So, I'm a curly, a nappy, au naturale, what-have-you, and I've spent years trying to find the right mix of product to work wonders for my hair. Well, only recently have I found something worth bragging about and I have to say that it's the Organic Root Stimulator Shampoo and Conditioner. Yes, I have used Carol's Daughter and Miss Jessie's in the past but they're too darn expensive, so I've concocted a low-budget natural hair plan that I really like.
My staples so far are:
1. Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Shampoo
2. Organic Root Stimulator Olive Oil Conditioner
- and the rest I'm just winging. I recently bought some Palmer's Olive Oil Hair Milk and it works pretty well in conjunction with the ORS Olive Oil Conditioner. (I ran out of shampoo)
It's succeeded where Pink has left me hanging dry (both literally and figuratively) in moisturizing my hair and returning it back to its staple, natural condition.
I suppose that my hair can be described as a 3-b or 3-c texture; it's soft, long and wavy, but it's also very curly and can sometimes be a little kinky, but only when it's dry. In a nutshell, my hair can be whatever I want it to be, with a good amount of ease. I like it, I do. :-)
Another product that I just tried out in conjunction, actually, with the Palmer's Hair Milk is this new Avon product called Lotus Shield. (New? is it new?) It's for all hair types and it protects against frizz and humidity. Now that's my kind of product!! I like it so far, it does greatly reduce the amount of frizz to my curl, even when I brush my curls out into a bush. (The bush is more like a perfectly coiffed forest ground for fantastical imaginary animals to run wild in, pouring buckets of milk on one another in slow motion.)
Hehe! Anyway it works well, and I like it so far. But with new days and new seasons come new hair experiments for the Black woman (and all women at that!) so, I will get back to you with subsequent posts whenever I discover new awesome natural hair treatments, ok?
Gotta love ya! Buh-bye^_^
Monday, April 4, 2011
Checking Up (on ya)
Okay guys, I'm physically exhausted so I'm going to make this quick: I'm supposed to be writing more segments for "Those Friends!" soon (and also renaming it because it sounds so horribly cheesy) but I lack the inspiration for more characters at the moment. I've been focused on other things so those types of people haven't really been on my mind. Real live, though, I've come to this stunning realization about life only very recently that I want so badly to share with you all! The realization: I guess, sometimes life sucks, and people aren't who they say they are. (If you need evidence just find an ex.) The important thing, however, is not for you to be mad, upset, or frustrated, but for you to realize that sometimes some people really just don't mean you any good. I guess I learned that the hard way, but I can admit that I was pretty dumb, rather willingly at that. I wanted so badly to think that the people I loved were good people, but, alas, they weren't, and they all suck as human beings.
- Hey, somebody had to say it.
It is interesting though that even when it is completely unwarranted people will find a reason to hate you. I personally think that the motivation behind this irrationale is somewhere between mental instability, incompetence, and good ol' jealousy. Well, that's it for now. Till next time!.
Byyyyyye..!
*ex= ex friend, ex boy/girl friend, ex family, ex anything good,etc*
- Hey, somebody had to say it.
It is interesting though that even when it is completely unwarranted people will find a reason to hate you. I personally think that the motivation behind this irrationale is somewhere between mental instability, incompetence, and good ol' jealousy. Well, that's it for now. Till next time!.
Byyyyyye..!
*ex= ex friend, ex boy/girl friend, ex family, ex anything good,etc*
Recipes for All Natural Facial Cleansers -- Liz Tested and Approved!
Sweet Oil Scrub
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
2 tablespoons Dark Brown Sugar
Instructions:
Mix ingredients in a bowl. Apply to skin in a circular motion for a minute or 2. Rinse with a warm cloth and water. The cleanser will feel greasy but after you rinse and pat dry, skin with be super silky soft! Also great to remove eye makeup!!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Foodies: Making a Fried Egg.
So, call me crazy, but today I just realized the intricacies involved in making an egg. It seemed simple enough to me until I asked my mother "Would you like your eggs fried or scrambled?" and she responded with, "Fried, because I don't like the way you scramble- it tastes funny."
Now, aside from the initial shock of having heard someone turn down my awesome eggs in the first place, I realized that I'd heard this plenty of times before. An ex of mine stated that I "didn't know how to scramble" and that he "needed to teach me". My current boyfriend essentially said the same thing, basically stating that my "eggs needed some work". Now, I know that I'm no Monsieur Chef Boyardee, but I can cook. So, I wondered, what the heck do they mean? I tried different methods to making my eggs the perfect consistency with the perfect flop and the perfect appearance. None of them seemed to work. Each time I would just get criticism, but nothing actually constructive. So, my eggs remained the same and the boyfriend/friend/mother, unsatisfied. Now, if I have one cooking pet-peeve, and I have many, it is that I cannot stand when people tell other people that "they can't cook" because when they made something it wasn't to that person's liking.
1. Everyone has their personal preferences. So, just because you don't like it doesn't mean that it's not good at all. It could be perfectly delicious to someone else.
2. Everyone can cook, it is just how well they can cook that is the matter of dispute. If you don't like the way that someone cooks, then let them know what you think is wrong with it so that they can fix it. You can't discourage someone from doing something just because it's not perfect the first time around. It's harsh, arrogant, and rude.
That being said my mother was the only person who had the courtesy to explain to me exactly what she meant. "You use oil," she said. "And that makes the consistency weird. Also, it looks funny. I don't know, I'm just used to using butter, it tastes better and it looks better."
Well there you go! Just about everybody I know loves their eggs soft scrambled, and they use butter! The consistency is admittedly softer, fluffier, and lighter, and the egg comes out prettier than it does with oil, especially oil that has been used to fry bologna or bacon prior to the egg. In a nutshell, I love to cook and I am very good at it, but I have to learn from my mistakes to get better. Life is much like cooking in that respect, and nobody benefits from brash criticism. If somebody is doing something wrong, don't just scrutinize them. Tell them what they are doing wrong and what they can do better in the long run. When you truly care about someone, that is what you do.
**Butter = Margarine**
Now, aside from the initial shock of having heard someone turn down my awesome eggs in the first place, I realized that I'd heard this plenty of times before. An ex of mine stated that I "didn't know how to scramble" and that he "needed to teach me". My current boyfriend essentially said the same thing, basically stating that my "eggs needed some work". Now, I know that I'm no Monsieur Chef Boyardee, but I can cook. So, I wondered, what the heck do they mean? I tried different methods to making my eggs the perfect consistency with the perfect flop and the perfect appearance. None of them seemed to work. Each time I would just get criticism, but nothing actually constructive. So, my eggs remained the same and the boyfriend/friend/mother, unsatisfied. Now, if I have one cooking pet-peeve, and I have many, it is that I cannot stand when people tell other people that "they can't cook" because when they made something it wasn't to that person's liking.
1. Everyone has their personal preferences. So, just because you don't like it doesn't mean that it's not good at all. It could be perfectly delicious to someone else.
2. Everyone can cook, it is just how well they can cook that is the matter of dispute. If you don't like the way that someone cooks, then let them know what you think is wrong with it so that they can fix it. You can't discourage someone from doing something just because it's not perfect the first time around. It's harsh, arrogant, and rude.
That being said my mother was the only person who had the courtesy to explain to me exactly what she meant. "You use oil," she said. "And that makes the consistency weird. Also, it looks funny. I don't know, I'm just used to using butter, it tastes better and it looks better."
Well there you go! Just about everybody I know loves their eggs soft scrambled, and they use butter! The consistency is admittedly softer, fluffier, and lighter, and the egg comes out prettier than it does with oil, especially oil that has been used to fry bologna or bacon prior to the egg. In a nutshell, I love to cook and I am very good at it, but I have to learn from my mistakes to get better. Life is much like cooking in that respect, and nobody benefits from brash criticism. If somebody is doing something wrong, don't just scrutinize them. Tell them what they are doing wrong and what they can do better in the long run. When you truly care about someone, that is what you do.
**Butter = Margarine**
Monday, March 14, 2011
Oh, Oh, OH!!! And BY THE WAY...
I've found that it helps to have a sense of perspective. Thinking isn't a bad thing, so if you must get past something it may help to think about it in terms of where it went wrong and what you will never do again. I'm only 19. The way that I see it, the past may be the past, but I have 60+ years to make up for the single digit years that sucked for me. Anyway, my next blog posts will start to be geared more toward Fashion and Food; I notice I've been stuck on the friendship topic for a while now. But it is very important; placing too much emphasis on friendship can be a very dangerous thing. So just for those out there who were just like me when I was younger and more naive, I want to continue my blog segments "Friendship 101" and, especially, "Those Friends!" where I explore the different types of people that are out there, the possible psychology behind them, and how to deal with them.
Aaaaaanyways, I will be posting more up soon! Oh, and check out the amazing week I had with my besties in New York for Spring Break on Tumblr:
http://prncssgnovia.tumblr.com
See ya! ^_^
Aaaaaanyways, I will be posting more up soon! Oh, and check out the amazing week I had with my besties in New York for Spring Break on Tumblr:
http://prncssgnovia.tumblr.com
See ya! ^_^
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Friendship 101: Now You Know They Should Be Reevaluated when...
1. Your friends routinely disrespect your beliefs and overstep boundaries that you normally take very seriously. When it comes to them, though, you let it slide. Don't.
2. Your "friends" make snide remarks about your appearance and personality, like your complexion, height, weight, hair texture, likes and dislikes, and it actually hurts your feelings or causes you to gain insecurities.
3. Your best friend(s) show interest in a person that you like or used to like, and actually pursue them. If they tell you anything about it, it's just to let you know that it's happening and that there's nothing you can do about it.
4. They forget about your feelings and consequences once they become mad. They talk to other friends of yours about things you've done that have upset them, and overtime that turns people against you or just makes it awkward. A real friend is responsible with their behavior regardless of their mood because they love and care about you.
5. They act like your friend sometimes but other times act like they don't even know you, like you, or want to be bothered with you.
6. They have passive-aggressive behavior and don't just tell you when something's wrong.
7. They are stingy with their friends but want to form personal relationships with all of yours. People hogger, much?
8. They always have to be right, even with the most insignificant and minute details. Like who played the cute short guy in Inception, and what other movies and shows he's been featured in.
9. They constantly overstep boundaries in your life. When you don't ask for their input, they give it to you anyway and make you feel as though if you're not listening to them, you're making the wrong decision. That's what parents are for. If you don't have parents? Never listen to someone of your age group about life lessons. They barely know more than you do, so it's the blind leading the blind.
10. They imply that they want to come first as your friend or even in your life, but place you behind others on their priority list. They get mad when you choose to hang out with your boyfriend instead of them, yet they constantly put other friends, associates, coworkers, and boyfriend ahead of you.
Explanations soon to follow. (unfin)
2. Your "friends" make snide remarks about your appearance and personality, like your complexion, height, weight, hair texture, likes and dislikes, and it actually hurts your feelings or causes you to gain insecurities.
3. Your best friend(s) show interest in a person that you like or used to like, and actually pursue them. If they tell you anything about it, it's just to let you know that it's happening and that there's nothing you can do about it.
4. They forget about your feelings and consequences once they become mad. They talk to other friends of yours about things you've done that have upset them, and overtime that turns people against you or just makes it awkward. A real friend is responsible with their behavior regardless of their mood because they love and care about you.
5. They act like your friend sometimes but other times act like they don't even know you, like you, or want to be bothered with you.
6. They have passive-aggressive behavior and don't just tell you when something's wrong.
7. They are stingy with their friends but want to form personal relationships with all of yours. People hogger, much?
8. They always have to be right, even with the most insignificant and minute details. Like who played the cute short guy in Inception, and what other movies and shows he's been featured in.
9. They constantly overstep boundaries in your life. When you don't ask for their input, they give it to you anyway and make you feel as though if you're not listening to them, you're making the wrong decision. That's what parents are for. If you don't have parents? Never listen to someone of your age group about life lessons. They barely know more than you do, so it's the blind leading the blind.
10. They imply that they want to come first as your friend or even in your life, but place you behind others on their priority list. They get mad when you choose to hang out with your boyfriend instead of them, yet they constantly put other friends, associates, coworkers, and boyfriend ahead of you.
Explanations soon to follow. (unfin)
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