I Bought This, Affiliate Links A couple of months ago, I wrote about my experience using Olaplex No. 4 Bonding Shampoo that was recommended to me by my friend Amy to help repair my damaged hair that I burned with an old flat iron. No. 4 Bonding Shampoo has worked well for me, and I …
Project Pan: February 2021 Beauty Empties Update
February is a short month, so it seems like it was a hot minute since I wrote my last Project Pan update. I Bought This, PR Samples, Affiliate Links Here’s what I used up last month: Skincare City Beauty Multi-Action Sculpting Cream: I think this is either the second or third jar of City Beauty …
Silkiest Hair Ever with Derma E Bonding Oil
Thank you for following along with my rather tedious road to repairing my flat iron damaged hair. As I mentioned in the last installment, my hair stylist cut off more of the damage at my last appointment, but there’s still a little bit of the frazzled locks left. PR Sample, I Bought This, Affiliate Links …
Olaplex No. 4 Bonding Shampoo Helps Save My Hair
Back in November, I wrote about frying my hair with my 10 year old CHI Flat Iron. I scorched my bangs, the two front side pieces of my hair that used to be longer than the angled sides and back, and the ends of my hair. My hair felt like straw, and it looked frazzled …
Project Pan Update: November 2020
In November, I used up so many products that I haven’t had time to post about them. But I must get this up, perhaps with less chit chat about each one of them, because I am homing in on my end of year goal! I Bought This, PR Samples, Affiliate Links Skincare Derma E Hydrating …
High-End Haircare Tools for the Holidays?!
I don’t usually make recommendations for expensive holiday gifts. I assume that when giving or receiving pricey presents, you know best about what you need/want to get or give. I Bought This, Affiliate Links However, I have two recommendations that are worth considering if price is not an object. Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer About 18 …
I Fried My Hair with My Old Flat Iron
This is a cautionary tale. And an expensive one. Recently, my bangs seemed to change their consistency. I have coarse hair, but my bangs started to feel extremely coarse. I thought maybe it was a menopausal change in the texture of my hair, and I figured there wasn’t anything I could do about it. So …
Project Pan: October 2020 Beauty Empties
I’m making progress as the year 2020, thankfully, winds down. Here’s what I used up in October! As usual, some of the products don’t go in the category I put them in, but I’m too lazy to retake the photos, lol. I Bought This, PR Sample, Affiliate Links Bath & Body RITUALS The Ritual of …
NatureLab TOKYO Haircare
I am fairly loyal to the shampoo and conditioner that I use. I have a few brands that I alternate among because I know how they will work with my coarse, color-treated hair. I don’t usually take chances on having a not so great result because I only wash my delicate color-treated hair every 5 …
Project Pan: September 2020 Beauty Empties
September was a good month for me in terms of finishing up quite a few beauty products. Hopefully, I’ll make 100 empties in 2020 after all, if I can keep this up! Let’s take a look. I Bought This, PR Samples, Affiliate Links (BTW, some of the products ended up in the wrong photo, but …
The New Old Me
I went back and forth for the past several weeks, but I finally decided to go back to Vidal Sassoon to get my hair color rehabilitated as well as cut. I haven’t been anywhere in months, so it was with some anxiety that I made an appointment. Also, Jeff was generous to drive me into …
Project Pan Update: May 2020 Beauty Empties
May was a good month for using up some beauty products that I had had for quite a while, and a few that I was sad to see go. I confess I wasn’t in purging mode, regrettably, and I only have one product that I am tossing. Maybe next month I’ll do better. Bath & …
Ivy & Elder Haircare and Future Giveaway
Many of us have been stressing out about our hair over the past several months when we have been coloring, cutting or just caring for our hair at home instead of visiting the salon. At least, I’ve been stressing out about it. My hair has grown at least 3 inches since it was cut back …
Project Pan Update: April 2020 Beauty Empties
This past month I did much better using up beauty products than I did in March. In particular, I used up quite a few large bottles and jars that I will be happy to recycle. While I often use up more facial skincare products than any other category, in April bath and body came out …
I Finally Colored My Hair At Home with Color & Co. by L’Oreal
I’ve been coloring my hair various shades of red at Vidal Sassoon since 1987 when I first went red at the Sloane Street Sassoon in London. I take the train into Boston and then take the subway to Boylston Street every 4 weeks to get my hair colored. I’ve been going to my colorist, Laurel, …