MANEATER BODY WASH!!!

So ma friend Lee and I went grocery shopping this week at MegaMart in Montego Bay (usu. don't shop there, I am a whole sale shopper, I believe in more products for ma money). Any who, I have been on a good body wash search for a while, but, I really don't want to spend like tons of money on soap. Last month, I caved in to my cheap side and I bought this no name body wash cuz the bottle was so huge and the price tag was really cheap. Well really cheap, turned into really awful :( I had to use so much of the product when I'm in the shower, it turned out to be a waste. So now we were in the beauty care isle that had all the lovelies I liked and that I'm timid to buy, cuz Ja can be ridunkilously expensive. So Lee and I were looking at the regular suspects, you know, Dove and Softsoap. Then I saw the prices and I was like nah uh and shaking ma head. I am a bargain hunter and I just can't commit to these soap prices - no apologies!

So one of the ever nice Megamart employees of the male kind, was listening to my plight. He first handed me a Dove body wash, which is hands down 1 of my faves, but, I quickly noted the price to him and gave him back the product. He said to me something very important, which was very true, kinda can't remember his exact words. It was something along the lines of, if its cheap in price, its gonna be cheap in product, well in body washes. He then handed me The Maneater, lol, well that's what I call it. The product was Axe Dark Temptation.

Yes! I know I am a girl, but, Lee recommended it too, so I was gonna give it a try. Can I tell you, the smell was EXHILARATING! It smells quite loud, if you like quiet scents, this is not for you. When I was through with my shower the enter bathroom smelled like a sexy man, lol ( I know that it means I smelled like a sexy man too). I couldn't believe the product was so good, so I picked up the bottle and started to read the back panel of it, to my surprise it was pure comedy. It said:
The scent of Axe Dark Temptation is as irresistible as chocolate. Use Dark Temptation in every shower and she'll turn into a maneater... 
Then it had one pic with a guy showering with Axe Dark Temptation and then one other pic with a girl approaching him. Then under the pic it says in bold letters, 'UNLIMITED FEMALE ATTENTION.'

At this point I was cracking up, talk about selling SEX! Then I was like to myself, is it safe for me to go outside? I am a girl and  I really don't want unlimited female attention, so I was kinda concerned at that moment. All in all, I stayed in yesterday, lol. Honestly, I did, but, of course not for that reason, but for sure check it out, the product has 12 Fl Oz and I copped it for under $400. Pretty decent in my book, but careful of the maneating girls, lol.

Maneater - Nelly Furtado

Please enjoy, lata.

Lovely Toes, Nail Polishes and Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Thought this pic was hilaire so I dropped it in here :)

 
Once upon a time, long ago, I didn't like my feet or my toes, cuz my feet were so long and my toes were just taller than regular. I have really slender feet and I just felt weird cuz they didn't look normal to me :( When I wore nail polish people would always compliment me on how lovely my toes looked, I always felt they were secretly teasing me though. Anywho, since I am a do it myself kinda girl, I started to polish my own nails and come up with designs. During the nail polishing practice sessions I started to connect with my feet (I know that sounds crazeee), and I started to take care of them and buy special products to make them look more attractive and cared for. Now, I love my really slender feet and their long toes :) I am 5'10 and I wear size 10 shoes, so I think I have the right size feet for my body. I think I would look really weird being soooooo tall and then having tiny feet. No thanks!
Okay so I LOVE nail polish. I love vibrant and cool colours and I love to mix and match them up. I recently started over my nail polish collection cuz I gave away my old collection to my room mate. I usually shop around testing different brands of nail polish, but since I started over my collection I have only bought Jordana. I love Jordana nail polishes.When I was younger I would go for the sparkly, shiny, glittery nail polish now I avoid them at all cost. Don't know why.

So this evening I painted my nails with Tangy and Orangesicle and then topped it off with Jordana clear finishing coat.

Yea, I know its not the best pic, but hey :)

This is my relatively new collection of Jordana nail polishes which you can get at almost any pharmacy in Jamaica.

from l-r, Purple Dynamite, Strawberry Marmalade, Pink Lemonade, Pink Romance,Orange Rush, Mellow Yellow, Mint Candy, Boy O Boy and Chiffon.


Extra Virgin Olive Oil
So since I started eating all nutritiously healthy, I started purchasing healthier foods of course. I bought myself some extra virgin olive oil and started cooking with it, to be honest, I don't fancy the flavor of it. Any how I found that this oil has uses out side of the kitchen :) Last Monday evening, when I came home my feet were killing me, I went dancing like 2 days before and if you know anything about Ms. Nateisha Ann Campbell, is that she doesn't dance! Well, I do, but I can't follow the rhythm so I don't, lol (sorry I missed out on that black gene I was suppose to get). So cuz of new extra-curricular activities my feet were Killing Me! So I decided to give my feet a pedicure and a good massage. I don't know why I did this, but, I went to the kitchen and grabbed the olive oil and poured some into the water. Can I tell you that was one of the best pedi's I ever had. I also used my Loreal Extofonic Scrub, which is simply Amazing (in a high pitched voice of course). I massaged my feet in to heaven, it was so good I tipped myself (okay, just kidding I didn't, but, if I had change I probably would, lol).


Ybarra Extra Virgin Olive Oil I used.

Loreal Extofonic Exfoliator Scrub I spoke about above

One Christmas, I went to New York to spend the holidays with my family. Boy o Boy, my skin didn't like the adventure at all. My skin was at its worse, itchy, dry, flaky, just gross. I used Nivea body cream, but, that didn't help for long, until I discovered Loreal Extofonic Scrub. My golly, I was in love, after my first use my skin was rejuvenated, happy and young again. Any new born baby would have been jealous of my skin, can you say smooth and supple? Well baby, it was smooth, supple and bea-u-ti-ful! When I came back to Jamaica, I looked for it everywhere, thank you Father for Anne Martin (I would say its an uptown beauty store we have in Jamaica), they were the only store to carry it. Since my discovery I always make sure I have that product in my beauty stash.


Until next time, lata,.

Making My Smile Sparkle!

I have been MIA for about a week and I'm at home in bed today, so I figured I should catch up on my blogging :) I caught the cold and I feel down and out, so let me do something that doesn't require tons of energy.

Ok, I have told you that I have become a Youtube watching junkie, especially since I am curious about this beauty makeup world I missed out on during my teenage years. I found this Youtuber by the name of Kandee Johnson, she has an awesome personality I must add. Anyhow, I was watching one of her videos 2 months ago and she was talking about whiter teeth and I so got caught up in the video cuz of course who doesn't want a brighter smile. Check her out in the video below.

People always compliment me on my smile and the color of my teeth, so with that I take pride in them. I brush my teeth once a month with baking soda (outside of that I brush with regular fluoride toothpaste)  and instead of using regular mouth wash I gargle with the a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and water. Don't worry I asked my dentist if it was cool to do say and he said its fine. I hope he's right :) Any how, when I saw Kandee's video I tried to get my hands on the whitening gel she mentioned. I went to like 5 pharmacies in Montego Bay (where I live) and the last pharmacy had it.  I was soooooooooo overjoyed. Then for the mouth guards I went to Western Sports at Baywest Shopping Center, also in Montego Bay. In her video, if you watched it, she tells you how to turn the mouth guards into teeth molds by placing them in water in a bowl in the microwave. My microwave got busted last year and since then I'm microwave-less, so I just put some water in a small pot on the stove and followed the rest of her instructions from there. I used the teeth molds and the teeth whitening gel for about a week and a half and I was pleased with the results. If you intend to try it and actually do, let me know the outcome please.




 The Teeth Whitening Gel I bought.

The Mouth Guard- I bought 2 packs, 1 for ma upper teeth and 1 for ma lower teeth

The Mouth Guards I turned into Teeth Molds

Lata,
Tish :)

P.S.
Have fun getting a whiter, brighter smile!

Pink Hatred not Anymore- Plus more

Ok, so I am not the typical girl and I knew this from I was a child. I had all the barbie dolls you could think of. I had display barbies and play time barbies that I would dismantle one minute and then the next sew the most beautiful ball room gowns for (yes, even as a child I sewed). Other times, I wouldn't even look at my dolls, I would play with my trucks and my cars; its almost like I had a mini garage. Growing up I had the perfect princess room, it was almost like a show window (that's what happens when your parent is an interior decorator). Think of loads of pink in every tone and shade, think of ruffles and lace, but, tastefully. My room was just amazingly beautiful. I never had simple flat bed linens, but lovely quilted top bed spreads with elegant dust ruffles and quilted shams and neck rolls to match. Everything had their own place, each doll, each teddy bear, each car was positioned in their very own spot. I think someone had told me pink is for girls and blue is for boys and in my head it didn't make sense that pink was forced up on us, so I rebelled. Plus, due to the high volumes of pink I was introduced to as a child, I ended up disliking pink. I didn't like pink food, pink, candy, pink clothes, pink anything! Couple years back, I looked at the situation of my pink hatred and noted that pink was a really nice color, depending on the shade of course.

If you have read my blog before I am sure I mentioned I grew up with my grandpa and he believed strongly in raising a young lady not just a child. I was taught all the things a girl should know except cooking, he feared I would get burnt by a pot on the stove so he left out that skill. However, I did learn to cook in college, through trial and error. Often times I would call home and ask GP (that's what I would call grampa) how to cook something and he would tell me in detail as he was a fabulous cook at home. Anywho, being that it was GP and I, he taught me the necessities of being a lady. He always said make sure you look your best when you step out, as you never know if you will be meeting your future husband. I took that as a very important lesson, so even if I was going to the corner store on foot, I would make sure I look assembled. My friends always laughed saying you are just going to the shop to buy some sugar (which was literally down the road from my apartment), why do you need to put on eyeliner and change the clothes you had on in the house? I felt that it was important to look my best, well when I was in college. Now I have sorta slacked off. I dress up depending on my mood, or where I am going, not saying I look shabby on the other days, I just don't put out so much effort as before. Recently, I have been out more often that regular and I have been turning some heads. So, I figured its best to put more effort into dressing up when going out than looking the same all the time. Not saying you can't look nice all the time, just don't look the same everyday. I should have mentioned that these few times I have been out, I had been wearing Elise:)

Let me introduce you to Elise.

 She is both the hair and the face, but when I go out I wear the hair, lol. I got Elise, in New York, last Thanks giving and I was so happy to get her. I bought the hair at a local beauty supply store, here in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I made the wig; I don't like spending my money if I know I can save it. If you wanna know how to make wigs you can watch Ms. Chanda on Youtube below. She is awesome!

So I make my own wigs and I wear them (my boyfriend hates wigs, but, loves long hair, well naturally long hair). I am not a constant wig wearer, cuz I like change and wigs make you hot especially if you live in Jamaica. My hair is natural now and sometimes I braid it or wear it natural while other times I wear a wig. With everything you have to find balance, plus you got to let your hair breathe, can't be covering it up all the time. If it was a few years ago, you wouldn't catch me in a wig, I thought only old people wear wigs. Now I have been enlightened and tables have turned. So with that I will say, don't mock it until you have tried it.



Until next time- lata,
Tish

Products I'm LOOOOVIN

Product review time Yaay!

This morning I looked in the mirror and I noticed that ma acne marks on ma cheeks were like almost gone, they are fading away. I could hardly believe it. Last year Christmas, a photographer friend of mine took some real cool shots of me and I loved them, well most of them. The ones I didn't fancy were the ones that showed up ma acne marks on ma cheeks, which honestly I didn't know were so obvious until the pictures. So I got like super conscious and I started to take really good care of ma face. So ma b/f and I went shopping and he got me some good skincare products.
 I started using Aveeno Positively Radiant Cleanser and I always cleanse twice. So this baby works well for me  :)

I had tried out Loreal 360 Clean 1st, but, when it was finished it was like ridiculously hard to get that's why I had copped the Aveeno. I loved the Loreal 360 Clean. I loved the lather and the little exfoliating pad it came with. The Aveeno is more soothing and you have to cleanse twice in order to get a lather build up.

I was in the supermarket with my b/f  week before last and we were walking through the cleaning isle when I saw some really cool Glade products and I decided to pick up one of the Glade Plug- In Fan Warmers. OMG! I am so happy I did, everyday I come home to an awesome smelling apartment, not that my apartment smelled badly before. Any who, I picked up Linen Clean Scent- Awesome Product. So I am not into really loud scents, I like calm, cool, refreshing scents, nothing that will get my sinus twisted in a bunch.   

So the picture above is the Plug -In I got. What I love about it, is that it has different scent levels, starting from 1 going up to 5. If I don't want my room to smell all powerfully clean I can put it on 1 and if I want a blast of freshness I can put it on 5. This would be a great product to get for a laundry room, or any room that you want to just freshen up with a new scent.

The Clean Linen - is just amazingly clean. I had my friend over this weekend and when she came in, she was like, someone just cleaned, I was like nope its Glade. If I had lied and said yes, she would totally have believed me, because the house smelled so great.


I got this in the supermarket, I am lovin it and I am so gonna go out and get some more. Its called Vermicelli, its a type of Rice Noodle. I think its a Chinese product. I love Chinese food. It was easy to cook, only took 3 minutes and it tasted delish.

So those are the products I'm feeling right now.


Lata until next time, walk good.