Engineering Natural Beauty
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For the concert I decided to wear a flat twist out. To achieve this look I flat-twisted my hair hair into 5 sections that went horizontally across my head.
I used PuraBody Naturals Cupuacu Hair Butter and Murumuru Moisture Milk to achieve this look.
How do you achieve your favorite look?
Radiohead is one of my favorite bands and when I found out they were touring the US, I got tickets for their show. I went with my two friends Paula and Justin, two other Radiohead fans. We made it a road trip and we had the time of our lives.
The show was amazing I couldn’t have asked for anything better from Radiohead. They played for two and a half hours and did two encores! They kept the concert high energy and had a nice mix of songs. Here is the set list from last night:
Bloom
15 steps
Airbag
Staircase
Daily mail
Myxomatosis
The gloaming
Separator
Pyramid song
Weird fishes/arpegi
Mr. Magpie
Identikit
Lotus flower
There there
Feral
Idioteque
Encore
Supercollider
The national anthem
Lucky
Everything in its right place
2nd encore
Give up the ghost
Body snatchers
Reckoner
I am posting this from iPhone so I will be posting pictures separately throughout the day.
Are there any concerts you will be going to this summer?
I am going to a Radiohead concert this week and wanted rock/glam look for the event. I wracked my brain at first I wanted to use the Nail Bling I had gotten a as part of my May Glam Bag. When I tried them, I was disappointed with how it looked like tacky stickers on my fingers. I had no plan B, and was left wondering what I could do instead. While going through my nail polish, I came across my bottle of FingerPaints nail polish in Twisted and was reminded of this post by Krissy of Addicted to All Things Pretty. I had bought the FingerPaints nail polish back in late January but had yet to use it. I’m really glad that I wasn’t able to use the Nail Bling, cause this look came out fabulous.
What I used:
FingerPaints in Twisted
Wet N’ Wild Black
I definitely achieved the rock glam look I wanted. It also reminds me of the Radiohead’s album In Rainbows, my favorite song off that album 15 Steps. I will definitely be ‘workin it’ tomorrow!
What nail polish speaks to your style?
This post from XO Jane could not have come at a better time. As summer approaches the media starts to talk about beach bodies and being bikini ready. Helping to support that only a specific body type is ideal and making those who don’t fit that ideal like outcasts in society. The Gabi Fresh Fatkini Gallery (don’t you just love that word) is meant to do the opposite. Instead she wants show that we all can wear a bikini no matter our size. So thank you XO Jane for helping to give me and other women the confidence to rock my bikini with confidence this summer.
“Last month, for the second year in a row, I posted photos of myself in a bikini on my personal style blog.
As a size 18, my swimwear posts tend to gain way more traffic than my regular outfit posts. I attribute this to the fact that our culture is so obsessed with having a “beach ready bod,” that the mere idea of someone my size in a swimsuit, let alone a bikini, is shocking to most.”
Click the link below to see all the wonderful fatkini’s.
The XO Jane and Gabi Fresh Fatkini Gallery: 31 Hot Sexy Fat Girls in Skimpy Swimwear
I always had a difficult relationship my hair. I grew up believing that straight hair was beautiful and spent hours trying to tame my natural texture. After coming to college I just began to grow indifferent and stoped trying to take care of my hair all together. I would wash it, blow dry, flat iron, and moisturize my scalp if/when I remembered. Suffice it to say that my hair didn’t like being disrespected and I had heat damage and severe breakage.
(Breakage and Heat Damage)
I was at a lost. I wanted to stop flat ironing but I didn’t know of any other way to wear my hair. Until Curly Nikki made me realize, there was another way. I had never tried to understand my natural hair texture, but was up for the challenge if giving up the heat could save what little hair I had left.
At first it was tough going natural, I had not idea what expect. But in the last 18 months I have learned so much from hair.
1)Respect
When I started respecting my hair I noticed that it would respond positively to the styles I tried to create. By following a regimen that is beneficial to my hair, it is now thriving. This has definitely translated to other aspects of my life. I learned that it’s not just my hair that needs respect but that I do too. I deserve to be treated with respect by others when I respect them too. I no longer put up with people’s foolishness and treasure the close relationships that I have with people that I respect and who respect me as well.
2)Patience
I knew the first time I did my hair it would look just like women I had seen all over the internet. When I took out the twists and was disappointed in the results I was upset. But I kept trying and eventually perfected my twist outs, braid outs, and other styles. I now apply this to everything I do. I know if I keep at something I will be able to get the results I want if I learn to wait for them.
3)Be Aware
Now that my hair and I are friends, I’m much more in tune with it than ever before. If my hair is dry I know exactly how to get it properly moisturized. If I have to much shedding, I need a protein treatment. I’m just more aware of when something works for my hair and when it doesn’t. This has helped me become more in tune and aware of my body. What goes into my body can affect my hair. I now drink as much water and eat as nutritious as I can. I notice that I now have more energy and feel great.
My natural hair has helped in ways that I couldn’t imagine. How has going natural helped you?
Love my Curls!
The Real Techniques Powder Brush is one of the best face brushes I have ever used. After accidentally being too rough washing my brushes I ruined the bristles on my Studio Tools Powder Brush I bought at Target. I never liked the Studio Tools Powder Brush it was too rough and always made my skin itch. I always thought quality brushes were out of my price range, until my recent trip to Ulta.
Hello! I’m back from Graduation Weekend and I have to say I’m really enjoying my summer vacation. With extra time on my hands I can now spend more time on the Internet catching up on my favorite vloggers, bloggers, and writers. After the jump is part one.
GossMakeUpArtist- Wayne Alan Goss has an adorable British accent, that makes his makeup-reviews so posh. His video are really informative about make-up, but I would watch for the voice alone anyway. Goss is a British make-up artist who offers up a variety of video’s: how to’s, reviews, tutorials, etc. As stated before I bought blush on his recommendation and loved it so much.
Cat Marnel- The one and only Cat Marnel. I have been following her since her days a at Lemondrop.com. Her beauty advice is really some of the best industry has to offer. She does her best to keep everything 100% and honest with her reader. I have bought several things she has reviewed and been happy each time.
CurlyNikki-How can this woman not be one of the people on this list! Curly Nikki is the reason I went natural in the first place. If you have been to the site, yet check it out!
A Clean Person-I suck at cleaning, Jolie Kerr does not. She will let you know how to clean the purse your boyfriend threw up in after a wild night out. You should read her weekly column not just for the great advice but also Jolie’s humor. Her advice is through and the ‘Pinner’s have great suggestions too!
This is just Part One of the my favorite sites and people to follow. What Vloggers, bloggers and writers do you follow?
