Ethnicity TAG

Hi everyone, so over the years I have constantly had people mistaken and confused about my ethnicity...not sure why...I think I look Indian lol?!! It's like probably the most frequent asked question on my instagram, on youtube etc. So I figured I'd let y'all know and have some fun with it, so here goes my Ethnicity TAG:

Where are you from and what is your ethnicity?

Ok so I'm from Birmingham UK, I was born, raised and have lived here all my life. My ethnicity is Indian.

 

When was the last time you visited your country?

It has been waaaaaay too long since I last went, I've only ever been to India twice and the last time I went was back in 1997 for my uncles wedding.

 

Name one ethnic food you enjoy most?

Do I really only get to pick one? Can't I just say like everything that my mom cooks ^____^

Nah but if I had to choose one thing it would probably be Keema mmmmmm, which is this minced lamb dish, sooooooooo yummy!

 

Name one household item that best represents your culture?

Erm I dunno...maybe a rolling pin....you know....because of chapatti lol =P

 

What part of your country are you from?

My family are from a north western state in India called Punjab, making me Punjabi.

 

Can you speak your ethnic language?

Well because my family is from Punjab their language is Punjabi. So how do I say this without sounding like a dumbass....there's is no way...I speak it very poorly. I constantly mix it with English to explain myself to my own mother, which is bad because my mothers first language is Punjabi =/ As I have gotten older and been in Church it has gotten a lot better than it was, however I can only understand when Indian people who live in the UK speak it. Like when someone comes straight over from India, I don't know if it's because they have a different accent or they speak too fast...I have no idea what they're saying to me. I like literally have to keep looking over at my mother for help...FAIL!!!

 

Also the main Indian language is Hindi, which is what you hear in Bollywood films etc. I cannot speak it and barely understand it as it has some similarities to Punjabi just more posh sounding I guess? I have to watch Bollywood films with subtitles =/

 

Ok guys so that was my ethnicity TAG, I hope that cleared things and answered you're questions. If there are any other tags you'd like me to do, or if you'd like me to do a Q & A post, let me know.

 

Traditional Indian look

 

My own style

Love Jen-Jen

XOXO

NuMe Reverse Curling wand review

So I know this post is like waaaaaay over due and forgive me for being so crappy with this blog. I am gonna try my best to dedicate more time to this blog and to my youtube channel from now on, I PROMISE!!!!

Okay so basically there has been a lot of hype going on about Nume hair styling tools, all over instagram, numerous blogs and of course youtube. So I looked into it and decided to make a purchase and see what the fuss is. Now I don't know what it is about my hair but usually no matter what I do, everytime I curl my hair, even when I've coated in in hairspray etc my hair will always fall back to straight, like within 2 hours. It's so frustrating and hence my envy of you naturally curly haired folk. So I had no real expectation prior to using it.

I purchased is the NuMe 25-13mm Reverse curling wand. This wand costs $175 USD, comes with 1 year warranty and can be purchased at www.numestyle.com
 It's features are:

•  Heats up to 210°C/410°F
• Tourmaline infused ceramic wand
• Infrared heat technology
• Ergonomic design
• Heat-resistant glove
• Dual voltage 

Oh I forgot to mention this one comes in 3 colours, black, pink and zebra print. Of course I chose Zebra print!

So this wand is extremely easy to use, you literally wrap your hair around the wand for a few seconds, release and voila, beautiful curls. Even tough it came with a heat resistant glove I find that it's easier without it (not being a bad influence here, I believe in safety first lol). Once I finished my whole head I couldn't believe how quick and easy it was to achieve such lovely curls. I didn't even hairspray it and I'm not even exaggerating,  my curls stayed in for 2 days. Might have stayed in longer had I not washed my hair. The curls became slightly looser after a day but still so nice. For once my hair didn't fall back straight. I highly recommend this wand and look forward to trying their other products.

I made a Youtube video back in December demonstrating how I created glam curls using this particular wand, so check it out:

Quick & Easy Glam Curls | NuMe Reverse Curling wand

I really hope you'll try this wand out. Ok that's all for now but I promise I will update soon!

Love Jenny
xoxo