Do you pre poo? What is pre poo? It sounds silly (or rather, stinky) but it’s really an application of a beneficial substance before you shampoo or otherwise cleanse your hair. So pre shampoo became pre poo. Now, why on earth would you want to apply something to...
As I mentioned recently, I’m gathering intel and supplies to start a vegetable garden with my munchkin. I’ve been looking up the tools used for gardening to decipher what are the must-haves because with any new hobby, it’s so easy to want all the...
As most of us are staying at home far more than normal, it seems the interest in gardening has spiked for various reasons. For some, it brings a sense of calm in the seemingly decade-long anxiety-inducing 2020, the year that keeps on giving. For others, it’s...
Keeping dry natural hair moisturized can be a challenge because there’s no one failure-proof way that works for all. There are however different natural hair systems and wash day routines that naturalistas, hair stylists and chemists have come up with over time...
How else can you style your wash and go without much fuss? I’ve rounded up some gorgeous natural hair influencers from Instagram to show you some cute wash and go natural hairstyles for short natural hair. These naturalistas show you that your wash and go...
I feel like we all need something to escape the feeling of groundhog day and help us get ready for the slow reopening of the world. How about a 30 day happiness challenge? I’m all for finding ways to keep my vibrations high while building new habits. It takes 21...
I religiously apply a DIY deep conditioner to my natural hair weekly because I play around with colour so much. I rarely miss a week, and before the past couple of weeks or so, I’ve never bought any kind of deep conditioner. I’ve always used stuff from my...
There’s a reason millennials love avocados so much. That’s because it’s delicious, quite versatile and super healthy when eaten or applied topically. Coconut oil rose to fame as the be-all-end-all for everything from weight loss to beauty treatments...
If you’re a regular here you may be wondering why I’d be recommending a coconut oil facial mask to clear up your skin. You see, I steer clear of coconut oil in my hair and face products because it causes huge cystic acne for me. But the fact is that...
Are you following up on summer swimwear trends? We always need new swimsuits! I live in Jamaica where there aren’t any seasons really so with a beach never more than an hour or two away, we need to refresh our selection maybe more often. I’ve covered most...
Wanna learn how to make your house smell like a spa? Like one of those luxury spas with the exotic tropical scents that follows you home long after you’ve returned from the comfort of the plush and pristine bathrobe, essential oil diffusers and fuzzy slippers? I...
This post has been around since the days of me getting farm-fresh produce delivered to my door in Kingston weekly for my green smoothies. I’m overhauling this post to include several categories of Food Delivery Services in Jamaica since we’re living in...
As sure as the sun rises and sets each day, you will have periods in your life when things are just not going your way. In reality, life is basically a constant fluctuation of emotional highs and lows, ebbs and flows. While most of our time is spent in the fairly...
Are you going from your night PJs to your day PJs, rinse and repeat while staying at home? Do you find yourself scrambling to find something to wear 5 minutes before your boss asks to hop on a video call? No more friend. As a seasoned work from home vet, I want to...
What a time to be alive. None of us know how to navigate pandemic waters and there are so many things going wrong right now as a result of Covid19 that’s crippled the entire world. None of us know the answers. We don’t know when it will be over, we...
Eight years later, this is still my favorite leave-in conditioner. It’s amazing for one product to have such a phenomenal impact on my hair year-in, year-out. I thought by now my hair would get used to it and not give me these results but here we are. And I have...
This year I'm living boldly! I've taken the plunge, challenging myself to live my best life and I want to take you along with me. Every week I send out my best tips for living a healthy life, whether that's health, money, books, fashion or general lifestyle tips along with new posts and my monthly book giveaway!
