For The Love Of BIG, SEXY Hair!

So I did a post earlier about my fave hair products, and I stated how I LOVE curling my hair.
Since I got my extensions I either have my hair curly or wavy

If you didnt read that post you can find the link here: http://talyans.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-hair-essentials.html

Anyhow so usually when I curl my hair I usually go for soft falling curls, not much of a dramatic look- that is when I curl it on my own with the iron curler

I do get it sometimes done at the Salon with rollers, that gives it a bit more volume, and it gives a bit of bigger curls

but honestly I hate waiting 45 minutes under the hot steam, makes me dizzy, and lately I dont like doing my hair at the salon AT ALL, even for weddings I do it at home.I mean no matter how much I tell them not to put too much spray, or too much gel, they dont listen, and it ends up looking sorta of tight and fake if you know what I mean, like a cheap hair do, HATE IT!!


So anyhow lately I have been lovin big dramatic hair, like JLO's hair in the "I'm into you" video clip

and I want to do it at home, but most of the time I end up with the soft falling curls, until I found this amazing tutorial on how to do this look, she basically uses the same kind of product and similar method but the trick of bigger curls and bouncy ones were in holding them up with pins, and it gives a magical difference

So I want to share with you this tutorial, its worth the watch,and it looks like it takes long time, but honestly it took about 35 minutes from me

Here you go, enjoy!!

This girl has a couple of great tutorials check the rest of them on her blog: http://www.dulcecandy.com/


Xoxo
TaLyan's

For The Love Of Choo

I will let the photos speak for themselves

I love the 2nd one the best!

You can shop for those amazin pairs of Jimmy Choo at http://www.net-a-porter.com/

xoxo

TaLyan's

What Am Lovin Now: Handcuffs!

Okay no nasty thoughts

Stop humming to the tune of S&M- god bless Rihanna

Am not talking about "the" nasty

Am talking about "a" nasty but totally nice and hot trend -god bless Louis Vuitton!

The handcuffs of LV winter/fall 2011 are just gorgeous!

I cant get over them, they are just so hot, and so me!

They are hot worn simply as cuffs

 and are even more hot worn as a single cuff attached to a clutch- as seen on Angelina jolie

Am in love, I really am!



I dont know about all of ya, but am getting myself a pair of these soon, like December soon..


So what do you think hot or not?


and for the record I LOVE all the LV Fetish Charm collection that was inspired by their winter/fall 2011 show. My god isnt Marc Jacobs a genius?



xoxo
TaLyan's

Eyebrows

I believe eyebrows play a big role in the shape of your face

Its affects your makeup, your face shape and your over all look

Though I have to admit after almost 8 years of plucking my brows I developed gaps in certain places and now when I wear makeup I have to draw my brows, or shall I say fill up certain gaps

I hate doing them with eye-shadow, I think there was a time when everyone used to fill the gaps with eyeshadow and I think its pretty usless

It gives a smudged look instead of a sharp one

I love the brows to be sharp

I used to use a pencil, and it worked fine for me, I would juss go over certain places, not the whole brow so it doesnt look so thick and dark

However in the summer the pencil would sometimes melt, so I came across this amazing brow kit by Kryolan, recommended to me by Sahar Azawi

So you just use it with water and draw with it, and it dries almost immediately

The thing is, I dont like using it with the brush it comes with, because I dont feel the brush has a sharp enough edge, and as I said before I want it to be sharp and not to smudge

So what I did is that I used an old dry eyeliner pencil instead

Its old and dry, so I just use it for this

I dip the end in water and use it as a brush

I use the Revlon liquid eye pen, but you could use any similar eye pen, MAC has a similar style eyeliner pen

I just prefer it over the brush, more easy to use, and better results!

You should really try it

The eyebrow kit is for around 12 or 14 OMR I cant remember, and you can find it at Kryolan in both black and brown, I use the black, it looks more natrual as opposed to brown brows!

here are some photos of my brows after I shaped them with this kit:

Xoxo
TaLyan's

A TaLyan's chit chat: For love of life..

Its been a while since we had one of those serious posts, a serious chit chat..

I would like to start by telling you a story, 3 months ago I was attending an NLP course here in Oman, it was hosted by a great organization that I hope takes no offence in what am going to say.
The first day of the course went fine, even though it seemed more of a "social" course than an NLP course

On the second day I had to leave in the middle of the course, no I didnt have any emergency, I had to leave because the lecturer said something that made hell break loose inside of me, I cant deny, it hit close to home

In part of his "social and religious" lecture-yes in the middle of an NLP course- he started to say how people who commit suicide lack faith "qelaat iman" and that one should remind such a person who is trying to run away from worldly troubles that he will be "grilled like a barbeque in hell"

And yes those who know me, know that for sure I couldnt keep my big mouth shut, I objected at what he said, there was a bit of "drama", and I left

I cried on the way home, because I could imagine that such a dr who specialises in psychology and sociology probably meets alot of patients who have suicidal thoughts and I cant imagine them listening to this phrase "you will be grilled like a BBQ in hell"-knowing how a depressed person feels, I knew this could only make matters worst.

Needless to say I didnt attend the remaining 3 days of the course. I was offered my money back, I refused, I said I did learn something, I learned that not everyone with a Phd is truly a doctor


Let me tell you now two different stories,

A month later from this incident I was in a training course- a part of a volunteer program- teaching as how to deal with depressed and mentally challanged elderly.

A very wise respected doctor said during the course: suicide is somehow a taboo. Nobody wants to talk about it becaue they associate it with one drifting away from god and comitting a sin so great that it shouldnt even be talked about. No one tries to understand the pain such a person is suffering from that causes him/her to consider suicide. Most of the time people who attempt suicide are not people who lost money or any worldly possesion. Most of the time they are people who have everything going well. People who do have faith. People who do pray. But they are people who have been struck by a mental disease, most of the time its depression. Depression cant be shaken away by simply praying the devil away. Its a disease. Its a disease that society associates with lack of faith and weakness, all the more giving the depressed person more reasons not to talk about their pain, and causing them to hide their thoughts of killing themselves, and therefore the signs of suicide tendency go un-noticed and no help to prevent it can be offered.

He talked more, but in conclusion he said that when someone who is depressed sums the courage to share with family or a doctor the impulsive thoughts he has about killing himself, they shouldnt be faced with anger, judgment, disgust and disappointment. Rather they should be calmly handled and logical and lovingly discussed.



Unlike the doctor in the NLP course..


Here is one last story

A girl a year ago was sobbing on the phone telling her therapist that she has everything set to end her life today. She chose drowning as the method, she was sobbing telling her therapist that she cant take it anymore, that her mind was literally exploding

In a very calm voice the therapist replied: why today? whats so special about today?

The girl stayed quiet, she expected all replies: you will go to hell, its haram, its a sin, think about your family...etc

But for this reply, she had no comeback..

Their conversation went on,

all I can tell you the girl is still alive today, living life with great joy..



My point from all of this is: well there are so many points, but let me sum it up:

1) Mental disease is still considered a taboo in our socities, if you are one of those people, please dedicate some time to read more about it, try to sympathize and empathize with people who are in suffering. Just because they dont have a broken bone or a bleeding spleen, doesnt mean their suffering is any less..

2) Suicide is infact a sin, but judging that sin and how it shall be punished is up to our creator. Various people have various beliefs, respect that. Instead of judging show some love and support for someone in such horrific pain tha they want to end their life, something we are built to save and protect, just imagine how much in pain they must be to want to end it.

3) If you are a psychologist, a shrink or if you for some reason do offer therapy, but your heart isnt in it, if you dont understand pain, please leave your job NOW, go find another job, because this job is a calling, its a calling for special people who have an open mind and an open heart. Go work as a waiter, seriously.


and last but not least I want to share with you these two videos from TED, they are very heart warming and emotional, but they are worth the watch:

http://www.ted.com/talks/sherwin_nuland_on_electroshock_therapy.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/jd_schramm.html


xoxo
TaLyan's

For The Love Of Stockings and Tights

Am lately so obssesed with tights!

So I will share with you some of my fave tights

Bebaroque

You can shop bebaroque at http://bebaroque.com/

Wolford

You can shop them at http://www.net-a-porter.com/

Commando

You can find Commando tights at Talyan's


Xoxo
Talyan

What Am Lovin Now: Sheer and Vintage

What am loving these days

Totally loving

Sheer Skirts

Moschino Vintage Belts

YSL Vintage Rings

You can get those amazing YSL rings at Simply Vintage-Abu Dhabi- http://www.simplyvintageae.blogspot.com/

As for the belt, am still searching for a place where I can get it from, they are so much in demand I wonder if I will ever be able to get my hand on one

THE SHEER SKIRTS, will be available at Talyan's within a couple of weeks,in various colors and designs, stay tuned

XoxO
TaLyan's