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15. Bikini, tankini, or one piece? Show us your fave bathing suit this year!
I’ve already built up quite a two-piece collection through the years but wouldn’t mind adding a monokini to the mix ~ my fave of the moment: my VS chevron top & ombré bottom (see No. 5 “paleta” link for sippie selfie in said swimsuit)
This Season’s Shoes & MORE Score ~ especially the A+collaboration between ALDO & Target (coming to stores on ☼Sunday, September 6th/countdown in 5 days)
S is for …Simple * Sample * Smile (: Thanks to my sample & coupon + CVSExtraCareBeautyBucks$, I scored this Simple cleanser that doesn’t call for water for practically nada! It removes makeup & oil effectively + is simply refreshing! 💸💰🏆💧💦😅☺️😍
Restore your hair💁🏻 and keep your feet👣 in tip-top shape this season!
Head’s Start: Our Hair💁🏻
Effortless look: Hair up (yet always time to take hair down [more to follow below]) * flawless make-up * statement dress … Impress = Success#DISPObustAFlow
💁🏻Any hair breakage or loss probs? Look no further; Dr. Oz😷 and yours truly to the rescue!
As someone who’s had healthy hair and has attempted to revitalize it after chemically-treating it (color and curl), I swear by coconut oil and now Marvelous Oil to moisturize it!
💁🏻On 📺The Dr. Oz Show, a professional guest who appeared introduced a pre-treatment
*Pre-Poo ~ comb through approximately 20 minutes before shampooing💆🏻
Thin Hair: Coconut
Medium: Ampro
Thick: Castor
👦🏻Now as someone who’s been more self-conscious about receding hairlines, I’m all about this
Thinning Hair Breakthrough
*Color Powder ~ hides bald spots and grays👴🏽
I personally use the dry shampoo from my Birthday Birchbox to cover up
*Change the part to cover the spots👸🏻
➕Plus, I’d like to pony … I mean, point out the obvious (thanks, auto-correct/subliminal message in my subconscious):
🚫DON’T always pull your hair back in tight buns🍘 or ponytails🐴
👧🏻It may be common sense that these up-dos tend to impose damage on hair follicles, as well as loosening from the scalp. However, for some of us who have long 💇🏼hair, we need to wear our hair up for daily activities (i.e., work, workout) to keep it away from our face.
👧🏻Just like our diets, we may wish to consider that our hairstyles🙆🏽 (chemicals, heat, etc.) must be done in moderation to prevent long-term effects, like losing it. #YOLO
Finish with Our Feet👣
Now that we’ve hit more ☼sunshine☼ past our lingering snowy & rainy seasons, I’m storing my boots at the very top tier of my dress/accessory closet, but they’re still easy to access if I occasionally need them!
👣I read this article that addressed how to exercise good foot and shoe hygiene, especially with the sweat that accompanies the summer heat. It reminds me of how I adopted a practice from my AF wife bestie, who’d at the very least wash her feet before bed (especially after a ladies’ night full of dancing at the club) ~ that way, we don’t stink up our bedtime sheets and wake up with the stench in the air!
👣Similarly, our shoes👟 ~ especially those open-toed ones (flats, flip flops, sandals, stilettos) that we don’t wear with socks ~ need loving too! When I’d work at shoe stores during h.s. and college, I’d always stock up on mint balls to freshen up my footwear. Due to some stains on the insides of our shoes actually coming from dead skin, we must clean and spray those off (I typically pre-treat them with water repellent to prevent marks)! Also, upon removing those shoes, I go back to the above guideline: wash my feet!
🌅Since I’m about to teach my ☼summer☼ speech class about **persuasive speaking, I’ve used two types of testimonies to sway you:
Cornrow Care: Bandanas & scarves + dry shampoo ~ including this one from my Birthday/B2SBirchbox and from my fave raves ~ come in handy for my braided hair andAsia!
Mo’ Cornrow Main(tenance) for my Mane: Annie backs me on more bandanas & scarves!
S is for …☼Sunday☼ Skin Care/Face Mask Selfie ~ Clean in 2015 * NO Makeup * Bare Face * I Woke Up Like This … It also stood for Superbowl-bound ~ until my *DALLAS COWBOYS* were defeated
Both mi comadre y mi amigo suggested this skin care mode for me ~ so I noticed the effectiveness when I spot-treat! When I compared ingredients between my toothpaste and my astringent, it made sense:
Benzoic Acid!
Well, we all need to make time out of our busy schedules to take care of ourselves! In the midst of serving my Church, working on my dissertation, teaching and tutoring, photographing, I must be mindful of my own maintenance in order to keep up my mood and momentum plus stay effective.
The 🎅holiday🎅 season has brought me these 👛beauty💄 products that come in handy!
I started using the Rodan+FieldsUnBlemishacne treatment system from my sister, who also gave me the Birchboxtravel treats, including the facial sea salts ~ which, along with the towelettes, also from her, as well as the mud mask, were *refreshing* to *exfoliate* on my recent snow day off! The NiveaCreme and Neutrogenalip balm are great moisturizers. I’m grateful for the sleep mask too!
Happy HOLYdays with Mary Kay on this Beauty Tuesday!
I feel so fortunate to have both my sister and my friend who are Mary Kay 💄beauty💄 💋consultants💋.
My friend gave me this Ultimate Lash Mascara (which must be her own secret to long, volumous, separated eyelashes) and Eye Makeup Remover.
Since my fellow Air Force brat swears by the acne solution, she suggested that I try MK’s, so my friend gave me this 👛trial/travel size👛 pack of Clear Proof products, that have worked spot-on!
Recently, my sister also gave me this MK Mineral Powder with applicator brush that has been perfect coverage for a smooth finish!
As a matter of fact, I featured it in my Fall Faves Tag!
Mary Kay has been known to support wonderful worthy causes, including 🎀Breast Cancer Awareness🎀, plus it gives consultants the opportunity to earn 💸extra income💸 by enhancing the beauty of their clients!
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