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Apr 242012
At the Natural Girls Rock Expo in the Atlanta I had the opportunity to check out more of Lamik Beauty’s amazing products. They’ve already wowed me with their foundation so now I was ready to check out their eyeshadow. The Beautiful Shalawn was more then happy to help my cousin and I swatch and pick out some beautiful colors along with showing the other great products.
First let me say this, these eyeshadows are right up there with Inglot when it comes to pigmentation.What I like most about them is that they are free of Talc and Paraben so, you don’t have to worry about that chalky look. I could not believe how great the color pay off was! Of course I would have been wrong not to snatch up some. The price of $14.00 is very reasonable for the size of product. The eyeshadows are $1.00 cheaper then the regular size MAC $15.00 eyeshadows but, are equal in size of their larger $20.00 limited edition shadows. Check out pictures and swatches below and if you want to grab some of these amazing products check out their site here.
From L-R: Apple Paint, Night LIfe, Denim n' Diamonds
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Stories of the mysterious Phoenix have been around for decades. We watched Jean Gray turn into a Phoenix in X-men and this sacred bird was also present residing in Dumbledore’s office in the movie Harry Potter. Stories tell the tale of the Phoenix being made by the Sun and living forever, after becoming tired of it’s life it asked the Sun to make him young and strong again, thus the Phoenix shed’s it’s old tired body and becomes a brand new bird. The symbolism within this is that there’s always a fresh new start.
LUSH Handmade Cosmetics Phoenix Rising bath bomb gives you just that, a new fresh start. This Royal purple and gold dusted bomb fills the room with aroma of Apple and Cinnamon. This is the perfect thing for someone who’s had a hard day at work and just wants to come home and relax in a soothing concoction of “you are somebody”, “it will get better”, and “if it were easy everyone would be doing it”
I’m so glad I picked up more then one of these and it might be my hump day go to pick me up! Have you tried this bath bomb yet? If not, what are you waiting for? Get online or go to your nearest LUSH Location and grab a couple.
Aroma: Apple and Cinnamon
Moisture Content: Medium
Surprise in Bath bomb: Cinnamon Stick
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Jan 252012
My second big chop was last July. Since then I’ve been making sure to the time to pamper my hair. I’ve opted to do PrePoo Treatments in between my Henna applications. Prepooing the hair adds extra moisture thus minimizing the stripping effects that some harsh shampoos ( those containing sulfates) can have. Continue reading »
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I am a new user of Hairveda products and with all the Natural Hair goodies I stocked up on during “Black Friday” I’m still going through and trying new things. Last week we had our Winter Semi Formal Cocktail party and I decided to take on the quest of straightening my hair for the event. I went out and got some CHI Heat Protectant products to use with my Non Chi Flat iron and everything was gravy until after I flat ironed a few pieces I noticed my hair was looking kinda dry.I didn’t want to put too much oil on my hair because I wanted that whole “just for me” thing going on. You know, when you turn your head and your hair follows and bounces right back into place. So yea I didn’t want anything heavy. Looking through my Natural Hair drawers I decided to give Hairveda’s Herbal Green Tea Thick Hair Oil Creme a go. The directions say to use sparingly so I took a small amount and rubbed it through each quarter section of hair. This product proved to be just as good as cake pictured above ,the results where amazing!! After flat ironing another section of hair I finally had the sheen that I was looking for without the heaviness that a lot of oils and other creames can give.
This is great product to use even if your aren’t flat iorning your hair. I can see myself using this product to refresh my Coil Outs or Twist Out’s as well as using it to give some life to my “puff” whenever my hair finally grows long enough.
Pros
- Very Light Weight
- No Heavy Smell
- A little goes a long way
- Has Grape Seed Oil in the Ingredients which is a known heat protectant for natural hair.
Cons:
- Very Long turn around time between placing order and receiving package this was probably due to the black friday sale though.
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