Saturday, April 12, 2014

Beauty Break

I love sharing our adventures and stories of cold beer and fun nights- but today I wanted to post about something a little different.

I am a beauty product junkie- I love all things beauty and have been working for years to find the fountain of youth. I have bought cream after cream, got a steamer for my face, scotch tape on the forehead- you name it- I've tried it. And some things I still do, others not so much.

I have been solely focusing on wrinkles- that is what ages us the most, right?

A few months ago, my husband and our friends were playing, Loaded Questions. Its a great way to get to know people- one person reads a question, the others write down the answers, and the person who read the question has to guess who said what. It's seriously funny. One question was what is the first thing you notice about a person- male and female- both of our guys answered, "hair". I was really surprised by this- that's probably the part of me I spend the least amount of time on...or so I did :)

So, that brings me to a few weeks ago and I was reading an article- things you can do to make yourself look younger- and before wrinkles were white and bright teeth and shiny hair. Well, of course! So obvious! Those both represent youth, are a little easier to control, and just as important as skin.

So, I have been off- trying some new products that have actually been around for centuries and I wanted to share. Mind you, they both stink. Seriously.

First for the teeth. Peelu. I know, Zoom whitening, strips, Colgate- there are TONS of whiteners out there- this one is legit!

http://www.peelu.com/about-us.php

Above is a little bit about it. However, in a nut shell- it has been around since the middle of the millennial, Peelu is a tree, and it still exists in the Middle East. This has no additives or abrasives.

BUYER BEWARE- its terrible. John says it tastes like dirt. Nope, dirt is better. This stuff almost makes me gag sometimes- but as a diet coke and red wine (yes, I like wine too) loving fool, I thought it was worth the pain. And believe you, me, its the real deal. Whiter, brighter teeth after a few uses. I bought mine online at amazon for $7.00

Yes, a lot for toothpaste, but not a lot for a bright, white smile.



Next, hair. A few years ago, John asked to see my "natural" hair color. So, I dyed it brown, and spent a year growing it out so we could see it. After that long of a commitment- I decided to donate it and grew it long enough for locks for love. It was a L-O-N-G road, but in the end- worthwhile. So, during that process- I learned a lot about hair and how to keep it shiny and healthy. The first thing was not to wash it every day. It was tough to convert to every other day- but giving my natural oils a day to rejuvenate my scalp made it worth it. So, every other day I wash it, the other day I douse it in baby powder. (I've tried soooo many leave-in conditioners and none them work as well as the baby powder)

Then I learned about not conditioning all of the hair. Its important to ONLY condition the ends of the hair- the part that is the most damaged. The rest of the hair is healthy and conditioning it will strip it. This is really worked wonders. Try it, you will love what you see after a few weeks.

However, my most recent discovery has been an oil. Amla oil. This beauty secret has been used by Indian women for more than two thousand years.  ( And they have gorgeous, shiny hair that I am super jealous of!)

So, you put a little bit in your hands and rub it into your scalp a few times a week. Get a good, expensive brush and brush it all over the scalp and then sleep with the oil on. Brushing the oil stimulates the scalp- which increases blood flow and encourages your hair to grow thick, full, and healthy. Who knew your scalp had blood flow- I mean it makes sense- just never thought of it.



Again, BUYER BEWARE. Stinky.

Trust me, as a person who possibly has 10 different scents on a day from soaps, to perfume, moisturizer, lotions, - its hard for me to put something stinky on. But, for the good of the cause, the fountain of youth, and luscious locks- I did it. And my hair shines bright like a diamond. And I love diamonds.

Again, I got this at Amazon, maybe 30 dollars?

OK, enough beauty for today, I think its time for a cold beer.






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