Alexandra's List of Top Hair Products 2008

Favorite for Thick/Coarse and Curly hair: Aveda Brilliant Universal Styling Creme. Seriously, this product has saved my life a few times...if you have coarse hair it is magic! Also, love to use with up-do's. Makes hair shiny and gives it just a little hold.

Favorite Straightening Product: Sexy Hair Darn Straight. This product works wonders for frizzies and fly-aways. It works well when just blow-drying also. Not heavy at all because it is more of a light lotion consistency. Love it!

Favorite Mouse: GHD Volumizing Mouse. I am in love with this stuff! I love the smell, how it works, everything!

Favorite Pomade for Men (or women): Aveda Mens Grooming Clay. Favorite Conditioner: Kenra Moisturizing. This also, smells delicious like banana runts, a cousin correctly pointed out to me.

Favorite Shampoo: Nolita Moisturizing. I am in love with this stuff! Not only does it smell good, it leaves your hair feeling amazing! But of course, of course, this brand has been discontinued leaving me sad and lonely for more...(good thing i went on a lot of websites and ordered many) ( i only use them on special occasions and holidays)

Favorite Leave-in Conditioning Treatment: Pravana Hydrating Intense Leave-in Treatment. I love best that it is a spray, that way you can use a lot or a little, and you are in complete control. I feel that with lotions or cremes you tend to use too much. This smells really good, like candy! Favorite All around Hairspray: Aveda Pure Abundance. Firm hold, yet not crunchy or sticky. I love it best when used with backcombing.

Thermal protection: Rusk Thermal Shine Spray. Works wonders when flat ironing, smells delicious also.

Curly Beach/don't care today product: GHD Sea Spray. Compare to Bumble and Bumble Sea spray, this is lighter and not as sticky so you can mold and move through out the day.

My NEW favorite for everything: Sebastian Whipped Creme. It smells SOO yummy! Gets an A++ just for being alive.

These are a few of my favorite things..

People keep asking me what i want for Christmas, but when i am put on the spot like that i can never remember.....here are some things i not only want, but need as well.....

Josh and I are in need of some really good kitchen cutlery. The knives we have are from IKEA and will not even cut the cheese correctly... that is how impossible they are..

Sadly, my trusty ol Rainbow flip flops that are suppose to last a lifetime failed yesterday when the right one broke....i wear them everyday and even though they have a lifetime guarantee, i don't want to send them in.....I bought them at the actual Rainbow factory 5 years ago....I've worn then just about everyday since....i am in desperate need of replacements...

For those of you who know me, you may or may not know that i am in love with music! I LOVE MUSIC! Just one itunes gift card would be more than enough...there are so many new bands and singers i have discovered but cant bring myself to buy due to lack of funds....

I've always wanted a really cool shnazey leather bomber jacket and i have seen some really cute ones this year...

But, more than anything, i want my baby....this one isn't "the one" but isn't it cute! I just am tired of waiting and everything.....I know for a fact this is something i will not get by Christmas, but when it comes down to it, everything else is just everything else, i don't really want anything but our baby......hopefully by some miracle, we will hear back from Ethiopia by then.....but if not, we will still be here waiting for what really matters most to us right now...

You only live once, and it will grow back!

This is Leigh Lezark. She is the D.J. for the MisShapes and I have always loved her style...and her hair ofcourse. I keep telling myself when i cut my hair, i am going to cut it like hers...so i am going to take the plunge and do it...hopefuly sometime this week or next!

UPDATE:

On Thursday at 2:00 p.m. we will be at our last home study! I still have some little things to take care of with our dossier, but they are minor and i am hoping i get them done this week! It is my goal! I don't know why i have been so lazy about it, you would think i would just be on top of everything...but the truth is, i feel defeated when i cant do everything all at once, somethings i have to wait for things and that just irritates me! But i am not going to let all these official documents scare me anymore and hopefully be completely finished with the paper work by next week!