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Luster’s You Be-Natural New Product Launch Event NYC

July 18, 2014 By ARMOURELLE

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Luster’s You Be-Natural Product Launch in NYC July 2014

I would be a liar if I said I didn’t love me some Luster’s Pink Oil! So when I got the opportunity to hang out at their launch event for the extension of their You Be-Natural line of products, I was totes excited.

The event was held at the Dream Hotel Downtown, which was a nice backdrop. Luster’s You Be-Natural Botanical Curl Stretch and Defining Treatment was the featured product of the night. According to hairstylist, ambassador and product developer, Kevin Pendleton, a.k.a. ‘K.P. the Texture Man,’ the You Be-Natural Botanical Curl Stretch and Defining Treatment alone doesn’t stretch and relax the curl, it’s the heat (if any) that is used in conjunction with the treatment. The treatment is made up of amino acides that bind to the hair restoring any protein loss due to color, as well as allowing moisture to better adhere to the hair shaft.

He added that the product bonds to the hair shaft, filling in any gaps. This means that wearers experience less frizzy because the hair isn’t “searching” for moisture in the hair and swelling (in other words, frizzing out like an electrocuted Cocker Spaniel) because the hair shaft has been filled-in with moisture-blocking amino acids. Frizz free summers? Sounds good to me.

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Give Me My Coin: 2012 Highlights and Accomplishments

January 3, 2013 By ARMOURELLE

My 2012 vision board: Say bye-bye to boring!

Too often, we downplay our accomplishments because we think they’re too small. Or, we’ve had a set-back that makes our gains seem tiny, or that even seems to void them out. When I really think about all of the things I did this year, it sounds pretty cool. Let me continue to get my quantum leap on. So, here is my 2012 Give Me My Coin Highlights and Accomplishments post.

Drove 1500 miles alone on a one-way road trip.
Moved from Oklahoma City to D.C. Metro, bringing nothing but what fit in my car.
Landed a nice lil’ gig with some nice perks.
Found out I was getting published in a mainstream consumer magazine!
Got an apartment in an awesome location for super cheap when I didn’t think I’d be able to find anything. (Seriously, after looking at an English Basement apartment in Capitol Hill that was more suited for Polly Pocket, I bawled my eyes out on the phone to my mom.)
Met my homegirl-in-my-head Shira from SugarFreeTV.
Celebrated my birthday in NYC. (Thanks, Ms.SNIT Chronicles! ACE Uptown!)
Visited several states I hadn’t visited before.
Made new friends and reconnected with old ones.
Having my mom and sister come visit me. First time my mom had been to D.C.
Took my mom to NYC! Freaking highlight of the YEAR. She was a beast by the end of the day. Don’t be fooled: that woman knows what she’s doing.
Learned the bus system. I was so nervous to take the bus. Sounds silly, but it’s true.
Improved my parallel parking skills.
Most importantly, I fed my spirit.

Quick Tip: Control Yourself

January 11, 2012 By ARMOURELLE

Please, control yourself. That doesn’t mean contain yourself. It means you dictate what’s acceptable, what’s right, what’s worthy and in what ways you present your Self to society. It should go without saying that all of this is based on YOU and the power you have to be whoever you want to be.