Friday, April 30, 2010

Hey Guys if your bored on a Sunday- and not too hungover- I fully suggest heading down to Tepapa- This Sunday the 2nd- Trelise Cooper is doing a seminar, Thursday 6th Doris de Pont is doing a seminar- and Sunday the 9th Alexandra Owen is carving it up.

I think if your into fashion- or are thinking about designing, these ladies are the ones in the thick of it and will inspire you. So come along!! Prices- and booking info is on the website below...

I learnt how to do wollen dreadlock extensions today- it was pretty sweet:)
We still have 20% off this month and next- all salon services, so get into it. Chemical free salon- and we specialise in special effect colours aswell- we have like 13 greens, and pretty much any other colour you can think ok. 803 3239 Wildilocks- 225 cuba street.
I'm off to watch season 2 of the Mighty boosh- AgaIN!, Can't wait for Kara to come back from Fielding.
Miss Dom xxx

Thursday, April 29, 2010

BEST HAIR PRODUCT EVER- TESTED BY ME


''We make all our products from pure natural ingredients of exceptionally high quality. Our flagship product is dollopTMthe all-natural hair styling pomade, made in New Zealand.''
So... DOLLOP!! Freaken ammazing,
best product ever. It's designed and made in NZ, from totally 100% natural ingredients. It smells like an absoloute dream, and in no way will it dry out your hair like alot of products on the market- (mostly super market products packed with silicone.)
It can be used on damp hair as an anti frizz agent, can pop it in and let it dry naturally, or b.dry, it can be used on dry hair after straigtening it adds emense shine, and you can also use it to add texture!!! You only need the tinyest amount it's actually the best investment. It is like a treatment/food for your hair.
You can purchase this awsme product from the about dollop website, for $30, plus $6.50 p +p, or from various salons in Wellington- there's a map on the site with stockists!
Honestly best investment ever- i've had mine for almost 2 years- used it on heaps of people and myself, and still have 1/3 of it left!! Greatest, most versitle product ever.
So many guys out there get a really dry scalp, this is from using crap shampoo/conditioner, and lathering up so much product and applying it to the scalp aswell as the ends.
Supermarket hair products like pastes, gels, and clays- are literally packed with silicone, which coats the hair and is super hard to get out once it's in, causing overwashing the hair and even baldness.
Supermarket shampoo is literally a ditergent -and is very harsh on the hair, If I want to remove colour at home I'll use it, it's literally like a colour remover- and very harsh on the scalp.
Conditioners- very heavy silicone based, pantene is one of the worst- that creamy consistancy, and the way it makes your hair feel after- silky and smoothe- it's totally superficial, it's actually coating each cutitle (outside layer of the hair) with silicone, and it makes it alot harder to colour, and creates a build up.
Products from salons or salon supply stores- although they may be abit more expensive- they are indeed actually 15 years ahead in technology than supermarket products. They are designed to fix the hair- dryness, colour fade, fine hair, coarse hair. You always do two shampoos- and it should never lather on the first wash.
If you have a dry or oily scalp, and feel you need to keep washing your hair to make it better, stop. and get some advise from a salon. You're literally making it worse. Anyway yes it's abit more expensive, but you don't need to use very much, literally a 10c piece amount of shampoo, ONLY applyed to the scalp, that is the part that is alive, and has oil or dryness. Repeat once again -this time it should lather. Then a 10c piece size amount of conditioner- MID lengths to ends, not the roots. This will get inside the cuticle and fix the hair that has been damaged. Rinse with a cooler rinse this will seal the cuticle.
Redken has an awesome range, they have products for all hair problems, and types. http://redken.co.nz/_en/_au/home/index.aspx
It's so important to me, people come to me with flat hair and expect a colour and cut to make a huge difference, but when I tell them it's actually not your hair type- this is how it's become from using bad shampoo, and you can reverse the damage- they go away happy, and come back to me in 6-8 weeks, with literally new hair.
Anyway that's my gossipal for the day- better jet to work!! Lame about the rain!! LEast it's FRIDAY!!! yeeeooossaa!
miss dom xxx

Cadbury Advert - Cadbury Chocolate Charmer Ad (official version)

This is so sweet!! literally!!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

DESIGN COMPETITION! and caramel marshmallow popcorn


Hey you lot,

I know personally as a designer there's not a shoot load of work out there, so thought if any of you budding young designers were bored, or wanted a wee project- this NZ based Jewelery design company is offering a sweet competition, and offers are endless if you win!!
Anyhoo here's the link-

http://www.evolvenz.co.nz/design-competition/page.aspx

Oooo and- just discovered probably my fav newest sneakey treat::

Caramel marshmallow popcorn- yeah it's actually as good as it sounds...

1/2 c brown sugar
50g butter
3T of maple syrup or golden syrup
10 or so marshmallows
vanilla essence if you want (secret ingredient)
Cooked popcorn - get that going whilst your making the sauce

So put the 1st 3 ingredients into a pot, stir constantly then add the mashys. Keep stirring until they've disolved and thickened it all up. Take off the heat and add a few drops of vanilla essence
and then put your poppy into it, stir that bad boy coating it all. then wholaaa- freakn delisho.
Happy treaties...


miss dom xxx

another great photographer


His work is super awesm- does alot of hair competition photography and just blows me away literally. check it.
I'm not feeling so good today- So i'm going to make a dress, and design some stuff to make me feel better. And not eat soo many fejoias. Man try to be healthy and this is what I get!! Reediickulous.
Also may be joining a new band- still under the radar, but for those of you that don't know- I'm also a drummer, been doing that for 15 years now, so yeah- this bands ready for gigs, recording- thanks to my sister for setting it up- might be a great new turning point for me!! Pretty excited. Was weird was actually thinking I probably should get back into a band- a few days ago, and now this - stoked.
Anyhoo I've blogged enough and it's ONly 10am.
Miss Dom xxx

Preloved Fashion Sale MAY 8TH- GREAT CAUSE!!!


FASHION SALE NEXT WEEKEND!!!!

Come along to this- it's a great cause, and I know how you alternative kids love your vintage gears!!!

Just when you thought it was all over for another year, we’re back with
PRELOVED FASHION 2!

After our huge and very successful sale in March, we had some really good clothes and accessories left over, so we decided to do another sale to squeeze a little more money out of Wellington’s thrifty dressers. We don’t want to miss a chance to support second chance education for women by donating to the New Horizons for Women Trust and ChangeMakers Refugee Forum.

So now we’re asking for your help, to publicise this extra event.

Below is the poster – also attached. Please forward this email to your network and put the poster up wherever you can.

And bring all your friends for another raid on our Preloved Fashions! This time, everything is $5 or less.

Many thanks.


Op Shoppers’ Heaven!

PRELOVED FASHION 2
$5 or less


Hataitai Bowling Club
157 Hataitai Road, Hataitai
Buses 2, 5, 7, 14, 91
Saturday 8 May 2010
Doors open 10am to 1pm

CASH ONLY

Proceeds go to support second chance education for women



Miss dom xxx

Inspirational stuff

http://louisehatton.com -Check out her work, she's a good lass- work is ammoizing!! Great Wellington based photographer- inspires me:) Can capture the essence of greatness.

Kseniya Simonova- Sand artist, bloomen amazing. If you haven't seen this yet - you'll be so buzzed out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOhf3OvRXKg&feature=fvst

Luke Chueh- Great fictional artist
http://lukechueh.com/

Mark Ryden- Artist- his work is phenomenal. http://markryden.com/

Banksy- Great street artist

Thijs- Great wellington artist /Illustrator http://thijsdekoning.blogspot.com/


Nick Pitera- This kid is ammazing- watch the whole thing- you'll be blown away, i've watched it heaps!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlRGidTBCPU

Paolo Nutini- Absoloute sex- Talented young dish, timeless voice, blinken hot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL8NGnvkpLE&feature=related

Noel Fielding- Just a freakn babe really- same goes for Russell Brand- dreamboats, with impeccable taste in clothes, - was going to say impeccable taste and leave it at that - then remembered courtney love. wank.

Elston Gun- Great wellington band- Rock/Blues/Alternative- will be getting on it in the international scene soon-kings and queens inspired, bloody top notch www.myspace.com/elstongun

The Thomas Oliver band- 5 piece Blues/Rock/Country- Good down to earth guys- carving it up- Solid, tight band - bit of a ben harpery influence w the weissenborn slide gat

This blogs just about people and things that inspire me. I got asked this question the other day- where do I personally find inspiration??... I said everywhere.
It's actually hard not to be inspired living in such a sweet place like Wellington!! Looking out my window at work- there's a ton of people just walking past which are interesting to look at- People watching can actually be the best sport. I hope people don't think I'm a weirdo- I'm generally not checking you out I'm just fascinated by people- hair, clothes, wondering what job they do, where they are going. Bit bizarr really but people are so interesting to me.

Back to the question at hand- Everything inspires me- everyday people, shapes, architecture, friends, inspirational people- documentaries, travel, past experiences, music, colour, creative, hobbies, people, images, textures and sometimes just breathing in fresh air- feeling alive.

I think sometimes leaving your comforte zone for a time can be the greatest inspiration. Travelling to another place to smell new smells, taste new foods, meet new people and put yourself in unpredictable, sometimes quite confronting positions, can sometimes give you a new perspective on life. Then coming back to a place, called home, and realising how nothing has changed -like meeting up with an old friend, who you haven't seen for years- but is still exactly the same. I find stuff like that kind of inspiring.


Shit that was abit deep for a wednesday night- oh well, what are you going to do about it.

If anyone out there has something inspiring to tell me, i'd like to hear it:)

miss dom xx