YouTubers I am Currently Loving!

I am on YouTube a lot, a whole lot and I keep discovering interesting channels every other day.  Here are just some of the “newly found” YouTubers I am currently obsessed with;

Channel name: Primrose Panglea - Prim and her husband Jas are an interracial Zimbabwean (Prim) and Indian (Jas) couple from London. They share the story of how they met, challenges of being in an interracial relationship especially having some family members being against the relationship and fun family vlogs with their two gorgeous kids. Jas likes to show off his cooking skills and does Indian meal tutorials for their viewers.

Channel name: SimplyCin – I discovered Cindy while watching some Jamaica holiday vlogs and YouTube recommended her channel. She mostly does hair and makeup stuff and travel vlogs when she goes back home to Jamaica. I absolutely love her Jamaica vlogs

Channel name: SimiAllSmiles – I just love Simi she has such a fun spirit and her family and friends who are always included in her vlogs make her them so much more fun and interesting to watch.

Channel name: Ify Yvonne – Ify is not “new” to me I have been watching her for a while now but felt that this list would not be complete without her. True epitome of beauty and brains Ify is a Nigerian-American Pharmacist and hair and beauty vlogger. What makes her channel worth watching are her personal vlogs; very well shot, edited and oh so interesting. I get excited every time I see a vlog notification from her. She shares her family celebrations, travel, and time out with friends; she also throws in advice on various subjects ranging from dating to advice on Pharmacy school with her viewers. Oh and she is Janet Jackson’s doppel ganger:)

Fitness Friday Update!

It’s funny how things happen when you are not paying attention. I have not worked out consistently from around November last year due to a knee injury but lo and behold the weight is falling off! All I did was half pushups using the edge of a surface so as not to put any pressure on my knee to tone my arms, squats whenever my knee allowed it and plenty of walking. I did not have a regular walking schedule but simply walked whenever I felt like it or could and went swimming even though it was just once; I really need to put my swim cap back on fully. I actually started a “proper” workout routine at the beginning of this year since I could hardly do anything the whole of November and December last year when my knee injury was really bad. They say stress can make one lose or gain weight as well; I underwent a stressful situation around the same time as my knee injury last November so could that also be a factor? I do not know all I know is that I am well over that situation and the weight is still falling off. I first noticed it when I tried on some clothes I had not worn in a couple of months; these were fitted formal clothes that used to hug my body tightly that now hung loose on me. Comments from several people some who see me regularly also confirmed that I was indeed losing weight. As regards food I have not changed my diet drastically, if anything I actually think I was eating more carbs than normal especially bread both whole meal and white I guess it all boils down to calorie count. One of my friends saw me the other day and she was like you will have to start shopping for a new wardrobe very soon and I agree with her whole heartedly. I have an ideal weight that I want to reach and once I get to it I will work on maintaining that and getting toned. That’s it for today’s Fitness Friday catch you next timeJ

My Favourite Foundations!

These are my two favourite foundation sticks at the moment. One has been a fave for over a decade the other I just started using last year; it was a gift from a friend who had bought the wrong shade so she decided to give it to me. Before that I was a bonafide Fashion Fair girl, I still am. I tried MAC once but did not like it this was way back when they did not have that many shades for darker skinned complexions so I gave it a pass but I am willing to revisit it again but for now these two will do.

Fashion Fair fast finish stick foundation in colour ebony brown; I also match pure brown from the same brand. I like this because it gives me a matt finish which is perfect for oily faced me. It almost feels like a cream to powder foundation. It has a slight creamy texture when you apply and almost feels like matt powder by the time you start blending it in. I have used this brand for over a decade now both the foundation and oil control pressed powder.

Bobbi Brown Foundation stick in colour Espresso 10 this has a creamier texture than the Fashion Fair one and spreads easily which I like it also blends in very well. I only just started using this mid last year and this is definitely a brand that I am willing to restock once this one runs out. 

My face does not do liquid foundations or mousses for that matter very well I tried them once with disastrous results so I stick to stick foundations. Pardon my amateurish photography skills for clearer photos please click on the highlighted links Fashion Fair and Bobbi Brown.

Silky Kinky Afro Twists!

Hey ladies hope you are all doing well. It’s been a minute since I have been on here *clears cobwebs* life happened; but I am back now. Anyway this wash day post is almost two weeks late in fact I should be getting ready to do my twists wash day but it’s all good. So I decided to get a protective style done after almost seven months of wearing my hair out and got afro kinky twists installed. The plan was to henna first as I always do before installing a long term protective style but that never happened and considering I had previously hennaed a little over a month before installation I just went ahead and got my hair done. Since time and other factors were not exactly on my side I simply washed my hair first with blackshampoo then a two in one regular shampoo/conditioner, applied my leave ins, had my scalp oiled, new growth stretched by blow drying and then proceeded to get the twists professionally installed. I figured since my braid spray of choice is the Crème of Nature Strength and Shine leave in conditioner my hair would be conditioned at least three times a week at most.

 

File photo: my braid spray of choice

I used this brand of hair *see photo below* and really loved it. It’s soft and silky just like it says on the pack not rough like some other afro kinky/Marley hair brands. I initially wanted to get an extra pack but my stylist said the three would be enough and she was right, we even had some left over hair enough for maybe five or six twists. Four packs would have been too bulky even though the hair is light but it would have been cumbersome when it came to styling so the three packs worked out just fine in the end. I had them done in a medium size and hope to keep them in for as long as I can; ideally two months and will get the hairline redone at the four week mark if I keep them in for that long. I plan to wash every two-three weeks depending on my schedule and level of activity like workouts etc. Maintenance is very simple braid spray at least thrice a week and oil scalp at least once or as needed. That being said I am really loving this hair and plan to get it done again at some point in the year; the hair can be reused several times.

The hair I used

 

Love them!