The Hair Rock Review

wearing the Malaysian Straight Hair as clip-in extensions

I was contacted by RoseMarie to do a review for The Hair Rock. The Hair Rock is a website that provides affordable  hair bundles as well as wigs and hair pieces. I chose to review the Malaysian hair  in the "straight" style in color 4 (chocolate) with a length of 18 inches.

Pantene Ultimate 10 BB Creme Review

Unless you live under a rock, you must have heard about BB cremes and what they can do for your skin. BB Cremes are taking the beauty industry by storm and now there's BB cremes for hair as well! They are similar in concept to the skin ones, they repair your hair and help maintain it at the same time. I have seen hair BB cremes at Sephora and now they have managed to trickle down to the drugstores. I was given the chance to review one by Pantene.

Product Description: Inspired by skincare's BB phenomenon, this leave-in formula gives hair a healthy look while preparing it for enhanced styling control and a silky, smooth finish.

Pantene’s first BB Crème for hair, Ultimate 10 BB Crème is a revolutionary multi-tasker to be used on wet or dry hair—for a flawless, healthy-looking finish. Dare to get 10 solutions in 1 easy step.• Repair for Rough Hair• Strength Against Damage• Silky Softness• Brilliant Shine• Smoothing• Moisture• Frizz Control • Heat Protection• Manageability • Tamed Flyaways

I used the product two ways: on my hair when it was wet for styling preparation and on dry hair to smooth my hair style. When I do my own hair, I start off with a roller set. So I applied some to my hair while it was wet then proceeded to to put it in rollers. It did feel a little sticky while I was doing my roller set so I was scared that my hair was going to be all greasy. After removing the rollers, I flat ironed my roots and I did notice that my hair was a little easier to flat iron and that my roots weren't as curly. I feel that the BB Creme did nothing to prevent frizz because my hair did get frizzy. Then again, it was very hot and humid out that day. But when I applied some to my dry hair to retouch it, it did calm down a large amount of the frizz so I would definitely recommend this for taming frizz.

my hair after using Pantene Ultimate 10 BB Creme

I like using the product better on my hair when it's dry because I feel like that it works better on smoothing out my hairstyle. When I curled my hair, the style held very well and I didn't have to use so much hairspray. It kept my hair looking great on the several occasions that I used it.

my hair after using Pantene Ultimate 10 BB Creme

my hair after using Pantene Ultimate 10 BB Creme

I also took it with me to the salon for my usual blowout. I used it on my wet hair only this time. Again, after my hair was removed from the rollers, I did see that it was smoother  and that my hair was easier to blow dry. It cut down the time of my blowout by about 25% which is pretty good.

I didn't feel that this product did any repair on damage but my hair is healthy overall so I can't really judge it on that but it did do a large amount of the things that it claims to do. I would recommend this product especially if you style your hair often and you want something to make the styling process easier and less time-consuming. And it does do a great job in smoothing down your hair and taming the flyaways. It retails for $5.29 so you can't beat the price!

Pros: affordable, works on ethnic hair, cuts back on styling time, helps make hair more manageable, adds shine, tames frizz and flyaways
Cons: doesn't prevent frizz, sticky texture
Overall Rating: 3.5/5

Disclaimer: This post contains items that have been sent to me for review.

Review: The Skin Regime" by Dana Ramos (Part 1)

If there's one thing that I would love to have is perfect skin. My birth controlled left me with acne that was way out of control up to the point that I didn't know what else to do. It took me a while to realize that it was my birth control that was causing all these breakouts. My breakouts are finally down to a minimum and I just have some slight scarring that is fading now.

author Dana Ramos

I read "The Skin Regime" by Dana Ramos and in her book she offers great advice about taking care of your skin and "reinventing" it. She has a photo of herself that is no retouched and she is wearing no face makeup AT ALL. I think she looks absolutely amazing!

In her book she offers a "Beauty Boot Camp" kind of regimen for beautiful skin. I like that she suggests products that aren't outrageously expensive. Most can be found at major drugstores. I am currently doing the boot camp and I will be following up this review with photos of my face after I have completed it.

This review is one of two parts. This first part is on the book itself and the second part I will go more in depth about how effective the skin regime was for me.

For more information on "The Skin Regime", you can visit the website HERE. There are some pretty amazing photos of before and after pictures as well.

Can't wait to show you guys my results!









Disclaimer: This post contains products that have been sent to me for review consideration.

Product Review: BA Star Pro Makup Natural Palette

I was given the opportunity to review an eye shadow palette by BA Star Pro Makeup.Their company specializes in performance makeup, for dance teams and cheerleaders especially.I was sent this palette featuring neutral colors and 2 shades of glitter gel. The company describes it as a natural eye palette.

BA Star "Smokey Eye" palette

The shadows feel really buttery and soft to the touch and apply very smoothly. I love the  "nude" shade especially, it is a perfect color for highlight.

BA Star Natural Eye Palette swatches (l-r: bronze, cocoa, nude, gold and crystal)

 The eye shadows are mineral-based and the glitters are gel based. The gel glitters were a little more tricky to swatch. They tended to spread out when I used my finger. These would probably work better when applied with a brush.

BA Star Natural Eye Palette swatches (bronze, cocoa and nude)

The palette retails for $8.75 USD on the BA Star website. I could see myself getting a lot of use out this palette. The colors are warm and neutral and I really like how they look on my skin tone. I would recommend this product, especially since it's so affordable.

BA Star Pro Makeup, gave me a discount to share so you can try their Smoky Palette. Enter BBSMOKY at checkout and you get it for 50% off!










Disclaimer: This post contains a product that has been sent to me for review consideration.