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Frizz Ease Review for Natural Hair

Filed under: Natural Hair, Reviews Tagged: frizz ease, frizz ease heat defense, John frieda, natural hair

Dec 11, 2012 Like

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Enter to Win: Sudocrem VIP London Night Out with the Girls

Hello, everyone! I’ve been MIA for over a month. Most of that was me moving and setting up house (so much work to do!). We then took a two week, amazing holiday in Egypt (more on that later). I...

Dec 4, 2012 Like

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6 Top Reasons To Choose Laser Hair Removal Therapy (sponsored)

Image courtesy of Thinkstock Excessive hair growth is a huge problem especially for women. We are conditioned to think that smooth hair-free skin is beautiful and will try as many methods as...

Dec 4, 2012 Like

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FOTD: Kingfisher Blue

You guys, I’m moving! Finally, we’ve been fortunate to get a mortgage on a little house just outside of Birmingham. I’m so excited!! Where we are moving to is filled with streets named after birds....

Oct 23, 2012 Like

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Get Your Party Face On!

We’re entering into major party season. I know you want to look glamorous. And I’ve made it affordable for you and your friends to get pre-party glam. Seize this offer ladies. Email or call for...

Oct 19, 2012 Like

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FOTD: Sunday Afternoon Tea

The best thing about moving to England is Afternoon Tea. It’s an empirical fact that this special treat-filled meal between lunch and dinner is the best thing this country ever invented. Ever. I...

Oct 16, 2012 Like

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FOTD: Black & Red-dy

As promised in my latest YouTube video, here are photos and details of the red and black look I was sporting. I really like the black lips, especially with the iridescent fushia gloss on top. Who...

Oct 10, 2012 Like

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Editorial: There’s Nothing ‘Brave’ about not Wearing Makeup

All photos from iVillage You guys know that I’m a makeup artist. This means I should be pushing a fully-made up face like it’s my new religion, right? Not necessarily. I wrote a brief-ish post well...

Oct 9, 2012 Like

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No Heat Waves (natural hair friendly)

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Oct 9, 2012 Like

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Why You Need Black Lipstick this Fall…and Always!

It’s Fall, and like clockwork, deep, dark vampy lips are all the rage. Although predictable, the beauty world does keep improving the subtleties and sexiness of the dark colours it brings out with...

Oct 8, 2012 Like

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FOTD: The Dark Fall Rises, Pt. 2

As promised, here is the full look for yesterday’s 2nd Fall 2012 Smokey Eye pictorial. Of course you can pair a nude lip with this eye look, but since it’s fall, it’s ok to go full vamp and use a...

Oct 7, 2012 Like

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Fall 2012 Smokey Eyes: Look 2

It’s time for part 2 of the Fall 2012 Smokey Eyes series. Actually I don’t think 2 parts = series. Don’t you need 3? Nevermind, let’s get the picture party started. Above is the look we are going...

Oct 5, 2012 Like

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FOTD: The Dark Fall Rises Pt. I

Yesterday I posted a pictorial of the eye look above, and promised to post the full FOTD. Well, here it is folks. You can find a collage of the look and all the products used after the break....

Oct 4, 2012 Like

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Fall 2012 Smokey Eyes: Look 1

I love Fall: the rich colours, the romance of the slightly chilled air, and the fact that I get to live in my Uggs without feeling like a bum. The Autumn makeup looks for this season look just as...

Oct 3, 2012 Like

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Back to Basics: How to Easily Transform Your Eyes

inCREASE the depth of your eyes Before we get to the step-by-step, make sure to start off with groomed brows and concealer applied to your eyelid to even out any discoloration on your eyelids. 1....

Oct 1, 2012 Like

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The One Eyeliner You Absolutely Need (it’s also a lip liner)

I’m in love with a pencil. A medium pencil in fact. It’s Illamasqua’s medium pencil in “Honour” (£13), which is described as a rich chocolate brown, but it clearly (to my eyes) has shades of rich...

Sep 30, 2012 Like

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Back to Basics: Understanding Eye Shadow Placement

Aaaannnd we’re back! It’s time to get into the nitty gritty of powder eye shadows. You’re going to be a boss at eye shadow by the time I’m done with this series. If you’re not, you’ll have to come...

Sep 28, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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Curly to Straight: Tigi Catwalk Sleek Mystique Haute Iron Spray Review for Natural Hair

Before and after Tigi Catwalk Sleek Mystique Haute Iron Spray Yesterday I did an emergency straightening job on my hair. As you can see from my fresh twist-out in the photo above, I had zero...

Sep 27, 2012 Like

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You Only Need 1 Colour: Top Tips for Wearing Eyeshadow

Let’s play spot the difference. First, I’ll say that in both photos above, I am wearing one eye shadow with mascara. I did not re-do my eyebrows for the second photo. So how come the second one...

Sep 27, 2012 Like

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How NOT to Get a Makeover

picture of KP made over by another person This should have been called How to Look a Hot Mess by Being a Nice Person and Letting a Wanna-Be Makeup Artist Go Crazy on Your Face. That’s all I have to...

Sep 26, 2012 Like

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Simply Beautiful ARGAN OIL Treatment WINNERS!

Last week I posted a giveaway announcement for Simply Beautiful’s Argan Treatmetn Oil. I now have the winners brought to you by random.org’s generator. The winners are…. Sha Ferguson & Courtney You...

Sep 25, 2012 Like

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Back to Basics: Examples of Wearing Liquid Eye Shadows

Details for FOTD: A Very Illamasqua Christmas This is one of my favourite looks using liquid eye shadow. I used it for my eyebrows and drew short, thin lines using three different colours of liquid...

Sep 20, 2012 Like

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Back to Basics Eye Shadow: Liquid Shadows

We are back to the Back to Basics: Eye Shadow series. We’re now on the topic of liquid eye shadows before jumping into the behemoth world of powder eye shadows. There’ll be plenty of options and...

Sep 20, 2012 Like

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FOTD: Fall Golden Yellow & Pomegranate

Yellow is not just for spring and summer, or for when you’re feeling bold and…lemony? I don’t know. My point is, (matte) yellow eyeshadow can look amazing on all skin tones, particularly golden and...

Sep 18, 2012 Like

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Giveaway: Simply Beautiful Hair Treatment Oil with Argan

(sponsored giveaway) I have not one, but two bottles of Simply Beautiful Hair Treatment Oil with Argan to giveaway. Yay! This is a UK & Ireland only giveaway , unfortunately. Future giveaways won’t...

Sep 18, 2012 Like

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MAC Paint Pots vs Estee Lauder Double Wear Cream Shadows: FIIIIIGHT!!

This is the 2nd to last of the cream shadow comparison posts. I will make these last two short because I don’t need to reiterate some of the general information about cream shadows that I mentioned...

Sep 14, 2012 Like

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FOTD: Smokey Grey for Day

Does this look a little familiar? It should, this FOTD is the full result of the recent how to apply cream shadow tutorial. I thought this would serve as an easy, daytime smokey look that had just...

Sep 12, 2012 Like

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How to Wear Cream Shadow-Simple

Hola! Welcome back to another installment of my epic quest to demystify the world of eye shadows so that you can look your most sophisticated and pulled-together with minimal know-how. We are still...

Sep 11, 2012 Like

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FOTD: All Cream, No Powder

With all the testing of cream shadows I’ve been doing, I wanted to do an all cream look using no powder. Surprisingly, my face didn’t completely melt by the end of the day. To be fair, it was a...

Sep 9, 2012 Like

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Ace Your Face UK

Frizz Ease Review for Natural Hair

Enter to Win: Sudocrem VIP London Night Out with the Girls

6 Top Reasons To Choose Laser Hair Removal Therapy (sponsored)

FOTD: Kingfisher Blue

Get Your Party Face On!

FOTD: Sunday Afternoon Tea

FOTD: Black & Red-dy

Editorial: There’s Nothing ‘Brave’ about not Wearing Makeup

No Heat Waves (natural hair friendly)

Why You Need Black Lipstick this Fall…and Always!

FOTD: The Dark Fall Rises, Pt. 2

Fall 2012 Smokey Eyes: Look 2

FOTD: The Dark Fall Rises Pt. I

Fall 2012 Smokey Eyes: Look 1

Back to Basics: How to Easily Transform Your Eyes

The One Eyeliner You Absolutely Need (it’s also a lip liner)

Back to Basics: Understanding Eye Shadow Placement

Curly to Straight: Tigi Catwalk Sleek Mystique Haute Iron Spray Review for Natural Hair

You Only Need 1 Colour: Top Tips for Wearing Eyeshadow

How NOT to Get a Makeover

Simply Beautiful ARGAN OIL Treatment WINNERS!

Back to Basics: Examples of Wearing Liquid Eye Shadows

Back to Basics Eye Shadow: Liquid Shadows

FOTD: Fall Golden Yellow & Pomegranate

Giveaway: Simply Beautiful Hair Treatment Oil with Argan

MAC Paint Pots vs Estee Lauder Double Wear Cream Shadows: FIIIIIGHT!!

FOTD: Smokey Grey for Day

How to Wear Cream Shadow-Simple

FOTD: All Cream, No Powder

Make Up For Ever Acqua Cream vs MeMeMe Dew Pots: FIIIIIGHT!!

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