Reveur Non-Silicone Shampoo Review

They say that non-silicone shampoos are good for your hair because it prevents build up that clogs the scalp.. Clean and healthy scalp, means healthy and shiny crowning glory.

I have been intrigued as there are a lot of non-silicone shampoos that are rising out on the market recently, and among all those, I decided to try the 2nd(?) cheapest one and that is Reveur.

I first tried all kinds of Reveur (there are 3) since they have a one day trial pack and used it for about a week after buying a bottle of the kind that I liked. I bought the "scalp" for shampoo because I felt that it cleanses my scalp more, and "moist and gloss" for conditioner because I loved the scent and so that my hair will be glossy and shiny.
The first 2-3 weeks was actually good. I felt that my hair is lighter and shinier, and I love the fruity flowery scent. But as time goes, I noticed that my hair looks dull, and there's too much hair fall. I have thick long hair, so hair fall is normal for me, but I was a bit surprised and scared with the amount of fallen hair that I saw.

I haven't even used half of it! :/

So I searched for some reviews about Reveur, and most of them had the same experience as me! Therefore decided to just change my shampoo again.

Before Reveur, I used Merit, Lux, and Dove (in that order). From those 3, Merit is the cheapest and I liked it the most. I expected too much from the other 2 and it was a bit of a disappointment. They're heavy and sticky in my opinion so I would most likely not use them again.
Can you believe that a bottle of Reveur costs 3 bottles of Merit or 2 bottles of Lux/Dove already?! Gaahd.

So the other day, I was looking for a shampoo that would somehow revive my hair, I bought Loreal. (That pump bottle pack contains 1 shampoo and conditioner and 1 hair pack could only buy 1 bottle of Reveur!) I've tried this brand way way back, but I think this one is a new line(?). Anyways, so far so good, but I won't expect too much now.

As for the non-silicone shampoo trend? I cannot get over the fact that I totally wasted money on this, so I might use Reveur sometimes just so it wouldn't be gone to waste. But next time, I will just buy an expensive and well trusted brand of shampoo than spend on a pricey non-silicone shampoo. I heard there are soluble silicones anyway, and just make sure to rinse the shampoo well.
I also do not put conditioner on my scalp since it apparently would cause build up. So let's make sure to put conditioner just on the middle to the ends of our precious hair. :)

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Lash Extensions

I love having lash extensions because you don't need to wear mascaras that are to hard take off, or curl your lashes and just hurt your eye when you're in a hurry. :p

Had lash extensions last saturday after taking a break for less than a year. 

Went to a different salon this time that had a more adjustable menu, that is also just a couple of blocks away from my workplace so it'll be more convenient.

I like what my eyelist did to my lashes, I thought it was too long and too glam at first, 

but I got used to it and now I think it's pretty and just enough lenght to be seen in pictures.

The problem is that some of the lashes are too near my lids that it pricks when I shower or when I close my eyes hard like when I need to sneeze! 

I had the same problem with the first lash salon I went to (not to mention the extensions we're also a bit stiff), and I thought it was normal back then, but I never had this problem with the salon that I went after that. I have been going a few times, and the eyelist there is good and very fast in doing it but the thing is, she wasn't too friendly. 

So now I went to this lash salon that did my lashes now, and this is what happens..

Gaahd I'm in a dilemma! Lol. 

Should I go back to my unfriendly yet trusted ex-eyelist? Stay with my current one and just tell her what happened so she'd be more careful next time? Or go to a different one that is a bit far from here?

I would actually decide after a few weeks from now to see how long would this new extensions hold. The last one holded for about a month and a half.

Did you know that blow drying your lash ext after taking a bath would keep it hold longer, not to　mention cleaner? I've discovered that when I realized the lashes don't stick together when I blow dry my hair. Hahaha.

Or if you're too lazy to blow dry, just make sure they are not sticking together when they dry or it would stay that way after and would hold more dirt. :)

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My Chicken Teriyaki Recipe

A lot of people have asked me how to cook Teriyaki, and it is actually just easy to make. 

I think this is one of the first recipes I learned.. The first one being Adobo. Hehe 

So here is my version of Chicken Teriyaki.

Did you know that the work "teri" means glaze/shine and the work "yaki" means to fry/broil/grill? :)

You'll need: chicken legs/thighs, salt, 1tsp of garlic, 1/4 cup of soy sauce, 1/4 cup of mirin (you could use white wine instead if you don't have any), 1/4 cup of water, 1tbsp of honey (add 1 or 2 tbsp of sugar if using white wine).

Steps: 1. cut open the middle part of the chicken just on top of the bone, and pierce the entire chicken like a mad woman. LOL :p (you wouldn't need this step if you're using a boneless chicken)

2. put salt and garlic then set aside.

3. fry each side of the chicken for about 3 minutes, just until it is slightly brown. (I prefer to not put oil since there would a lot of oil coming from the chicken)

4. Add all the other ingredients and simmer for about 20 minutes and let the sauce dry to make it glaze while turning over the chicken once in a while for about 5-10 minutes.

There you go! Try it! :)

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Monotone

I AM SO LAZY.

My inspired days seems to be over, so I haven't posted about anything! Hahaha..

I also find my outfits at work these days boring. I tried to think about something, for the sake of posting, and here's what came up.

I just bought a cardigan at Bershka last week on sale. 

On wednesday last week, we went there and saw it for 1290yen. I still find it pricey for a super thin out of season cardi so I didn't bought it then, but when I went back there last sunday, it was already 990yen! So I bought it along with this light gray jeans. 

I'm thinking of doing an outfit post wearing the light gray jeans, 

so let's focus on the white cardigan. lol 

Hmmm.. yeah. My mood is on monotone, as well as my outfit. :p

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My Peperoncino Recipe

 As per request by my friend Emi (see her blog here), here's my version of easy peperoncino!

 

All you need are water, pasta, olive oil, salt, garlic and red pepper!

Procedures are just like my Pan-a-Pasta Recipe, but we need a lot of salt for this recipe, 

so add 1 tbsp of salt for 3 cups of water. 

Put the garlic after throwing away some of the water to let the pasta absorb the taste of garlic.

When the pasta is already cooked, pour in the olive oil and heat the garlic and red pepper until you see bubbles, then saute with the pasta.

Make sure to heat the garlic and red pepper properly until you start to smell the scent of the garlic (i think it's called oxidize?).

Top with fried garlic slices and parmesan cheese!

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