Thank you guys for all of your questions! You guys are askin’ some good ones. Keep ‘em coming! I’m going to pull them all together over the weekend and answer them, then post my responses starting Monday.
I wanted to follow up on my post from earlier today. A lot of you asked about the shea butter I use as a moisturizer. It’s just 100% pure, raw, unrefined organic shea butter….like from this site. We usually buy it in bulk online (wherever we can find it the least expensive at the time), cut it into pieces, and freeze it. Then we pull it out when we need it. The little silver thing I store it in is just a tin that we ordered online.
Oh, and by the way, the we I am referring to is my Mom and I…she can’t handle commercial products either and is the one who got me started with all of this natural skin care business…Thanks, Mom!
When I first started using the shea butter, I actually didn’t like it! It looks a bit greasy when you first put it on, but it absorbs into your skin and feels so good after. No greasy face here!
Speaking of following up…Remember that mysterious box I bought the other day? It is, in fact, nutritional yeast. Phew.
Why nutritional yeast? Well, it’s rich in B12 vitamins, as well as protein which makes it great for vegetarians/vegans (or simply the health conscious like myself!)….and most importantly, it tastes good! Kind of cheesy and nutty. Much like myself.
I had some sprinkled on leftover ratatouille (the last of it, thank God!) for lunch today.
And dessert was a pink lady apple with purée d’amandes.
And that’s that! I’ll leave you with my latest favorite musician. Her name is Esperanza Spalding, and apparently she is very popular in Paris. I found her name in a French magazine I bought for class and looked her up right away. She’s jazzy and soulful and I just love her.
This song is one of my very favorites….
Bonne soirée à vous!
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i’m loving this artist! always looking for new stuff :) quick question: do you think cocoa butter would work well on the face too? i don’t really feel like going to the store hehehe :)
Enjoyed listening to Esperanza Spalding…brightened my day! And now I am going to go get some of the nutritional yeast…thanks….
I love, love, love nutritional yeast. Try mixing it with equal parts hummus and water- the result is seriously amazing, cheesy goodness that works as a topping on pretty much anything!
I love shea butter, especially on the elbows! I’ve heard cocont oil is wonderful as well.
That shea butter must be working. Both you and your mom have amazing, glowy skin!
I’m a huge fan of nutritinal yeast. I used to be strict vegan so it was a really important source of B12. I’m much less restricted with my diet these days but I’m still a fan.
Loving this music!! Thanks for sharing :) By the way, I really enjoy reading your blog. It is refreshing to read something on a daily basis that I can relate with and thoroughly enjoy. Thanks for writing! Also, I have played around with using pure Vitamin E (in cream form) on my skin/face as part of my nightly regime, but I think I am going to have to give shea a try!
She’s a great singer! I’ll have to check her out a little more. :-)
Can I just say you and your mom both have amazing skin! You two are just glowing in that photo! Now I’m definitely going to have to check out your natural way of skin care … like you say, if there are so many chemicals in something you could buy at the store, why would you want that to absorb into your skin? I’ve been dabbling a bit with mineral make-up and have been trying to go a lot more natural. I love the mineral stuff now – I would never go back!
K
I love nooch!
Thanks for the shea butter tip, I will look into that!
xo
K
Laura-Ashley,
Thanks so much!! I appreciate you reading :)
Hangry Pants,
Coconut oil is wonderful! Sometimes I use it as a hair conditioner. You leave it on dry hair for 5 minutes or so and then wash it all out. Weird, but it’s great. It’s a bit greasier on the skin than shea butter but I love coconut oil too.
GORGEOUS photos! I think younsaidnn Twitter that you got a new lens? If you did and you’re using it it seems to pay off!