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Bye Bye!

I feel like recently I've been going through hair products like water and it's a bittersweet feeling to me lol. I love emptying products because it means I get to open new ones but for some products I feel like I didn't get to love them long enough. Oh well, I guess I'll have to get over it. Let's get to it!

Infusium 23 Color Defender Leave In Treatment -  I did not use this leave in on myself so I cannot give any personal experience on this product but I did use it on my clients as a leave in after I rinsed their deep conditioner out and before I would blowdry. I liked the way it made their hair feel extremely soft afterwards. I have another bottle that I've already started but once that's done I don't think I'll be buying anymore of them after that one is gone.

Mielle Organics Mint Almond Oil - I use this oil when I use the LOC method with the rest of the Mielle Organics products. This is the only time I use this oil because it has proven to work really well with the rest of the products so I feel like why change it? I don't like the mint smell but it gets covered up when you use the rest of the products in the line.

Mielle Organics Babassu Oil Conditioning Sulfate-Free Shampoo - This is the only product from Mielle that I hate. And I really wish I liked it. I've tried it a million different times and this shampoo and my hair do not like each other. I have maybe two or three more bottles of this to go through but I have not bought this in a while and I don't plan on buying it ever again. It made my hair feel dry and it took a lot of conditioner to get it to stop feeling dry. I don't discourage anyone from using this though because it was only my hair that felt like this. When all my friends used it they all had great results. I might just give my last few bottles to them.

Wella Brilliance Leave-In Balm - I use this on my clients before I blow dry their hair and it leaves their hair so soft and smooth before a flatiron. It has an amazing smell that all my clients love and me too. It's kind of a citrus type smell. I have one more bottle that I've already started and if I run out before I start my no buy again then I'll get two more bottles because this stuff is the best, hands down!

Lee Stafford's Hair Growth Treatment - So remember how I said I was tired of this stuff and couldn't wait to finish it up? Yeah I've changed my mind again lol. I'm back to loving these and am trying to figure out if I want to go buy two more. I still have not seen any signs of growth with this treatment but the way it makes my hair feel is amazing. Maybe my hair has adjusted to it because I've been using it for so long or maybe my hair just needed some extra love because I've recently bleached it but I'm loving this again.

Paige

Wrap-Up

Good Afternoon lovelies!

So I just counted all the products I used up in my year of no buy and the results are terrible. I only used up 21 body products and 31 hair products. Which brings my total of body products down to 281 and my hair products down to 172. Now that's just from what I've used minus the original number. That's not including the products in the giveaway I won or the products I've already bought since my no-buy is over. I'll start another year of no-buy when I can get a count of my total products. I will continue to do empties though and product reviews. Thanks for joining me on my journey and I hope you guys stay with me on my next journey.

Paige

Empties #18!

Of course around the time of the end of my no-buy is when I start to slack off but it just so happened to be around the time of me moving into my first apartment and starting school. Now that I'm settled in and school has started and I have my schedule down I can get back to blogging. So these are the last things I used up before the no-buy was over. I was really excited because I used them all up in the same week and days before it was over. Let's jump in!

Shea Moisture Jamaican Black Castor Oil Strengthen & Grow Restorative Serum - I am an oil freak because I use them for my overnight pre-poos. For those who don't know what a pre-poo is, it's when you put oil or some type of conditioner all over your hair before you shampoo. You can either leave it on a little before you wash your hair or overnight. I choose to do overnight because that's when I've noticed the best results. The purpose of the pre-poo is to keep as much moisture in your hair as possible when washing so your hair won't be so dry when you're done. I liked this mixed with my olive oil. It smelled great and gave me great results. I would definitely repurchase.

DevaCurl One Condition - Now this one I haven't completely used up because since it was a sample size I just poured it into my conditioner bottle with a pump. I've only used some of it so far and I can honestly say I like it. I don't love it yet because I haven't used enough of it but I like it. I would definitely use it in a full size bottle which I actually think I have around somewhere. 

Lee Stafford Hair Growth Treatment - You guys already know that I loved this at first but now I'm ready for it to be done. I actually used up another one so I'm down to my last two! You guys don't understand how happy I will be to get rid of this. But knowing me I still might buy a few more later on just to see if my hair just needs a break from them.

Bath & Body Works Be Enchanted Body Lotion - This is my second favorite scent from Bath and Body Works and I have a million of them stashed away because every time they go on sale during the semi-annuals sales I buy about 5 each of the lotion and body wash. If you have not smelled them before then you need to try and get your hands on one during the semi-annual because other than that they are online and you have to order them. The scent description is "A sparkling blend of iced pomegranate, sugared petals and chilled passionfruit frosted with notes of whipped vanilla and light musk." It is one of the best scents Bath and Body Works has come out with and if they ever stopped selling it I just might cry.

Caress Velvet Bliss Body Wash - I love Caress body wash and I love this scent. This is my favorite one but this is one that they have discontinued so whenever I run out I always have to go buy some off of Amazon and I always buy it in a 3 pack so that I don't have to buy them every time I run out. If you never got to use this scent then I'm sorry but if you want to try it then go to Amazon there are plenty of people selling them. I don't know how to describe the scent but it's kind of similar to the Be Enchanted smell but a little bit more fruity. 

Paige  

Empties #17

Good morning loves! I ran out of a lot since the last time I blogged but to keep this blog from being too long I only chose three things so let's get started!

Lily Blossom Air Body Scrub - I use a body scrub everyday and it keeps my skin soft and up to par and my body scrubs of choice are from Bath and Body Works of course because they all come in a squeeze tube. As you all know I have a problem with sticking my hands into products lol so I try to use as many things where I won't have to do that. So the scrubs from Bath and Body Works are perfect for that. This one smelled like "crisp green pear, fresh gardenia and narcissus leaf, with whispers of crisp mandarin vapor and white musk". I didn't really like this one because it smelled too much like outside lol. I like fruity smells and this was not fruity at all it was grassy and I would have known that if I had read the description lol. So if you like flowery smells then this is for you!

Mielle Organics Honey Dew Berry Co-wash - Is there any need for me to write about this one anymore? I've gone through so many of them that you guys should already know how I feel about this product. I love it I use a million of these and I will probably use a million more.

Sebastian Whipped Creme - I used this as like a blow dry cream and it was great but I've been using this for about 2 years now and I'm going to try and use the actual blow dry creams I have so I can get rid of some stuff. I recommend this to every one it was great and has a nice, light smell to it.

Paige

P.S. My no buy is almost over! 14 more days!    

Empties #16

Good afternoon everyone! It's empties time again! Unfortunately I only have one empty today and I think it's because I have a weave in now so I'm not using as many hair products as I would if my hair were out. So until about the beginning of September my empties might be a little slow. Anyways, let's get right to it!

Dove Cucumber & Green Tea Scent Body Wash - I love this body wash so much! I had to stop myself from buying 10 more of them, it's that amazing. When I'm able to buy again I will most definitely be getting this line in every scent because they all look like they smell amazing! This body wash leaves your skin moisturized and soft and the smell lingers on your body for a while. If you have never used this body wash i highly recommend you do! You'll be hooked!

Paige

P.S. My no buy is almost over! 25 more days!  

Empties #15

Good Evening loves! I've missed you guys, did you miss me? Don't worry I know you did ;). Anyways, it's empties time! Let's jump right in!

Love Express Body Lotion - This lotion gave me a nice smooth feel to my skin and my skin felt so soft BUT it smelled like straight chemicals. I did not smell it before I bought it because I really only bought it to get more points on my Express Next account and I didn't use it until recently but OMG it was terrible!!! I now know why they do not sell it anymore it was disgusting! 

Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Body Lotion - This one was not originally part of my original count of body products but I had to buy it a few weeks ago because I got a new tattoo and so I needed a fragrance free lotion. I did not like this because it was too wet/thin for me. Now a lot of people don't like Bath and Body Works lotion because they say they are not thick enough but that's bull. Bath and Body Works lotion is thicker than this. I also did not like that it took about 30 minutes for this to actually dry on my skin no matter how much I rubbed in. Like when I put my clothes on after putting my lotion on my clothes were stuck to my skin because I was still wet. I did not like it and if I get anymore tattoos I will not be buying this lotion. 

Chi 44 Iron Guard Thermal Spray - This is my favorite heat protecting spray! I have probably bought about 10 of these in the past few years because they are amazing! I use this on every single one of my clients and it works amazing on each and every one of them. I recommend this heat protectant to every one who uses heat on their hair and to all my fellow hairstylists out there!

I've already started running out of a few things for my next empties so I'll see you guys in a week and a half! Bye!

Paige