Manicure Monday

Dots! We all know how much I love my dotting tools. I did a base in Sinful Colors in Leap Flog. This is still one of my favorite colors ever. I love how it looks with silver so I added to rows of different sized dots in wet n wild wild shine in Metallica.

Review: Clear Ultra Shea Shampoo and Conditioner

Today I bring you Clear Ultra Shea Shampoo and Conditioner.  Of all the new shampoos out there, Clear is the one I have most looked forward too as I have a dry flaky scalp.  I was so glad this was such a large sample as I was able to use it for over a week.

Initial Thoughts: The shampoo worked well for my fine oily hair and the conditioner was nice and thick like I like it.  After the first use my hair felt clean and soft. 

Overall Thoughts: After a week I am happy to say my scalp hasn't itched or flaked at all! My hair is soft and the roots are not oily.  As a shampoo and conditioner it is pretty basic, but what sells me is how my scalp feels.  There are only a handful of shampoos I can use for a whole week without my scalp acting up.  I want to try out more of the Clear line to see if a different formula works better for my hair.  

Quick Review: Gud Natural Body Lotion in Orange Petalooza

Excited to try this lotion, especially with a blood orange scent, as we all know I'm a sucker for citrus! 

 

Initial Thoughts: Smells so good! At first the scent was a nice sweet citrus, and as it dried it lost some of the sweetness and lingers as a faint citrus scent. The lotion is nice and thick, but takes a bit of rubbing to work it into the skin. Once on a skin takes a few minutes to completely dry.  Once dry it is not sticky at all and leaves my skin nice and moisturized for the whole day.  I would get this one for the scent alone, but even more so in winter as it is perfect for dry winter skin.

Swatch: Sally Hansen Fire Opal Nail Glaze in Goldspun Opal

Here is an oldie from my stash. Sally Hansen came out with these sheer duochrome topcoats years ago. This one is a very sheer orange base with multichrome shimmer. Depending on the light light you get pink, purple, or green shimmer. I did these swatches over wet n wild fastdry in Ebony Hates Chris.

Quick Review: DHC Purifying Charcoal Shower Gel

Here is another quick review of DHC

 

Initial Thoughts: Clear with black tint, it reminds me of smoked glass. Like the green tea shower gel, this one is thick like honey. Good rich lather, not many bubbles but feels nice on skin and washes clean.  Hard to describe scent, it is somewhat herbal, but I honestly cannot determine what makes up the scent. It left my skin a bit dry, but that is normal for me for clear shower gels.  It also makes sense as charcoal has clarifying properties and not moisturizing.  

Manicure Monday

So this was the mani I rocked for the Super Bowl. *SIGH* MAJOR SIGH. I'm a sad little niners fan!! At least we came to life in the second half (look at me sounding like a sports fan. For the record I watched one game this year...the Super Bowl lol)

I was in a rush and had to cook tons for our party, so a simple cling wrap mani was the result. I did the base in Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Cherry Red and did the top layer in Sally Hansen Salon Nail Lacquer in Gilty Pleasure.

Wasn't able to get the best pics, and the mani didn't last long after doing dishes for hours lol.

Review: Pureology Precious Oil Versatile Caring Oil

I won this one from Allure (can you tell I'm addicted to always entering um...everything on that site?) and wasn't too excited when I got it.  I have hair that can get oily, so adding oil just didn't seem like a good idea. Oh man was I wrong!!

Initial Thoughts: I. LOVE. THE. SCENT. I can't even describe it! It is like nothing I have smelled before.  If this scent came in perfume I would buy it INSTANTLY. It is very light and does not weigh down my hair if I apply only to the middle to ends.  It will make my hair near the roots look oily, but my hair is already oily there so it is just adding to the grossness.

Overall Thoughts: Oh my! This stuff makes my hair sooooo very soft.  As long as I avoid my naturally oily roots, you cannot tell I have applied oil to my hair at all.  My dry ends soak it up and the result is super silky hair.  Another plus is that this oil isn't just for hair.  According to the Pureology site it has 10 uses, one of these is for skin.  I have used this on my face and on my hands at night and its awesome! It even works for my oily skin. At about $40 for the bottle, the price may seem high, but I have been using this for over a month and can barely see any missing from the bottle.  This is something I will be repurchasing when I finally use up the bottle.