Coconut Oil for Hair-The Proof

Running this site, I get a lot of e-mails. Some are nice, others are weird and some can be really negative. I got a mean e-mail around a week ago with someone spewing anger my direction. I don't like negativity so I'll just quote you some of the e-mail:

"Dear Mrs. DE,

I really don't like the fact that you always tout Coconut Oil for being a magical ingredient for hair. You give false hope to people who follow you in the hopes that their hair will transform itself."

The e-mail went on being insulting afterwards but we don't need all that on my blog. I try to be as positive and as encouraging as possible to my readers. But, I wanted to address something. I grew up in a Dominican family obsessed with hair. If you are familiar with Dominican people, we come in a variety of beautiful shades and hair textures. I have family members that have type 1 hair and others who have Type 4b hair. We are such a beautiful mix of people. I will say this though, we all used coconut oil, and our hair saw the benefits of it. If you don't believe me, then here is a scientific study that tested coconut oil with other oils and showed that coconut oil was really the only one that actually did benefit the hair:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12715094

I hope this helps and for that reader, it's not good to be so negative. Lighten up and smile, life is not that serious.

Hugs (even to the mean reader),

DE

Carmindy for Sally Hansen is a Winner

I can't tell you how much I love the Sally Hansen inspired by Carmindy Line. First of all the prices are incredibly affordable and the products are such high quality.I love the fact that the products are formulated with skin-benefiting ingredients like soy, bamboo, papaya and mango. My favorite product would have to be the Natural Shine Lip gloss in Sparkling Champagne.The color is just so beautiful. It's a perfect sheer pinkish-nude color that goes on flawlessly without a sticky or tacky feel.(I hate when I’m walking down the street and my hair starts blowing in my face and stays stuck to my lips.) The great thing is it's a flattering shade of nude for different skin tones (Two of DE'S best friends use it and it looks great on them too). I really can’t believe how moisturized my lips feel after using this, and my mom (who never wears make-up) even bought the Sparkling Champagne color because she loved how it looked on me. This is a great affordable line that you should definitely check out.

Hugs,

DE

Harry Slotkin's ScentPortables

Yesterday I had a few friends over, and they were commenting on how every time they entered a room in my apartment it had a delicious but different scent. It’s funny because when I was growing up, my mom would literally spray Glade around the house every 5 minutes. She always wanted to make sure our house smelled of potpourri or of fresh roses (i have a huge aversion to roses now). Well I'll tell you one thing, there is no way in heck that I’ve got time to spray my house every 5 minutes. Before I used to have scented candles in every room, but lately I’ve been using Harry Slotkin’s Scentportables. They come in 5 different scents, and unlike candles and electric diffusers, scentportable brings delicious aromas everywhere without a plug, battery or flame. It’s so cutely made. It’s a chic circular disc with a clip feature. You can put it anywhere. (I even have one in my boyfriend’s hamper because after a workout, his socks reek.) The scents are: pineapple mango cinnamon & clove buds, fresh linen & vanilla coconut and the great thing is they work for up to 4-6 weeks. My rooms all smell fantastic and so different! Yumm
You can purchase this at Bath & Body Works.

Hugs,

DE

DE"s other Obsession Michelle Obama

Did you guys watch that fantastic speech given by Michelle Obama? I was watching it last night and was left in tears. Not only is this women absolutely stunning, but she is so incredibly brilliant, poised and elegant. I can't take it! If i can captivate a crowd half as well as she did, then I think I'll be the best talk show host ever. She's DE's new idol. I also love how cute her and Barack are as a couple.

Go Michelle!

Hugs,

DE

And the Winner is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we got over 300 entries for the fabulous Marini Lash, and my cousin wanted to read them all. The winner is:

Liandra

Liandra, your story and pics of your chemotherapy really had us in tears .We hope the Marini Lash will help you on your way to growing lashes.

For all the other entrants, thanks for entering, but you know DE has more contest in store for all of you.


Hugs,

DE

DE's New Obsession-Arlenis Sosa

I am really obsessed with this Dominican model Arlenis Sosa. She’s only 19, and was discovered less than four months ago in Santo Domingo while walking to school. In the short time she's been modeling, she's has already become the first Dominican model to appear in seven spreads of Vogue (including the all-black issue). She’s also walked for many amazing designers like Carolina Herrera and Oscar De La Renta. I love this fierce Mamma. In an article from a Dominican news paper she states, “I have lots of dreams, but most importantly bigger dreams for my country I have opened a foundation to help with the good health and education of the children of my country”. The newspaper also writes that, “The “Arlenis Foundation” will help children with diabetes and HIV/AIDs together with the Nazareno church which she belongs to. They will also be donating school supplies to children. With this gesture she has become the first model to open a foundation at the beginning of her career, donating some of her earnings to the least favorable.” (Translation from The Fashion Spot)




pic courtesy of models.com

What a sweet and beautiful girl. Maybe BeautyLogic will have the pleasure of interviewing her during Fashion Week.

Hugs,

DE

Just Believe and You'll Succeed

I have a friend who I grew up with back in South Jamaica who is blind. But nothing ever seemed to stop her. She was always in the top of her classes, and now at almost 30, she’s already completed her PHD and is working at an incredible company. I always admired her tenacity and wondered how this girl did so well in school, when it was so incredibly difficult for her. Anyway, I’ll go back to Chioma (that was her name) in a few minutes, but I wanted to let you girlies know about a book that changed my life. I remember around three years ago when the book The Secret became a huge best seller, and when Oprah recommended it, that solidified all the accolades to me and I ran out to buy it. (I’m an Oprah stan big time. ) But after reading it, I was so disappointed. Everything that she’d written, I had read a long time ago by an author named Napoleon Hill in his book titled Think and Grow Rich.



This has to be one of my favorite books. The book was written back in 1937 and is the bestselling success book of all time. Mr. Hill worked with some of the most successful men of our time to find out what their secrets were (Andrew Carnegie, JP Morgan, Edison, etc etc) and they were all in agreement-the only way to succeed is to truly believe you will. There was never any room in their mind for doubt. And when they failed, they tried again, much harder. Mr. Hill writes a very sad story about how his son was born without ears and the Doctor’s told him that his son would never be able to do anything because of his deformity. Well Mr. Hill chose not to believe them and he spoke to his son every day, figuring out ways that his son could hear him and festered in him the drive to succeed. His son ended up becoming a huge success. He writes, “Bethoven was deaf, Milton was blind but their names will last as long as time endures, because they dreamed and translated their dreams into organized thoughts.” And another amazing quote is “Remember, no more effort is required to aim high in life, to demand abundance and prosperity, than is required to accept misery and poverty.”

I asked Chioma recently about her upbringing and she told me that her mother always told her that just because she was blind, didn’t mean she had any excuse not to succeed. Her mom told her everyday that there was no room for failure and Chioma believed that. I take the lessons from Think and Grow Rich everywhere I go. “Our only limitations are those we set up in our mind.”

Have you read this book?

Do you have a great guide book for us?



Hugs,

Remarkable Lash Enhancement with Jan Marini

I’m a huge fan of long eyelashes. The fact is I wasn’t blessed with really long lashes like my brother so I’m a sucker for any product that claims to elongate and strengthen them. Many times, I’ll spend hundreds on items that do nothing and last year someone applied fake eyelashes on me and my eye were so irritated, I couldn’t open them for a week.But I recently got my hands on Marini lash and I am absolutely obsessed with this product.



First of all I love this company. The founder Jan Marini is known as the “Derma Diva.” She’s known for pioneering medically-validated skin care preparations and has formed associations with some of the world's leading physicians and research scientists. Before Glycolic Acid was accepted by the mass market, she had been using it for years. She’s also the first person who marketed a stable vitamin C technology for healthier skin (what a Diva!).Anyway, her Marini Lash shocked me. I’ve been using it for about a month. In the evening, I apply this as if I’m applying eyeliner on my upper eyelash only. It contains a proprietary peptide blend that really works to elongate my lashes. The progress is remarkable. If Mr. DE notices how effective a product is, I know it’s a keeper. (The only thing he notices is the stock market.) On Saturday when I woke up, he was caressing my cheek and staring at me. He remarked, “I never noticed how long your lashes are.” Keep in mind this product does not work over night. Au contrare, it takes about a month, but the results are so well worth it. My eyelashes are impressively longer and fuller now. I am so happy! (After using this, I’ve even dared to venture outside my house without mascara.)

I love it!

And guess what, I want you to love it too.

DE is giving away a brand new Marini Lash. Send an e-mail to BeautyLogicBlog@yahoo.com with the subject "DE,Marini Eyelash Extension Needs to be Mine" and then tell me why you need Marini. My cousin will pick out the winner on Sunday August 24 and the winner gets announced August 25.


Visit Jan Marini for more details
Hugs,

DE

Twitter

Hey I'm on Twitter! (i have no idea how to work this so be patient with me) but if you're on, let's all follow each other. I'm beautylogicblog.

lol,

Hugs,

DE

Maybellines 4th Annual Beauty of Education Awards, $10,000 Grants

Do you know someone who has changed lives through the power of education? Why not change her life and nominate her for a Maybelline New York Beauty of Education Award and a $10,000 grant for her education-related cause. You can even nominate yourself!



Maybelline New York believes education opens eyes… and doors. For the fourth consecutive year, the company is honoring outstanding women who have made a real difference in their communities by working to support educational causes. Each of the ten 2008 winners will be awarded a $10,000 grant earmarked for her educational cause, enjoy a trip for two to New York City for a gala awards event and have a chance to have her cause showcased in a national ad in People magazine.



"This year's award winners will be in good company," notes Serena Giovi, Vice President, Marketing, Maybelline New York. "Our past awardees are a phenomenal group of women who inspire, motivate, mentor and teach in their communities every day through education. Maybelline New York couldn't be more proud to support them. We're looking forward to seeing this year's entries."



Women like:

* Oral Lee Brown of Oakland, California, a 2006 award recipient and Founder of the Oral Lee Brown Foundation. Oral Lee adopts first grade classes with the promise of a college education.



* Abigail Rosin, of New York City, New York, a 2007 winner and Founder of Groove with Me, a free dance studio and after school program offering girls enrichment and a safe haven.



* Dr, Marie Vazquez Morgan of Shreveport, Louisiana, a 2006 awardee who runs free seminars in her community to educate people about healthy lifestyle choices.

To learn more about the Maybelline New York Beauty of Education Awards and to nominate someone you know or yourself, visit www.maybelline.com/beautyofeducation. Nominations are being accepted through October 10, 2008.