Homemade Lavender Oil
I like that New Mexico has a lot of local farms and farmer’s markets that sell a variety of organic produce and other foods within an hour or less from where I live. One morning while driving on Rio...
View ArticleQuick Run
I made a quick hair care product run to pick up just a few items. I actually needed to buy these things. I ran out. That hasn’t happend in a long time. Matter of fact, I can’t remember when.
View ArticleDr. Hauschka Cosmetics
One day, to enhance my personal makeup collection, I went to Whole Foods to purchase a few items from my favorite vegan line. As I swatched my selected brand on the back of my hand I noticed a sales...
View ArticleShea Radiance
Now that I live in New Mexico, I worry about having dry hair more than ever before. Therefore, I am always trying to find ways to keep my hair moist and soft. Shea Radiance sent me a few samples and I...
View ArticleOutdoor Activities
I spent an entire day kayaking down the calm currents of the Rio Grande River. There was no humidity, there never is in the Southwest, but as usual it was very sunny. I knew I was going to be in direct...
View ArticleUsing Butter For Your Hair
It took me about two days to take out my braids. But first, it took two days to get myself in the mood to want to take them out. It was a lot of work but worth it overall. For eight weeks I really...
View ArticleCan H2O Damage Natural Hair?
I think I may have figured out why my hair has been so dry for the past year and a half. I have always said the air in New Mexico is really dry, but I neglected to mention how hard the water is, and...
View ArticleCoconut Oil Leaves My Hair Feeling Dry
I know coconut oil. I’ve cooked with it for years and I love to eat the nut and drink its milk. So just to see what coconut oil would do for my hair, since a lot of naturals I know swore by it, I...
View ArticleMy Favorite Natural Hair Care Products
I have used several natural hair care products in my quest to find the perfect product. But now I am over experimenting. I discovered doing less is more and keeping it simple helped a lot. So out of...
View ArticleNew Facial Products
I had to update some of my Juice Beauty products and along the way I decided to try a few new things just to experiment. I have used Juice Beauty on and off for years but I returned a couple of years...
View ArticleWhen You Reach A Certain Age…
Now that I have reached a certain age I am making sure I use anti-aging products to look youthful and wrinkle-free for as long as possible. As you may know I use Juice Beauty skin care products. At one...
View ArticleShea Moisture – Low Porosity Protein-Free Line
Now that I know my hair is low porosity I recently started to use Shea Moisture’s Low Porosity Protein-Free products. This line includes a shampoo, conditioner and leave-in conditioner. For about four...
View ArticleVegan Cuts Makeup Box – Fall Collection
Since I am a vegan when I first heard about Vegan Cuts I had to investigate. “What is this some sort of new frozen food-to-go?” Then I realized what I was hearing about was a makeup box filled with...
View ArticleTop 3 Hair Growth Vitamins
The list below was compiled by experts. It reveals this top hair vitamins for potency ingredients that are clinically proven to work and for user satisfaction. #1: Hair La Vie by La Muse Beauty La Muse...
View ArticleWinter Wonderland – Vegan Cuts Make Up Box
I waited for the winter Vegan Cuts Make-Up Box to arrive with great anticipation. I sort of held off on buying make up because I didn’t want to purchase something that might be in the new collection. I...
View ArticleA Few Items Added To My Beauty Collection
Recently I decided to increase my make-up collection. Believe it or not, I have products from 11 years ago, way back during my beauty pageant days. I often wonder if I should keep or toss the Tarte eye...
View ArticleTarget Haul
I guess I am going through a phase. I don’t want to shop online. I am tired of waiting for the shipment to arrive. I want my items now. I don’t want to give them time to pack it. I don’t want to wait...
View ArticleSimple DIY Body Butter
I made a body butter using just three ingredients. For a long time I did not use my old body butter recipes or any store bought body butter. What I did was scoop up a small clump of shea butter, rubbed...
View ArticleOne More Item Added To The Target Haul
I went back to Target for something else and saw this. I am familiar with the Mielle brand. I bought my niece the hair growth supplements for children. I purchased three bottles figuring a change would...
View ArticleThis Is What I Am Working With
This is my fro. I like it. I have plans for a bigger fro and hopefully with my new hair care regiment it will happen. Since moving to New Mexico it has been hard for me to grow my hair as well as keep...
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