OOTD: Dress, Cardigan, Boots, Leggings, Belt

Dress: Walmart Clearance, $4.00. $0. Cardigan:Hand-me-down, $0

  Belt: Hand-me-down

Leggings: Target, $2.00, Boots: Hand-me-downs, $0

OOTD: Sweater Dress and Jeggings

Sweater Dress: Hand-me-down, $0. 

Boots: Gift, $0, Jeggings: Walmart- Hand-me-down ,0$ 

Belt:Target/ borrowing from sister. $12.99.

Beauty: Madison Street Beauty Eye Shadow Review

Ever since I switched to using  natural make up, a few years ago, I've been using  mineral pigment eye shadows from Madison Street Beauty, a shop I found on Etsy. They use only natural ingredients (no bismuth oxychloride), all the colors are high quality, and they have a great color selection. From matte, to shimmer, to stunning metallic, this line has a very large variety of colors and finishes. The price is also great, they are usually $5 each, but if you get them on their 60% off sales, they are only $2. I have collected six of them, and am very happy with them. Here are some swatches, using NO primer, to show you the real pigmentation.      

From left to right: Cotton, a pearly white. Mint, a sheer shimmery light green. Nude Shimmer, an amazing neutral metallic. Golden Leaf, an amazing metallic gold/olive. Chestnut, a shimmery light brown/burgundy. Espresso, a matte dark brown.   

I can use these colors to get a lot of different looks. They mix with water really well, so they can be used wet on the lid or as eye liners.  

Here are what some of the shades look like on my actual eye. On my lid is Nude Shimmer, in my crease is Chestnut, in the inner corner is Cotton, and the liner is Espresso. 

These are by far the most pigmented, high quality, most inexpensive, mineral eye shadows I've ever used. I highly recommend you check them out.  https://www.etsy.com/shop/MadisonStreetBeauty?ref=seller_info

OOTD: Lady Like Edge

Cardigan: Hand-me-down $0.00, Tank Top: Walmart clearance $1.00, Skirt: Hand-me-down $0.00  

Necklace: Long-term borrowing from my sister $0.00 

Tights: Walmart $5.00, Shoes: Charlotte Russe $26.00

Beauty: How I Dye My Hair Red

Today I'm going to show you how I dye my hair red using henna. I don't use any chemical products on my hair, and I've never chemically dyed or bleached my hair. I've wanted red hair for a long time, and I've done a lot of research on henna and it's pros and cons. It seemed like the stuff for me, so in December 2012 I bought some henna, and gave it a try. I am very happy with the result. I get a lot of complements on my hair color, and most people think it's natural! In this blog post, I will be showing you how I touch up my roots and dye my hair.   

Lets talk henna. First of all, what is it? If you don't know, here is a link that explains it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henna
When you buy henna, you need to make sure that it is 100% pure. Some companies will add harmful dyes and chemicals to their henna, so do your research. The henna I use is from the Etsy shop  HennaKing http://www.etsy.com/listing/90897464/organic-red-henna-powder-100-grams-for?.

This is the brush I use to apply henna to my roots. It just came in a big pack of paint brushes from Walmart.

Here's what the powder looks like. Time to make the henna paste.

I add juice from half a lemon. People say it helps the dye release. I also add a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar, because it makes my hair really soft. 

And I add like 10 drops of lavender oil to cover up the smell. Did I mention that henna smells like a horse barn. It smells very green. The smell will stay in your hair for a few days, but it fades over a couple washes.  

I add all those things to the henna powder, then slowly add hot water until I get the right texture.  

Cover it with plastic wrap, and let it sit for like 10 hours to a day. In this time the dye from the powder will release.

Time to prep. I put salve around my hair line to prevent staining my skin. WARNING: Henna is super messy. You can see my brown roots in this picture.

I start applying the paste, to the roots, all around my head, while it's in a bun.  Then I take my hair down and get the rest of the roots. I put on a shower cap and let the roots sit for a few hours, then dyed the rest of my hair.

I put my shower cap back on, and wrapped my head in plastic wrap. Then I just went to bed. 

When I wake up, I just wash it out with my Hugo's Naturals shampoo and conditioner. And this is the color I get for the first few days, once the henna oxidises, it gets a little darker (see photo above). So that's how I get my hair red . I hope this helped you in some way. Have a great day! -Zoe    

My natural hair color.