100% Pure Cosmetics: July Update!

I can't believe they finally brought in the actual liners! I can't wait to buy these but guess what?! They're 22.00 US dollars a pencil! Expensive!

I'll have to try this and let you know. I'm buying mine tomorrow!

Thank You All!

Thank you all of my Bonbon beauties for your support!

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Love,

Bonbon Naturale

Bye-bye Curler! All Natural Curls Without Heat

You can get beautiful bouncy curls just like Jessica Alba here without all the expenses of perming, curlers, chemicals, or salons! You can do this all naturally without heat or chemicals.

Okay so I decided one day that I wanted to curl my hair without using the iron. I own the brand Remington curling wand [1/2'' to 1'']as pictured below. It only cost me 25 US dollars as of July 2014. I actually got this at Wal-mart (I don't shop there often because I tend to buy my items online). Here is the link to their online store for this wand.

I love this wand actually. It comes with a black glove and please use it because it is extremely easy to burn yourself. I don't care how good you are with the curler! =P I hate the old style curlers that clamp on because they don't produce a natural looking curl. Here's an example pictured below.

Not my favorite curler.

But...

I noticed my hair getting just a bit damaged from the heat produced from the straightener and curler that I own. I do use it quite often. I also noticed that it took me hours to get my hair done because I have very thick hair. I mean very THICK! I almost despise having thick hair. All the thin haired people are going to be like whaaaaaaa?!!!! Lol.

So I started watching all kinds of Youtube videos on curling. There are so many different techniques! All in all, I ended up doing the one where you start off with one strand of hair and twisting it into a ball and tying it with a rubber band. You'll have several of these on your head. Make sure to part different areas of your head. It'll be time consuming the first time you do it but after that you'll get the hang of it and it'll be much faster. I promise!

I do something similar to this.

I absolutely love these new curls that I've been doing and it's all natural with no heat. I don't even use hairspray because it doesn't really need it. You'll see people use hairspray in the tutorials but I wouldn't recommend it.

There are tons of different and fancy ways to do curls with no heat. My tip is go with something easy and simple at first and then work your way to different ones like sock, straws, cocoon curls, etc. Let me know how that goes!  I love the creative and fun ways people are coming up with doing different tasks.

Benefit: No damage to hair. It's all natural. It's inexpensive. Easy to do.
Cons: Time consuming. Learning curve.


Remember one thing though while doing this type of curling. Use freshly washed hair that is fairly dry. It can not be too damp. Do not blow dry either. The curls are not going to be bouncy and soft. Another tip is to do it after a shower and your hair is almost dry (like 90%) and tie your hair into twisty balls and sleep on it. Make sure each one is secure and you'll wake up in the morning with all natural curls.

What are your favorite ways of curling or styling hair?

100% Pure Concealer Review

As you guys already know, I'm a huge fan of 100% Pure products. I love to do their reviews on here so others would get a sense of what the product is like before they purchase it. As you can see from above they have three wonderful concealers to choose from. You were probably thinking the same thing as I was wondering which one to pick. I have not tried the brightening concealer yet but it is one I have to try very soon. I have tried and bought both long last concealer and everywhere concealer. Both have different purposes and perks. I'll briefly go over each product for you. ^^

Personally, I like to use them both at the same time because they are both different consistencies. The long last concealer is thicker and you're able to build up on it better hence better coverage on those scars, blemishes, etc.... I noticed that it's not so good on my drier areas of the face but if you moisturize and put on some primer then it should work out better and be more even.

The everywhere concealer is slightly sheerer and more liquid based. It's much better for those highlight areas or drier areas of the face. I use this mainly on my forehead and the bridge of my nose. I also use it on the top of my cheeks. Sometimes I use it on my under eyes. I don't usually use it for blemishes or scars as it still shows through no matter how much you build on it using this concealer.

So you still don't know which one to get. I personally would recommend both items. They both blend in well together. There are days where you'll need both! If you had to go with one first then maybe the Long Last Concealer because most of us get concealers because we have blemishes or scars to hide. The only downside is that it will cost more even though it is 21 dollars compared to the 25 dollars of the Everywhere concealer. The Everywhere concealer has 5x the amount of product compared to the Long Last. (Everywhere is 0.5 oz compared to 0.1 oz for the Long Last)

Here I have both the concealers on in peach bisque. :) :) :)

So whatever you decide I hope this review helped some of you guys out there in getting the right product for you! I will do a review soon over the brightening concealer. Thanks for reading and good luck!

July Update: Food & Happy Birthday Cake

Time flies when you're having fun. I can't believe it's really July now. I am super excited for all kinds of new things coming up.

I had a busy weekend and just recently have been catching up on sleep! Sleep is super important. Here are some photos of this past week.

Thursday night salad bar. Drools! My favorite night of the week.

My favorite cake, tiramisu. I devoured 2 slices that night and passed out like a baby.

My birthday lunch with family. If you haven't tried Korean food, it's super delish!! I love mackerel. It was oh so yummy!

Homemade burger/sandwich fusion. It is a black bean burger with sliced tomato, kale, and rosemary bread and it's homemade! Credit to my brother. :)

I hope you lovely bonbons are having a swell time and great week! Love you all!

100% Pure Review: Healthy Skin Foundation With Super Fruits

Item: Healthy Skin Foundation With Super Fruits

Full Coverage/Satin Finish

Size: 1oz bottle (30ml)

Cost: $35.00 (US) ***as of June 2014

It comes in seven different colors (as with most of their fruit pigmented face makeup).

Review:

Perks: SPF 20, antioxidant super fruits, vitamins, free from synthetic dyes, feels light on the face

Cons: Expensive, formula dries too quickly, can come off streaky and cakey, no satin finish

I decided one day that I needed a full coverage liquid foundation because I never used one before. I bought the peach bisque as it is my color in my other 100% Pure face products such as the powder and the tinted moisturizer and their two different concealers. All very lovely products by the way.

Here is what I got in the mail. My first thoughts was: wow the container looks like a mini version of the tinted moisturizer. I push about two pumps out and dab spots on my face to get even coverage and I rub it all over my face. Mind you, I did wash my face prior and apply primer and moisturizer. The foundation came out streaky and dried too quickly. I thought well maybe I didn't apply it right the first time or didn't put enough product. After a few days in a row and trying it with different combinations with or without moisturizer or primer or with  more pumps or less, it still came out the same way. I can tell the product is amazing but it didn't look right on my face and then I had to top it off with powder on top to cover up the streaks. I decided to go back to my old routine of using primer, tinted moisturizer and powder. I found by accident though to use this foundation as a concealer instead and it worked out perfectly. This product actually works better than my concealer at covering pimples and scars which only covers it semi.

I love all of 100% Pure products and they all work out for me except for this product. Looking at the brightside, I found it to be a really good concealer though and I'm kind of glad because then I can use this instead as my concealer since it works better anyways and I get more bang for my buck. :)

Would I recommend this foundation to a friend? I probably would recommend something else instead like getting their tinted moisturizer which works better with powder or to try out their new hydrating foundation. I haven't tried that hydrating one yet so if I get that, I'll make sure to do a review.

Love you all my bonbons. Hope this helped! XOXO

June: New Hair & Makeup

So I decided to do a curly hairdo for my night out:

It was really easy but it was time consuming as I have tons of thick hair. Great combination! I used a curling iron and I did burn myself a few times. Ouchies! I want to do the no heat method as there are so many different videos on this method. I rather do it naturally anyways without damaging my hair.

Makeup: I tried to keep it simple. Primer, foundation, concealer, eyeshadow, eyeliner, blush....

I used the 100% Pure cosmetics brand. This is my absolute favorite brand of makeup. I haven't tried anything else yet.

UPDATE: 100% Healthy Foundation in Medium or AKA Peach Bisque. I prefer to use this as a concealer rather than a foundation because it builds up and dries too fast and it looks streaky and cakey. It's not a natural look. Trust me! I dab it as a concealer and it's absolutely perfect!! Cause you can build it up on top and it dries quickly and covers very very well. Probably much better than the regular concealer.

Last Week Of June Update

Happy last day of June everyone!

I can't believe how fast time is flying. Summer will be over soon and I don't want to think about it. Wahhhhhhh~ Lol.

My recent buys include: baking soda, washing soda, honey, lemons, wax strips, razors, and a curling iron. I usually buy these items online but I needed these in a hurry at the closest store.

 My recent smoothie I've been making: mango and banana smoothie in orange juice base. This is sooooo yummy!

Before I went to go to my dentist I went to go get some Korean food. I got the salted mackerel. I love fish with the passion! It probably wasn't a good idea to get all this stuff in my teeth before seeing my hygienist lol.

One of my absolute favorite things to do on Thursday nights is go to the salad bar for dinner and pig out! OINK OINK! 

I was eyeing these patties while shopping... DROOOOOOLS ^^

I've been doing weight workouts for my butt and thighs and needed some weights and these were perfect. I'm moving on up!! YAY!

I made dinner. I sauteed shrimp, collard greens, mushroom, tomato, garlic, onion...I ate all of it. It was so good.

Funny thing today: I haven't been to my parent's backyard in a very long time. My parent's have some "mad" gardening skills (hint of sarcasm). When the hell did we get corn stalks????!!!!! Lol!

How is everyone's summer going???

I miss you and love you all! <3 p="">

100% Pure Cosmetic Buy: Gift, Samples, Foundation

I've been running out of my favorite makeup 100% Pure. My foundation powder and concealer was running low so I decided to make a purchase.

This Healthy Foundation is completely new to me. It was the most pricey out of the items I bought. I tried it on and it was okay. It's the first day so I'm still trying it out. I'll do another review again. Overall, it's a good foundation. 

This is the size of the foundation compared to the tinted moisturizer. I usually apply primer then the tinted moisturizer and then top it off with the foundation powder. I'm going to try the Healthy Foundation liquid and see if that will work well without the tinted moisturizer or powder.

I also got the Long Last Concealer. This is another new item for me. I bought the Everywhere concealer from 100% Pure before. It's pretty good but I wanted to try this one out. It's not as liquid consistent as the Everywhere concealer. The staying power is much better though as it's less likely to come off and it's water resistant. It's not as liquid or versatile as the Everywhere concealer. I might need both items to cater to different needs.

I also got a free gift with my purchase since it was over 35 dollars. :)

The bag is sooooo cute! I love pink anything. I got their luminous primer which I usually use under my foundation. I also got their lip and cheek tint in Cherry color. It's very bright and happy. I'll have to do a demo or something. I also got their illuminator but I have collected 3 of these already. I don't use luminating powder ever. I usually contour with blushes or bronzers. I also got their Perfect Pink Lip Creamstick.

The color is a bit bright for me but it's really adorable. I would probably wear this on special occasions as I'm not a huge lipstick person. I prefer nude lipstick colors with nude lip gloss. I LOVE NUDE! :)

I forgot to mention a small sample of their lovely mascara. I compared to their full size mascara below. I'm glad I got a sample size because I ran out of my full size one already!!! D=

THE END.

Thursday Date Night: Maca Powder & Protein Smoothie

Hello my bonbon BEAAAUUUTY-FULS!

I missed you all!

I had a lovely date with my favorite person in the world: my mother!

We headed to Wholefoods for a huge dinner at the salad bar.

You can't see it but I had so much more food underneath all that. Lol! I'm a piggy for healthy food! Oink!

Here are  my major buys:

Nutiva brand hemp protein

Wholefoods brand of fish oil

Navitas brand of Maca powder

I picked the hemp protein over other protein because it had no sodium. The other brands were much more expensive and contained sodium. 

I read online that maca powder is good for energy. Maca is part of the radish family grown in the high altitudes of Peruvian mountains. It is dubbed as the "Peruvian ginseng." It is great for anemia (which I don't have enough iron intake). 

"When used in conjunction with a good workout regime you will notice an increase in muscle mass."

This is my main reason why I got maca powder since I wanted to gain more muscle mass in my butt and thighs. I didn't realize there was so many other health benefits such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids, women's health, anemia, mood problems, sexual drive, energy, skin, and general health. You can read more on http://www.vegkitchen.com/nutrition/7-top-health-benefits-of-maca/

When I opened the bag it had a lovely sweet smell to it. They describe it online like butterscotch and now that I think about it...it does smell like butterscotch. I'm completely swayed lol.

Here is what the hemp protein looks like. It's very pretty...

You can make a simple smoothie which I did. I added an organic banana, organic soy milk, a tablespoon of maca powder, two tablespoons of raw cacao powder, and 3 tablespoons of hemp protein powder. This was really yummy!

Time to work out now. See you in another post my lovely princesses and princes. :)

Hugs!

How To Make Your Butt Bigger Naturally

Today's topic is an interesting one as I noticed that there are many ladies like myself that want to make their booty bigger.

Yes I said it.

Of course, I have to post a photo of Kim Kardashian's behind because we all know that she is notorious for that. Personally, I've always had a flat butt since I was little. I envied all the girls in my school who had voluptuous bodies. They had curves, butt, and the boobs! I felt completely hopeless. I waited thinking I was going to get the body that I wanted but it never happened. I had never dated a guy until my early twenties(not that it's a bad thing because I'm kind of glad I started later). But for those of you who are little ducklings that are still growing into your beauty shell. Have no fear! There is a way to get a thinner waist and a bigger butt.

As for the boobs, I'm sorry... (Mine are small but I don't think there is anything I could do about that)

If you are a teen then you're body is going to go through a lot of changes during this time and it still has time to grow into it's full shape. That doesn't mean you can't work out and stay fit and healthy.

These are all natural and healthy tips to make your bottom bigger through diet and exericse. I must warn you that you must be patient and consistent. This will not happen over night. If you try to do at least 30 minutes a day every single day. I promise you will see results.

My tips:

I've done so much research on butt workouts. A lot of them do work because I've been doing combinations of so many different videos. My butt got slightly bigger and it's only been a couple of weeks. The more intense booty workouts include the brazilian butt lifts. You don't have to go buy any DVDs or anything as there are tons of Youtube videos that contain free information. YAY YOUTUBE! Overall, I can't believe it is actually working and I was so excited that I wanted to share with you all on my tips I've consolidated. They're not hard at all. They're super easy and you can do them at home.

1. Warm up before any workout: I usually do 15 minutes of stretching my legs before working out to prevent any unnecessary damage to my muscles.

2. Squats: There are all kinds. The easiest one and the one that I see is most consistent in most people's videos are the sumo squats. Of course, you want to do different kinds of squats since there are different types of butt muscles. You don't want to just work out one part then you're behind is going to look incomplete.

3. Eat right: Make sure you're eating healthy.  Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables. I drink lots of smoothies. Also, don't forget this important part! Increase your protein intake (make sure your protein is grilled and not fried). Increase your carb intake. Your body needs both carbs and protein to increase the size in your butt. Lastly, don't forget the fat intake. You need be careful with this part because you have to go after the good fatty oils such as fish oils and plant oils. Other oils such as butter, lard, fried foods are a big NO NO for this type of regimen or for anybody. They're unhealthy for you for any diet type because they are LDL (low-density-lipoprotein). These are bad cholesterol and can increase your risk for heart attack or stroke. Make sure you look for HDL (high-density-lipoprotein). These guys contain more protein than fat as a molecule so they're much better for you health-wise.

4. Take supplements: Omega 3's; 6's and MACA powder are great additional supplements to this workout regimen. Make sure to get a good quality supplement. Check out Wholefoods or Central Market. Natural grocery stores have great quality supplements without the nasty fillers. The maca powder contains carbs which will help give you energy and increase your behind size!

5. After the basics, hit the advanced! I only do these workout regimen for about 30 minutes to an hour a day. I plan to get a yoga mat and some weights to make it more challenging.

6. Look up brazilian butt workouts. They're super intense and they burn but that's a great thing! I really enjoy these videos and you really feel great after doing these.