Hey
Everyone,
I`m
really glad to be a part of the “Say Yes to Color” Campaign with Casting Crème Gloss started by L`oreal Paris recently. Through
this campaign I got a chance to express my love for hair coloring and hair
styling that I have had since I was a kid.
I took this opportunity to dig into
the pics collection in my hard disk and tried to select the ones in which I
felt beautiful / khoobsurat because of my colored hair. There were many more
pics in which my hair stood out but
either due to some technical error the pics were saved in a really small size and
the color couldn’t be appreciated in the pic so much. So naturally I skipped
those.
I have not just had one #khoobsuratmoment but several #khoobsuratmoment s because of coloring my hair since I was in 9th or 10th
standard.
My hair journey actually began during
the time of prep leaves of my Class X board exams. That was the first
time ever I did something to my hair to experience a #khoobsuratmoment.
I
was really bored and exhausted of studying non-stop. So I decided to take a
break. In one such study break I recall watching a TV
show in which beauty tips were being discussed.
The lady was telling of ways to enhance the red color of the hair which
shows up after Henna mixture is applied to the hair. She told that if we crush
and grind a few red Hibiscus flowers and
mix them in the Henna paste and then apply Henna to the hair, the red tinge of the hair from the Henna is much more
dark and visible. It was a "desi nuskha" to color your hair red which appealed so
much to me not only coz it was regarding beautification which I love but it
sounded so creative and experimental that I couldn’t resist going ahead and
trying it on myself.
I
went downstairs to my garden and started searching for some fully bloomed red
Hibiscus flowers for my experiment. How did I know I had red Hibiscus flowers
in my garden, You would ask?
Because when they showed the pic of those flowers
on the show I remembered my Mom placing exactly those flowers at my home altar
infront of Durga Maa. It is in such
situations where an eccentrically creative and
beauty inquisitive mind like mine works at its creative best. LOL!
Anyways
so I finally found plenty of those flowers in my garden and I went ahead with
the procedure that was told on the show. The henna mixture was ready but I was
caught “wasting my precious study time” and I was shoved towards my books again
after a little scolding.
My experiment
was left in between but the next day I somehow managed to apply it to my hair
and after washing it off my hair had the most fabulous intense red color which I
enjoyed admiring and flaunting a lot. I remember my friends complimenting me and saying that I had red
hair just like Kate Winslet in Titanic... So that was my first #khoobsuratmoment :)
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Indianbeautyreviewer : Henna Colored Hair
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Indianbeautyreviewer : Henna Colored Hair
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Then
came my fascination with blonde hair.
I had absolutely no awareness of hair
colors at that time. But I did know that bleaching the hair turns them golden.
So that`s what I did...I bleached my hair with the regular face bleach and
Behold! They turned golden...I was so proud of myself coz of my successful hair
experiments all working in my favour! First time I bleached my hair and they
turned golden...I was asked at a party... "Have you done something to them or
are they naturally golden?” What do you think I said ? ;)Wink... Well that`s really not
important but what`s important is that I had another #khoobsuratmoment at that party :)
Then
gradually several hair companies introduced hair colors in the market which not only served to hide the greys but also make a fashion statement with
different hair colors suiting different skin tones. I
got my hair colored for the first time at a L`oreal Salon in Lucknow. The effect was great
. My third #khoobsuratmoment... and then many more followed...
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Indianbeautyreviewer at a Conference in Chennai : Blonde Highlights at L`oreal Paris Hair Salon
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In the following years, I took admission in Post Grad and I often found myself not having enough time to
visit the salon. But
a more convincing reason to skip the salon was coz I could not do anything
drastic with my hair as it would interfere with my “studious image”. It
was an au natura`le phase for quite some time.
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Indianbeautyreviewer : Au Naturale Hair
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But
I was a beauty buff at heart and
could not resist changing my haircolor and hairstyle for long. While I was thinking of coloring my hair yet not
going overboard, it was pure luck that L`oreal Paris Casting Crème Gloss Haircolors
were introduced in the market.
Casting Crème Gloss is a no ammonia hair color that not only transforms your hair into
a new gorgeous shade but also gives it a glossy shine. It is available in 12
different shades and you can watch your hair transform in just 20 minutes at
home!
I went ahead
and picked the 360 Black Cherry color for myself. I figured it would satisfy my
urge of experimenting with a new haircolor without making it too obvious.
With this haircolor I would get a no-fuss easy and quick at home DIY
hair color application and it would give it a cherry red hint with a
gorgeous shine too. I was totally convinced and went ahead with coloring my
hair at home after reading the instructions on the pack which were very easy to
follow. It took just 20 minutes to transform my hair. When I went to college the
next day, my friends thought that I had had a keratin shine restore
treatment when actually I had only colored my hair with L`oreal Paris
Casting Crème Gloss in 360 Black Cherry. They even started to photograph
my hair for thier future reference, thus the cut photo in which my hair was the
focus... Yet
another #khoobsuratmoment ! :)
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I even had a phase in between when I got bored of long hair and wanted a drastic change of hairstyle coz I couldn't experiment too much with hair color...I just went to my favorite L`oreal Paris Salon and Got this super short bob hair cut... I got tonnes of compliments the next day :)
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Finally Post Grad was over and I was a free bird. It had been long since I had had blonde highlights and now
it was my time to shine....I visited my favorite L'oreal Salon and this was the
result of it. Currently I am rocking my blonde highlights and light brown colored hair but I will be going for a change of hair color soon as anyways my hair need a root touch-up so why not try something new !
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So my
dear readers I hope you all enjoyed reading my hair coloring ecsapades which
led me to have not one but several khoobsurat moments... Thanx to L`oreal Paris Hair Salons and the easy to use Casting Cre`me Gloss DIY at-home hair color kits.
Through this Campaign I got a chance to share my #khoobsuratmoment as a
result of which I eneded up recalling all the lovely times I had had in the
past and recent past . I feel so nostalgic and I am experiencing rite now yet another.... #khoobsuratmoment !
C u
all soon,