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Monday Randomness

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My weekend purge My husband's purge-Not including the cat! New creations Want to enter a make-up giveaway? Check out Best Beauty for my Buck and enter to win a desert nights eyeshadow package! Enjoy!

Friday Features~ Etsy treasuries

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A warm thanks goes out to all those who created these fabulous treasuries and included my jewelry pieces in them. Now is a great time to start your holiday shopping! Find that special unique gift for that special someone. Enjoy, and remember to share the love!

Beauty DNA~ a monthly subscription service

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And one that is slowly becoming my favorite. Beauty DNA customizes a beauty match with a report for you based on your answers to their thorough questionaire. For $25.00 a month, you'll receive a full size product based on your beauty concerns. You can read more about the process and their brands here . This month I even got a bonus product! The "JuJu bar" is a day time facial soap said to treat large pores, dull skin and skin that lacks radiance. All things that I mentioned in my profile. Never heard of this brand, (Drunk Elephant) but I am looking forward to trying out this product. It retails for $32.00! My bonus product is a hair product, by Briogeo, "Be gentle, Be kind". It's a Co-wash. It's so funny that I got this, after raving about the Macadamia co-wash, but also because I put this one on my Sephora wish list! This one retails for $20.00, so you see that you do get more than your money's worth with this subscription service. I w...

Macadamia cleansing conditioner~ Worth another look

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After using this product for about a week or so, I decided it needed a full review. The Macadamia natural oil Flawless cleansing conditioner is a 6 in 1 product designed to cleanse, condition, and moisturize dry, kinky, curly, unruly hair. I'm just loving this product! Better then Wen, in my opinion. The cleansing conditioner comes in a can with a push top (like shaving cream, although it is not a foam)-I don't understand this packaging. It is a creamy consistency, like butter cream really, but not greasy or oily at all. The smell is lightly herbal, but I mean, very lightly- it is just a clean smell- not overly fragranced. The product really penetrates the hair and leaves it feeling moisturized and coated, but not oily- have I stressed that enough? To use; just wet your hair thoroughly, then massage a good amount of the Macadamia cleansing conditioner through your hair, then I like to use a wide tooth comb and comb it all through and leave it in, while I finish my sho...

New Beauty Test Tube~ August 2015

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What I liked right away: What I didn't: What "Wowed" me: The Lumene Vitamin C+ BB cream. It's the first "drug store" BB cream that I've tried that I've actually liked. It has a broad spectrum sunscreen of 20. It's a tinited, illuminating and anti-aging BB cream. I believe it only comes in 2 shades; 01 (light) and 02(medium). I got 02. I definitely would use this in place of a foundation on days when I want to go light on makeup. It gives a very light, if any illumination, and has a mattifying quality to it. The color seems to stay all day. This is a good BB cream in my opinion. Next, the Macadamia "flawless cleansing conditioner", claims to be a "6 in 1 cleansing conditioner product". Ideal for coarse hair, Surfactant-free and paraben-free and a no suds formula. It comes in a can with a push top, much like shaving cream; I don't understand the packaging, because the product is not a foam. I just LOVE thi...

Friday Features~ Etsy treasuries

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Here's a treasury created by "Marketing Holders" on Etsy. Enjoy!

Subscription services~ Curl Box

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Here's a new(er) subscripton service you might not know about. It's a monthly service for us curly girls that sends you 5-7 hair care products just for curly hair. The box costs $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping. You cannot choose what products you get, but you will be surprised. You can find out more and sign up here . This is what I got in my first box. The brand is "One and Only" Argan oil. I got 6 products; 4 out of the 6 I believe are full size products. Shampoo and conditioner, conditioning mask, curl cream/daily conditioner, argan oil, and argan oil spray treatment. My thoughts: These products work well on my dry curly hair, although I am not fond of the fragrance. It's a bit strong for me. It has a musky, amber/sandalwood fragrance-very heavy. But, I do like the products, especially the restorative hair mask. You do get more than your money's worth too. Sold separately, these would have cost much more. I'm looking forward to receiving nex...