FLUX & XOULIS

11/14/2013

BUFFER FESTIVAL

ALOHA! This is Gelaine here! As you may or may not know, I had the pleasure of attending the first annual Buffer Fest in my city, Toronto! Buffer Festival is somewhat a mix of "TIFF Festival" and Vidcon, in which youtubers get to show some of their videos on the big screen as well as participate on meet ups where they can meet their fellow Canadian fans! I purchased my ticket a month ago when I learned that PrankVSPrank will have their own panel! Basically, your ticket ($15) comes with a lanyard, and that lanyard can give you...

11/07/2013

SPOOKTOBER FAVES: GELAINE

October Faves (FluxandXoulis) by geetrinidad featuring Kate Spade Hi everyone! Happy Belated Halloween! As you may all know, October is coming to an end --- which means, OCTOBER FAVES! I have been really busy with school and work. My halloween consisted of staying at Ryerson with Ashley, working on my lab assignments, exciting aint it? yes, our lives are quite sad - however, I managed to think of a few materialistic things that I've been really loving this past few weeks. ∆∆∆ BEAUTY∆∆∆ 1) NARS Sheer Glow Foundation I recently went into Sephora just to go window shopping,...

11/05/2013

SPOOKTOBER FAVES: ASHLEY

Happy BELATED Halloween everyone! We've finally reached the end of the month, which means Christmas is finally coming! Oh and of course our very own October faves. Now October was a roller coaster ride, but these faves helped me get through the month. Let's get started shall we? ∆∆∆BEAUTY∆∆∆ University will literally be the death of me; late nights, tests after tests, assignments after assignments—Therefore, I always have the tendency to wake up late and feel like constant crap every mornings...Which is why Garnier's BB Cream for Oily-Combination skin was my life saver throughout those days where I...

11/05/2013

A&G's OCTOBER SNAPSHOTS

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10/30/2013

Macadamia Natural Oil "No Tangle Styler Brush" Review

Tired of tangles? Is your hair feeling like a beast? Well, here's solution for you! Just recently I received the No Tangle Styler Brush by Macadamia Natural Oil! I was actually planning on purchasing a detangler brush, but never got around to it until now.

On their website the brush retailed around 15$ and its claims are:

"The No Tangle Brush utilizes a unique “flex bristle” design that gently diffuses tangles and knots, painlessly and safely detangling your hair. The remarkable bristles eliminate pulling, split-ends and breakage.

The No Tangle brush is so gentle that cuticle damage is minimized, helping protect the vibrancy, shine and longevity of colour treated hair."

In the package that was given to me, it came with the brush itself, along with a pamphlet of their products and a sample size of their deep repair oil. I haven't tried out their oil since I'm trying to finish my other treatment oils; one from Organix which is their moroccan argan oil and the other from Marc Anthony is the same as the Organix one. However, I am a huge fan of their deep repair masque because of the amazing treatment it gave to my hair. It moisturizes and leaves it less brittle and dry, as well as it rejuvenates the hair back to its natural state giving it a less damaged look. What I'm not a fan of is how it retails for around 32$ at the drug store, though I must say you get what you pay seeing as a little bit of the product does the job right.

First and foremost, the type of hair I have is thick, coarse, dry, and coloured (fun fact: dyed it since I was in the 6th grade) In addition to that, my insides of my hair tend to get tangled all the time. When I shower, the back portion of my hair and the insides give me the worse tangles. It then leads me to stress and I get so irritated when I have to brush my hair. I bolded the word 'brush' because technically you shouldn't be brushing your hair when it's wet because if you do, you'll just allow breakage and damage to your hair completely. However, when I use a comb, it literally takes me 10-20 mins just to get through my damp hair and I have no patience for that especially when I have places to go or tasks to do. So I end up brushing my hair and it’s not in a gentle manner. Trust me I'm aware that I'm just damaging it, but it was the only way to remove the knots and get on with my day! (Honest to goodness, if my hair cooperated–I'd totally comb it with ease)

Moving onto the brush itself, the structure of it is what I describe as a 'comma-looking' kind of paddle in the colour scheme of their brand. Their bristles are in fact flexible, just like they'd describe on its description and the handle of it is a bit short at the end—so the way I would grip the paddle is by its wholesome self for better grip and stability when brushing your hair. Now at first I was skeptical cause it seems the bristles would break since its flimsy, thin, and flexible and in comparison to my hair which is dry, thick and coarse—I thought it would be serve as a problem and that one prick would totally break off—but it was the exact opposite.

When I brushed through my damp hair, it felt similar to brushing my hair with a paddle brush, but the only difference is that this didn't hurt at all— wasn't even frustrated and it went smoothly nor did I have to apply too much force when I brushed through it. You will encounter knots that would have to get brushed a few times and with a bit more force (but like i said before not too much), but it didn't hurt at all compared to when you do it with a regular paddle brush. Plus the time consumption when I used both of the brushes shows a huge difference. It took me under ten minutes to untangle my hair, compared with the latter. Lastly, it picked up hair just like any brush would, BUT....it's easier to remove and mind you it seems to be less strands of hair than usual. When I tested it on dry hair, it was the easiest way to brush my hair less than minutes. You just focus on the knots and tangles that you have and then you’re good to go. It didn’t take long, it didn’t hurt and my hair turned out great.

Overall, I'd say this product hella works! If 15$ for a brush isn’t cutting for you, I did find dupes at Winners for around less than 10$ (around 8.99). You don’t have to get the exact same one, as long as it does the job like these detangler brushes are honestly a life saver. xo Ashley

10/24/2013

LOOKBOOK: FALL

Hey Everyone! C'est l'automne! Leaves start falling, the weather starts cooling, and the layers start piling up. We decided to create a Fall lookbook featuring our own style, don't go FALLing for us now ;) -- okay that was totally not appropriate. I hope you guys enjoy! XO ♡ Gelaine's Outfits ♡: #1 I wore a laced cropped top (with a laced bandeau underneath, of course), and put a thin brown vest over it. I matched this top with a long black maxi skirt (you can still pull off girly skirts & dresses during the fall season! Just because summer ended does not...

10/24/2013

Meet Gelaine & Ashley

NAME: GELAINE AGE: TWENTY STUDYING: FOOD & NUTRITION (BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE) SCHOOL: RYERSON UNIVERSITY I wish I had the the ability to clone myself, so that I could accomplish everything I want to do, right away -- you can say I'm one heck of a busy girl and I enjoy it. So many ideas that have yet to be offered & so many things to do - this blog is a getaway of this dream of mine. If I were a film I'd be a coming of age film. I'm in constant transition, constant & continuous flux....