pantene relaxed and natural breakage defense deep conditioning mask product review

Friday, February 12th, 2010

i’m in love! for a drugstore product, this mask is (5/5)

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i’m pretty sure many of you guys remember when pantene was THE thing – THE product. in the late 90’s it was the go to product line for all of my white friends. i remember trying the product line (the white bottles) but never really “getting” the hype. back then i was relaxed and though the shampoo and condish were nice, they did nothing extra ordinary for my hair.

i guess it was this way for many women of color since pantene decided in the early 2000’s to come out with this line of products targeted (more specifically, i’d argue) towards black women of color – hence the name “relaxed and natural.”

to be honest, i don’t like their relaxed and natural condish (since i co-wash) for washing but i’d heard tons of hype surrounding the Pantene Relaxed & Natural Conditioner Breakage Defense Deep Conditioning Mask. i’ve been ignoring it for years when i decided that it was time to get down to business and pick up a jar.

i’ve yet to find my holy grail deep conditioner – store bought at least – so i wanted to see what this product would do for me.

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Tags: conditioner, deep conditioning, hair breakage, hair product review, moisture, moisturize, pantene breakage defense mask, shedding, split ends
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revlon photo ready foundation product review

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

(1/5)

since the makeup world has basically informed women all over the world that we NEED to be high def wearing ladies, aka flawless – or at least our faces, i decided to take the plunge and try a less expensive version of a high def makeup.

i went to my local riteaid and picked up some revlon photo ready foundation in caramel and because riteaid is also currently having a bogo sale, i also picked up revlon’s new beyond natural concealer and highlighter duo. i’ll be reviewing the concealer shortly.

right now, the foundation is in limited distribution/preview, but is slowly rolling out for a full launch in about a month. so don’t be surprised at the limited color selection for women of color until feb.

i spent an hour in riteaid walking in repeat circles around the three makeup isles; looking at products and comparing mascaras, et. al, don’t we all?! he he…but the only thing i didn’t take out, put back in and take out of my little basket was this foundation. i was so excited to try it.

ugh, if i’d only known what was in store for me…

ladies, i cannot explain how much of a FAIL this product was for me!

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Tags: beyond natural concealer and hightligher, high def foundation, makeup review, product review, Revlon Photo Ready Foundation
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st. ives (needs to stop playing with my emotions) apricot scrub product review

Monday, November 16th, 2009

i give this new “formula”:

(3/5) loubies

have you tried the new formula, what say you?

(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)

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stop.the.presses. and somebody call the ceo of st. ives and let them know that we need to speak.

first of all, let me woosa, okay? i’m gonna share with you guys one of my HOLY grail products. i’m talking been using since i was singing “Bills, Bills, Bills.” so me and st. ives go wayyyy back.

when i first began using it, there was no medicated version. i remember i used to buy this scrub when it came in a jar version and was just plain ole “apricot scrub.” the medicated version is probably 5 years old or so? i could be wrong, but it has not always been around. but someone please do correct me if i’m wrong. love.this.stuff. talke about microderm abrasion in a tube.

it works well to clear dirt, oil and grease from your skin. it gently exfoliates and leaves you face feeling fresh and vibrant. because it has salicylic acid (the one i use as there are a few versions of scrubs they have on the market), it helps to prevent breakouts. and if you lovely bellas are fimiliar with this product, you are also probably familiar with it making beauty magazine list almost every single year as a best buy drug store product.

well, anyway, on to my rant. now, st. ives has a thing for changing their label and design for this scrub. it’s no surprise to see three different labels per year. perhaps because it’s because when you go to purchase st. ives, you have to look for it more often than not, on the bottle shelf of the store. bigger, more “popular” labels like neutrogena, olay and johnson & johnson crowd the top selfs. so it’s evident that st. ive’s marketing dollars do not go toward in store produce placement.

and i’m sure that’s because they depend on their loyal customers, like myself, to immediatley draw our eyes downward to the bottom shelf, instantly becoming blind to other products that surround it. we know where the gold lies.

so of course i take my gold seeking eyes to rite-aide a few weeks ago to get another bottle of this stuff and what happened you say? well, the bottle looks different. okay, whatever, that’s st. ives style.

but, but, but…what in the heck happened to my salicylic acid???

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Tags: apricot scrub, product review, st. ives
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diorshow azur blue mascara product review

Monday, October 5th, 2009

(5/5)

i have a fond place in my heart for diorshow azur blue mascara.

besides the fact that it smells HEAVENLY — like rose water. it’s beautiful on.

it’s really, really blue out of the tube and on the lashes, so i DO NOT recommend this as daily wear. but it will make a evening/night face pop. or for fun, you can put just a touch on the tips of your lashes during the day – but be sure to do only one coat.

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