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Night Time Routine

In this post I’m going to be introducing you to my routine. This time it is going to be my night time routine. I am a complete night owl, so this routine sometimes take place very late at night. Because it is a night routine, I am not going to describe everything I do from when I come home, but from when I eat dinner to sleep time. As my condition, I live with my mother at home in Japan.

First of all, we eat dinner at 7pm everyday. My mother cooks for us and it is so delicious, that it is something that I always miss living abroad. These days I have been eating it everyday and it makes me so happy. In our household we always watch something on TV that we have recorded. We start clearing and cleaning during the show, and move to the sofa, but we continue watching TV until about 9:30 to 10:00. I always start browsing through TikTok and Instagram while watching TV as well. I always have a shower before dinner, so it is very much relax and me time from dinner.

Around 9:30 to 10:00 we both retreat to our own room. I normally do something productive like studying in the daytime so I don’t really study at night. But if there is a need for it I of course do it, and I do get a lot done. From here it is completely free time. My mom goes to bed pretty early, but I have my own room so I stay up late. I normally go through my emails, write my blogs, and reply to any messages while watching YouTube. I don’t have anything that I need to do at this time normally, so I just do what I want to do everyday.

From here, I start prepping for the next day. If it is not a very early start, I like to choose my clothes on the day, so I don’t pick out my clothes. However, I like to write down what I need to do on a list and check and plan my day on Google calendar. The efficiency of the next day really differs if I do this step or not, so it’s a very crucial part of my night time routine. Also, I feel like I’m getting ahead of the day and it motivates me to get more done. There are times that I change my schedule when I wake up the next day, but it is still important for me to plan ahead. If anyone is interested in my to-do list or how I plan my schedule, please comment below. I do intend on making a post about it. 

When that is all done, I go into my night time skincare routine. I love and cherish this time as much as I can. It is not just a time for me to take care of my skin, but also to take care of myself. So, I sometimes try to make it special by using a bit of an expensive product or taking a bit more time than usual. I have already posted my night time skincare routine as another post, so I won’t go into depth here. But I currently am loving the Caudalie toner. I also love to use a face mask and will use a special one if I have something the next day. When I’m finished with my night time skincare, I go ahead and brush my teeth. When I rinse my mouth, I do my last step of my skincare to finish it off with a face oil or cream. This is the end of my night time skincare routine, so I go back to my bedroom, spray a lavender mist on my pillow, get dressed in pjs. I go on my phone to check social media for the last time, and then put on my alarm on my phone and go to sleep.

This is the complete end of my night routine. Of course this routine will change if I go out to eat or when I’m too tired. But I try not to change my routine a lot, because they are working for me. I have a pretty sturdy night time routine, but not a morning routine. Are you a night owl? Or an early bird? Please let me know with your routine. See you next week!

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Hair Care Routine

This week I would like to tell you about my hair care routine. I breached my hair once three years ago and since then I have taken a lot of time and money on hair care. I damaged my hair a lot with one breaching and with the help of my hairdresser, I am trying to bring my hair back to the beautiful state it once was. First, I have a lot of hair but my hair is very thin. My hair is quite long and the damage gets worse as we go down. I go to the hairdresser once every month and a half and get my hair dyed every time.

1.Brushing before Shampoo

I think brushing your hair thoroughly before going into the shower is crucial. If your hair is tangled it will get damaged and it will get more damaged when it gets wet. Even my hairdresser told me to brush my hair a couple of times before going into the shower and I have been doing it every time since. It is better if you have a tangle teezer or something similar but I don’t have one, so I use a regular brush and that is fine as well.

2.Shampoo & Treatment & Conditioner

From here on is what I do in the shower. I shampoo twice every time. The first time is very fast and I rinse it off, right after it starts to bubble. The second time I take about three minutes to make sure I wash my scalp well. I try to use shampoo and conditioner from the same series, I am currently using “Mixim Suppli”. I was using the miracle series from “Pantene” for a long time, but I have decided to go on a journey to look for the best. Then I use the “mise en scéne” treatment, I choose a treatment that says it’s for damaged hair and I try not to use the same one continuously. My hairdresser told me that your hair gets used to the component of the treatment and the treatment will not work as it is supposed to. I try not to put the treatment on my scalp but put it on everywhere else. Then I go ahead and use water treatment to the end of my hair. I’m currently using one from “Kundal” but I used “Moremo” for a long time before that. After I finish putting on my treatment, I use a spring hair tie and put my hair up in a bun. I let the treatment sink in while I wash my body then rinse it off. Lastly, I put conditioner on my hair avoiding the scalp again, and rinse it all off. This is the end of my hair care inside the shower.

3.Hair Milk & Hair Oil

Now from here on we are going on into out bath hair care routine. Before I dry my hair I put on hair milk and hair oil. I have been repeatedly buying hair milk from “SHIMA” and I love it because it is not heavy but it still moisturizes my hair very well. Then, I put on hair oil on the end of my hair only because it suffers from severe damage. I just started this recently and I’m using hair oil from “&Honey” since it deeply moisturizes my hair.

4.Dry my Hair & Hair Oil

Finally, I start drying my hair. I start by drying my hair to about 80% using my hands. After it is 80% dry, I put on hair oil from “SHIMA” since it is not so heavy and I can put it on throughout my hair. Then I spray a hair mist from “ERUCALA”, which uses the heat from the hairdryer to make my hair smooth.

5.Dry my Hair & Finish

Finally, we are getting to the end. I normally take a shower at night so I use a brush and curl my hair inwards. When my hair is 100% dry, I spray “SALA” hair water to my hair thoroughly and brush it once. Then I blow cold air onto my hair to get the natural shine of my hair. This is an important step to get your cuticles back at the right place and silky smooth. Then I put the “SHIMA” hair oil to my entire hair and “&Honey” hair oil on the tip of my hair to tame my hair. This is the end of my hair care routine.

Thank you so much for reading this extremely long blog all about my hair care routine. I am astonished by how many things I put on or do to my hair after writing this. Although it is quite the job and I feel like being a girl is sometimes very time-taking, it is these times that make me feel so much joy of being born as a girl. Let’s not make this longer than it needs to be so this is the end. If you have any recommendations for shampoo, conditioners, or treatments please let me know. If I have anything that I would like to recommend to you, I am going to post it on Instagram or Twitter so please come and have a look.