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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

POKAS HONEY & CINNAMON MASK

SO AS YOU GUYS KNOW IM ALL ABOUT THE PRETTY IN 09! IVE TRIED THIS MASK TWICE AND I REALLY LIKE IT! ESPECIALLY SINCE I KNOW EXACTLY WHATS IN IT AND WHATS ITS SUSPOSED TO DO... HERES SOME BACKGROUND INFO!

REVIEWS
INFORMATION ON HONEY, NUTMEG AND CINNAMON

HAPPY READING!


I STILL HAVE THIS MASK IN HEAVY ROTATION AND IT IS A FACIAL CARE MAINSTAY!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

ALA DAY 5 & SKINCARE REGIMEN

SO IVE BEEN TAKING MY ALA FOR 5 DAYS NOW AND THERE IS NOTHING TO REPORT AS OF YET. SOME WOMEN ARE REPORTING RESULTS OF GLOWING SKIN WITHIN 2 DAYS! MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAND I GOT. OH WELL I'LL KEEP AT IT UNTIL MARCH 14TH AND SEE HOW THINGS ARE LOOKING. I CHANGED MY REGIMEN TO INCLUDE...

A.M.
OIL CLEANSING METHOD (OCM) WITH OLIVE (60%) AND CASTOR (40%) OIL QUEEN HELENE OATMEAL N' HONEY NATURAL FACIAL SCRUB
JUICE ORGANICS BRIGHTENING FACIAL SERUM
NEUTROGENA TINTED MOISTURIZER W/ SPF 30
200 MG ALPHA LIPOIC ACID & CENTRUM MULTI VIT

P.M.
OIL OF OLAY FOAMING FACE WASH FOR SENSITIVE SKIN
OLAY DEEP CLEANSING CLAY MASK OR QUEEN HELENE OATMEAL N' HONEY NATURAL FACIAL SCRUB
JUICE ORGANICS BRIGHTENING FACIAL SERUM
JUICE ORGANICS BRIGHTENING MOISTURIZER

Friday, February 13, 2009

BEAUTY HAUL

TODAY I SPENT ABOUT $80 FOR ALL THE THNGS YOU SEE.
  • JUICE ORGANICS BRIGHTENING SERUM (THE MINI MOISTURIZER CAME WITH IT)
  • SONYA KASHUK LARGE FOUNDATION BRUSH
  • ALA
  • NEUTROGENA TINTED MOISTURIZER IN TAN
  • QUEEN HELENE OATMEAL N' HONEY NATURAL FACIAL SCRUB

LET THE BEAUTIFUL-NESS BEGIN.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

JUICE ORGANICS BRIGHTENING KIT


IVE READ SOME REALLY GOOD REVIEWS ON THESE PRODUCTS AND IM LOOKING TO TRY IT OUT VERY SOON, TO FADE OUT SOME OF THE HYPERPIGMINTATION FROM PAST BREAKOUTS. CHECK OUT OTHER JUICE ORGANICS PRODUCTS HERE

BACK OF THE BOX: Put your skin on a healthy diet of Juice Organics' age-defying, certified organic ingredients and you'll love the way your skin looks and feels. Powerful age-defying peptides, alpha lipoic acid, co-enzyme Q10, and vitamin antioxidants are expertly blended with a brightening hydroxy-acid complex of certified organic apple, lemon and raw cane sugar to even skin tone and texture, help smooth fine lines, revitalize and firm for healthy, beautiful skin.
• Brightening hydroxy-acids
• Revitalizing and firming Vitamin C
• Line smoothing peptides

HOW TO USE: To help brighten, smooth fine lines, revitalize and firm, feed your skin morning and evening as an all-over serum. Warm 4-6 drops in palms and apply an even layer to entire face and neck.

INGREDIENTS: Organic juices of pyrus malus (apple) juice (malic acid), citrus medica limonum (lemon) juice (citric acid), organic saccharum officinarum (glycolic acid), organic aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycerin, organic camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, organic essential fatty acids of linum usitatissimum (linseed) seed & borago officinali (borage) seed, ubiquinone (coenzyme Q10), thioctic acid (alpha-lipoic acid), dipeptide-2, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-3, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (vitamin C), tocopheryl acetate & tocopherol (vitamin E), sclerotium gum, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, benzyl alcohol, disodium edta, phospholipids, hyaluronic acid, potassium sorbate, azulene, linalool, geraniol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, litsea cubeba (may chang)& cananga odorata (ylang ylang) pure essential oils.

SET YOU BACK: 9.99 AT TARGET

SKIN PROBLEMS


SO I GET THE OCCASIONAL BREAKOUT WHEN I'VE NEGLECTED MY FACE OR DONT DRINK ENOUGH WATER. I ALSO NOTICED THAT, I GET BLACK-HEADS WHEN I DONT OCM MY FACE REGULARY. BESIDES THAT MOVING UP NORTH FROM THE DIRTY SOUTH HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON THE REST OF MY SKIN AS WELL. THE WINTERS ARE SO DRY AND HARSH HERE UGH! I HAVE A FEW PATCHES OF DRY SKIN ON MY ARMS, NOTHING A FEW EXFOLIATING TREATMENTS CANT HANDLE BUT I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF MY PROBLEM INTERNALLY AS WELL AS TOPICALLY. SO I PLAN TO TAKE THESE 2 SUPPLEMENTS DAILY... I'LL UPDATE MY SKINS STAUTS IN A MONTH!
READ MORE ABOUT THESE SUPPLEMENTS, OMEGA 369 & ALA.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

ELUCENCE BEAUTY & WELLNESS

YESTERDAY I RECIEVED A SAMPLE PACK OF ELUCENCE THAT CONTAINED...

MOSTURE BALANCING CONDITIONER
A balancing blend of natural olive oil and coconut, Moisture Balancing Conditioner moisturizes and protects your hair without weighing it down. Essential triglycerides add softness, shine and silkiness to your hair for effortless combing and minimized breakage. Available in 10 oz., Litre and 64 oz. Ingredients:Panax Ginseng root extract, cetraria islandia (Irish Moss) extract, saccharomyces cerevisiea (Brewer's Yeast) extract, Gingko Biloba extract, pimpinella anisum (Anise) fruit extract, prunis persica (Peach) extract in purified water, hexadecanol, stearakonium chloride, certimonium bromide, Squalane (olive oil lipid), Capric Caprillic Triglycerides (coconut fatty acids), Panthenol (pro-vitamin USP), Biotin (USP), imisazolidinyl urea, methylparaben (USP), fragrance

I'VE BEEN USING THIS AS A LEAVE IN AND MOISTURIZER, AND ITS GOOD. NOT SURE IF ITS ANY BETTER THAN AUSSIE THOUGH.

VOLUME CLARIFYING SHAMPOO
Volume Clarifying Shampoo adds maximum body and fullness to hair while providing gentle yet invigorating cleansing of the hair and scalp. Pro-vitamin B5 and biotin help to retain water and swell every strand while green tea and chamomile promote softness and sheen. Available in 10 oz., Litre and Gallon. Ingredients: White Willow Bark extract, Honey, Wild Yam, Sage, Green Tea, Wheat Germ, Guar, Biotin (vitamin H) Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Panthenol (pro-vitamin B5), and Sodium Myreth Sulfate).

SO I TRIED THIS SHAMPOO LAST NIGHT, AND I REALLY LIKED IT. IT GOT MY HAIR CLEAN AND IT WASNT DRY OR TANGLED AT ALL. MIGHT BE A KEEPER I WAS WONDERFULLY SURPRISED.

MOISTURE BENEFITS SHAMPOO
This gentle cleansing shampoo contains peach extract, irish moss, ginseng and wheat protein — all of which moisturize and condition hair without weighing it down. Moisture Benefits Shampoo soothes and replenishes, leaving your hair feeling healthy and refreshed. Available in 10 oz., Litre and Gallon. Ingredients: Prunis Persica (Peach) extract, Pimpenella anisum (Anise) fruit extract, Panax Ginseng root extract, Ginkgo Bilobika extract, cetraria islandica (Irish Moss) extract, saccharomyces cerevisiea (Brewer's Yeast) extract in purified water, sodium myreth solfate (coconut oil-derived). C14-16 olefin sulfonate (mineral-derived_, cocomidopropyl betaine (coconut oil-derived)hydrolyzed wheat protein, tocopherol acetate, Panthenol (provitamin), glycol distearate (fatty acid-derived), polyquaternium-10 (polysaccharide celulose, DMDM Hydantoin, methlyparaben (USP), propylparaben(UPS), benzophenone-4 (UV absorber), fragrance, D&C orange 4CI 15510

I MAY USE THIS STUFF, I MAY NOT, IM REALLY TURNED OFF BY SHAMPOOS AND WELL IM NOT REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING IT. WE SHALL SEE

Monday, February 2, 2009

SHISEIDO TINTED MOISTURE PROTECTION SPF 20

UPDATE: I FOUND AN ORGANIC TINTED MOISTURIZER YAY! KISS MY FACE ITS HALF THE PRICE OF THE OTHER. ITS A WHOLE FOODS YAY!
THE WONDERFULLY FAB B SCOTT HAS INSPIRED ME TO STEP MY PRETTY UP IN 09! IVE WORN PRESSED POWDERS SINCE I WAS A TEEN AND ALWAYS STEERED AWAY FROM FOUNDATION BECAUSE I DONT LIKE THE HEAVY COVERAGE. SO TODAY AFTER CLASS WAS OVER I WENT TO MACYS LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT FOUNDATION AND FOUND THE PERFECT TINTED MOISTURIZER. I LOVED IT ITS BEEN ON FOR A FEW HOURS AND ITS STILL HOLDING UP. NO OILY-NESS IN SIGHT. I TRIED BENEFITS AS WELL AND IT WAS GOOD TOO.

I USED DEEP. IT'LL RUN YOU ABOUT $40... I HAVENT PURCHASED YET BUT I PLAN TO SOON