Moroccan Mask

Hi everyone!

Recently I've found myself reaching for more lip balms and moisturizing lotions and it got me thinking, it's probably time for a deeper hair conditioning treatment. Why do we see dry hair only as a summertime problem?
I went out and purchased something I've had my eye on for quite some time, the Moroccan Argan Oil Intensive Moisture Treatment. I've heard many reviews raving about what a great product it is for the price ($7.99), by the way. I happened to find it at Ulta for $5.99 and with a buy one get one free deal, so it was hard to resist not picking up a matching shampoo and conditioner set as well.
The instructions on the back of the bottle were somewhat entirely ambiguous and I had to go online to find out exactly how to use this product. The verdict? Any way you want. The Organix website detailed three different methods so I choose the one that seemed like it would work best and added a few embellishments of my own.

I applied this product to dry hair, as recommended by the Organix website. It was so tough to work through that I see myself dampening my hair before trying this ever again. Then using a wide toothed comb, I brushed through my hair to apply the product evenly. Lastly I added a plastic shower cap and covered over it with a hot, wet towel.
I left it together in this way for nearly 45 minutes which I thought was sufficient time to allow heat to build up under the plastic cap.

I let my hair air dry as usual and then straightened it the next morning. I can honestly say that the mask worked beautifully. I have trouble with my hair having too much volume but this time, it didn't have enough. My hair was also incredibly smooth and smelled absolutely wonderful.
The downside is that I had to back comb my hair after straightening it the next day to see even a bit of volume. I also see this as something that can lead to greasy hair if used too often so I see myself using this on a monthly basis as opposed to the suggested once a week. I also feel that there isn't quite enough product in the container because after a single usage, I've gone through nearly half of it.

After

Before

I added some before and after pictures to show just how much it smoothed down the fraying ends of my layers.

In conclusion, if your hair needs moisture and you feel that you've burnt it to a crisp with all your hot tools, this is a quick and easy fix.

What types of moisturizing masks do you like to use? 

The Triangular Concealer Formation

Hi everyone!

I know I promised a fun post, but this past week I got terribly sick. I had to spend two of the days last week at an important conference as well and so I learned a few make-up tricks I thought I would share.

Under eye bags are probably the worst things ever and they're amplified even more when someone's sick. Concealer sometime doesn't seem to cut it and soon I realized why. We've been doing it wrong this whole time.
We call them under-eye bags because they're shaped like bags. Why do we apply our concealer straight across then? Here's a picture tutorial of how I started applying my concealer (in a triangular formation) and saw immediate results.

As a side note, I will be updating my blog every Thursday from now on, so you can expect to find a post here every Thursday morning.
Hope this helps with those nasty bags!

What do you do to remove those awful bags?

College-bound!

I suppose this title would have been more fitting were I to mention where I've been accepted to college. But that's not the case. In fact, I've just finished applying to college and that's also why I've been a tad MIA as of late. 

I wasn't around all summer long either because I was working with President Obama's campaign and now that's over and done with so you can expect a lot more posts coming up. 

Over the summer I got a job working high-end retail so you can definitely expect a lot more posts involving the latest styles, colors, what not to wear and probably most importantly, how to save as much as you can while buying as much as you can.

Personally, I find shopping to be an amazing stress-reliever. Not to mention the self-esteem boost from looking your best all the time. Work hard, play hard, right? Here's work hard. 

Coming up soon: play hard ;)

Where's your favorite place to shop?