Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Sugar Bear Hair Review

Sugar Bear Hair

 Review

Hi everyone! It has certainly been a while since I really blogged. I thought I make my comeback by reviewing a product that is different than my usual blog posts. This product has been receiving a lot of attention and curiosity on social media. I am going to talk about Sugar Bear Hair vitamins! I have been noticing my hair has not been growing back from my haircut I had back in September. I came across these vitamins around February, I saw a post of someone posing with the bottle and I found the Instagram page. I then did a bit of research. The product is still fairly new so, it was not easy finding reviews but I did find some reviews from other bloggers, YouTube, Instagram, and the website reviews itself. It was around March I ordered and started my Sugar Bear Hair journey. 


Sugar Bear Hair vitamins are chewable gummy vitamins that are gluten free, gelatin free, soy free, as well as cruelty free and vegetarian friendly. They have more than just biotin to help promote healthy hair. It also contains coconut oil and blue dye. If allergic to these ingredients, then I do not recommend using. I do recommend taking a look at their website under their Ingredients section for the full list of vitamins and ingredients. They explain further on the vitamins and what each one is good for in helping your hair, skin, and nails. 


The vitamins are chewy like gummy fruit snacks and taste like berries. Each bottle comes with 60 gummies and you are only to take 2 each day. It does not matter at what time, you can take them together or separately and before or after eating. They are recommended for ages 13 and older. I would suggest asking your doctor or child's pediatrician if they can take these if under the age limit as well as if you are pregnant and/or breast feeding. What I like about these are they smell so good, they do not have a chalky taste at all or have a weird after taste. They are very smooth to take. 



The photo collage below is some of the stages my hair has gone through. July 20, 2015 was before I cut my hair. It was very long with split ends, dried out and frizzy from too much heat and from using hot flat irons. October 9, 2015 was a month after I had cut my hair. I had about 10in cut off and donated the lock to an organization who helps make wigs for children with hair loss. I had wanted to give my hair a new start to re-grow but unfortunately I went through a loss of my cat who was battling Leukemia and a breakup that caused me great sadness and a ton of stress. It showed in my hair because it had not grown much for months and I had a ton of hair fall. I think it was around February I heard of Sugar Bear Hair and came across their Instagram page. I purchased my 1 month bottle to try it out and see how I would like it and got it within a week in March. March 12 I took my before photo showing how droopy and not so spiraled my curls became. March 18 I saw improvement to the volume, curl formation and shine of my hair. I did start to only use coconut oil and take in more water to help prevent breakouts from the biotin. For washing products, I only have been using Curly Wurly shampoo and American Cream conditioner from Lush. I am currently using Argan oil since it can absorb into the scalp where as coconut oil just sits on the scalp. 



I was so happy with the improvement to my hair, I ordered a 2nd bottle and wanted to show what my hair looks like when straightened so you can see just how long it has gotten from when i had cut my hair. April 19, 2015 was a few months before I had my hair cut. You may be able to see how dry and frizzy it was from constantly using my flat iron. September 12, 2015 was the day I had my hair cut. It was just touching my shoulders when straightened. March 17, 2016 was 5 days into taking the vitamins. My hair did grow a bit on its own but, my issue was all the hair fall I had was preventing it from growing any further. April 15, 2016 it grew another 1/2in. 


Below is a photo of my hair fall I saved from when I would wash and comb my hair. You may notice white bits in the hair ball, that is just shredded coconut from my Lush Curly Wurly shampoo. It is made with real coconut pieces and coconut oil; which is great for curls! It comes out as you condition, comb and rinse your hair. Anyway, From left to right My hair fall has shrunken since using Sugar Bear Hair. 2 weeks was prior to using the vitamins as well as 1 week. The 3rd hair ball was 7 days taking the vitamins and I waited till I was 17 days in to show another because I didn't want to save so many hair balls! Look how much smaller it is! I have never seen my hair fall have such a reduction in all my years! It is truly amazing to me. 



Below is a photo taken April 19, 2016. I was taking my 2nd bottle of Sugar Bear Hair. 



Below, this photo was taken June 4, 2016. My hair has definitely grown out of the bob style I had and I needed a trimming to even the edges out before my cousin's wedding. 



This photo was taken June 18, 2016. It was a few days after I had my hair trimmed. It looks shorter since its waved from having it blown out. 



Below shows my 3 month results! On the left is what my hair looked like before starting the hair vitamin journey, and on the right is the end of taking my 3rd month. Such a big difference in the curls themselves as well as shine and softness. There is more length, which will show in the next photo. 


Below shows my hair straightened. On the left is a photo taken on July 22, 2016 and on the right is a photo from September 12, 2015.


Below is a photo taken July 2, 2016. I am so pleased how much volume I have and how pretty my curls are again. I don't straighten them as much anymore. I can actually enjoy keeping my hair natural. 



Lastly, the photo below shows a comparison of my hair straightened to curled. It is definitely longer than what I started with. I am very pleased with these vitamins. Without its help, I would probably still have a ton of hair fall and droopy sad looking curls. Definitely look into trying these out for yourself. I recommend trying it for a month and go from there. I also recommend taking in more water if you are not drinking enough water as you should. It will help to absorb the biotin without acne breakouts popping up. I also recommend reducing use of heat in your hair and switch to natural hair care remedies. Sugar Bear Hair has some tips on their website. Keep in mind, results will vary and everyone will have different results. These are not magical hair vitamins, so keep in mind it may take some time and patience to notice a difference. 


I wish you all luck if you decide to try them out. I have attached below the website to Sugar Bear Hair. If you have any questions or concerns let me or Sugar Bear Hair know. Do read thoroughly through my post or search the FAQs section of the Sugar Bear Hair website first. Your question may already have an answer. Have a great week everyone! 

Update: Do see my part 2 blog post for further results I have had.

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Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Lacquer Lust: Creme Polishes

Lacquer Lust

Creamy Neutrals

Hi everyone! It has certainly been a while since I last posted on here. I am back into blogging and reviewing my precious collection of polishes. This post is a recent manicure I did just a few days ago, and am currently still wearing. You can view my older manicures that did not make it to my blog on my Instagram: @PolishesAtTiffanys or Twitter: TinyTiff418 Any way, I am sharing a review with you all on Lacquer Lust: Earl Grey and Cafe au Lait polishes. 

Below is a photo of the polishes; Earl Grey at right and Cafe au Lait at left. They come in these cute boxes with heart shape cut outs so you can see the color of the polish before opening. Love how unique the packaging is. <3



I wanted to show how Cafe au Lait can look different when in different lighting. It is a nude shade polish that looks griege in certain lighting. 


For my manicure below, I added two coats of Cafe au Lait first over a clear base coat and let it sit to dry. I then added this cool stamp art using plate HD-I from Bunny Nails Plates. I used Earl Grey polish for the design and a creative shop stamper to stamp the design onto my nails. I then let that design sit to dry before applying a coat of OPI Pirouette My Whistle, and then finally finished it all off adding a top coat called Glisten & Glow HK Girl. I took this photo using the flash on my camera and inside my light box. I tried getting photos that were clear without flash, but no luck. 


Below another photo using flash to show the color of Cafe au Lait. It looks a tad different in different lighting. You can say it is very much like that popular griege shade we have been seeing for lipsticks and matte lip stains. 


I was able to capture this photo without the flash using my iPhone 6s and the light box. Here the color shows a more cooler tone. 

Below is another photo using my phone and the light box in order to get a clear shot without using flash. I love how creamy the polishes are and how nicely they applied. They can be used for stamping, but as you can see, Earl Grey does not apply as dark when stamped as opposed to painted on. Still a pretty shade nonetheless. 



I don't think I have ever posted my face on any of my blog posts. I just had to show how close this polish is to my LA Splash Cosmetics lip couture; Ghoulish. If you are someone who likes to match your lipstick and nails, these two are a great match. :) Ghoulish is a lovely griege shade lip stain. Once it is applied, it does not budge; unless eating oily or greasy foods. 



Below is another manicure done using Lacquer Lust Earl Grey. Goes on smooth like butter. I used a discontinued silver polish from another former indie brand as bows (used the plate mentioned above). The bow charm was from Daily Charme. Top coat used was Glisten & Glow HK Girl. 

I love these polishes! They apply with such ease, the colors are great for the work place, they last at least up to a week with little chipping and I also adore the boxes they come individually wrapped in. I will have links to everything below.  Have a great day everyone!


Websites
Daily Charme: http://dailycharme.com/