The MLM Kool Aid🥴🍃

Hey y’all! Long time no see lol! As you can tell by the title i have been drinking the mlm kool aid. Yes i know, how bad this is gonna sound.🙈

For those of you who don’t know what a mlm is i will explain. Basically, a Mlm is a pyramid scheme. These pyramid schemes are mostly ran by stay a home moms, college students just tryna make a dime, or just people with money to waste. So here is the story about how i sipped the kool aid but learned and spit it out. 🙌🏾🙌🏾

Well we know all about essential oils and the beautiful benefits behind them. right? This company by the name of Young Living Essential oils has been on my mind for quite some time now. I first heard about this company throughly a you tuber whom i will not name. She talked about this company in almost every single video. At first, i was kinda of annoyed by it. Because she would literally bring up about how candles are so bad for you, and how they cause cancer, infertility, headaches, and etc. It got to the point during quarantine that i believed every word she said. ( insert eye roll).

So basically, i bought the starter kit on my own no team or sponsor at first. I created the instagram, joined facebook groups ( which i loved ), met a few good oil users, and a few not so good ones 🥴. The first couple of days i was totally enjoying this company no problems. i ran into problems of those bad oil people honestly begging me to join their “ team”. My starter kit took whole month for it to get to me 🙄🙄. I later realized that the one lady who kept begging me to join her was only trying to sign me up under her for my commission which i think is like $50. i wanted to give it to someone who really needed it you know. Someone who i felt genuinely good about. Someone who actually cared for me ,and not the money she was getting from me.

To make a long story short i found a sweet and kind. This lady who i also will not name for privacy reasons is also so amazing!! She makes time for me and answers any questions i have. Here lately i’ve been feeling “ bad “ about this company. I feel as if.. yes the oils are good, the people are great, but the oils aren’t just worth the money they want you to pay. The company doesn’t just sell oils. They also sell bar soaps, hand soaps, bath essentials, household cleaning products, and basic house products.

As of 2021, I will be canceling my subscription to the whole “ Essential Rewards” and just ghosting that whole company. it’s nothing that can change the amount of money i’ve spent, but i know now that MLM aren’t great companies. All of what was listed is not the negative things about this company it tons more. DONT SIP THE KOOL AID 🥺 just a few articles about the company are listed below🥴:

https://www.happi.com//contents/view_breaking-news/2020-11-24/narb-rules-on-young-livings-claims/

https://www.businessinsider.com/young-living-gary-young-founder-essential-oils-2020-7

https://www.businessinsider.com/young-living-essential-oils-medical-claims-2020-7

Start your days with positivity 💛

Sometimes waking up early a nice balanced breakfast , and coffee makes the day a whole lot brighter . On days like these your body and mind needs a total reset from its old ways.

So last night/ early this morning i set my alarm for a earlier time then usual ( 10 am). i woke up did my morning routine and sat by my laptop to watch Wizards of Waverly place all before 1:00pm. I also logged out of my most used social media so today is just a chill day all to myself 😎

i’m mostly used to waking up way later mainly around 1:00 pm – 4:00pm which usually always made me feel negative or drowsy. Today i feel might happier and of course awake from being up before those times. Have you ever tried to reset your mind mind & body? if so, How did it work for you? If not, Maybe you should try it.🥱

xoxo🌻

Sierra 💛

Edge Naturale Follicle Enhancer Product Review:

You may be asking yourself what exactly is edge naturale?? Well i’m here to answer your question about this lovely product. Edge Naturale is for anybody who needs to regrow worn or damaged edges and wants to look their best again… but struggles with all the expensive and inferior products out there. The Follicle Enhancer retails for about $29.95 -$59.90. The size i’m using in the review is the 2oz size which is roughly around $30.00 us dollars.

I’m using this product because i’ve had a bad problem of thinning hair especially in my edges and crown area. Today, July 8th, is day one of using this product. My first impression is it smells so amazing. It reminds me of peppermint tea or any type of peppermint candy. it’s made with natural oils, peppermint and coconut milk. after application it started soothing and cooling my scalp.

The instructions state to “ Clean your edges or area of application with warm water. Dispense cream onto the problem area with your fingertips. You will feel a tingling sensation, this is the peppermint working to stimulate your follicles!” and i followed the exact instructions and felt the cooling sensation on my scalp. I started with a small amount on my thinning edges and worked my around to my crown.

This product does exactly what it’s suppose to and now that i’ve been using it for a certain length of time. i’m starting to notice changes in my affected areas. This product is not only helping my edges it’s also moisturizing them. I most definitely recommend this product to anyone . I feel like this product would work for natural hair or relaxed hair. Just ask your beautician before use.

Thank you for reading this post and remember to shop black owned business 🌞✨

with love , Sierra

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Alcohol father story time: 🤧

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Most think growing up being the “ baby” of your parents is a easy job. I’m here to speak on behalf of my fellow babies it is not easy being the youngest child . Although we do have exciting benefits ( less strict rules & always getting our way blah blah etc etc). Life of the youngest child is years of hard work lol. I grew up a differnet life from my sister who i have a twenty year age difference from. I watched my father struggle with an alchol addiction which he still suffers from now.

My father broke my heart before any boy got the chance to do so. Of course i had plenty of ‘boyfriends” at that age. Those heartbreaks did not compare to the heartbreaks i felt from the man who helped create me. I started to hate see other dad relationships because i knew i would never get that. I remember praying to the Lord to change my dad & for God to make him a sober person. Of course i knew that just by me praying that it was not going to change him. My dad had to find the motivation to change himself. My dad is a great dad i love him with my whole heart. He taught me a lot of life lessons, how to fish, garden, and be a good person. Not every person is perfect duh lol the only perfect person is our lord and savior Jesus Christ. Maybe one day before i have kids my father will decide to change his life around.

My mother working not only to keep our family together, but also her marriage together for so many years. I basically gained my independence at a young age. unlike my classmates who were learning to ride bikes, drive cars, theme parks, or even boyfriends. I was teaching myself how to heal from the heartbreak of watching my father slowly drank his life away. At the age of twelve i started to notice my father changing into a different person on the weekends. It was kinda like a light switch went off in my brain. The On side was the man i knew to be my father & The Off side was his drunk alter ego that i hated to see. My dad would give me love and affection during the day, but at night he would sort of forget i exist. They always say ” fathers are a girls first heartbreak” and of course it is true.

As i’m typing this at 6:18 am on June 8,2020 i am up listening to worship music. This scripture in Deuteronomy 31:6 says that ” Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” I find this scripture important because i cant change this world, my father, or the world. It reminds me to not be afraid because my God has it all under control. God with with my father through his addiction and through the grace of God he will OVERCOME whether its today, tomorrow, or ten years from now. This world will change for the better because God has it under control. We have to be strong and know that he is with us.

-Sierra

6/8/2020

love you my beautiful peeps 💛🌈🦋😘

Prom Season is here!!

Hey Y’all! As you can see by the title of the post prom season has officially arrived. My last prom in my entire life was over nearly a year ago. In the past eighteen ( almost nineteen), I have been to two of my own proms. Junior year prom was amazing and exciting. Senior year prom was indecisive decisions and stressful. I decided to attend senior prom later then expected which led me to not so many dress options. The dress I am wearing in this post is from Dillard’s department store ( a moderate to high end store located in many locations in the south). This dress ranging in total of nearly $300 dollars lasts the entire night, and made me feel like a melanin cinderella ( OKURR🙂). Most of my peers and/ classmates didn’t agree with this look on me but I did what made me stress free with no custom made worries. I’ll find a link to this dress if any young ladies would love to order this dress for your upcoming prom. I’ve linked a similar dress below -Sierra❤️

https://www.dillards.com/p/teeze-me-v-neck-floral-applique-fit-and-flare-dress/508281681

About Sierra

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Hey Yall!😊 Welcome to my first blog ever Dazzling Spoonful. If you like a silly/ down to earth , bright and cheerful ,and affordable fashion outfit options this blog is for YOU! I am also known as Makeupbysierra1 on Instagram and YouTube. I’m a college student at Jones College ( Jones County Junior College) here in Mississippi.

A little more information on me: I graduated from Raleigh High School in May of 2018. I now attend Jones where I major in Elementary Education which I plan to minor in a few other things. I started doing YouTube at a young age on my parents newly painted living room floor at 4am in a sundress. I am a naturally talkative person so I thought I’d start something new. I never really had much of a fashion sense growing up , but makeup became a hobby/passion of mine at eleven ( playing in my mama’s makeup).

My dream is to not only became a elementary school teacher it is to also become a influencer and tell the world about something I love. i have also dreamed of becoming a famous you tuber and now blogger. Being a young age, I’m never really sure what i want in life but this idea has been something I’m willing to work for.

Sierra💗😘