TurbieTwist!
My fellow thick-hair-havers know what it's like to try to wring out your hair after you wash it. You basically get a second shower with the amount of water that your mane still contains! And then it takes forever to dry, even if you're using a blowdryer! And don't even get me started on how frizzy it is until I straighten it.
A year or so ago, I started using old cotton pillowcases to dry my hair, after reading that rubbing thick/coarse hair with a normal towel causes more frizz. It worked pretty okay, but then a couple months ago, I read a blog that recommended the TurbieTwist for thick-hair girls. All you have to do is flip your hair over, place the rounded section over the back of your head, gather your hair in the tail, twist, and put the end into the rubber band in the back. Voila! It's an easy way to let your hair dry out a bit while the TurbieTwist absorbs the excess moisture, so that your shirt or couch doesn't take the brunt of it. I usually end up changing it out after a while as it gets pretty soaked; luckily I bought a two-pack!
Every time I use the TurbieTwist, my hair is much less frizzy, and it's even less wavy, which means less time wielding a straightener against the madness that is my hair.
The People vs OJ Simpson!
This probably dates me, but I remember the OJ Simpson trial fairly well. I think I was in 3rd or 4th grade, so I was old enough to sort of mostly know what was going on. The People vs OJ Simpson premiered a couple weeks ago, and it's giving me a whole new perspective on the saga.
The show began with the murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, but it doesn't immediately leap into the trial. All the episodes thus far have been exploring the days after the murder, leading up to the trial. We see OJ learn about the murder, his friends reacting to his being named a suspect, and of course, that infamous Bronco chase. It's funny, I remembered that it ended up pre-empting the Houston Rockets NBA finals playoff, and they actually show that during in the show, with producers saying that the car chase was more important than the playoffs!
The casting on this show is great. David Schwimmer is perfect as Robert Kardashian, one of OJ's many attorneys and his close friend. I thought it would be hard to see him as anything but Ross from Friends, but he is killing it (oh god, poor choice of words, take it back) as the emotional center of the story. He and OJ were long-time friends, and we get to see the story from his perspective, as a guy who is blind-sided by the bewildering situation of his famous best friend being accused of murdering his ex-wife.
John Travolta is another casting I was surprised by, but he is great in the role of Robert Shapiro, OJ's main attorney. He has a particular way of talking that really resembles the actual person, and helps immerse you in the story as you see him as more of Shapiro and less as Travolta with really thick eyebrows.
Sarah Paulson is a great actress, of course, and plays Marcia Clark, the head prosecutor (is that even the right word, I don't know legal jargon that well), rocking that that 90's hairstyle fierceness as she demands that justice be paid for Nicole Brown, a former battered wife turned murder victim in a crime that wouldn't have happened if OJ had gone to jail for domestic abuse much sooner.
Valentia!
I love getting skincare products to review! It's only been in recent years that I've really tried to actively take care of my skin, and I've been lucky enough to get some amazing products to try out that I might not have otherwise heard of. I recently got two of Valentia's products, True Glow Eye Cream and Ultra Plumping Hydration Mask
I love the True Glow Eye Cream! I'm super paranoid about lines around my eyes, because that's a sure sign that will make you look older than you are. This eye cream made my under-eyes feel plumper. At first I was just putting it on at night, but now I've also been putting it on in the morning, before makeup. It's perfect because it goes on so smooth, and feels silky when it dries, not flaky or tight or oily, and it keeps my makeup from collecting in those fine lines and making them look worse than they are!
The Ultra Plumping Hydration Mask was unlike most masks, with more of a jelly consistency than creamy or oily like most face masks. It smelled quite nice though, and had a great array of beneficial ingredients, like protein amino acids, hyaluronic acid, buckthorn oil, green tea, and aloe vera. My face felt so refreshed afterwards, it was like getting back from the spa! This mask is definitely going into my regular skincare rotation.
Disclaimer: I received Valentia products in exchange for my honest review.
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