We all have that one thing in our bag that we cannot live without. We love it, we need it and without it, you don’t feel the same. Say aloha to my favorite thing: Monoi Oil. This little bottle of happiness changed my life. Monoi, which means scented oil, is traced back to the Maori people of New Zealand. Today, it is associated with the beautiful people of Tahiti. The Tahitian monoi oil is a blend of pure coconut oil and Tiare flowers. You can just smell all its goodness by reading this. Want to get back your tan? Monoi. Want to hydrate your dry skin? Monoi. Want to condition your hair? Monoi. Need to calm down from all the craziness? Monoi. The list can go on and on. If you need proof of its benefits, just Google Tahitian women. Monoi also comes in a bunch of yummy flavors….tiare, coconut vanilla, ylang ylang coconut, plumeria and sandalwood. Want some sunscreen in your oil? Some come with that too! I would rather fly to Tahitii to get my monoi, but luckily it can be found pretty much everywhere. Longs, Down To Earth, Alive & Well and Mana Foods are just a few places on the island to get monoi. You can also purchase it online. I love my Monoi and I know you would too!

You know how every once in a while, you buy a product and instantly become a walking advertisement for the product? Yeah, this recently happened to me with the Sephora Eyelash Curler.
A little background on the issue…I’ve used the same Shu Uemura curler for years. I know you’re supposed to switch out makeup products rather often, but I don’t. Partly because I’m lazy, but mostly because the Shu Uemura curler was nowhere to be found! After looking and asking around, I found out that it was rarely sold in the states anymore. The only way to get it was online, and I wasn’t about to pay shipping to Hawaii, we all know that costs and arm and a leg…and sometimes another leg. So I used the curler much longer than I should’ve.
Until one day I strolled into the Sephora store in Ala Moana. On a mission to buy my mom a gift, I struck up a conversation with a sweet employee, who also just happened to be a spectacular salesperson:) Somehow we got on the subject of eyelashes, and I explained to her my curler dilemma. She excitedly immediately told me about the Sephora curlers, which were modeled after the Shu Uemura ones (since they were obviously a stellar product)! The rest is obvious…I bought it, use it every day and I’m more than satisfied! Not to mention its a bit cheaper and there were no added shipping costs!
Oh, and best of all, they come in these rad colors!

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