Battle of the Hard Hold Gels: Biosilk Rock Hard Gelee vs. Beyond The Zone Bada Bing Extreme Hold Gel

Any curly girl, who wants definition, and the smallest amount of frizz possible knows the importance of products with good hold. I love a hard hold gel, they seem to be the only thing that will give me the hair I want. So what is it that I want? Definition, low frizz factor, volume/body, shine, and curls that will last through the day. I realize that’s asking a lot, especially living where I live. So, on my latest Sally’s excursion I decided to pick up a gel that I’ve read about on NC.com, Beyond the Zone Bada Bing Extreme Hold Gel.

Review: Yes To Carrots Nourishing Shampoo and Pampering Conditioner

Dare I say it, I think I found a new HG shampoo (low poo) and conditioner. Now I’m not one to profess my undying love about a product unless I’m serious. When it comes to my hair, I’m serious, dead serious in fact. The most shocking thing is, they’re a drugstore product! Don’t get me wrong, I think there are plenty of great products at the drugstore, but I’m a sort of hair snob sometimes. Anywho, ladies brace yourselves, I’ve fallen madly in love with Yes To Carrots Nourishing Shampoo and Pampering Conditioner.

Review: Vanish Color Remover

I'll be the first to admit, I change my hair color like some women change their handbag. It's a lot, probably every 2-3 months. Now I'm talking about actually changing the color, not doing root touch-ups. My hair has been more colors than I can count, and the only color I can honestly think of that it's never been is black. Most of the time if I'm going from dark to light I'd just bleach and start over. As you can imagine, this takes quite a toll on my hair, and it's certainly been healthier. So a couple months ago I ran across a product called Vanish Color Remover. It has literally changed my hair-coloring life!

Review: L'Oreal Evercreme Cleansing Conditioner

If you’ve read any of my posts about hair in the last 2 years, you probably know I don’t do sulfates. My hair + sulfates= utterly craptastic hair days. I’d been seeing the new L’Oreal Evercreme Cleansing Conditioner all over the place; drugstores, supermarkets, blogs, message boards, etc. I passed it on many of my excursions, I kept telling myself, You don’t need it, you have enough hair stuff. You’ve run out of room, use other stuff up before you buy anything. Of course, being the product junkie that I am, I caved and bought it.

Review: Wen Winter Vanilla Mint Cleansing Conditioner

Spa-like shower experience? Check. Delicious smell? Check. Cleans effectively without stripping my hair? Check. Conditions my hair, leaving it soft and moisturized? Check. The newest addition to the Wen Cleansing Conditioner lineup, Winter Vanilla Mint is my absolute favorite Wen product to date.

Smoke & Smudge

With and Without Diffusing...

This is my hair after air-drying 90%.

This is after diffusing. See the difference?

 

I Love My Makeup Finishing Spray...

What’s my makeup style? I like my face, my skin to be more specific, to just look like great skin, not makeup. Which is the biggest reason I bought my Dinair kit. I don’t want you to see makeup if you look at my skin, and as we all know, all makeup goes through makeup meltdown at some point during the day. Whether it’s an hour after application or 10, it’s never a good thing.

So what’s a girl to do to combat makeup meltdown? Use a makeup finishing product. Personally, I’m in love with Skindinavia products. They’ve got a spray for every skin type, and they actually work.

In the interest of full disclosure, my makeup lasts an incredibly long time, airbrush is designed for long wear. But with Skindinavia Makeup Finishing Spray it lasts even longer. And to really test it out I’ve used my old Everyday Minerals Foundation, concealer, blush, etc. to really put Skindinavia to the test. While the mineral makeup didn’t hold up for as long as my Dinair, it did last several hours longer than it would’ve without Makeup Finishing Spray.

One of the things I noticed when using the Skindinavia with my mineral makeup, once I set my makeup with it, the makeup sort of blended with my skin and didn’t look powdery at all. I used to use MAC Fix+, but it never helped with longevity.

So how do you use a Makeup Finishing Spray? After you’ve applied all of your makeup, except mascara, simply shake the bottle, and mist your face in an “X” pattern, then a “T”. Done! It’s really simple, and quick.

Another thing that I’ve found the Skindinavia Makeup Finishing Spray to work really well for, as a mixing medium for loose shadows. I have a bunch of loose shadows and pigments, but I avoid using them because of fallout. But if I just mist my shadow brush, or spray a little into the lid and mix the shadow in, it works really well.

Do you use makeup finishing spray? Have you tried Skindinavia? Leave me a comment. :)



Disclaimer: The product mentioned was sent to me for review consideration. The opinions are 100% my own.

Review: DevaCurl Frizz-Free Volumizing Foam

Hey ladies! It's that time again, my favorite time I might add, review time. Today's lovely concotion? The newest styler from the folks at DevaCurl; Frizz-Free Volumizing Foam. So let's get right to it!

Normally when I'm at the drugstore, or wherever and I'm checking out the hair products aisle, I just avoid mousse/foam products altogether. I never seem to get the hold I need or want and my hair always feels dry afterwards. So in short, usually mousse/foaming stylers are a total failure.

This is not the case with DevaCurl FFVF!

Snooze Alert: My Go-To Everyday Look...

And a few bonus pics...

Another basic look I rock constantly...

EOTD: Brown and gold for fall

              Only pic with flash, it always washes out the colors. :( 

All the shadows are from the same E.L.F. palette as yesterdays look.