June Favorites

It's been really great getting back to blogging and I hope you guys have been enjoying my posts. If you ever have any questions, comments or suggestions please let me know!

With that aside, I'm excited to show you guys my favorite products for June.

Summer Trends: Beach Waves

It's no surprise that beach waves are back again for the summer. Hair tends to become more frizzy, dry and damaged during warmer weather. This is mostly due to high humanity and long exposer to the sun, which is why hot-tools like curling wands and straighteners should be used to a bare minimum. Hair mists are a great way to create an easy, put together hairstyle without the damage. 

Sachajuan Ocean Mist $28.00- Sachajuan has quickly gotten onto the radar of every beauty outlet. This Ocean Mist is their most popular product and for good reason. This helps anyone get a flawless tousled, beachy texture. 

Sevi Vegan Blue Yarrow Texture Spray $4.00 to $14.00- Not only is this a great budget buy but it also has a beautiful fragrance. You get light body and curls without the stiffness a lot of beach sprays cause. 

LUSH Sea Spray $12.95- Out of the three, this is probably my favorite. It's reasonably priced, has the best citrus scent and is a great product that does what it promises-gives texture, volume and shine. In fact, I like to use this for a beachy look, after I curl my hair to hold the style and on braids and buns for a fuller look. 

*Trends are a great way to experiment and get out of your comfort zone. Ultimately, trends should be taken with a grain of salt and are great to keep in mind if you ever get bored. But if you're confident with your style, you do you boo.

Review: LUSH Lip Scrub "Sweet Lips"

With the wicked winter comes colder, drier air. Which can damage hair, cause irritation on the face and body and cause flakes on the lips. None of which is cute and all of which that sucks. I am a huge believer in scrubbing everything; hands, body, face, and lips. Since exfoliating does help speed skin cell turn-over, and create smoother and brighter skin it's something that should be done regularly but the difference between our face, body and hands compared to our lips are that the lips can't remove dry, dead skin. By exfoliating the lips, your lips look plumper, take moisture in better and lip color applies smoother too! 

Monthly Favs: August

I know I am a bit late for a monthly favorite but its my blog and I can do what I want ;). August has come to an end and though it saddens me a bit to have to go back to school I am excited to see what September has in store for me.  So lets get down to business and here are my favorite everything for the month.

Music: Washed Out "Paracosm", Artic Monkeys “AM”, Yppah "Eighty One"

Movie/TV: The Devil Wears Prada & Scrubs

Book: Bossypants by Tina Fey

Face: Hourglass Primer, SW Basics Lip Balm, Too Faced Better then Sex Mascara

Body: LUSH King of Skin Body Butter & LUSH Almond and Coconut Shower Smoothie

Hair: LUSH No Drought Dry Shampoo

Blogs:  cupcakesandcashmere.com

theconversation.tv (Okay, it's literally the must amazing webshow on the internet. So inspirational and eye opening. Definitely give it a watch, even if it’s a single episode.)

thechalkboardmag.com

Food: They’re more like a snack but frozen grapes have been my jam this month.

Flowers: I am a huge flower person and what I love about the warmer weather is that my favorite flowers, peonies, are in season. They have such a brief window but I got as many as I could last month.

If there is one thing you could try or watch from my monthly favorite it is theconversation.tv and the SW Basics Lip Balm (Review coming soon.)  So that is that, I hope August treated you well. Here is for an amazing September! 

Fall Trends: Coconut Oil

Fall is among us and I can’t be more excited for the crisp city air, cardigans, scarfs, and chai lattes! However, I am sure the incoming September issues (which I must add are more like weights then actual magazines- InStyle has 716 pages, while Vogue weighs 4 pounds) have given that away.

So what’s in store for this Fall in the world of beauty? Plenty. But it’s more the ingredients then the actually looks this season. The last few years olive oil and argan oil have dominated and rocked the beauty industry. Gradually, Coconut oil has been gaining more attention not only in beauty but health as well, making it fantastic to add into any part of your lifestyle. 

Coconut oil is the most nutrient dense part of the coconut. The oil is over 90% saturated fat and has antimicrobial, antibacterial and antifungal properties. Using coconut oil on the skin leaves it moisturized because the skin absorbs it slowly. It also has antioxidant properties that help in the absorption of other minerals and building cells making them ideal for younger looking skin. Pretty cool, right?

It’s definitely overwhelming seeking coconut oil specific products (or any ingredient specific product.) So I have selected a few of my favorite true and tried LUSH products that are jam-packed with this beneficial oil.