January Newsletter
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Kamala Harris is Officially the First Female Vice President of the United States
Today brought tears to many peoples eyes for different reasons. The series of events over the past four years, compounded by the visible rage expressed during the passed few weeks makes a moment like this even sweeter. Time stood still today. During the wake of destruction, hatred and difference of opinion, a significant number of Black women organized the way in which they wanted to be seen and heard through what has become known as the fight for “democracy”.
Madam Vice President stepped in to her new role wearing Black designers Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson.
Former President Barack Obama was reportedly heard saying the words, “ I am so proud of you” before this picture was taken.
Amanda Gorman stole the show with her poem, “The Hill We Climb”. Asking Americans "Where can we find light in this never-ending shade?" Undoubtably, there was much to take away from her message and the poem will be quoted for years to come.
Former First Lady, Michelle Obama’s presence drew instant obsession with her plum outfit also designed by Sergio Hudson and bouncing hair by stylist Yene Damtew who has been receiving lots of praise via Instagram for the look.
Quarantine Cooking
Yellow rice made with vegan butter, turmeric and himalayan salt. Fried chicken using spices, oat milk and almond flour.
Annie’s Sweet and Spicy BBQ sauce is giving Sweet Baby Ray’s Sauce a run for the money. Try this sauce the next time you bake some wings.
I combined Tessamae’s lemon garlic dressing with a bit of chopped cilantro as a marinade. Once baked I added a dash of garlic salt with parsley dry seasoning. My cousin said they were delicious.
Tried the new Nasoya vegan wraps for making your own spring rolls. I did not drain the cabbage enough. Oil was flying everywhere. I almost killed myself cooking these. They tasted very good. I seasoned the veggies using Badia Complete Seasoning. First, I pan fried them. Then, I cooked them in the oven until brown. Served with Wegan’s brand sweet chili sauce.
WHATS NEW IN HAIR CARE?
Babyliss Pro Prima 3000. I have upgraded my Babyliss flatiron to the newest model. The Prima 3000, straightens and curls. I enjoyed using the new tool, however, pre-fixed heat settings take some getting used to.
Soft Curls made with the Prima3000
Mielle Product Overload
Mielle is my favorite hair care line. I mainly use some of the Pomegranate Honey line (shampoo, conditioner, leave-in). Over the past few months I have been exploring the brand and these are my findings.
Voted the worst product Mielle ever made.
This butter is heavily perfumed. Leaves the hair feeling hard and dry no matter what you try to combine it with. I hated it.
One Out of Three
Of the three products I tried in the rice collection I would purchase the hair milk again. The clay mask is heavily perfumed and doesn’t leave the hair soft. The shine mist is wet and left my hair sticky and dry.
Cute Combo Discovery
I was in the beauty store and I saw that they bundled the rosemary oil with the horrid hair butter for Christmas and they didn’t see well. Mielle should have paired these two together. The milk detangles and oil adds much needed shine with a scalp tingle. Great combo for styling children’s hair and natural wash and go hair.
NEW NEW!!!!
I tested the curl defining mousse and the edge gel. I am still exploring the almond oil blend.
The edge gel does not spread much. After taking this pic I had to get a bigger brush and distribute the gel some more. Overall I like it. It did not turn my hair white and my two braids looked decent for a few days.
The curl defining mousse is a yes for me. It is a little firm but not too crunchy, It held my curls until I washed them out. The curls also looked good when I separated them.
