Showing posts with label Oyin Handmade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oyin Handmade. Show all posts

Sunday, November 15, 2015

NEW PRODUCT/EMPTIES ALERT!! WOULD I REPURCHASE??

Top (l-r): ALL MISS JESSIE PRODUCTS- CURL PUDDING, LEAVE-IN CONDISH, CREME DE LE CREME CONDITIONER
Below (l-r):Eco Styler Gels (Green lid and Clear Lid), Oyin Handmade Hair Dew, JBCO from Tropic Isle, Kinky Curly Knot Today Leave-in Detangler, Oyin Handmade Honey Hemp

LET'S START WITH THE TOP ROW: I had a sample of the Creme de le Creme Conditioner my cousin gave me. I liked it, so I wanted to try some more products. I love that the hair store I visited carried the "sample" products, so I grabbed three. The Curl Pudding was my least favorite. The scent was nice, but I didn't really get much out of it. The Leave-in Condish is a really nice product. It gave my hair a lot of slip. I'd repurchase this again, and probably the full size of the product. 

NOW THE BOTTOM ROW: Eco Styler Gel- The top (Aloe) gel is my favorite. It didn't leave my hair flaky, nor was it a strong hold though it is on level 10 (strong hold). I use it for twist outs mostly, and it just defines my coils a lot more. The white one left my hair flaky. I may try it again..alone. I used other products with it. That may be the reason my hair flaked. Oyin Handmade 'Hair Dew' is a repurchase. I talk about this product here: detailed review. It's a light moisturizer. Good for the LOC method. JBCO is a repurchase! Over time, this product will help regrow edges and thicken your hair. Kinky Curly 'Knot Today' is a regrettable purchase. I bought it because of the hype. I like that I have slip with this product, but the cost and amount you get isn't work it. You can use coconut oil if you want to detangle your hair. Oyin Handmade 'Honey Hemp' is my favorite conditioner to detangle my hair. I don't have much trouble these days detangling, but when I do I reach for this product. 

**YOU CAN FIND THESE PRODUCTS AT YOUR LOCAL HAIR STORE, WALGREENS, CVS, RITEAID, WALMART, TARGET AND SALLY.

Saturday, July 4, 2015

BEAUTY PRODUCTS I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY! HAIR, MAKEUP, SKINCARE!

HEY BEAUTY BABES AND MAKEUP ENTHUSIASTS OF THE WORLD! THE STRUGGLE IS REAL RIGHT NOW. ALL OF THESE MAKEUP AND HAIR BRANDS ARE COMING OUT WITH SOME GREAT PRODUCTS LATELY. I RECENTLY RECEIVED MY ULTA MAGAZINE, AND I WANT EVERYTHING I'M SEEING RIGHT NOW. PROBLEM IS, MONEY IS TIGHT RIGHT NOW! THE STRUGGLE IS TOO REAL RIGHT NOW. ON THE BRIGHT SIDE I'M ABLE TO PAY MY BILLS, AND GET TO WHERE I NEED TO GO. BEAUTY PRODUCTS UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I CAN SPLURGE ON THEM A LITTLE LATER. I DID JUST PURCHASE SOME ITEMS, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH. 

I DECIDED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT PRODUCTS I'VE BEEN LOOKING TO GET MY HANDS ON. SOME OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE FAVORITES I NEED TO RESTOCK AND OTHERS A NEW! 

HAIR

OYIN HANDMADE *AVAILABLE AT TARGET OR OYINHANDMADE.COM
  • Honey Hemp: DEFINITELY A HOLY GRAIL PRODUCT OF MINE. THIS IS SUCH A GREAT DETANGLING PRODUCT. IT SEEMS DELICIOUS AND HAS GREAT SLIP, WHICH MAKES FINGER DETANGLING MY CURLS A LOT EASIER. I MENTIONED THIS IN A POST BEFORE, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A MUST HAVE. I GOT THIS IN THE TRAVEL SIZE, BUT I'M GOING TO BUY THE BIGGEST ONE. 
  • HONEY DEW: THIS IS A GREAT PRODUCT FOR EVERYDAY USE. IT'LL LEAVE YOUR HAIR SMELLING LIKE SUGAR COOKIES, AND WHO DOESN'T LOVE THAT?! I LOVE THAT THIS PRODUCT DOESN'T WEIGH MY HAIR DOWN, NOR DO I HAVE TONS OF BUILD UP AFTER USING IT. I LOVE USING THIS DURING THE FALL/BEGINNING OF WINTER SEASONS. MY HAIR TENDS TO BE BETTER AT KEEPING MOISTURE IN IT DURING THE FALL. IN THE WINTER/SUMMER MONTHS I GRAVITATE TOWARDS A LEAVE-IN THAT'S A BIT MORE MOISTURIZING.
  • BURNT SUGAR POMADE: I JUST DID A PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT ON THIS. I REVISITED THIS PRODUCT AFTER NOT USING IT FOR A WHILE. WHEN I WAS TRANSITIONING, I USED THIS PRODUCT AND IT WAS LOVELY ON MY RELAXED HAIR, BUT AFTER TAKING MY TWO-STRAND TWIST OUT, I'M LOVING IT EVEN MORE. *VIDEO ABOVE SHOWING THE DEFINITION IT GAVE MY HAIR. THIS DOESN'T WEIGH MY HAIR DOWN EITHER! LOVE IT!!
DEVACURL

  • ONE CONDITION ULTRA CREAMY DAILY CONDITIONER: I GOT A SAMPLE OF THIS PRODUCT A WHILE AGO, BUT THIS WAS THE BUSINESS! SIMILAR TO THE HONEY DEW, THIS PRODUCT GIVES GREAT SLIP! I HAVEN'T TRIED ANY OF THEIR OTHER PRODUCTS, BUT IF YOU HAVE AND LOVE THEM LET ME KNOW!!
SKIN CARE

CLARISONIC
  • CLARISONIC MIA: I'VE HEARD GREAT REVIEWS ON THIS PRODUCT. I USED A PRODUCT SIMILAR TO THIS. I LIKE THAT THIS THOROUGHLY CLEANS YOUR FACE BETTER THAN THE WAY YOU'D TRADITIONALLY CLEAN YOUR FACE. RIGHT NOW MY SKIN IS GOING BANANAS, AND IT'S BREAKING OUT LIKE CRAZY. 
LUSH
  • ANGELS ON BARE SKIN: WONDERFUL EXFOLIATING FACE WASH THAT IS GENTLE ON THE SKIN. IT SOFTENS THE SKINS, WHICH I LOVE. IT'S NOT ROUGH ON THE SKIN LIKE A LOT OF EXFOLIATING FACE CLEANSERS I'VE USED IN THE PAST. 
  • MASK OF MAGNANIMITY: IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF HAVING ALL THE TOXINS TAKEN OUT OF YOUR SKIN LIKE I AM, THIS IS FOR YOU. IF YOU'RE PRONE TO ACNE, THIS IS FOR YOU. I LIKE THAT IT DOESN'T LEAVE MY FACE REALLY TIGHT AND DRY. 
  • LOVE LETTUCE: I FIRST TRIED THIS WHEN I WENT INTO LUSH FOR THE FIRST TIME. I ALWAYS WANTED TO TRY THEIR PRODUCTS, SO WHEN THEY ASKED IF I WANTED A FACIAL, I JUMPED RIGHT ON IT! THEY LITERALLY GIVE YOU A FREE FACIAL AND MASSAGE IN THE STORE, WHILE PEOPLE ARE SHOPPING. I GOT OVER PEOPLE BEING AROUND REALLY QUICK. ESPECIALLY SINCE I WENT TO MASSAGE SCHOOL WHERE I WAS USUALLY NAKED ALL THE TIME!
THE BODY SHOP

  • ALL TEA TREE PRODUCTS: I REALLY WANNA TRY THESE PRODUCT OUT! I'VE USED A LOT OF THEIR PRODUCTS BEFORE, SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT I WILL HAVE GREAT RESULTS WITH THESE PRODUCTS TOO. 
MAKEUP

URBAN DECAY

  • NAKED SKIN FOUNDATION: OK..I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE. I'VE HELD ONTO MY FOUNDATION LONGER THAN YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TELL YOU HOW LONG, BUT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. ANYWAY, THIS FOUNDATION IS LOVELY! I WOULD SAY THIS IS A LIGHT TO MEDIUM COVERAGE FOUNDATION. I HAVE A LOT OF ACNE SCARS, SO I NEED A BIT MORE COVERAGE. I STILL LOVE IT BECAUSE IT STILL LOOKS NICE ON MY SKIN AND EVENS MY SKIN TONE OUT A BIT MORE. DEFINITELY GOOD FOR AN EVERY DAY FOUNDATION. I NOW USE THE LITTLE I HAVE LEFT FOR CONCEALING AND TO BRIGHTEN UNDER MY EYES. 
COLOR POP
  • I WANNA TRY ALL THEIR LIP AND SHADOW PRODUCTS. THEY'RE REALLY AFFORDABLE, AND YOU CAN GET A COUPLE PRODUCTS FOR $20. FROM THE VIDEOS I'VE SEEN ON THIS BRAND, THEIR PRODUCTS SEEM TO BE VERY PIGMENTED. 
BENEFIT COSMETICS
  • THEY'RE REAL PUSH UP LINER: I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW GOOD THIS PRODUCT REALLY IS. HAVE YOU TRIED IT YET? DO YOU LIKE IT? LET ME KNOW! 
  • GIMME BROW: THIS IS AN OLD PRODUCT, BUT I STILL HAVEN'T TRIED IT YET. IT WAS AN AFTERTHOUGHT BUT I STILL WANNA SEE IF THE HYPE AROUND THIS PRODUCT IS THE REAL DEAL

ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS
  • BROW WIZ: ANOTHER HYPED PRODUCT I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE USE. I'M CONTEMPLATING ON GETTING IT. RIGHT NOW, I USE MY BROWN SHADOW FROM MY TARTE PALETTE TO FILL IN MY BROWS. I DO LIKE THAT THERE'S A SPOOLIE ON THE END OF IT. 2-N-1 PRODUCTS ARE GREAT PRODUCTS. 
THESE ARE THE CURRENT PRODUCTS I EITHER NEED TO RESTOCK OR PURCHASE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I WILL DO A PRODUCT REVIEW ON SOME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANKS FOR READING TODAY'S POST, AND I HOPE YOU COME BACK FOR MORE. 

LOVE YA,
NISHA <3

Thursday, July 2, 2015

REDISCOVERED: HAIR PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT! @OYINHANDMADE BURNT SUGAR POMADE!!!

HEY BEAUTY BABES,

WHEN I FIRST BEGAN TRANSITIONING, I DIDN'T SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON HAIR PRODUCTS. MAINLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF NATURAL HAIR TO TEST PRODUCTS ON. THE MORE NATURAL HAIR GREW, THE MORE I WANTED TO TRY SOME PRODUCTS OUT. ONE OF THE FIRST BRANDS I DISCOVERED WAS OYIN HANDMADE. ONE OF MY FRIENDS MENTIONED THAT THIS BRAND WAS REALLY GOOD, AND I SHOULD TRY SOME OF THE PRODUCTS OUT. 

OYIN HANDMADE IS A REALLY GREAT COMPANY THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME! I WENT ON THE WEBSITE AND FOUND A SAMPLER KIT THAT CONTAINED A COUPLE OF THEIR PRODUCTS. THE INGREDIENTS FOR MANY NATURALISTAS IS A HUGE THING! LUCKILY, OYIN HANDMADE USES GREAT INGREDIENTS IN THEIR PRODUCTS!! ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTS SMELL DELICIOUS, AND IF THEY WERE EDIBLE, I'D TASTE THEM!

ONE OF THE MANY PRODUCTS I LOVE FROM OYIN HANDMADE IS
  'BURNT SUGAR POMADE'

I PUT THIS PRODUCT AWAY FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL I BECAME FULLY NATURAL. I ENDED UP MISPLACING THIS PRODUCT, BUT FOUND IT TODAY. IT WAS LIKE SEEING A CHILDHOOD FRIEND ALL OVER AGAIN! I WAS SO GLAD I WAS TWISTING MY HAIR TODAY, BECAUSE I GRABBED THIS RIGHT UP, AND STARTED USING IT IN MY HAIR! I LOVE THE DEFINITION I GET FROM THIS PRODUCT! IT DOESN'T LEAVE MY HAIR FEELING HEAVY AT ALL. *I WILL POST PICTURES OF MY HAIR WHEN I TAKE MY TWISTS OUT!*

IF YOU GET A CHANCE, DEFINITELY CHECK OUT THIS PRODUCT! ALSO CHECK OUT OYIN HANDMADE AT YOUR LOCAL TARGET, OR ONLINE AT WWW.OYINHANDMADE.COM! IF YOU LIVE IN THE BALTIMORE AREA, THEY'RE LOCATED ON 21ST AND CHARLES STREET!! 

SOME OTHER PRODUCTS I ADORE FROM OYIN HANDMADE:
HONEY HEMP
HONEY DEW
SHINE AND DEFINE

I'M DEFINITELY PLANNING ON PURCHASING MORE AND MORE PRODUCTS FROM THEM! 


WHAT A PRODUCT THAT YOU'VE REDISCOVERED?