Leave The Shine At Home- Heart & Soul Magazine (Aug/Sept)

I picked up this issue of Heart & Soul Healthy.Wealthy. Wise and was pleased to see that it was just as I remembered- full of much needed health centered information. You kept us healthy way before health was cool,dhb.

Leave The Shine At Home

A little lip shine can do more than make your pucker stand out; it could leave you open to skin cancer.  Recent research found that the shiny nature of lip gloss could actually attract the sun’s UV rays.

Our lips come with a natural protective outer layer, but the hydration in lip gloss makes that layer less effective, according to Bruce Robinson, M.D.,a New York City dermatologist.  The result is skin that is more susceptible to cracking, premature aging and squamous cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer that is more aggressive on the lips than other parts of the skin.

So what’s a gloss-toting girl to do?  There are options:

Switch to lipstick. Get Maximum protection by mixing it with zinc oxide.

Layer a lip balm containing SPF 30 underneath your gloss.

Opt for a lip gloss containing SPF, though most provide only SPF15.

written by Kendra Lee

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My Birthday Party- family, friends, The Cake

My Fabulous Cake

The Simple Gourmet- fernterra@aol.com

Sharon the tea lady- www.takingtea-instyle.com

 

Lisa-aka silky locs

  

My birthday party was fabulous. The party was thrown at Oh My Heavenly Hair Boutique in Trenton, NJ. I had a blast. Family, friends, clients, and Oh My Heavenly Hair family showed their love. The champagne flowed as it sweetened the celebration of one more year on this earth for me.

The Cake

I can’t stop talking about the cake. The cake was outstanding. It was delicious, beautiful and a peice of art. As fabulous as this was, you couldn’t tell me this wasn’t the extravaganza of the year. The cake absolutely played the part. The 3 layer Red Velvet beauty left us wanting more and more and more. The ingredients were so rich and fabulously decadent.

I look forward to my next birthday. I’m already thinking about the cake.

Note: If you want your next occasion to be fabulous- feel free to contact The Simple Gourmet, fernterra@aol.com. Enjoy.

I Hate My Hair- No, you should be happy you have hair!

“God, I hate my hair, I am so sick of this mess”- all while pulling, yanking, brushing too severely and continuing a host of other physical abuse. Could it be that you are not treating your hair properly, so in return, it does not look the way you would like it to look.  So now, because you’re having problems, you label your hair in the worst way-you physically and mentally abuse it. This has got to stop if you want to have hair. And, certainly if you want healthy, beautiful hair.

Talking badly about your hair is my personal pet peeve- when you talk badly about your hair, I believe you are sending the wrong message to your hair and  to your psyche. Self love in all forms for every part of you is important. That is what nurturing is all about. Take a moment and put yourself in your hairs’ place. Each and every day (not everyone but most) you complain about your hair. No thanks to your hair for providing you with beauty, coverage and sexiness. No thanks for remaining on your head opposed to the floor. No thanks for anything. What would you do if you were hair? At some point you would want to leave. But, yet and still, for the most part, your hair hangs tight- taking the verbal and some times physical abuse. If I were hair I would leave, I would certainly go where I was wanted (hair heaven) and cease to exist on your head. Think about that the next time you complain about your hair. dhb.

Ode to my MOM

My MOM…..

is beautiful
loves me
is always there for me
is the best
is my biggest champion, along with my girls who cheer me on all the time
hands out my postcards?

The day before Memorial Day- I’m talking to my mom on the phone about what time to meet at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music- Dance Africa Festival). This is a family ritual where everyone gets involved to hand out Red C.A.C. Studio postcards. I am tired as usual. I’m suppose to meet mom around 12:00 noon. As noon approaches, I realize I’m not going to make our noon handing out the postcards appointment so I call her.  Mom, “I’m not going to make it for noon, I will call you when I am leaving”. Mom replies ” I will see you out there”.

I must give you a visual of my mom- mom is a women of a certain age. She is fly and sassy. She has the tenacity of Malcom X- she will get it done “By Any Means Necessary” and the fierceness of and even resembles Patti La Belle. Got the picture!

I always leave postcards at mom’s house because we do street Fair’s all the time. Mom gets herself together and heads out on her lone mission of handing out postcards. In fact, she handed out all the postcards she took out with her- and it was a hot day. Mom carries them with her as she rides the train going to work, walking down the street, or with her as she runs her many errands over the course of her day. Imagine that!

I did meet up with her later on that day. I was tired from working on the new Studio website, recovering from my long day at work and the million other things I do over the course of my day.  Believe it or not- mom hung tough. She continued to walk with us as we handed out more postcards. For my mom, it is absolutely believable. Here’s the thing, everyone who knows my mom knows that this is not unusual for my mom. My mom is behind me 100%.

As my day winds down, it hit me- wow, my mom is awesome. She’s out there handing out postcards for her daughter by herself and enjoying it. I am blessed. Thank you mom. I love you so very much. Not just because you are the postcard diva, but because I know you love me and I feel it. Thank you mom. Thank you God for giving me my mom I am truly blessed.

So, if you see this short Patti LaBell looking, Malcolm X thinking lady strutting her stuff with postcards in her hand, please take one and wish her well. And, whatever you do don’t say anything off color because she will sass you right back. She’s my mom supporting her daughter and having fun.