The Truth about Bikini Waxing 👀 👀

Waxing has always been something that terrified me and for a while I thought about it. I looked up videos of peoples reactions on youtube, I researched if it was worth it, what kind of wax to get, and where to go. Me being very busy, and an appointment oriented person means two things. Since I’m busy, and most of the time in a rush to a meeting.. wether in the morning or middle of the day I shower but most of the time don’t make time to go to town and get rid of any hair that might be growing down there 🙈. As a feminist I truly don’t believe in self grooming for a man. I personally do it for myself because, I personally don’t like all that growing, I like to put a bikini on and not have to worry about anything showing. SO..After finally getting tired of having to remember to shave all the time in the shower I decided to just go for it and not think about it too much because I would change my mind AGAIN. I have to say the whole first wax free promo at European Wax Center is a very good excuse to see if it’s too much or if you can handle the pain. The first time, no doubt was the most painful, as soon as I was walked down the hallway into the room I could just feel the temperature in my body rising. I was panicking a lot does not even begin to describe it. When the wax technician put the first amount of hard wax on my skin, I knew there was no turning back. Man that first rip really hits your soul- let me tell ya. Fast forward a good 15 minutes later, and I walked out feeling a little bit of a faint pain but nothing that can’t be handled. Let me tell you, it is the BEST decision I’ve made one year strong LOL. If you’re thinking about it and are scared I say just GO FOR IT. Is it gonna hurt a little at first, DUH! but at least you don’t have to shave every day or every week… I’m Just Saying 🤷🏾

See you next week with a new post, leave a comment below if you’re loyal to waxing or any questions you may have if you’re thinking about going for it. Hasta la proxima! See you next time!

-Stephezinho

Loving Your Hair

Protecting your natural hair at all costs always seems everyone's last concern, until they realize that not caring for their hair whether it's dying constantly, using too much heat not washing with the right products. We all want something different from time to time, and that can cost us our natural healthy hair. For me it was after dying it multiple times in one year, using too much heat and not cutting the dead ends often enough. Always having had healthy long hair I was under the impression that, it would be okay to dye my hair, and put it through extreme heat.

I've seen the same happen to many people I know, they continually change so much that, their hair ends up lifeless and dull, for some even falling out. Seeing your hair fall out by simply running your fingers through it can be scary to say the least. I was there for a short amount of time myself. After dying my hair many times, I started to notice how dry and unhealthy my hair was. The last straw to realizing I needed to do something different was when one morning I was brushing my hair and it was falling off, as if it was being cut. I was horrified I looked in the mirror and noticed the bottom half of my head had significantly less hair than I was used to. I remembered seeing many friends with crochet braids and realized that might help strengthen my hair it was a way to leave it alone for a while. 

Up until that point unhealthy hair had been the least of my worries, because my hair had always been so manageable, and strong. It took a while to get back to healthy hair. Crochet braids were definitely a big helper to getting my hair back to normal. Healthy hair  now is always a must for myself over anything else. That's why I love DivaTress, trusted by professionals stylists, and beauticians. They have thousands of options for crochet braids to help protect your hair, and even help your journey back to healthy hair. There are different colors for when you don't want to wear you regular hair color making the process fun, without sacrificing your strands. I love my hair now and having a protective style was a fun way to get back to my healthy hair. 

*This post was sponsored by DivaTress but all opinions are my own.*

Vino Roso Per Uno

Here we are again the time of the year some of us dread, while others love to love. Valentines day is tomorrow and I know there's plenty of us out there who will be spending it alone or unhappy. Let's be honest here, not everyone has someone they can gush about to friends and family, or some of us don't want to have anyone at the moment because, well we want to be selfish and care for ourselves. This post is dedicated to those people those of us who are being selfish at the moment and are worried about ourselves more than a holiday that gives people an excuse to make others feel a little bitter.

I honestly cannot count myself in that group of people who are bitter at this time of the year, it's not who I am, although I was in that position a year or two ago I am now nowhere near feeling that way. Valentines day this year is a happy one for me, and what do I  mean exactly by that? I am happy with myself, this past year I had a lot of alone time to work on myself, be more independent, I love me and the woman I am becoming. Although I have reason to celebrate valentines day I am instead choosing to have that mind space to celebrate self love. We all feel that this is a day to celebrate someone else in our lives, and although there's nothing wrong with that I feel it is very important for us to remember that love begins with us, and we should nurture that in some way. Whether you're spending this Valentines day alone or in good company enjoy a drink or three and remember that in order to be happy you must love yourself first. So to you in advance I say Happy Valentines Day.

Feeling Green

 It is Thursday, and I could not be happier. Tomorrow is Good Friday which for the greater majority of us means no work. This morning has been rough, here in Houston it thundered and rained like crazy all night which means that I was in a deep snooze.

Needless to say I didn't so much as hear any alarm ring and was a few minutes late to work. Since it is spring I am all about bright and inviting colors as always, so since it has been rainy and gloomy all day I decided to make a pick me up green smoothie. This little guy is made with love and is all organic. Here are the ingredients that are sure not to only give you a boost, but also are a much better choice than soda, and I might argue sometimes coffee (gotta have my Starbucks). But without further ado:

One green apple- organic (got all at Whole Foods)

Four strawberries

Chia seeds

Half of a Kiwi

Three Blueberries

A handful of Spinach

Blend and Enjoy!

                                xx -Steph