Category: Beauty & Skin
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amika Obliphica Nourishing Mask review
I received a sample of the Amika Obliphica Nourishing Mask in the April Birchbox. I LOVE what this does to my hair. The photos are actually all the second day after using this (gallery below) My hair was still shiny but not oily. NO additional products. No hairspray, no gel, no shine serums, nada. Just shampoo…
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Zoya “Lotus” with Essie “A Cut Above” and Sally Hansen Crackle polish in “Antique Gold”
I DO think that Zoya’s “Lotus” looks better with a top coat. Particularly Essie’s “A Cut Above” pink glittery top coat would be my choice. It draws attention to some of the pink undertones that Lotus has but are hard to see. I still feel like this isn’t a very spring color for some reason.…
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April Birchbox 2012 unboxing
Unboxing video: via YouTube What’s inside: amika: Obliphica Nourishing Mask (see why I couldn’t pronounce this!) The ingredient list looks wonderful… but I’m not sure if the “fragrance” is synthetic or from natural oils. I’ve sent them an email and I hope they will let me know. EDIT: They responded “We use natural oils in…
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Mixing Nail Polishes – Lattes at Tiffany’s
I SWEAR this isn’t going to be a nail polish blog. It’s just what I’m a little obsessed with at the moment. So I’ve been looking for a warm grey for awhile so a couple of weeks ago I was mixing polishes and came across a combo I liked. Easiest way to do this is put…
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Beauty Label Breakdown from the Birchbox blog
Birchbox posted an excellent breakdown of 7 different ecological certification organizations that often are displayed to differentiate products from simple “natural” marketing hype. I couldn’t have said it better myself so here’s the link! 🙂 http://www.birchbox.com/the-haute-box/the-beauty-label-breakdown/ And a not so “spoiler” spoiler – April’s Birchbox is supposed to be filled with natural goodies! Yay! I…