MESS New York Mineral Make Up

MESS New York offers 100% Pure Colorful Mineral Makeup with an amazing depth of color. I have the blush in Grand Central Station, bronzer in William Street, Jane Street Eyeshadow, Houston Street Loose Mineral Eye Shadow, and the Lip Varnish in Murray Hill.

Too say that I'm loving these products is a complete understatement. The bronzer and the blush together really wake up my complexion. The coverage is great! Its not cakey or fake looking at all. The finish is so natural looking. These products do not make my skin look sallow or ashy, they blend well, and they are weightless. And Murray Hill is the perfect pink for us brown girls and it has great staying power.

MESS also offers makeup workshops in addtion to a hair salon in their studio. Full service beauty...What more can you ask for???

Hopefully MESS will expand with locations in the future. MESS Los Angeles...MESS Chicago...MESS Atlanta...Just throwing a few ideas out, lol!

Check them out at www.messnewyork.com They have a Glam Holiday sale going on right now. Treat yourself or your friends to some great new makeup.

I'm a Phyto Believer

Phytospecific Phytorelaxer


Over the years, I've heard too many to count glowing reviews about the Phytospecific Phytorelaxer. There are so many websites of testimonials where women rave about how much they love this relaxer. I decided to jump on the Phyto train and see if this product lives up to the hype.

I had trouble finding a salon in Chicago that uses Phytorelaxer. The product is sold at Sephora for those brave enough to relax their hair at home. I am not that brave. I know my limitations and leave certain tasks to trained professionals when it comes to my hair. Luckily I found a salon that has stylists trained to do the Phytorelaxer. I got my first Phytorelaxer two days ago.

Honestly I was more than a little concerned because I had a LOT of new growth; I was worried that the relaxer would not get my hair as straight as I like. The stylist worked the relaxer through my hair very quickly and smoothed it throughout the new growth. She went over the new growth and edges twice then told me to follow her to the shampoo bowl. After the rinsing of the relaxer, the shampooing, and the restructurer (conditioning treatment), I was ready to see my hair.

I was blown away by what I saw. After it was rinsed out my hair was very slick and straight. As she began to blowdry my hair on a very low heat setting, my hair looked transformed. I could not believe the amount of bounce and body I was seeing. The style looked amazing because there was life to my hair. With other relaxers my hair looked okay but the style would lose most of it's ooomph by the time I left the salon. Two days later and my hair has retained the bounce and the glossiness. Overall my hair appears to be in very good condition. Phytorelaxer has made a believer out of me!

Check out these sites to learn more about the Phytorelaxer:

• Long Hair Care Forum
• Amazon Reviews
• Makeup Alley
• Hair Boutique