it's best to start at the bottem and slowly work your way up. If you feel a knot, slowly brush it out to minimize your chances of breaking the hair.


Massage your scalp
Massaging your scalp is a good way to make your hair stronger. The massaging gets the blood flowing under the skin which gives your hair the necessary oxygen to grow stronger. Also massaging your scalp just feels really good. You can do it while your hair is dry or during your shampooing session.

See? My hair is still in awesome condition ^^

Don't sleep with a hair tie
Sleeping with a hair tie increases breakage. You keep moving and turning your head while sleeping and that way, when you're scrubbing your head against the pillow, your tightly wrapped ponytail will cause your hair to break off around the hair tie. Sleep with your hair loose or braid it at night.

Use minimal heat
Do I need to explain this one? Heat damages your hair. A lot. If you like to use heat, be sure to use a heat spray to protect your hair and a ceramic heat tool. Ceramic tools are a lot better for your hair, since they don't fry it. Cheap tools will fry your hair, as if you're using a household iron. 

I tried not to state the obvious in this post, but hair care isn't magic, so you might already know most of these things. Nevertheless I hope you enjoyed this post and I would like to know what your favourite hair care tips are.

♥ Love, Vivian

How To Get Faster

As someone who loves to exercise and especially loves running and cycling, I'm always searching for new ways to improve myself. Lately I've been digging in to ways to run and cycle faster since my speed is comparable to snails stumping through chocolate pudding...not so good as you can imagine. In order to improve that I started adding the following tricks to my routine and I'm already seeing a few differences. Now I'm sharing them with you so you can improve yourself as well. Let's get kicking!

Intervals
This is THE way that everyone will always tell you about. Interval training is used to keep speed while improving distance, but it can also be used to make you quicker. You can do this by running or biking just a tad bit further than you did on the last interval. Interval training is a must in every training schedule. It's great for getting faster, training endurance, it's great for cardio and stamina. Plus it's more fun than just repeating the same motion for 30 minutes.

It's My Birthday, Y'all!

Hey lovelies! Normally I would have posted a travel or beauty related post, but since it's my birthday today I haven't prepared anything. I won't be celebrating my birthday with a huge party,  because I don't like that,  but my good friends are coming over tonight to have a nice and chill evening. On Tuesday there will be a normal post, but for today: happy 19th birthday to me ^^

Making Memories

Everyone has obsessions or collects something. Some collect purses, some collect shoes, keychains (guilty!) and I collect sunglasses. Sort of. I have about 15 pairs of sunglasses (I prohibited myself from buying anymore about a year ago and so far so good), I wear all of them, but there is one, that I wear most of all. My favourite, a cheap-ass plastic orange pair. I've had it since 2011 and it's been through a lot with me. These sunglasses always bring up memories, which I'll be sharing with you today.

10 Things That Really Get My Goat

Normally speaking, I don't tend to show my inner frustrations, but since you cannot always be a sweet little angel, I decided that I would do it a little different today. I wrote down 10 things that really get my goat, including a beatiful range of cursing and grumpyness. Enjoy!

1. When people cross the road without looking. Okay, it's left, right and then left again before you cross the road. Not setting your foot in front of where I'm driving or riding my bicycle and getting shocked when I'm almost driving you over. The only way to make it right is saying sorry for scaring both me and yourself and just help yourself remember: left, right and then left again before crossing the damn road.
2. When people are being rude to others just because they feel bad themselves. Especially people working in stores get the full loath of this. No, I can't magically make that one product appear in the store, shit get's sold out sometimes, happens to the best of us. I apologized for not having the product, so take your shitty attitude with you and let me do my fucking job, thank you. 
3. When parents can't handle their children and take them to public places. Well, maybe you shouldn't bring your shitty kid to a restaurant if you can't handle the damn child when it's upset or you don't correct your child when it's tormenting the damn place. My ears thank you.
4. When people try to get down to my height. Look, I know that I'm short, but talking to me like I'm a fucking three year old won't make it any easier. So, please just stand up straight, talk to me as if I'm your average person and don't even think about making any comment whatsoever about my height. Thank you. 
5. When people don't listen after they've asked you a question. Really? You took time to come up with a question, opened your mouth to ask that question and then proceeded not to listen to the answer? I put my magnificent grey mass to work, came up with an incredibly detailed and useful answer (exeggeration of course) and you won't take time to listen to the damn answer to the question you asked less then a fucking minute ago. Shame on you.
6. When people try to be funny, when they are not. Ha ha sir! Oh splendid! Let me show you the fake laugh I showed at all 1000 of the other occasions where I have heard this joke! Ha ha ha and now shut your mouth please and never tell the damn "joke" again. Thanks.
7. When people move my stuff. Like oh my god you basterd! I gave my pencil case the perfect position on my desk and you have the nerve to move it! I'm warning you just this once, do it again and my inner hulk will come out and crush you! p.s. Yes, I exeggerate at times.
8.  When people try to accuse you of something they've done. I don't look like a fucking goat to you, now do I? So why the fuck do I have to be your scapegoat. I didn't do anything to hurt you, but men you can be damn sure that I will fucking haunt you after I die for making people believe that I did that fucking thing you did. 
9. When cashiers aren't nice to you. I don't care how much you dislike your minimum wage job, but at least put a fucking smile on your face. You chose to be a cashier, you applied for the damn job, so do your job properly. And just so you know, I'm a cashier myself and I smile the entire time I'm talking to customers, even if they are being rude, because that is what a cashier is supposed to do. Period.
10. When people talk bashful about people they don't even know. "Yeah, I hate that *insert name celebrity* he's so stupid". Do you even know what you're talking about? You don't even know the person, how can you possibly hate him? Because you like country and he does Hip Hop? Is that it? If so, you have some very low standards.

Reading through this makes me feel like a lot of things get my goat, but in all reallity, it took me 4 months to come up with all 10 of these. To be fair, this was meant to get some of my inner sarcasm off my chest rather than anger. Sometimes writing like this is just what I need to get my inner zen back, and I hope you liked it. My sarcasm is very Dutch and therefore harsh, so keep in mind that this might come across more impetuous than it's actually meant. But other than that, I would love to know what gets your goat. :)

♥ Love, Vivian

Visit Turin! 24H in Turin General Tips & Suggestions

Good morning! As you may know, I love to travel. I love to discover new things, get a taste of different cultures and see the most beautiful architecture. So, what would be a perfect country to go? Italy of course! Italian cities are absolutely beautiful, I would know, I've been in more than 11 of the bigger (if not biggest) cities in Italy and for today I would love to discover Turin with you!

Sephora Sheet Masks

When in Rome, I was in the Sephora looking at the colourful sheetmasks they were selling. I never had a good experience with sheet masks before, but I decided to give it another go. I bought their Rose mask and their Ginseng mask. And wow let me tell you, was I definitely pleasantly surprised! Here's why:

Sephora Kiss Me Lipbalm

When I was in Rome I knew that I had to get to Sephora. We don't have one in the Netherlands, so a lot of the brands they sell aren't easily available to me. And while being there my eye fell on this cute lipbalm in the shape of a little egg. I coudn't resist! So here it is, the cute little eggy ^^.

New Obsession: Tropical Party

Sometimes new obsessions just sneak in. You're browsing Pinterest and keep pinning more and more of the same pictures. Then you look over on your boards and see that it has become a new craze in your pinning world. And after that quite frankly I started buying these items as well. So here is is. My new obsession: Tropical Party! Here's some inspiration for ya'!

 

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These flamingo straws are adorable and great for a party!

Perfume Stack Review: Prada - Calvin Klein - Yves Rocher

Welcome back my dear friends! Today I have a review of not one, not two but three parfumes for you! These are parfumes I use quite often, although they have a very different smell to them. One is very sweet, one is very light and fresh and the other is fresh and fruity. Let the perfume party begin!

Maybelline Fit Me Liquid Foundation & Pressed Powder

A foundation with a natural and breathable texture, that perfectly fits your skin and does not look like you're wearing a mask. That is what Maybelline promises us with their Fit Me foundation, concealer and powder line. Look natural and fresh, with the Fit Me line that perfectly fits your skin. Well, let's see if I agree with Maybelline in this capacious review.

Clinique High Impact Mascara

In my 18 years of existence I have tried a lot of different mascaras. Cheap ones, expensive ones, dramatic ones, super mega false eyelash ones, but no matter how many mascaras I tried, I always came back to this one. Cliniques High Impact mascara. I don't have a lot of products that keep me coming back, but this one is definitely a holy grail and a product that will surely stay in my stash forever. Here's why.