My Obsessions: Hair Edition

Last Saturday I had the pleasure of attending the first ever Queen City Naturals hair meetup. I met a ton of amazing women and gained a lot of knowledge from our fabulous speaker. She spoke about the science of hair and why certain products work the way they do. I look forward to our next meetup in March!

I even caught up with an old friend who has also gone natural.

Here are some of the current hair products that I am truly obsessed with!

Giovanni's 50:50 Balanced Hydrating Clarifying Shampoo and Trader Joe's Nourish Spa Conditioner. Both products leave my hair super soft and super hydrated. I use Giovanni's 50:50 conditioner when it is a shampoo day. I usually use Trader Joe's Nourish conditioner for my cowash days.

My  Denman brush which helps to detangle without pulling out my hair. To set my hair (two strand twist or braids)  for my twist/braid outs, I use a mixture of Trader Joe's aloe vera gel and their jojoba oil.

Last but not least I sleep in a good satin cap which keeps my hair protected at night and prevents breakage or loss of moisture!

I am on the hunt for castor oil. I have heard a ton of great reviews about castor oil and natural hair. I will let you know how that goes!

If you are natural what are you go to products?

xoxo,

Ronita

Homemade Butter

I followed this simple recipe and made delicious homemade lightly salted butter. I don't think I will ever buy it in stick form again. The taste is fresh and light! Try it for yourself and let me know how you like it. I put some on a biscuit with some of my homemade strawberry jam!

Muy delicioso!!

1 pint of whipping cream.

Put it in the processor until the butter separated from the milk. Processed about 7 minutes.

Homemade buttermilk!!! I will make some more biscuits with this goodness! I drained the buttermilk into a separate bowl.

Final products. Buttermilk and butter. It's so good and let me not forget way cheaper than buying sticks of butter!

Enjoy....xoxo,

Ronita

From Kate Spade's FRTW Fall 2011 line.

Found this vintage dress this past Fall at a Northside Community Yard Sale for $1.00. My mom said she will help me refashion it to have a 50's inspired A-line cut.

Saty Tuned!

xoxo,

Ronita