Be The Duck Bath and Body Products: Review

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Christy is the owner and creator of Be The Duck a natural vegan bath and body products small business that was founded in 2008. Christy spent a great deal of time, effort, and thought in developing her products, her goal was to create extra rich recipes that were designed to be highly moisturizing. All of her products contain botanical ingredients that soothe and soften the skin all while being earth friendly and all natural. Many of the herbs used in her products were grown in Christy's organic garden, how cool is that? That is something I can definitely appreciate in a company and it's products, I was thrilled when I was sent 2 products to try out for the purpose of this review. I received Luscious Cherry Almond a Natural Handmade Vegan Shea Butter Body Lotion and a Luscious Cherry Almond Handmade Natural Vegan Soap Bar. I love the packaging the bag was gorgeous and everything was wrapped so nicely and properly I had no spills or damaged products. Luscious Cherry Almond … [Read more...]

Longest Braid Out Ever!!!!

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I am so proud of this braid out because it lasted for 4 days!!!! Woo-hoo that is a new record, usually my styles only last for 3 days tops then it's time for something new.Day 1-3 (I wore the same style for 3 days, pictures are of day 1 hair)flashno flashno flashflashI couldn't decide what looked better flash or no flash, so I gave you both lolDay 4 :)Took the design outa little frizzy but still wearable :)I call it a success!Enjoy! … [Read more...]

Length Check: End of Year :)

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It's that time again ladies, length check time!!!!!!! (In my Pauly D voice) I am so excited and happy with my progress.Here is the info from my last length checkFront: 8inSides: 10inTop Middle: 8.5inBack: 6in And here are today's stats:Front: 10.5in (gained 2.5in)Sides: 11in (gained 1in)Top Middle: 12in (gained 3.5in)Back: 7.5in (gained 1.5in)I can't really see the growth but the numbers tell me so :)Enjoy! … [Read more...]

Curls: Review

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I had the pleasure of receiving the "Straight For A Day" kit by Curls for this review. I choose this kit because I was in need of a good deep conditioner and I was really interested in trying their curl elixir on the diva. Curl Ecstasy Hair Tea Conditioner Ingredients: Purified Water, Steralkonium, Chloride, Soybean Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Octyl Palmitrate, Certified Organic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Certified Organic Sunflower Seed Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonum Methosulfate, Certified Organic Ho She Wu Extract, Certified Organic Green Tea Extract, Certified Organic Chamomile Extract, Certified Organic Calendula Extract, Certified Organic Mango Butter, Certified Organic Shea Butter, Bean Tree, Polysorbate 60, Panthenol, Soy Protein, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Natural Fragrance. Their Claim: Transform dry, chemically altered tresses in minutes with this heat activated deep conditioner. Exotic Asian extracts, natural humectants, and … [Read more...]

Flash Cash 24hr Giveaway! Win $20 Paypal Cash or Amazon!!!!

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ONE DAY ONLY!!!Here is a quickie giveaway for you! We all have empty pockets this week of the year, who doesn't need an extra $20?Enter below, win by tomorrow!!Giveaway opens at 9 PM EST 12/27 and ends at 9 PM EST 12/28! a Rafflecopter giveaway<a href="http://rafl.es/enable-js">You need javascript enabled to see this giveaway</a>. … [Read more...]

Finger Curls

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So I saw someone use this technique over on lhcf and I wanted to try it out myself and see if it would work.I started on freshly washed and deep conditioned hair and I used Blended Beauty's Curl Styling Butter and sealed with Coconut Oil.First I put my hair in a high ponytail, then I grabbed small sections of hair and smooth it with my Conair brush.Then I just twisted the section of hair around my finger and held it for about 10 secondsThen I just let the hair fallAnd here are a couple of pics with my whole ponytail done and while my hair was still wet, it took about 15-20 min to do so not badHere is how my hair looked the next day completely dryAnd here is 2nd day hairI love the results, my curls were more defined and I had virtually no frizz :)Enjoy! … [Read more...]

Greased Lightning Multi-Purpose Cleaner & Degreaser Review

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With the Holiday Season in full swing, in this household that means lots of cooking and baking treats with the kiddos, and this year was no exception my poor stove took a beating. I actually wasn't too worried about the clean up because I so excited to try out my new bottle of Greased Lightning Multi-Purpose Cleaner & DegreaserI received for review. Greased Lightning Multi-Purpose cleaner conquers the toughest stains and the best part is it can be used throughout your entire home! Suggested Uses: Cuts through grime on ovens, stove vents, and microwaves Removes red wine, pet stains, dirt from everyday traffic areas of carpets Tackles mildew and soap scum stains in the shower Can be used a laundry pretreat for tough stains including ink, grass, and grease Revitalizes patio furniture by removing dirt and outdoor debris. Greased Lightning is available nationwide in major retailers such as Dollar General, Home Depot, Kroger, Lowe's, and Walmart. If you check … [Read more...]

Christmas Hair

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I wanted to try something different for Christmas this year so I found this cute style done by MsDanti1 on youtube.I started this style on freshly washed and deep conditioned hair using Ouidad Shampoo and Aussie Moist 3 Min. Miracle Deep Conditioner.I had two rows of flat twists going from ear to ear in the front of my head going forward, all remaining flat twists on the sides and in the back were going downward (vertical). I used Blended Beauty's Curl Styling Butter (Review Coming Soon) and sealed with Coconut Oil. I also used two different sized perm rods on the ends to curl them, thinking that if I used bigger rods in the back I wouldn't have so much shrinkage and I could wear it all down.Well.............Not so much I looked like I had a Jheri curl (Granted it isn't fluffed to it's full potential but in any case I wasn't feeling it)So I pinned it all up and to the side and added a cute bow I purchased at Mocha Rose CreationsHere is the finished look:Enjoy! … [Read more...]

Pretties Please Giveaway!!!!

Pretties Please is having an amazing giveaway going on over on her Facebook page called the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway 2011. Each day a new hair pretty is given away, and let me tell you they are all amazing. I know that hair pretties come a dime a dozen but the quality of work and attention to detail that Pretties Please make is unbelievable and they definitely set the bar extremely HIGH, you will not be disappointed. Check out this beautiful little owl she makes: Note: These owls are not yet up on her site but if you contact her here you can still order them. How amazing would these look in your little one's hair for school picture day or Easter pictures??? Pretties Please also does custom orders! **Disclaimer** This post was written by me on behalf of Pretties Please in exchange for compensation redeemable at her site, however all thoughts and opinion are my own. … [Read more...]

Braided Side Bun: Protective Style

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If you don't already know I am a huge fan of protective styles for my hair so this is the style that I wore my hair in for the last 3 days. This style was done on freshly washed, deep conditioned, and stretched hair.This is 3rd day hair and I was bad and didn't see with my satin bonnet on last night : /Enjoy! … [Read more...]