January 20th, 2012 | No Comments »

Is your hair treating you badly? Is it refusing to do what it should be doing given the amount of time you are spending on it? Yep, I’ve been there…your hair is screaming for a serious deep conditioning but don’t run out to the drugstore to grab a new conditioner. Use what you have at home to create a hair mask that will rejuvenate your hair and make it play nice again. It’s simple and effective.

Take 1/2 the amount of conditioner you usually use

Substitute the other half with Olive Oil (I like Extra Virgin Cold Pressed)

Mix together and apply to towel dried hair after washing (so you don’t trap any product or yucky residue on your hair)

I leave this mixture on overnight or all day on a Sunday leaving my hair in slicked back a low bun for the time I have it on my hair.

Then shampoo and condition as usual and your hair will be much more responsive to your requests :)

Have you tried this? What were your results? Do you have a DIY hair treament you want to share with us?

To luscious moisturized locks and multiple hairgasms…

xo-Dianna

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January 19th, 2012 | No Comments »

For those of you that have been hiding under a rock the “Yes to” brand is a natural, mostly organic brand of skin and hair products that contain no parabens and are totally amazing!

I first started using the “Yes to” line when I was pregnant with my little Alistair and I was ordering from a lot of all natural companies so I could keep my chemical exposure to a minimum. I got a two samples in my order. One was a “Yes to Tomatoes” face cream and the other was a “Yes to Cucumber” eye gel.” I very, rarely buy something after trying a sample because often from one or two uses you just cannot tell if you really like it enough but from just a few uses I was in love with the products. I still use the “Yes to Tomatoes face lotion” but I had never tried anything from the “Yes to Carrots line” until about 6 months ago.

I was looking for an all natural condition for Alistair because he kept getting little dreadlocks from moving his head in his carseat and stroller. The conditioner comes in a HUGE bottle for about $8.99 at Target and smells AH-mazing. It is super quality and much better than most of my fancy salon conditioners. In fact Ali and I both use it most days of the week. It also works great as a leave in conditioner. I put a pea sized amount on Ali’s hair after we rinse and I put a quarter sized amount on my ends if I need a moisture boost. The great thing is, it is so moisturizing without being heavy at all.

Three weeks ago I decided to try the “Yes to Carrots” facial cleaner and their make-up remover as well and I was in love! Not only does it have the same scent I am slightly obsessed with but the make-up remover works great and truly cleans my skin without drying out my skin. I follow it up with the skin cleaner as well to get extra clean and because the cleaner makes my skin feel so hydrated and pampered. The truth is in the skin darlings because after just one week I saw a huge difference in my Acne scaring and my cystic acne had completely disappeared. Something I was not expecting from a nourishing face care product but it was like it balanced out my skin and made it healthy again. This is why I must rave! The bonus of these great products is they come a huge bottles and a little goes a long way so the investment is SO worth it in the long run.

Have you tried anything from the “Yes to” line? What were your favorites? What was your experience with the product?

Nourishing skin and hair wishes just for you….

xo-Dianna

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