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Hello everyone!!
Todays post is going to be dedicated to my trip to Hong Kong this summer! We only stayed one week in Hong Kong and another week in Bangkok! I really, really wanted to blog about this because
this is the best thing that has happened to me this year (better than my graduation haha)

It's actually my second time in Hong Kong but I could honestly go there every summer (thats how much I love it!!!) ♥

I'm going to blog about my time in Bangkok in my next post because putting everything in one post would be way too much XD

I hope you'll enjoy my photos~

Düsseldorf → Hong Kong

This is such a typical plane photo hahaha but the sunset looked really pretty..

The food was really good!!! I love plane food so much .. I ate my mom's food too because she didn't want to eat it haha

Sham Shui Po - Dragon Center

We went to the Dragon Center in Sham Shui Po and also to a really big shopping center for computer stuff but I didn't take pics of it >.<

This was my breakfast/lunch there! Japanese Curry with an omelette and small pork chops in it, it was really good and super cheap!! I definitely think Dragon Centre has a really nice food court too hehe

They had so many fun games there and even one of these claw machines with small alpacas in it ♥

If you like Kpop you HAVE to go here!!

One thing I really loved about HK is that they had really cute cakes everywhere!!

Look at this perfection ...for only like 20$ a cake??? what haha

I really loved how the strawberry ones looked like ;-; so cute !!

We also went to a huge supermarket called 'Taste' in Festival Walk where they have a huge variety of groceries and also a lot of yummy baked goods >.< ♥

I liked the one with a sausage the best omg

...and these sponge cakes looked sososo good !!! I could eat tons of them and never get enough

They had so many cosmetic stores here in HK..it's crazy!

I really liked how this Innisfree store looks *-*

And of course Etude House ♥-♥

Skinfood!!!

Causeway Bay

We also went to Causeway Bay just to see what it's like on the other side of Hong Kong and it's really different! The air is a lot cleaner and it's not that hot somehow? haha. I feel like you can find more high end brands there especially in shopping malls like 'Fashion Walk' or 'Sogo'.

Spongebob exhibition :D

We also took the chance to take one of those 'Ding Ding Trams' but it was super hot and crowded there so we got out after 2 or 3 stops!

This is what streets in HK usually look like

Prince Edward - One Dim Sum

This Dim Sum place was like a secret gem! It's a Michelin starred restaurant !!!

But you had to wait 30min. outside (in the heat) to get a table!

When we finally got in.. the food was so good omg. They let you sit and eat there peacefully too... I was expecting them to kick us out as soon as we finished eating but they didn't eventho it was super crowded and they had a super long line outide! I definitely recommend going there if you're not a big group because otherwise you'll have to wait there for an eternity haha

Hong Kong Park

We also went to this park because it's something totally different compared to the busy and loud streets in HK.

You can see some really modern buildings from here

and also a nice garden and many sees and waterfalls!

This is just a photo I took on our way home! I'm super impressed by how clean the subway in HK is! It's MUCH cleaner than in Germany and I love that there's a train every 3 to 5 min.?

Tsim Sha Tsui

Of course, we also went shopping in Tsim Sha Tsui.

We went to Food Republic in Silvercord and got some nice food first >.< !

I loved those Takoyakis..the sauce was sososo good !!

We bought a Takoyaki pan after trying them haha

I also took the chance to go to Muji and buy some sweets there ♥

They had SO MUCH food omg ... we don't have food in our Muji T_T

why is Muji so nice there? ;___;

Harbour

We went to the Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui at night because it's awesome to see the lights on the other side! My dad was so excited because he really wanted to go here at night and take some pics, I feel so bad tho because we didn't even stay here that long because it started to rain and this place was kind of like his only wish :-(

Well , maybe we can come here next time again and stay longer :-(

Citygate Outlet HK

We also went to an outlet mall on our last day because it was on our way to the airport but honestly it's not worth it if you're from the US or Europe because all those high end brands are still cheaper there than when they're on 50% off sale in HK~

Last time in Sasa..what an emotional event :'-( I miss Sasa so much omg

Mannings at the airport..I miss Mannings so much too T_T

And also my last meal in Hong Kong..I'm tearing up because I miss everything so much

...... but I will definitely come back !!! ♥♥♥

See you next time, Hong Kong ! ♥

Labels: hong kong, personal, travel

Hello everyone!

So as you can already read in the title.. I dyed my hair!! ♥

I finally decided to dye my hair again after letting it grow out for 1.5 years! I really wanted to have a new look for the new year and I still had an old hair dye from Liese laying around so why not dye my hair with it before it expires haha~

I bought the Liese Bubble Hair Dye in Milk Tea Brown for about 60$hkd when I was in Hong Kong (which is was summer 2014 o.o omg). At first, I was a little hesitant to use it because it's old but I checked the expiration date and it said that this hair dye can be used until 2017 so my hair should be save o.o!
There are many other colours you can chose from but I picked the colour Milk Tea Brown because I wanted to lighten up my hair colour a little!^^

Here's a photo with some other colours they have:

I'm not sure if they have even more colours but they have at least 18 colours to chose from~

Here's a photo of everything that was in the packaging:

Solution 1, solution 2, gloves, a allergy test, an introduction and a conditioner

This is what the colour is suppose to look like if you use this hair dye on bleached hair (not black hair!!). Expect it to look much darker when using it on black virgin hair.

You can see how your final hair color is going to look like with this little colour guide at the back.

!!Caution!!

Here's the guide and above you could see the caution. Both texts are written in English and Chinese!

All you have to do now is follow the guide step by step!

Don't shake the bottle with the mixed solutions to prevent foaming in the bottle! It's suppose to form bubbles once you squeeze it out and not in the bottle.

Don't forget to wear the gloves in the packaging before starting to spread the foam bubbles onto your hair!

There was plenty of product in the bottle left so I put the rest onto my head hahahah~ Don't forget to spread it evenly onto your head tho haha~!

After that I let the hair dye soak into my hair for about half an hour because I wanted to get out the max effect haha~

You'll have to rinse it with warm water and shampoo and then use the conditioner they included in the packaging.

The conditioner smelled sooo good !! ♥

Here are the before/ after results! It definitely lightened up my hair!! You can't see well on the photo but you can definitely tell in person that my hair got much lighter, it also had a light red tinge to it because I used it on my almost grown out black hair lol

Here's a photo of my hair about 3-4 weeks after I dyed my hair!

It got a littleee lighter and the red tinge disappeared completely yay but it's also more damaged!

Sorry for this ugly sticker but I hate my nose and my mouth these days >.< Something I started getting self-conscious about

My experience:

The scent of this hair dye is soooo strong omg. It will make your eyes tear up a little if you don't leave a window open while dyeing your hair! The consistency is like shampoo and therefore easy to use. I noticed while I was laying in bed that night that my scalp burns a little and was really sensitive because the hair dye was that aggressive! There was no stinging or burning throughout the same day though >.<

I think this hair dye is awesome for lightening up your hair to a natural medium to dark brown hair colour but it does dry out your hair a lot and I have some split ends now >.< Nevertheless I think it's alright because you can treat it with some conditioner and it should be fine after a month. I don't think this hair dye is recommended for bleaching your hair blonde or for making a dramatic change though because it doesn't lighten them up that well and it's pretty damaging too (I'm little disappointed because I expected it to look a little lighter).

What I like about it

♥ price

♥ easy to use

♥ even hair colour result

♥ gloves + conditioner included

♥ pretty colour

♥ wide colour range

What I don't like about it

- smell is really strong

- dries out your hair

- doesn't lighten up your hair that much

Repurchase?: If it's on sale for 60HKD again I would repurchase it in a lighter color but otherwise probably not because the lightening effect isn't that great on black hair.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me in the comment section I will answer them! ♥

------ What's going on in my life at the moment------

I feel so stressed and nervous at the moment because school is ending for me soon. The whole february is filled with exams (3 exams every week *cry* I hope I will do well on them) and I will only have 5 weeks of 'real school' (classes) left. After that I will have about 4 weeks to study for my finals which are in April!

I feel like time is passing by too fast and I can't believe school is finally ending for me soon. I don't even know what it will be like to sleep in for the next couple of months until university starts. I'm also really scared to fail the coming exams and get bad result. Also, I'm scared to lose contact to my friends since I won't see them everyday anymore.

Another thing that makes me sad but shouldn't is that I really don't have any plans for the time between my graduation and first day of university~ All my friends already made plans without me and I feel like a total loser and outcast because of it. While they have already booked their flight tickets to South Korea, Japan,..etc with other people or even send in their application for studying abroad I really didn't plan anything! I will probably stay home for 3 months and eat cookies in bed. I don't have anyone left to ask to go on vacation with me too because, like I said above, all of them already made plans without me.

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Labels: beauty, bubble hair dye, liese, milk tea brown, personal, review