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This is oddly satisfying.

Pro-Tip

I know most people associate LUSH Cosmetics with white girls and bath bombs but products from this beautiful company have faded my scars and stretch marks, completely gotten rid of my acne, fixed my dry skin problems, thickened my eyelashes, laid my edges, made my hair grow like crazy… I can go on and on. I’ve actually never tried the bath bombs, but their skincare and haircare products work magic.

Fading Scars / Stretch Marks Organic Therapy Massage Bar

Extra Dry Skin King of Skin In-Shower Body Conditioner, Skin Drink Facial Moisturizer, Sultana of Soap Bar, Tender is the Night Massage Bar, Each’s a Peach Massage Bar

Acne Fresh Farmacy Solid Cleanser, Eau Roma Toning Water, Full of Grace Serum Bar

Thickening Lashes Eyes Right Mascara / Lash Milk

Edges R&B Hair Moisturizer (if you put this on your edges before wrapping your hair, they’ll be relaxer-straight when you wake up, lasts about 12 hours), Dirty Styling Cream (cream-based edge control with a matte finish, no more shiny or crunchy edges) 

Hair Growth NEW! Shampoo Bar, Retread Hair Conditioner

I was asked to list the rest of the products I currently have in my possession, so here y’all go!

FACE / HAIR STUFF

Magical Moringa Facial Moisturizer Oh my lordy. Let me tell y'all about this stuff. It’s marketed as a moisturizer but I use it as a primer because when you put this on your face, it’s completely matte. Like completely. All day. And it will lock your makeup in place like no other. You can sweat in it, swim in it, whatever. Shit won’t budge. Ever.

Jason & the Argan Oil Shampoo Bar Amazing for volumizing. It made the three bundles in my head look more like five when I used this thing the first time, I kid you not. Also gives your hair a really natural shine. I only use it when I really need a volume boost, otherwise it’s just too much.

No Drought Dry Shampoo If you have a weave, you need this stuff. Period. A lot of times, the natural oils in our scalps (referring to my fellow black women here) are too heavy for Brazilian, Peruvian, etc hair, and so it’s easy for weave to get weighed down between washes. Shake this stuff in your hair, brush it out - bam, flow city.

Honey Trap Lip Balm My favorite lip balm, ever. Really improves the texture of your lips and seals in moisture. However, this is not for fixing chapped lips - use Ultrabalm for that first, and then this to prevent them from chapping again. Also, pro-tip, if you apply it before liquid lipstick, your lipstick won’t crease or dry out all day.

MASSAGE BARS

Strawberry Feels Forever Smells like fresh strawberries! Has a much thinner consistency than the other massage bars, so it can be used every day, like a solid lotion.

Soft Coeur Smells like chocolate and honey, and is ridiculously moisturizing. More heavy-duty than the other bars, so I like to only use this one on spots like my knees, heels, and elbows.

From Dusk til Dawn The shape of this one is amazing. It’s shaped like a cone, so it gives a deep massage when you’re using it. Definitely recommend if you have any sort of muscle pain.

SCRUBS

The Rough with the Smooth This stuff smells soooo good. Like cotton candy. I use it before I shave because it really does an amazing job at removing any dead skin and it doesn’t leave a residue, so it won’t clog your razor. However, it’s a sugar scrub, so it melts super quickly.

Ocean Salt This is a heavy-duty scrub. Really amazing if you have dry, flaky skin, and the healing properties of the salt are really great if you have acne. It’ll dry it up and heal it super quick.

Cup o’ Coffee Face & Body Mask I’m on my fourth jar of this already. The coffee beans are ground up just enough to give a deep, yet gentle scrub and the caffeine in the bar really does wake up your skin and make it look brighter. Great for the morning.

Buffy It smells like a vacation, that’s really the only way to describe it. It’s an exfoliant bar and body butter mixed together, so you rub it all over while you’re still in the shower, and then rinse the sand off. After, rub the oils in and pat dry. No need for lotion after because it seals in the moisture from your shower.

SHOWER GELS / JELLIES

Rose Jam Shower Gel Smells like roses and has a really bubbly lather. More cleansing than moisturizing. I like to use it before a more moisturizing soap because it’s great for removing dirt and oil from the skin.

The Olive Branch Shower Gel A long-time favorite of mine. Great for dry skin, as it has a really creamy lather versus a bubbly one. Also, the smell is very calming and lingers for a long time.

Needles & Pines Shower Jelly It’s a solid shower gel (consistency of jello), and it smells like Christmas trees! I like to store it in the fridge and use it when it’s hot outside, super cleansing and refreshing.

SOAPS:

Roses All the Way Personal favorite! Smells like roses & vanilla ice cream. Super moisturizing and so, so creamy. Definitely buy if you suffer from dry skin.

Yog Nog Very moisturizing and the scent lingers for a really long time. Smells like snickerdoodles and eggnog.

Bohemian Not at all creamy, as it’s an exfoliating soap. It’s great to use on dark spots like knees and armpits because the exfoliants soften the skin and the lemon juice evens out your skintone. Smells like lemons.

Karma Another favorite. It has a super thin consistency but is still very moisturizing, so it’s a good shaving soap because it won’t gunk up your razor. Smells like incense and patchouli.

Figs & Leaves Smells like dirt and grass, in a good way. Super cleansing. As in your skin will literally squeak after using it, so I recommend using an in-shower moisturizer like King of Skin after using it.

OTHER:

Atomic Toothy Tabs Solid toothpaste that you crush up in your mouth. It sounds weird but these things are phenomenal. They really leave your teeth squeaky clean, and are the sole reason my teeth are so white - I don’t use any whitening products. This particular kind smells like cloves and cinnamon.

Ultrabalm All Purpose Balm This stuff is amazing. It’s an all-over balm for rough spots. I use it in the winter time on my hands and lips, because they get dry. I also use it year round on my face where I get dry spots, as it doesn’t clog pores.

Silky Underwear Dusting Powder Another holy grail. If you could turn cocoa butter into a powder, this would be it. It’s not drying like baby powder, it’s more silky (it’s also talc-free). I use it between my legs to prevent chafing and under my boobs when it’s hot outside to prevent sweating.

This is actually so helpful because a lot of times I go into lush and I just end up getting pink things and things that smell good because I don’t know what other products are worth purchasing!

TALK TO PEOPLE. okay so I only worked there as a seasonal, but these overly polite, overly talkative salespeople have to do 3 demos an hour! SO if they ask if you want to try something, let them. They know what they’re doing and they will tell you everything you want to know about the product and what it will do for you.

The worst was when I had customers saying that they were just looking because they didnt know a thing about what they were looking at. A lot of the products look identical on the shelves, but they are all specifically tailored for different needs.

Fun facts:

If you go in and they dont have something because it was a seasonal or it’s no longer being made, do not be sad. The same scent may be in another product but more importantly, you can still get it. THE LUSH KITCHEN puts out products that are no longer being made every night at midnight (UK though so time stuff). There’s exclusive merch on there too, including bags and aprons and shirts. Everything goes really really fast though so you have to be ON it.

reblogged to the wrong blog because it took 4 attempts to reblog at all!

what the hell is going on in this country?!

Well damn

Shit has been bad for a while

Right so this lady was smart, if you’re ever in a sedan-style trunk there’s a little pull tab that you can use to get yourself out that is STANDARD in cars built after 2001. It’s the law just like headlights and seatbelts.

if you are in an SUV style vehicle or newer model car you may be able to find the automatic trunk release wire, pull on it, it will pop the trunk

if you can’t find any of that stuff,look for the brake light housing. You will need to pull back the trunk carpeting and feel about. It’s probably bolted in, but some careful wiggling will dislodge it. If people see a goddamn arm waving out of a hole in a car while they poke along I-95 they likely will do something about it

Reblog to save a life….

Everyone PLEASE just stop for a couple minutes and read this!!

Her name is Elaine Park and she’s been missing since January. After not returning home from seeing her boyfriend in Calabasas, CA on January 28th, Elaine’s mother reported her missing and a few days later on February 2nd, her car was found almost 20 miles away on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA. Her keys were found in the ignition, lights on, with the battery dead. Her cellphone and other personal belongings were found inside but there was no sign of her. Her boyfriend, who’s house was the last place she was seen, isn’t a suspect and has been very helpful in aiding police to find her. Weeks have passed and she still hasn’t been found and police have said they have exhausted all leads because that’s really all they know about what happened.

But here’s where it gets really creepy!!! 

Watch the CCTV footage of Elaine leaving her boyfriend’s house.

Elaine leaves her boyfriend’s house on January 28 at 6:05 a.m. but is not seen leaving his gated community until 7:14 a.m. That’s over AN HOUR of unaccounted time and on the DVDs Elaine’s mother received of surveillance footage, that hour is MISSING. The footage of her leaving the gated community is almost pitch black and it’s unclear if it’s even her driving the car out. Earlier in the night she and her boyfriend Ubered to a movie. There is footage of the Uber driving away. There is NO footage of Elaine driving away later in the morning. Why is there footage of Elaine and her boyfriend leaving the house to see a movie and returning but when Elaine leaves hours later to go home the video cuts off before we can even see her getting to her car!? Why is the footage missing? Why do we not have footage of Elaine physically exiting the house gate and driving away from the property? Why does it appear like theres two shadows that “run after” Elaine as she leaves? Why are there three flashes that go off from the house followed by three flashes from something out on the street as if someone is sending a signal to someone else?

Additional footage from the following days have not been requested from the family by police. Footage from neighboring homes have not been requested. There is still no information about if the Uber driver who drove Elaine hours before she went missing noticed anything suspicious between the couple. The boyfriend’s home has NOT been searched. We don’t know who took her but there’s certainly something suspicious going on and we just want answers.

So far, over $14,000 has been raised on the Help Find Elaine Park gofundme page which has helped her mother pay for a private investigator and continues to help pay for search efforts. If you can donate anything, please do here.

PLEASE If you have any information in the disappearance of Elaine Park please call Origin Investigations Jayden R. Brant (310) 201-7613 or the Glendale Police Department at (818) 548-4911.

You can also go to the Help Find Elaine Park facebook page here for any and all updates. It is now March 18th and it has been 49 days since Elaine has gone missing.

I see this in parking lots and it makes me sick. It’ll be 90-100 degrees outside and people will leave their Hugh Jackmans in the car with the window cracked only a little bit. If you see this please call someone so the poor thing can be taken somewhere safe

The window is down but he’s lonely and doesn’t know how to get out. Never leave them in the car, it makes them sad.

Well damn 😂

IM SCREAMING.

I’ve been watching a lot of courage the cowardly dog lately and I’ve been really impressed by some of the art work on this show. I mean look at this shit. This some cool as scenery.

Powerful ad. 

Every country in the world should start making ads like these. 

For an Indian ad about women, virginity and 2nd marriage 

let’s do something together to help…

cancelled in 2017: cheating, side ho culture, bragging about fucking someone elses partner

hot trends for 2017: being faithful, getting engaged and/or married, respecting peoples relationships, and also beating up bitches who think being a side chick is cool and fun

“side ho culture” sounds like a jab at polyamory

no the fuck it doesnt. shut up

Drawing porn of child characters from comics or cartoons is ILLEGAL in the United States

18 U.S. Code § 1466A - Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children                                                                 

(a)In General.—Any person who, in a circumstance described in subsection (d), knowingly produces, distributes, receives, or possesses with intent to distribute, a visual depiction of any kind, including a drawing, cartoon, sculpture, or painting, that—                    

(1)                        

(2)                     

(b)Additional Offenses.—Any person who, in a circumstance described in subsection (d), knowingly possesses a visual depiction of any kind, including a drawing, cartoon, sculpture, or painting, that—                    

(1)                 

(2)                       

©Nonrequired Element of Offense.  It is not a required element of any offense under this section that the minor depicted actually exist. Source

Here are some recent cases and convictions.

Most recent conviction seems to be May 2016. That’s this month.

When abusive adults in fandoms prey on the children in them, try to spread that it’s okay to draw child porn of the child characters, to sexualize the child characters, they are breaking the law and encouraging minors to break the law. The law doesn’t care if you use it as a “coping mechanism” (even forgetting that abused people can become abusers themselves). This is illegal and it can get you imprisoned.

Please boost this. Not enough people know the law exists and big-name artists routinely bully people, survivors, minors into believing that spreading child porn in their fandoms is okay and to do it themselves. It’s not, and it can get rebloggers arrested for possessing and spreading obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children.                 

this is the best news i’ve heard all day arrest all of them

I can’t believe people have had the law clearly laid out in front of them and are still trying to defend child porn with “it’s just fictional!!!”

1.5 Million Missing Black Men

Human Trafficking is real. I’ve seen WAY too many Black Women missing posts on Facebook and Twitter.

Over the past few days, a lot of black girls have gone missing around the Washington D.C area. 

64,000 black women and girls are currently missing in the U.S. Unfortunately, the media is doing a very poor job at reporting this. When I looked up these girl’s names, I only got about 3-4 articles. We need to do more when it comes to black girls being in danger…..We matter, our fears matter, and there is absolutely no reason this isn’t making national news. The least we can do is trying to spread this information throughout the internet.

Taliah Fitzhugh Atlanta, Ga. 23 Ig:@fit.to.da.t

So have y’all seen Mandarin ducks?

I mean, they look like a Cubist drew a duck,

a child colored the drawing,

and God brought it to life.

Mandarin ducks, y’all.  Mandarin ducks.

it’s times like this when people of all backgrounds and political parties can come together and say “what the fuck?”

When you log off, take your activism with you. Clever clap backs and critiques of society and oppressive systems don't really hold much weight if they don't circulate among people we interact with offline. A lot of activism on here is performative at this point and it's embarrassing to witness.

The tea is HAWT