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michigan sand dunes engagement photoshoot

michigan sand dunes engagement photoshoot

michigan sand dunes engagement photoshoot this week on the blog i’m sharing a few of my favorite photos from our sand dunes engagement shoot! literally, i had over 100 photos to choose from and it was way too hard because i love them all! megan, our photographer, was amazing and made the day so much fun. seriously, if you’re in the west michigan area (or even outside of it) i highly recommend contacting her! she is incredible to work with. when we got engaged (a year ago, i know, it’s about time we did this – we haven’t even made a wedding guest list yet and we are so behind, help, sos, thanks) i knew right away i wanted to do our engagement shoot in sand dunes. i think they are just so beautiful and something different! so that’s exactly what we did (obviously) and i am so happy with how they turned out. it’s pretty rare that dominic and i actually take photos together because usally one of of us is behind the camera. so i was so stoked to finally do this. i’ve linked all of the details below! details location – silver lake sand dunes photographer – megan kathleen > website & instagram < dress – free people – i wore an xs & it fit perfectly that’s everything i can think of! lol you can always leave me a question in the comments or message me on instagram, but here they are! i can’t wait to get them printed. xo

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l’oreal colorista semi-permanent hair dye review

l’oreal colorista semi-permanent hair dye review ok, before i write this review, please note that I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. but, sometimes, you just hope for the best and the worst happens. this post is all about my experience with the l’oreal colorista semi-permanent hair dye. brace yourselves. my hair background so let me back up. before i had brown hair, my hair was literally white. you can read all about that here. but as of february (or march) i went back to brown hair. over the last few months, the brown had lightened up quite a bit, to more of a light golden brown as opposed to a chestnut brown. i didn’t think this would be an issue, but it totally was! i LOVED the look the teal l’oreal colorista hair dye gave me. like absolutely loved it. if i didn’t have engagement photos soon, i probably would have kept it in as long as i could have.  unfortunately, i knew i couldn’t keep it for long. how to get colorista semi-permanent hair dye out of your hair jokes on all of you – you can’t! the directions said it would last 7-14 washes (i think?), so i thought i would be fine. the first few washes, the dye really came off quick. which was fine because that was what i wanted! i started to intentionally try to get it out after a few washes because i was ready for brown hair back. this wasn’t as easy as just shampoo, unfortunately. after about three washes (with shampoo that contained sulfate of course) the teal dye was completely out of my brown (natural) hair. my roots/brown hair had grown out quite a bit since they were last bleached, before i went back to brown. and i didn’t have a problem at all getting that out. the issue, though, was with my previously bleached hair. IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. which, i should have expected. i really should have. but i had so much hope! also, when i say i tried everything, i literally mean everything. i tried dish soap, head and shoulders, vitamin c, you name it. and it still would not come out! i probably washed my hair a total of like 25 times in 7 days. which i know, is so bad for your hair. in conclusion i ended up having to call my hair…

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happy launch day formulate!

i am so excited to finally share this with you guys! today is formulate‘s launch day! what’s formulate, you ask? only the most exciting thing to ever happen to shampoo and YOUR HAIR. formulate is custom shampoo and conditioner made just for YOU – based on many different variables like hair texture, hair struggles, whether you dye it or not, EVERYTHING. i feel like i’m yelling a lot but i’m just really excited lol each shampoo that is made just for you is without all the gross stuff like parabens, sulfates, and they are NEVER tested on animals. all of the really important things that matter for your hair. here’s a little video that helps sum it up >>> video <<< so, how can you get your own? you can do one of two things! go to my instagram > here < and send me a message telling me you want an early access code. only the FIRST TEN people to message me will get an early access code. i repeat, ONLY THE FIRST TEN PEOPLE. you should do it like, now! want an even better deal and win your own shampoo and conditioner for FREE? click the link below to enter my giveaway. one of you lucky ducks is getting your very own shampoo for free! like, what more could you want? enter my giveaway > here < you can also check out my profile > here < formulate is changing the way we do shampoo. i mean, everyone’s different! nobody’s hair is the same – so why should everyone be using the same shampoo? if you have ANY questions at all, seriously let me know. i would be more than happy to talk about this because i’ve been waiting so long for this to finally launch! so what are you waiting for? enter my giveaway and get your own customized* shampoo FOR FREE. i cannot wait to get mine in a few short weeks!   xo,   courtney raf  

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