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MY TOP BEAUTY PRODUCTS

December 13, 2016 No Comments

Hey there,

When it comes to beauty products, I am sort of a hoarder and as much as I tell myself to stop buying new products, they still end in the cart. Luckily I have some that always remain the same. These are some of my top beauty products that I am not planning to change for a long time, as they say if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. From brushes, to moisturisers and masks.

1. MAGNITONE CLEANSING BRUSH

Before I got this brush, I had my eyes on the clarisonic and thought that it would not impress me, but after three years of using the magnitone, I have no regrets and am still excited every time I get to use it, because it does the same thing it deep cleanses my skin, removes my remaining makeup perfectly and has no faulty issues plus it saved me some money compared to the clarisonic. I change the brushes every six months and until I decide to replace it, am good with this one.

2. DICKINSONS WITCHHAZEL TONER

I started using this when I ran out of apple cider vinegar and I must say, I love it, not too harsh very refreshing and it just makes my skin feeling clean and clear and my breakouts have really reduced after sticking to this toner.

3. AVEENO MOISTURISER

This moisturiser is the it for me, I used to ignore it thinking it was just another one claiming to reduce breakouts, but it has made my skin better and will continue using it because I am hesitant to try out another product. Even when I know I have a new product to use, I still go back to this one because it’s the only product that works for my skin finally.

4. BENTONITE CLAY MASK

It’s not only pocket friendly, but the results are amazing and for the amount you get, it will last you long. I chose this as my top beauty product because it does exactly as it says it would, your face feels like you thoroughly deep cleaned it but without the scrubbing effort and with flawless results, I am not planning on changing it anytime soon for more on my face mask review, find it here. Perfect product in my opinion.

5. IVES COLLAGEN MOISTURISER

This is my last layer when it comes to my night time routine. The first time I used it, my skin woke up feeling plump and so soft and now my husband uses it and he loves it.I wrote about this in my skincare routine here. It’s a good night cream that’s why it’s in my top beauty products.I am tempted to try out the Neutrogena water gel because the packaging looks so cool and serene. Anyway I will continue using this and I will get the Neutrogena to try out. Will give my review after I get it.

There you go, my top beauty products as per now and I know I might end up changing them some time down the line but until then, I will stick with these. If you have any questions or you would like to tell me about your top beauty products, please do tell in the comments below. Do you have any go to products you that you stick to strictly and don’t tend to change?

BEAUTY, HOME

PRODUCTS THAT DIDN’T WORK FOR MY SKIN

December 12, 2016 23 Comments

My skin has never been perfect, before I found what kind of products worked for me, I went through some trial and errors which I highly regretted and asked myself why I even tried them, guess that’s what you get when your striving for perfection. I’ve had acne, allergies, breakouts and even chemical reactions due to skin products I thought would work for me. Here are products that didn’t work for my skin.

1. SHEA BUTTER

Shea butter has been all the rage when it comes to skin care and hair, and as much as I do agree with the hair part, with my skin, this product just went wrong, from all the reviews I read about how it worked for many people with flawless results, I don’t think my face got that memo because what my skin looked like after was just a disappointment, but it was just a way of my skin telling me to just forget about it. My face broke out and looked like a grease ball, just not for me.
Shea Butter Unrefined Certified Organic – 100% Pure – 100g by Naissance

2. AFRICAN BLACK SOAP

This is the second product that I read reviews on and bought it the same time with the shea butter, with hair it’s perfect but after two days, it removed my makeup and cleansed my skin but I started itching my face like crazy and then I got hives like an allergic reaction of some sort,I thought it was the apple cider vinegar I was using as a toner and decided to stop the vinegar but it just got worse, so I knew it was the black soap and after I stopped it, my skin reverted back to normal. It may have worked for other people but am not going through that again.

FOOD, HOME

MY GARLIC AND HERB ROASTED POTATOES

December 12, 2016 42 Comments

We all know about the usual Sunday roast; I never really follow that rule, but the only thing that stays the same is that we always have roasted potatoes on Sundays. The other difference is that what accompanies the potatoes is all up to my family’s choice. This is a recipe for my garlic and herb roasted potatoes which I have finally been able to perfect after many failures of soggy and burnt potatoes. It’s very simple and all you need is;

2 jacket potatoes (I used two huge ones)
Garlic powder
Salt
Black pepper
Mixed herbs
Paprika
Olive oil

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MY TRIED AND TESTED TIPS ON HANGOVER CURES

December 11, 2016 24 Comments

When one drink leads to another

We have all been in a position where we have had one glass too many, and as much as I always remember how I will feel the next day, I always lie to myself that maybe I won’t feel as bad as last time only to end up feeling like death itself and wishing for a truck to just run me over. So I tried some of the myths to cure some of my hangovers thanks to the internet, am not saying I get them every weekend because that would just be torture for no reason at all, but we have those parties or family visits where a glass ended up being one too many. Here as some of my tried and tested tips on hangover cures.

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MY KACHUMBARI RECIPE

November 28, 2016 No Comments

What’s Kachumbari?

Better known as salsa fresca or pico de gallo depending on where you grew up, we call it kachumbari in Kenya.It’s one of those dishes that can go with anything and just makes me happy. Once you combine it with more spices, you can make it to be your own or even add some meat and other ingredients to make a proper salad. Hope you get to love it as much as I do. For my kachumbari recipe, you will need

Ingredients

2 onions (red or white)
A couple of tomatoes
Raw chillies
1 lemon
Pinch of salt and more for the onions
A bunch of coriander

METHOD

Chop your onions into small pieces and put them in a bowl, pour some water to cover them and add in two tablespoons of salt. (This helps in removing the sharp taste of onions) and place them aside.
Slice up the tomatoes and place them in another bowl along with the chillies also chopped into small pieces.
Put a pinch of salt and mix them together.
After about ten minutes pour the onions into a sieve and run some water through them to rinse out the salt.
Put the onions in the bowl with the tomatoes and mix them up, at this point the colours already start making you smile.
Squeeze one lemon and mix it up again, then chop up the coriander and add that in too.
Now from this point, you can be done and place it the fridge to chill out or you can add some more stuff and make it your own.
I usually add some olive oil black pepper or even some grated carrots either way it will be delicious.

So that’s it my kachumbari recipe and for a quick tip, crush up an avocado mix it in and there you have some guacamole and eat with some chapati on the side, recipe here. Serve and enjoy, do try this out and tell me if you loved it, what do you call this where your from?

FOOD, HOME

MY SPICY BEANS ON TOAST RECIPE

November 22, 2016 32 Comments

I did not grow up having beans on toast every day, but when we had it, Kenylon beans were the ones I remember and were my best choice. I used to really love the tomato sauce in it, not too sweet but just right. That was until my sister decided to change it and I have been doing it this way ever since. The best part about this recipe is that you can get the ingredients anywhere and its very quick and easy to prepare if you don’t count chopping onions as a chore, then your sorted.This is my spicy beans on toast recipe, you will need;

1 or 2 of your favourite can of beans (depending on the number of people)
Spring onions (five is fine)
Olive oil
Salt
Cumin
Garam Masala
Garlic powder or a clove of garlic
A thumb of ginger
Coriander(optional)
Hot sauce(optional)

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WHY I STARTED BLOGGING

November 18, 2016 No Comments

Why?

This is probably the most common question I kept on asking myself the first time I started my blog and the second time too, my answer was always the same, that I really wanted to and the first time I failed, I still kept on thinking about it and kept on having a drive to do it again, so I did. To be honest, I was scared and nervous, and kept on thinking what would I write about, or will I ever have any ideas to share and will anybody ever read my posts. But after a while I decided to go for it rather than sitting and always thinking (what if). This is why I started blogging.

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9 THINGS HAPPY PEOPLE DO

November 3, 2016 90 Comments

Happiness is always by choice, being disappointed and feeling low just because someone has done you wrong only results in hurting you even more and nobody else. So whenever you find yourself just being downright unhappy,try to do these for a month and you will change your life for the better. These are 9 things happy people do;

1.EXPRESS GRATITUDE

They don’t forget what they already have and are always grateful for it. Having a gratitude list every day is a good idea. Don’t let the things you want to distract you from what you already have.

2.SAVOR LIFES JOYS

They always enjoy each moment and cherish the precious memories made each and every day. Stop and smell the roses.

3.STOP OVER-THINKING

They relax and go with the flow, meditate where necessary and avoid stress. Thinking too much only complicates your life and creates a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place.