Beauty Trends: Unicorn Snot's Face & Body Gel

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Unicorn Snot has been a popular beauty staple for years but if you’re not familiar with their products, allow me to reintroduce the brand. Unicorn Snot carries some of the best glitter products for the body, hair and face. If you’re wanting to give your look a little extra sparkle, you should definitely give these products a try. They even have a glitter sunscreen lotion and a spf glitter spray which are both perfect for all the fun in the sun you will be having this summer.

Beauty Trends: BlackHairspray.com

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Hey Beautiful Butterflies! This months beauty trend is from a company I recently discovered and have since come to really like. Black Hairspray is a leading beauty e-commerce company that offers thousands of wigs and hair care products. If you're looking for a simple way to change up your look without committing to a certain style, I suggestion trying a wig. You'll be surprised how a simple change in your hairstyle can boost your mood and self confidence. Black Hairspray customers range from professional stylists, beauticians, working mothers, students, etc. There are several different wig options to choose from, a few of my favorite lace front wigs from Black Hairspray are the Outre Synthetic Hand-Tied Full Lace Wig – Kara, the It's A Wig! Salon Human Hair Lace Front Wig – Natural Wave, the Bobbi Boss Human Hair Lace Front Wig – Lacie & Cecilia, and the FreeTress Equal Brazilian Natural Deep Invisible L Part Lace Front Wig – Danity.

Beauty Trends: Go Darker for Fall with Madison Reed

Hey Butterflies! Ever considered going darker with your hair? With the natural deep hues that come to life in the fall, now is a great time to give it a try! Madison Reed has some top tips for why you should give darker hair a whirl this season:

Beauty Trends: Schwarzkopf Styliste Ultime Satin Frizz Control & Heat Protection Straightening Spray

Butterflies! Here's a new hair care line for you to check out. The Schwarzkopf company, pronounced "shworts kof" was founded in 1898 by chemist Hans Schwarzkopf who also invented and marketed the first ever powder shampoo. Schwarzkopf became a Henkel company in 1995. 

So far I've only tried their Styliste Ultime Satin Frizz Control & Heat Protection Straightening Spray and I love it! This is a pretty good frizz control and heat protectant in one. I really like that its not super oily and it doesn't weigh heavy on the hair. This particular product smells really great and does what it was design to do. Schwarzkopf products can be purchased at Walmart and other retailers.

Stay in the know...follow Schwarzkopf @SchwarzkopfUSA!
 @Walmart @Influenster #WeLoveSchwarzkopf

*** I purchased this product for review at a discounted price courtesy of Influenster. All opinions are honest and my own. ***

Beauty Trends: My 4th Year Natural Hair Update

Butterflies, so....I cut my hair! I couldn’t handle the stress of styling my natural hair combined with work stress, family stress and my anxieties from life in general so I cut it all off again. I might try it again when things are calmer for me but for now, what do you guys think of my new pixie cut?

Beauty Trends: Pixie Cut or Bob...Which Would You Rock?

Butterflies, are you considering a big chop? Well join the club, Texas born and raised musical artist Beyoncé hair has been the the topic of discussion for many of her fans (and critics too) because she recently debuted a new hairstyle. There were a few pictures posted to her Instagram about two weeks ago that got everyone talking hair, it's like the biggest thing since the whole natural hair movement began (but not really lol). I did a big chop a few years ago prior to starting my natural hair journey and I loved how convenient my pixie cut was, it was actually easier to maintain than natural hair is contrary to what people believe. 

Anyway, I guess everyone is so use to seeing Beyoncé with her long/curly hair that they're in shock she decided to change it up, the picture (below) is a photo of Beyoncé rocking a short  "pixie cut". Just a few days ago more photos were posted to Bey's Instagram, this time of her rocking a "bob cut". I think they're both cute! Anyway, which would you rock?

Beauty Trends: Carol's Daughter Monoi Repairing Collection

Hey my beautiful butterflies! So my sister gave me the Carol's Daughter Monoi Repairing Collection 3-piece starter kit for mother's day this year and I'm in love with it! I have been wanting to tryout some of the Carol's Daughter products for years (since I went natural in 2010) but honestly thought their products were a little too expensive for my budget.

Anyway, the kit includes a 2 oz monoi repairing sulfate-free shampoo, a 2 oz monoi repairing conditioner and a 2 oz monoi repairing mask. The box states it's suppose to prevent hair breakage by 96% after one use, which is a really huge claim. Some of the major ingredients in the Monoi Collection include: monoi oil, hibiscus extract, bamboo water, and hydrolyzed silk (yes, SILK). The only thing I didn't like about the kit is that the sizes are so small; fortunately I have short hair so it lasted a little longer and I was able to get about 4-5 uses out of the kit.

Beauty Trends: Amber Rose with Hair?

This is the Amber we all know and love. For years she's been rocking her signature look (and very well I might add) but she recently decided to change it up. Check out these photos Amber posted via her Instagram @MuvaRosebud of her rocking hair!

Amber rocking her long golden locs! She looks totally different right?

Amber posing with her boo Wiz Khalifa @ a Juicy J concert.

Here's a short but hilarious video of Amber aka Muva Rosebud flipping her golden tresses on Vine.

Beauty Trends: My 3yr Hairversary...I'm Thinking This Is Not For ME!!!! Is it Relaxer Time?

Hey Butterflies! So it's been three years since I went natural and honestly I'm not really feeling it anymore. I originally decided to go natural just to try it out then I feel in like with not having to spend a ton of money on styling my hair and the ease of rocking a "fro".  

However, maintaining natural hair is a lot harder than it looks, keeping it moisturized, tangle-free and smooth are some of my most challenging struggles with having natural hair. I really wanted to stick with it and trust me I'm having anxiety just thinking about throwing in the towel on my natural hair journey but, it no longer excites me. I've been feeling so blah about my hair lately and that's not a good feeling so I guess it's time to change it up?

Beauty Trends: Nexxus Salon Hair Care Products

Butterflies, as promised in my previous post about the Nexxus Hair Care products that I purchased from CVS for really cheap, here's my update/review of the two items I purchased. This was my first time using Nexxus products and for the most part I really liked both products. The Nexxus Salon Hair Care Frizz Defy FrizzProtection Styling Creme really helped with my flyaways and I would defiantly purchase this one again.

Now as for the Nexxus Humectress Ultimate Moisturizing Conditioner I think this was a one time thing for me. I honestly didn't notice a major difference in my hair compared to me using a less expensive conditioner. This also could be because I didn't get to use the full bottle. I used this conditioner once maybe twice before it cracked at the top and spilled out all over everything in my bathroom closet. The upside is that I contacted the manufacture to express my concerns about this product and they did agree to replace it.

Overall I think Nexxus brand is a good hair care brand and I really give the FrizzProtection Styling Crème two thumbs up, however my bad experience with their Humectress product packaging has me a little skeptical about purchasing any other Nexxus products.

Beauty Trends: My 2yr Natural Hair Anniversary + The Pros & Cons of Natural Hair

Hey Butterflies! I can't believe it's my two year Hairversary already, it has defiantly been an interesting journey. I know each individuals hair texture is unique and varies from family member to family member but, genetics plays a huge part in our physical make-up and that includes our hair. My great-grandmother (maternal) was Native-American (Blackfoot...I think), most of my mom's family were/are Louisiana Native American and or Creole and my dad's side is originally from Texas. 

Anyway, I said all that to say, like most of my family members I have naturally reddish-brown and very soft textured hair that's also very curly. Going natural made it easier for me to finally try Bantu Knots (photo above) and it inspired me to go red again (photo bottom right), I haven't been red since high school! 

Beauty Trends: Every Natural Should Check Out Naptural85’s Channel!

Hair obsessed butterflies, so as all of my long time readers know I have been natural (no relaxer) for going on two years now (still a newbie) and for me the hardest part about being natural is finding a routine and/or products that work for my hair. So where do you go when you need a little help learning how to do something? For me it's YouTube! That's right YouTube, you will be surprised at what you can learn browsing the tube.

Anyway, so a few months back while browsing for natural hair care tips I stumbled across a natural hair care guru...Naptural85! The video above is one of the first ones I came across and I've been a fan ever since. Her tips are very economical and AWESOME if I may say so myself. If you haven't checked out her channel yet what are you waiting for? Go now!

Beauty Trends: It's My 1yr Natural Hair Anniversary + Check out My 1st Natural Hair Video Blog!

Butterflies, a while ago (in a previous post) I mentioned I was curious about going natural, well I did it and survived my first year! Check out my video of photos from my transitional journey!

Beauty Trends: I'm Going Natural...I Think

Butterflies, natural hair seems to be what everyone is talking about these days and I have to admit I'm curious. I have been thinking about it for a while and since my hair is already cut really short I'm thinking why not? I got my last relaxer in May of this year and once my hair stared to grow out I got micro braids and have been rocking them ever since (getting them redone every few weeks of course). I'm pretty sure I'm going to have a world of new growth once these braids are out. I've been getting relaxers pretty much as far back as I can remember so this should be a very interesting experience for me but I guess I won't know for sure until these braids are out. What are your natural hair thoughts? Please share your thoughts, tips and suggestions in the comment section below.