Time for a Touch Up - Garnier Nutrisse Nourishing Color Foam in Medium Auburn 5R

Tonight I dyed my hair using a new box dye from the drugstore. Actually, it's not new to me; I used it before when I wanted to color it light brown and I was not happy with the results. It wasn't even a medium brown, it turned out to be like a dark brown. And I was just going to stick to the regular box dye that I use which is by John Frieda called Precision Foam Colour.

I decided to give Garnier another change and purchased the Garnier Nutrisse Nourishing Color Foam in "Medium Auburn 5R"

I was so shocked after I washed my hair and let it towel dry. You know when your hair is wet or damp even, it's kind of darker looking. Well, my hair was still damp and it looked soo red! Not what I was going for at all. I kept going in different rooms and different lighting to make sure I wasn't just in a bad lighting but it still looked so red and I was panicking! Another thing I did was to take some pictures on my DSLR camera. Still red. 

Now that my hair as fully dried and I took more pics, this time on my iPhone, I also compared it to pics I took when I dyed it with the box dye I used last summer (The color I wanted) and it looked kind of the same. Earlier, I was paying attention to my roots more, and I guess I wasn't used to seeing them not black (I had really bad roots because last time I dyed it was 9 months ago in the summertime). Oh by the way, I was going for my hair color before I dyed it tonight, a medium red-brown. This one turned out more red than reddish brown. But I'm starting to be okay with it now. I have to look at it outdoors tomorrow. Here is my usual box dye that I use to get my hair color:

For now, I'm going to say that these two colors are similar. I just freaked out at first with my roots being so red, but I guess I was not used to it because I had bad roots for a long time. So, either brand color 5R  is okay if you want to achieve my hair color. I still need to see my hair in daylight to get my final opinion so I will do an update on my hair in another post.

My hair almost dry.

Fully dried hair.

My hair in brighter lighting.

Let me know what you think! :)
- Megs

Starting Up Again

I'm starting up my blog again so that I can share more products individually. I've never been really good at blogging when it comes to creativity but hopefully now I can get better at it with my Macbook. Anyways, be prepared for more beauty and fashion posts because I have gone crazy with trying out new makeup and fashion items. I want to be able to go more in depth with my opinions on products I have been enjoying and want to share my thoughts with you.  

Just a heads up though, I absolutely love lipstick (bright/hot pink/fuchsia.. just lipstick in general), foundations (or just anything that has to do with complexion) and spring/summer clothes (these seasons are when I shop for clothing the most!). So these upcoming posts may or may not be boring depending if you like like the stuff I do; which is lots of lip & face stuff and L O T S of hauls ;)

Why K I S S & M A K E U P ? 

(Doesn't sound very original, i know.. In fact, I think there's a youtuber with that sn but it's cool. I don't follow/know the person) 

Well "K I S S" I refer to my obsession with lippies (I only kiss my husband if you are thinking otherwise lol) and "M A K E U P", well for the obvious reason, This is hellomeganda's beauty blog! (also includes skincare, haircare and all that jazz..) And I could fit "fashion" into the title without it being long or complicated but it's included :)

Okay enough rambling, I sure do hope you enjoy reading!


Take care :)
- Megs