Happy Monday, ladies!

This past weekend was spent getting some necessary beauty renovations done. After hoarding the money in my beauty fund, I decided I had to let it go when I started to look like James Brown’s mug shot (RIP).

So I hightailed it over to my salon of choice (Aveda Natural Look Salon) and had my nails done (I did the OPI Axxium Gel Manicure again) along with a Brazilian and a brightening facial. I’ve got to say that I’ve had bikini waxes before—and without getting into TMI–I’ve never been able to go all the way for a Brazilian because I could not take the pain. But thanks to Ruby over at Aveda Natural Look, I was able to get through it with very minimal pain (I could say it didn’t hurt at all, but I did have some brief ouch moments). I am not one to take any kind of pain so you know Ruby did a great job. The brightening facial saw a slight difference in my skin, but since it was a mini-facial, I’m going back next week for the full blown out treatment and will report back.

After that, I headed over to the hair salon after months of co-washing and air drying at home and got a relaxer touch-up. After hearing rave reviews about Phytospecific Phytorelaxer, I decided to give it a whirl. My hair is super-thick and an Index 2 is suggested for my hair, but since I was so nervous about trying a new relaxer, I went for Index 1 which is formulated for fine hair. I’m only a few days in so I’ll have to give my final thoughts on it after a few weeks, but I do love that my hair isn’t super flat and lifeless like it usually is after a relaxer. I feel like I should have gone for the Index 2 because my roots still feel a bit kinky, but we’ll see after a few weeks.

Then I also picked up Phytospecific Vital Creme Bath (my second container), a weekly treatment that will seriously transform dry, brittle hair into something soft and shiny and ordered Phyto Huile d’Ales Pre-Shampoo Intense Hydrating Oil Treatment, a pre-shampoo oil treatment (as its name suggests) that you leave in for a minimum of 30 minutes before cleansing. It’s supposed to revitalize and restore healthy radiance to the hair, so I’ll report back on my findings.

How about you? What did you do this weekend?

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