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Try this Smoothie filled with Superfood your body will love!
What you will need is:
1 cup of frozen blueberries
1 cup of almond milk
2 cups of baby spinach
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1 banana
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Place all of the above in a blender and puree until smooth. It will be lush and rich and thick.
Dreamy and creamy and energizing before or after your holiday shopping and rushing around!
YUM!
Take care of yourself!
Happy 1st day of summer!
As the summer begins you want to EXFOLIATE your skin. Dead skin cells mount up on your hands,feet and body and your skin needs a bit of TLC attention. This will also help you get a better even tan. I love doing this before I apply my sunless tanner. Your skin will be smoother and tan faster and more efficiently.
It really WORKS!
Sugar & CITRUS Scrub
2 tablespoons of white or brown sugar
1 orange zest
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
2 tablespoons of sunflower oil or apricot kernel oil
Mix all of these in a small bowl and on a clean body. I like my body to be slightly damp. Rub in circular motions and slough off your tired looking winter skin. Your skin will turn a little pink and have a flushed look. That’s a good thing. You are bringing blood to the surface and helping circulation.
Rinse well with luke warm washcloth. Next, apply your fave body lotion.
Lemon Love Water
Follow this D.I.Y. treatment by drinking a half a gallon of water with a slice or two of lemons. Drinking this will eliminate toxins and flush and clean you from the inside.
Sip it throughout your day.
I hope you will enjoy this refreshing skin loving treat,be more hydrated and kiss your dull skin…GOODBYE!
Sugar,Sugar
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LEMON LOVE!
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Of course you do!
Unfortunately most of my other cravings are about crunchy chips of any kind,buttered popcorn,old-fashioned Circus peanut candy and salted pretzels. peanuts!
So today I am giving into my cravings and indulging in all things green!
Here is a simple but mighty powerful healthy recipe to enjoy.
Steaming veggies like this creates a mineral rich broth that is a great way to detox. Always think about your beauty from the inside. Nourish your body and give it what it needs.
Take care of yourself… Darlings.
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Baby it’s so HOT outside! And my COMPLEXION is not seeing perfection. My pores hate me and appear to be the size of swimming pools and my skin is pretty shiny in some areas and tight in others. How about you?
I have always LOVED doing a form of Cryotherapy since I was a little girl! Only the treatment had not come out yet and entered the beauty universe. Here’s how I did it. When it is hot like this I take water fill an ice cube tray and freeze them. If you want to add fruit or flowers inside before you freeze them…go at it. It makes them prettier too!
Next your freshly clean face is ready for a cooooool delight.I apply an ice cube (I sort of warm up a few seconds in my hand so no freezer burn face) Roll around and go up and down. I do not do the eyelid. This icy treat will chill you down quick! If you are hot on the neck and breast area roll a fresh cube there too.Use until you are done with the cube or save to use another time in a bowl in the freezer.
Using ice cubes will tighten your skin and pores, refresh your skin and cool you down. 
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Follow this ice cube treat with a HYDRATING tall glass of water with fresh mint (spearmint or peppermint) and fresh lemon slices. The key here is not to drink it iced much or no ice at all.The digestive tract does not like REALLY ICED water or drinks. In order to detox your system from all the sweet drinks and coffee you had all week. TRY this room temperature way. In the winter we will try something else but this is great for our bodies especially nowadays in this summer season.Skip a plastic straw that’s what I do… however,I’ve discovered the beauty of paper straws and reusable straws.
The lemony with a hint of mint water is a nice refreshing way to drink water and I love to serve it to my husband,family and when company comes over. ENJOY!
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I love to make fresh water prettier and taste it too by using awesome herbs and or flowers.
I prepare them in a pitcher, serve it by the glass in old time jars (from an antique mall) or in a gorgeous goblet. Today my recipe is with rosemary, mint and flowers.Organic or home grown is best. I rinse the herbs first and clip what I want to add to the water.It is so fun and refreshing too. I don’t use ice. I use fresh bottled water that is room temperature. I allow the herbs to mesh with the water and infuse it with the aroma and flavor. My fave’s are mint,rosemary,peppermint,fruits,veggies and flowers. If you want to use ice in it once this is infused and prepared of course you can do so.
As for flowers I buy flowers that are edible and I buy them at Whole Foods Market just for decoration no infusion needed but they do make a lovely addition. Most of the box mix contain marigolds and pansies. So colorful!
And the best part? YOU can actually eat them.
If you’re looking for a fun thing to or to do with your family or sweetie this summer…this is a wonderful thing to do together and tasty too.
PS
I also like to place them in an ice cube tray one flower per cube space and freeze. Pop on in your next drink or add flower cubes to your festive summer punch bowls. So FUN to do and pretty to look at while you sip away. Please note: these flowers are edible. read the box from the store. AND I do not eat the rosemary etc. only the flowers that are edible. Or you can just look at them and enjoy the colorful sight in your glass or pitcher.
It is National Strawberry month and I have been celebrating all month!
I went to the the farmers market and stocked up on lots of fruits and veggies. The strawberries always call out to me. So, since my skin has been kind oily lately (Florida is so humid) I decided to make one of my natural face masks this morning as I am going to be on TV in sunny Florida.
Did you know strawberries are little miracle workers? Both internally and topically.
They are filled with vitamin C,vitamin K,potassium and folic acid. They also contain an acid which keeps our faces protected from ultraviolet rays. Giving your face and neck a fruity facial is great because it also contains essential salicylic acid. Strawberries help to exfoliate your skin and brighten it up too.
Did you know some celebrities have been known to use the inside of a strawberry to help brighten the teeth simply by rubbing it on and leaving it o for a few minutes!
I tried it and it works that is a quick brighter teeth natural fix.
I also love to use frozen strawberries with coconut or almond milk and add a dash of NeoCell’s collagen powder. YUM to prettier looking healthy skin. NOT all of your supplements need to be in pill form you can pop them in smoothies and bowls.
Another fave and pretty to look at salad and enjoy is when I make it with strawberries,spinach,pecans and edible flowers!
So add strawberries to your life in more ways and enjoy the fruits and veggies Mother Nature gives us.
The beauty of food! You can eat it and you can wear it for the sake of prettier looking skin too.
NO chemicals and no ingredients you can’t pronounce.
I LOVE Sundays not only because it is a spiritual kind of day but unless I am working out of town or traveling out of town I am off on Sundays and at home sweet home!
Sunday Funday… Time to recharge,relax and unwind.
It seems everyone’s skin is going through some kind of issue because of the weather. Despite the fact that they say Spring is in full swing!
IF your skin is dry,itchy and longing for some attention here is one of my recipes that I am doing on my face and neck toward my breasts today. Sometimes I switch things up and change an ingredient to add another instead. But this is my go to.
What you will need:
1 cup of oatmeal (not instant)
1/2 cup of local farmer honey
1/2 cup of cold-pressed olive oil
Place oatmeal in a mini grinder or food processor.
Grind the oatmeal into a powdery mix.
Add the honey to the oatmeal and stir.
Lastly add the olive oil and mix with a spoon by hand in a bowl.
Smooth on a clean face. Leave on at least 10 minutes.
Rinse well with a lukewarm washcloth. Follow with your skin toner. I adore rosewater. Next apply a dash of your moisturizer on your face and eye gel around your eye area.
You will love the way your makeup glides on smooth as silk and the way your skin feels and looks. Hydrated and happy!
I am almost done with my beauty book (Whenever I think I am done writing it I want to add something else) and this is a peek inside my beauty filled world.
Enjoy darlings!
It has been non-stop for me for 11 days with work and play. I have been traveling to the BEAUTIFUL state of Maine, next a trip to NYC (will share soon about these trips with you) and then back to FLORIDA for more work. We did another one of our signature Pop Up shop at an event with Jacksonville magazine. Yesterday was spent painting pretty faces at my makeup studio.
Today I am going to celebrate my husbands birthday starting with breakfast in bed.
And for me I am eating clean as I am craving green! Don’t you just love the first bite into a green crunchy apple? God’s edible masterpiece! Last night I shopped the aisles and bought the freshest batch of colorful fruits and veggies. And this week I am going to back on a beautiful food track (with a little bit of his Birthday cake)
Travel and stress takes a toll on your body and skin. Sometimes you have to take a break and treat yourself to all the bounty from a farmer’s market.And feed your body what it needs.
Be well and take time to smell the strawberries,apples and papaya!!!
Today is Earth day eve and I am trying to put you in MY mood! 
Enjoy somewhere where there is GREEN tonight or on Earth day.
Soak in that luscious green view that is so healthy for you!
Bite into a beautiful crisp GREEN apple and or other green fruit you love. Savour the taste on your tongue. I love my apples sliced with a big piece of Brie melted on top.Sensual YUM!
Don’t throw out the last amount in the jar. Use a mini spatula and go ahead and scrape out of that jar or tube or any other container.
Don’t throw out those glass bottles use them again and again by refilling with pancake syrup from a larger bottle. Reuse perfume bottles and or make some D.I.Y. spa delights and have them on hand for an awesome spa day or night! I LOVE this type of recycling.
Support a farmer and buy some fresh herbs and cook without herbs and spices from a plastic bottle or jar.
Treat yourself to a steam bath facial with fresh tea,flowers and herbs. Your skin will love you!
Hope you enjoyed these Eco-friendly tips please come back for more on Earth Day.
Oh the weekend IS here.
It is the perfect time to pamper yourself,your sweetie,your mom or your daughter with an afternoon or morning of beauty at home without leaving the house. Celebrities do it you can too!
Check out my latest article on doing a D.I.Y. SPA morning,afternoon or evening at home. http://www.void.com a magazine . My tips are Beauty,cheeky, fun!
