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A Message from Ben Breedlove
I have been a bit consumed by work and the hoopla of the holidays for the past couple of weeks but today I came across an article on People.com about Ben Breedlove and stopped in my tracks (Kid Cudi: Ben Breedlove is My Hero). Ben Breedlove had a condition called Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and died on…
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Now this is Freshly Pressed (Coffee)
Source: iweb.cooking.com If you haven’t learned yet, you will come to learn that I’m a big foodie and love spending time in the kitchen trying new things While I don’t consider myself much of a beverage connoisseur I have to say that I have been obsessed with coffee for many years. Growing up, I had more…
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Product Review: Trader Joe’s Spa Natural Facial Cleansing Pads
For a little less than the last fifty days, I’ve been using Trader Joe’s Spa Natural Facial Cleansing Pads. I say fifty because it comes 50 per pack and I aimed to use it once daily before bed but some days I went a little crazy and used two (I’m a rebel!). Anyway, I stumbled across these pads…
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The Versatile Blogger Award!
I am very pleased to announce that I’ve been nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award! Big shout out to Sass ‘n Curlz for the nomination! Before I go over my nominations, I wanted to take a quick second to say thank you to everyone who has visited the blog and liked MANE MAN on Facebook and Twitter. …
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The Pros and Cons of Hair Type Systems
Hair typing is as controversial topic as any in the hair community and frankly its existence has been debated over and over again across natural hair sites and forums everywhere. There are a few typing systems out there, all of which you can read about if you do an internet search for “hair typing”. Today,…
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Happy Holidays!
Season’s Greetings everyone! I’m officially in the Christmas spirit and my apartment has been full of Christmas scents and music for most of the past few days. Stockings are on the mantle and a few presents are hanging around and I’m feeling pretty good! Happy holidays whatever you celebrate (or choose not to celebrate) this time of…
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25 Men’s Health Tips from Dr. Oz Pt. 2
A few weeks ago I posted a few tips from Dr. Oz on men’s health called 25 Men’s Health Tips from Dr. Oz Pt. 1. Here’s Part 2 of Dr. Oz’ tips from Men’s Health. Let’s start with number 16: 16. Keeps Tabs on Your Tab: Watching the way you spend your money can greatly…
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St. Ives: I Got it From My Mama
When I was approaching high school I was terrified of having acne pone skin. All the movies and TV shows that I watched somehow always seemed to feature the unavoidable crisis of teen acne *cue Psycho music* at some point in the plot. I was a little traumatized. My Dad is the kind of guy who washed his face…
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Nice Blow Out!
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had someone come up to me and say, “Nice blow out!” After I wipe the confusion from my face I usually respond like this, “…Thanks.” Then I think to myself, what is a blow out? Isn’t it just hair that’s blow dried straight? I doubted myself so naturally I…
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