ONE YEAR HAIR JOURNEY

HELLO guys

We woman have a relationship with our hair, we want it long and healthy, and each of us have a method that work for her. It is been almost a year since i big chopped my hair , I will be sharing with you guys what I have been doing.


It is not easy to keep up with a complicate hair routine and get my mom duties done, so I try to keep it as simple as I can. I big chopped my hair for the third time last year around this time of the year I do not remember the exact date but It will be one year next month.



The picture below shows how my hair  looks 1 ou 2 week after the big chop

The first month of my big chop I did not do  much to my hair, I shampoo and condition my hair every week , I moisturize it and oil my scalp 2 times a week, which help with grow. When it started growing I will tread my hair to stretch it and put on wig for protective style.

when I got better length I could braid my hair and reduce my wash days to 2 times a month, moisturize and still oil my scalp at least 2 times a week, I was not very consistent with oiling my scalp I could skip weeks sometimes because I felt lazy and have too much in my plate, but it was ok, hair still grow. I also use hair mask and prep my hair before shampoo once in a while.

As my hair grows I try new product that I found on the market to make my journey more fun. At this date this is how my hair looks.

I'm very proud of my grow below are product that I have been using since I started this hair journey, I really think that products matter because for afro hair its could be hard to keep moisture in your hair. These products  help me keep my hair moisturize  and also shampoing and conditioning it every two week is a must. we also need to seal the moisture with oil mean that you have to apply oil on your hair after you apply your leave in conditionner or moisturizer. My favorite oil is coconut oil, I started using argan oil few weeks a ago, its also work pretty well for dry hair and scalp massage.

Shampoo is FRANK PROVOST Paris
Conditionner: Camille Rose
Hair mask : Garnier Ultra doux
Moisturizing curl activator and coconut curling CREAM : CantU
Coconut oil    : Shea moisture

I used vitamin and stopped 2 weeks later because I felt bloated and lazy to take it everyday. Below is the vitamin I used.

I'm not an expert so I will suggest you to ask your Doctor before you use any vitamin.
this could be a good one, so I will try to be consistent with it to see the benefit of it and will share with you guys my result.
                      
Last but not least always wrap your head with satin scarf at night for bed time, I do not always use one or it fail when I m sleeping, but it is a must have for your hair journey, its help reduce breakage at night.

Drink a lots of water and healthy diet to help with grow.


This is  what I have been doing this past month on my hair, I feel that having a regimen for my hair help me to retain length and moisture in my hair. I hope this help and pleas share with me what you guys do for your hair regimen.

 

MY NEW FAVORITE SMOOTHIE"KIWI BANANA KAKI LEMON"

Smoothies are great way to get a lots of nutrients that our body need and make it easy to try new fruits and vegetable. I started incorporating it in my diet and I'm loving this is one right now. I leaned the recipe through an organic store call natureo  which commercialise natural and bio product in the Paris area.  Follow these image to make for yourself a delightful drink
INGREDIENT
 4KIWI
2KAKI
2BANANA
2 GREEN LEMON

I hope you enjoy this drink , please feel free to share with me your favorite smoothie recipes.

HOW I KEEP MY POOR CLEAR

hello ;
Today I will be talking about how I keep my face clear, As a black Woman I suffer from a lots of skin problem from discoloration, blemish, pore and so much more but I also enjoy skin care product and the idea of perfect skin even though there isn't  a such thing that's perfect. Because of that I use a lot of products from the gentle to the harsher, from the cheapest  to the most expensive, in fact I have come to the conclusion that it is not the product  neither the price that matter the most in skin care but it is how consistent you are the better your skin will look. I still buy product as long as I find myself attracted to it or to the price and try them until I find my soul mate skin care produit. right now my favorites are shown in the picture below. I have been using thes products for months and some for years.

PRODUCTS LISTS
Neutrogena visibly clear cleaning gel is my all time favorite I buy it every time I'm out of it , its exfoliate and clean love it
Diadermine  micelaire water it helps reduce sebum and clean skin
Biore au charbon France gel face wash give you a clean face and tangling sensation with it helps free pore but to harsh for everyday
Biore au charbon face exfoliator good product but a little bit harch for everyday but love it  help to clear pore, see result the first day you use it, but personally I use it  3 times a week
Pond's clarant B3 great for dark spot and blemish, if you use it day and night you will see result within a week  
Diadermine  Lift+ 2 in 1 night crème serum, it is a very tick moisturizer and keep your face moisturize all night, wake to a beautifull face in the morning
Neutrogena visibly clear moisturizer light weight moisturizer keep your face moisturize for the day
HT26 Anti cerne  good for dark circle around the eyes, helps clear dark eyes.
With a consistant routine and these product my skin look fresh and dnt use make up most of the time as a mum make up is the last things I think of everyday so I try to keep my skin look healthy. all I have on this pics is a moisturizer.

 

EVERY CLOSET SHOULD HAVE STRIPPED SHIRT

Stripped shirt and sparkly black pant from www.hm.com

HOW I MAKE MY KIDS EAT VEGETABLE

 HOW I MAKE MY KIDS EAT VEGETABLE 

HELLO MOMS 

As mom i know the struggle to make my children, every new thing i want them to eat is a struggle, but this recipe was a win for me. It is made with simple ingredients and it will not hurt your pocket.

By simplily following the step you will see how i made it. 

letuce

sweetcorn

thon

cerise tomatoes

mayonaise

mustard dressing 

salt, black pepper, bouillon magggi 

lemon

 Be careful with salt and and bouillon maggi, because of the mayonaise and add lime and mix everything in the boll and voila.

 BONNE APETI

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Easy way to make your feet smooth for summer

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Season are changing, our habits habits will also follow it, to make the change easy here is a tips that make life easier for me. For spring and summer i love to wear flat, heal, open toes shoes just to feel light. The struggle of winter, heavy coat, boot, training shoes are the most exhausting fact about winter, but i do not forget to care for my feet because nobody like ugly dirty feet and toe, for that reason i constantly care for my feet which make my feet care easy. As mum i also try to make thing easy fast and at small cost.

Wash feet 

stone and scratches pedicure tools chicmumclub

  I usually wash my feet when i'm under shower it easy and fast that way. I use stone for pedicure and  scratches tools for pedicure to scratch all the dead skin off my feet, when i feel that my feet is soft, rinse it off with warm water and dry it with a towel.

Moisturize

shea butter chicmumclub

I use Shea butter the best moisturizer that i ever used on my feet, it keep my feet smooth and moisturize, even using it alone every nigth will make your feet smooth in few week, and wear socks when going to bed. 

Always wear slipper or flip flap around the house, because walking without shoes make feet dirty and hard.

Tell me what do you do to keep you feet smooth and moisturize, i will love to know.

3 great tips for mom on budgets to save money

 Growing up i always had a good sens of saving money, so being a parent had just made it stronger. With all the world expectations, growing your children can be very expansive and challenging especially  when your family is living on one income. Being a  parent give you more responsibilities about the live of your children than yours. They become your priorities, and you start being more conscious of everything specially how to spent money and save. Do not stress yourself out, try to focus on the most important for your family. Here are few tips that we use to save few boxes.
For clothes 

we always make a list of what is necessity and are needed even thought  we want if we do not need it and it is not on budget we will not purchase it. To make sure we have the most out of our money  we wait for the end of season or switch of season, it start at the begin of the year from January through early march  and at the end of summer, they have the best deal in store during those periods. That is when we  buy for the kids clothing and always get 2 years bigger size so they can grow out of them and last longueur. We shop in the store, the deals are always better there than online.
For health and beauty 
For health and beauty product we buy them in promotion when they are buy one get one free or 1/2, that way our products last at least three months, and help us to save on other bills and households needs.  
For kid story book
We use library membership, it is a great place for academic grow, they have a lot of activities such as writing, reading and so much more. At the library we can lease as much story book and any academic tools we need for free, that way we can save on that expenses. My daughters are four year old and five year old, they are attending preschool right now, they are at age of learning, so we also use Abc mouse which is an amazing tool to prepare your toddler for school, the list of activities on it are endless also inexpensive. it is a powerful academic learning tools for kids.

I hope you find these tips  helpful and you will use them to save some money .
What are your tips and trick for saving for the items used by your children?

Honey and lime mask

sugar+honey+lime mask

Skin care is so large, so many product on the market,  but sometime we have all we need in our kitchen. Honey mask is one of my favorite so simple but very effective. One of the best home made mask I have ever use, it will make your face feel like a baby I promise. Once a week I use it to  complete my face routine. it is not very expensive easy to make and simple to apply.
I use:

A boil
Organic Honey
Granulated white or brown sugar
and a slice of lime
I usually do not measure and make it fresh, I mix a table spoon or 2 two of honey and  add some granulated sugar, stir it until it get the consistency I want
before I put the mask on my face I make sure I wash my face with a my green tea St Eve face wash, dry it with a paper towel, dnt use body towel on your face it will give you germ.  when my face is dry i  will wet my hand to make the application easy, put it all over my face an my neck let it sit for 15minute to 20 minutes, then wash it off with Luke warm water, I pat dry it with paper towel then rub on the slice of lime on my face for and leave it on for 5 minute wash it off  then fell your face. it will be amazingly smooth you will not believe it. Do not forget to moisturize.

Moroccan Savon Noir (Black Soap)

cokoonsavonnoir

 Morocco black soak is the best black soap i have ever used,work as a body scrub. It made in Morocco obtained from a mixture of  water and potassium olivate with a rich creamy texture and smell clean nature. It also contain vitamin E, which is great for your skin. I use it everyday on my body and face. I wet my body, rub it and scrub it with a thermal glove, every other day leave it on for 10 minutes and rinse it off with warm water. His prodigious effectiveness makes the skin soft and satiny without the presence of small grain.

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