Going to the salon can be fun, but after awhile it can get to be quite costly. Creating your own simple nail designs at home is not as difficult as you may think. All it takes is a little practice and a few ideas about what you can do with your nails. Think of simple nail designs as a form of art. Like art, you start off with basic shapes and keep adding details along the way. Click here to read more...
This is my twist on a traditional chicken salad. Instead of bread I use butter lettuce for a wrap, to cut down on CARBS, CALORIES, and FAT!! INGREDIENTS: Dressing 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice 1 small garlic clove, mince Salt to taste Black pepper to taste 1/3 cup light or extra-virgin olive oil SALAD 1 cup of diced cooked skinless chicken breast 1 cup of chopped baby arugula or baby spinach or ½ of both 1 small or a ½ avocado, diced 1/3 cup of thinly sliced sun-dried tomatoes 10 kalamata olives, pitted and chopped Salt and black pepper to taste 1 head of butter lettuce, tear off whole pieces so you can wrap the chicken in it DIRECTIONS: For the dressing: In small bowl, combine the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper. Gradually add the...
Now that you know how to heal yourself with breathing and are aware of the many benefits of meditation let us conquer light therapy. Light therapy is a meditation technique that allows you to use color to heal your negative emotions and align your mood into positivity. This form involves candles or mindful focus on color. Colors have a lot to do with chakra involvement (which I will be writing about soon!). My all time favorites are the use of both white and red candles on a daily basis. White for clarity and healing, red for strength. Using both of these candle colors helps with conjuring a presence that YOU are in control of. Never let circumstance dictate your present, moods, and emotions. Tip if you have...
BGH is all about the health of your body, mind, and of course your hair. However, sometimes your healthy body routine doesn't exactly compliment your hair routine. Don't let a little sweat intimidate you. Follow these few tips to help you keep your hair intact while staying healthy and fit. Wear a protective style If you work out often, you should consider leaving your hair in a protective style, until your wash day. Hair styles like twists, braids, buns, and ponytails are great way to keep hair during exercise. Use a scarf or a sweat band Scarfs or sweat bands help keep your hair and scalp as dry as possible. Actress, Nicole Ari Parker has a great gym wrap product called Save Your Do. This particular wrap helps with...
There's lots to talk about when it comes to the 2014 Grammys, but one thing's for certain — Beyoncé's body was on everyone's mind! Find out how the singer stole the show with her hard work and healthy outlook. Read more here...
Before you begin tinting your eyebrows, it is important to shape your eyebrows, which will involve trimming, tweeting, waxing or threading them a day earlier. It is not advisable to do these things after applying eyebrows tints. Using lukewarm water, and a mild facial cleaner, clean and pat your eyebrows to ensure they are dry. You should not apply eyebrow tints on wet eyebrows as it won’t adhere! Prepare your eyebrow tint using the instructions that are found on the specific brow tinting kit. Different manufacturers might have different instructions. Using cotton swabs, apply a thin layer of petroleum jelly like Vaseline on the area around your eyes, but not on the eyebrows. This is to protect the area from brow tint for the case of semi-permanent. Any color that...
With nail biting recently being identified as a form of OCD, it’s easy to understand why this bad habit is so hard to break. For lifetime biters, the act is comforting, automatic, stress-relieving, and seemingly impossible to quit. But with the popularity of nail art stronger than ever and the countless products to put and keep your nails in rehab, it’s time to quit for good — here's how to do it. Click here to learn more...
A delightful salsa with all fresh seasonal vegetables at their peak. ENJOY!!! Ingredients: 2 pounds plum tomatoes 2 large jalapenos, with stems removed 1 small onions 3 cloves garlic 2 ears of fresh corn 1 chipotle chili in adobo sauce and 2 tablespoons of adobe sauce 1 cup cilantro 2 limes(juice) Salt and black pepper to taste Directions: Preheat a large nonstick grill pan over high heat. Arrange the tomatoes, jalapeños onion, garlic on grill pan, turning several times, until slightly charred, 10-15 minutes. Remove the vegetable and let cool. In a bowl of a food processor, or a heavy duty blender, combine the roasted vegetables, chipotle and adobe sauce and cilantro, lime juice, salt , black pepper, and pulse until coarsely chopped. COOK NOTES: For a spicy salsa add more jalapenos. Can be eaten with bake chips or served on...
While natural is now the "new thing" among many women of color, there are many who want the benefits of a relaxer, but still want the body and thickness that our natural sistas' have. For those that can't quite give up the creamy crack, there has now been a term and technique created just for you: Telaxed. Telaxing still utilizes your regular relaxer, but you are not relaxing your hair to the point of being bone straight. You also skip the smoothing process during the relaxer as well to simply loosen the natural curl pattern. Telaxed hair, opposed to relaxed hair can require an arsenal of anti-frizz and anti-humidity products to help combat reversion while straight. Telaxing your hair also preserves the protein left over in the...
What's more exciting than having healthy natural hair? Yes ladies no chemicals, true “Naturelle.” Gabrielle Union, an amazing African American actress, seems to enjoy rocking her all natural hair look now a days. She says she is 'happy to be nappy,' but still appreciates and acknowledges what good wearing weaves have done for her hair. Although weave can sometimes damage your hair in any which way, it can be very helpful for maintaining hair growth. Gabriel Union tweeted on Twitter "...