Get To Know Me Tag!

I'm really excited today because I got picked by Maria from Dazzlemxo to do the Get To Know Me Tag. You can check out Maria's tag here (:

So let's get into the tag!

#1 Name
Ebony Joscelynn Hardiman Sanders (Houston hopefully sometime in the future XD)

#2 Blog Name: anything special about it?
Well I knew that I wanted my name to rhymes with my blog's name for some reason I just think it's cute and creative but it's just part of my name Ebony Jay and then what my blog is about Beauty My Way (:

#3 How long have you had your blog for?
August 2014 so a little over a year (:

#4 Favorite color?
My favorite color is pink. Any kind or shade of pink really it doesn't matter I love it all (:

#5 Age?
21

#6 Why did you start blogging?
I started blogging because I had just started using makeup and I wanted a place where I could show all the things that I was learning and maybe help some other girls (and boys) learn too (: also I had really gotten into youtube videos and wanted someplace where I could put it all into practice.

#7 Favorite Book?
God I can't even pick but I love the Twilight and Hunger games series, Divergent and Insurgent were pretty good too, anything by Eric Jerome Dickey (he's amazing), November Blues, The Blue Blood series, Copper Sun. See? I just can't pick!

#8 Favorite highlighter? Why?
I like the bright pink Sharpie highlighters (: they make my notes really bright and pretty!

...ooooh you meant highlighters for your face....right.....

Well I don't use highlighters (:

#9 Holy Grail drugstore foundation?
The Maybelline Fit Me Foundation (stick and liquid) in 340. I will forever use this produce because it honestly matches sky skin tone so well and I really love it.

#10 Holy Grail high-end foundation?
Well I have only tried one and that was the Urban Decay Naked Skin Foundation, I really liked it but never re purchased it because it's honestly too expensive.

#11 Favorite primer?
I love the bareMinerals foundation, but I've only tried it once because the first one I got for free and I never re purchased. I still dream about it though (:

#12 All time favorite mascara’s? Both high-end and drugstore.
High-end: Never tried a high end mascara
Drugstore: Maybelline Falsies

#13 What’s your favorite makeup brand? High-end and drugstore.
High-end: Not sure I haven't tried many high end brands
Drugstore: Msybelline, forever and always

#14 What’s your favorite food?
I absolutely love pasta! I could eat pasta everyday all day and get fat like the Macy's Day balloon and I would be so happy! (:

#15 If you could travel to anywhere in the world where and why?
I want to go to Spain, Brazil and Flordia (Disney World hellooooo!)

#16 How many times did you upload last year?
I uploaded 165 times last year (:

#17 What apps do you use to edit pictures and or create thumbnails?
I just use iPiccy, it's easy and simple to use for people who are illiterate in this kind of thing (:

#18 What’s your twitter name?
@EbonyJayBeauty (:

#19 What’s your instagram name?
@EbonyJayBeauty

#20 Favorite candy?
Oh goodness chocolate, any kind of chocolate really, dark, white, milk I love it all (:

#21 Favorite drink?
Besides water I really like the Minute Maid Tropical Fruit Punch

#22 What’s your favorite clothing store?
Aside from Goodwill which I shop at regularly I stumble into H&M from time to time but I'm not really a clothing shopper

#23 Describe your self-using three words?
Crazy, driven, loyal

#24 What is something you want to improve about your blog this year?
I really want to be consistent with my blog, get a posting schedule going and really stick to it because I know for me consistency is really important when it comes to the blogs that I like to read. 

I also want to support other bloggers more, I know its not my blog specifically but I attribute my success to others because we're all really standing on each others shoulders and it's important that we realize that and stop competing against each other (:

Well guys that is it for this post!

I tag......

Niamh xoxo
TouchofBelle
Brigette Ramos
Shanelle Brittni
Emmys Blog

Be safe and I'll see you in my next post!

       

Review | Beautisol Exscrub Me? Citrus Face Exfoliant

Hello everyone and happy Friday!

I have been meaning to do this post forever but I am finally getting to it. 

So I got this product for free since I am an iFabbo member and have to say I was really excited because I love exfoliating I think it is wonderful and glorious. 

The package:

Front:

All skin types
Paraben free

Back:

Got alligator face? Say later gator! Exscrub dead skin with our paraben free citrus face exfoliant. Your face will be as smooth and soft as a baby's caboose in no time!

How to "Exscrub" yourself: Dampen skin and apply a small amount to fingertips and massage on to face in circular motions. Rinse well with warm water. Exfoliate your face twice a week as needed or prior to applying "Need I Glow More?" face self tanner.

Ingradients: Aqua (Water), Polyethylene (Beads), Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Jojoba Esters (Beads), Behenyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, Cetyl Alcohol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Glyceryl Stearate, Sucrose Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Squalane, Citrus Tangerina (Tangerine) Peel Oil, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Citric Acid, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil*, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Potassium Sorbate, Carbomer, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Tocotrienols, Elaeis Guineensis (Palm) Oil, Phytic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Alcohol, Tocopherol (D-alpha), Passiflora Incarnata (Passionflower) Flower Extract *Certified Organic.

For starters, the packing of this product is very nice and efficient. 

It's a very sturdy tube that is the perfect size for travel. When you close it the tube locks very well so you don't have to worry about it opening up in your bag or anything.

Texture:

This product comes out of the tube really creamy and you can see orange bits which presumably are the exfoliating beads. Then once you massage the product into your hands and onto your face the texture turns grainy.

Smell:


Due to the citrus in this product it has an unmistakeable orange smell which isn't too overpowering or anything and it actually pretty pleasant.

Does it work:

Since I exfoliate so much I have very high standards for my exfoliating products and there are two things that it must do:

• Make my skin feel soft
• Help with my breakouts

I have to say that this product does do both. 

Do you like it:

I do like this product. Since I'm allergic to citrus I was a little nervous about using this product because I really didn't want to break out, but I'm happy to report that didn't happen.

Would you re purchase:

While I do like this product and I completely recommend it to anyone who wishes to try it I personally won't be repurchasing it because I currently in a relationship with the St. Ives Apricot Scrub which is my main squeeze.

Well guys that is it for my review!

How often do you exfoliate and what are your favorite products to use? Let me know in the comments!

Be safe and I'll see you in my next post!

       

No Heat Challenge Heatless Hairstyle: Twist Out

Hello everyone!

As you all know from my Hiatus post I am doing a year long no heat challenge.

Part of my challenge is that I am going to try a different heatless style every week. This will not only help expand my knowledge of different styles available to me during this challenge but also to keep me from getting bored with my hair thus causing me to straighten it.

This week I decided to try my first twist out!

 In order to keep my edges in check I decided to make the front twists flat, sort of like french braiding but with twists.

I didn't want to use rubber bands so I just twirled the end of my hair around my finger to keep it from coming a loose as it dried.

After I had my entire head twisted I waited a few hours for my hair to dry.

To set this style all I used in my hair was water and my homemade leave in conditioner.

To give my hair some volume I just added a pompadour (:

Then when I went to sleep that night all I did was toss it into a side braid and in the morning I took it down. My twists were still intact and they had a little more fluff and volume!

Well that's the result and tutorial for my twist out!

Will you be trying this on your own hair? What do you think of the results?

Be safe and I'll see you in my next post!

       

Hairstyles for Lazy Day Hair

Hello everyone and happy Friday!

The first picture is after I finger detangled my hair and put it into twists and the second is after I took the twists out to style.

I am a college student and as such I have a lot of lazy days where I either:

• Don't want to comb my hair.
• or have not combed my hair in a week.

Now because I have so many lazy days throughout the semester I need a large repertoire of lazy day hairstyles.

I am going to show a few of them in this post so let's get started!

The first is the top knot.

This hairstyle is so easy and simple for me and I can dress it up or down depending on what I am doing that day.

Also I like my top knots to be a little messy, but that's just my preference. You can make this style as neat or messy as you like!

The next is a messy bun.

Messy buns are one of my favorite hairstyles for a lazy because they are simple and look like they took forever and no time at all at the same time.

I like to add a pompadour since I feel like buns without it make my look bald.

One of my staple lazy hairstyles is the side braid.

Now I love this style because I can pair it with so many things: a headband, a beanie anything really. Plus it's really cute.

Well I hope that you guys enjoyed this post.

What are the hairstyles you rock on a lazy day?

Be safe and I'll see you in my next post!