All You Need is Moisture

Hi guys!

I wanted to come on and write about somewhat of a light bulb moment I had recently.  I mentioned a couple of posts ago about how lazy I have been with my hair, nails, and especially my skin.  There is no other excuse for that, besides feeling too unmotivated to really go through the whole she-bang (due to life stuff).  But I realized that even when I slack off in any area, the one thing that keeps me from having to start completely over? Moisturizing.

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Moisturizing is the key to life, I believe.  If your skin is acting out of whack, itching or flaking, breaking out, etc. No matter if it's dry or oily--moisturizing will fix it. Skin is often temperamental due to dehydration.  If your cuticles look like you are about to grow another finger lol--moisturizing will keep it at bay (and can prevent nail breaks). If your hair looks like "whoshotJohn" and a little bit more, guess what? A moisturizing treatment will usually fix that too.

And let's not forget what 8-10 glasses of water each day can do for just about every aspect of life/body...

So when you are frustrated, or unsure how to fix a beauty issue...stop. Don't go and buy a ton of treatments and then try to make them all work at once. Just moisturize for a few days and then you'll see where you need to go from there.

Hope this helps someone

xoxo

NOTD: OPI Golden Rules!

My first NOTD of the New Year! Trying out a color I have had for years and have never worn.  Mainly because I was under the impression that gold would look tacky on me. I never wear gold jewelry for this reason. But with this polish I can eat my words a little haha

Base coat: Nubar Foundation (trying this out for the 1st time, too)
OPI Golden Rules! (2 coats)
Poshe topcoat (1)

This is a soft-gold color, with a little bit of a green undertone so it's not too yellow-gold.  That is what makes it work on my skin, being that I have those exact undertones. Love this one, definite undercover stunner. Now let's just see how long it lasts on my nails (currently growing out some peelies)...

xoxo

Twisty-turvy snapshot

Here are just a few pics on my twisting attempts. I have decided that this is my favorite way to wear my hair besides the wash n go. I didn't want to admit it to myself because I used to do these so much back in the day, but they really "work" for me.

11/20/2011 set

11/20/2011 set

12/3/2011 set

12/3/2011 set

Right now I am using Qhemet Biologics Burdock Root Butter Cream, Avocado butter, and FOTE Aloe Vera gel to do my twists. Since the December set, I decided I will continue to twist on blown dry hair (tension method). Doing this keeps the length stretched for a longer time and makes twisting go faster. (The November twists were done on damp hair.)

Seriously...when I calculated the time it took for me to re-do my wash n go every few days and compared it to how much time it took me to put the twists in, it was a no-brainer--twists all the time.  Ironically after I took this set down around Christmas (and since then b/c I haven't done them again yet), my wash n go takes less time and lasts longer, lol. So I don't know which I like best at this point. I'll probably switch back and forth between the two styles often--still haven't perfected the braid out yet *sigh*

xoxo