Category: Hair
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Ipsy Glambag June 2014
Be A Bombshell Lash Out Mascara – parabens, no cones (an ingredient that rules out makeup for me personally), but it’s not waterproof. Mascara as I’ve said before I will accept a little less healthy for the waterproof tradeoff. This is a 4 with the skin deep cosmetics database (reminder: low numbers are healthier! with 10 being the…
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Natalie Zea short to medium hair (bob) from The Following
{ Season 2, Episode 12, Betrayal }I’m a little obsessed with Natalie Zea’s (character Claire Matthews) short (er) to medium length curly bob in this episode. It’s like a shorter version of Connie Britton’s hair and I think it would work well with my hair and be an easier length to manage particularly during the summer. Maybe also look good with a slight…
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Birchbox unboxing May 2014
Caldrea Body Lotion – in Aloe Water Apricot Fragrance added (likely synthetic), no cones, could be healthier but not bad. This scores a 4 with the cosmetics database (0 is healthiest, 10 is worst.) The synthetic fragrance knocks that down a lot but it does have some other ingredients that are excellent for skin moisturizing so…
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Ipsy glambag May 2014
Hang Ten Classic Sport SPF50 This one I’m kinda on the fence on this one. No cones (issue for me, not everyone) and no synthetic fragrances and some of the other common nasties. It can be hard to find a good healthy sunscreen but not impossible. Or at least it’s easier online. This one based on…
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Birchbox unboxing April 2014
Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel I have brows that are already thick and pretty much stay put so this isn’t a very useful product for me. You could however probably also use this as a very natural-look mascara though. But it does have parabens in it and it ranks a 6 with the cosmetics…
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SheaMoisture Coconut & Hibiscus Hold & Shine Moisture Mist
empty and re-purchaseEmpty & repurchased – love this stuff. No hold on my hair but excellent detangler and light shine / moisture. More like a leave in conditioner spray. Though someone else mentioned that for their hair it had hold so be warned … 🙂 I’m applying it to wet hair pre-blow drying in case you’re curious.