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Great Reviews..

Wednesday, June 01, 2011 | Labels:

There really is nothing like a couple of great reviews to start the day off... Thank Lindsay and Amanda ...

I know I've said this before but your dry shampoo/texturizer is quite honestly the best stuff ever. I even use it on my clean, dry hair to give it more density and texture. I've never found anything else like it and I've tried so many things! I'm half asian but I totally inherited the asian hair gene full-on. I have thick individual strands of hair but sometimes (especially in the bangs area) I can see a sparse look. It's not like balding, but just sparse...especially if my hair gets oily...know what I mean? Anyway, your product totally helps it look less sparse, too. I'll be a lifelong supporter of JuJuChan!


I can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve!

xoxo,
Lindsay

Amanda P said...

Finally a product that does what it says!!! My hair is long, fine and extremely straight, because of this my hair tends to weigh itself down and on those days that I didn't wash my hair well let's just say it hasn't always been pretty....until I started using Juju Chan texture powder!!!!

Trust me I've tried them all the dry shampoos that promise your hair will look like you just washed it...NOT! The products that promise more body....ugh those are the worst. They last 5 mins and then you are stuck with gross product in your hair and it's still flat...FAIL!!!
I came across this product by chance and after that first time using it (without knowing where to get it) I ran to Sephora to see if they carried it....they didn't and I was completely shocked. How could a product this great not be in there stores?! Luckily I discovered that you could purchase online or Dekko Salon (yay for me for living so close to my favorite salon :)

Since using this product I tend to like my hair more on the days I haven't washed it, It gives it wonderful body, takes away any grease and I swear it makes my thin hair feel like it's doubled in thickness. On the days I do wash my hair I still use it to give my hair a bit more oomph. Love love love this stuff!!!

Anime Contacts Lenses..

Saturday, May 28, 2011 | Labels: ,

I have noticed everywhere I look nowadays there are young women (Asian, in particular) who have been walking around with Anime contacts in. For those who don’t know what they are – these are contacts of any color that are larger than the average size contacts that gives the ‘doll’ like look. Of course Lady Gaga had to be there first with her ginormous contacts for her Bad Romance video. I have a suspicious feeling that one day soon I will be writing about her latest shoulder horns when they too become mainstream!!


So here’s the advertising version of one eye in, along with my very own version.. of course I had to try!!

And then this is with both eyes in:

Now here we have the classic pose, to make your eyes look even bigger:

And here are the different colors, Lighter Brown, and for added effect I wore blue in one eye (right) and violet in the other (left)!

Cute right? Yeah, maybe if cute, funky and under 40!! Just to show you how it can look if it starts to wander within the eye.. not a very good look on me.. HaHa! Confused smile Play around and enjoy. There's many online stores that sell them although a lot are overseas but definitely worth getting some to try out and mess around with.

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UPS Sucks.....

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 | Labels: ,

A whole long week of phone calls, frustration and disappointments : (

UPS failed to deliver my Juju Chan Texture Powder Styler to the Cannes Film Festival event in time which meant I lost out completely!!!

Their excuse? No such person by that name - Not True, and concierge wouldnt accept it - ??

I did everything possible to try to have it delivered on time, even staying up till the early hours to call UPS France, and calling them every single day for a week, but no such luck.

It has taken them 8 days after I mailed the package to finally get a manager to speak to me and this made it even worse, not their fault, no refund, pay $500 to get the products back, there's nothing they can do. I shouldve stuck to speaking to the supervisors and others who at least had sympathy and admitted this was a UPS error. Thanks so much Henry Maltez for being such a prat.

If I wasnt so exhausted with it all, I would continue to fight but what the hell, I need to let go and move on, (which I know is exactly what they wanted me to do)

I just have one thing to say to UPS - If you dont know how to go about delivering International packages, dont offer the service!! Simple as that!
And dont pick on the small companies, wear them out, just becos you can, that just SUCKS!

Saddest part about this whole thing.. I wasted time on the phone to UPS when I shouldve been spending quality time with my visiting family members, so sorry for that.

Thanks for letting me vent..

Juju Chan's 'TEXTURE' is going to Cannes Film Festival!

Thursday, May 19, 2011 | Labels: ,

2011 - May 11th - 22nd CANNES Film Festival, here we come! Lets hope lots of celebs will be picking up Juju Chan's TEXTURE Powder Styler. Fingers Crossed...



The gorgeous official poster for the 2011 Festival with Faye Dunaway.

Hair Stickies…Just for fun!

Friday, May 13, 2011 | Labels:

I guess Joni (from Dekko Salon) was clearing out her house or something cos she gave me these weird stickies for some reason and I wondered what on earth I could do with them?

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Then I came across this photo that was took when some of the Dekko girls decided to go and watch Eclipse

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I thought I'd give everyone a new look and update their hairstyles abit and lo and behold, the stickies fit!!… so here’s the new version!! Thanks girls for the laff!!! (Dunno why were so stretched tho girls, I didn't attempt to make us look slimmer)

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V & G Magic Clay..

Sunday, May 08, 2011 | Labels:

V&G Aqua - Magic Clay

The Magic Clay is a fairly pliable creamy based product manufactured by a Japanese company, I have tried this one on several occasions but mainly on shorter haircuts that need some hold for a messy look. I found the consistency to be fairly easy to work with especially for a clay (as most can be very thick and difficult to distribute evenly) Its pliable enough to use on medium length thicker hair textures which need to look messy or have to chunkiness to it. I would definitely recommend this for texture.

Hit or Miss..

Wednesday, May 04, 2011 | Labels:

Sorry, but all I can say to this is.. WTF????

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Post Sally Hansen…

Saturday, April 30, 2011 | Labels: ,

I recently wrote a post about Sally Hansen’s stick on nail varnish and went on about how great I thought they were. Well, now I feel it only fair to give you the update on what I thought. As you know, I spent my first 10 days with the ‘fishnet’ look, and then immediately onto the ‘lace’ look for my next 10 days.

I really liked them and enjoyed my time with them on, but a week after wearing them, I noticed how dry my nails had become and they started feeling very thin and weak and were cracking around the edges. So, I hate to say this but although its good to use them on a short term basis, its not good to have them constantly on your nails. I feel as if the nails don’t get to breath hence them becoming so dehydrated!


Oh well, I’ll save it for those special occasions : (

FeatherLocks Hair Extensions..

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 | Labels: ,

Nikki Presta is now offering FeatherLocks Hair Extensions in Dekko Salon. So I decided to give you all a run-down of what they are, how its done and what they look like.


If your looking for a way to spruce up, vamp up, have a little change in your hair but don’t want anything permanent or damaging, then you should try FeatherLocks Extensions. These extensions are little rooster feathers ranging from 8 to 16inches in length. There is a vast amount of colors to choose from varying from solids to patterns. And as far as we know, NO roosters were hurt in the process of getting their feathers!


The great thing about these feathers is that they can be washed, blow dried, flat ironed and curled along with your own natural hair. They last between 6 – 8 weeks, and when they grow out away from the roots, they can be re-used again. Each feather costs $15 and the application time will be around 5minutes once the color of feathers and position has been decided. Of course, its best to let Nikki choose the positioning as she would know best as to what shows off the feathers more for each hairstyle. Anyway here are some pictures of Nikki putting afew pinks one into my hair:




Because I had Nikki put them into my fringe area, this meant the feathers had to be cut once they are secured into the hair. First the hair is threaded through a silicone bead and once the length is determined, the pliers will clamp down the bead so it fastens the feather in with the section of hair. Thanks to Lucky for these fab pictures. Of course, just about everyone in Dekko wanted to try it out, but here’s me, Ashley Jill, and Lucky showing ours off.

And just in case you think we look like Dog the Bounty Hunter (thnx Lucky) here’s some really cool people with the Featherlocks, as word is spreading, you can see allsorts of celebs having it done.

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My Pick..

Saturday, April 23, 2011 | Labels:

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I found this picture online of Korean actress, singer and model Yoon Eun-Hye and I thought ‘What a cute look she had’!!

Sometimes its hard to make bleach blonde shades look good on Asian hair but Yoon managed to make both shades of blonde work very well, making her Pixie cut unique and fresh looking. Very pretty!

But hey, I guess if your ranked #44 out of Korea’s Top 100 most powerful and influential people in the Entertainment Industry, then you’d better make sure you look ‘mighty fine’ eh?

The Next ‘It’ Girl–Jamie Chung?

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 | Labels: ,

My good friend Stevie Wong (check him out) who is up on everything and knows everything there is to know about movies and music and has interviewed every star who’s worth interviewing has spoken…

Take note… Jamie Chung could well be the next big Asian star to emerge from Hollywood. Raised in our hometown of San Francisco, Jamie started her career in MTV’s Real World – based in San Diego. She went on to make movies such as ‘ I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry’, Sorority Row, DragonBall Evolution.

Her next few movies include Sucker Punch (an Action Fantasy Thriller), Hangover 2, and Premium Rush (an action movie with the cute Joseph Gordon Levitt)
Here’s Jamie showing some hair looks and remember to watch out for this cutie and I’m sure as always, Stevie will be right!!!


You can also check out Stevie's views on:

Volumizing Froth

Monday, April 11, 2011 | Labels: ,

Prive – Concept VERT – Volumizing Froth
Green volumiser

Part of PRIVE’S new Green Line – this contains certified organic extracts, has no Parabens, DEA, REA or artificial colors, and is never tested on animals, the packaging is also earth friendly and can be recycled.
Classed as the next generation non-aerosol mousse , it gives incredible body, volume and definition.
When I first used this mousse, I loved it, it really did give alot of body and fullness, especially on shorter hair, it wasn't until I tried it on longer hair that I realized I had to go easier on the application. If too much is applied, it is difficult to wrap the brush around it smoothly. So apply less for longer hair. On shorter hair it is fabby, the amount of body and bounce is incredible. Feels smooth, comes out like a gel and changes into froth while in the palm of your hands to ensure easy application.

Dekko’s Daily Grind–Patricia

Thursday, April 07, 2011 | Labels:

Patricia came into Dekko Salon a while ago and had grown her hair long enough so that she could donate it to one of the many organizations that create wigs for people with hair loss with cancer or other diseases. Good for you Patricia.
Anyway as you can see from the pictures below she certainly had a lot of length to work with. We must've had about 12 inches that we could cut off and still have a decent shoulder length style.

We decided to give Patricia a style that was around shoulder length, we made sure she had plenty of layers and because her hair is so thick, we took a lot of weight out of it and textured it quite a lot. Because Patricia’s face shape was more on the long side than any other shape, we thought it would be good to give her a softer fringe to balance out the length. We dried it casually with no brush, and then we rolled some styling cream onto the ends just to give it abit more texture.
I must say that we were very pleased with the end result and thought Patricia looked very sexy and
fresh : )
Thanks a lot Patricia for posing and for donating!

Beach Hair..

Sunday, April 03, 2011 | Labels:

Davines Sea Salt Primer
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One of the newer Davines products available, although its amazing how fast this company is churning out new great products. This one reminded me of the Bumble & Bumble Surf Spray, very similar in texture and type, although I did find the Davines (above) to be less ‘matte’ looking once on. I love the way the hair looks with these surfey, beachy products but what I wasnt keen on was the way it felt, very ‘chalky’ and dry. With this Sea Salt Primer, it feels just abit better than others I have used and it instantly gives clumpy chunky beachy hair : )

Maggie Cheung – Asian Goddess..

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 | Labels: , ,

I’ve been dying to share this post with you on Maggie Cheung (Man Yuk), one of my all time favorite Asian actresses. For those of you who aren't familiar with Maggie, she has been in alot of movies, afew being ‘In the Mood for Love’, ‘Irma Vep"’, ‘Hero’, and ‘Clean’.

I had the pleasure in working with Maggie once in Los Angeles, (as well as the gorgeous Michael Wong) for an Ericsson commercial. I just happened to be lucky enough to be at the right place at the right time, just as they were casting for the HK ad campaign, (which turned out to be so successful, it was cited as a case study in the Harvard Business Review). I was hired to do the hair for the main actors including Maggie and Michael and a couple of other Asian American actors. This was such a surprise for me as I was hired before I found out who I would be working on. Initially it was meant to be Gong Li, who had trouble getting her work permit fast enough so it ended up being Maggie instead, much to my delight.


Memories of the commercial:

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I found her to be charming and lovely as well as a little mischievous as she kept fluffing her hair to make it more ‘punky’ while the directors of Ericsson kept telling me to ‘calm it down’. She also told me that she’d always wanted to be a hairdresser and even applied to work at Sassoon’s while living in the UK, luckily for her, she didn't get in, and the rest as you know, is history!

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I also found this shoot to be quite challenging as Maggie's hair was permed into a tight afro look at the time, so my first challenge for the first scene was to flatten and calm it all down into a slicked look!! A fantastic 3 day shoot in Malibu at a gorgeous house, great fun memories. And I must say Thank’s to both Maggie and Michael for their hand written referrals to put towards my green card application to come to the US.


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While on the subject of Maggie Cheung, I’ve put together a slideshow of some of her looks that I love.. Enjoy!



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Hit or Miss??

Friday, March 25, 2011 | Labels:

There is something soooo wrong with this hairstyle, don't you think? Wait, though, the color is good, at least the shade is a good one, no signs of triad looking yellow bleach at least!
But his haircut and style is not very good looking for his face shape is it? If only he blended in his fringe with the ‘explosive’ looking bit at the top, it could've been a good punky look, but instead with that separation, it looks like he’s got ‘mall’ fringe!!


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Sally Hansen’s Stick On Varnish..

Sunday, March 20, 2011 | Labels: ,

I just felt the need to share my latest experience of stick on nail varnish with you. As a hair stylist I had given up on painting my nails because as soon as I had a painted it on, the varnish would either chip off or become goo-ey, because the ingredients in some hair products would start to strip away the varnish.
Then I came across an ad in a magazine introducing Sally Hansen’s stick on Polish!! This I had to try. So for my first attempt I chose a fishnet pattern and following the instructions and not even being that intense about it.


I stuck them on one by one while watching a movie at the same time. I was so surprised at how easy it was. Once it was pressed on, you then use the nailfile provided and file off the excess length! The hardest part about it I thought was the peeling of the backing, and you also have to make sure you choose the right size for each finger, as I had left a couple of half nails undone.
Nevertheless, I still found it successful and the best part about it was that I tested it with allsorts of products that I used on clients hair and I managed to keep it on (no chips or stickiness) for over a week and it stilled looked good. To remove it, you simply use nail polish remover, I’m totally convinced and I’ll be going onto my lace nails next : )
Here’s other colors that are available and also their ‘how to’ pics:

Oscars 2011 Press Release

Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | Labels:

Styleshopusa Debuts JUJUChan Powder Styler at 15th Annual Pre-academy Awards Ultimate Beauty Suite


StyleshopUSA debuts the new JUJUChan Texture Powder Styler at the Pre-Oscars Style Lounge 2011 in their VIP Gift Bags. StyleshopUSA are best known for selecting the next handful of up and coming luxury and emerging brands.


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PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 06, 2011 – StyleshopUSA showcases for the second time this year, the new JUJUChan Texture Powder Styler at the Pre-Oscars Style Lounge 2011 in their VIP Gift Bags.

StyleshopUSA are best known for selecting the next handful of up and coming luxury and emerging fashion & beauty brands. They have selected JUJUChan for their Luxury Eco Chic Style Lounge teaming up with Veteran Gift Lounge & PR specialist Roger Neal at their Hollywood Oscar Beauty Suite which kicked off February 21st at the beautiful Beverly Hills, L'Hermitage Hotel. Celebrity Stylists, Press, Media, Celebrities and VIP's enjoyed four days of product sampling from Roger Neal's Ultimate Style Hollywood Oscar Beauty Suite and viewed Luxury Couture Fashion for Red Carpet Nominees, and VIPs by StyleShopUSA featuring International Couture designer s Addy Van Den Krommenacker and Rubina Anjum.

**JuJu Chan Texture Powder Styler retails for $28, and comes in shades of Blonde and Brunette and tjhis dry shampoo texture Styler is perfect for any busy celebrity travel schedule when there's not enough time to wash the hair! Sophia Milos CSI, and Bollywood Stars Mallika Sherewat and Fagun Thakrur, TV Guide Host Carly Steele, and Beverly Hills Courier Host Tamara Henry were all thrilled with the gifts. With our busy schedules said Mallika, this little dry powder is the perfect thing! Products can be found online at www.styleshopusa.com.

Other guests who received the gift bag included OSCAR NOMINEES FROM TRUE GRIT, TOY STORY 3, Maria Canals Barrera, Randy Newman, Nadia Bjorlin,Candace Cameron, Steven Tyler American Idol , Bollywood star Udita Goswami, Maria Conchita Alonso, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Tia Carrere, Wedil David, Oscar Nominee Roger James for True Grit, Greg Ellis,Nathalie Faye, Kate Flannery, Richard Gant, Mark Whalberg, Leeza,Mark Hamill, William Shatner, George Hamilton, Alana Stewart,Kelly Hu, Ernie Hudson,Lorenzo Lamas, Ed Lauter, Jennifer Lewis, Angela Bassett,Madsion Leslie, Sofia Milos, Tamara Mowry, Kelly Monaco, Elise Neal,Jeryl Prescott Sales, Oscar Nominee 2008 Francesco Quinn, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Eric Roberts, Will Sasso,Tom Everett Scott, Caterina Scorsone, Judi Shekoni from the new Twilight Breaking Dawn, The Sitaution, Fivel and Boo Boo Stewart, Amber Stevens, Miles Teller from Rabbit Hole, Bella Thorne, Nadine Velasques, Patrick Warburton, Vanessa Williams, Sean Young,Shelby Young, Brenda Song, to name a few

* The first day, the Lounge was closed down in the morning for Steven Tyler and his wife to receive his private beauty treatments. He received a JUJUChan Gift Bag - which he loved - perfect for every rock and roller on the go!! with not time to wash hair. This unique product when rubbed into the scalp adds volume and texture to otherwise limp hair.

The RNSH Academy Award Ultimate Beauty suite ran Feb 21 - 24th 2011 at the L’ Ermitage Hotel in the Garden Suites from 9:30 am 8:00 pm daily , Beverly Hills, CA. Stars were pampered with beauty treatments as they prepared for their big night. World-renowned G.M. Collin Skincare Paris gave $10,000.00 beauty treatments in the suite which included: Phyto Stem Cell + collection in conjunction with the Derm Renewal Clinical Peel and Algomask. G.M. Collin has the perfect solution for all the celebrities skin care needs.

Meanwhile, hot from dressing Celebrities for TV and Red Carpet for the Oscars, StyleshopUSA are already preparing for the Cannes Film Festival Style Lounge and will be presenting JuJu Chan again at their Preview-Cannes Party Reception to be held in Los Angeles on April 5th - 10th, and then in Cannes, May 17 - 25, 2011.

For more details on JUJUChan Texture Styler
Contact:
sales@styleshopusa.com
t: 323 466 3227

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