Beloved readers, a fellow beloved reader Jamira was kind enough to bring a work of hers to my attention. One of the purposes of this blog, if not its primary purpose, is to provide useful information. Enter in: beautyx.com It’s like an UBER emporium of make-up/beauty/hair/you-name-it tutorials by WOC for WOC. Nice. How exactly does …
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How to Be Swell (Beauty): Natural Tooth Whitening
Beloved readers, I’m known by my large, bright, white teeth and gleaming smile. My lips may garner attention, but they’re always upstaged by the chompers behind them. As I prefer little to no make-up, I know my skin, hair, lips, teeth, and lashes must be at their absolute best to look fresh, polished, and (my …
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How to Be Swell (Beauty): Tea Time for Tired Eyes
This is just another quick, tea-based beauty tip beloved readers (conveniently posted in time for you to try this weekend!). After enjoying your usual green or white tea, gently press the bags against your cup with your spoon (or, if you’re not a fussy as I am about proper tea etiquette, use your hands –I …
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How to Be Swell (Beauty): Ten (Quick) Ways to Do Ten Smart Things to Maintain Your “Pretty”
Just as last weeks How to Deal With Difficult People post kicked off a new How to Be Swell “disicipline” (Social Skills), this post is the start of another How to Be Swell discipline: Beauty. Beloved readers, I put-off such a category for quite a while and I still feel a bit apprehensive about having …
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Psst! Want to Know A Secret?
For fantastic, naturally white and strong nails, beloved readers, soak your nails (you could soak your entire hand, if you like, but it is not necessary)in avocado or olive oil for 15 minutes once a week. Better still, use Vitamin E oil daily. Try the encapsulated form, rather than using its liquid form. It’s more …
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How to Be Swell (Beauty): Dark Circles: A Smokey Eye You Can’t Wash Off
Beloved readers, my heart goes out to those who have dark circles. Particularly the hereditary kind and those caused by your bone structure (a different animal than those caused by allergies or just hyperpigmentation can be faded with a creme or treated with antihistamines). Why? I have both: hereditary dark circles that are accentuated by …
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How to Be Swell (Beauty): Exfoliation & Your Face
Beloved readers, along with using fruit acids and the like to aid in fading dark marks, good ‘ol mechanical exfoliation is another useful tool in speeding up the lightening process. In fact, exfoliation is an essential part of fading dark marks. You must apply your treatment to fresh skin -not dead skin cells that dull …
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How to Be Swell (Beauty): Got Lye? Get Ceramides!
Beloved readers, I learned in my bone-laxed and texlaxed days that ceramides were my hair’s best friend. If I go back to relaxing, I’ll be sure to return to using them again. Increasing ceramides in my regimen and hair, allowed me to reduce the number of protein treatments it needed, gave it greater elasticity, made …
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How to Be Swell (Beauty): Pure Bentonite Clay: How I Keep My Pores Clear (Small) and Happy
Beloved readers, my skin care regimen would be incomplete without Bentonite clay. I made a video tutorial and information post about this clay here, so I will just include Cliff’s Notes in this post about its properties. I’ll also share my preferred mix and the brand I use, for those who have wondered. “Bentonite clays …
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How to Be Swell (Beauty): Reading An Ingredient List
Beloved readers, in such tough times (which I will be baaing about for a while, dig in) it’s important to get your money’s worth for your purchases. Whether it’s a $6 Organix conditioner (I’ve written many a review for this brand, they’re great!) or a $20 Aveda ‘poo (I’ve written reviews for this brand too, …
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