Tangle Teezer Review

What it is: Tangle Teezer Original

Size: Fits in palm of hand

Price: $12.99 USD

Material: Handle (Plastic), Teeth (Nylon) 

What it claims: It's a super smooth operator that works the minute hair is lathered and rinsed. Glides through wet or dry hair with no pulling, tugging or yanking. Use to distribute product and provide the scalp with a revitalizing massage. Adds gloss and shine to hair with minimal damage and no pain.

For Hair Types: Any including color treated, weaves, long or short. 

PROS:

Great for travel due to small size

Easy to use

Quick results

Comes in variety of colors

Distributed products well

Painless 

CONS:

Slippery with wet hands because of no handle

When used on dry, coily/curly hair breakage does occur (NOT surprised) 

Final Thoughts: I have been using the Tangle Teezer Original for about a year now. It does exactly what it says with one exception, shine. I do not find that it adds any shine or sheen to my hair when in use compared to other hair utensils. However, it does provide a very easy and painless detangling experience. I also love to use it when doing a ponytail to smooth down any lumps to give a perfect finish. I do limit my use of this brush to prevent hair stress. I only use this brush when my hair is wet, although I have tried it once with dry hair for reviewing purposes only. I love the small teeth on the brush because they move with your hair minimizing breakage. These small teeth eases the strands to untangle rather than forcing as some brushes/combs with stable teeth that do not flex do. 

Side Notes about the Brand: The Tangle Teezer was invented by Shaun P, a color technician from London. The Tangle Teezer line is manufactured solely in the UK, although they have over 40 countries that distribute the products. The teeth on the Tangle Teezer original has been issued a patent, and took about 4 years to perfect. 

Would I recommend/purchase again: Yes/Yes

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Have you used the Tangle Teezer? What are your thoughts?

A World of Pink Toys and Lollipops.

So innocent and pure while they live in their own world of pink toys and lollipops.

I close my eyes and can smell their newborn essence… that scent just won’t escape me.

Beats at me to remember… to hold on to the emotion stirred by the smell.

Can still hear the innocent cries getting louder commanding attention.

Can remember the need and peaceful stare as she suckled at my milky breast and gazed into what felt like my soul.

That stare that says I need you… you amaze me… please protect me.

They will always be my little girls. Always be my sunshine.

They lead me… they teach me… they keep me alive and with purpose.

I smile at them and they smile back and for a split second, I don’t have a care in the world.

Their smiles lead me to want to dance with them in their world of pink toys and lollipops.

To my beautiful daughters Marie and Trinity. You will always be my sunshine.

~Elle

Healthy Breakfast Options: Meal 1

Pictured (2 Scrambled eggs with green peppers, red peppers, and onions. Served on a bed of raw spinach and topped with salsa)

If you're like me, you LOVE cheesy eggs in the morning! Usually I would eat about 3-4 scrambled eggs with 2 slices of cheese. Well now that I have begun my new lifestyle of eating healthier, I had to find ways of enjoying protein filled eggs without the fattening cheese I love. I have also minimized my proportions so I now eat no more than 2 eggs.

So let's compare 1 slice of cheese to 2 tbsp of salsa. Please note: These nutritional values may vary depending on brand.

American Cheese                                                                            Medium Salsa

As you can see there is a big payoff from switching from cheese to salsa. From fat content to calories, you are making a smarter decision. You can even kick it up by using hot salsa instead of medium if you like spicy foods. Also swap out the butter or margarine for an olive oil spray. Try this out and let me know how you like!


~Elle

Organix Renewing Moroccan Argan Oil Conditioner Review

What it is: Organix Renewing Moroccan Argan Oil Conditioner
Size: 385 ml (13 fl oz)
Price: $6.99 (usd)
Ingredients: Water, Behentrimonium chloride, Cetyl alcohol, Glycol stearate, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Cetearyl alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Parfum, Argania Spinosa Oil, Theobroma cacao extract, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Persea gratissima oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, PANTHENOL, Tetrasodium EDTA, Dmdm hydantoin, Methylisothiazolinone, and Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Red 40, Yellow 5, lanalool.

What it claims: This exotic precious blend of Moroccan argan oil penetrates, moisturizes, renews and creates softness and strength while protecting your hair from harmful styling heat and UV damage as it gives you smooth, sexy tresses.
For Hair types: Any/dry hair.

PROS
Thick and creamy consistency 
Lovely smell
Sulfate free
Paraben free
Safe on color treated hair


CONS
Leaves residue
Drying
Shape of bottle
No conditioning or moisturizing benefits
Didn't help with detangling


Final Thoughts: While I love the smell and consistency of this conditioner it really does nothing for my hair. I found that it left my hair very dry and waxy feeling. I did not get any moisturizing benefits from this conditioner. This conditioner may be good for people with finer hair than my own. I was really looking forward to enjoying this product because it gets great reviews, however it was a fail for me.

Side Notes about the Brand: Organix is a very good brand when it comes to the environment. The packaging is eco-friendly and manufactured from materials containing recycled post-consumer resin. All labels are printed using environmental inks and compostable label film made from annually renewable resource corn, not from petrochemicals. They also do not test their products on Animals. Some products do contain animal by-products however if you live a complete animal cruelty free lifestyle.

Will I recommend/purchase again? No/No

Rating:  2 out of 5


Have you used this product before? What are your thoughts?

Beauty Advisor For Estee Lauder? Who ME?

Can we all say together, "I LOVE MAKEUP!". Ahhhhh the sound of music! 

If you read my prior post, then you know I just went on an interview. This particular interview led me to write the post to give tips on how to get your bearings together before and during the process. This was the  FIRST job interview I had been on in approximately 3 years. And guess what... I am now a beauty advisor for Dillard's.

I just received the call today and I feel so happy. It's always a joy when you can do what you love and make money doing it. Makeup has always been a passion for me and something I have become more experienced in on my own. So now that I can now do it on a broader spectrum I can not be happier! 

Dillard's features cosmetic lines such as Lancome, Estee Lauder, Bare Minerals, and Clinique to name a few.  I am excited to be able to get my hands on a few of these brand that I have fought myself not to indulge in. I now have a legitimate reason for feeding my makeup hunger, which I have been doing for so long in a bit of an obsessive manner. 

All things come to those who wait. And I now believe to those who speak it into existence! "This is my job. I deserve it", were the words I spoke to myself before walking into the interview room. I told you guys talking to yourself was a great idea! Now less than a week later it really is my job. What a way to start out the week huh?

Stay Blessed

~Elle

I Am...

I am my mother's child. Strong and determined. Loving and enthusiastic.

I am my father's child. Ever changing and stubborn. Closed and neglected.

I am beyond what you see, beyond the inner me that I allow to be gazed upon.

I am birthed from Indians and Italians, Jamaicans and Britons, a big mixing pot like most.

I am a procrastinator yet impulsive. Addictive and rare.

I am 1 million symbols trying to be deciphered by 1 million men. I am the color black and white, but never grey.

I can be odd yet fit into the circle in which you thrive. I am the opposite of what you’re thinking right now… I am… I am

~Elle

Time to get fit P90X Style!

While I have always been confident about my body for the most part, there are still things that I would love to change about it. I have never been a fanatic on weight loss because I really never wanted to be a "skinny" woman. In no way do I turn my nose up at those with a slimmer build or those wanting to be a size that walks the catwalk. I just have a liking of how I want my body to be. And I have ALWAYS had meat on these bones and I LOVE it!

Most people don't believe how much I weigh when I tell them. Just the way my body carries my weight I guess. But my pants size is in the double digits and I haven't been 145 or below since high school, which is my ideal weight if you ask a medical professional. They also recommend no more than two glasses of wine a day and LAWD knows that's nearly impossible! So I walk the guidelines on a thin line.

So in the name of getting fit, I will be starting my workout regimen up again. Yaaaay me! I will be doing the program we all have heard of and most love, P90X. I have experience with this workout and can attest that it really does works. While I only lasted 30 days, not because it was too hard but due to life, I achieved serious results. Within those 30 days I lost 15lbs and around 2-3 inches off my waist. I wasn't too happy about the 15lbs but I knew it would happen due to the high energy workouts. I wish I had been able to keep going for the full 90 days, but I have another chance now and I will not fail. I also followed my own eating plan which I will go more into detail at a later time.

With that being said, I welcome anyone who would like to join this journey with me. Whether you want to do the P90X: Tony Horton's 90-Day Extreme Home Fitness Workout DVD Program with me or a self developed workout regimen, I would love to see and hear about your progress! Working out and getting fit is always more fulfilling when you have someone doing it with you. So if your up for the challenge, then reply down below or shoot me a personal email.

Either way, I will be updating my blog with my progress and I hope it motivates you guys to want to get fit as well. More info will be on my Youtube for those who follow me there. So enough talk... Let's GO!

~Elle