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Oh! I'd love to send you an invite! :D If arsey doesnt mind of course, I dont want to steal her invite powers and rewards ;)
 
chrissie said:
i wonder about how healthy the fake tanners are though... you are covering your skin with chemicals.

when i played around with self-tanners i really liked the loreal sublime glow lotion. you need to put it on every day and it will slowly build up. the smell wasn't too bad in my opinion. don't get the jergens version, it smells gross.
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I tried some of those lotions with tanner in them as well. I was pleased with the fact that it gradually builds up...but living in FL I sweat a looot in the summer time. The lotion just melted off my legs when I started on a bike ride. It felt grosser than gross...

It also discolored one of my pink bras....made it look dirty and icky.
 
I've been looking for a cheaper alternative to my beloved Jasmine Oil and tried a new serum that had a FREE coupon... Organix Coconut Serum. I do not like that it contains cyclomethicone, but what can you do - it's effective at taming frizz.

I have now tried it drying my hair naturally and blowdrying it straight. It beats Jasmine Oil, Frizz Ease, Garnier Fructis, and EVERYTHING else I have tried by a mile - especially combined with my beloved ion dryer.

9.5/10, half a point off for the first 2 ingredients (possibly toxic, but what isn't).
 
so I need your help ladies :(

I stepped on my precious Chi straightener a couple days ago and it's semi-broken :( I broke the plastic piece on the back of the plates in half, so one of the plates is no longer attached (and the back piece is split in two). However, the other half the straightener is fine, and the plate on the broken side is still in tact, and both sides turn on and heat up. Is there a way to salvage the straightener? I really don't want/have the cash to throw down for another $150+ straightener but I'm too spoiled from using expensive straighteners to go back, and my hair is too damaged/fine to use anything but :(
 
So I tried that natural crystal deodorant and it just didn't work. A few hours I was fine but after that, I was sweating and I stunk. Sweat I can deal with but I had to wipe down my pits in the bathroom at work because I was stinky! Does it need to be reapplied every few hours? The packaging says 24 hours but it was far from that.

So back to Toms of Maine lemongrass... smells so good :)
 
mrs_mia_wallace said:
so I need your help ladies :(

I stepped on my precious Chi straightener a couple days ago and it's semi-broken :( I broke the plastic piece on the back of the plates in half, so one of the plates is no longer attached (and the back piece is split in two). However, the other half the straightener is fine, and the plate on the broken side is still in tact, and both sides turn on and heat up. Is there a way to salvage the straightener? I really don't want/have the cash to throw down for another $150+ straightener but I'm too spoiled from using expensive straighteners to go back, and my hair is too damaged/fine to use anything but :(
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My straightener's element stopped working a couple of years ago and my boyfriend's workmate (he's an electrician, and his mate specialised/has a keen interest in fixing all sorts of apppliances and gadgets) offered to open it up and see if he could fix it, as kind of a little project. Once he had successfully replaced the broken element he only charged me $20 + the amount the new element cost!

Anyway, would it be possible for you to find a handyman/appliance guy who would give it a go at fixing it for a small fee?? Perhaps someone like that might be listed on craigslist or something?
 
Where the plastic part is broken, he suggests going on ebay to replace the Chi.
Did you fill out and send off the warranty card? If not, contact them anyway to see what they can do for you.
 
Well I played with it a bit and I got one of the parts to snap back on, so now it's only the back piece that's broken (like perfectly in half). If I could just get it to stick back on then the straightener would be fine, but if I use like superglue/cement type thing will the heat from the plates just melt it?

n3ophy7e- I'm trying to think of where to even take it though, since the electric part of it is fine (it heats up perfectly, its just half of the back piece has broken off). I don't know where you take like broken applicances that need to be glued back together... haha.

Perpetual Indulgence- to just buy a new straightener or try and buy a new piece? I don't think I have the warranty anymore, the straighteners a couple years old.
 
mrs_mia_wallace said:
n3ophy7e- I'm trying to think of where to even take it though, since the electric part of it is fine (it heats up perfectly, its just half of the back piece has broken off). I don't know where you take like broken applicances that need to be glued back together... haha.
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Hmmmm...I reckon you should maybe give a go at gluing it back together? Depending on what part is broken of course...
It depends on what glue you use as to whether or not the heat is going to melt it.
 
yep, look into the Loctite brand, the office i work in sells their industrial line to manufacturers and they have all different kinds of glue, i know they have something that can take heat like that...
 
I've been doing the baking soda instead of shampoo alot lately and its working out quite nicely........

BUT I was in the shower the other day and I thought (with my head soaking in the baking soda )
"WOW! I bet if I put vinegar on too it'd be even better!!!" hahaha I pick up the vinegar and then I remembered when I was little doing the whole volcano experience with baking soda and vinegar and thought- um......this might not work out so well. :D
I can't believe I would have been so spacey- but I'm glad I remembered in time hahaha
 
I have this wonderful virgin coconut and lemongrass oil that is locally made. I decanted some into a small bottle and keep it with me in the shower. I mix a very little bit with my shampoo, put some on my whole body and feet after rinsing the soap, etc. (very little) ...My skin and hair is so incredibly soft and smooth, and Ive gotten a couple more compliments on my skin very recently which is great. When people ask me what I use I just say "coconut oil!!!"

I even mix a bit of the VCO with my normal face moisturizer (very light, as I am oily) and my body lotion (which is already VCO based to begin with..but I have lots of others that I rotate) before sleeping and I wake up super soft and absolutely not greasy at all. I swear even my facial skin has improved, my mom asked me what sort of expensive cream I'd been using and she wouldnt believe it when I just said VCO =D

VCO i love you sooooooooooooooooo. I cannot and will not ever use mineral oil based ANYTHING on my skin ever again. Its complements my barebones skin care ritual (basically just soap, astringent usually) perfectly.
 
ocean said:
I've been doing the baking soda instead of shampoo alot lately and its working out quite nicely........

BUT I was in the shower the other day and I thought (with my head soaking in the baking soda )
"WOW! I bet if I put vinegar on too it'd be even better!!!" hahaha I pick up the vinegar and then I remembered when I was little doing the whole volcano experience with baking soda and vinegar and thought- um......this might not work out so well. :D
I can't believe I would have been so spacey- but I'm glad I remembered in time hahaha
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I just had a very funny visual of how that situation could have panned out =D

Glad you recalled your high school chemistry!! :D
 
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