The Best Dry Shampoo For Brown Hair Is This DIY Recipe
It’s not a secret that I can’t shower or wash my hair nearly asmuch as I’d like. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed that my hair goes limpfaster; it seems to go from fresh to manky with one misplaced...
View ArticleWhoever Said You Shouldn't Wear Bright Makeup In The Winter Was Probably A Jerk
I don’t know about you, but I often find myself getting into acolor rut in the winter. My clothes are all black and beige, and it seems likeas soon as there’s a chill in the air, I’m unable to come up...
View Article3 Weird Ways To Use Activated Charcoal In Your Beauty Routine
You guys already know how I like bypassing conventionalbeauty products to fashion my kitchen cupboard into my second vanity closet,right? Well, get ready for another edition of Using Items in a...
View ArticleAt-Home Bleachers: You Need This Treatment To Protect Your Scalp From Toner Burn
Bleach: When I say the word, do you cringe? I know I used to.There are few things worse than that chemical-burn-itchy-fire-on-your-scalpfeeling. Thankfully, I found the coconut oil soaktrick to work...
View ArticleSuzy Bishop From Moonrise Kingdom: The 12-Year-Old You Want Doing Your Makeup
I’m a huge movie person. I’d rather watch a movie than live real life any day. I love being immersed in a film that allows me to totally forget all my stresses and woes. While I am by no means the...
View Article5 Makeup Looks With The Only 10 Products I Own
Recently, I wrote about downsizing my makeup collection, andyou asked for MOAR DETAILS! What were the 10 products I kept, and why? Well, I’m happy to break it down for you. Here’s what made the...
View ArticlePacific Mall: The Main Reason Beauty Enthusiasts Should Visit Toronto
Pacific Mall, or Pmall, is my favourite place to shop for beautysupplies. The cramped rows of stalls provide a seemingly never-ending stream ofnew products to shop through, and the prices are better...
View Article4 Non-Cat-Eye Ways To Use Black Liquid Liner
My most beloved makeup product by a mile is my Revlon ColorStay Liquid Liner. It is the only product other than tampons that I stash in every drawer, bag, coat pocket, and husband’s jeans (sorry, babe)...
View ArticleThe Best Things I’ve Forced My Boyfriend To Do (Besides Date Me)
I hardly ever write an article in which I don’t mention myman. It’s obnoxious, I KNOW, and even he has pointed it out to me. But y’all, Ijust can’t help it. We live together, and he’s a big part of my...
View Article8 Pretty Things On The Internet: A Rock 'N' Roll Cat Eye Is Perfect In A...
• This week I tried out Natalia Kills's "rock 'n roll cat eye" based on a how-to I found on Nylon. It's "decidedly not smokey" but is instead a cat eye taken up a notch by incorporating lower-lash...
View ArticleSaving Is Sexy: Beauty Budget Tips So You Can Stop Being Broke
Growing up israd as hell. Yeah, it’s tough, but taking control of my own life gives me moresatisfaction than anything I’ve ever experienced. I’m stoked about what’s stillto come. One of thebiggest...
View ArticleElizabeth And James Nirvana Black And Nirvana White: The Perfect Scents For...
I've always been obsessed with the Olsen twins. After all, we practicallygrew up alongside them. Now in their late 20s, Mary-Kate and Ashley arefull-fledged fashion icons and astute businesswomen...
View ArticleHearts And Hand-Placed Glitter: Surprisingly Quick Nail Art For Romantics
The other day, while scrounging around in my nail polish drawer--AKA The Lacquer Abyss--my hands happened upon a package of multicolored glitter. That glitter's been sitting in there for a while, and...
View ArticleKombucha: Does It Work As A Hair Rinse?
Weird is in the eye of the beholder, but kombucha is something that still exists outside of the radar for some. I've been drinking it for about six months as a boost to my liver while I continue to...
View ArticleBeauty Products To Replace The Foods You've Cut Out Of Your Diet
My friends call me a food snob. I’m not, really. I just have several allergies, including gluten, an allergy I only found out recently that resulted with my experimenting with my diet after a...
View ArticleGet Big Bardot Hair Without The Damage
I have never watched a movie with Brigitte Bardot in it.Ever. This is especially surprising because I consider myself a movie buff(I’ve watched Clueless AT LEAST 50 times, so I feel I have earned that...
View Article3 Looks With The Urban Decay Naked3 Palette
You may remember back when Kelly put together a massive xoVain gift guide that I wished really hard for Santa to bring me the Urban Decay Naked3 palette. And I guess I must have been especially good...
View ArticleFavorite Candle Dunzo? Turn The Leftover Wax Into A Cuticle Cream
You know how whenever you burn a candle, there's always a bunchof wax left over after the wick burns through? This can be a massivedisappointment, especially when the candle was really pricy and...
View ArticleFor The First Time Ever, I'm Exfoliating And Using A Mask
I kept my beauty routine to the bare minimum before I started writing for xoVain. My hair wasalways changing, but my face stayed the exact same. Although I lusted overmany a good-smelling skin care...
View ArticleWhy I'll Buy MAC Fluidline No Matter How Broke I Am
I sort of consider myself an eyeliner connoisseur, but itgets expensive. Recently, I cut down on beauty-related expenses andhave been trying to use up whatever I have left, like it or not.Normally, I...
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