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Protection Cheveux Complexe, PCC what is that?

28. November 2016BEAUTY, VIEW IT ALL3steps, aeschenplatz, basel, Benjamin Bohm, coiffure, coiffure winter, complex1, complex2, complex3, glossy, hair color technician, haircare, hairs, healthy, la biosthetique, nes, new things, PCC, protection cheveux complex, salon, shiny, sulphur bonds, whats new, winterisawsomethingnice.ch

Thank you very much to Coiffure Winter for pampering me and making my hair look nice again.
I went to her salon in order to trim my hair and color it back to my natural hair color: dark brown. Since I had several drastic color changes in the last two years, my hair ends are really dry. In order to make my hair look healthy again I wanted to try the new PCC treatment by La Biosthetique. Here is what I found out about it.

PCC what is that?

Protection Cheveux Complexe is a new dimension in hair cosmetics. A real milestone in research and development from La Biosthétique. The revolutionary active ingredient complex protects, restructures and conditions the hair both inside and outside during and after chemical treatments. The hair structure is lastingly renewed, the hair is conditioned and sealed and regains its natural beauty.

PCC claims to be the new formulation to combat hair breakage. Bleaches, colour and perms all have one thing in common; to achieve lasting results, certain structures in the hair have to be broken. Bleach decomposes the natural hair colour, whilst colour deposits new pigment and Perms change the structure and shape of the hair. The network in which keratin, the hair’s most important building block, is embedded, has often breaks in some parts which make the hair more sensitive and weaker in certain areas.

PCC’s innovative formulations were created to avoid precisely this side effect. They now make the impossible possible. A concentrated molecular protection complex fills gaps inside the hair’s network, known as sulphur bonds, during the processing time of bleach, colour and perms, and deposits new keratin into these gaps or breaks in the structure.

WITHOUT PCC (see photo, hair top)

There can be broken open sulphur bonds (oxidation damage)
Gaps in the hair structure due to reduction of the amount of keratin in the hair
Rough and damaged hair surface

WITH PCC (see photo, hair bottom)

Protection and formation of the sulphur bonds
Keratin in the hair is maintained
The surface of the hair is regenerated and protected

I tried the PCC treatment at Coiffure winter and you can see the ampule in the photo below. I love the way it looks. So precious and delicate. Depending on your hair length and dammage they can use more than one. My hair was so dry, and I really want to emphasize WAS. 🙂

Benjamin Bohm, Hair Care & Color Technician at La Biosthétique says

“La Biosthétique supports the hair’s beauty. That’s why it made total sense for us to develop a system that keeps its promises and has proven results! Just a few steps to healthier hair! Protection Cheveux Complexe is a revolution in hair care. By using highly effective ingredients it is proven to protect the hair from the consequences of chemical treatments.”

The results are proven to significantly reduce hair breakage, much stabler, more resistant hair.
Protection and renewal of the molecular hair structure from within, 20 % more softness and
healthy and naturally beautiful hair.

HOW TO USE PCC?

Protection Cheveux Complexe, PCC, is performed in three steps.

Complexe 1: Concentrate is added during the chemical treatment to restructure and protect the hair.

Complexe 2: After the chemical treatment there is a restructuring and protective conditioning application with Complexe 2 Spray + Mask Intense.

Complexe 3: Continue the protection and care at home. Regular home application of Spray and Mask Vital/ Volume after the salon treatment ensures the results of Protection Cheveux Complexe last a long time. It guarantees exquisite shine, strong elasticity and sleek body.

I can assure you, this thing really works. Oh wow, the results after one treatment are very visible and made a huge change to my very dry hair before. I will def go back and get another PCC done. For the people in Basel get in touch with Coiffure Winter. www.coiffure-winter.ch

GOLDWELL

5. November 2015BEAUTY, VIEW IT ALLbeauty, brilliant color protection, change, coiffure winter, conditioner, goldwell, goldwell.ch, hair care, hair color, hairs, hwo often do you wash your hair, keep the color, kerasilk, lady, shampoo, smoothing fluid, swiss blogger, test, try out something new, womenisawsomethingnice.ch

something new has reached my mailbox : ) thank you very much, I am happy to try these buggers. I have recently cut my hair to a long bob at COIFFURE WINTER and also changed my haircolor to a granny grey. I will soon show you a more detailed change blogpost. stay tuned for that. and now back to the new products, what did I get?

GOLDWELL
Kerasilk CONTROL
shampoo with brilliant color protection

GOLDWELL
Kerasilk CONTROL
conditioner with brilliant color protection

GOLDWELL
Kerasilk CONTROL
smoothing fluid with brilliant color protection

this is definately something that I can use. changing my hair color really had an affect to the health of my hair. another thing is that I want to keep the color as long as possible and with this brilliant color protection I hope for the best. so, let me try these buggers and tell you what I like or dislike about them. X

DRY SHAMPOO

27. October 2015BEAUTY, VIEW IT ALLabsorbs oil, batiste, brunette, brush, colored hair, dark hair, dry, dry shampoo, hair, hair care, hairs, how often do you wash your hair, how to use dry shampoo, isawsomethingnice, isawsomethingnice.ch, powder, REDKEN, scalp, shampoo, spray, swiss beauty blogger, swiss blogger, twice a week, wash your hair, what am I using, whats newisawsomethingnice.ch

dry shampoo had a real revival during the last couple of years, I remember when I was a teenager I only saw my grandma using these kind of products. but now the market is flooded with dry shampoos – for different hair colors and with different scents.

lets start with the BATISTE brand – they are very well known for their dry shampoos because thats what they do. I am super happy that one can now buy them in switzerland too. before I had to buy them in france. there are different scents, like TROPICAL or BLUSH but my true favorite is the one for dark hair. eventhough I have colored my hair lighter at the ends my roots are still dark and therefore I love using a dry shampoo that matches my hair color.

another nice dry shampoo is by REDKEN and it is called PILLOW PROOF. what a funny name. also this bugger works for me and I really like the scent of it. unfortunately the powder is light, so it takes me some time to blend it in. but after a couple of strokes with my brush it looks neat and fresh.

do you wonder how dry shampoos work and why I use them?

back in the days I was washing my hair almost every or every second day. about two or three years ago I started washing my hair only twice a week and I saw a huge difference in my hair. washing your hair too often is not good for your hair and if you have colored hair it will fade a lot faster. so of course you can not just switch from washing your hair every day to washing it only once or twice a week. these things take some time. your scalp needs time to adapt. during that process dry shampoo comes in handy as you can spray it to your roots when you would have actually needed to wash your hair. in my case my scalp started looking less greasy and now my hair is absolutely used to only being washed twice a week. the dry shampoo absorbs the grease from your scalp, mmhhm sounds lovely, but its effective and easy to do. spray it to your roots and use a brush to blend in the powder. its super easy, you will see.

HOLLYWOOD WAVES

12. October 2015BEAUTY, VIEW IT ALLbeauty, cream, curls, force 1, force 3, gel, hair care, hairs, hollywood, hollywood waves, isawsomethingnice, loreal proefessionnel, new products, paris, pink, rose, siren waves, spiral queen, swiss beauty blogger, swiss blogger, tecniart, waves, waves fatales, what did i get, whats new, whats new in my bathroomisawsomethingnice.ch

by L’Oreal Professionnel Paris TecniART

#1 spiral queen / force 1 / nourishing mousse, contoured curls
#2 siren waves / force 1 / defining elasto-cream, revived waves
#3 waves fatales / force 3 / sculpting gel cream, 24hr defined waves

I got these nice buggers sent to my house and so far I have already tried the SIREN WAVES. a nice textured cream that held my waves throughout the day. I am looking forward to using the other two products. I am sure I will vlog about them via my YOUTUBE channel.

HOW TO LOOK LIKE MARILYN MONROE

5. February 2015BEAUTY, VIEW IT ALLBlonde, blonde idol, curling iron, curls, Curly, eyeli, hair tutorial, hairs, Helena, help, how to look like Marilyn Monroe, icon, Idol, isawsomethingnice, isawsomethingnice.ch, isawsomethingnice.tumblr.com, marilyn monroe, products, REDKEN, salon, Stefanie Winter Coiffure, step by step, step one to ten, swiss, swiss fashion blogger, swiss tutorial, thank you, VALERA, winged eyeliner, winter coiffureisawsomethingnice.ch

hair tutorial

this was planned for quiet a while and finally I had the chance and time to do it together with Helena from the Winter Coiffure Salon in Basel. thank you so much for everything. x

Marylin Monroe is very known for her blonde curly look and eventhough I am not blonde I think we can all try to look a bit like her – not kidding! so what I am trying to is to create a similar look but work with the features of ones face and make a nice fusion look. so in my case I watched so many youtube tutorials and documentaries about Marilyn Monroe and learned a lot about her life and career and oh dear, she didnt have a too happy life as she was addicted to drugs and had a hard time organizing her life and acting – often she didnt show up on the set or fell asleep during the takes due to her sleeping pill addiction. but of course there are also nice and funny things to share about her. to achive the perfect wiggle she cut a tiny piece of both of her heels – thats genious, isnt it? who would do that today except for Lady Gaga?

so let me start with the TUTORIAL and guide you thru some easy steps – ten to be exact. Firs of all you need Curling Irons in two different sizes (small and medium) and some good shampoo and treatment products, I used the REDKEN Blonde Idol collection and the VALERA curling irons. We also need booby pins, Hairspray and makeUp (redlipstick, fake eyelashes, foundation, eyeliner in black) and a Marilyn Monroe outfit.

step 1

wash your hair and use mousse for a better grip – pull it through the hair from scalp to the ends.

step 2

blow dry your hair. I read that it is better to do the curls on fresh washed hair for a very long lasting Marilyn Monroe look.

step 3

use heat protection spray and start to heat the curling irons. I used the VALERA curling irons and they worked really great. You can adjust the heat from 130 to 190 °C and they have a nice clip to really hold a tight curl. and thats exactly what we want for this look.

step 4

section your hair in tiny parts all around the head and start at the lower back of the head. start with the smaller curling iron and start to curl the hair towards the head. after you have curled two sections you grap a clip and clip the curl to the head – like this the curl can cool in a very soft way and this will help the curls to last a lot longer. so alternate the curling irons and switch between the smaller and medium one. always curl towards the head and never outwards. leave out the bang parts.

step 5

now we will curl the bang section and also here we curl towards the face and we use the bigger curling iron for doing that. also here we clip the curl to the head and let everything cool.

step 6

spray a light hairspray over the clipped curls and let it all set and cool.

step 7

remove all the clips and take a nice brush and start brushing the curls out – dont use too much force so lightly brush thru your curls and always make sure to brush the ends inwards.

step 8

Marilyn Monroe didnt have a split she styled her hair in a very nice and voluminous way – I tried to achieve this but it made me look like a mix between a puddle and afro – not kidding again. so I figured why not transforming this style a bit towards my looks and therefore I styled a split on the left and brushed the hair around it.

step 9

in case you have longer hair than Marilyn did than you need some bobby pins to tuck your curls in – like I had to do it too. this gives a fuller look and also the curls will last a lot longer as there is no weight pulling them down – hello gravity!

step 10

use another spritz of hairspray in order to seal the complete look. now it is time for the styling. I choose a nice elegant dress with a fakefur coat, some sparkly earrings that look like real diamonds and black heels. for the makeUp we need a pair of fake eyelashes, a black eyeliner and red lipstick – voila – thats it!

makeUp tricks
so Marilyn Monroe had a very dramatic winged eyeliner with a nice winged lower lash line too. she had a sheer silver eyeshadow all over her lid and used a rather dark color to cut the crease. this gives the impressions of more hidden but also more lustre eyes. I already have a beauty mark on my cheek so I just darkened this one – in case you dont have one just easily fake one.

so that is really it – I hope you liked it and I would be super happy to see your Marilyn Monroe looks – please share them with me! x

HEAT PROTECTION

19. October 2014BEAUTY, VIEW IT ALLanswer, blogger, coppola, fashion blog, hair, haircare, hairs, heat, heat protection, help, herstyler, isawsomethingnice, isawsomethingnice.ch, isawsomethingnice.ch turned four, isawsomethingnice.tumblr.com, lorealparis, lorealprofessionnel, matrix, new, newstuff, protection, question, swiss blogger, swiss fashion blog, trisa, what i use, whatidislike, whatilike, whattodoisawsomethingnice.ch

what do you use to protect your hair? I have so far tried many different products. they are not bad but unfortunately none of them makes me really happy. I often use the heat protection product on dry hair and this makes it not always easy to get the product evenly thru the hair. another problem I have is that these products weight down my hair and make them look flat. I either use the hairdrier or the straightening iron to make wavy or straight hair. I can not say that I dont like the products above its just that they could do more for me than they do. but let me tell you some positive things. because some of these products have an amazing fragrance and they do protect my hair against the heat. my favorite one is at the moment the newest product the MYTHIC OIL and I will have to use it a bit more in order to be able to really compare it to the other ones.

L’OREAL PARIS ELNETT
L’OREAL professionnel Mythic Oil NEW!
MATRIX DESIGN PULSE
COPPOLA KERATIN COMPLEX

I am curious what you use. please let me know. and comemnt below.

WHAT HEAT PROTECTION PRODUCT DO YOU USE?

Kérastase event at operahouse in ZH

23. May 2014EVENTS, VIEW IT ALLballet, beautifulday, beauty, cristina, dianavishneva, discipline, event, haircare, hairs, isawsomethingnice, isawsomethingnice.ch, kérastase, news, notations, primaballerina, rsvp, somethingnew, thanks, zurichisawsomethingnice.ch

I have not been to the operahouse before and so I was not only excited to see the new products but also to see the interior and the ballet. everything was very beautiful. from the outside you would never guess that inside you will find a neo-rococo theatre. Kérastase launched their newest collection with the prima ballerina DIANA VISHNEVA. “discipline” is the name of the new collection – something you can see in perfection when watching a ballet dancer. as I have already said in my previous outfit post, I have only used the products this morning for the first time and therefore its a bit to soon for a review but stay tuned. xx

MATRIX products

30. April 2014BEAUTY, VIEW IT ALLbasel, beauty, biolage, conditioner, fine, fine hair, forfinehair, hair, haircare, hairs, hairstyle, isawsomethingnice, isawsomethingnice.ch, look, love, matrix, products, review, roots, shampoo, test, treatment, volume, volume booster, volumeboost, volumespray, whatilike, whatobuy, whattowearisawsomethingnice.ch

MATRIX Biolage Volume Bloom and MATRIX Wonder BOOST – lets do something for fine hair! And do you know what, I do got very fine hair.

The Biolage Volume Boost Shampoo and Conditioner contain cotton and no parabens. I used it for the last couple of weeks and I like to switch shampoos that means that I am always having at least 3 products standing in the shower. Like this its easier for me to directly compare the products and effects and also I feel that its better for my hair to have a change every now and then. I previously introduced some other Biolage products, click here >> and I am still using them to this very day!

What can I tell you about these products, other than that they work great for me. They smell amazing, the shampoo lathers and the conditioner makes my hair so smooth and easy to comb.

Let me introduce you to MATRIX Amplify Volume Wonder Boost Root Lifter – another great product for fine hair! How do I use this?

Use on damp hair, direct snozzle applicator close to the scalp or all over, blow dry, set or dry naturally, style as usual. Very simple but very effective! I can compare this product to the Alterna Bamboo Volume 48 hours sustainable volume spray and I can not tell you which one I like more as they both create amazing volume – they will be used up both!

available in Basel:

HOLLYWOOD Coiffure
Steinenvorstadt 25
CH – 4051 Basel

Parallele Coiffure
Steinenvorstadt 79
4051 Basel

Have you tried these MATRIX products?

JET SET lifestyle

2. July 2013BEAUTY, VIEW IT ALLaesop, airplane, basel, beauty, beautykit, body, care, conditioner, fashionblog, geneva, hair, hairs, holidaym, isawsomethingnice, isawsomethingnice.ch, kit, london, nails, newyork, online, paris, shampoo, shopping, skin, skincare, switzerland, travelkit, trip, world, worldwideisawsomethingnice.ch

JET SET lifestyle – crusing around the world – weekend trips to PARIS or LONDON – sigh.. what a good life – but travel can be ardous, no matter how thrilling the destination. to regain your composure on arrival, Aesop recommends a shower, a long walk, a delicious meal, and a liberal use of the four products of the AESOP travelling JET SET kit. You will be in fine fettle in no time.

Thats what it says on the JET SET kit. A super nice intro about how to use what. Anyway here is a description about what is in the kit:

CLASSIC SHAMPOO 50ml
CLASSIC CONDITIONER 50 ml
GERANIUM LEAF BODY CLEANSER 50ml
RIND CONCENTRATE BODY BALM 50ml

enjoy your trip and visit your next AESOP shop for more infos about the travel kits. there is not only the JET SET kit, there is also GENEVA (hair and body) and NEW YORK (skin care)

for the people in Basel please check AESOP at Spalenberg 24 |
opening hours | Monday to Friday 10am–6:30pm Saturday 10am–5pm Sunday Closed | Tel: +41 (0)61 261 40 05 |

happy holiday and have fun! xx

“KOPFGELDJÄGER”

29. April 2013LIFESTYLE, VIEW IT ALLat the hairdresser, Berlin, black, brrown, change, copper, fashionblog, hair color, hairdresser, hairs, isawsomethingnice.ch, prenzlauerberg, switch, trip, waitingisawsomethingnice.ch

at “KOPFGELDJÄGER” hairdresser in Berlin Prenzlauerberg – ready for some change! COPPER it will be – bye bye BROWN/BLACK – stay tuned!

PCC what is that?

WITHOUT PCC (see photo, hair top)

There can be broken open sulphur bonds (oxidation damage) Gaps in the hair structure due to reduction of the amount of keratin in the hair Rough and damaged hair surface

WITH PCC (see photo, hair bottom)

Protection and formation of the sulphur bonds Keratin in the hair is maintained The surface of the hair is regenerated and protected