The Juicy Beauty Word

Are there ingredients in your skin care, hair care and makeup products that are cancer causing? Take a look at one of your beautiful eye shadow palettes or maybe your face powder or powder blush. Go ahead take a look. Do you see talc?  Most likely, it's listed right near the beginning of the ingredient list which means there is a significant amount in the product.  Remember the Johnson and Johnson talcum powder lawsuits and that it was then recommended that women should stop using body powder's containing talc because women were getting ovarian cancer linked to talc?  We switched to cornstarch powder years ago at the salon when we do bikini waxing and body waxing for the safety of our clients. What is Talc? Talc is a clay mineral composed mainly of magnesium, silicon and oxygen that is mined from the earth.  Sound safe right?  It absorbs moisture and oil, has a soft silky feel, makes makeup products opaque and has anti caking properties.   So ...

I've been having a lots of trouble with my hair being terribly frizzy. It's always had a bit of frizziness but has been worse than ever since I started using a product that was supposed to calm the frizz. The product is Framesi Color Lover Progressively Smooth.   This product is designed to penetrate the hair and transform it from the inside out. They say the more you use the product, the smoother the hair becomes. Not the case for me. The more I used it, the more unruly my hair became!!! It's quite frustrating and disappointing. I wanted to love this product. Maybe it will work better for you if you want to try it. Some people love it.  I needed something to remove the product build up from my hair, calm the frizz and get it back to normal asap! I needed a good clarifying shampoo. A clarifying shampoo is a shampoo that is designed to remove excess oil and products that have coated and accumulated in the hair. Maple Holistics Apple Cider Vinegar Shampoo was just what m...

Eyebrows have been very bold, thick, filled in, defined, arched, and clean in recent years. Many people actually use a brow stencil to get the well defined symmetrical look. Those clean bold brows work well with dramatic makeup but require time at the makeup mirror and are not casual or natural looking. In case you haven't noticed, we have had a bohemian hippie influence that has been trending for the past few years with flowy dresses and tops reminiscent of the 60's and 70's. Those stenciled sculpted brows just don't jive with the free and easy bohemian style.  A softer, more natural look is needed for a proper boho look. Try the softer feathery brow look. The brows are still thicker and softly arched but they don't have a hard clean stenciled line. Visible hairs soften the line. I want to call them stray hairs, but they are more like controlled strays that soften the edges of the brows.  The brow hairs are brushed up to get a soft feathery look. The ...

Let's talk about one of my favorite skin care products,   Lotion  YonKa. 💖 It's literally a magic potion!!! I'll tell you all about it and give you some of my Amazon Affiliate links so you can do some shopping.  It's not a lotion at all. It is an alcohol free healing mist used as a toner after cleansing your face. Spray it on after cleansing your face and lightly massage or pat it in. Apply your moisturizer right over it. The smell is divine! Clean and fresh, not perfumy. It is extremely soothing and balances skin conditions. There are two formulas, one for normal to oily skin or combination skin (it's white) and one for dry and sensitive skin (it's pink).  Both contain YonKa's signature blend of essential oils which are lavender, geranium, rosemary, cypress and thyme.  Essential oils are oils extracted by distillation or cold pressing from various parts of a plant, the leaves, stems, flowers, bark, roots, seeds or peels. The oils are aromatic and ...

I always look forward to the next season's nail polish colors and am excited to open my box of Zoya nail polish when it arrives on my doorstep. Once again, Zoya has created another sensational collection of nail colors for the 2019 fall season.  It is the Sensual Collection.  There is a nice variety of 12 rich pigmented colors in cream, metallic and glitter finishes  from soft pink to deep shimmering gray. The richness of the colors represents well the rich warm colors of autumn and truly gratifies the senses.  The Nail Trends for Fall Colors Purples and blues remain trendy for fall 2019 along with  nudes, neutrals, reds and glitter. We love our glitter! 💜  Zoya is right on trend as usual! Artsy Style Nails polished in ombre using deep colors and half moons boldly polished or decked out in glitter continue to be all the rage. An emerging nail art trend is letters painted on the nails. It can be as simple as your initial on one n...