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Tips on How to Winterize Your Beauty Routine

October 29, 2019 No Comments

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Cracked feet and dry hands. Brittle nails and scaly elbows. Static-y hair and windburn skin. Those are just a few of the beauty dilemmas that us women face during the cold winter months. Women around the world change their beauty routines when the seasons change. I know that for me, my skin texture changes from summer to winter and it drys out more in the winter than in the summer. So today’s post is all about how you can winterize your beauty routine. Three Links with Helpful Tips Greatist has some helpful tips for hair and skin, including how to […]

All Things Beauty, Life

The Hype of Coconut Oil

October 12, 2019 No Comments

If you look up “coconut oil” on Pinterest, you’ll find tons of links to articles boasting its benefits and unusual uses. Several years ago, dozens of celebrities jumped on the coconut oil bandwagon and they sucked us into the hype of its benefits. I have been using coconut oil for almost a year, mainly as a moisturizer for both my face and my hair. I also use it to make a homemade coffee brown sugar body scrub. I always find it interesting how other people are using this oil. You can use coconut oil in DIY recipes for body scrubs, […]

Life, Musings and Ramblings

Find The Beauty Within

August 30, 2019 No Comments

Coco Chanel knew a thing or two about beauty. During her life, she designed some of the most beautiful clothing. One thing I really love about Coco Chanel is her wonderful words of wisdom, such as this gem below. It’s difficult to find the beauty within when you’re scrolling through Instagram and seeing one beautiful person after another wearing fancy clothes, their makeup is practically perfect, their hair falls in just the right tousled wave pattern. But not everything is as it seems on the gram. I’ve heard people say that IG features people’s highlight reel of their lives. I […]

Style

Finding Inspiration in “Fashion”-able Quotes

August 26, 2019 No Comments

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As I reflect on my childhood, I don’t recall ever really being a fashionista, even though I have loved fashion for as long as I can remember. I was more of a jeans and t-shirt kind of girl, a real “tomboy”. Of course, like everyone else at one point in their life, my love for fashion has blossomed into a full-fledged admiration of all things fashion. So I’d like to pass along some fashionable quotes from some really fabulous fashion insiders, including Anna Wintour, Christian Louboutin, and the great late Alexander McQueen. “Just be true to yourself, and listen as […]

All Things Beauty, Style

Create a New Look with Black Hairspray

July 24, 2017 No Comments

*This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. Growing up, I have always wanted to change my hairstyle from curly to straight, or from long to short, or from mousy brown to blonde or red, but I’ve never had the nerve to do it because of previous bad hair experiences. Now there is a remedy for women like myself who want to create a new look without a long-term commitment, and that is the Remy Hair looks from Black Hairspray. Not familiar with Black Hairspray? Well, they are an online beauty supply shopping company that offers thousands of […]