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I got a DigiPerm!

By On October 15, 2013 · 39 Comments

Yesterday, I got a digiperm. My life is forever changed.

I was born with ultra straight, super fine, zero body hair. There’s no volume nor shape which I hate so I curl my hair with an iron to give it a nice bounce. However, this is only temporary because it never holds. So when the DigiPerm became […]

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Diet Diaries Ch1: The issue of Weight

By On September 6, 2013 · 3 Comments

I am 5ft, 5inches tall. I used to be overweight at 150lbs. No joke.

I wasn’t always this way. In high school, I was a lean, mean athletic machine, keeping a consistent weight of 115-118lbs all four years. So what happened? America happened. I moved to New York for college, got a job that allowed […]

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My New Eyelashes

By On July 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment

So I’m not very hairy. I barely have hair on my body. The hair on my head is extremely fine. This has its advantages and disadvantages.

Pros: No need for costly hair removal procedures.
Cons: No eyelashes and eyebrows.

I’ve always wanted full, sweeping lashes and thick well-defined eyebrows. It’s been a frustration. I […]

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The Science of Hair Color

By On July 16, 2011 · 2 Comments

I only started to really care about my hair a few years ago. Only when I grew it out did I start to notice and appreciate it. For starters, mine is dark brown (as opposed to black like most Filipinos) and texture-wise, it’s soft and pin-straight. I love this. It’s really low maintenance, I don’t […]

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Keeping my hair cool

By On May 3, 2011 · 2 Comments

Heat is a hair-moisture vampire. Blow-drying on high heat basically sucks the moisture out of your hair leaving it all frizzy and sometimes static-ey. Curling irons and straighteners also work the same way. Not good for me because I love curling my hair. I used to use a straightener (the clamp and rotate […]

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