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It’s Our 4 Year Anniversary :: Top 5 Most Popular Posts Over the Years

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Thursday, April 18th, 2013

I can hardly believe, we’ve turned 4 years old this month. As they say, “time flies when you’re having fun”, and I’ve definitely, enjoyed sharing my beauty experiences (the good, bad and ugly) and connecting with you over the years.

I’ve decided to take a trip down memory lane, and go back to some of the most popular posts over the last year:

1. My review on Smashbox’s Camera Ready BB Cream SPF 35 — I still use it!

2. Fun with Colorblocking : Hair, makeup & nails – Still one of my fave trends

3. Beach Hair :: Shea Moisture Organic Organic Coconut & Hisbiscus Curl & Shine Shampoo & Curl Enhancing Smoothie

4. All The Pregnant Ladies :: Pregnancy Makeup Tips from Bobbi Brown

5. Braxton Family Makeup Faux Pas – I got a little heat from this post, but hey everyone’s entitled to their opinion

Thank you for your continued support

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For the Girl on the Go! Dry Shampoo Review

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Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

Have you ever experienced those moments in which your hair was in desperate need of a shampoo job, but you just didn’t have the time to fit into your busy schedule at that time? Well, I experience those moments all the time, and I’m sure you have as well, especially around the holiday season — between working, finishing up Christmas shopping and organizing/attending holiday parties, there’s simply not enough time. And that’s why dry shampoo has recently become my bff.

Dry shampoo has be around for ages, but has recently has gotten its buzz back by beauty experts. Ideal for extending a blowout, in between washes or when water isn’t available, dry shampoo helps absorb oil from you scalp and hair, making it look, feel and smell fresh. It consist of usually a mixture of aerosol propellants, absorbing agents, solvents, conditioning agents and fragrance. There are organic shampoos available with natural ingredients. Dry shampoo comes a powder, liquid and aerosol spray form. I prefer the spray because it’s less of a mess to deal with.

It’s important to remember, that dry shampoo isn’t meant to take the place of regularly washing your hair with water — it doesn’t get rid of dirt and dandruff, just helps in between washes.

Check out my review on Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Refreshing Dry Shampoo

Also, check out these suggestions for dry shampoos:

1. Oscar Blandi Pronto Dry Shampoo Powder 2.5 oz. 2. Jonathan Product Green Rootine Dry Shampoo 3. Not Your Mother’s Clean Freak Refreshing Dry Shampoo 4. Big Sexy Hair Volumizing Dry Shampoo 5. Caviar Anti-Aging Dry Shampoo 6. Skinnyskinny Organic Dry Shampoo Mini

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Review :: Suave’s Keratin Infusion

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Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

My sisters have been raving bout how soft and smooth their hair is after using Suave’s new Keratin line. If you’ve been following my blog, you know that I have VERY thick hair, and as a product junkie, I couldn’t resist the urge to try it out myself. I went to Target and Walmart (they only had the serum at Walmart) to purchase Suave’s Keratin Infusion Smoothing Shampoo, Conditioner, Leave-In Conditioner and Serum. I spent about $10 on all 4 products…WINNING!!!

Anyway, I shampooed my hair and combed the shampoo through and I did the same when I followed up with the conditioner. I then applied a small amount of the leave-in conditioner and serum to my hair and flat-ironed it.

This is my new favorite! I LOVE the way my hair feels and smells, just like how it is when I visit the salon. It’s amazingly soft, smooth, bounces when I walk, smells great, and for $10 a HUGE bargain.

Suave Kertain Infusion is available at Target and Walmart. Try it and tell me how you like it.

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Last Minute Gift Ideas for Father’s Day

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Friday, June 15th, 2012

Father’s Day is this Sunday, and if you haven’t already purchased a gift for that special guy in your life, here are four great last minute gift ideas:

1. THE JET-SETTER

Anthony’s Grab & Go Travel Kit ($35) – Airline Approved Grooming:Travel size products must be 3oz or less and must fit into a one quart size clear zip top plastic bag.

This Kit Contains:

Glycolic Facial Cleanser (2 fl oz ℮ 60 ml)

+ Facial Scrub (2 fl oz ℮ 60 ml)

+ Shave Cream (2 oz ℮ 56 g)

+ Lip Balm

+ Coconut Shampoo (2 fl oz ℮ 60 ml)

+ Citrus Body Cleansing Gel (2 fl oz ℮ 60 ml)

+ One Quart Size Zip Top Bag

2. THE STUD

Jack Black’s Repeat Defender Set ($130) – Defend your skin against the signs of aging with this power-packed daily skin care regimen.

+ Double-Duty Face Moisturizer SPF 20, 3.3 oz bottle. Lightweight, fast-absorbing formula protects and smoothes skin with antioxidants and SPF 20 while visibly improving skin tone and calming redness with natural, Blue Algae and Sea Parsley.

+ Line Smoother Face Moisturizer, 3.3 oz bottle. Ultra-lightweight, oil-free anti-aging treatment minimizes the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and skin discoloration.

+ Protein Booster Skin Serum, 2 oz. High-performance formula contains advanced peptides and antioxidants to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, while improving skin texture and clarity.

+ Protein Booster Eye Rescue, 0.5 oz. Intensive multi-action eye treatment helps reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and dark circles, firms the skin and helps reduce puffiness.

+ Intense Therapy Lip Balm SPF 25 Natural Mint & Shea Butter, 0.25 oz. Conditioning lip balm, with UVA and UVB sunscreens, protects against sunburn and windburn, as it conditions and moisturizes dry, chapped lips. Contains natural mint to help freshen breath.

3. THE ATHLETE

Issey Miyake’s L’Eau d’Issey Pour Homme Sport, 3.3 oz ($79)

L’Eau ‘Issey Pour Homme Sport expresses the pure emotions and values that sport conveys: self-achievement, precision, control, speed and freshness. A new fragrance of crisp freshness and energy, like a deep breath at the top of a mountain peak. Fresh, tonic and woody with notes of grapefruit, bergamot, Haitian vetiver, Indonesian nutmeg, Virginian cedar wood and ambergris.
4. GREEN DAD

Aveda’s Men Pure-Formance Exfoliating Shampoo ($24)

High-performing formula deep cleanses hair and exfoliates scalp to remove dull, dead skin cells, excess oil, product build-up and other impurities. Creates a noticeably smoother, healthier-looking and feeling scalp.With 100% naturally derived exfoliants—walnut shells and jojoba beadsRich, spicy and refreshing aroma with kunzea, citrus and certified organic essential oils of spearmint, vetiver and lavender.

And if you want do something extra special for dad this year, how about a gift card for products/services at The Grooming Lounge.

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Shea Moisture Summer Waves Giveaway

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Thursday, June 7th, 2012

You all know how much I LOVE Shea Moisture hair care products, so I’m excited to announce our next giveaway. To help you keep those perfect curls/waves this summer, our Summer Waves Giveaway, features Shea Moisture’s Organic Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Shine Kit. The kit includes:

Curl & Shine Shampoo - Moisturizes and defines curls, while restoring body and shine
Curl & Style Milk - Detangles, conditions, while restoring body and shine
Hold & Shine Moisture Mist - Imparts a high-gloss shine, while providing hold and hydration to hair
Curl Enhancing Smoothie - All-natural hair dressing hydrates hair and imparts a shine and bounce to curls. It defines each curl without the crunch usually experienced when using regular gels. It provides a soft hold, while still maintaining the shape of your natural curl pattern.

Sulfate free and color extending
No parabens, phthalates, paraffin, gluten, propylene glycol, mineral oil, synthetic fragrance, animal testing, PABA, synthetic color, DEA, or sulfates

To enter, simply:

Comment on a recent blog post
“Like” us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vanityrichblog
Response to our Facebook question: ”What are your summer hair, makeup, and/or skincare must-haves??? #beautytalk”
Retweet the giveaway details using hashtag #vanityrich on Twitter
“Like” Shea Moisture on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sheamoisture

That simple!

Contest ends Tuesday, June 12 at 5pm. The lucky winner will be announced the following day. Good luck beauties!

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Summer Beauty Essentials :: My Top Six Favs

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Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

It’s officially summer time and around this time, I always receive a lot of questions asking about the perfect makeup for the hot and humid season of summer. I know a lot of you, like myself, don’t want to be bothered by makeup, when it’s hot and sticky outside, yet, we still want to look our best. For this season, I strongly believe, less is more.

Here’s my list of summer beauty essentials:

1. REMEMBER, protecting yourself from the sun is vital for healthy skin. Neutrogena’s Wet Skin Sunblock Spray is perfect for the pool, beach and humid climates. No white residue, sweat proof, water proof, oil-free and PABA-free. Just spray it on, rub it in and go!

2. Waterproof mascara!! Never go to the beach and/or pool without it!

3. Who wants to feel caked up when its 80+ degrees out?? If you’re looking for good coverage, but want something light weight, try Smashbox’s Cream Ready BB Cream SPF 35. It’s a 5 in 1 (concealer, primer, foundation, tinted moisturizer & sunscreen), that provides good coverage, and yet doesn’t look or feel heavy.

4. Natural looking waves are in around this time of year and if you read my previous post, than you know Shea Moisture’s Organic Coconut & Hisbiscus Curl & Shine Shampoo and Organic Coconut & Hisbiscus Curl & Hold Smoothie are great products to use for the beach wave look.

5. Get the sun-kiss look and keep it simple with bronzer. A little bronzer can go a long way!

6. While keeping it simple, you can always turn things up a notch with a vibrant lip color. Coral, is color of choice for summer. With coral, you can keep it chill with a pink tone or liven things up with an orange shade….there’s a hue for every woman.

If you a product or a list of beauty essentials for the summer, I’d love to hear about them. Tell us about them!

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Beach Hair :: Shea Moisture Organic Organic Coconut & Hisbiscus Curl & Shine Shampoo & Curl Enhancing Smoothie

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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Over the Memorial holiday weekend, my family and I took a long overdue trip to Virginia Beach. I hadn’t been to VA Beach since I was 4 years old, so it was really nice to revisit after 20-something years. Unfortunately, our trip was delayed by a flat tire, so after waiting hours in the hot sun, I decided I was going to make the most out of the trip. So we did everything from bicycling, go karts, getting henna tattoos and of course going to the beach.

I didn’t feel like dealing with my hair while I was there, so initially, I decided I was only going to get my feet wet, but once I got further and further into the water and a wave hit me on my head, that option was out the door. Really, how can you go to the beach and not expect to get your hair wet?? It was lots of fun and thank goodness, my sister came prepared. She’s gone natural for over a year and had with her Shea Moisture’s Organic Coconut & Hisbiscus Curl & Shine Shampoo and Organic Coconut & Hisbiscus Curl & Hold Smoothie.

Even though my hair is relaxed, I decided to use the shampoo and smoothie anyway. Usually, when I go the beach/pool, I let my hair air dry and it looks like a a lion’s mane, big, dry and fizzy, but with using the shampoo & smoothie, my hair stayed soft, hydrated and wavy. So, I rocked the beach wave look for the rest of my stay. No blow dryer! No flat irons! No big hair! No stress! No fuss!

Next time I go on vacation, I will be bringing those products with me. Shea Moisture products are available at Target and Walgreens.

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You Should Tip Her :: Salon Tipping Etiquette

By Melissa · Comments (0)

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

Growing up, we were taught the basic etiquette rules of minding our manners and always to be polite by saying “please” and “thank you”. As we entered adulthood more rules applied, such as turning off the cellphone ringer when entering a public establishment, not grooming yourself in public and being on time. As a beauty insider, one rule I hear talked about often is the appropriate tipping of salon/spa staff. Even as adults, there seems to be a lot of confusion about when to tip, who to tip and how much to tip.

Let’s face it, a good service ought to be recognized. Just like a waiter/waitress, a manicurist, bikini waxer, hairstylist and their assistants are providing a service and they should be acknowledged for helping you to look beautiful.

How much should you tip? The standard tip should be 15-20 percent of the cost of service. For a $60 wash and style, that would be between $9-12.
The average tip for a manicure is $5. So even if you paid $15 for a manicure or eyebrow waxing, you should still tip $5, which is more than 20 percent.
Do you tip other staff? Salon’s don’t divide tips, so make sure to tip the assistants separately. Tip the shampoo assistant who shampooed your hair at least $5.
Should you tip the owner? It’s not expected to tip the salon/spa owner, but most owners welcome gratuities. Remember, if they are providing a service, it’s only appropriate to acknowledge them for the great service.
What if you’re unhappy with the service? If you’re unhappy with the service, first express your concerns to the stylist so they can make adjustments. If you’re still unhappy with the service, then you should speak to the manager or owner. If you plan on returning to the salon, you should leave some sort of tip. If you don’t tip the stylist, at least tip the assistant who helped.

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Mad About Co-Washing

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Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

I have a confession to make….after four long months of trying to transition to natural hair, I’m back on the creamy crack. It’s been a little over two weeks and I actually have to say, I have no regrets about going back. I have A LOT of hair and trying to maintain it while it’s doing two completely different things (one part straight and the other kinky) was becoming overwhelming for me. I think next time if and when I decide to go natural, I’ll just do the “big chop”, but that definitely won’t be anytime soon.

Usually when my hair is relaxed, I notice a feeling of dryness and of course, the frigid weather of winter, doesn’t help. So this past weekend, I used a method called co-washing to increase the moisture level in my hair. Co-washing is using conditioner, instead of shampoo to wash your.

I washed my hair with Ojon’s Damage Reverse Restorative Conditioner (read: Ojon’s :: Best of Damage Reserve Kit Review). I then followed up with Shea Moisture’s Organic Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Masque. I let the masque sit for about 30m minutes then rinsed it out. After blowing it dry, I applied a heat protective spray and flat ironed it.

My hair feels amazingly smooth, soft and full of body, just as it would had I gone to the salon. So with that said, I’m going to add co-washing to my hair routine at least twice a month. Another thing I’m changing in my routine is pinning up my hair at night instead of wrapping it. I know I said I would stop wrapping it (read: It’s A Wrap), but somehow I got back into that bad habit. Hopefully, I’ll stick to pinning.

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Relax Don’t be Tryna Perm Us Up, We Already Straight

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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012

I’m four months post relaxer and I’m trying to be patient as my hair transitions without cutting it off or going back to the creamy crack. I took the advice of Celebrity Stylist, Nadia Vassell (Interview with Celebrity Hairstylist Nadia Vassell) and tried out Mizani’s Thermasmooth Shampoo, Conditioner, Thermasmooth system, the SmoothGuard and the ShineExtend. My hair didn’t feel as hydrated as I had expected, but it felt extremely soft. Pair those products up with oil (coconut, argan, Moroccan, etc.), a good flat iron and Design Essential’s Sleek Edge Control and you’ll be straight!

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