'Carrie' 2013 Remake Movie Review

CARRIE: A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz), a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother (Julianne Moore), who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen King, Carrie is directed by Kimberly Peirce with a screenplay by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa.
Release Date: 24th October 2013
Running Time: 100 mins
Ratings: 

EVL'S REVIEW: I can NEVER take Horror genre films well and if I could stand watching the entire show of Carrie, so can you. 
Carrie features a typical super religious mother whom is very overprotective of her daughter that simply wants some freedom. Mean girls, the girl whose always bullied, cute hot popular jocks - typical American bitch club drama takes up majority of the running time so it wasn't all that scary to begin with.
The only horrible turn begins at probably the last 30 minutes of the film which is honestly super bearable. It wasn't scary but it was just a little gore. If you want to compare the extend of Carrie's horror to Paranormal Activity, The Last Exorcism, then there is simply nothing scary about Carrie at all. (I couldn't sleep after The Last Exorcism, it was HORRIBLE)

Julianne Moore (also from Crazy Stupid Love), portrayed the crazy religious mother really well. I've never seen her in a horror film before but her portrayal of her character was perfection. Chloë Grace Moretz on the other hand portrayed Carrie better than I think she would. The Kick Ass actress definitely deserves a thumbs up for her role in Carrie.

I gave 'Carrie' a rating of 3/5 because of its storyline. However, the movie itself wasn't all that thrilling, neither was it all that scary. I wouldn't watch it again either because I felt that a lot of time were wasted in the beginning trying to build the plot up. Understand that it is necessary but I think its too much. Like what they always say: 'More action, Less talking. (*in italian accent)'

What do YOU think about 'Carrie'?
*Special thanks to Sony Pictures Singapore for the images & synopsis.

Fancy Hair Colors: How to get it right and maintain it.

Confession: I'm a HUGE fan of getting funky hair colors. The crazier it is, the happier I am.
Such hair colors include Ariel's Red, Pastel Purple, Royal Blue, Bright Pink, etc etc. 

Purple with Pink Ombre

Dark Red with Pink Ombre

However, its a freaking huge pain in the ass when the colors begin to fade on DAY ONE and after a week, your hair is either back to orange or brown or worse, some hay color that you cannot wait to get rid of. Been there, done that.

I've googled online on ways to maintain hair colors like Red (I'm a huge fan of Red cause everyone says I look like Ariel heehee) and there were crazy suggestions such as:

1. Do not wash your hair for 3 days. The oil keeps the color in your hair.
(This is true but I'm sorry but I can NEVER do this. I have a crazily oily scalp and not washing it for a day is suicidal enough.)
2. Wash your hair with conditioner only.
3. Insert dye into your shampoo.

No offense to people who did any of the above because I understand, we really want the color to stay. Trust me, I've tried sooo many different ways to maintain my colors INCLUDING what I've mentioned above. I researched into every single shampoos and conditioners that would help and none of them did.

UNTIL...

i met Medavita (:

Available at D'Image Salon
371 Bukit Batok St 31, #01-324
*photo credit: tjs hair company

Medavita shampoo ($28 for the smaller bottle - 250ml) has a pH value of 5.8 which is the ideal pH value of a shampoo especially for fresh dyed hair. pH balanced shampoos help to keep your hair cuticles closed in order to retain the color so you should always get shampoos with a pH value of 5 to 7 especially if you've just colored your hair!

This Medavita shampoo isn't foamy at all so don't be alarmed by it or start pouring out the entire bottle cause it doesn't work that way. Just wash your hair the way you usually would and get used to how little foam it gives out.

So far, this is the ONLY shampoo that I've used that works PERFECTLY. Usually my red fades into orange and brown after 2 weeks but even after a month-ish, my red was still intact even though my ends were a little orange. 

Ariel's Red 

After a month

I get my hair done at D'Image Bukit Gombak for about S$200ish dollars including bleaching and the best thing is, they ALWAYS manage to get the color that I want on my hair which is really really important!!

I've visited other salons in the past and they could never get the exact color that I want. If you decide to get such bright colors one day, be sure to check if your salon have had any experiences with such dyes beforehand. D'Image always shows me photos of what they've done thats why I dare leave my hair in their hands.

Have a great Friday ya'll! xoxo.