Restaurant: Beast of Bourbon

I absolutely love trying new food, and new restaurants. I usually go through voucher sites like Groupon  or LivingSocial to get to experience some cool new places at a discount. I first set my eyes upon Beast of Bourbon on Groupon -- their main picture immediately caught my attention. 

Does that not look delicious, carnivores?

I purchased my voucher for $20.00 which provided my best friend and I with forty dollars worth of food. We went to check it out. The atmosphere was overall very relaxed, and everyone kept to themselves. The workers were super nice, and let me tell you... the food was delicious. Like, I need to go back there! 

What did our twenty dollars get us? Brisket, eight chicken wings, 2 baskets of fries, potato salad, and dessert. Did I mention that on Wednesday's they have 50 cent wings? You get a GOOD serving size, and we were absolutely filled up for the night with extra food to spare. It is definitely worth checking out. They even have an outdoor patio if you would like to dine outside.

Cheers,

H'suan Wen Hua Hair Treatment Review

Today, I would like to tell you about my experience wish H'Suan Wen Hua Hair Treatment by Lush. I purchased it at a Lush store off of Union Square in Manhattan, but you can also get it here. It runs for $21.95 for a 7.9 oz pot. It seems small at first, and I was a bit hesitant because I thought to myself that I was going to get NOTHING out of this container. But I've used it twice so far, and I'm going to use it for a third time on Friday evening. Based on how much I have used the prior two times, I am estimating that I will get about eight to ten uses out of this. I will put an update on this post when I finish the container completely to let you know how many times I actually got to use it though.

When I arrived to the store, I was staring at the wall of hair masks. I knew what my hair needed, but I didn't know which hair mask would be right for me. A few of the ladies came over to me, and asked what I was looking for. I explained my hair situation, and they all recommended this particular treatment for me. 

To give you a bit of background on my hair...

My hair is wavy, frizzy and somewhere between "normal and thin" in thickness. I have over-dyed, over-bleached, over-destroyed hair that I am trying to heal after my teenage rebellion destroyed my once lush locks. My hair grows very, very slowly. My ends are super dry, but my roots get super oily in a ridiculously short amount of time. I also have split ends.

Back to the hair treatment...

When I got home, I immediately wanted to give this a try. As instructed, I covered my hair while it was DRY with the cream, and left it in for an hour. While the instructions on the container say to leave it in for twenty minutes, one of the ladies told me she would leave it in for an hour. This is an all-natural, cruelty-free product and so it does not hurt to leave it in for longer if you are just sitting at home anyway! After shampooing, and conditioning my hair an hour later, it was time for my first impression! My hair actually felt softer, and the frizz was not as crazy as it normally is. I would say it definitely calms my hair down, and I can see the difference when I use it. I was told that generally people use this product once a month, but if your hair needs extra help you can use it once a week. I try to use it when I have to go out the following day so that my hair has somewhere to look a little extra good! 

I will definitely keep on with this product from the two experiences that I have had. If I end up calculating correctly, and I get about eight uses out of this jar then that $22 doesn't seem so bad ( $22cost/8 uses = 2.75 per use). I am in college, and I am consistently on a budget but I do find that taking care of myself is important to me. So if a product is worth using, then I will keep on. I am curious about trying the other hair treatments from Lush. But for now, I'll finish up this particular one.

Cheers,

Tea Tree Mask Review

Tea tree was something that I discovered a bit over a year ago now. I actually stumbled onto it when my nose piercing was flaring up with a little bubble and I was freaking out. Multiple people on the internet who had been in seemingly similar situations swore by it. But this particular review is on a Tea Tree based mask that I have actually just finished up tonight. I purchased it at The Body Shop in Manhattan, but you can snag it at Ulta, too.

First of all, I'm going to provide you with some information about my skin. Parts of my face tend to lean on the oily side (nose, partial forehead), and the rest of my face can be categorized somewhere between dry - normal. I am prone to blackheads, whiteheads, acne, some redness (seasonal), and discoloration as well as dark circles. Over the years, my skin has become significantly more sensitive on top of everything. My face can react almost immediately if it does not approve of a particular ingredient in a product, which makes it all the more nerve-wrecking to try something new.

Now on to the mask!!!

I probably ended up using the jar atleast twice a month, and purchased it about eight or nine months ago. It lasts, which is very important to me. When I purchase any sort of beauty related item, I want it to provide me with a significant amount of use and positive effects. The mask provides a tingly sensation almost immediately. I would typically leave it on for 10 minutes, but sometimes forget I had it on my face if I was glued to Netflix resulting in an hour long mask session. Whether it was ten minutes, or an hour, I didn't really feel as though there was any difference from the duration of time it was on my face. When I would wash it off, my skin felt very clean, soft, and refreshed. If I was having a breakout of some sort, or my skin was red it seemed as though it was calm it down. It would not completely rid my face of imperfections, but I did see a reduction in redness for example. The following day is when I'd notice a size reduction in acne, not huge, but it WAS there. So I WAS seeing results. Overall, I think that this is a great product. I would buy it again. I was happy with how it made my skin feel, and did see positive results for my sensitive skin.


Cheers,

By way of introduction

Hello!
I ran a blog a few years ago, and I found it to be a wonderful experience. I networked with so many people, and companies. It's been over four years, and I have decided to start from scratch. My intention for this blog is to share my life with you: whether it be experiences, photographs, reviews, great deals, music, and well..pretty much anything!

To tell you a bit about myself...

I'm going to go by Lilac Fox as you could gather by my blog name! You can call me Fox, or Lila though. I am a college student, and starting graduate school in the Fall! However, I have degrees in education, art, and psychology. My mediums are photography, and sculpture primarily. I love fashion, beauty, art, music, and anything related to animals.

Cheers,