MANIC PANIC Review

Hola, llamas!!

I know I said I wouldn't be back for a while but I had a spare minute and felt like blogging.

So.  I'm doing a review on a hair dye that I've used very recently - and by 'recently', I mean that I've got it in my hair now.

What is this hair dye you ask?  Well, the brand is called Manic Panic and this link is the UK website.  I've currently got their Amplified Rockabilly Blue in my hair and I'm not just obsessed with the hair dyes.  I've been doing lots of research - you know how much I love my hair - and the whole business fascinates me.

Manic Panic was the first punk store to open in the WHOLE of the USA.  That's a big deal.  And the women who opened it were backups for Blondie in her original lineup.  So.  BOOM.  These guys are legit.

On to the product.  This hair colour is AMAZING.  It's currently on my paler blondey-green bits and the colour is so vivid and so bright - it's absolutely gorgeous.  I have found that if you want it on darker brown hair that you may need to leave it on longer than the recommended time (30 minutes).  I would suggest pre-lightening your hair to as blonde as possible - DON'T DAMAGE YOUR HAIR - and leaving it on longer than the recommended time.  The hair dye is as natural as possible and vegan and won't damage your hair if you leave it on for ages.  I left mine on overnight to get my colour.  Also, this product isn't tested on animals or whatever - it's tested on celebrities.  Rihanna.  Nicki Minaj.  Holly Hagan.  And many more.  So.  If you liked any of their hair colours, I'd say check out this range - they may have it.

This hair dye is relatively cheap but awesome quality and the Amplified range will last about 6-8 weeks and the normal range will last 4-6 weeks (or so I'm told).  I bought two bottles of hair colour and to just colour my blondey-green bits, I used one bottle.  Check the weight/quantity of the hair dye because I would not want to be caught with only half a head of colour when I realise I've run out.  The Amplified range are 118ml per bottle.

Please, please read all the instructions and warnings and don't go half cocked into doing this.  I regularly colour my hair so wasn't overly worried but you never know if you'll have an allergic reaction or if their will be a problem with applying it or whatever.  Do not follow just my instructions.  Follow the professionals advice.

Here's a picture of my hair:

Shenaya xx

I've been neglecting you...

Hey, llamas!!

So sorry that I haven't been blogging lately but I've been swamped with coursework.

Here's an update on life:

1) Remember that situation that I was saying was bad? Well, it actually resolved itself and I feel much better.  I guess I just needed to give it time.  Maybe I overreacted to the situation but it affected me, and that's alright.  Sometimes things affect you more than you think they will, and sometimes, you overreact.  You just need to let it pass.

2) I have waaaayyyyyy too much coursework.  It's ridiculous.  I have no idea what work needs to be done and what doesn't.  Yay.  I make life so easy for myself, don't I?  BUT.  On the plus side, I did actually manage to finish ONE piece of work.  Which is good, considering how big the assignment was.

What else has happened...?  All our teachers have been replaced.  And we have FIVE teachers (four subject and one tutor) but I only do ONE subject?!  I seriously don't need that many teachers.  And I'm sorta having trouble learning from them - well - at least one of them.

He just talks and talks and talks and talks.  He doesn't teach of the PowerPoints or off the board or whatever, he talks at you and goes on a tangent and then dictates sentences... AND I CAN'T LEARN LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  It's driving me nuts - what's the point of me sitting in lessons, zoning out, and then being expected to know everything?  I don't see how I can learn from a method that I can't concentrate on... and he is NO HELP WHATSOEVER.  I asked if he could give me any lesson notes that he uses or if he could give me the presentations from class (that he's supposed to use) and he kind of just looks at you blankly, then starts muttering.... And walks away.  But the thing is, he's a new teacher, he's just been hired, and I seem to be one of the few students that's actually having a problem.  But, I'm there to learn... and I actually WANT to be there.  So.  Should I not be able to learn?!

Our tutor is a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic, a fruit and nut cake without the fruit, and mad as a hatter.  She's new as well - and she has no idea what she's supposed to be doing.  She keeps asking us what she's supposed to do..... She's so ridiculous, we can't help but crack up at the most inopportune times... which just makes her angry - which is hilarious in it's own right....

At least the other teachers are alright... I mean, I actually MISS my old teachers and I had lots to complain about with them but the other three teachers are okay.

Anyway, don't expect to hear from me for a while.... And every time I say that, you see me about three days later... BUT I actually won't be back for a while.  I have too much work.

So goodbye *dramatic wave and longwinded death*

Shenaya xx

P.S.  I've said 'actually' seven times in this post (including this one - I specify because mum got smug and corrected me).  And it wasn't actually that long. *sigh* Eight.

2016 FTW

Happy New Year, llamas!!

So, I know my wishes are a little late but it's the thought that counts...

I've decided that this is the year. This is the year that I WILL get right. Does that count as a New Year's resolution?

Anyway, I'm leaving things behind me (or at least, trying to) - stress, upset, whatever it is.. If you'd asked me about this mindset yesterday, I would've said that you were delusional.

I was in a pretty bad place for the last couple of days. And while I usually share on this blog, this is something that I'm keeping to myself (and my counsellor) because it's a new situation.

But, I'm not going to lie, it got BAD.

So that's my reasoning - I'm not exactly one for clichéd Instagram captions... However I do have other resolutions: 

1) Stop hiding - I should be loved as who I am not what everyone wants or perceives me to be.

2) Improve my grades -it's a vital year for me, I need my target grades for uni because I will not throw away my standards for what I want to do in the future.

3) Lose weight - very typical, I know. But, this feels like the year that I'll actually accomplish something.

I probably have loads of more minor resolutions that I'm doing automatically anyway, but, these are the ones that I'm consciously trying to do.

Reading this post back seems like I'm being seriously selfish and I am. I'm not doing anything altruistic, which I guess seems pretty bad in light of recent events. However, I need to be selfish this year... Otherwise, I'll kill someone.

So, let me know your New Year's resolutions..

Shenaya xx