itsmissnay: 2013

Sunday, December 1, 2013

Product Review: Chagrin's Valley Ayurvedic Shampoo Bar

Todays product review will be on Chagrin's Valley Ayurvedic Shampoo Bar.
One Word, Awesome !! This shampoo bar was everything I hoped it would be and more. I can already tell it will become a staple in my hair regimen. I was so excited to use this shampoo bar, that I took out my protective hairstyle I had in two weeks earlier just so I could try it. I specifically ordered this shampoo bar because I want to move towards a more ayurvedic regimen when it comes to my hair, well for now, so I knew this shampoo would be perfect. It had a whole lot of ayurvedic herbs that I knew my hair would love as well as other butters and essential oils great for promoting hair growth! The shampoo bar lathered really well, even after the first try. Normally- with normal liquid shampoos it takes two washes before my hair really lathers up. This bar had my hair ready to go in just one try. My hair felt clean, moisturized and not stripped. I will definitely be trying out the company's other hair shampoo bars when I run out of this one ! The shampoo bar was only $7.95 if I recalled and seems like it's going to last a long time. Also if you don't want to try out the full size bar like I did, the company offers sample sizes that literally come in the size of normal soap bars for like $2 or $3, so either way you're definitely getting more bang for you're buck !

I provided the link below so you can check out the website. Even if you're not into shampoo bars there are plenty of butters, teas, moisturizers and etc you can try out !

http://www.chagrinvalleysoapandsalve.com

Do you ayurvedic?

xoxo,

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Big Chop X Transitioning: The Journey To Natural Hair

What is exactly is NATURAL HAIR? I think this term varies from person to person. But we can all agree that being completely natural means being perm free. Notice I didn't say chemically free. To me, being natural means embracing your hair in its natural state without chemically changing the texture of your hair which a perm/relaxer/texturizer and any other hair chemicals used to make your hair straight or curly do. I think you can still be natural and play wit your hair when it comes to adding color, highlights, etc that you accomplish with the used of dye chemicals. Im not going to discredit anyone for being natural because they have color in their hair. In my head there are three types of natural haired people but that's for another post.

This post is dedicated to two of my friends who are currently transitioning from the creamy crack to the natural hair cult. Yes I said cult. What's the difference between transition vs. the big chop? My friend asked me. Well here you are:

Let's Talk Natural Hair

Hair. Permed Hair. Straight Hair. Kinky Hair. Fine Hair. Coarse Hair. Curly Hair. Natural Hair. Hair is hair. Or is it ? Every year I reach a point in my life where I feel like doing something, extreme, different, far from average. July 2012 I had one of those moments. I big chopped my hair again for the second time. Why? Because I can. Well ok. Because I had been natural for a couple of years and although my hair was long (middle of back) & full, I feel as though I had robbed myself of really enjoying the natural hair girl experience the first time I big chopped. So I wanted to do it the second time and do it right. Im really not sure if there really is a right way to go natural but there were some things I wanted to experience like really experimenting with my tea (teeny weeny afro), following up with my homemade concoctions and really just enjoying the journey.

Monday, November 4, 2013

#Worst Behavior X Pre-Birthday Festivities

I'm not even gonna talk about how I've been lacking with my posts, but promise I'll do better. When you're in law school you just never know when you're gonna have time for anything.

Anyway, this weekend was GREAT ! I started my Saturday off with taking the MPRE in the morning, then after that running all over Houston getting things ready for that night. This birthday I wanted to do something different. I wanted this to actually go as planned & guess what-- it did ! I kicked off my night with a mini kick-back at my friends house and then hitting up Bowlmor lanes in Katy, TX. Everything was awesome ! From the people, to the music, to the food ! To me singing Kendrick Lamar at 3 am outside to nobody -_-. I couldn't have been more happier. It was important to me that everyone had fun, rocked out, and enjoyed themselves. Safe to say I can pat myself on the back for that. Check out some pictures from the jump.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Just Another Wednesday x OOTD

Today was a great day ! I woke up feeling blessed, looking good, living better (sings to self). No, but really today was great. I think it had to do with the fact that I finally got a new phone after being without one for almost a week :(. So I decided to snap a couple of pics of the outfit I wore today. It was around 95 degrees in Houston so it's still hot for me to do anything major in terms of fashion wise ! Sighs, I can't wait till fall comes to Houston. Anyways I kept it simple in a summer bodycon dress I got from Joyce Leslie from my recent summer trip back home to Jersey, as well as white transparent ankle strap heels.

xoxo !

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Fall x The Leather Edition

It's the day before Labor day and all I can think about are all the leather pieces I've been building and adding to my wardrobe and the different ways I'm going to style them this fall. Now don't get me wrong, I wear leather all year round, but there's just something about wearing leather in the fall that makes it just so....so official lol. Anyways, living in Houston I probably will not be able to wear and spruce up all my leather pieces the way I want to but I will definitely try even if it kills me. Here are a few ideas on what to do with those key leather pieces you may be eyeing this year. Remember you can still get that expensive leather look with faux/imitation leather. Who says fashion has to break your bank account? How are you wearing leather this year?