The Beauty Bunny

With all of the blonding, curling, straightening and blowdrying I put my hair through, some days I’m surprised it hasn’t fallen out yet. One major reason that my hair graces me with the privelege of not yet being bald is my use of products like Ouidad’s Botanical Boost, a lightweight leave-in that spritzes in easily and provides natural moisture. If you have curls, pay attention: this is the solution your dry, brittle hair’s been waiting for.

Continue reading Reviews: Ouidad Botanical Boost Spray-In Conditioner

Here’s another chance for you girls to grab some free beauty booty: SparkleShelf is having a Big Hot Summer Giveaway, and with brands like Too Faced, Bare Escentuals and Murad, they aren’t kidding around!

The contest will run for 4 weeks with weekly prizes and one Grand Prize winner. Grand Prize includes a cute makeup bag filled with:

• $500 in Too Faced products of your choice
  
• Sparkle*Shelf Tangerine Organic Lip Balm
• Sparkle*Shelf pinback buttons for you & your friends
• Sparkle*Shelf stickers

To enter, just join Sparkle*Shelf and then enter to win as many times as you’d like. Good luck!

We’ve all heard tales of the dangers of heat damage since we were old enough to hold a hairdryer - and curly-haired ladies battle blowdrying frizz daily. As a result, many women with curly or long locks adhere religiously to the wonders of towel drying; however, that may be causing your hair more damage than it’s preventing!

Truth is, rubbing hair dry vigorously with a towel creates frizz and causes breakage to sensitive wet hair. Still, towel drying can make ending up sans Afro easier than blowdrying hair, and it’s not damaging if it’s done right. Here are some solutions for drying hair without creating breakage and frizz:

Continue reading The Towel Rub: A Don’t For Healthy Hair

Sephora Beauty Insiders, listen up: Today only, Sephora is offering early access to buy Lancome OSCILLATION Vibrating Infinite Powermascara before it launches! After today, Oscillation won’t be available anywhere until it officially debuts December.

If you missed out on winning a Spinlash, definitely check out this mascara. Oscillation has a similar concept, promising its 7,000 rotations per minute coat every lash without a clump in sight. Click the image on the left to see the details and then get to shoppin’!

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Since you ladies loved our posts on DIY beauty uses for petroleum jelly, Q-tips and olive oil, I thought I’d give you a host of beauty tips on another common household item: aloe vera. Read this list and discover fifteen amazing ways to use aloe vera for your overall beauty!

Continue reading 15 Beauty Uses For Aloe Vera