Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter to those who celebrate

I, on the other hand went to an Interfaith ceremony that awarded Dr. Joseph Lowery with the Ghandi-King-Ikeda award. Buddhism is such a peaceful religion that I am thankful for and sometimes get overwhelmed with emotion due to the trials my mentors have gone through to instill world peace. Peace and love.



Saturday, April 23, 2011

OOTD

Jumper, belt, and necklace: H&M
Shoes: Nine West



Work OOTD

Dress: Ann Taylor Loft
Shoes: Jessica Simpson



Work OOTD

Dress:Old Navy
Belt: H&M
Shoes: Dillard's (Gianni Bini)



Monday, April 18, 2011

OOTD

Dress: Old Navy
Sweater: The Limited
Belt: H&M

Friday, April 15, 2011

Floral

Dress: Old Navy
Shoes: BCBGirls



Lady in reeeeeeeed lol

Dress: Ann Taylor Loft
Belt: The Limited
Shoes: Jessica Simpson

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Black soap


I have sensitive, oily, acne prone skin and as I've gotten older it has become worse!!! When I was a teen, if I got a pimple, I would just put some benzoyl peroxide on it and it would go away. Now my pimples automatically scar. It is so annoying! Since I try to be as natural as possible when it comes to my skin, I decided to revisit black soap. The first time I tried it, my face acted a fool. But later I found out that black soap isn't actually black. The one I bought was so evidently some dye and additives were added which were likely the culprits of the bad reaction. I did a bit of research and now know what REAL black soap should include regarding the ingredients. Shea, coconut oil, palm oil, cocoa, plantain, and a few other extracts are ingredients in real black soap. So, I purchased two different types. One was







AAAshea black soap, which only has 4 ingredients: Shea, coconut oil, palm oil, and cocoa potash (alkaline).

I also purchased Dr. Woods black soap because the reviews were very good. It has a lot more ingredients but had many more reviews than the AAAshea and is cheaper.



I am using the AAAshea first, and my skin felt so tight and clean after I used it which I loved. Also, not much was needed to cause a nice lather. I actually squirted a little in my hand and it was way too much! I think a dime sized amount would suffice. I may have used a nickel sized amount initially. Anyway, I'm hoping to have great results from one or both of these!