Easy Lentil Salad

 

Lentils is a kitchen staple of mine. I eat them all the time. They make excellent soups. But have you ever just had them as a salad? I love this recipe because it is light and refreshing lunch idea. I toasted a few slices of Italian bread and scooped the salad on top of it. I would also have over a bed of greens like spinach. Try this recipe! I’m sure you’ll love having lentils this way!

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Best Vegan Bagel & Tomato Lox

New York is knows for having the best bagels. Nothing beats a freshly baked bagel…actually anything freshly baked is wonderful! There are so many bagel flavors and sandwich combinations you can order in a New York bagel shop. I’ve even seen rainbow and an Oreo bagel!

A very popular bagel sandwich is bagel and lox. Lox is smoked salmon which is paired with a cream cheese bagel. You can add toppings like red onion, capers, and dill. I wanted to create a vegan and budget friendly recipe for those days you have a taste for smoked salmon but might not have  it  at  hand.  I used  a tomato which is an affordable and common  staple  in  your  kitchen.

Although you can use any tomato, I find that plum or roma tomatoes works best because it keep its shape as you slice it to resemble salmon pieces. It is very important to squeeze out the seeds and liquid from the tomatoes because this helps absorbs more flavor from the mixture.

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How to WAX & GROOM your EYEBROWS at HOME

I invested in a GiGi wax kit  4 years later ago and I absolutely love it! I use this wax kit for my whole body. Depending on how coarse the hair is, I alternate the wax between hard wax and soft wax.

In the past, I’ve gotten my eyebrows threaded and waxed. I loved the results from threading but its so painful for me. The very last time, I had them threaded, I tear so much from the pain that I lost one of my contacts and I couldn’t see. Theses are prescription contacts…I am blind as a bat! It was so embarrassing walking down the street with one eye open. I stopped on a corner and called my husband to guide me home. Such a sad day! As for waxing, I love the results as well. But it was a hit or miss. The lady that I trusted with my brows was very popular and when there was  a long wait for her at times and she would “rush” through the waxing and grooming. I wasn’t of fan of that.

About a year ago, I mustered up the courage to wax my own eyebrows and it has been my routine ever since. I love the way my eyebrows turn out. Its super easy once you understand the “shape” and hairs of your eyebrows. I save time and money! Its a win win! You should try it too. Its really not that bad.


Waxing has many benefits. As I mentioned earlier, I use it on all my body. It prevents in-grown hairs and your hair grows slower making you go longer between waxes. I plan on sharing more of my wax routine as the warm weather begins.

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How to Fill in Your Eyebrows

This video I show you how I fill in my eyebrows with makeup. As mentioned in part 1 of my eyebrow grooming routine, I love natural shape of my eyebrows after I wax them. It’s perfect for bare face no makeup days. In my opinion, having the eyebrows done just completes the face, even if you have some type of light makeup coverage. Hope you enjoy BOTH of my eyebrow videos!

Click link below to watch part one How to Wax and Groom Eyebrows

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HOW TO COVER PIMPLES & BLEMISHES PART 2 – Gold Cut Crease

 

Its hard to get away from pimples, acne and blemishes. In PART 1 of my How to cover pimples and blemishes video, I show my coverage process while giving my skin a lot of vitamins and moisture that it needs to recuperate. This video was hard to do. I feel so EMBARRASSED showing my bare face to you guys. But I took the courage to do it and show you how I cover my imperfections and problem areas. In this video, I show you a FULL FACE GLAM with a Gold Cut Crease eye look. I took pictures with flash to show how flawless the skin (which is posted on my Instagram) This is to show you that when it comes to a BIG EVENT like a wedding,. COVERAGE IS POSSIBLE!
Bottom line: give your skin a lot of love, moisture, AIR, and time to heal!

WATCH PART 1

HOW TO COVER PIMPLES + BLEMISHES | PART 1

Its hard to get away from pimples, acne and blemishes. This video was hard to do. I feel so EMBARRASSED showing my bare face to you guys. But I took the courage to do it and show you how I cover my imperfections and problem areas. As I mentioned in my video briefly, my skin reacted due to STRESS in my life and also the change of weather. When your skin does breakout, don’t lose hope. Your skin needs love. In this tutorial , I show my coverage process while giving my skin a lot of vitamins and moisture that it needs to recuperate. 70% of the week my skin is bare and breathing with no makeup for healing. For the sake of this tutorial, I did follow up with makeup so you see the full coverage process. This is helpful especially when it comes to a BIG EVENT like a wedding. COVERAGE IS POSSIBLE!
Bottom line: give your skin a lot of love, moisture, AIR, and time to heal!

WATCH PART 2: Glitter Cut Crease Tutorial