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SheaMoisture hair conditioners are the bomb! Truly, the entire line of soaps, skin moisturizers and beauty treatments are excellent. The whole line is 1) organic, 2) of the highest quality and 3) affordable. I first reviewed the sustainably produced goods here . Since then, I've tied even more of their personal care products. Not one skin, body or hair item has disappointed me. At long last, I can say there is an organic hair conditioner that works, as well as, the ones loaded with a long list of unpronounceable chemicals. Right now, I'm using SheaMoisture Raw Shea Butter Restorative Conditioner with Sea Kelp and Argon Oil , and I love it. Unbeatable prices for such top-notch organic ingredients. Not to mention, a small squirt of conditioner goes a long way! Furthermore, there are many different formulas of SheaMoisture shampoo and condition. Pick the one that is right for you. Mixtures of nature's bounty to clean, condition, tame and repair every hair type imaginable. Us...

Photo:  Shopify Every year on my birthday I get a beautiful vase of flowers, but they rarely last more than a week. It's a big expense that all too soon ends up in the garbage. How would you like to smell the roses for a long period of time? Believe it or not, now you can. Venus Et Fleur is a flower company which has figured out a way to give  real r oses ... well a shelve life. Their roses are treated with a special formula and process to preserve the color, freshness, biological structure, softness and scent for up a year. Supplied by growers in Ecuador, the roses are cut at their peakiness and treated with a non-toxic, non-allergic wax formula (similar to silica). Next the roses sit in dye to enhance or change their color before being styled and arranged in Parisian keepsake boxes. The only maintenance needed is a light dusting from time to time. The retailer recommends keeping the flowers out of direct sunlight, and you do not water them. They also stay in their box. Ven...

Photo: Wildrosekitchen Years ago when my friend, Cara Sue, married I hung out at her house most weekends. I think I'm the one who started us on Orange Julius drinks, one of our many snacks. Ahh youth, we were thin as rails, and I remember making them with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream and 1/4 cup of sugar! Once in a while I added some rum or Bourbon, but mostly not . Without the alcohol, the drink tastes like an old fashioned orangesicle ice cream treat. Remember those?  Packaged in a round paper cylinder on a stick, you ate the sherbet-like dessert by pushing it up beyond the cylinder and licking it as it melted. In those days, we ate ice cream without a thought. Nowadays I make a reduced calorie Julius. Here is the still rich, organgey, creamy and delicious recipe: Orange Julius Ingredients: 1 cup skim milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 6 ounce can frozen orange juice concentrate (I buy orange juice with pulp. Why pulp free?) 1-2 tablespoons sugar or Steevia (Sweeten to taste. I can...

Photo: Maybelline For many of us, applying makeup begins as trial and error until we figure out what flatters our faces. And, we can always learn new tricks, especially for an evening out when we tend to wear more makeup. Here are 15 common makeup dos and don'ts. Let's replace bad habits -- Don'ts  with better habits -- Dos : Do: Start with primer on your face and under your eyes. Don't: Skip primer. Makeup glides on easy and stays put on primed skin! Do: Dampen your blender sponge with water. Don't: Dip a dry sponge into makeup. It soaks up too much product. Do:  Blend foundation beyond your jawline down to your neck and up to your hairline. Dab and pat is the way to go. Don't: Stop foundation at the jawline to create a visible line. Do: Match a concealer to the skin on your inside wrist. Don't: Use a concealer lighter then your skin. You will look like a raccoon. Do: Use correct makeup brushes for your foundation, blush, contour, bronzer, high...

When a royal couple gets engaged, count on seeing a gorgeous ring. Although diamonds are the hardest, most durable stones, there are plenty of diamonds in the world. Sapphires are rarer, which is why royalty often chooses a sapphire engagement ring. For fun, let's look at several famous royal rings:  Kate Middleton (2011) ,   now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge - A 12-carat sapphire with 14 diamonds that once belonged to  fiancé  Prince William's mother, Lady Diana Spencer (1981) , is a favorite. Its creation was inspired by a sapphire brooch which Queen Victoria received on her wedding day from new husband Prince Albert that today is often worn by her great, great granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. I adore blue sapphires, and you don't need to be engaged to a prince in order to wear a royalty inspired knockoff. Trust me! (In a window of a Madison Avenue jewelry store near my home sits a 12-carat Ceylon sapphire ring exactly like the royal engagement ring. I'm goi...

I'm sending Valentine's out to you today! For ... Lo v e, peace and compassion. ♥  Courage and enthusiasm for life. Hugs and an ounce of chocolate. xoxo Happy Valentine's Day!  Look out for Cupid's arrows .😉 ←↑→↓↔ ↕→ You may also enjoy: Papyrus Greeting Cards Happy St. Valentine's Day Happy Valentine's Day Pretties    Extra Photos: Prince Leopold, Duke Of Albany

Photo: Kiss 99.9 FM Let me begin by saying I love spicy food and one-day will visit New Orleans where I aim to eat my way across the city and meet the warm, wonderful people. Of course, I will take in the culture, music and history too. To be sure, it's on my bucket list! Meanwhile, I'm delighted by a chance to make an authentic pot of Jambalaya and King Cake Cupcakes at home in New York City. Zatarain's , the food and spice company, as well as, a New Orleans' tradition since 1889, sent me the food items I need to make real  Cajun/ Creole cuisine from scratch! As I write, it's cooking on the stove and baking in the oven, and I can't wait to eat dinner tonight!! Smells delicious!  Here's what I received in my box:  1) Rice Dinner Mix; 2) Creole Seasoning; 3) Cajun Hot Sauce; 4) Creole Mustard 5) Crab Boil Complete Mix; 6) Root Beer Concentrate -- Available at Walmart , Amazon  and many supermarkets. Tasty and inexpensive, spices are also healthy! Did you kn...

Photo: Matresses Direct R ight now, as it turns out! Across America, new mattress styles launch in March, so retailers put last year's stock on sale to make room for new inventory. Price-cuts run from the end of January through February. As happens, a spot in my mattress began to sag. Likely I could have slept on my old mattress longer as it wasn't lumpy or causing me to wake up stiff, etc. But I knew it was only a matter of time. What if the sinking grew worst after the sales? So I took the plunge. I went to 4 merchants and looked online. Oh, buying a mattress is a racket. Different style names used by each retailer for the same mattress makes comparing prices difficult! But after you decide on what type of mattress (coil vs. memory foam vs. latex vs. hybrid, plus the degree of firmness) you get a better sense. After I visited stores to test a few mattresses I was sure I wanted to stick with a traditional wrapped coil mattress and I like a firm mattress. I also took note of...