Chrystyn's View

After a hectic couple of months, I decided to change it up a bit. However, I do like to kept it a little in my comfort zone. Once again, I visited the hair color aisle at Sally's Beauty Supply and picked up another box of red hair coloring. I asked the sales associate what is the best hair dye for my dark hair without bleaching. After telling her some of the hair dyes I had used before , she recommended L'Oreal Excellence HiColor Intense Red for dark hair with a 30 volume developer. I used two boxes of the hair color because the past has taught me that one box is never enough. My hair tends to absorb anything placed on it quickly, hence why my hair tends to dry up so fast after a wash. I was a little bit intimidated by the bright red color of the dye. While I wanted obvious red hair, Crayola was not the color intensity I wanted to achieve. After some hesitation, I parted and braided my hair and ...

Empties: Lush's R&B Hair Moisturizer

A couple of months back, I decided to take my friend Dorian to our local Lush store. I've been curious to try some of their products lately, so I figured why not make it part of our day out. I scanned the shelves and counters looking for a product to try but I am not going to lie, the prices humbled my spending desire. Initially, I settled on the H'Suan Wen Hua for my hair, but after speaking with the sales associate I decided to go with the R&B Hair Moisturizer . According to the website , it is supposed to "revive and balance misbehaving hair." So I used the R&B for my twist outs after washing my hair and applying leave-in conditioner. Now, I won't lie, $25.95 for only 3.5 ounces was hard to swallow. I mean seriously, I feel like I have too much hair for that! When I did use the product I used it sparingly. Surprisingly, a little went a long way. There is a bit of a scent, which I usually don't care for perf...

Dove Fails Again.....Or Did They?

Unless you are fortunate enough to live under a rock, I am sure you have seen the latest racial controversy brought to us by Dove. A couple of days ago, the above picture frequently popped up in my news feed on Facebook. From this picture alone, it is easy to tell why many black people would be outraged. It looks as if washing yourself with Dove body wash will turn you from a "dirty" black woman to a "clean" white woman. I mean seriously......WHAT THE FUCK!? The controversy only seemed to gain momentum when people dug up an old ad from 2011. The ad was supposed to show the before and after of one's skin when using their product Visiblecare Creme Body Wash. Unfortunately, people felt that the order of the women (black, latina, and white) was some sort of subliminal message from the company about ethnic skin. Dove issued a statement during that controversy: “We believe that real beauty comes in many shapes, sizes, colors and ages an...

Homemade Chili in the Rockcrok Dutch Oven

Wednesday Wishes 6/5/13

Between Instagram, YouTube, beauty blogs, and emails there are a ton of things I want to buy and try. Each Wednesday, I will post my wishlist of anything and everything. So that I won't overwhelm you, I will try to keep it to no more than 6 items. With that being said, this is my first wishlist: Beauty Blender Pro Double Blenders I've wanted to try the beauty blenders for awhile, but I could never bring myself to pay $20 for something that I could get for half the price at Target ( Sonia Kashuk Blending Sponge ). However, I want this one mainly because it is black and I still hear so many rave reviews about this product. Go See a Movie in a Theater This may seem random, but with a 6 month old, I always have to wait until a movie comes out to On Demand to see it. The last time I went to see a movie was in December when my sister came to town shortly after Elliott was born. Since we have yet to find a baby sitter, my "date" nights with my hus...

Review: 14-Day Acai Berry Cleanse

The 14-Day Acai Berry Cleanse is a cleanse that I have used a few times over the last several years. I even used it as recently as about 2 months ago but ended up having some sort of bug the last day, which made my results inconclusive. But this time around, I am determined to jump start this weight loss. The cleanse, the nasty part of my weight loss, is my first step to my 2 month weight loss . Today marks day two of my weight loss plan as well as my cleanse. So what is the purpose of a cleanse? This particular cleanse is meant to cleanse the colon of toxins and waste. The effects are similar to using a laxative but (in my opinion) not as harsh. However, according to the Live Strong website , colon cleanses are only temporary solutions: It is quite possible to lose some weight using a colon cleanser, but this loss is at least partly the result of water weight. Colon cleansers increase the rate of fecal movement within the colon, which li...

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