Beauty Haul #2

Hello everyone!! Today I am going to share a small beauty haul here on my blog. A few of these products are from Target, and the rest are from a professional cosmetology store that just opened up in where I live. 

These are the two products that I purchased from Target. I wanted a new gel eyeliner because the one I own dried up on me. I have been loving L'Oreal products lately so I thought I would try this one. I love how it comes with a brush to apply it with. I also picked up the Olay cleaning towelettes. I usually use some Neutrogena ones to remove my makeup, but I have not liked the way they have been feeling on my skin for the past week or so. I will give these ones a try and share my thoughts on them later. :)

The first product I picked up from the cosmetology store was the Healthy Sexy Hair Full hairspray. This is the firm holding spray and it's one of my favorite hairsprays ever. I think I purchased this for around $9, which is about $2 more expensive than the professional store that I normally go to. Fortunately with my license I can get these products cheap than if I buy them at target or walmart where they are almost double the price! They also gave me a sample size of the Kenra finishing spray.

I picked up this Vanilla Bean & Sugar scented body cream because my hands get super dry from washing them all day at work. It smells really amazing.

The last things I picked up where some nail polishes. I got three of the nail art ones, and three regular sized bottles. The first one on the left is by Morgan Taylor and it's a really pretty nude/neutral color called Birthday Suit. I have not tried this brand before but they had a lot of beautiful colors. The one in the middle is the CND Vinylux brand in the color Seaside Party. These polishes work really great and they are designed to last longer than regular polish. I love this color a lot, and I've used it before at my work but I needed to have my own bottle! The last color I picked up on the right is an OPI color called Every Month is Octoberfest. This is one of my all time favorite colors by OPI and I have been meaning to pick it up since last fall. I love all of the dark colors than are almost black for the fall and winter time! I believe all of these polishes were around $4.50 

Thank you all for reading and I hope you enjoyed this haul post!

Easy + Natural Wavy Hair with No Heat

Hello All! Have any of you ever used a Sea Salt Spray in your hair? This is a great and easy way to get beachy waves in your hair that looks natural and requires no heat. This is a great look for summer time if you are hanging out at the beach or just feeling lazy and don't want to fix your hair. 

The two sea salt sprays that I like to use in my hair are the Healthy Sexy Hair soy Renewal Beach Spray, and the Not Your Mothers Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray. (Why do these products have such long names LOL). I use both of these products in my hair together to achieve the look. I like both of them a lot, but the Not your Mothers spray smells like Coconut so that is a great plus! 

I did this look with second day hair. I sprayed the sea salt sprays all over my hair until it was a little damp and then scrunched up my hair until it was the wavy-ness that I wanted. You could also use a spray bottle to dampen your hair first. And you could also use a towel or a cotton cloth to scrunch your hair for better texture to it. After I applied the salt sprays to my hair, I lightly sprayed my hair with some hair spray so the waves would hold better.

I hope you all enjoyed and If any readers use a Sea Salt Spray let me know which ones are your favorites! 

Hair Care Routine + Holy Grail Products

Hello Everyone! Today I am going to share with you my hair care routine and some of my holy grail hair care products. I try really hard to take care of my hair as best as I can. I bleach my hair and used alot of heat on it so I'm going to share the products I use to keep my hair healthy. Alot of the products I used are more on the expensive side, but fortunately since I am a licensed cosmetologist I can get them for a cheaper price. There are alot of great products you can find in the drug store as well that are more affordable, which I also love but these products that I am going to show you are my all time favorite. These are all products that I have been using for years and I just love them all. 

For my Hair Care Routine:

I only wash my hair 2-3 times a week. While some people might think that is gross, it's actually bad to wash your hair every day. It strips your hair of it's natural oils and also can dry out your hair. My hair and scalp never really get greasy or oily, but if it does I use dry shampoo on it to take the oil away. I usually only have to do this once in the time period before washing my hair again. After I wash and condition my hair, I use a leave in conditioner and argan oil.  I use alot of heat on my hair so I always make sure to use a heat protectant every time. I also use a little bit of argan oil in my hair after I straighten it to keep the frizz down or if it looks a little dry. 

For my Favorite Products:

The Redken Blonde Glam shampoo and conditioner. I started using these back in 2008 when I was in hair school and started bleaching my hair. This has been my favorite shampoo and conditioner since the first time I used them. These work really great for blond hair, especially if you have rust or well water. They moisturize my hair really well and makes my hair really soft and silky. They also smell amazing! A cheaper drugstore alternative to these is the John Frieda Go Blonder shampoo and conditioner. Even though I prefer the Redken, these work really great as well. 

The Healthy Sexy Hair color safe Soy Moisturizer shampoo and conditioner are also some of my go to products. I absolutely love the Healthy Sexy Hair products and I use quite a few things from this line. This also moisturizes my hair really well and keeps it really healthy.

I do not have these products currently so I couldn't take an actual picture of them, but the John Frieda Root Awakening shampoo and conditioner is another one of my favorites. These are really great and they have a slightly minty smell/feel to them which I love!

The Redken Anti Snap Extreme (which I also dont have sorry!) and the It's a 10 are two of my favorite leave in conditioners. The Anti Snap is another one that I've loved since I discovered it in hair school. This really helps with damaged hair and breakage. It's definitely saved my hair more than once. It's a 10 is such a great product also. I use this in my hair every single time I wash it. It does 10 really good things for your hair. It's a heat protectant, a de tangler, helps keep the frizz down, etc. It's amazing. 

The Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Renewal Argan Oil is my favorite hair oil. I use this after I put in my leave in conditioner after my hair is washed and it makes my hair really soft and shiny. I also use it after I straighten my hair to keep the frizz down if my hair is looking dry. 

The Healthy Sexy Hair Full Hair hairspray is currently my favorite hairspray. It keeps my hair in place without being too stiff or hard looking. The Dove Refresh Care is currently the dry shampoo that I am using. It smells really good and works really well to take away any oil. 

This is all for my hair care routine and some of my favorite products! I hope you all enjoyed and thank you so much for reading!! Feel free to leave comments with your favorite hair care products!