Miss Jessie's Pillow Soft Curls Preview

Last Friday, I attended a preview event for Miss Jessie's Pillow Soft Curls hosted by Lexi of CurlsCoilsAndKinks. The event was held at Curltopia  and attended by Fashionista-Next-Door, ItsArkeedah, NoFroSmushingAllowed, MeMyHairAndTheCity, BabyShopaholic, LilyKai,  MahoganyKnots, IAmSadiddy, CharisseRenee, KelaNatural, OhNikka, IfIWereABritGirl, FashionToRouge and MissFoodieFash, a diverse group of Atlanta bloggers.
                 

In addition to mixing and mingling with this awesome group of bloggers we were treated to demonstrations of the application of Pillows Soft Curls. The product was developed to be used by those naturals who enjoy the simplicity of a wash and go. The stylist instructed us that this product must be applied to wet hair. You can either rake it through with your finger or do as she did take a small section of hair and twirl it around your finger several time while smoothing the product into the hair. Once the product is evenly distributed throughout your hair use your preferred method of drying, just avoid disturbing the curl pattern until its completely dry and your done!

    

A video on both my attempt at applying the product using the stylist method and a review coming soon!

Wordless Wednesday- Caption This

A SWEET SMILE!!!

I recently noticed that my son's lips had become extremely chapped. So in addition to monitoring his water intake more closely, I turned to a website I frequently visit that listed at home organic spa treatments . Here is what I found for immediate relief:

 

As you can see I applied petroleum jelly and sugar to his very chapped lips, he and I rubbed the sugar over his lips and then wiped off what remained with a napkin. 

His review of this mini spa treatment was summed up in three words "All better mommy."

Protect Your Hair While Swimming

How to protect your beloved hair from chlorine or salt in 3 simple steps.

Water Water WATER

Leave in Conditioner + Oil

Saturate your entire head with water. Than apply a generous amount conditioner concentrating on your ends. Next apply an oil (I used Olive Oil) it will lock in the moisture and since water doesn't penetrate through oil easily it will further help to protect your hair while swimming. I put my hair in a high puff, but you can style as you wish.

Now it's time for some fun in the sun don't forget your sunblock!

She's Seeing Green

For nearly two months the color GREEN has been a constant in my daily life. I have been drinking green tea two to three times a day and I love it! I could go through a laundry list of the health benefits of drinking green tea, but I just want to share with you what it has done for me and what drew me to it.

When I was looking into making small life changes the suggestion to stop drinking soda was always at the top of the list, well I didn't and don't drink soda, so I decided to look for a drink that I could add to my routine and green tea stood out to me. Along with the immediate results that I have experienced, it also boast long term benefits of reducing your chances of getting cancer due to the antioxidants in it and it's said to boost your metabolism therefore promoting weight loss.

Since I have been drinking green tea I have become more regular, which is always a plus. I also have more energy and it is evident in the fact that I have been working out daily, but have been able to skip my usual mid day nap yet am still able to stay up with my night owl husband. I have shed a few pounds, but I can't contribute that specifically to green tea because I have made several healthy changes in recent weeks. 

As I stated I drink tea two to three times a day typically after every major meal. I prefer to drink it with a 1/2 a tablespoon of honey and warm. I drink it warm for two reasons if you drink warm fluid you are able to feel satiety or full for a longer period of time and also the sooner you drink green tea after brewing the greater the health benefits. The oxidation process reduces the potency of the antioxidants in the tea so the simplest way to remedy that is to drink it promptly. You could add an ice cube or two to it immediately after brewing to enjoy it cool while still retaining it's maximum benefits.


If you are a green tea drinkers please share what brand you drink and how you like yours prepared! 

DID YOU KNOW... Honey

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

Wordless Wednesday- Egg White Mask & Cartoons

Check out my tutorial for an Egg White Mask.

We're Not Twins We're Brothers

The hubby and I decided that we would have two kids beginning two years after our nuptials.  The decision to start our family two years after our wedding came easy deciding on having two not so easy. You see my loving husband at first put his number in at "as many kids as I would give him" and once pressed for an actual number stated three, I on the other hand wanted one. Well in a marriage the very first thing you learn how to do quickly is to  COMPROMISE, so our compromise was two. After considering the benefits of having two (built in playmate, no odd man out, man on man defense...) we were happy with our decision.



Now, we had to decide on the spacing between the children surprisingly this decision came easier than one might think. Hubby had always wanted to start his family before he was thirty and I did not want to be pregnant beyond the age of twenty eight. Well seeing how my hubby would be thirty at the time we would began attempting to have children and I twenty six that only left us a window of  two years to have children based off our individual wants. Now thinking as a married couple considering the medical risk and the cost associated with having children so close in age amongst other things, the best thing for us and how we envisioned our family was to either A) have twins or B) attempt to have them as close as possible or what some may call Irish twins. Our boys are 10 days shy of being a year apart.


As Romee and Deakin tells the many people who ask us are they twins when we are out, "We're not twins, we're brothers."