My OCM conclusion

After a few days of using the oil mixture I made for the oil cleansing method I decided that it is not for me. My skin is super sensitive and any change in whats in my body or on my face can make me break out (example: certain vitamins). I had bumps on my face after doing it a few days so I stopped and my face cleared up. Now I'm going back to my past addiction, products from the store Lush which I expect in on Wednesday. I bought the dark angels cleanser, tea tree toner, and vanishing cream, all three of which I have used before and loved (though the vanishing cream didn't diminish my blemishes as I had hoped). I also decided to try a sugar scrub and lip balm so I'll review those products accordingly =)

A few product reviews!

I ordered both of these products from the naturallycurly.com curl mart. The only difference is my cap is white (brown was sold out). But, it was very easy to use and much better than sitting under the dryer which I hate. I liked the smell of the deep conditioner and my hair was soft after the use of these two items but I think next week I'm going to add honey to my DC. My hair LOVES honey and I think I'll have even better results.


ok! So this is the Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter Lotion that I purchased from target and it is the best lotion I have ever used! It's really thick and creamy and a little dab covers a lot of skin. I like the smell, its not strong or anything and it isn't actually a scent I think its just the natural smell of shea butter. But overall, love this, def a keeper!


Also from the Shea Moisture line at Target I started using the Organic Raw Shea Butter for my co-washes and I like that product as well. Its really thick and moisturizing! After I use it my hair looks shinier and healthier then it has after use of previous conditioners. Its a $9.99 bottle and I'm going to continue use of it. Its also natural which I like, the only thing I wish was different was the bottle dispenser, I have to pump it a lot of times before I have enough for my whole head!

The OCM method

Tonight will be my first night starting the OCM method (oil cleansing method). I've been struggling with oily/ acne prone skin for years and I heard that this may help. The skin care companies always make oil seem like a bad thing for your skin when their products are really stripping oil that is good. The basic formula for this method is 50% castor oil and 5o% olive oil. But, depending on your skin type there are different oils that can help your problems. The formula i made was 50% castor oil, 25% grapeseed oil, 20% jojoba oil, and 5% tea tree oil (well like 5-10 drops). I made a witch hazel toner and added a little bit of jojoba and tea tree oil to that. At night I'm going to moisturize my face with grapeseed oil and during the morning I'm using a natural moisturizer that I bought at a store in the mall, its rose sandalwood based and its great for wearing it under make-up. I also made a hair moisturizer, Its water based and I added conditioner, jojoba oil and tea tree oil. In about a week I'll give the results from my first week! I have my fingers-crossed for this! Also expect a product review of shea moisture raw shea restorative conditioner, which I heard great things about, and also the body lotion. I purchased both today from target!

New Hair Regimen!

I decided to start a new low maintenance regimen. I never thought I'd actually wear my twists while my hair was still this length but I actually like them! I wore a headband with them today! I did them a lot smaller then I have when I've done twist outs before. So I decided I'm going to start twisting my hair Sunday nights after clarifying and deep conditioning. I will wear twists until Wednesday and then wear a twist-out Thursday-Saturday and start all over again. I'm going to try this for a month and see if there is any significant change in hair growth, even though my growth has been pretty good. This is the first week I'm doing it so I don't know if my hair will like it yet seeing as though I usually co-wash daily. But, I think it is worth a try, and I'll update on if I like it and also post pics of the twist-out Thursday!

Oh, how i cannot wait for fall!

Let's start with this bag. If you know me you know that I love Marc Jacobs, like anything he does. He's like everything! I have a couple other Marc by Marc Jacobs bags but this would be my fav one. One of mine is really big and the other really small so this one is like the perfect size. I love the color as well, you can never go wrong in fall with a bag that's a shade of purple, or currant as he calls it. I would wear this with like every outfit. It is a bit pricey, so it will be a splurge item but it is well worth it because I'll have it forever. Saving my paychecks for this one!

I LOVE these boots. I first saw them while browsing on Nordstrom's website and I fell in love for two reasons. First, I've wanted a pair of doc martens for years and everytime I pick a pair I see them somewhere and change my mind. But these are different from all the others I've chosen. Secondly, I've been dying to get "Utilitarian boots" as nordstrom has deemed them this fall. So these are a win win for me, and they are only $150! Hope they'll be on my feet this fall!

Foundation.

For a long time there has been something bothering me. People seem to have this strong opinion about people wearing foundation. Well, to that I say, Its none of your business what other people do! If its looks bad, fine, state your opinion. But, don't make it seem to be such a bad thing for other people to do it. It really gets me that most of the people who say negative things about it are people with flawless skin! You don't have a reason to wear it so of course your going to look down on people who do, but you shouldn't. I have been struggling with acne scars for years. I've been to the dermatologist, tried hundreds of products, and they just don't go away. On top of that, there are hundreds of things I can't use because my skin will break out. So when I became of make-up wearing age I was interested in covering the thing that bothered me most. People do it ALL the time in other aspects of their lives. No one complains about people covering their real hair with weave or their real nails with acrylic. Now in the beginning I would use heavier stuff from MAC, for a while using their liquid foundations and I admit, that was a bit much. But as I became more educated on make-up and more interested in the art itself I started using just a light mineralize powder-type foundation and I see nothing wrong with that! If there is something that makes you happy and makes you feel happy about yourself and it doesn't look bad, then do it! After being faithful to MAC I've recently switched to Bare Escentuals foundation. Its natural and my skin does actually do better with it. Its very light and it only calls for a little bit. It's def a keeper. If someone has a problem with that then oh well. The point of this is, just be mindful of the things you say because you can be putting someone down, don't generalize, everyone has their own reasons for the decisions they make in their lives.