Hello everyone! I feel like my opening line is always just apologizing for being absent for so long, but I'm trying to get better at this whole blogging thing. 

Today marks the one year anniversary of me chopping off 1 and a half feet of my hair and gaining a lob. I thought that today I would reflect a little on the experience. 

For the longest time, my hair was my security blanket; In my childhood, my mom used to always force me, dragging my kicking and screaming self to the hair salon, to get a bob. She always said it looked so cute, but I HATED it. So when I got into my teen years and was in control of my own hair, I let it grow out as long as I could. Except it was never long enough. I never realized how much hair I had until it was gone. I was under the impression that my hair was about shoulder length so average medium length hair but in reality it was down to my lower back. I was able to control everything about it, long hair isn't really finicky and doesn't have it's own mind. One day I was sick with the flu, lying around miserable as ever and decided that I was going to do something spontaneous. So I scheduled a hair appointment for the next day (yes, I was no longer contagious) and told the receptionist that I wanted a lob so I couldn't back out of it. I got to the salon and went with it, closing my eyes throughout the entire experience because I couldn't bear to see my precious hair be taken from me. I walked out as a new person. I was no longer defined by my hair, I wasn't just the one with the "pretty hair", I could be edgy and explore different facets of my own personality rather than just being confined by being the conventional figure of femininity. I didn't have the long hair to play with when I was nervous or the ability to be lazy and just throw it up in a bun when I slept in. Most of all, I realized how stupid I was for putting so much of my self confidence in the way my hair looked. I realize that this may sound superficial and petty but my hair had become a part of my identity by that stage in my life and by taking it away, I had to learn to compensate for that "gap" in my identity. Getting rid of most of your hair isn't a choice for many people and I applaud them for being able to handle it so well (remember to donate your hair!!) but I also urge all of you to try and cut off a little more than you are used to. 

xx,

India

Hey everyone! I'm baaaaack with an unboxing! I don't know about you but I love seeing unboxings, like I'm addicted. I recently got this "Voxbox" complimentary from Influenster and I thought I'd show you whats inside!

So the picture above is what the box looks like when you first open it, on the top there is coupons and a product list.

The first I pulled out is this Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, leg makeup. So basically it replaces body makeup and is a substitute to permanent bronzer I think. I would compare the idea to MAC face and body foundation.(Retail Value:  2.99 USD)

Hey everyone, I'm back with another review for you all!

So I bought this little handy dandy bottle of dry shampoo like a few months ago and it just sat on my dresser. For some weird reason I started to use it this week and I've got some opinions on this one. So if you don't know what a dry shampoo is, it's a product in an aerosol can (normally) that sprays a powdery spray that absorbs oil in between hair washes.

 This one smells very very similar to laundry detergent and powder mixed together and it does linger so I find myself spraying perfume in my hair to mask the smell. It absorbs oil pretty well, to my surprise, but since I do have darker hair, it leaves an immense white cast and even after combing through my hair a few times, it is still extremely visible. The packaging isn't anything out of the ordinary and it is drugstore priced.

(P.S. I just found out about a site called haute look and it's amazing, they are a Nordstrom's sub company like nordstrom rack but they have amazing flash sales on brand name makeup and clothes. Like I just found Lorac trio's for 3 dollars. 3 DOLLARS!)

xx,

India