Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hair. Show all posts

7.31.2017

Sister Chat

This post is brought to you by Rogaine. All opinions are my own.

Of all the roles I play in my life: nanny, blogger, dog mom, or daughter, one of my favorite roles is being a big sister. From the moment my little sister Holly (she will always be my lil sis even though she is way taller than me) was born I had hoped we would be close, and that has definitely been true. As different as we can be, we always have fun together, usually with bellyaching laughs occurring throughout. I've always felt like we can tell each other anything. I love her and what kind of a big sister would I be if I wasn’t concerned with her future?

She'll always be my little sister

In the video below, we had a sister chat and talked about our family and the hereditary traits we share--our hair is naturally wavy and we have freckles--Holly calls them Angel Kisses. Some of the traits aren't as fun--our family goes grey in our twenties, we have a long history of skin cancer, and we have hereditary hair loss. As her older sister, I want Holly to avoid the mistakes I've made and to know there are options out there to get ahead of the qualities we don’t love. Luckily, we can do things about those hereditary issues, like dying the grey away if we choose (hello, me!), sunscreen all the time (I am constantly getting onto Holly to do this), and Women’s Rogaine for hereditary hair loss.




Did you know that more than one in four will experience hereditary hair loss? And it can begin in the 20s, which is the decade Holly is in (source: 2014 Gallup). I am a huge fan of Women's Rogaine to get ahead of this. It reactivates the hair follicles to stimulate regrowth. And it works.




This hair growth treatment is clinically proven to regrow 25% more hair with new hairs growing in up to 48% thicker than before.




Women’s ROGAINE 5% Minoxidil Topical Aerosol is the first FDA-approved once daily treatment. It turns out, Women’s ROGAINE Foam is super easy to fit into your daily beauty regimen. Just apply the foam once a day. You can get more application details here. Your hair won't get greasy or weighed down.

It works right alongside your regular beauty products--I really liked knowing that you don't have to change your routine, or change all of your products, just add an easy and fast step. If you have color treated hair, you can use this! You can use it morning or night. And if used daily, results should start in 12 weeks.

Since Holly has expressed concern about that hair loss, she will be using the Women’s Rogaine, and will update on here in a couple of months. I can’t wait to share her progress!

What hereditary traits do you love about your family?

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Does your family have hereditary hair loss?

7.03.2017

A Summer's Day of DIYs

Y'all, how can it possibly be July? I feel like summer is flying by.

Are you already on vacation for the 4th of July? I'm unfortunately not, but I still had a good weekend and didn't let the storms get me down. Instead, I got my hair done, picked up some pink peonies (my fave) and dreamed of a beachy day.

Y'all know me--I love to make my own beauty products, so I was thinking about what DIYs I could make for a summer's day. I thought this would be a fun post--what do you think?



The first thing you need to do is shower before hitting the beach or whatever body of water you want to visit, right? These are so fun to make and use. I love these fresh out of the freezer.



The hardest part will be picking which scent to use! Use these all over your body for glowing skin AND before shaving.



You need to make sure your feet are super soft before wearing those sandals, right? How adorable is this? AND it's solid, so it's great for travel!



This isn't sticky--it's simply refreshing for your skin. Keep this in the cooler and spritz on your face and skin as needed.




So whether you made it to the beach or not, spritz a little of this in your hair. It smells SO good.




Skin feeling a little parched? Spray this all over any areas that need soothing.


Back from the beach and your hair is dry or damaged from the heat? Try one of these. Truth time: I actually use the leave in conditioner while I'm at the beach.


This feels amazing after a day in the sun. I use this even in the winter when I've got the summer blues!



Let's keep that skin oh so soft with these solid lotion bars. Make them any shape you want! I chose makeup because I'm slightly beauty-obsessed.


What makes this spray different is the shimmery highlights it gives to hair.

Which of these would you make?
I'm taking tomorrow off from blogging, so HAPPY 4th of JULY!!


6.29.2017

Dupe? Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray Vs. Kristin Ess Dry Finish Working Texture Spray

Hey y'all! I'm trying something a little different today--normally I throw in a tidbit of my life at the end, so I'm trying adding it at the beginning. So this week has gone by in a blur--I had a couple of days off. I had grand plans, but stayed in my pjs pretty much the time. Of course I changed into different pjs at night. ;) And yesterday I was back at work and had a lovely day with the kids. I stopped by Trader Joe's for one thing--isn't that always how it is?--and ended up with quite a haul of new things. I've been trying to take life easy lately.


But while I was there, a lady complimented my on my hair, which always freaks me out. One day I'll learn how to take a compliment without (a) freaking out (b) thinking there are ulterior motives. Anyway, normally I just say thanks and run away, but this time I told her exactly what I did and used (the products on this post), and then went into a tangent about dupes and well, here we are. I'm comparing the $44 Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray to $14 Kristin Ess Dry Finish Working Texture Spray.


What Is a Dry Texturizing Spray?

Part dry shampoo, part hairspray, this product is designed to give texture and some volume to dried hair. It does not take the place of dry shampoo. 

How Do You Use Dry Texturizing Spray?

This depends on the brand, but Garnier says from roots to mid shaft, about 8-12 inches, scrunching optional. Oribe says 5-6 inches from roots and tousle hair.



Oribe Dry Texturizing Spray
$44

8.5 0z but there is a purse size available that is half price

"Bigger, better, full-on glamorous hair. This invisible dry hair spray builds in incredible volume and sexy texture. Patented polymers absorb oil at the roots, leaving you with just-styled hair for days (and nights)."



Purchase: Salons, Nordstrom, Beautylish, Neiman Marcus, online



Kristin Ess Dry Finish Working Texture Spray


$14

6.9 oz

Create a soft matte texture or lived-in look by applying a light veil all over. Focus mostly on the roots and middle of the hair.

Contains Zip-Up Technology™, our proprietary strengthening complex designed to "zip-up" split ends while targeting weak areas of the hair, smoothing the appearance of damaged cuticles and helping to protect hair from environmental stressors and color fade.



Purchase: Target


So is it a dupe or not? I will say that I prefer the scent and hold better of the Oribe, but the Kristin Ess (hairstylist for Lauren Conrad) version is really great and is a wonderful option.


Have you tried either version?

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