Hello world, 

Does anyone out there feel like a pair of falsies turn up their makeup look by 100? 

Surely I can't be the only one who loves the way fake lashes make my eyes and overall makeup application look. 

Some years ago, I discovered the Salon Perfect 615 lashes and fell in love. I bought the pack from walmart and my makeup application kicked up a notch as I perfected my lash application (thanks to hours spent watching youtube tutorials).  

Anyhoo, after I had discovered the perfect lashes - for me, I went to re-stock sometime last year in walmart and could not find them. After checking in various walmarts and going back severally, I realized that walmart might no longer be carrying the Salon Perfect 615 lashes! Maybe it will be back soon, but I couldn't wait. So, this began my search for a dupe of the lashes and thanks to amazon, I found the the Jimire High Drama lashes.


I quickly placed my order and was eager to wear them upon arrival. Let me tell you, I was not disappointed! Just look below at how they made my eyes look!


I love how wispy and flirty they look. These look a little bit longer than the salon perfect 615 did, but I am completely fine with that. I love that it has the same look the salon perfect 615 gave my eyes.

So, if you're looking for new lashes to try, or if you were surfing the web for the Salon Perfect 615 dupe, this is my current recommendation. 

So today I am very excited to share with you all that I'm now part of those who actually can boldly say that "I love my natural hair".

My natural hair journey hasn't been one I took the time to document because I just didn't have anything spectacular going on with my hair. I don't even remember when I started this journey but I am sure it's been well over 5 years. 

Throughout these years, I had the routine to wash it, condition it, and put it in corn-rows underneath the numerous wigs I wear. Seriously, I barely wore my hair out on its own because I just didn't know what to do with it and it had next to NO definition. 

Well a couple of months ago, I discovered a product that helped my natural hair curl pattern to be more defined! I should say at this point that this is not a sponsored post, but I just had to share since I have absolutely fallen in love with the Cantu curl activator cream. CLICK HERE TO BUY ON AMAZON

 I used it mainly with my curly wigs as pictured below, but one fateful day, I decided to use it on my natural hair since that's actually what is written on the bottle! 

Let me tell you guys, using this on my natural hair was a game changer! My natural curls came forth and lasted for days the first time I used this! My favorite style to wear my natural hair now is in a wash-and-go using just my Cantu Moisturizing curl activator cream. 

Pictured below, you can see that I actually wear my natural hair out in it' natural glory and I absolutely love that! A high up-do is my favorite way to wear it. 

I hope this post helps my naturalistas and curly haired people out there. Remember this product can also be used on your human hair weaves/wigs. Get your curls popping!

That's it for now,

Till later, God bless.

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Hello world!

One of the most popular question I get asked in my Instagram DM is with regards to which baby products I use for my baby girl. From her hair care to her skin care, it seems majority of the people are interested!

There's actually not much to what we do since she's just a baby, but I figured I needed to do this post to help my fellow mamas out there. 

 My baby girl is almost six months old and she has been using the same products ever since we brought her home. I managed to record her bath and hair routine on my YouTube channel so please watch that here or at the bottom of this post as it explains more of how things are done and used.

None of these items are sponsored but I'm open if the companies ever stumble on this post (not kidding). Lol

I'll do this post in sections so that it's not all over the place. First we will start with Skin care. 

Skin care

Body wash/Lotion: Shea Moisture Raw Shea Chamomile and Argan Oil Baby Head to Toe Wash  Shampoo and Healing Lotion

Face cream: Eucerin Baby Eczema Relief Body Creme

Diaper cream: Earth Mama Baby Organic Diaper Balm

Hair care

Shampoo: Aveeno Baby Gentle Wash & Shampoo with Natural Oat Extract, Tear-Free &, Lightly Scented

Hair Oil: Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Baby Oil Rub

Hair styling

Tiny black rubber bands.

No, these don't pull on her hair. Her hair is so slippery anyway and the band isn't done so tight that it hurts her or pulls her hair. (watch the video on youtube to see).

I personally don't like too much going on with her hair, so when she has it in tiny puffs, I don't bother with the hair accessories (maybe a clip of two here and there).

But when her hair is out in it's fro glory, i love using the head bands. 

Other notable mentions/Answers to frequently asked questions 

• She bathes once everyday at about the same time everyday.
• She wears her hair in the tiny puffs for 3-4 days at a time. Everyday is not wash day. But if her hair is out in a fro, we wash it everyday.
• She uses her diaper cream with every diaper change and we've never had any diaper rash issues so I plan to keep it that way.
• Her skin color is from God and purely the makeup of her genes (Yes I get asked this question).
• As you probably saw in the video I shared about her bath and hair routine, she doesn't really cry during bath/hair time. 
• If she starts crying, we stop to see what is going on with her and once the issue is resolved, we can resume whatever it was we were doing. 
• Sometimes we get her hair done in one go, other times, we get it done in batches and space the time out. It's ok to stop and check what is going on with your baby. They didn't sign up to be "slay queens" lol, so please don't force your babies to get their hair done. 
• We comb her hair when it's wet so that it doesn't hurt her.
• Oiling her hair really helps with breakage so she doesn't get any shedding or bald spots.
• She doesn't sleep on any specialty pillow or fabric, or wear any hair bonnets. I truly believe in letting air get to her scalp and I won't put her on any silk pillows or bed sheet because even I don't find them comfortable. Cotton and Jersey knit fabrics are what her bed sheet is made of.

Dramatic sleeves are always welcomed in my book!

I decided to pair this top with an old skirt and I couldn't be happier with the final look. 

P.S: I am in love with how the flowers blooming in the flower pot actually MATCH my outfit. I didn't notice this while taking the photos! 

Do you love mustard yellow as much as I do? 

Please share with me below. 

That's it for now

Till Later, God Bless. 

Hello world, Lizzy here and I am so excited to share today's post with you all. 

As you can probably tell by the new look on my blog and the title of this post, your girl is re-branding! It was fun being TheDIYLady while it lasted and I will continue to post do-it-yourself projects on my social media platforms, but  this change is needed because I am ready to fully begin the journey to being my full self - Lizzy O. 

Some of you know that DIY for me began with my love for painting my nails by myself, and from that love came the opportunity to work with many nail polish companies and from there, I decided to share more DIY  projects with you guys. After I got comfortable sharing the things I was doing, I then decided to start sharing more about my life as a wheelchair user and some of the things I do to make life easy for me. I have shared my style, some bits about my relationship, my lifestyle and also some encouraging posts. 

Over the years, my brand has evolved and my platform can now be described as more of a lifestyle platform instead of solely a DIY  platform. I love this growth and I have decided to embrace it and fully OWN IT! 

I would like to thank everyone that has supported me since the beginning and those of you that met us half way... and now those of you that will be joining us as we go forward. The little girl that decided to share her love for nail polish, fashion and whatever else she could share has now evolved into a still growing young lady - who is somebody's wife and mother! Wheewww Lord, it has been a journey!

This re-brand will give me the opportunity to share more of my authentic self with you all because I will no longer fill like I am in the DIY only bubble.

I will continue to post videos on my youtube channel - CLICK HERE to subscribe if you're not already (It's FREE). 

I will also continue to be active on my instagram page (especially my stories - Seriously, that's where I share the most baby-related content.. LOL).





Check out the video I made about my re-branding below.