Saturday, June 6, 2009
Win a product of your choice
The person who sends the most referrals to Leahlovesbeauty.blogspot.com wins the product of your choice mentioned in the Summer Essential Post. Now throgh 7/3/09.
Summer Essentials part 2
Mascara
Lo real extra volume collagen very nice and easy to use and it does what it says.
Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes a green product and it is like a push up bra for your lashes coupled with Bottoms Up Lower Lash Mascara both can be found at wwww.sephora.com The beauty industry is all in the rage for the Cover Girl Lash Blast don't see the hype. Try at your own risk.
Ending this post with my favorite new buy it is Pacifica Mexican soap and body butter both can be found at Whole Foods or http://www.pacificaperfume.com/. My sister and I went to Cancun, Mexico maybe about 5 years ago and for breakfast on the buffet this amazing Mexican Hot Chocolate. When I smelled the fragrance of this body butter and soap took me there. It lasts all day, so the next day I went back to Whole Foods and bought the Malibu Lemon Blossom because I love the smell of citrus and this one is so exotic and fresh I absolutely fabulous. All comments are welcome and forward to 2 friends.
Lo real extra volume collagen very nice and easy to use and it does what it says.
Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes a green product and it is like a push up bra for your lashes coupled with Bottoms Up Lower Lash Mascara both can be found at wwww.sephora.com The beauty industry is all in the rage for the Cover Girl Lash Blast don't see the hype. Try at your own risk.
Ending this post with my favorite new buy it is Pacifica Mexican soap and body butter both can be found at Whole Foods or http://www.pacificaperfume.com/. My sister and I went to Cancun, Mexico maybe about 5 years ago and for breakfast on the buffet this amazing Mexican Hot Chocolate. When I smelled the fragrance of this body butter and soap took me there. It lasts all day, so the next day I went back to Whole Foods and bought the Malibu Lemon Blossom because I love the smell of citrus and this one is so exotic and fresh I absolutely fabulous. All comments are welcome and forward to 2 friends.
Summer Essentials
With the summer heating up I thought I would break down of some essentials that will keep you feeling fresh,confident, and will bring your inner Diva out. To begin lets start with underarm protection.
If you shave, wax, or thread your underarm hair here are some pick that will leave your underarm smelling fresh and dry no matter of the climate. Personally, I wax in the summer months. All of these deodorants I have tried at some point or another. Deodorants are important especially for women's health because of the correlation to chemicals found in commercial brands to breast cancer, swollen lympnodes under the arm and allergens. There are lots of formulas to choose from hopefully there is something foe everybody.
Lavanilla has four new exciting deodorants these can be found at Sephora http://www.sephora.com/. This is a healthy deodorant non of the harmful chemicals and these have amazing scents. Pure Vanilla, Vanilla Coconut, Vanilla Lavender, Vanilla Grapefruit.
Lavalin Underarm Cream this one I truly love you can find it a Mississippi Market, Whole Foods and at http://www.microBalanced.com/. This cream last for up to seven days and you need very little of it. This one requires that you detox your underarms for 48 hours. This deodorant is micro balanced and is natural and considered a green product which I love. It stands the test through workouts, showering, bathing, sweating during the night.
Dove Clinical Strengths if you cant break away from the commercial brands Dove can be found at mass retailers such as Target, Walgreen's, and CVS. With this one you can skip a day and it comes in various scents.
Sunscreen is very important and especially for our skin 15SPF or higher. Be careful of sunscreens that have Zinc in them and Oxide. These cause breakouts and that chalky white look not a good look on dark skin. The best way to use sunscreen is if you mix it in the moisturizer of choice and also finding a good moisturizer with sunscreen in them.
Aveeno Active Naturals found at mass retailers
OceanPotion spf 5 http://www.drugstore.com/
Kiss My Face face factor face and neck spf30 Target and Whole Foods
Hope in a Jar spf45 http://www.sephora.com/ and Macy's
Rx for Brown Skin Protect and Defend love this one specially created for women of color http://www.sephora.com/
Bare Escentials spf30 Natural Suncreen my personal favorite because you can use it all day long because it is in a powder form great if you wear mineral make up. http://www.sephora.com/
Mascara my favorite here are a few picks
Loreal bare naturals this is a good everyday mascara and it looks so beautiful and natural. This one is made with jojoba oil vitamin e and aloe very good for sensitive eyes and if you wear contacts.
If you shave, wax, or thread your underarm hair here are some pick that will leave your underarm smelling fresh and dry no matter of the climate. Personally, I wax in the summer months. All of these deodorants I have tried at some point or another. Deodorants are important especially for women's health because of the correlation to chemicals found in commercial brands to breast cancer, swollen lympnodes under the arm and allergens. There are lots of formulas to choose from hopefully there is something foe everybody.
Lavanilla has four new exciting deodorants these can be found at Sephora http://www.sephora.com/. This is a healthy deodorant non of the harmful chemicals and these have amazing scents. Pure Vanilla, Vanilla Coconut, Vanilla Lavender, Vanilla Grapefruit.
Lavalin Underarm Cream this one I truly love you can find it a Mississippi Market, Whole Foods and at http://www.microBalanced.com/. This cream last for up to seven days and you need very little of it. This one requires that you detox your underarms for 48 hours. This deodorant is micro balanced and is natural and considered a green product which I love. It stands the test through workouts, showering, bathing, sweating during the night.
Dove Clinical Strengths if you cant break away from the commercial brands Dove can be found at mass retailers such as Target, Walgreen's, and CVS. With this one you can skip a day and it comes in various scents.
Sunscreen is very important and especially for our skin 15SPF or higher. Be careful of sunscreens that have Zinc in them and Oxide. These cause breakouts and that chalky white look not a good look on dark skin. The best way to use sunscreen is if you mix it in the moisturizer of choice and also finding a good moisturizer with sunscreen in them.
Aveeno Active Naturals found at mass retailers
OceanPotion spf 5 http://www.drugstore.com/
Kiss My Face face factor face and neck spf30 Target and Whole Foods
Hope in a Jar spf45 http://www.sephora.com/ and Macy's
Rx for Brown Skin Protect and Defend love this one specially created for women of color http://www.sephora.com/
Bare Escentials spf30 Natural Suncreen my personal favorite because you can use it all day long because it is in a powder form great if you wear mineral make up. http://www.sephora.com/
Mascara my favorite here are a few picks
Loreal bare naturals this is a good everyday mascara and it looks so beautiful and natural. This one is made with jojoba oil vitamin e and aloe very good for sensitive eyes and if you wear contacts.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
What is beauty?
The pending question that always burns my brain is what is beauty. I never thought that I was a beautiful woman by society standards. However my parents and especially my Dad always said that I was beautiful, I never could comprehend that because socially it was said that I was ugly, skinny, and had short hair. No body else had dark skin I'm thinking in my mind and virtually I had no beautiful role models with dark skin except my homeboys mom Peggy she was about my complexion and she was beautiful. So as I age into my teenage hood in the back of my mind the beauty thing comes up again. So I try to be everything but beautiful, I create my own style of dress that has been perfected over the years to Divafied funk in stellitoes LOL. However in the 9Th grade the finest boy in the class Mr. P. Ray said to me " Your so beautiful I love your dark skin" WHAT! I flash back of what I was taught at home popped very briefly in my mind. But my skin color tone and texture is still controversial at this time. Even with Roshumba, Naomi and my favorite Alex Wek in the media. Okay 1992 comes around and I'm set to graduate by this time I'm confident, have pretty good self esteem I like the way that I look but I have no date to the prom. Due to in large by going to a predominately white school in Shoreview. I choose to blame it on this. Now I'm friends with the other black person lol (just friends nothing else) and in my mind I crafted that hum......wouldn't it be fun to go to prom with him? So I waited, and waited to see if he would ask. He never did- here is the part where my beauty and skin color come into play in my mind. He says I would have asked but I feel that its more important for me to fit in. Yall, he did ask a woman of color so I can't trip hard but the chick was Asain I think as a substitute for a light skin African American she was the next best thing but no where near as cute as me in my red dress. That experience left me a little distressed because it shocked me that he would have no alliance towards me a sistah or that I was not considered based on my color. So now I go off to college and thanks to Lauren Hill my look is in CULTURE SHOCK. At last, I became the pretty girl. But still in the back of my mind struggles with what is beautiful. So I attempt to be flawless. Perfect hair and when I came home I went to my hairdresser Greg at Salon 1014 to hook my hair up in the most different trend setting styles so much that a lunch lady asked me if I had a wig sittin' on the top of my head. I began to focus on my outside and neglecting my insides and boy that was work and not to mention that I felt like a sell out because I was a one dimensional woman and that contradicted everything that I stood for all because of my pretty attention. Now, these are the things that I know I am intelligent, I love God and his light shines through me, I'm caring, compassionate, and giving. Along the way I have struggles with my self perception and God used people to give me clarity. So no matter what beauty is on the outside I firmly believe it begins on the inside in stages, seasons and through heart break, revaluations and resilience. What is beauty to you your comments are welcome. Before I go my pickes for the month: aloe vera gel at Whole Foods, Iman bronzer beautiful, and almond oil can be found at any coop.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
So much beauty to cover where do I start. Well since it is spring lets start with body care a few things to remember to get your body back to that healthy glow. Start with exfoliating your skin this is a simple process but it does take time. Use a salt or sugar scrub that you like. My pick Carols Daughters Salt Scrub any scent. It doesn't get any better than this scrub. Its perfect for that night out and you want to look radiant. To keep your healthy glow during the spring/summer months use a oil after you shower here's a couple of suggestions avocado oil, coconut oil, and almond oil(LOVE) combined with the water from your shower after a few pats rub this in and your skin will look sun kissed, healthy, and will have that glow. On a recent MAC shopping spree with friends I was hipped to the mineral line(LOVESIT) Currently I use the Minealized skin finish in natural very soft and a very beautuiful soft powder and great for deep skin tones. I noticed my friends gravatated to the eyeshadow and the blush. My favorite thing this week is the Pysicans Formula Organic Wear mascara and Sally Hansens Natural Butter Lip Shine in Lush, Sally Hansen Comfort Shine Lip Glaze in clear. Before I go I make salts give me a holler at leahstpl@msn.com if you want a jar.
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