Charisma SURFS La Union

This checks off another to do in my Bucket List!!

Roadtrip - Beach - Surfing Blog Photos to Follloooooow <3

Golden Blonde Happines (Coloring Treated Hair)

Every girl who has lost her hair's virginity to either rebonding, perming or coloring knows that it takes a lot of sparred time and yes, budget to maintain your hair's crowning glory. Also, since your hair has been treated already, you cannot just mix and match hair treatments like combining color and perming, or going with those over the counter color dying products anymore. I can attest to those ordeals because I myself is currently caring for an overly treated hair which gave in to the call of vanity and lost its virgin-ness as early as 10years back.

Some Quick Tips:


1. Never ever experiment with over the counter products for coloring your already rebonded or permed hair. Its better to have a hairdresser to do this. Yes,DIY is a lot cheaper but if ever your hair falls off or gets toasted due to chemicals, its a loooot expensive plus the hassle and cries you would need to endure. 


2. Always take note of the treatments you have had. It is important to remember the brand, color, treatment kind and date when you had it. More so if you visit different kinds of salons and hair stylist. 


3. Research! Read about the kind of treatment (rebond, digital perm, stracurl) you would want to try to your hair. Its better to have lots of information about the treatment and see some blogs/reviews/testimonials about it first.

4. Better go to the tested PRO! I got my re-growth coloring (hair roots being colored to match your previously colored hair) at MENAGE SALON at Gateway Mall. Each salon has their own expertise, I have been going to Menage for my haircut, and most recently I tried their Hair Coloring as well - they did not disappoint.
 

Menage Salon is located at 2L Gateway Mall / 911-1901

Look for either Albert or Joel for your Hair Treatments (Color and Coloring)

With Complimentary Ice Tea and Refresh

(Cold towel to be pressed over your forehead, cheeks and chin for that relaxing feel before your treatments)

 

Word(s) of the Week: HCG

After the holiday season, its all about trying to get all those gained weight off and/or finding out who recently tied the knot or had a new baby in the family though those January 1st reunions. Because of the fancy for both topics, I heard this buzz about HCG and got all hooked. So the geeky side of Charisma went tumbling around web surfing and got all these bits you might want to read out:

HCG, which stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, is a hormone produced by the placenta of a pregnant woman. HCG is detectable in the blood and urine within 10 days of fertilization. Because HCG is produced in the placenta and is formed during the first few days of fertilization, its presence in a woman's blood indicates that she is most probably pregnant, thus this is the basis for the 3-5 minute wonder of standard pregnancy test kits.

A pregnancy blood test or a pregnancy serum test measures the exact amount of the pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), in the bloodstream. After the fertilized egg implants, or attaches, to the inside of the uterus or other structure inside the mother, the levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) rise rapidly. HCG's primary function is to support the pregnancy by encouraging the production of progesterone.

It is important to monitor the HCG levels of a woman during pregnancy; low or failing readings could signal a more recent pregnancy, miscarriage or an ectopic pregnancy (is a complication of pregnancy in which the embryo implants outside the uterine cavity) while high levels might indicate being further down the month counter, multiple pregnancy or even ovarian cancer. 

HCG's importance have led to what is commonly known nowadays as HCG INJECTIONS. HCG injections are primarily used for fertility issues.The hormones are necessary for women to develop eggs, as well as for healthy eggs to prosper during ovulation. Both genders naturally have amounts of these hormones produced by the pituary gland since it is necessary for the proper development of reproductive organs. In some cases, infertility specialists determine that a man might need assistance increasing his sperm count in order to help a woman conceive. This is a common use for HCG injections to treat infertility, as it can increase sperm production.  

Some physicians prescribe HCG injections for obese patients as a method to lose weight. It is thought some doctors that the increased amounts of hormones can help with weight loss while retaining lean muscle mass.

According to some online articles i have tumbled on, HCG's "Fat Release System" is a protocol designed to use the body's natural hormonal system of regulating fat in one's body, and stimulating it to release the dense, long-term fat from the problem areas of your body. It was said that these are fat stores that would only be normally released during severe starvation of during pregnancy. 

So, there you go -- HCG as the pregnancy hormone which is your quick-best-first-help in determining if you're pregnant and a level meter guiding you through pregnancy, which eventually found its evolutionary way as a fat release protocol to convert your fat in problematic areas to energy while doing a 500 calorie a day diet plan. Ohhh the wonders of Science and online research when you're insomniac and itching to blog :)

[INFOSOURCES:http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-hcg.htm http://www.babyhopes.com/articles/hcg.html http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4924310_what-does-hcg-shot-do.html http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4924310_what-does-hcg-shot-do.html http://www.what-is-hcg.net/]

As Stong As The Sun ☀ ♥

Random Thought: Single is fab and not a drag :)

Going through Facebook and other social networking sites made me realize that most of my batch mates are either with kids, married or engaged. As for me, I got a NewTattoo last week, Digitally Permed my Hair yesterday and is getting a Baby Girl Shihtzu before the month ends. While am perfectly happy for my dear friends - and I still believe in the Blissful Promise of Ever Afters, I can now truthfully say (without grudge and bitterness) that I am happy to be single at that moment- don't worry, in HIS time, am sure Perfect Love will come around<3. But for now, I'll continue to live the life I love and make the most of this single and fab life that I have been blessed with.

PS: Am excited for the EU Trip I am having with my bestfriend next year. 

All moolah funds & paid vacation leaves are for Europe -- Salute! :)

Straight & CURLED

**Curled Charisma**

STRACURL: A perfect fusion of Rebonded and Digitally Permed Hair :)



A BIG BIG THANK YOU to the staff of BE@UTYBRICK Hair Art Studio and Mr. Shin for the Straight with Volume ++ FAB CURLS that they have given me this afternoon-evening. Its great that you can have a combination of hair rebond and digiperm in one salon seating, the almost 6 hours of wait is worth it.

BE@UTYBRICK Hair Art Studio
is at Unit 103 Dona Consolacion Bldg.,
Jupiter St, Bel-Air, Makati
you can call Deborah at 408.33.98 for appointments & inquiries.