Cultural Reciprocity

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

December 2011 Favorites!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Thrifty Treasures: Great Lash "Lots of Lashes"

So I was on the hunt for new mascaras since it's about that time to chuck my current ones. I picked up my usuals, but then also decided to check out the new mascara out by Great Lash.

See..Great Lash was my very first mascara that I started using in middle school before I knew anything about makeup. I had a clear mascara and my Great Lash..bffs! Fast forward several years and Great Lash put out an 'updated version" Maybelline Great Lash BIG that was a complete FLOP! That 'Big' lash made me look like I had five lashes..it was terrible. So I was skeptical about this new line "Lots of Lashes" but what really pulled me in was the brush applicator. It has a rounded end and a pointed end. Let me tell you! This thang pulls ALLL your lashes. I am highly impressed!

Pros:

-Price point, $4.64 at Walmart. Hands down one of the cheapest drugstore mascaras you will find.

-Dope applicator: Gets into the tight inner corners and fans out the outer lashes nicely.

-Gives nice volume!

-Nice rich color. I got the Brownish Black one and it was perfect.

-No funky smell to it.

-Cute packaging (as always from Great Lash)

Cons:

-Fast dry formula: Be sure to apply two coats on one eye at a time. I made the mistake of doing one coat, each eye, and when I went back to apply second coat it was kind of hard.

-Doesn't do so much for length

Go get you some!!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Quick Tip: EVOO as an Eye Makeup Remover!

Monday, December 12, 2011

Curly Care: What are the Basics?!

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Review: Eco Styler Olive Oil Styling Gel

Monday, December 5, 2011

Aphogee 2 Step Protein Treatment Application & Review

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Blonde hair, Don't Care!!!

Soooo....I went blonde...err orange..or something lol. I knew I wanted to change it up sooooo this is what I did. I went from dark dark brown (with a light brown, red on bottom) to this!

PS. If your hair is damaged, then I would not recommend using bleaching products at this time. This process can be very damaging. I already knew before I colored my hair that I would be getting a drastic haircut afterward.

PPS. This was a huge change. I'm not sure how I feel about it just yet lol. If you have the money, go to a professional. I do not, so I did it myself.

Products Used:

Step One:

-I have curly hair, so I straightened it first for easier application

-Use the Revlon Frost & Glow Honey Highlighting Kit ($6.74 from Target). I have dark brown hair, so this was the kit for me. If your hair is lighter, they have other versions for lighter hair.

-I chose the full head application, but you can do face framing only, etc.

-The highlighting tool it comes with is a little crappy, so you may one to get your own.

-Shout out to my Dad for helping me use the highlighting cap and pull the strands through the back that I couldn't see! Lol

-I left it on for 45 minutes. This will vary depending on your hair. Keep checking it every 5 minutes or so. It will turn orange at first, but keep it on for it to go past that stage.

Step Two:

-Rinse, shampoo with Clairol Shimmer Lights for Blonde Hair ($8.29 at Sally Beauty/$7.49 for members), lightly condition, and rinse again

-Blow dry your hair. If you are satisfied with your color, then stop here! If your hair is still an orangy tint then follow the next step.

Step Three:

-Use the Revlon Colorsilk in Ultra Light Ash Blonde ($3.14 at Walmart and Target) all over your head. This will lift your base color to a light brown and the Ash color will cancel out the orangy blonde

-I left it on for 45 minutes per the directions

-While my hair was developing I prepared my deep conditioning hair mask which consist of half a ripe avocado, EVOO (1/2 cup), honey (1/4 cup), one egg (for protein..you can skip this) and I pureed it in a blender.

Step Four:

-Rinse, Shampoo with the Shimmer Lights again, lightly condition to detangle

Step Five:

-Freak out because your hair is blonde!

-Apply the deep conditioning treatment that you made above to your hair.

-Put a shower cap on and sit under a dryer or conditioning cap for 20 minutes.

Step Six:

-Rinse our your conditioning treatment and style your hair as normal

Maintenance:

-Since this was all damaging, you need to take special care of your hair. Regular hot oil or deep conditioning treatments are a must!!

-I will be using the Shimmer Lights shampoo regularly to tame some of the brassiness that I still have in my hair.

-I will also be getting a haircut to clean up any of the fried ends.