meriko randoms: Oshiri Kajiri Mushi

Hey there~ (:
Sorry about the lack of posts, been a bit busy lately. But today, Merigon is here to present you with.... OSHIRI KAJIRI MUSHI!

Oshiri Kajiri Mushi basically means "butt-biting bug"xDD
A couple years ago, this song/video became immensely popular in Japan. It even made it to the top of the Oricon (music) charts as I remember. It's basically this bug singing about his day biting butts....wtf, I know. But it's quite amusing, I promise you ;)

Well, I'll leave you to see for yourself :D. There's even subtitles in this vid, so you guys can follow along with the interesting lyrics :P

I personally think it's quite cute...not to mention super catchy.
What do you guys think? leave a comment! (:

meriko's beauty diary: Palty foam hair dye

Hi there~ It's merigon here today, posting a how to and review on Palty's foam hair dye (:

warning, this is gonna be PIC HEAVY!

Alright, so the colour I chose was called きいちごジャム (Raspberry Jam), and basically when you open the package, this is what you'll find inside. Packaging is super cuteeeee. I'm totally sold xD

Okay, so let's get started! Remember to wear a shirt you don't really want in case the dye gets on it.
So step one, set up like shown in the picture. You can poke a hole in the box to put the cup in (it should be cut out for you already).

Then you take the base water, which is the first bottle to the left. It says to shake it up and down 20 times, and then pour all of it into the cup. Next, you take the cream (one in the tube) and add all of it into the cup as well.

 Looks like this......

 Then~take the spoon thing and mix it. It says to do it 20-40 times...but I say just mix until all the clumps are gone and the foam fills the cup. Make sure to get everything at the bottom. Like mixing cake mix :D :D

mix mix mix mix...... oooooh foaming~

 mix mix mix mix..... okay this is where I stopped - before it started spilling everywhere LOL

 Andddd now you can just grab the foam using your hands or the spoon thing and apply it to your hair like shampoo. Remember to put your gloves on first!

The instructions suggest that you start at your roots, not forgetting the spots behind your ears! Then apply it evenly throughout your hair.

To ensure the dye is spread evenly and applied well, it also suggests that you massage it in softly.

When you're done applying, let it sit for about 20 minutes. If you have really thick hair, leave it for an extra 10 minutes. If you have really thin, short or damaged hair, it suggests that you leave it in for 5 minutes less than normal. My hair looked like this at this point. I left it in for about 30-40 min, yes longer than it suggested, but I really wasn't seeing much change :(

When you're ready, go rinse it out :D

The package also comes with this thing. It's basically a leave-in conditioner that supposedly will help with the colour and decrease the damage. Instructions say to apply it after towel drying your hair.

Theeeen, you can air-dry or blow-dry to see your results.
Mine turned out like this. 

Yes, nothing like the colour shown on the box. To be honest, I was quite disappointed. The original Palty worked quite well on me, so I had some expectations for this Palty too ;__; The colour wasn't bad... but definitely not what I wanted originally. It didn't make a big difference at all. *sighhhh*

The foam was also questionable... once I applied it to my hair, all the foam just sunk in. It wasn't like shampoo at all, I actually found it quite difficult to apply. On the side note, I do think that I was slightly at fault for using only one pack. My hair is quite long, so it may have been a better choice to buy 2 packs to make sure it could cover all my hair. Well, here are some pictures for you to judge.

BEFORE::

AFTER::

Not a big difference no? and they are taken in the same lighting.

I guess you could say my hair got browner... but I really wanted that red tone to it. soooo, I would say it was kinda fail OTL. (and its not even as light as it looks on camera..)

I really wanted to have better things to write about this product, since I'm a huge Masuwaka Tsubasa fan....not to mention that the KARA promotions and packaging were all great. But for me, the results just didn't really live up to it. On the bright side, I thought that this stuff smelled amazing compared to other hair dyes. Had a really nice fruity scent, much like the original Palty. I also didn't find it too damaging to my hair, so that was good (:

All in all, I would give this product...

★★★☆

3.5 stars!

^ yes, let's just pretend that white star is a half LOL

Not bad, but not great.

You're welcome to give it a try, but I don't particularly recommend it  xD

but the packaging was so cute.......... orz

okay that's it for today~

バイバイ～

;merigon