Review: Not Your Mothers Clean Freak Shampoo & Conditioner!

Purchased by me. 

Good morning my lovelies! How are you? Today I have a review for you from the brand Not Your Mothers!

A few weeks ago I published a review on their Way To Grow shampoo and conditioner, and today I wanted to bring you the second of the three shampoos and conditioners that they have!

The weather this summer has been absolutely crazy this year! Some days its hotter than anything, other days are just perfect and then there are days where it was down right cool and you actually needed a hoodie. Well... at least here in New York.



On the hot days my hair doesn't fair so well, I have normal to oily combination hair as it is and add sweat into that equation and BAM my hair just turns to yuck. I had been using Herbal Essences Cleansing Conditioner to help combat the oil every few washes but the moisturizing part was a little too heavy on my hair.

When I found out that NYM had brought out shampoos and conditioners to match some of their best hair care products I was more than happy to pick them up to give them a try, and that's how I found the Clean Freak Shampoo and Conditioner.

So far I have only seen them at Walgreen's in my area but I know they are widely available online and at other retailers. Sometimes Walgreen's has a sale and the employees who run the cosmetic counter have coupons most of the time, which is great for my wallet!

Like Way To Grow, Clean Freak is Sulfate free, and is also for all hair types, but Clean Freak also adds on no parabens or dyes! It gives you ultra clean hair while maintaining your hair's natural moisture. The conditioner is also, sulfate, paraben,and dye free. It's super moisturizing leaving your hair silky and with a luxurious shine! 

For my combo hair I found that Clean Freak left my hair feeling clean but not overly clean and with the moisturizing conditioner it didn't pack a ton of moisture back into my hair where it felt weighed down. After my hair dried it felt soft and silky, and was very manageable. 

One thing I love on this hair care set is the scent! Rosemary and mint. It's such a refreshing scent I can't stop smelling my hair for days afterward! I believe  this would also be a good shampoo and conditioner to help wake you up in the shower and get your day going. 

Overall I have loved using this set during the hot days of summer, it has really made a difference on managing my hair. I can't wait to see how it helps my hair into the upcoming fall! 

Have a great day lovelies! I'll talk to you soon! 

<3 Nicole 

Maybelline Baby Skin Review.

Hi guys! I hope you all had an awesome weekend. I worked mine as usual, what else is new!

Today I bring you a beauty review on a product that made a huge splash in the drugstore market back in January/February.

What I'm talking about is the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser. Why is it that drugstore  and high end products are becoming more mouthfuls to say?

Wet 'n' Wild Megalast Nail Color: Heat Wave.

Good morning guys!!!

Today's post is of a nail polish that I received for Christmas! My mom is very hesitant when it comes to buying me any makeup or nail polish because she thinks that she will either A: get me something I already own, or B: get me something I won't like. So I told her this past Christmas that I would love anything she picks out, and that trust me there are a lot of make up and nail polishes I don't own yet.

So she picked out this really awesome Wet 'n' Wild gift set that had 10 mini Megalast colors inside. Five of the best and three limited edition colors. I will have swatches of all the colors from the set on the blog in the coming month!

Today begins the first one its called Heat Wave. Who doesn't love a red nail polish? I know I do. This one is kind of a crelly type, where its a creme color but has a jelly like finish. I say this because after three coats I could still see VNL.

But that doesn't take away from beauty that is this polish.

I think at some point I want to attempt to do a jelly sandwich with this. It reminds me a lot of Ruby Ruby from Sinful Colors which I have used for a jelly sandwich but its a tad more dark than Heat Wave. 

Like I said above three coats of this polish and I could still see my nail line on my middle finger. But what I love even more is how shiny this polish got with the addition of top coat. I used Orly's Sec 'n' Dry in these photos.

Out of the set of ten minis I think that I will definitely pick up the full size of this polish. That's what I love about mini polishes so much, you get to try a color and if you like it you can go and get the full size! If you want any of the Meglast Colors all you need to do is find in your town wherever Wet 'n' Wild is so, although its probably at most drugstores and get some of these colors! I think they only run $1.99!

I can't wait to show you guys more of the minis in this set! Mom sure did pick out an amazing gift! Love you mom!

Till tomorrow <3 Nicole

Day 7 of 45 Untireds, Essie: First Timer.

Holy cow can you believe that it has been a full week of untrieds? I can't! I have to say I'm going to give myself a small pat on the back for following through with this so far!

Today's untried is a polish that I can't believe I waited this long to feature, Essie's First Timer was released I believe this spring, and man is it a beautiful color.

First Timer is a lovely bright green creme, the formula is absolutely fantastic! I have never had an Essie polish that didn't disappoint.

Its almost as bright as a neon but doesn't dry matte, it actually has a nice shine to it. I don't normally gravitate towards green polishes, if I ever choose to wear them its at the holiday time, you know those evergreen polishes.

Two coats makes it perfect and adding top coat smoothes out any bumps if you happen to get any.

Essie Nail Polish is available at most major retailers. I purchased mine from Walgreens for $8 dollars. The beauty manager was really nice and found me a two dollar off coupon that brought the price to $6!
Essie usually runs about $8 at most retailers. Of course it could always be less or more depending on where you live and where you shop.

Check out Adri's untried and Shaylads, I'm so glad they are doing this challenge and I'm so glad Adri came up with it!

What is your favorite Essie Polish??

<3 Nicole

Loreal Paris Nail Polish: Brit Invasion!

Hello! Its Friday once again, and I'm glad its the weekend! My dad will hopefully be coming home tomorrow if he can catch the train on Long Island!

Today I bring you a nail polish that I was super excited to find finally, after thinking no drugstore in my area was going to get it. A while back Loreal put out a collection of nail polishes that all have names that are relative to England! I am obsessed with England, I want to visit there someday, maybe meet a nice British boy and meet Benedict Cumberbatch. If you watch the show Sherlock that airs on PBS here in the states every so often or if you have watched it on Netflix, both seasons are up on there then you know who I am talking about! He is also going to be in the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek Sequel! Yeah I'm a nerd *pushes up her nerdy glasses*.

I apologize for my rant but I love British Television I just think its a tiny bit better than U.S shows and plus the U.K has Doctor Who. Do not get me started on that!

So I think the polish I have today is very fitting for my obsession! Its called Brit Invasion! About two weeks ago or so I posted a picture on instagram of the three polishes I snagged from the collection and asked which polish did you want me to wear after the Halloween nail season was over, and only one person responded. Amanda from The Nail Polish Enthusiast said Brit Invasion, so Amanda this one is for you! And for me too because I love this polish!

Brit Invasion is dark taupe polish with golden shimmer added in. It is most certainly a fall color but I would wear it all year round. I do stick to certain seasons to wear certain polishes but sometimes you just have to break the rules and go all out!

I got this polish along with the other two at Walmart, I've been finding a lot of great polishes at Walmart lately. The three retailed for $4.97 each, which I feel is reasonable since in Rite Aid or CVS they would be like $7.99. Prices may differ in your area, just to remind you.

I liked the formula on this polish, a little sheer on the first coat but I've noticed that with a lot of polishes I have purchased recently. Once you add on the second to third coats you are good to go. The shimmer in this polish is beautiful, I can't wait to see it in the sun, whenever the sun decides to come back out. Even though Hurricane Sandy is gone, the clouds are still here, I can't tell you how much I want to see sunshine!

Okay so on to the pictures!

 Can you see all the pretty shimmer!? It truly is a lovely polish!

So that's it for this post! Talk to you all soon! <3 Nicole