Wednesday, November 30, 2011

HANA Professional Flat Iron Review

Soooo, I was contacted by Missiko branding, asking if I wanted to review the HANA 1" Ceramic Flat Iron. Well, duh. A lot of people, I've heard, say it's the best flat iron they've ever used...that and their hair dryers.

As an avid user of flat irons, because my hair is thick and big, I jumped on that chance- and also figured you all may want to an honest opinion as well.....you know....in case you're in the market for a flat iron.

Let's get started, shall we?

First of all, the loot they sent (which was a LOT of stuff. Seriously. It was like Christmas morning up in my crib.)

FREE CANDY? Hell yes!
Never tried ELF cosmetics. Cool they sent big sized products.

THE Flat iron


HANA 1" Flat Iron Specs:
-Tourmaline Ceramic Plates
-Floating Plates, which auto-adjust to hair texture/thickness
-Curved Plate Edges for curling, flipping, etc.
-Adjustable temps up to 450 degrees
-Swivel, tangle-free cord
-Currently on sale at Missiko for $120.00

So, my first reaction when I knew the size iron, was that of defeat. My hair is thick and I  knew that the 1" wouldn't be big enough. I'd be straightening ALL damn day!

My current flat iron is by SEDU and I love it. It has big plates and heats up to the same temp as the HANA, so obviously this will be what I compare it to.


I've had my current flat iron for years now- and I can always tell when it's getting older because it doesn't feel as "hot" and doesn't straighten quite as well, but still works great!

The HANA iron was very tiny....I felt like my giant hands would crush it. lol. I separated my hair in three section as I normally do and started straightening. At first it didn't feel like it was hot enough (and that temp was set WAY up baybay), but after awhile I decided that it was, in fact, hot (After stupidly touching a plate. I know...I KNOW.)

I think it'd be best if I made a Pros and Cons list.

PROS: 
-Did in fact straighten well. No dents or frizz.
-Easy to use.
-Love the swivel cord.
-In my opinion it works best for thin to medium thickness hair.
-It was free. Hello, lady!!

CONS:
-It snagged at my hair :( It hurt.
-The little plates just weren't big enough for my thick hair. A bigger plated iron would have DEFINITELY given this iron an A++++ for me. The specs say the plates "float" in order to compensate for different variants of hair thickness, but I just thought it felt awkward...as though the little iron wasn't able to get to all the hairs.

Overall Score: A-

It's hard to tell right now if I'll use this HANA or my Sedu for future straightening. I'll probably use the HANA a few more times before I decide. It's always nice to have a good backup flat iron in case mine goes kaput, so thank you Missiko, for choosing me to review!

Do any of you use HANA hair products for styling? How do you like them?

Disclaimer: This post contains a product/s sample that was sent to me for consideration. The opinions expressed in this post are all my own, from my personal experience with using this product.


Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Does this sound good to you?

Well, hello. It's been awhile and I'm sorry! I wish my life were more interesting at the moment.

I'll probably be away from my blog even longer because of the holidays, work picking up, traveling, blah, blah.

I have some awesome things in my mind's blogging file for the near future, however. Including:

1. A Hana Flat iron review- I love free loot and Missiko, the brand who sent over the Hana Heat Styling Serum, asked me to review their brand of flat irons. I know lots of bloggers who love the Hana brand iron, so I'm excited to try it and give you guys a full report.

2. My NEW owl tattoo. I hope to get very, very soon. You guys know how much I love owls...If not, you should check out my Pinterest account here.

I need to be pulling my Pumpkin Cheesecake out of the oven as I type this, so I'm out.

In the meantime, everyone enjoy your Thanksgiving, time off and your liquor/beer. Don't act like you won't have a sip of some holiday brew :)

Miss talking to you all!!!


Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Missiko Product Review: HANA Shine Shield

I was contacted by a rep from Missiko Hair products to review their HANA Shine Shield. I received the product a few weeks ago and, yes, I'm a slack ass, so I'm just getting around to reviewing the product. For those who aren't familiar with Missiko products, I'm letting you know that they sell hair dryers, flat irons and hair care products.

Here's what the package looked like. They, uh...sent me some other free things. Let it be known I'm, thankful for all of the gifts they included, but....the little tinsle-fied ornament thingy? Kinda took me off guard. haha. But thank you, Missiko.

Also included was a Bobbi Brown brush roll. COOL! I've actually used a few of these in the past few weeks, so thanks for this!

THE product. Nice, elegant, black bottle, aye? Aye.
I have thick hair and any kind of shield protection from the elements is A+ in my book...immediately. When I straighten my hair I have to use a product to avoid frizz and big hair. Not good big hair...bad big hair.

I used this product after washing my hair and put it on right before I blow dried. I didn't use any other product my first time using this, and don't think I need to. It tames the frizz really well!

I haven't used it since. My go-to product for straightening is fool-proof and I have a hard time letting it go, but this stuff receives an A from me. Worth a shot, especially if your hair tends to damage from lots of heat styling.

Go HANA!


Thursday, November 3, 2011

Shutterfly Crimmus Card Giveaway!

Look. I know Halloween JUST ended, and even I think the Christmas commercials on television are a little too damn early, BUT...come ON?! Doesn't this time of year just give you a bit more joy in your heart? It does amazing things for my cold, black one. (harr harr)

Last year I participated in Shutterfly's Blog for free Christmas cards and they're doing it again this year. What a fantastic offer. In case you don't know Shutterfly offers a great variety of Christmas photo cardsphoto books and other greeting cards. This year, as you may have seen throughout the blogging community, they're giving away codes for our blog readers as well.
Therefore....THREE of my followers will receive a code for 25 FREE Holiday cards! YAHOO!!!! I'm going to make this entry simple as can be, so no worries. To be entered simply do the following:

1. Be a follower of my blog.
2. Leave ONE comment with a distinguishing name and e-mail and also "The thing that gives you the MOST cheer during the holiday season."

That's it. You have until Tuesday, November 8th to enter. So get to steppin'!!

Happy Thursday.
I'm still fighting this cold. It's lingering. WTF. Getting on my nerves.


Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Welcome to November and BaubleBar Jewels

Like I asked yesterday....WHERE has this year gone? This is my favorite time of year, but also it's so sad, because I really don't like the first part of the year for some reason. It's just boring. Nothing cool really happens until April, really. Wait...when's Mardi Gras? April right? OK then nevermind....oh, and maybe there's St. Patrick's Day, but I've always loved this time of year best!!

I'm sick and, seriously, I'm sweating like crazy right now. Good. Maybe it's that demon sickness melting out of me. Stupid cold. haha

During my sick hiatus from work yesterday I came across BaubleBar. Please, tell me you haven't heard of it yet either. I feel so left behind- I can't believe, as an avid lover of cute jewels (such as Stella & Dot), I've somehow looked over this site. It reminds me of Ideeli and Rue La La online discount boutiques a bit.

Started by two women- this store focuses on affordable items. They cut out the middle man and the result are bangles, cuffs, fun rings and statement necklaces. The other perk is that the more you buy and recommend to your friends, the more credits you’ll get for a free piece!  So start sharing!
Here are a few of my "I want, I want" pieces:



 


Even if your style isn't like mine, there's something for you there. The pieces run around $30-40 bucks. There are cheaper and more expensive pieces. Check it out for sure!

BaubleBar.

I'll share with you what I purchase when that day comes. :)

Happy November 1st! Drink lots of pumpkin cheesecake (my personal fave) and be thankful for your family, friends and this one life you're given :) Live it UP!

Love!

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