Back to School

The time is approaching...where most kids dread it, and most parents can't wait! It's back to school time =) Yayy!!

My boyfriend and I really stress the importance of school and doing your absolute best that you can. I know our children are young, ages 6 and 3..but we feel that putting a stress on what we expect this early, stays with them for a life-time.

So if you have children who will be going back to school, sit down with them and talk with them about how important thier education is. With an education, you can go far later on in life. Everything that you do now, will affect you in the future. Let's be real though, kids are kids. Kids still need to have fun. I am a big kid myself, so believe me..I know how to have fun. But when it comes to school (behaving, making good grades, completeing homework), that should always comes first. Then play time =)

My kid's father always tells our oldest (6 years old), that his ONLY job is to do well in school. Oh and to protect his younger sister ;)

With all this said, please..if you're a mommy as I am and you are reading this..if you get anythign out of this, it's the importance to stress how IMPORTANT your child's education is. Work hard means to play hard, right?

Also, I think its great to get children involved in activities outside of school that they have interest in. That builds charachter, emphasizes in team work, sportmanship, and they feel really great about themselves. They make great friends that way too!!

My son has professed a love interest in basketball, so as of now, I have been looking into a fall basketball league to enroll him in. And my little princess...my 3 year old, she LOVES to dance..so I am looking into ballet classes for her. Its all about WORKING HARD and PLAYING HARD!!

Get to know your child and thier interests. Listen to them. Talk with them. Have a GREAT year filled with learning and fun!!

xoxo, Courtney

Pucker Up

Another super quick post! (My din din is cooking on the stove, lol)'

I wanted to share with you 3 of my fave go-to lipsticks. I think I am SUPER boring when it comes to lipstick color. I like simple, nude lips with a hint of pinks, and corals. However, I bought a red color at the beginning of summer just to try something different. And I love :) But when it comes to applying red lipstick (I think) that you have to play it safe with your eye makeup...you can totally come off as a hooker with bright red lips and a face caked on with makeup. Remember..this is ONLY my opinion. But if I apply red lipstick to any look, my make up is always light on the eyes. A defined eyebrow, some blush, and some eye liner should do just the trick :)

Okay, so let's get started, shall we? First up, I will start with the color that I wear most of the time if I am going out for a casual look. It's from MAYBELLLINE, and the color is WARM ME UP. Here is a pic;

I can't say enough about this color! This is by far my absolute fave of all time!! This color is timeless, goes with any look! I like its creamy application texture as well. This is a must to have in your collection, in my opinion :) I bought this from Walgreens, but this is sold everywhere!!

Okay, next up...COVERGIRL's lip stick in KISS BAISER;

This color is a corally, peachy color when its applied (on me at least). It doesn't look like it when its in the tube, but trust me, when applied..its a beautiful summery color! It has a hint of shimmer in it as well. When applied, this texture is not as creamy as Maybelline up above, this kind of glides on your lips nicely. It all depends what kind of texture that you like. Again, this was bought at Walgreens for $5.99. You can find this product almost anywhere that Covergirl is sold :)

Finally, saving the red for last! In love with RIMMEL's Moisture Renew in RED ALERT :) Here is a picture for you, :

This is a true red color! I love to pair red lips with a soft make up look. Defined eye brows, and defined eye with black winged eye liner. I keep the blush very subtle, and this red lip stick polishes the look! I am into the actresses of the late 40's and 50's, very pin up. This color reminds me of that era for some reason! The texture is that of COVERGIRL, slides on satiny smooth on the lips. I think every girl should have some red lipstick in her collection ;)

Okay, that's it for now. Hope you guys enjoy and please go check out these colors and let me know how you like them (if you don't already have those colors)

Peace and Love, xoxo

Living In Sin

It's been awhile since my last posting! SO many things have been going on in my life...but the storm has ended and now the sun has never shined so bright :)

Glad to be back with you guys!! This is going to be a short posting, but I wanted to share one of my new faves for this month. Drum roll please (music playing in back ground):

SINFUL COLORS nail polish! My absolute fave this summer. This brand has amazing color slection at a LOW price, $1.99. I bought a few colors from Walgreens. However, I have ONLY bought this product from Walgreens, so I don't know where else you can find them. I would assume that CVS, Rite Aide, Duane Reede, and possibly Wal Mart carries this product. The above SINFUL COLOR is TIMBLEBERRY. I have that in my own collection. The color is sooo pretty. Its a mix between coral and pink. Delish ;) Some other faves are;

Color: SAVAGE

Color: HAZARD

Color: MINT APPLE

**Updated HAIR PRODUCTS**

I have been ONLY using these all natural "organic" products in my hair for a couple months now. Whether my hair is curly or not. These products were brought to my attention from Youtubers that I like to watch. Thanks "shortysgs03" and "bbop2282", as well as "andreas choice". :) if you have time, check out thier vids, they are all equally amaazing in thier talents!!

So for starters, I stated using "Shea Moisture" hair products. I use thier: "Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter Moisture Retention Shampoo", this product is amaazing for my hair!! I honestly don't need to use a conditioner after shampooing, which when using other shampoo products, I always need to use a conditioner! My hair soaks up all the moisture and can get dried out real fast...but this product, I swear is amaazing. I will never use another shampoo for my hair! The smell has a organic smell to it, some reviews, people didn't like the smell of it, but I love the smell, and it leaves my hair smelling great for days!! My hair becomes soooo soft after using this! It's sold at Target and Walgreens. I purchased mine at Walfreens for $10, TRUST me, it may be alot, but well worth it :)

Another product fave, that I love, is: "Cantu Shea Butter Leave in Conditioning Repair Cream"

This product is GREAT as well! It's a leave in cream, you can use while styling, and as well on wet hair. I also started using this on my almost 3 year old daugter's hair. We kind of have the same hair type! This product leaves hair feeling so fresh and clean, lol. It's not heavy either, which I love. You know sometimes when you use some hair products it makes you feel dirty? LOL, like oyu have a head full of grease on your head...I hate that!! You don't need alot on your hair, just a dime size. Depending on your hair though, if its thick and course, you might need more that I would. It smells heavenly as well. Very rich. Highly reccommend. It's sold at Walgreens for about $5. Worth the buy, and it comes with alot of product :) :) 

Annnnd FINALLY,

"Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter Deep Treatment Hair Masque"

 

I have a love for this as well. Its a deep treatment masque, which means you wash your hair, then you leave in for 25-30 minutes. I like ot put a shower cap on, and sit under my dryer for 30 minutes, to let the product build up in my hair! Leaves my hair feeling great, and after my hair has seen this product, it has become so much stronger. Again, this product is sold at Target or Walgreens. I purchased mine at Walgreens since I have one literally right donw the block form where I live! It retails for $10. The smell is the same, a bit stronger and organic, than the shampoo I mentioned above, but I like the organic smell, lol.

If any of oyu try these products out, or have any other suggestions, please let me know! Thanks, xoxo 

**Hair UPDATE**

It's been a minute, huh? Well I am back with a little update ;)

A few months ago I had a devasting adventure at the hair salon. I went in for my regular "wash, set, and blow dry". After I finished the first 2 steps (wash, and set), they blow dried my hair...the woman who was working on my hair (blow drying it) looked at my hair in disgust and was like, my hair is really damaged and I needed it to be cut. I was sooooo hesitant, because it was already kind of short (it had been breaking off). So I'm like whatever, just do it, I told her. She began to snip away, and I literally was trying to hold back my tears as I warched my hair fall to the ground, lol :( I know, such a baby! Anyways, I hated it at first, then kind of began to like it, then I started wearing extensions because I was back at hating it!!

One day I was on Youtube, and I was searching for videos on how to care for natural curly hair. I ran across "shortysgs03". And now, I have a new found love for rocking my curly hair, and having a better knowledge on how important it is to care for your hair!

So, since my hair was cut off (think   of a bob cut), I wanted it to get back to its healthy state! I started taking "hair, skin, and nail" vitamins from Walgreens, began drinking water, and went cold turkey on wearing my hair straight. Which meant my hair was FREE from heat exposure :) I did this for almost 3 months. This week, I decided to wash my hair, and roller set, and sit under the dryer (those are sold at beauty supple stores). I was amazed at how much my hair actually grew in 3 months!!

So now, I think I will start this routine, where I will wear my hair straight maybe every 2 months or so, and see how the length of my hair changes. I usually don't wear my hair straight in the summer season anyways because when I do, my hair doesn't stay. It will curl up :(

So if any of you suffer from the same thing, I suggest, a good diet, meaning multi-vitamin, lots of H2O, and letting your hair be in its natural state without putting heat to it OR coloring it as much!!

Hope this was helpful to some of you, Thanks, xoxo

Kids Organics *Shea Butter Detangling Moisturizing Hair Lotion*

I am back with another PRODUCT REVIEW :)

So I am not sure if I mentioned this in my other videos, but I am half black and half white, and my children's father is Dominican. So my daughter has naturally curly hair, that is most of the time easy to manage. However, just like any toddler, she is constantly on the go...running around with her 6 year old brother, getting into trouble, lol.

Her hair, like I said is easy care for the most part, but if he rhair is not constantly tied up in a pony tail, or bun, her hair gets soooooooo tangled, and very har to comb through. Eveyr night atfer I give her a bath, I will place some of this product through her hair, and brush or comb through. I always tie up her hair before she goes to bed. Even after her hair is tied up, through her movements in the night time, most of the time her hair will come un done. So before she goes to school in the morning, I will have to place some more product on her hair.

I always kind of thought that I didn't really need to up keep with her hair as much because she has "mixed girl hair". But at the end of the day, I am half black, and she has some black hair in her down the lines, lol. So I must upkeep her hair as such.

Her hair also dries out and frizzes up VERY quickly, so I she always has ot have some kind of moisture in her hair. For now, she has been using this product for a week or so. It has a nice smell to it, its a very light weight formula. When this product is placed on her hair, it does make the combing through soooo much easier!! I am still looking for a product for her that "detangles" and adds "shine and moisture" to her hair. I feel like this product does serve its purpose of getting those stubborn nots out of her hair, but by the end of the day, her hair is dry again!

But, I would still reccommend this product for use on someone's hair that is not so dry like my daughter's is. We will still use this, UNTIL I find something that really works for her.

I rate this product a 8 out of 10

Also, forgot to mention, I bought this product from a beauty supply store here in Brooklyn, NY. Its also sold at Walgreens, and you can search for this product on line as well. Its really cheap, about $3 for a 12 fl. oz.

Let me know what you think about this product? If yo have used it before, OR if oyu use something else on your childs hair, I would LOVE to know!! Thanks, xoxo

Ludacris and Eudoxie...HOTTEST COUPLE

So the rumors have been going around for a minute that Ludacris aka, Christopher, married his LONG time girlfriend, Eudoxie Agnan. Agnan is by far one of the MOST beautiful chicks in the game right now, BUT she is SMART too! Luda knows how to pick them! Agnan is a student of The University if Miami. This beauty is from Africa :)

Here are some pictures that I found, ENJOY, xoxo

What do you guys think? HOTT ot NOT??