~Fresh Coat~ Real Spotted: New Nail Colors and Products!

Hey Cuzins!! Long time no see, huh....eh....:)

So, I was out and about yesterday, and spotted some new nail goodies in Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart.

L'Oreal LA entourage collection...Guess its based on the show...Interesting dark purple shade in the middle of all those pastels. I'm looking for a banging coral for my toes this summer and the perfect yellow for my hands...one of hard colors for me to wear on my hands....

Spotted some CVS Exclusives of the Kardashian Kolor Collection...I've been burnt once by this collection so I just took some pictures and kept it moving...

My Wal-mart had Nailene Gel Polish Kits complete with the Gel Curing Lamp. I think the price was $49.98...which isn't bad for the lamp. I'm putting this on my wishlist.:)

Have you spotted any of these goodies? Let me know!!

~Hair~ Have Your Seen These Products?: III Sisters of Nature....

Happy Saturdays to all!!!

I was hitting my local BSS' today and I spotted a new natural hair called III Sisters of Nature. But what really caught my eye was....

"Compare to *Kinky Curly and *Miss Jessie's Products"

For real tho'?......Hmmmm......lol!

I so I took a couple flicks with my phone....check it out....

III Sisters of Nature has a Facebook page but I was unable to locate a website....Check out the FB PAGE.

According to their Facebook page:
"III SISTERS OF NATURE IS AN ALL NATURAL PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN ALCOHOL, WAXES, SILICONES, PETROLATUM, MINERAL OIL, PARABENS, FORMALDEHYDE, PLASTICS, CARBOMER, GIMMICKS AND NO HYPE, JUST STYLE AND SAVINGS."


"THE "CLEANER" HAIR CARE PRODUCTS 
NATURAL BEAUTY COMES FROM WITHIN, WHY PAY A PENNY MORE?"


This picture above is their Natural Curling Gelo...that you can "compare" to Kinky Curly's Curling Custard...its retails for only $9.99

Sweet Bounce Back is compared to Miss Jessie's Super Sweetback Treatment ( Deep Conditioner) for only $13.99 which Miss Jessie's retails their SST at $48. This was the product I was most interested in!! That is a STEAL if it works even close to the SST which I've had a sample of...and it was amazing.

Stretch It Out Creme ( $13.99) is compared to Miss Jessie's Stretch Silkening Creme...

Curly Whip Pudding ( $13.99) is compared to Miss Jessie's Curly Pudding...

The prices are beyond reasonable compared to those brands that are comparing the product to.

Have you seen these products in your local BSS??? Let me know?

~2012 Beauty Resolutions and No-Buy Updates!!!~

Hey Everyone!!!

I'm here tonight to bring you my 2012 Beauty Resolutions...an ENTIRE MONTH LATE:). Now, I figured them out and wrote them down in December 2011 but just didn't blog them. Why? Who knows. *shrugs* Here they are now!

1) Stay on the cleanliness of my brushes

I swear I say this every year but I can go a LONG time *looks around* before I wash my brushes. Its because I have so many and I'm really not affected if they are clean or dirty meaning, my skin is not effected. However, the quality the look is.

2)Learn to: a) wax b) flat twist c) cornrow d) set my hair on flexi rods

I'm in a learning mood this year...especially with beauty...I like to know how to do things myself out of necessity, of course.:)

3)Invest in better makeup.

I've PERSONALLY learned in the last couple of years that as much as I spend on cheap makeup, I could have some of the better makeup I really want. Case in point: Urban Decay Naked Palette. I've probably spent over $50 on different neutral palettes from drugstores and beauty supply stores trying to dupe that thing when I could've bought it by now. I get caught up in the cheaper dupe swindle. Nothing wrong with that but I like the good stuff too. Definitely investing this year.

4)Enjoy my hair.

I'm entering my third year natural and it feels awesome. This year, I'm going to enjoy the length that I've retained, try to keep it on my head and play with some new styles. I spend most of the first two years obsessing over length goals, as many naturals do, but its only when you are not thinking about it is when you hit the goals. I'm blessed at 34, that I have no gray hair and I have more hair than I've ever had in my life and I'm going to enjoy it!!

****NO BUY UPDATE MONTH ONE!!! January 8, 2012- February 8, 2012****

The No- Buy ( click HERE for the original post!) has been pretty painless. I had two big fails...one was a Walgreens WnW haul and the other I spent $29 on $1 jewelry. Other than those two, there has been no craft store, no thrift store, no Etsy, no Amazon, no magazines, no subscription boxes!!!!

 The makeup, jewelry and eating out is hard because there are so many new things out, I love cheap jewelry and I get tired of cooking and don't cook on the weekends.

Tomorrow will start Month Two. This No-Buy has stopped alot of crazy buys including a massive haul on that Milani 75% off...which I only got two things because I look at the list of the markdowns before I went and stuck to the plan to get two blushes. My gas tank has been full, I got money from week to week, making better decisions on what to and what not to buy....

Basically, in order to live on the tight coins I have....I can't shop. **shrugs** And now I got to stop buying Frappes and eating out.:)

Month Two!! Let's GO!!!

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~Hair~ New Products: Cleansing Conditioners....

The drugstore/mass market companies have been on their toes in the last couple of years when it comes to keeping up with the popular brand concepts. I've noticed in the last couple of weeks, cleansing conditioners, or low or no shampoo "poo"-shampoos have been coming through the stores.

This is a very popular hair product since Wen became a popular mass product available through infomercial All women of all hair types boast the benefits and the love for Wen's cleansing conditioner. There's a Wen "knockoff" in Sally Beauty Supply called Hair One and companies like Ouidad make one as well, sold in salons and Ulta. Now L'oreal and Salon Grafix has one that available in your local CVS or Walmart.

I know I lot of women, relaxed and natural, who cleanse with light conditioners. They call it "co-washing" or "conditioner washing".....

I saw this entire display of L'Oreal  EverCreme system that includes a cleansing cream in my local Walmart.

Spotted this Salon Grafix cleansing cream in my local CVS.....

I picked up the Ever Creme Cleaning Conditioner to try. Right now, I use Original Moxie Get Clean No-
Foam which amazing. It lightly cleanses but it's packed with moisture, so my hair and scalp are clean and soft.

Have you seen any of these "no-poo" "low-poo" products around? Do you use them? Let me know!!:)

~Fresh Coat~ China Glaze Owl's Night.....

 I found this bottle of China Glaze Cat's Eye in a mom & pop Dollar Store among a bin of other polishes. I've probably had it for over six months, its been swimming around in my polish collection. Notice it has the old China Glaze labeling, but the polish is super fresh, not sticky or gloopy.

This is two coats of Owl's Night...its a gorgeous olive green. I did a bit of research on the color, turns out Owl's Night is heavily wanted and rarity in polish addicts circles. I even saw on Ebay, one bottle being sold for a $14.50!!!