crazySEXYlife & Renpure Organics

I have had a busy yet fulfilling past week and I have 2 things that I found that I want to share with you. Well, actually 3 things I have to share with you!

1. I started school this week and I am very excited about my classes this semester. As you know this is my second to last semester which is exciting in itself but I have some pretty rockin' classes with some pretty rockin' professors which I hope will make the semester enjoyable! I am enrolled in:

- Principles of Marketing

- Intro. to Communication Theory

- Nonverbal Communication

- Communication in Human Organizations

-Media Literacy: Decoding Messages in the Media

For once I love ALL my classes and ALL my professors (so far at least). I think I will learn so much that will help me with my internships, getting a job, and just in life! I loved what my Marketing prof said on the first day of class. He was talking about what the class is good for and life in general. His words in a nutshell- 

"You will fail in your life, probably multiple times, but the important thing to remember is what you learn from the experience to take to the next in order to succeed."

I just think this is so good for us college kids, or anyone really,  to remember as we embark on new experiences and try to figure out what are places are in our lives. Remember that...

2. I have tried a great new brand of INEXPENSIVE hair care products that are organic. So you can feel good about your wallet, your hair, and your environment. It is called Renpure Organics. The line can be found at your local drugstores and grocery stores and even now online. I tried two of the following products:

Amazing Miracle. No really it is. I tried a sample of this and definitely want to get the bottle of it!!! Never have I tried a deep conditioner that left my hair not only soft but full of volume! And believe me I LOVE volume. The sample at Walgreens was only about $2 but the bottle is only $6.99. Amazing! Go get it. I mean it. 

I also tried this hairspray. Not too stoked about it but I haven't tried the other hairsprays yet. This is the Instant Finish Hold Spray so perhaps I shall try the other ones before I rule this out as my hairspray. Though it is organic and only about $8, give or take a few, I wasn't impressed. Didn't smell too great and left my hair too sticky BUT I still want to give the other ones a try. As well as the shampoos and conditioners. So should you!

3. I have a new obsession and her name is  Kris Carr and her Crazy Sexy Life. 

( Image complements of crazysexylife.com)

This woman is wonderful, beautiful, inspiring, healthy, fresh, goofy, lovely, strong, smart, hilarious, captivating, educating, crazy sexy and  well there are just not enough adjectives to explain! I can't exactly remember how I found her but I'm sure glad I did. She is a best-selling author, motivational speaker, and wellness coach. Follow her on Twitter, like her on Facebook, visit her website/blog regularly, watch her vlogs! I think  everybody can benefit from her nuggets of wisdom. Her latest book is: 

I CANNOT WAIT to get this book, off of Amazon of course ;) (seriously, I should get a rewards card or something with amazon!). I should wait to finish reading all the other books I just got, ha!, but nonetheless. She goes over the diet, or more like lifestyle she adopted that helped her when she found out she had cancer. Her story is unbelievable! I'm not going to go over it because you can just check her out for yourself. And if you are interested in a healthy lifestyle and love inspirational people you won't regret it!

Have a wonderful Sunday everyone and remember to think in pink! 

xoxo

m

bad hair day?

So you washed your hair yesterday morning and since then you have ran errands, went out, slept on it, and worked out. Now you're left with a head full of grease and plans for the day and you are stuck.

Q: Do you wash your hair and blow dry and style for the second day in a row or do you resort to having a "hat day"?
A: NEITHER! Thats right, you can still pull off another day of plans with your greasy hair without any washing or disguising yourself in your favorite baseball cap (both of which I've been guilty of!).

The items above are what you simply need (plus a cute headband which is in the picture below, my bad for not adding it to this one) to pull off one more day with style with that birds nest you got going on right now.
--First, get a boar bristle round brush! A medium sized one seems to work the best. They are nicer to your hair and give your hair a great shine and softness when you use it to brush. It also does a marvelous job teasing (back combing or ratting, whatever you want to call it) to give you great volume. They are more expensive then a regular brush or comb but do a much better job. I think I got mine for about $20 at Ulta.
--Second, you have got to invest in some baby powder. I'm tellin' ya guys, this stuff soaks up the grease in your hair like magic! And you can get a little bottle as shown above in the dollar section at Target and it lasts a long time! There are plenty of dry shampoos that do the same thing but this is so much cheaper and works like a charm. Just be careful to not add too much otherwise your head will end up smelling like a baby's bottom. You'll also get a weird gray tint going on with your hair, blonde or brunette.
--Third, invest in some great hairspray that holds well. I rotate between the John Frieda shown above, the blonde version of the John Frieda hairspray and Treseme. One bottle is usually about $6 or so which is quite the bargain!
--Fourth, get a cute headband to wear with a pony. You can of course go with the standard colors or black and white stretchy headbands but why not add a little "pazazz" and go with a fun leather braided one like the one I'm wearing below. I got it from H&M for only $6 and I will be able to wear it with any outfit without feeling like I'm about to workout.

This look was done with a very greasy head of hair in attempt to venture out in public. I used the above products as follows:
1. Sprinkle the baby powder into the crown of my head (the area at the top of your head where a center part would be). I made sure to run my hands through the areas I sprinkled to mix it in to avoid looking like I have a sever case of dandruff.
2. Teased the crown of my hair to add extra volume on top of my head (thanks to the thin hair texture I have and flat shape my head has). This extra volume makes it easier to pull hair back into a pony while styling your hair into a day "do" instead of pulling back a pony for a workout.
3. Spray hair spray at the back of the portions of hair that I teased to keep that volume underneath the top of my hair. Once I gather my hair into a low pony at the base of my head I then spray more "shlack" to keep strays in place.
4. Pull on the head band to add some style to the ponytail.

And there ya have it! No need to jump in the shower and waste valuable time and water. Talk about a "go green" hairstyle. You will look very cute in this stylish pony while deceiving everyone that sees you who are thinking you spent more then the mere 10 minutes it took to style the grease ball you call your hair.

Happy hair styling!

xoxo

-m