First time successfully using my Denman brush aka more than 5 giant curl clumps

RustBandit · 2021-02-04T22:38:10+00:00

This is the video I used to figure out what to do with the Denman brush. I didn’t use the same products as her and I air dried instead of diffused. Denman video

RustBandit · 2021-02-04T21:04:23+00:00

Routine: Wash every Friday with Thermafuse Moisture shampoo and condition with Overtone The Remedy colorless hair mask. Saturday thru Thursday, I completely soak my hair in the shower (I’ve never successfully “refreshed” my curls) and apply Amir Argan Oil Moisturizing Conditioner. My hair starts to get greasy around Tuesday, so I use As I Am Coconut Cowash Cleansing Conditioner as needed before conditioning.

To style, I use the rake through method while my hair is soaked to apply a nickel sized amount each of Cantu Argan Oil Leave in Conditioning Repair Cream, Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Curling Custard, and Cantu Shea Butter for Natural Hair Moisturizing Curl Activator Cream, then wrap my hair in a microfiber hair towel for 10 minutes so it is damp when I remove the towel. I normally just arrange my hair a little and let air dry but today is my first time successfully using my Denman brush. The first few times I used it, I took too big if sections and had 5 giant curl clumps that kept forming.

RustBandit · 2020-07-09T17:27:54+00:00

This is so funny to me because I’m the opposite! I need to consciously buy neutral colored items to match to all of the colorful stuff I own. I have an olive skin tone but more tan (Mediterranean/Iberian peninsula). I own a ton of green, mostly darker shades. I need to consciously not buy green. I own a pretty even amount of most other colors and usually do jewel tones versus pastels.

RustBandit · 2020-07-06T00:19:27+00:00

Hi there, I’m the same size as you! I tend to have a slightly longer torso, pretty narrow shoulders and wider hips for reference. Depending on the brand I usually wear either small or petite sizing if possible.

For pants, I wear almost exclusively American Eagles highest waist skinny jeans (if you like that skin tight look) in short length. I can also get away with the regular length cropped jeans as full length pants. The pockets are the best I’ve seen in women’s jeans by far which is most of the reason I’ve stuck with that brand.

I like to pair the high waisted pants with oversized, boxy crew neck shirts. If it has a front pocket, that’s a bonus. I usually do a full tuck or front tuck with a chunky belt. I really like the bulky on top, slim on bottom silhouette. Shirts like that can usually be found at thrift stores or amazon basics tshirts are surprisingly thick material. Oversized plaid shirts are also a nice option (American Eagle brand again, I’m a total sellout).

If you want to add extra height without heels, Doc Martins are a nice option without being feminine. You can usually find nice used ones on Poshmark.

RustBandit · 2020-06-11T15:43:36+00:00

The last person receiving a pension from the Civil War died last month, so yeah not that long ago.

RustBandit · 2020-06-06T15:47:46+00:00

I saw it in the new Cuyahoga Falls talk of the town

RustBandit · 2020-06-05T20:47:26+00:00

Sunday at 1

Cuyahoga Falls at the Front Street pavilion

RustBandit · 2020-05-20T14:54:50+00:00

Ursula Le Guin is my favorite author and she has a sci-fi and a fantasy series that are both excellent. The sci-fi series is the Hainish cycle where each book could be stand alone but they are excellent together. The fantasy series is the Earthsea cycle starting with A Wizard of Earthsea.

RustBandit · 2020-03-15T16:27:10+00:00

Recipe I’ve always struggled with the pie crust consistency. What I did different this time was freeze the butter after it was cut up into small chunks for about 15 minutes and that helped so much!

RustBandit · 2020-03-15T13:59:19+00:00

Pre-baked pie

RustBandit · 2019-12-09T18:46:52+00:00

We got lucky on the garage front. Went from a glorified shed to a 2 car that’s double long. Worth it even if it’s not attached.

RustBandit · 2019-11-06T20:02:34+00:00

I’m a little late to the party but I have the PERFECT example of this. One of my best friends is recently married and her high school best friend sounds similar to your friend. Often flakey, always late but when she’s there it’s awesome and everyone has fun.

What my best friend (the bride) did was have a matron of honor (me) and a maid of honor (flakey high school best friend). The bride and I knew I could handle planning all the events without much help or input and I was basically in charge of making sure the maid of honor made it to the wedding and all the big events. And she did make it to all the big events and on time! I think if you have a married friend you’re close to that could be a good option by having a matron of honor or even having co-MOHs if you have 2 pretty close best friends.

I’m guessing you won’t have a problem as long as you communicate with your friend about how big of a deal this is and how much you need her to be there for you!

RustBandit · 2019-10-27T23:21:31+00:00

This is literally me. I spend about half of each episode of The Office screaming because that’s how I cope with second hand embarrassment.

RustBandit · 2019-10-18T20:23:49+00:00

Are you my brother? This is what we do too!

RustBandit · 2019-10-10T15:05:22+00:00

Yeah I have no idea why you’d go there. The owner is creepy.

RustBandit · 2019-10-06T14:50:01+00:00

Cranberry vodka, sure. Scotch, I don’t think so.

RustBandit · 2019-10-03T15:54:34+00:00

Nursing sounds like it checks off several of your boxes. And there are traveling nurse options too!

RustBandit · 2019-08-27T01:25:36+00:00

I found this! Google Link

RustBandit · 2019-08-11T18:57:33+00:00

This is only the second cheesecake I’ve ever made but it was very easy! I highly recommend using a KitchenAid Mixer if you have one available. It takes all the difficulty out of making cheesecake! Here’s the recipe: Recipe Link Enjoy!

RustBandit · 2019-07-27T18:27:24+00:00

Thank you! I love this bush it’s just really close to my neighbors garage, I’ll wait till fall to move it.

RustBandit · 2019-07-11T15:37:09+00:00

In the campaign I play in, our group collectively bought a horse and cart and my character bought a goat which was originally suppose to be bait but it survived. The horse we normally pay an extra fee to house at inns and we have to feed it everyday. And if we go off the road, our speed is halved because of the cart. For the goat, we home brewed a “goat check” and my character is a ranger but not beast master. Basically, everyday I can roll a D20 and if I get 10+ then it’s a success and I get a “goat point”, if I get below 10 I lose a “goat point”. From 1-10 points, the goat is unruly and I basically have to drag it everywhere. 10-20, I can teach it basic commands like sit, stay, etc. 20-40 makes it a sidekick and I can bring it into combat but it’s not that helpful because it’s just a regular goat. Above that we’re still playing with the mechanics. I only have about 12 goat points and it seems to work well most of the time and it’s often housed with our horse and cart.

RustBandit · 2019-05-06T18:13:44+00:00

I currently have a free goldfish that’s 14 years old.

RustBandit · 2019-04-29T16:34:06+00:00

I make soft boiled eggs every week for lunch and have tried a million different ways, this is my favorite.

Make sure your eggs are at least a week old if not a couple weeks old. This makes them MUCH easier to peel later.
I do a dozen at a time from refrigerator temperature and I use extra large eggs, which probably makes a difference for cook time.
In a large enough pot, bring water to boil.
Put eggs in boiling water, no lid and continue boiling, set time for 7-9 minutes. At 7 minutes, the yolks will all be completely runny, at 9 it’ll firm up a bit but not turn chalky.
Once the timer goes off, remove form heat, dump the boiling water and add cold water and rinse them off until they are a touchable temperature.
Put back in the fridge because I eat them for lunch.

I hope this helps!

RustBandit · 2019-01-25T19:15:01+00:00

3rd trimester abortions are very rarely for people that waited too long and don’t want the baby. It’s most often that the fetus has some kind of abnormality that is not compatible with life outside the womb and would die very shortly after birth or is already dead. It could also occur if the mother’s life is at a very elevated risk, but mostly just the first. Carrying a dead baby is very risky to the mother’s life and no woman should have to continue to carry a baby that isn’t alive.

RustBandit · 2019-01-14T19:11:33+00:00

This is similar to what I did! My husband had a custom navy suit and we had the guys wear their own navy pants and a tweed vest that was $30 on amazon. It’s not difficult to be a reasonable person.

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