No Shave November Ends Tonight

No Shave November ends tonight. Did you participate? For all the guys who did show their support for men's health awareness will be able to shave their faces after a month long of air growth.

I personally didn't know what this event was when I first heard about it for the first time this month on Twitter.

"Movember" (a portmanteau of the slang word "mo" for moustache and "November") is an annual, month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com. The goal of Movember is to "change the face of men's health."

If you didn't get to participate this year, now you know this is an actual event for a cause and you can mark your calendars next year. 

Source: Movember.com

Product Review: Bump Patrol

So here is a product review just for the guys who go through the same problems I have: Razor Bumps. I have coily, thick hair and always get nasty razor bumps. Here is my solution:

Bump Patrol [about $10]

This gel is an amazing product for black men like me. I have to shave all the time [once or even twice daily] and while doing so I get razor bumps all over my neck and and lower face that are painful and hard to get rid of.

In the past I either had to wait for them to go away on their own or try not shave. Both options were not possible for me. 

This has been the only product that I have found that takes care of this problem. All you have to do is apply the gel after a shave and the bumps will be gone in about 2 days. 

The only thing that people complain about is the smell. It is not that bad. Just to be safe, DO NOT apply this product if your going out or going to be around other people. Do the application at night before going to bed. Other than that you will thoroughly enjoy this!

Source: BumpPatrol.com

Hot: drake

Back in the day on the Canadian TV show "Degrassi" I did not find this dude attractive at all. He was so awkward looking. This is what he looked like when he was younger. Even now that he is all well known and popular now with his music, I still didn't think he was cute.

But this picture of him from his Twitter changed my mind! The facial hair on him suites him well!! Well done. On another note, here is a new song from both Timbaland and Drake. The song is called "Say Something". I have been listening to it all day. Click here to check it out.

Rating: 4/5

Christian Nathaniel

71. @charlotte_MAC store at southpark

There were MAC kiosks at Northlake Mall and Belk, but now the first standalone MAC Cosmetic store in Charlotte is now open at South Park Mall!

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59. the brow bar

Threading is all the new crave in America to manicure your brows. The process originated by the Persians [They have thick ass brows lol]. is made up of your aesthetician to using to pieces of thread and they twist them to pull hairs grouped at a time out of the follicle.

Threading is supposed to be better than waxing, and lasers because it helps people who have sensitive skin as it avoids unpleasant side affects as the top layer of the skin is not damaged, burned or stripped off in the process.

They just opened up the threading shop at Northlake Mall. The first one in the area, there is a threading kiosk at Concord Mills, but I don't know if it is still there. So once again The Brow Bar is now open and no appointments are necessary. The price of all of their numerous services can be found on their site below.

Image provided by:

www.the-brow-bar.com
Edited by: Christian Nathaniel

Classic Nude Nail

The nude nail is always in. It's timesless chic and very simple. You can purchase nude nail polish anywhere. Depending on how ever dark or light you want it, there are millions of shades as well. So ditch the french manicure, please. I'm begging you try this look.

Before and After: My Eyebrows

My eyebrows before and after. 

Girls who shave off all their eyebrows and paint them all back on are wimps. Kinda harsh right? Well so is your face. Painted, Sharpied, penciled on whatever, if you wash your face and you have no hair above your eyes, there is a problem at hand. Put the razor down for a good month and read this post again.

Natural, furry and overgrown brows are not good either. So this is what I need you to do. Purchase a good tweezer of your choice and shape your brows that way. I'm not gonna tell you HOW to do them, because no two peoples eyebrows are alike. They must fit your face a specific way. So if you don't have a steady hand go to a salon when your hairs are grown in and get them professionally done at least once and than you can follow the pattern down the road. There are plenty of eyebrow plucking tutorials on youtube that you can gaze at, just search "eyebrow arching" or "eyebrow plucking".

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TV: Smooth Away Hair Remover a Gimmick?

I saw this commercial and was very skeptical about the intended claims. The As Seen On TV brand is saying that it can help rid unwanted hair with this special bufffer that can be rubbed on the skin and is not painful. If you watch the infomercial here in reality it looks painful .

Here is a customer testimony:

Do not order this. I got mine today and I tried it like 3 minutes ago and it does not that the hair off. after you finish the circles your legs ache. I’d rather shave or use veet or nair honestly. The hair doesn’t bulge. Th pads are more like a mile sand paper and even has 3M written on the back just like sand paper. Not worth the money. What a scam!!!!

This is just one product testimony, have this product ever worked for you? 

jean paul gaultier red cologne!

Is it in production anymore? I can't find it. Now they only sale the blue one. Ugh. It smells like shit. I originally got the cologne for like $12 at a discount store. Maybe this is really the last of it. Oh well. I will use it sparingly. 

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

new hair style?

I'm tired of doing just a regular "fade" hairstyle every other week and I always wanted long hair. My goal is to have it nipple-length, but my hair takes a while for it to grow, ugh. So I'm just gonna stick with a nappy afro for now. Eeek. In the winter I'm going to have to wear a lot of hats because my hair is in transition LOl. Wish me luck. I wish I could just get away with a lace front wig.

How does this 'fro look?

Sound off.

--Christian Nathaniel

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www.joy2day.com

Tip: Your Number 1 + 2 Accessory

Being fashionable is a fulltime gig. We find ourselves browsing every clothing site on the net and shop hoping for the perfect accessories to make an outfit stand out. At the end of the day we suffer the pains associated with covering every mall in the area so grueling that the hunt almost seems not worth it. In this hunt for “the” best accessories we neglect the obvious. We carry our two best accessories with us; our skin and our hair.

Sadly enough I am not a doctor, your skin should be left to your own devices. Just keep is clean and remove any unnecessary oils from your skin on a daily basis. On the hair front, keeping your hair on the up and up is largely a matter of personal style. What you can do with your hair is in large a matter of genetics. Personally, my hair is a kinky as it comes. It’s thick, curly and untamable. So I embrace my hair for the wild beast it is, I often wear my hair in a well coifed or curly fro, and occasionally I wear it in two strand twists. I would suggest embracing your hair for its natural state, especially if you’re a person of color. Just make a practice of keeping it clean and free of excess oil, dandruff and dirt. Use good products, and experiment until you find what works for you.

A few key concepts in wearing your hair well:

--Make it look like nature gave to you what others would die for.

--Do not use products that carry heavy odors that may overpower a light cologne.

--Combs, brushes and other hair grooming utensils are your friends, use them.

--Don’t be afraid to try new products.

--Choose styles that frame your face well.

--Keep in mind that what works for another person, might not always work for you.

Source: Photoshopsupport.com

Beauty: Virgin Manicure

No more cuticles for a while I see. 

I have been contemplating getting a professional manicure for a while but was scared because I didn't want the shiny polish on them. So today I was bored at the mall with an hour to spare before going into work, and I saw this nail shop.

The sign said manicures were $13, so I thought I might as well go pamper myself.

The end results are above. I should have snapped a before photo showing you my nail condition. 

Tell me what you think.

Tip: "Manscaping"

A guy getting his eyebrows is a good thing. Nothing is worst than a unibrow or messy unkept brows. I understand that it is hard for a guy to walk into a salon and sit down in a room full of women and ask to get his eyebrows done...yes, I understand.

I first saw a straight guy with waxed brows when I watched the TV show "Growing Up Gotti" and was introduced to Carmine. He is so bold for being an open metrosexual. 

In the end, it looks so good!! The only two problems with waxing is that you must continue to get routine touch-ups or your brows will look a mess and also if you get a aesthetician who jacks up your brows, than you will have to suffer for a good month until they grow back in. 

My suggestion for guys just starting out and are interested in keeping your brows clean is by plucking at home with a good tweezer. This is good because you are in control of how neat you want your brows to look and it won't cost you $8 every time you do it.

Source: www.cgotti.com