July Favorites

Hola, beautiful ones!! Welcome back & if you're new here, welcome! Time for another monthly favorites!! Surprisingly, I don't have a ton of products this time, so it shouldn't take us too long to get through everything! So if you're interested in learning all about my  favorites for July, then just keep reading!

SKINCARE

• Bath & Body Works "Bali Mango" body lotion (retails $12.50, no longer available)

I love me some B&BW like the next one & own quite a bit, so I'm trying my best to use up what I got, especially the lotions since I don't have too many. I had picked this up about three years ago at the semi annual sale & it honestly just sat in my collection because I had hoped that I would run across the body spray so I could keep this scent around for longer, but it never happened. So, I decided I might as well enjoy the scent while it's stilt good. Every time I wear this lotion, I get a good amount of compliments, plus smelling like a juicy fruit salad ain't half bad either!! My only complaint is that when I use too much, my skin feels really sweaty throughout the day.

• Freeman Apple Cider Vinegar 4-in-1 Foaming Clay (retails $4.49)

This is another great inexpensive multi purpose product! It claims to be a "mask, cleanser, toner and scrub", and I overall quite enjoy it!! I often reach for this when I am feeling super lazy and just want a one stop shop product! It is a little drying , so if you have super dry skin, you may not like this.

MAKEUP

• Flower Beauty Lip Radiance High Shine Lip Lacquer "Autumn Rose" (retails $7.97)

When I want a little more or a roseyness to my nude lip, I've been grabbing for this gloss like crazy! It's decently pigmented on its own, which makes it like a bit pale on me if I do not mix it properly. On its own, it's a bit too light my liking, but mixed with a deeper lip color, it gives a very nice pink tint that really just pulls the look together, especially when I'm basically barefaced.

• MAC Lipglass in "Spice" (retails $17.00)

I've actually been using this gloss for the last almost 3 months lol, but this is a gorgeous nude gloss!! Describe on MAC's website as a "midtone neutral nude", it's perfect for topping off your neutral lippie or liner without making your lips look chalky or pasty!! 

• NYX Butter Gloss in "Madelaine" (retails $5.99)

If you're someone who doesn't want to spend the money on MAC, this gloss is a great drugstore alternative!!  Like MAC's Spice, this is another midtone nude shade that doesn't make your lips look like concealer lips!! I had lost my MAC lipglass for a little bit, so I started carrying this one with me & I forgot how good the NYX glosses were! Only big difference I note is that the NYX glosses aren't as long lasting as the MAC ones. There's many neutral and bold shades to choose from, but I definitely recommend Madelaine as a universal nude! 

• Milani Color Statement Lipliner in "Cocoa" (retails $4.97, this shade is discontinued however)

I was debating heavily on mentioning this in my favorites because this is actually discontinued =( , but I absolute love this liner!! It's the perfect warm chocolate brown that I love to pieces!! I mix this with other liners, lipsticks, glosses and so on...it just blends in so well!! Good thing I racked up on these when they were sold at Dollar Tree because I'm just so sad that Milani stopped making this color.



HAIR CARE

• Eco Styler Argan Oil Styling Gel  (retails $2.99-5.49)

So many people rave and talk about the olive oil version of this OG gel, which I've tried and liked how it defined my curls & left them crunchless, but hated how dried out it felt over time. So , along with a few others, I tossed that gel and found some other ones that I love now, but this one just kinda always stayed on my radar. So, years later literally lol, I finally invested in a smaller jar to try it out for myself. I'm so amazed at how well this gel worked for me!! It gave me similar results to the olive oil gel , without the excess dry feeling to my hair!! I would like to try out some of the other ECO styler gels, but I'm focused on using my  current stash and am glad this is part of the family.

• Carol's Daughter Mirabelle Plum Leave in Conditioner (retails $12.00)

I was extremely impressed with the oil treatment from this line back in the winter, so it was no surprise that I ended up loving the leave in , as well! It does a nice job of providing a moisturizing base for my other products! Out of the all the spray leave in's so far from Carol's Daughter I've tried, this is so far my favorite one!!

• Organix (OGX)  Kukui Oil Anti-Frizz Hydrating Oil Mist (retails $5.97) 

This and the product after are definite Glamtwinz made me buy it products. I've heard them talk about the OGX spray oils for years, and I finally decided to try them out for myself. This one claims to have both hydrating and defrizzing properties, which I'm all the way for!! I can't necessarily agree with the defrizzing claim, but the hydrating claim I stand for all the way!! I noticed since using this, my hair has not been nearly as dry come my wash day!! Now, it still is on the drier side like usual, but It's actually easier for me to get through my coils with a significantly less amount of trouble!!

• Organix (OGX) Keratin Oil Instant Repair Weightless Healing Oil Mist (retails $5.97)

Now this one has been amazing to me!! It claims to help reduce breakage of the hair & I can say that it definitely has improved my amount of breakage! Since my hair is super coily and kinky, my hair tends to be a little tougher to get through since the strands tend to wrap around themselves. But this has been doing an awesome job at strengthening my hair as I detangle and break down my styles!! Plus the fruity salon smell is just addicting!

• Design Essentials Natural Honey Curlforming Custard (retails $17.99)

I've not been to into the Design Essentials brand ever since I was relaxed (mainly because they're on the expensive side), but I saw this gel on sale at Walgreens and decided to give it a whirl. Everytime I've done my hair the past few weeks, I've been reaching for this gel! It does a really great job of clumping my curls and defining them without feeling crunchy or stiff!! 

MISCELLANEOUS

•  Watermelon lemonade---it's the perfect amount of sweet yet tart!! The brand doesn't matter, I love it all! (I recommend you try out the Nature's Nectar or the Bolthouse Farms brand)
• "Starving"--Hailee Steinfeld---it's a fairly chill easygoing song that I've grown to love!!
• "Boys to Men"--New Edition---a beautiful coming of age song that Johnny Gill just laid all the way out!!
• "Rock Wit'cha"--Bobby Brown---he just had the swagger that could make a girl feel oh so special!!

Well, we have finally made it to the end of this rather short favorites post!! Hopefully you've found some good products within this list to try out for yourselves! Let me know some of your favorites or not so favorites from the month of July! Thanks for reading, and like always, Stay Beautiful!