The new trend in permanent hair straightening

 OK so we all love our hair silky straight and sometimes we resort to the packages of relaxer or curl remover from Sally's to do so.  I'll be honest I love my hair straight and I have put relaxers in for ethnic hair. They work wonders. My natural hair is that of ethnic texture it is not curly it is not straight it is just a frizz ball before I style it.  We have all heard of the Japanese hair straightening system which has rave reviews. I personally have never tried the thermal straightening but there is a new one out that makes me want to experiment with it. Its called the Brazilian blowout. It isn't too new in the salons, but for those of us  who do things at home rather than overpay for salon services it is new.  The brazillian blowout  is basically the same method as the Japanese hair straightening system but claims to be healthier for your hair. It uses Keratin to "re bond" your hair meaning it takes the  DNA makeup and  completely restructures it to believe that it is and always has been straight. The only other difference is  The brazillian blowout only lasts for 2 months on virgin ( untouched) hair and 3-4 months on color treated/ previously relaxed hair. That is half the time the Japanese hair straightening lasts( 6-8 months)  but is it worth it due to the "so-called" less damaging that it does. Hmm. Sounds like a project. I will purchase the quantum thermal Japanese hair straightening system and the brazillian keratin smoothing system  I will do the Brazillian once first and test it to see how I like it  let it take it's course over the 3-4 months. Review it several times, once after I've completed the treatment. and once each month it's in to let you guys know how it does.  Then I will do the Japanese treatment  and compare the two using the same review methods. We will see which one is better. BTW you do have to be professional to purchase these products unless you know other means. I know other means. Thank you for reading. Look forward to the reviews.

How to remove eye makeup

 Once again another quick and simple tip coming straight from your bathroom. I love thick dark eye makeup. I personally use mascara, liquid and pencil eyeliner, and about 4 eye shadow colors each time I make myself up. I love that dramatic smokey eye so of course when I do my makeup like that I have to remove my eye makeup. I have used eye makeup remover before and a few years back I found something that works just as well as eye makeup remover but that I could find right in my bathroom already. Another tip for that wonderful facial moisturizer. No you don't just lather it on and rub it in. What your going to need; a bath rag( I only use mine for my face), your daily moisturizer, and a little warm water.  Take the excess makeup off using your rag and water soap also if you prefer I always wash my face after I remove my makeup. Once you have removed the excess, take a cotton ball and add your moisturizer ( I use St. Ives renew and firm) to the cotton ball place on your eyelid covering your eyelashes for about 10-30 seconds depending on if you used waterproof mascara. after the 10-30 seconds is up slowly slide the cotton ball down over your eyelashes and rub the makeup off your eyes into the cotton ball. continue this step until  the cotton ball comes clean usualy takes about 3 swipes.  Now your ready to wash your face. See that was simple and quick.  works just as well and no need to buy an extra product to clean off your makeup. Face the day with your best foot forward!

Product Review Coloresse Smooth Shampoo and Conditioner

 Hey everyone. I know most of us have color treated hair.  This  is so far the second best shampoo and conditioner I have used  I say second best because my favorite is heavenly by TIGI catwalk  But this is  amazing. First off it's sulfate free  all of their shampoos are it's specially formulated for color treated hair.  Second,  it makes your hair feel amazing with only having to use a small amount. It lathers easily and leaves no residue behind. It smoothes and moisturizes  your hair leaving  you no need to use extra products after you get out of the shower.  I personally give this product 4 stars  I will be going back and getting the full collection of Coloresse products.  I personally bought the smooth shampoo and conditioner but they have  currently shine spray, Moisture shampoo and conditioner,  rescue shampoo and conditioner, volume shampoo and conditioner. It is exclusive at this time to Sally's for a great price $7 for Sally's members. Go out and buy this!

Product review Brazilian Tech Deep Penetrating Conditioning Treatment

 So I bleached my hair blonde once again from bright red using box dye. Well it wasn't as bad as some of my bad mixups but it turned out pretty ugly. I immediately drove to the closest Sally beauty supply to spend the extra money to fix my hair.  I bought several products  but one I am absolutely nuts over is the Brazilian Tech Deep Penetrating Conditioning Treatment. I was skeptical about something I have never used as I have used products before and they dried out my hair more than conditioning them , funny how that works huh ? I purchased the small bottle not the sample size packet but the actual travel sized bottle.  for $3 I figured that's not too bad if it works i'll come back and buy the large bottle. Well, I am ready to go and purchase the full sized bottle. I have naturally thick, course, wavy hair that lacks luster to say the least. After properly bleaching my hair I used purple shampoo then rinsed and directly added this product to my damp hair and left on for about 8 minutes. I added some water and lathered a bit more then rinsed. When I dried my hair it came out almost straight. Still had body in it, the perfect amount of shine without even using a hair serum,  and of course volume. It did not weigh my hair down, it did not leave it greasy. It was so silky and smooth I did another deep condition tonight. I give this product 5 stars. I will be purchasing this full size product from now on which is $8 for Sally's members. Give it a try yourself and tell me what you think.

how to make your very own tinted moisturizer luminizer

 This one is very short and sweet.  This is how to make your very own tinted moisturizer/luminizer/bronzer.
 We all want that fresh angel face every now and again.  So it's very simple and  you can make it from the ingredients found in your very own bathroom once again. Things you will need; facial moisturizer, foundation, bronzer, highlighter. You can either make enough to fill your own bottle or you can make enough for each time you want to use it. This can also work if you omit an ingredient also, such as, you do not like a bronzer or that's not the look your going for you can omit it. Or if you just want a tinted bronzing moisturizer you can omit the highlighter. You  get your moisturizer and this is your main ingredient(DUH)  then you add the powdered bronzer (however much you like) and highlighter to it. Then your going to mix in your foundation whether it be liquid or powder it doesn't matter. Make sure it's all well blended then use it or store it. It's up to you.  Also another tip. Skimp on your pricey primer unless it's a mattifying one. Moisturizer on your fresh clean skin before you put on your foundation does the same thing. and a concealer on the eyes and set for a about a minute does the same as eye shadow primer. No need to run out and pay top dollar for primer. However If you are using bright colors I do reccomend using a white primer under your eye shadow it will allow the true pigment of the eye shadow to show  so much better.

How to properly clean your makeup brushes

 So ladies out there. I know we have some fashionistas.  I will have some tips coming for you. Here is the first one. Do you have a makeup brush set that you use but can't afford the expensive cleaner for it? I did, It was nasty and I barely wanted to use it anymore because of the buildup but thought the price of brush cleaner was outrageous. Well, I am going to tell you how to bring them back to life with stuff you can find in your very own bathroom.  Things you will need include; a towel, your brushes, running water, and your everyday shampoo. Yep that's right, I said it, SHAMPOO.  So to begin you wet all your brushes  to get the easy to remove clumps off the brushes.  then you add some shampoo to your hand just a dot. You lather the brushes in the shampoo then run them side to side and front to back in the palm of your hand so that you know every bristle of your brush is covered then rinse and set aside. Once you have completed washing  them blot them dry on your towel to make sure the excess moisture is off the brushes. Reshape them, and your done.  The hardest brush I had to come clean was my eyebrow brush it was originally white and from all the powder on it it had turned dark brown. It is now shiny and white again. So happy washing ladies. Enjoy your rejuvenated brushes again.