Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Parnevu hair care products review

In the past I've stated I wasn't going to do hair product reviews, but today I'm going to make an exception. I have two products to review for you, both by Parnevu. The two products I am going to review are the Extra-Dry Scalp Therapy and Extra-Dry Hair Mayonnaise.

 I was very excited about trying the Extra Dry Scalp Therapy Conditioner because pretty much my entire life I have had what I believe is eczema on my scalp. The only thing I've found to help is to use multiple products all the time, instead of using the same product every single day. I am very happy with this product. After just 1 use my hair felt noticeably softer and the best part is to meet my needs, I only have to use it a couple of times a week and it works wonderfully. I haven't noticed any of those annoying little scabby bumps on my scalp, either! It seems to be working well so I will continue to use this product.

One of the things I love most about this product is it is actually affordable! It is $5 for a 12 ounce bottle. I was very happily surprised by the price of this product; I honestly believed it would be a higher price item. One more nice thing about this conditioner is that you can use it on either wet or dry hair, which for me is perfect because I am so forgetful.
 I'm just as happy with the Hair Mayonnaise. Mike loves the smell because it has sort of a coconut smell which is wonderful, and every time I use this he says I smell like macaroons. I love this product because once again, I noticed results after just one use. I never thought I could get rid of my split ends without cutting them out, but after just one use of this product I noticed fewer split ends.

The Mayonnaise is great because it can be used daily by just rubbing a little bit on your hands and spreading it throughout your hair or you can use it as a deep conditioning treatment. I've done both with great results, but it was really after using it as a deep conditioning treatment that I saw and felt major differences in the shine and feel of my hair. Best of all, this too is pretty affordable - $7 for a 16 ounce container.

Next I want to show you my before and after photos. I have been using these products for not quite 2 months. I do want to note that my hair literally tangles within minutes of being brushed so I do apologize for the untidiness of my hair. It was brushed, even if you can't tell!


 I think you can see pretty clearly my hair is shinier and tidier now!

For me personally these are great deals. They don't replace products I'm already using, they just add on to my existing routine and they really make my hair feel and look much healthier. These products may be purchased on their Web site (http://parnevu.com/). You can also find Parnevu on Facebook and Twitter:

Disclaimer: All products were provided to me by Parnevu in exchange for an honest review. All opinions here are my own, yours may differ. My thanks to Parnevu for allowing me to try these products!

Friday, January 11, 2013

Nail Mail... and a sad goodbye :(

Thursday I received my prize from Veronica at theVEROblog but I decided to wait until today to post my prizes because today I got my 3 free Zoyas in the mail! Just in case you're seeing this for the first time, Zoya currently has a promo for US customers only. Use the code ZOYA2013 at checkout and you can get 3 free nail polishes, you just have to pay $10 for shipping and handling. Offer expires Sunday. New customers, if you click on my link you will automatically get 1 free polish on your next order when adding it to your cart! Unfortunately you can't combine promos, but this still means you have a chance to get 4 polishes at awesome prices :)

Anyway... here are my prizes from Veronica!

The OPI Skyfall minis and this really cute Christmas Candy Cane lip balm and a pair of tweezers in the shape of a lady (my boyfriend approves btw lol.) Thanks again to Veronica so much for these extra gifts... I can always use an extra pair of tweezers and I'm really close to needing a new tube of lip balm so I definitely appreciate these :)

Here are the 3 Zoyas I picked: Pippa, Paz and Freja.

While I'm excited I finally have a nice yellow and a nice orange.. I'm kind of bummed I didn't use this chance to get some of the more unique colors. Oh well, guess there's always next time!

Here are my nail wheels. First up, OPI The World is Not Enough and Live and Let Die; sorry I couldn't get a better picture of these two.

Here is the Spy Who Loved Me, a gorgeous red shimmer.

Here is the last OPI, GoldenEye, which also didn't photograph very nicely. Shown here with Zoya Pippa and Paz.
Last of course is Zoya Freja.
So... you're probably wondering why I included the sad goodbye in the title of this post. I got a text message from my sister this morning letting me know she had to put her sweet little cat, Sox, to sleep. She finally lost her battle to kidney failure. I know from watching two of my cats go through this, kidney failure is a horrible way for anyone to die. Sox was my Godkitten, so I'm feeling pretty sad for her right now.. glad she is no longer suffering but I'm sure my sister and her family will miss their sweet cat.

RIP Sox