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The Higher the Hair…

Despite being a born’n'raised East Coast girl, I LOVE me some big Texas-sized hair.  Unfortunately, my hair is more fine and frizz-prone than luxurious and voluminous.  I tease the bejesus out of it and add all kinds of root sprays and volumizing products, just so for a few hours I can feel a little like Mary Tyler Moore.  (Nick at Nite, anyone?)

A few weeks ago I was asked to try some products by Michael O’Rourke (creator of Big Sexy Hair) and I actually said yes.  Honestly, I’m not a big fan of reviews because I feel like I won’t be able to be honest if I hate the products, and I work in advertising for a living, so I try to separate that world from my little blog world.  HOWEVER.  I do write about a lot of beauty products as it is, and I’m sorry but anything called “Rock Your Hair” is a little tough for this girl to pass up.*

Plus they’ve got rhinestones on them.  *Swoon.*

RYH gem

I received a large box containing a slew of products, all promising to help me achieve the sky-high-locks I crave so badly.

RYH All

I figured I’d be getting some puny little sample packets, but they were bringing their A-Game, y’all.

RYH 4

The shampoo and conditioner were ok, but the shampoo didn’t quite lather as much as I’d like, and those bottles were actually pretty small.  But THESE guys…. oh man.  I am in love.

The Bombshell Big Hair Powder is my hands-down fave.  You sprinkle the tiniest amount into your roots and BLAM!  It’s magic.  We are talking like serious volume.  I will fo sho be buying this when it runs out.

The Size Matters Big Volume Root Lift is good, but I always forget to use it when my hair is still damp, so I’m not really sure what the effect would be there.  But for now, I use it on dry hair when I don’t want the massive height the powder gives me and it definitely helps.

The Spray It Hard Hairspray is pretty fantastic, minus the very strong scent (which fades after a little while).  I use it in the morning, pretty sparingly, and my curls hold up like champs all day.  Here is a pic of my hair in the afternoon (about 6 hours after applying.)

Rock Your Hair hairspray

Please excuse the frizz.  Also, why does my eye look so wonky?

Anyways…

And as a girl who has dyed her hair pretty much every color of the rainbow, I love me a spray-on leave-in conditioner.  This Miracle stuff is nice, love the smell, but haven’t noticed a ton of extra moisture.  But I will definitely use the entire bottle.

So overall, I was actually really impressed with this product line!  Like I said, if you are someone who wants some added oomph to your hair, I cannot recommend the Bombshell Hair Powder enough.  Also the Hairspray is pretttaaay good.  The rest are all worth giving a try.

Use Promo Code Rock30 for 30% OFF your order!!!

*I was given these products to try and review complimentary, but these opinions are 100% my own.

What are some of your favorite volumizing products?


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A Few Things Friday

1. So last week I was a day ahead each day (you know, Tuesday but I thought it was Wednesday, etc.) which frankly, my friends, is no way to live. It’s like thinking you’ve found a wadded up $20 in your pocket but it’s actually just a receipt for toilet paper. HOWEVER. This week I’ve been a day behind each day, so imagine my surprise when I realized last night was actually Thursday night, and therefore, completely acceptable for me to break my “no booze during the week” rule. Because in my world, technically Thursday is the beginning of the weekend. Just roll with it. (PS- if you want to find out my favorite wine, check out my video from this week.) #shamelessplug

2. I absolutely loved Jess‘ post from earlier this week about all the lovely Archer Farms products, and promptly found myself in Target a few hours later. (I’m such an easy mark.) Not only did I find a new sweater on the clearance rack that I’ve already donned this week and received multiple compliments on, but I found this as well:

archer farms coffee

Uhhhhhhhh yeah.

3. Speaking of awesome posts, I have been following this girl’s blog for a super long time now, and if you don’t, well, you are missing out. In fact, I actually emailed her right before I started my blog just to tell her how much I loved hers (stalker much?) and she sent me some of the kindest and most honest advice a girl could ask for. Anyways, she posted about some really honest stuff this week, and it really hit home for me (as in like, pretty much identical timeline of anxiety/depression issues). If you have a moment, check it out, and while you’re there, find like 4,000,000 outfits you want to own.

4. I’m almost halfway through The Great Gatsby and so addicted. I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to delve into this little gem of a novel, but it’s got me thinking. What other great novels from the past have I overlooked? Embarrassingly enough, I don’t think I’ve ever read Withering Heights or Pride and Prejudice, and I think those are my next two to check off the list. Why those two? What’s the significance? I don’t know.

5. Can we talk for a second about Nashville this week? I don’t even know what to say. I mean… ugh. Tears. So many emotions. DEACON.

6. How dorky am I that I am so excited for the new Star Trek*? I mean, Chris Pines, duh, but seriously. Kind of can’t wait to see it. Also Spock, aka Zachary Quinto aka love him. Which reminds me… we really need to catch up on American Horror Story… I digress.

7. I will leave you with this picture of the newest member of my brother and sister-in-law’s family:

baby goat

Can. You. Even.

Happy weekend, my lovas.

xxoo J

*originally said Star Wars… Classic Jess.


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Non-Beauty Favorites

Hey there, happy Monday, friends!  This weekend I decided to do a quick(ish) video featuring some of my non-makeup-hair-body-thing-type-favorites, and share some of the other random things that are making my life a little more enjoyable.

Everything from my favorite wine to music, tv and Target.

I’ve also made up a new month:  Maypril.  You’re welcome.

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