Hello again everyone! This weekend was a lot of fun. My husband's work had their Christmas party (yes it was super delayed haha), complete with a casino set up which was pretty neat. When we walked in each employee was given a ticket that was equal to 50,000 to play the tables with and could be split with their date or however. There was a drawing for gifts, and they even had legos for the kids along with a video game truck set up outside! Yes, they went all out. Complete with free food and beer and wine too. The party lasted about three hours so we decided to find something to do afterwards. I made sure to vlog the entire night. The craziness you see if well...just my goofy personality mixed with a few cocktails haha! Seriously though, I am a total weirdo every so often!
Hello again beauties. Today's post is really a shopping vlog technically! So for the past 3 years I have just been using my old changing table as a little bar cart in my kitchen. Better than spending at least $80 to go and buy one or just letting the table sit around and collect dust. It has actually worked great but I wanted to revamp it in a sense. I am tired of looking at the ugly brown and love the look of the gold bar carts you see everywhere now. Also, this sorta gives it a look of an actual bar cart you would go and purchase too. We had a couple other things that we did this day too, which you will see in the video. I don't think I told you exactly what all we bought for the project in the video, but I can tell you what you will need. The items will be listed just below the video!
1. some wheels (yes the changing table came with them but I never used the original ones and not sure if I still have them or not somewhere)
2. sandpaper
3. gold spray paint
4. and a gloss to go on afterwards
I will most likely be filming the project too so you can see the entire process, but figured I would go ahead and share this vlog with you all too!
Hey everyone! I am back with a new little beauty post for you all. It has been several years since I last made a post on what hair products I am loving so I figured now is just a good of a time as any to share an update.
Over the years I have always gotten so many compliments on my hair.. truthfully that's probably only because of how naturally thick and how much volume it has on its own... not because I am always styling it or anything. It looks like a hot mess when I don't do anything to it! Also, I recently had it all chopped off just barely below my shoulders.. so the pics above are from August 2017.
Let's get in to what I use and tips for keeping my hair healthy too!
1. Right now in my shower I am currently using the Aussie Total Miracle Shampoo and the Herbal Essences Body Envy Conditioner. Aussie has been an amazing product to me over the years and from my understanding use to be sold exclusively in the salons (many many moons ago haha). Herbal Essence hasn't been too bad on my hair either, even though I do try to stick to high end products that can only be found at salons.
2. I went blonde a little over a year ago and let me share my secret weapon for keeping my blonde bright, ashy, and what my stylist also uses to tone my hair in a salon. Yes, that's how amazing this product is! For my purple shampoo I use Pravana and it is seriously amazing. A little bit goes a long way and it truly works miracles. Oh, and I only use this once a week at the most. I leave it in for no more than 5 minutes and rinse. If it leaves a blue/purple hue to your hair just shampoo it and that will go right away! Trust me, the first time I used this I was so use to the products you get at Sally's and it gave my hair that hue, but it wasn't crazy looking or anything. Not going to say I didn't call my stylist right away freaking out though haha!
3. Once I get out of the shower I like to apply a few pumps of the Garnier Fructis Sleek and Shine Hair Serum. Now this isn't a horrible product, but I don't know that I would repurchase it. Honestly I only have it because my husband bought it and I stole it haha! It does a descent job, but doesn't work nearly as well as a high end serum does. Let's just say you get your money's worth and that's a definite plus.
5. After this is all done I brush it out with the Wet Brush that I bought at Sally's. Yes I know, we are suppose to comb it first, then brush it. Let's be real though.. who really has time for all that?
6. The biggest tip I can give for trying to keep your hair healthy is to try to use as little heat as possible and if you can't avoid it always use a heat protectant. Personally, I like the Tresemme one and it's very affordable, and it's comparable to the Chi 44 Iron Guard. Most days I just let my hair air dry which cuts out a ton of heat and then I style it however. With my hair being shorter now, I do find that I am straightening it more or curling it more often than I did before though.
7. Last tip I can give to you all is this.. if you can avoid washing your hair every single day then go for it! It does make a huge difference and saves you time from having to wash and blow dry it every day too. Find you a dry shampoo that works for you and use that in between washes if your hair is looking a little oily. Personal favorite of mine is the Batiste dry shampoo and I use the original scent. It works so well and I find it at the Dollar General sometimes or Walmart (of course it's sold in lots of other stores as well). I have used lots of dry shampoos and out of the drugstore brands this has been my new favorite for about a year now.
So that is everything that I am currently using on my hair. My conditioner is actually about to be out so I will be changing it up (another tip I have is to change up your products every so often). No idea yet what I will try out but suggestions are welcome.
I would love to hear what you guys like! I am always looking for new things to test out.
Since it has been quite some time since I did a beauty post, and after all this is Foxxy Beauty, I wanted to start this new year off with a new beauty post! I use to do these posts on a regular basis, whether it be new Spring trends in beauty or fashion, or trends going out of style. Point being, these have always seemed to be ones lots of you are interested in, and of course I want to give you guys content that you actually want to read. So let's get started!
First up in the beauty trends for 2018 is thick black eyeliner, and I do mean thick. This was featured on not only the Marc Jacobs runway but others as well. Honestly, this isn't one I am in to. Then again I have said that about other trends in the past and then ended up liking them later on.
Second, the old school lipsticks are coming back in style. Yes, that's right, the bullet is back! I personally am still a huge fan of the liquid lipsticks. My favorite right now is the Stila liquid lipstick in the color Patina.
Next in line we have the glitter trend. Personally, I feel like some form of glitter in makeup has always been a trend, whether it be in the lipgloss, the shadow, or some other form of beauty item. This year though, rhinestones and gems are where it's at! Not going to lie and say that I totally hate this idea either. It actually seems like it could be fun for some occasions and when done just right could be really beautiful.
We can thank Rihanna for this next one. This idea isn't exactly new to me but will be to a lot of you out there. GOLD HIGHLIGHTER! This color is great for those of you with a darker skin tone or undertones. You can find a great one from her own makeup line Fenty Beauty
There are still several other trends to look for like extra glowy skin, metallic lip colors(not a fan of this as of now but like I said before sometimes that changes), thick lashes (which I wasn't aware this was a new trend), and even rounded cat eye makeup (not really a fan of this trend either).
I want to know what are some of your favorite trends and the trends you don't like for 2018?
I am back! So I believe in my last post I mentioned how we attended a concert this past weekend. Well if not, not I have. We actually had really great seats but the pics made it seem like we were much further away from the stage than we were. Also, if you ever attend a show or anything at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, and they offer Lexus Lounge passes for an additional fee, DO NOT pass them up! Highly recommend them. You get unlimited catered food and alcohol and believe me if you plan on eating or purchasing any drinks you get your money back in the passes!
Three popular bands performed that night: Avenged Sevenfold, Breaking Benjamin, and Bullet for My Valentine! All which we love, and were super excited about seeing. We had a great night and stayed at a hotel in downtown since it actually snowed that night and we knew the roads would be bad. Plus, drinking and driving is not cool! I even ran in to some friends while there that were sitting a few rows behind us. Including running in to my sister! Literally, I actually ran in to her and spilled her drink haha! Aside from me rambling on and on, here is a vlog from the night. If you wanna see lots more of my videos just click hereand subscribe!
P.S. My phone died towards the end of the show so unfortunately I forgot to go back and film a little ending for the video! Nonetheless I hope you all enjoy!
Long time no see.. literally! I didn't realize it had been a year since my last blog post, and I am honestly shocked I went that long without a single post. Life gets busy sometimes though and other things get in the way. So let's catch up shall we? After all we have an entire year to catch up on.
If you have been subscribed to my youtube channel then you should be all caught up since I still upload there on a regular basis. This past year has been one of a kind. Michael is now in 7th grade, Elizabeth is in 1st, and Landon started preschool! We renewed our vows in the most beautiful place possible (video will be linked below), traveled to the Dominican Republic for a honeymoon (links for that too below), Robert started working for a great new company, I am on the lookout for a new career and currently working two jobs, and lots more!
So let's travel back to us RENEWING OUR VOWS! Sounds so crazy to even say honestly. But it was so worth it and it was the most beautiful, and perfect day of my life, after having my babies of course. Here are a few pics from that special day. For anyone wondering where this place it at, it's called Cactus Creek Barn. Google will give you all the info you need. It was totally worth it!
Thank you to my amazing photographer Crissie Carpenter for the great pics! Now for the video...
Thank you to Abundant Life Productions for capturing our day!
We then headed to the Dominican Republic to celebrate. Oh! This was also during the hurricane that went by while we were there. Yes, we are that crazy!
I uploaded our trip in two separate vlogs. The only downside to our trip was that the hurricane made the water too rough to be able to enjoy the beach or any excursions. So we could only go in the water the first day and a half we were there. Here are a few pics from our trip too.
Is this sunset not gorgeous? No filter needed in the Caribbean!
Our view for several of our meals the entire week!
Our last night... waiting for our private dinner on the beach.
Look at that tan!! I can't wait to go back to the beach ASAP!
Of course we also celebrated Christmas (which I am about to upload that video in a few moments), and we also went to another Avenged Sevenfold concert (oddly enough the next post that I had ready to go up last year was the last time we went to their concert. Robert ended up in a bad car wreck so I forgot all about that post) that included the other big bands Breaking Benjamin and Bullet for My Valentine! Once again we purchased Lexus Lounge passes that for a fee include unlimited alcohol as well as amazing food. This was actually last night so I haven't uploaded that video just yet either.
I hope you enjoyed this little session of playing catch up haha. I hope to do more posts this year and would love to know what all of you enjoy reading about. Whether it be more beauty, fashion, decor, DIY, daily life, or inspirational. I am fully open.
I am a wife and a mommy. I also blog and I use to make beauty, fashion, and DIY videos on youtube under the screen name TheMrsFoxxy. Currently I spend free time as a Taekwondo mama and a dance mama, along with bartending during my day job. Instagram is my favorite outlet lately!
