Boar Brushes

You've probably heard by now that most hair stylists recommend boar bristle brushes. Why? They're supposed to help you distribute the natural oils from your scalp down the length of your hair. This can be beneficial for many reasons, including protecting and coating the length of your hair as well as reducing oil build-up at the scalp (or life-less hair).

So a boar bristle brush, easy right? Not so... have you checked out prices for these things lately? Being a student still in school, I just can't afford to spend (nor do I wish to spend) over $10.00 for a brush. I mean for goodness sakes, it's just a brush right?

Well, you don't have to spend $10.00. Nope, not even $5.00. In fact, let me tell you about this brush I got at Walmart for $2.99 that's 100% AUTHENTIC boar bristles and has a wooden handle. The price may be cheap but the quality certainly isn't.

So if you're looking for a boar bristle brush to save your hair, head over to your local Walmart to save some money!

Some pictures of my brush for your reference:

Cheap, I'm Talking REAL Cheap

Cheap, I'm talking REALLLLLY cheap makeup ladies...So I know I'm a beauty junkie but even I have my spending limits. Afterall, my job at the school only pays so much per hour and food is kind of important! So if you're in my position, how do you solve this problem? You research for cheap but high-quality makeup of course! And ladies, I'm sooo glad to announce to you I have discovered a wonderful makeup company with high quality makeup at ridiculous prices. I introduce you, my readers, to YABY cosmetics.

YABY cosmetics has everything from eyeshadows to lipsticks to blushes to foundations. I'm personally in LOVE with their eyeshadows and blushes. And the great part? I can afford more than 1 at a time. The normal YABY eyeshadows are $2.75 each. They come in the metal pans like MAC ones but do NOT have the plastic container. This isn't really a problem because you can easily buy YABY's makeup pallete or a UNII makeup palette to put the eyeshadows in. UNII palettes, incase you are wondering, are empty magnetized pans that hold any makeup items with metal pans. They're $29.00 for one but the shipping is free. Back to YABY talk, the metallic eyeshadows cost $3.55 each. The blushes are $11.95. 

Have you guys heard of a better deal? These are HIGH quality, professional grade products here people! This line was started by makeup artist Liz Yu for other makeup artists. I've seen swatches of the eyeshadows, blushes, bronzers, and foundations and let me tell you this brand truly lives up to its name! 

I'm about to order some products right now!!!

To shop YABY cosmetics:

www.yabycosmetics.com

For YABY eyeshadow swatches:

click here

For YABY metallic eyeshadow swatches:

click here

For YABY blush/bronzer/setting powder swatches:

click here

For comprehensive YABY eyeshadow palette swatches:

click here

For a UNII pan:

click here

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*I am not being paid or earning any commission.

**According to FTC guidelines, products that are given or donated for review by a company or brand must be stated as such. Products that were purchased by the beauty blogger/reviewer will be stated as such.

Beauty Steal of the Week

As I have stressed many times on this blog, sunscreen is so important! I use sunscreen everyday, right after my moisturizer. Many people don't use sunscreen for a variety of reasons (none of which is a good excuse!!), but price should definitely not be one of those excuses. You really don't need to purchase super expensive sunscreen! Some sunscreens at drugstores, Walmart, etc. are perfectly capable of keeping your skin protected so long as it's SPF 30 or more and provides both UVA and UVB protection.

I'm currently using the $7.00 sunscreen by Coppertone. I purchased it at Walmart a few weeks ago. It works wonderfully; it's oil-free and non-comedogenic (yay, no additional breakouts). I actually like the way my skin looks with this sunscreen, which is really surprising because most of the time, sunscreen makes you look greasy, white, and just weird. This sunscreen is slightly oily but for some reason, I like the extra sheen, kind of like a natural summer glow!

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Beauty Steal of the Week

Looking for a cheap but GREAT beauty find? Try Queen Helene's Mint Julep Masque!

This mask is great for people with blemish-prone skin. It feels wonderful on the skin when you first apply it because it has a cooling effect, and therefore relieves that uncomfortable feeling that often accompanies big pimples. Then, when it starts to dry it sucks the dirt out of your pores and makes your face cleaner. Afterwards, you can just wash it off and feel your soft, supple skin! Yay for this $5.00 mask that can be found at Walgreens and CVS.

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Beauty Steal of the Week

Sephora is currently holding a sale on CARGO's Mediterranean Nights Palette shown above. It usually retails for $35 but you can now get it for $29. I actually bought this palette before it went on sale and LOVE it! The four eyeshadows have a wonderful satin finish and a bunch of fine glitter in them. The colors are also very unique, as the name of the palette suggests. With an eyeshadow primer, I found that the green and gold colors apply wonderfully. In fact, when I wear the gold color over an eyeshadow primer, I feel like I have gilded eyelids. The color is like 24kt gold! SERIOUSLY! The blushes in the palette are really nice too. There are two of them. One blush is a dark coral pink and the other is a softer, pale pink. Both of the blushes are surrounded by a rings of gold shimmer. The blushes are big enough to where you can use them without the gold rings or you can swirl it together with the gold rings. Both blushes swatch really nicely and, if used sparingly, gives the perfect amount of color to the cheeks. I say sparingly because all items in the palette are highly pigmented so a little goes a long way.

Here's the link to the product.

http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P246610&categoryId=C10214&shouldPaginate=true

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*I am not being paid or earning any commission.

**According to FTC guidelines, products that are given or donated for review by a company or brand must be stated as such. Products that were purchased by the beauty blogger/reviewer will be stated as such.