GA.MA IHT Tourmaline - Pliers Review

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I thought I liked my straightener (which is starting to get quite old) until last week I got the straightener home GA.MA IHT Tourmaline from the Italian brand GA.MA Italy Professional. I love it!

GA.MA's styling tool was launched in Italy by Mario Gardini and is now sold, 45 years later, in over 50 countries. The first model GA.MA 110 was recognized by stylists in the 70s and 80s. Since then, the company has expanded to develop better and better products, and IHT Tourmaline has received several awards, including Professional Pliers of the Year in Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain and Poland!

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The model IHT Tourmaline is slim and stylish, and the cord is very long, which I was relieved because I hate short / half-length cords when I fix my hair.

The heat is evenly distributed over the ceramic tiles, and it is really efficient! My hair extensions are quite difficult to flatten, partly because it is much coarser than my own hair and a bit half-curly, but also because I always sleep in braids, which means that I always have to flatten curls, which takes a while. But with this straightener there are no problems, not even though I drive on low heat!

I even managed to make a small lid! I who am cash on hair and especially bad on curls, maybe I should also be able to learn this? Need to google some video tutorials now hehe :)

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The other thing that surprised me positively is the digital screen that shows the exact degrees. When you put on the pliers it is at 0 ° and you see how it quickly increases 1,2,3,4,5,6… .. and it is very, very quick to get it to 140 ° which is the default setting! I also tested raising and lowering, and it also goes very fast, even when it gets cooler. Absolutely perfect if you, like me, have poor patience and want to know exactly when I can start using it - or how far it is before I can.

140 ° is the setting as it stays for the first time, but the straightener also has a memory card that memorizes the temperature you use the most and will go directly to your favorite temp when you turn it on! 140 ° is the lowest temperature, and 230 ° is the highest.

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The buttons are easy to understand without having to read the instruction manual, even for non-technical little me!
+/- regulates the heat.
Power button.
The M button allows the heat to be regulated to 200 ° directly without having to press + or -.

Nothing more strange than that! :)

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It costs ISK 849 HERE

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Älskar att det står “använd aldrig apparaten när du är barfota” haha. Det måste ju vara någon säkerhetsgrej de har skrivit för att inte kunna bli stämda OM någonting med elen skulle hända? Ska man platta håret i gummistövlar eller? :) Eller finns det någon annan logisk förklaring till detta?

Anyway, this straightener can REALLY be recommended! Fast heat, efficient, slim and easy to work with, hair slides easily between the plates, even heat, long cord, digital screen. Nothing to complain about :)

Hugs from me!

Girl problem

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I have a typical girl problem today, and since I mostly have female readers, I think I can be open with it because you will understand me :)

This is because I have been to the gynecologist and sat in a spiral = oh like the phase! I did not understand that it hurts afterwards too? I have been in so much pain that I became nauseous and dizzy.

Förresten, gynekologen sa helt ärligt “then you can undress behind the veil over there, but you just need to take off your lower body ”. So I may be blonde, but it can not be a common problem that people misunderstand and lie down completely naked in the chair? Lol.

Anyway, the whole afternoon was then spent in the sun with lots of ice cream, a really take-it-yourself moment that you need on days like this. In case you are wondering why I do not offer any makeup post :)

Now get pizza!

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PUSS on is!

 

Pink lips, sunglasses & Red hat

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My eye is still not completely good, I think I can make it up tomorrow but take the unsafe before the unsafe and have unmade up eyes today as well.

But thanks to this, I have found my new summer style!

The hat you saw in the pictures from last Friday was Nicolins, but she did not get it back;) A typical accessory that I had not tested myself in the store, but love once I got it on my head.

And now I love that combination, hat, colorful lips and bright eyes / sunglasses. So nice!

Today I'm going to Uppsala and driving on just that look. In addition to basic makeup (YAG Mineral), I have only brightened my eyes with Annika's Favorite Shadow, filled in the brows with Anastasia Dip Brow Pomade (Blonde) and today's lipstick is one cold purple hue which I fell completely in love with - Lumene Wild Rose Lipstick in shade 18 Lupines.

Hope you like!

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Hug hug!

Nice summer at Creative Zone

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As you know, I'm a little behind in blogging when I've been away all weekend, but here are the before and after pictures from my hairdresser's visit this Thursday! :)

I'm starting to go to Lynn on Creative Zone in Uppsala, and I will continue to do so! I feel in safe hands and she understands how I want it, while she is not afraid to be honest and come up with her own suggestions which I think is great fun!

I get caught up very easily in boring habits with my hair because I am not familiar with myself what to do, as before when I just completely bleached the growth, I was done. I need someone who can come up with some ideas, even if the details are small, it makes a big difference for oneself.

You do not have to either drive the same frilla all the time - or make a drastic change, there are lots of small changes you can make as well, and we already talked about something like this before the fall :)

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This time the focus was on moving my hair out Hair Talk which had grown out extremely far, as well as brightening up my outgrowth.

I had partly a few centimeters of natural outgrowth of my rat-colored shade, and then a warmer part before the color of the lengths which we conjured away with a few loops. We also kept the top hair a little, a little warmer, to get in some shifts which can be nice now in the summer!

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We have not dyed the lengths at all, but we turned a few loops of the loose hair in the other direction than I had before, which means that my darker parts come out a little more. I like that too! :)

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I have been asked a few questions about what numbers I have on my loose hair and I found out now, 613 and 8 are the colors I use! So now you know if you are eager to get Hair Talk :)

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The hair is so wonderful now I think, so happy!

The nicest thing is not to have to think about the attachments in the loose hair being visible, or feels  for that matter either! And it generally looks more well-groomed and fresh, me like!

När man har fått bara någon millimeter utväxt så att den egentligen inte syns, men man får mer “djup” i hårbotten, då tycker jag alltid att det är som snyggast och det kommer vara kring midsommar så det känns toppen, bra tajming :)

What do you think? :)

Half face makeup

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I think it's great fun with make-up that is only on half the side of the face, it will be such a fun contrast to see unmade up vs made up in the same picture.

So I took the opportunity to do such a make-up today as one of my eyes is still irritated, so I do not have to bother with it :)

Hope you like!

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Foundation, YAG Mineral Mineral Foundation (Soft Latte)
Concealer YAG Mineral Concealer Covers Dark & Covers Red
Bronzer, YAG Mineral Bronze Mica
Rouge, YAG Red Mineral (Apple Blush)
Eyebrows  Anastasia Beverly Hills Dip Brow Pomade (Blonde)
Lip-gloss, Pürminerals Lip Gloss Château Kisses (Lovestruck)

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I have used the 40 palette for this stylish makeup!

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1. Light pink eye shadow deepest on the eyelid.
2. Brown eye shadow at the end of the eyelid and along the globe line.
3. The same shadow at the bottom of the lower lash line and a piece straight out at the same angle.
4. Fill in the space at the outer corner of the eye so that you get a nice cat-eye shape.
5. Light eye shadow in the corner of the eye, at the bottom of the lower lash line and under the brow.
6. Black eye shadow at the end of the eyelid.
7. Fade the edges.
8. Navy blue eyeliner with wing, Oriflame The ONE Eye Liner Stylo (Blue)
9. Black mascara on all lashes, Oriflame The ONE Volume Blast Mascara.

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Hope you were inspired!

 

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