Month: June 2016

I love summer! I love summer weather, summer clothes, and being able to throw on a pair of flip flops and head out the door! I designed this look around the ease of summer. Being able to take a simple summer dress and amp it up with the right accessories to take it to the next level all while using minimal effort! The Aria Pendant Necklace from Stella & Dot is the very first purchase I made from the company even before I became a stylist! It holds a special place in my heart and I still love it to this day! It works stunningly with this look and I hope you all love it as much as I do! Shop the Stella & Dot here and shop the rest of the look here.

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Stay Beautiful this Summer!

Sondra

Well a long, long time ago when the idea of writing my own blog was just glimmer of hope in my imagination bucket, I dreamt of a time when I would receive free samples from companies to review and write about. Well my friends that time has finally arrived! I received my first free product samples to use and blog about and I honestly couldn’t be more enthused! The products I received are from a company called HASK. I truthfully had never heard of this company before, but have become so impressed by their products that they are quickly earning a spot in my favorites! I’ll start off my telling you a little bit about the products I received! First this specific line is geared towards color protection, they also offer a variety of different lines geared towards nourishing, deep conditioning, clarifying, repairing and even strengthening so regardless of your hair type and needs they will likely have a product to suite you. Since I have only actually used the color protection line this review will be relative to these products only! In my little goodie bag I received the HASK Kalahari Color Protection Shampoo and Conditioner. As well as the Kalahari Oil Deep Conditioner and Shine Oil and to round it all out a cute little bright pink HASK brush.

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What the bottle says: “Kalahari Melon Oil Color Protection Shampoo
Shields and Replenishes
Free of: sulfates, parabens, phthalates, gluten, drying alcohol and artificial colors

Preserve and nurture color treated hair with HASK Kalahari Melon Oil Color Protection Shampoo. This natural color-locking, damage-blocking powerhouse ingredient counteracts dry-out and fading, leaving hair nourished and shiny. With Color Shield Complex, cranberry and sunflower oils, this shampoo delicately cleanses to help maintain long-lasting vibrant color. Ideal for color-treated, dry or damaged hair.”

The labels for rest rest of the products same pretty much the same thing. I definitely love that all their products are free of sulfates, parabens, phthalates, gluten, alcohol and artificial colors! As far as my opinion on the actual products I absolutely love them! Here is why;

  1. They smell amazing! Not too strong, just the right amount of yumminess!
  2. When a shampoo or conditioner directs you to use a quarter size amount I usually just ignore it and use as much as I feel I need. but with these products I actually used the smallest amount! Just a quarter size amount of shampoo gave me a wonderful lather and a quarter size amount of conditioner was enough to coat my hair and massage into my scalp
  3. My hair instantly felt amazing once rinsing both of them out and did not feel like they left any residue what so ever!
  4. Although I did not break out my stop watch, I’m certain my blow drying time was significantly less than it usually takes
  5. Once dry, my hair was unbelievably silky and smooth, so much so that my husband even noticed! Even better, it has looked exactly the same for the last three days! No shine lost, no bounce lost and even after wearing it in a pony tail overnight and for one full day, I didn’t even have an elastic line left in my hair!

Final Verdict: This stuff is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! I am 100% sold on it and can’t wait to try some of their other lines. Not to mention its sold for drug store prices but packs a salon quality punch! I am in love with it and highly recommend it!

Read more about the company and products as well as where you can purchase them in your country http://haskbeauty.com/products/kalahari-melon-oil

Big thanks to BrandBacker and HASK for the samples and sponsoring this post!

Happy Shopping and Shampooing! Stay Beautiful!

Sondra

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Another month has come and gone and therefore it’s time for another installment of monthly favorites! May was positively lovely this year and because it was so warm I am considering it the first official month of summer, woot woot!! With summer come a ton of my favorite things! It was actually hard trying to narrow it down to just a few, but here they are!!!

Starbucks Cafe Vanilla Frappuccino! In May Starbucks always has a Frappuccino Happy Hour, between 2:00pm and 5:00pm Frappuccino’s are buy one get one half off! Needless to say I enjoyed more than one! I always take the opportunity to try different Frapp’s but even after all the new flavors and “secret menu” flavors I have to say my tried and true, always delicious, all time favorite is still the Cafe Vanilla! Mmmmmmm, go try yours today!

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Peonies! Peonies are by far my all time favorite flower! I love them so much that for my wedding I ordered them online so I could have them in my bouquet since by the time July rolls around they are considered out of season here in Alberta. Now technically they mostly bloom in June rather than May but they start growing in May so I figured they should make the list! This beautiful gem was grown on my mothers garden! Love it!

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Jergens BB Body Cream! I actually purchased this months and months ago from the sale rack in my local drug store. It sat on my shelf until I grabbed it to pack in my bag on a mini vacation my husband and I took. After using it for the first time I can’t believe I waited so long to use it! It is a-m-a-z-i-n-g!!! Like BB creams for your face, it provides hydration, illumination as well as evens, firms and corrects your skin tone! When used regularly makes your skin look flawless and although it doesn’t claim to have any self tanning properties, I believe it makes me look slightly bronzed! Definitely a new favorite that I will continue to use for a long long time!

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I hope you all had a fabulous May! Stay Beautiful!

Sondra

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Since I recently included Bombay Hair Extensions and Styling Tools in my recent favorites, I decided I would actually like to do a full post on why I love them so much! I first discovered the brand when in search for the perfect clip in hair extensions for my wedding. I searched a ton of websites and read a lot of reviews and finally decided to order through Bombay Hair. Boy was that the best decision! The clip in extensions I ordered were amazing quality, as well as a perfect color match to my hair. They shipped directly to my house in less than three days in a beautiful little white box! Included in the box is a sample strand for you to ensure a good color and texture match, if you feel like it’s not a good match, simply send them back and you can pick another shade. The company does also offer a pretty cool service that allows you email a picture of your hair in natural light and they will actually color match it for you, which takes the guess work our of everything!

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I have owned my first pair of clip in extensions for just over a year and they are still in excellent condition even after tons of heat styling and almost daily wear! I have since ordered an additional set that I actually used as permanent extensions installed by removing the clips and installing with an integrated weft extension method that have lasted me 4 months with daily non stop shampooing, blow drying and curling. The quality of these extensions is top notch and I highly recommend them to everyone in the market! They also offer tape in extensions as well as weft extensions to meet all your hair extension needs!

Besides the hair extensions, they also sell professional quality curling wands, flat irons and blow dryers. The styling tools also arrive beautifully packaged and shipping only takes a few days! If you are not located in Canada, they also have warehouses in the United States and the United Kingdom for everyone’s shopping pleasure!

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I 100% honestly love these products and purchased them with my own money prior to becoming an affiliate with the company. I am very proud and honored to be working with them and if you are in the market for these products I would very much appreciate you using my link or my discount codes! Should you choose not to but still wish to purchase their products, I still highly recommend them! Here is the my link to shop http://bombayhair.myshopify.com?rfsn=231921.c03a7d . If purchasing hair styling tools or hair extensions use discount code HEINE20  at checkout to save $20 woot woot! If purchasing the Tamanna Ombre clip in extensions use code HEINE10 to save $10. Happy Shopping and Stay Beautiful!

Sondra