Afro Puff, Black Midi Dress & DIY Studded Denim Vest Outfit

Afro Puff, Black Midi Dress & DIY Studded Denim Vest Outfit 

You won't see a lot of outfit posts in my blog right now- I don't have anyone that can take them for me, on my camera. However I am guilty of the odd (joking- more like daily) selfie in the mirror but I just share them on Instagram (find my Instagram here). What do you think of Instagram pictures on a blog? Okay occasionally? As good as any other post, or don't like them?

What I am wearing: 

• Black Fitted Midi Dress | New Look
• Denim Vest (DIY Studs) | Primark & DIY (< Check out the post)

What was your latest outfit post?
Feel free to link it

xx

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John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo Review

John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo Review

Being through the process of transitioning to natural hair, and now being fully natural with a head of super curly and kinky hair- I totally love trying out new products. I wrote a first thoughts post a while back on these three John Frieda products, read it here.

Description of this shampoo from the John Frieda website: "Re-awakens and invigorates your natural curl patterns for shapely styling results. Specially developed with a curl-enhancing complex, targeted moisturizers and frizz-fighting silicone. Features a nourishing formula that's the first step toward creating gorgeous, salon-style spirals. Moisturises and smoothes the hair cuticle. Gentle enough for everyday use."

My thoughts on this shampoo? To my surprise, this shampoo is my favourite out of the three products so I decided to review this first. Looking at the ingredient list, I would definitely say this is a clarifying shampoo which usually means quite drying. I don't particularly mind sulfate shampoo's- I avoided them before but now that I use gel and products containing silicones- it is definitely necessary. When I washed my hair with this it left my hair super soft- like ridiculously soft. Initially I thought that it might have been because I had a lot of product in my hair or something that sort of worked as a shield from the shampoo- but now that I've had it for quite long I've tried it enough to say it is definitely the shampoo! Not sure what is the cause of that but it does contain two strengthening/softening ingredients: Vitamin E & Jojoba Oil.

Ingredient Check (Ingredient list here):

Mineral Oil (/)

Sulfates (√)

Silicones (√)

Propylene/Butylene Glycol (/)

Parabens (/)

Alcohol (√)

Have you tried John Frieda hair products?

xx

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Pink and Leopard Prints Beauty Blog Featured in Beauty Forever Magazine

Pink and Leopard Prints Beauty Blog Featured in Beauty Forever Magazine 

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share with you all that my blog was featured in the online magazine Beauty Forever Magazine. It is a magazine filled with articles on product reviews and all things on hair, makeup, nails and skin- from bloggers. In this issue, my Bentonite Clay Face Mask DIY and my Tropical Colours Makeup Tutorial are featured. They are number 15 and 22 in the content list.

For your free trial download of the magazine (for iPad, iPhone or iPod), click here: http://bit.ly/10PhGj4 then click on “subscribe”, and then “current subscribers”. Enter promo code: bfmjuly1 to get the current issue for free; and do it soon because the coupon is only valid until August 10, 2013. Enjoy :)

Find the original blog post here: DIY Green Tea Bentonite Clay Face Mask &Tropical Colours Makeup and the Tropical Colours Makeup Tutorial on Youtube

Please download this magazine and let me know what you think?

Xx

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FOTD and Big Chop after 14 months of transitioning

Random Big Chop and Face of Today

Been MIA again guys, sorry. Reasons this time? Loads of 9-7 shifts at work, and then my blog was blocked due to malware on Google Chrome, but I finally sorted that out yesterday. Random as I am, yesterday when I washed my hair, I trimmed my hair quite a lot because my relaxed ends had been super dry lately and my whole hair had been shedding loads.

This morning when I unravelled he twists I slept in, I just started cutting all the relaxed ends off. That's it- that's my whole big chop story lol. I did the big chop to natural hair, after transitioning for 14 months I think. It's funny how the relaxed ends are really in the way when you are transitioning, even wearing a bun was really hard, thick afro hair in the middle of your head, and bone straight ends in the bun itself. Read all my transitioning posts here.

I will do a separate big chop post shortly :) 

Today's FOTD:

• First ever bun as a natural! Woo 
• 2True Black Eyeliner
• Tom Ford Violet Fatale Lipstick 
• The BodyShop Bronzer
• ELF Bronzer
• NYC face powder (new) 

What do you think of this FOTD?
And I know I've been gone for long, which posts do you prefer on my blog?
Any tips for a newly natural? :) 

xx



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