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Happy Friday all! We have another busy weekend. I feel like I say this each week. But we have another home football game and it is one of our friend's birthdays this weekend. And can you believe that Halloween is just over 3 weeks away? I can't.
Anyways, onto Friday favorites and happenings.
ONE. I am going to share something that has been bothering me lately and maybe you are experiencing the same thing. What am I talking about? Dandruff.
I have never had dandruff. Maybe that is because I used to wash my hair daily, but in the last month or two, I have had it. And it has gotten worse. So bad that I had to get something to stop itching my head. Yes, it was that bad. And I know I mentioned on Monday that I got a shampoo to help, which it has, but it shouldn't be used daily. Basically only once a week.
Anyways, I talked to my hair dresser and she said it is because all of the nasty fires we have had. The smoke and gunk from those months of fires went into our skin and systems and now it is slowly "leaking" out. And mine is doing it in my scalp and my skin. Everything is so dry.
Well, I looked online for a good 4 hours trying to find hair oils or product to help. And I think I found something amazing. The first night after I got this stuff, I put it everywhere on my scalp. I used the dropper and put 3 to 4 drops in about 8 sections of hair. Then I massaged it in and I had instant relief. I did this at night for an over the night treatment. Then I washed my hair the next morning and put a little bit around my extensions, so it wouldn't look greasy. And it helped.
And now I can use it if I feel like my head is flaking more and itching. And hopefully our air will improve and my skin and scalp will stop being so dry.
But I wanted to share this amazing stuff if you are going through this. And the best thing is, it uses essential oils and all good things.
TWO. It is Tarte's birthday, so they have had deals all week. On Monday, I grabbed their Shape Tape Ultra Creamy Concealer (in 29N). Now I know I go back and forth with my love/hate for Shape Tape. But this ultra creamy one doesn't crease as much as the original one does. And it offers more coverage which I feel like I have needed lately.
Then on Tuesday I grabbed my favorite eyeshadow palette, In Bloom.
And finally, today I will be purchasing my favorite mascara, Lights, Camera, Lashes.
If you are a member, you get 50% off. If you are not, you get 30% off. But it is super easy and quick to sign up.
THREE. Does anyone else run out of all your makeup at the same time? Or close to? I seem to have that habit of it. I recently bought my favorite foundation (ahead of time) and started using the new one yesterday. Then I ran out of my mascara (and I am buying some today while using the last bits of it for a few days) and my eyeshadow primer.
I have been using Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer for years. I am not sure if there is anything else out there that works because this is my holy grail when it comes to putting on eyeshadow. My eyeshadow never creases and I have never had any problems with this product. And it lasts me about 6 months.
Do you have a favorite eyeshadow primer?
FOUR. Weekly funnies.
Have a great weekend. I am linking up with A Little Bit of Everything.
I'm totally up for that kind of October challenge!
ReplyDeleteRight?! Have a great weekend!
DeleteHappy Friday! That's good to know about the creamy concealer. I'm almost done my tube of the original and might need to try this one. Lights, camera, lashes is my favorite mascara too. I hope you have a good weekend at the game and celebrating!
ReplyDeleteIt is so much better than the original. It doesn't crease and brightens my eyes more. I hope you were able to score a mascara. They were $10 today. Have a great weekend.
DeleteI'm so bad at using makeup regularly!
ReplyDeleteI was during the pandemic, but now I use it daily.
DeleteOh man, that stinks about the environment you are in causing all those problems. Glad you found something that is working. I use Urban Decay primer too and it is all I have ever used as well. Never had any issues so I never went looking...but if there is something better out there someone needs to inform us! I absolutely hate Shape Tape. It was the worst of everything I tried under my eyes. But I LOVE their eye shadow palettes and that mascara! I hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree. Right now, I don't mind using what I know, but I know it is good to change things up every so often. But so far no one else has made any suggestions. That is what I thought too. I like the creamy one for days where I am really tired. It doesn't crease as much and it covers more than my Nars one. I go back and forth on those. And yes to the eye shadow palettes and the mascara. The best. Have a great weekend.
DeleteI love Tarte. Your funnies made me laugh so hard it hurt, literally, LOL! Have a sweet weekend my friend!
ReplyDeleteThey make some great make up products. I am so sorry. I hope you are healing ok and getting the rest that your body needs. Have a wonderful weekend.
DeleteLol at the memes. I need to try Tarte. Enjoy your weekend my friend.
ReplyDeleteTarte is a great company and has most of my favorite make up. Have a great weekend.
DeleteThat photo meme - being a photographer, I can attest to that being 10000% true.
ReplyDeleteAlso cracking up at the I literally dont care
that's so interesting about the fires doing that to your scalp. Shows how much environment & surroundings effect us.
Right? That is how I feel during photoshoots.
DeleteOh yes, the environment and your surroundings definitely affect us way more than we realize.
That is so true with the family photos... it's not much better with teens either.
ReplyDeleteUgh. That really does suck.
DeleteLove Tarte products. Your eyeshadow palette is gorgeous! Those memes are hilarious!
ReplyDeleteJill - Doused in Pink
It is so pretty and really the only one I use, so I stock up when I can.
DeleteI don't know how y'all have managed to live with all of that smoke for so long. I have asthma, and I can't even take it when our neighboring city does controlled burns for 24 hours. It makes me feel awful. I can't imagine breathing that for weeks on end. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteIt has been awful. And we get a few days to a week of good clean air and then it is back. It has been awful. I hate it. I feel gross inside and out.
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