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Good morning ladies, can you post on brazilian hair straightening, MAC cosmetics, and quick remedies for dark marks please? I'm actually in the process of growing my perm off and boy is it a challenge :-/, I've read up on brazilian and it seems pretty cool. Any thoughts? Also I went to see a dermatologist by the name of Milton Moore and I had a glycolic facial and it seems as though it has done a number on my skin......helpppp! I've noticed that you all mention a lot of products from Sephora, do you all reccommend MAC products? Thanks.

Hello, ChaunceeNicole.

MAC: I love the lip glosses. The stay put even though they are thick as molasses and may hair always gets stuck in the gloss. I also LOVE the Loose Iridescent Powder from MAC in Golden Bronze. Gives a nice shimmery glow (tap the brush to remove the excess unless you are going for the vegas show girl look). I find the powders and foundations are a bit thick for my liking. I usually stick to Makeup Forever's HD Powder and the Body Foundation. Gives a lighter coverage for the times I do wear foundation. Other MAC product I love is the Pigment, a highly concentrated loose powder. Be careful when you use that product! A little goes a LOOOONG way.  

Brazilian Hair Straightening: I have not personally tried this technique. What I have tried and like is a Dominican Salon. They stylists there can get your hair straight and smooth without the use of chemicals. The stylist I see uses a round brush. Word of warning: that is one hot dryer you have to sit under. Summertime is the worst. I was there not too long ago and it was 100 degrees out. Sitting under that dryer, I was burning up. Not to mention I had run out of water and was so thirsty I was panting like a porn star. In the end, it was all worth it. If you have been growing out your relaxer and have gorgeous natural hair, I would try a Dominican Salon first before you put another chemical in your hair. Just my thoughts.  

Glycolic facials... I see you posted this July 17th. Have you seen any improvement in your skin? I remember the first time I got a facial, specifically a peel. I didn't know what to expect. During the application, it was a bit tingly, but not unbearable. Afterwards, when I walked out I noticed I looked a bit red and "raw." Later on that day, when I was supposed to go out to eat with my sister I saw that I had scabs all over my face. I was horrified! These scabs lasted a good 3 days. Once they went away, I was left with beautiful, glowing, clear skin. Peel rules: Don't get a peel unless you can hide out for 3 days.  

Dark spots. Let's see... I have tried just about everything in the world short of laser treatments and unfortunately, there is not "quick" remedy for getting rid of dark spots. There are effective treatments, but all take time.

Sedu

Sedu Flat Iron

I love the Sedu! I've introduced this miraculous straightening tool to numerous friends, and it was well-received by all. I don't think there is a single girlfriend who I let borrow my Sedu who didn't end up buying one of her own. I really should be Sedu's spokeswoman. 

When I first got the Sedu, my husband said my hair looked so good that I didn't need to ever see my stylist again. He said he couldn't tell the difference between what I had done and when I come home after getting my hair done. (Although I suspect that he was saying that to discourage me from spending the money to see my stylist.) Nonetheless, this is definitely the next best thing. Oh, and I was due for a relaxer the first time I used it as well, and you couldn't even tell!

Instead of just being ceramic, Sedu plates are ceramic/tourmaline. Tourmaline is a type of gem. Now, besides just the feeling that straightening your hair with a precious stone must be luxurious, tourmaline actually has a high negative ion output. I have no idea why a high negative ion output results in sleeker, more frizz-free hair, but it does. This, I think, is why the Sedu trumps the Chi- the Chi is only ceramic.

The Sedu heats up pretty instantly, no matter what temperature I set it to. It is always ready in a few seconds. When I use the Sedu, the time it takes to straighten all of my hair seems to be cut down by a third. For some, they say it cuts their time in half. The plates slide easily over my hair, and never leave any dents. The result is super straight, super shiny hair, that does not frizz easily at all. It's almost magic because my hair has ALWAYS frizzed. On a humid day, I may lose my bump, but I will not have frizz. Usually, I do not have to re-flat iron my hair for a couple of days- if I sleep carefully. This thing is wondrous, I tell you.

I don't know if other people care about this as much as I do, but it comes with a handy dandy pouch so I can put it up right away instead of waiting for it to cool down. I likes that. I adore my Sedu, and I will always use it. Now I just wish they would come out with a curling iron, because I still have not quite figured out how to do curls with a flat iron.

xoxo

nkechi