Aubrey Organics Conditioners…

After reading DE’s raves about the Aubrey Organics conditioners, I decided to give the line a try. A few months ago, mid June-ish, I went on the website and was completely overwhelmed with the many options. So I called the company and got a quick consult over the phone. After speaking with the rep, she recommended the Island Naturals shampoo/conditioner.

So, I purchased the two at Whole Foods and have been in love with the conditioner since. The shampoo, on the other hand, I didn’t fancy. After washing with the shampoo, my hair had that squeaky – clean feeling. Um, I HATE that! I feel like it stripped my hair and made it super dry. But I’m guessing it’s because it’s an all natural shampoo and there aren’t any silicones and other stuff coating my hair, which I guess is a good thing???? Afterwards, I applied the conditioner and OMGAH!!!! FANTASTIC! The conditioner is thick and coats the hair really well. The end result, shiny, soft, comb-through easily, manageable hair!

The Aubrey Organics line has been around since the late 60’s and have a pretty simple philosophy: great ingredients make great products. They take pride in using only the finest herbal, plant extracts and natural vitamins in all of their products. NO SULFATES are used. All hair types can use this line including dry, normal and oily. I myself prefer the Island Naturals for my permed hair. The White Camelia conditioner, works great on my daughter’s thick, curly hair.

Available @ Whole Foods.

Spotlight: Gelila Bekele…

While perusing through YouTube vids over the weekend ( yes my life is one big bowl of excitement) I came across this GORGEOUS model with flawless skin, beautiful hair and the cutest accent.

Gelila Bekele is a young Ford Model from Ethiopia. She has mostly done print work and commercials for companies like Pantene and Colgate. In addition to her modeling, Gelila is a humaniatarian and social activist who devotes a lot of her time to aiding people in third world countries.

Below is a video where Gelila brings viewers into her kitchen for a look at three different ways to care for your skin & hair using all natural ingredients from the pantry.

isn’t she the cutest little thing????

Luxe For Less: Beauty Blender…

Dubbed The Ultimate Beauty tool, this egg-shaped makeup applicator was created by two hollywood makeup artists who were sick of using regular sponges. What makes it so great is that it has no hard edges, so makeup doesn’t streak as you blend it in. Using a stippling method ( bouncing the sponge lightly on your face as you apply your makeup) you can blend and soften your cosmetics application. And the pointed tip can be used for those hard to reach places like around the nose and mouth.

The beauty blender retails for $19.95, BUT, you can save a few dollars with Sonia Kashuk’s Blending sponge @ Target. Same concept, same effect @ $9.99.

Who Did It Best?…

RM by Roland Muret dress

Heidi, NO!..This dress does nuthn for your figure and the shoes are too “heavy”, nice hair though

Bey looks good, good fit, but I’m not a fan of the matching shoes, and I think she could’ve done one less bracelet and simpler earrings, luv the clutch

Jenny, although I think the shoulder bag wasn’t the right choice for the dress’ busy shoulder…she DID THAT! Fit is perfect, luv the shoes and the longer hemline

Ellen Strikes a Pose for Cover Girl…

Ellen DeGeneres has been tapped as the newest easy, breezy, beautiful, Cover Girl.

The comedian annouced on her show recently:

“I am the new face of CoverGirl. (striking a pose) That’s the first thing they teach you when you’re a CoverGirl. We were going to let you know [in January when the campaign starts], but somehow people found out about it… They’re putting some lip liner on me … Man, they love lip liner. I got hours and hours… I am very, very excited about it. It’s a very cool thing, I’m honored and the photo shoot was ‘easy, breezy, beautiful … CoverGirl. ”

The campaign will begin running January 2009

Spa Week…

Spa Week is here! Treat yourself to spa services for $50, one week only. Click here for participating spas and dates!

Concealer How-To…

Tyra gives a quick lesson to an audience member on how to hide those dark circles. Check it out.

Coco Chanel…

Her name is legend, but her legend has never been told…until NOW! Tune in tonight to Lifetime @ 8pm to watch Shirley MacLain re-live the rags to riches story of Coco Chanel.

Buxom Lips…

Great gloss with high shine and no sticky feel. One of it’s claims is that it ” creates the look of fuller, more voluptuous lips ” . Um, I’m not sure about all of that. You do “feel” the product as it tingles when you have it on, but my lips don’t look any fuller because of it. Aside from that, it’s a great gloss and a must try.

Available @ Sephora for $18 in 11 shades. My fav at the moment is Dolly, a muted plum shade.

They also have a Full Color line, which is the same formula but more color. The other is more sheer, which I prefer.

Pearly Whites…

Why pay hundreds of dollars to whiten your teeth when you can pay 20 bucks to do so? Assuming you’re teeth aren’t extremely discolored, these work great! I’ve been using them for the last 3-4 years about every 6 months or so. I prefer the 7 day cycle. ( 30 days was way too long and I never tried the 3 day). People are always asking me if I get my teeth whitened. I’m telling you, these do the job…So much so that when I went to have my teeth professionally whitened last year @ Brite Smile, ( I don’t know what I was looking for…I wanted gleaming, chicklets gum, Alicia Keys kinda white!! ) the dentist told me my teeth where whiter than their whitest shade!