Finally, some hair relief!

Today, I finally got some serious hair relief. Trust me, it was needed. I have a severe allergy to the anti-fugal ingredient used in about 99% of all shampoo. The only other shampoo I have been able to find at the drugstore that did not contain this chemical was baby shampoo. My hair was so fragile and brittle. I went to Trader Joes this past week and picked up their Tea Tree Tingle shampoo and conditioner. I love it! It is extremely pure and has few chemical additives. The conditioner is rich and creamy. My hair is soft, shiny, silky, and I am not allergic to it! It smells fresh and minty and has a cool tingling sensation on my scalp. At $3.99 for each bottle, how can I argue?
List of Ingredients -

• water
• Tea Tree Oil
• Peppermint Oil
• Eucalyptus Oil
• Rosemary Oil
• Nettle Oil
• Thyme Oil
• Birch Leaf Oil
• Chamomile,
• Clary
• Lavender
• Coltsfoot Leaf
• Yarrow Oil
• Mallow
• Horsetail Oil
• Soybean Protein
• c12 Olefin Sulfonate (coconut derived)
• Cocamidopropyl Betaine
• Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
• Sodium Hydroxymethlglycinate,
• Sodium Chloride (Sea Salt)
• Grapefruit Seed.

Certified Organic. Go get some!

Gyaru Follow up

So this is a follow-up to my earlier post on Gyaru style and make-up. This is my version of gyaru. Sorry for the terrible lighting, my dorm and my webcam are not friends.

Important things to note-

- Black eyeliner, Big Lashes, and lots of light shadow all the way around the eyes. That means on the lid and under the lash line.

- Rest of the face is neutral beige, maybe even a little darker than my normal make up.

- Pink or neutral lip. Neutral is more traditional, but I wanted to look a little more barbie-ish.

- Finally, big curly hair. My hair is not long enough really, but I'm trying!

Fashion Flower Power

So, I am all about big silly flower headbands and hair clips right now. The bigger the better! This about being goofy and fun and floral! Currently I am rocking the black on with a loose floral top and black super skinny jeans. For this  I made my hair big and wavy and a little messy. I've got the flower sitting right on my part. I've been getting compliments all day. Only downside is the elastic is a little tight so I have a compression headache. Beauty is pain. I also just got the pink one to the left and love it! This one is huge though as you can tell from the picture. My boyfriend hates it but he just doesn't understand that I am trying to be ridiculous here. It is seriously comfortable. They are both from Urban Outfitters and the pink on is on sale! Side note - I wish you could shop H&M online in English. I do it in Swedish but I realize not everyone wants to do that. I adore H&M. Its actually awesome for accessories because they are super cheap and tend to hold up very well. If you have sensitivity to metal though their jewelry is a no go. But their hair accessories are still fun! My neck hair goofiness is probably going to involve feathers. I nearly bought the super long feather earrings from Urban but they are definitely not worth 35 dollars to me specially when I could probably make them. If you want flower hair accessories and don't want to pay the obnoxious prices they sometimes charge for them, just go to a cvs and a dollar store. Pick up a head band or 4 that you like and some fabric glue. Then go to the dollar store and get some pretty silk flowers that you like. Take them of the stems and glue them to the head band. I'd suggest letting it dry for at least 24 hours. Viola! Cool hair accessory for about 5 dollars. Plus you know it will be completely unique. Nothing is worse than wearing a really striking hair piece and running into someone else on the street with the same one. xoxo.

Clear Skin

So I have an acne problem. I frequently use a prescription strength acne cream at night and a different one during the day. I switched a week ago to AcneFree Sensitive Skin and love the results! I haven't had a single new zit and all my preexisting ones have healed. Yay! My skin is a little dry since I switched but nothing that a good oil free moisturizer can't fix. I like Neutrogena intensified day moisture. It has spf 15 and never makes my pores clog.
Let see, what else. I tried the new herbal essence's Tousle Me Softly, and it is rather entertaining. It does make my naturally wavy hair very pretty and wavy and helps minimize frizz without being crunchy. I got the mouse and the fixatif hairspray. I'd love to get my hands on the creme but CVS is evil and doesn't carry half of the products of the brands they sell. Grrr. Also, I love herbal essences break's over leave-in cream but cannot get my hands on any at the moment. It gives awesome breakage repair but explodes at high altitude. Plus it works as an anti frizz cream in a pinch. To try and combat my breakage from all the flat ironing I do, I am trying out the John Frieda night creme serum. I'll update on the effect.
OK, I feel like I gave enough brand name shouts there haha. Hope everyone is happy and healthy and please post questions or comments!