Back to Basics: Updated Skincare Routine

I last posted my skincare routine over a year ago and whilst going through my previous posts last night i realised my regimen has changed, not so much in the process but the products i now use. I'm sure y'all already know i am such a minimalist and so i do not like complicating my life but would rather sick to the very 'basics' even when it comes to skin care.

Quick & Easy DIY Deodorant

I first came across 'homemade deodorant' on YouTube and i pretty much laughed, thinking to myself this lady is crazy and has completely lost it. Then i made my very first deodorant and thought hahahahah i'm the crazy one now. If you have been following the blog for a while, you will know that i am all for natural ingredients and experimenting with

Managing Natural Hair: Protective Styling

I love my natural hair so much but sometimes it can get overwhelming and i just want to tuck everything away and not have to deal with it. Other times i want straight long hair and there is no way i'm straightening my real hair (well at least for now). Who doesn't like switching up their look anyway? Protective styling is the solution to this as it provides versatility.

Managing Natural Hair: Deep Conditioning

No doubt, keeping natural hair is currently trending! A lot of friends ask me how to manage natural hair texture since its so hard and dry, and for me the answer is deep conditioning. Deep conditioning is the process of treating hair with either a protein or moisture based conditioner that is infused with special or extra healing properties, or could even be DIY.

Thoughts on Skincare

Skin is like a sponge, absorbing the products we lather, spray or rub on daily. Though the cosmetic companies tell us their products are safe, we can't really know that. We can't really know the effect the products we are using today will have on us 10 years from now. Truth is it is hard to release ourselves from the marketing messages behind the conventional products with fancy bottles.

Back to Basics: My go to DIY Face Masks

In a previous post, "My Skincare Regimen," I mentioned that I use different DIY face masks depending on the ingredients I have at home, so today I've decided to share my favorite 'go to' masks. We are living in an age where no product is considered to be really 100% safe and everything is considered to have traces of toxins leading to the 'C Word'.

Back to Basics: My Skincare Regimen

During this past few weeks i am guilty of bad skincare habits and generally neglecting my skin. I attended dinners with friends and ate food in quantities i would not eat on a normal day. Towards the end of November last year i embarked on a journey of cutting out red meat from my diet which i was consistent with until Christmas time. Honestly it was so hard to resist all the lamb and mutton when i attended friends dinners, so i found