snip snip diaries: beauty and make-up.

this is a continuation of my first snip snip diaries post.

as for make-up, i prefer to play up my eyes more than anything else. i love almay’s one-coat triple effect mascara, along with their intense i-color purple eyeliner (for brown eyes). i usually line the bottom eyelid, and soften the line with a charcoal shade of rimmel eye pencil and/or revlon eyeshadow. i also love using green or gold shades on the bottom corner of my eyelids (near the nose). i will also apply a dark shade (like dark brown or black) on the crease of my eyelids, and highlight underneath my eyebrows with some gold.

more importantly, i think healthy, glowing skin should be sought after. i wash my face with nasabb’s black soap, and follow with witch hazel and aloe vera gel twice a day. since my skin is oily and acne-prone, i also make sure to scrub once or twice a week with st. ives apricot scrub. consuming flaxseeds and taking biotin and zinc supplements are also great for the skin. and as always, be sure to drink a lot of water. i usually have a huge 1-liter bottle of fiji water that i refill regularly.

some of my other favorite products are:
-burt’s bees beeswax lip balm
-l’oreal voluminous mascara
-neutrogena mineral sheers powder foundation, bronzer
-bobbi brown foundation stick, warm almond
-almay pure blends lip gloss, fig
-biore self-heating mask

beware of the pick

do you have one of those black power/peace afro picks?

i’m just going to make this brief. be careful with that thing. it should seriously be used sparingly, or else your hair will break off a lot more than normal. even if you comb it through the roots a little bit, just to volumize. the super stiff metal teeth pull the hair in a really dangerous way if used frequently, and you could lose a substantial amount of hair.

and of course, eat well. take vitamins. especially biotin if you’re noticing weakness and hair loss. an unbalanced diet will also result in hair loss if you use styling tools like picks and tight headbands.