October 5, 2018

Alterna is coming after hair damage, an affordable dupe for a Benefit brow fave and Patchology wants you to always be prepared for a breakout.

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Say bye-bye to hair damage with this new collection

No matter how hard I try to be easy on my hair, I inevitably experience minor signs of damage and split ends. Avoiding my blow-dryer helps a little, but I still long for the day when my stylist doesn’t point out the breakage along my hairline (which in my case is an unfortunate side effect of highlights).

That’s why Alterna’s new Anti-Aging Restructuring Bond Repair collection caught my attention. Featuring eight products (including shampoo, conditioner, sealing serum, leave-in heat-protectant, leave-in treatment mousse and leave-in cream and blow-out “butter”) that have been found to reduce hair damage by up to 99% (seriously!), I don’t see how I or anyone else with damaged strands could not try it.

These reparative formulas include a blend of amino acids and lipids that mimic those found in healthy hair to seal gaps and cracks in the cuticle and essentially resurface your strands. Best of all, this trial-sized kit lets you can try four products before buying the full-size—but I’m fairly certain they’re all worth the investment!

My brow guru made a major dupe discovery

Sharing is caring, and I love it when someone gives me a juicy bit of beauty intel. Last week I got a text from my beloved eyebrow expert Andra of Boca Brows (who was trained by Anastasia Soare herself), and had to share her amazing save vs. splurge with you.

So Andra had been a fan of Benefit’s ka-BROW Eyebrow Cream-Gel Color because of its buildable brow-boosting color—and with eight available shades there was a perfect match for all of her clients (at $24 a pop). Then she spied NYX’s Tame & Frame Brow Pomade on a recent Target run and decided to give it a try. According to Andra, the texture and overall experience using the NYX product was way better—and the $7.50 price tag just adds to the allure.

No one knows brows better than Andra, so I’m totally trusting her on this one. Check out her Instagram and Facebook, and if you need a little help in the brow department, text her at 561.699.2769 to schedule an appointment!

You’ll always be prepared for a breakout with this box

Did you know there are different kinds of acne blemishes—six to be exact—and there’s no one-size-fits-all treatment. Whiteheads, painful “undergrounders” and blackheads all require different ingredients to speed clearing, and fortunately Patchology has combined all three in one handy dandy kit.

Meet the Breakout Box, which is a lifesaver for anyone with acne-prone skin, whether the monthly period pimple or more persistent blemishes. You get 24 Pimple-Shrinking Salicylic Acid Dots that you stick on at the first sign of a pimple that has yet to erupt and 24 Whitehead-Absorbing Hydrocolloid Dots that suck up pus and bacteria (because we’re all tempted to pop these but that’s a big no-no). The best part about these stickers is that they deliver blemish-blasting ingredients right where you need them, AND they help you keep your hands off. Lastly, you get three Blackhead-Eliminating Nose Strips, because most of us could use some pore-purging from time to time.  

It's never fun when a pimple pops up, but at least this kit gives you the tools you need to treat any type of blemish—and the sooner you start, the sooner it will be gone.