Yummers: Guiltles Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Hey Beauties you know I'm a serious foodie, I absolutely love and adore all things food, but I try to keep it healthy.... at least I try to most of the time. I came across this recipe for oatmeal cookies that requires no sugar, flour or butter and I loved it!! So you know I had to share it with you. These cookies are really great as a sort of breakfast cereal for mornings when your in a rush. But truthfully I literally eat them all day long. This recipe makes a dozen cookies, however, I literally ate half of the cookies in the pic above as soon as they cooled down enough to eat without burning my mouth. Here are the four ingredients needed to get started.

2 Ripe Bananas
1 Cup Oatmeal
1/2 Cup Raisins (or to your liking)
Cinnamon (to your liking)

In a mixing bowl mash bananas then add oatmeal, raisins and cinnamon. Mix until it forms a soft doughy consistency. Next spoon individual cookies onto a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. Since ovens vary I would check on them after 10 minutes and determine how much longer they will need.

If you decide to give this recipe a try let us know what you think!

Shamelessly Addicted to Technology

 

Hey Beauties…It’s me again back with our latest blog post. Now I have to tell you over the years I have totally turned into a tech geek! At this point I don’t think there’s any part of my life that does not involve technology. Dare I say I may be a bit addicted to technology??? As many of you  may know I am a lost soul without my iphone! Just last month while shopping for pieces for our new location I accidentally left  my phone home. By the time I realized I forgot it home I decided I was too far to turn back and figured I could make it through an afternoon of shopping without it…..WRONG!! I was totally lost without it. I couldn’t take pictures, I had questions and I couldn’t text anyone on our team for answers. Needless to say I was totally frustrated and disgusted. However,  I was able to select items and pick up the essentials we needed for our new space although I was not nearly as efficient as I would have been if I had my phone. Then to top everything off, now I’m standing on a long line without any apps to help me pass the time away!! ……Oh what  in the world did I do before technology became such an integral part of my life?

Beauties are any of you out there as obsessed with technology as I am? If you are leave a comment and let us know what you think!

Would you like to see more blog posts & videos  on how we use technology & apps on a daily basis? If you do please leave your comments below.

Have a beautiful week Beauties!

XOXO….Nicole

Looking Forward to the New Year

 

Hey Beauties! I can't believe that 2012 is actually coming to an end. I feel like this year flew by at lightning speed. I know, personally for me  I will never forget 2012 I experienced great highs and tragic lows. This year my family lost several significant family members, however, we topped off the year on a positive note with the birth of my niece December 23, 2012. Two days before Christmas she has been our greatest gift this year!

Looking ahead to the New Year we are super excited about the new products, services and slight tweaks to our over all look. Not to mention the Beauty Lounge that's currently under construction. Then this spring we introduce our first ever spokes beauty that will represent our brand! We have a lot on our plate this year and we can't wait to take it on.

Beauties I wish you all an abundant and successful new year!

XOXO...Nicole

Nidasii Check In

Hey Beauties... I know we have been M.I.A. lately, but, it's a for a great reason there are so many positive things happening for Nidasii right now. We're expanding and growing. In late January early February we will be in our newly renovated manufacturing studio and beauty lounge. I'm so excited about the beauty lounge because we will offer all kinds of custom beauty treatments especially for our Beauties. Can't wait for that!! But the holidays are here and we will be posting tons of informative beauty posts as well as a few behind the scenes look into our renovation process on our new space. So be sure to keep an eye out for all the great new content on here on our blog.

Nidasii Is Giving It Away

Hey Beauties,

Sandy has put our Beauties on the east coast through a lot this week. Even all of us here at Nidasii went through the storm, however, we did not experience the level of devastation our Beauties in lower Manhattan, Long Island and New Jersey have. This week as most of us begin to put the pieces of our lives back together we want to start the week off with a giveaway for our east coast Beauties.

Be sure to stay tuned to our Facebook page for details.

This special giveaway is for our Beauties in NY, NJ, CT, PA, MD, VA

It's A GIVE, GIVE Situation!

Hey Beauties!It's the season of GIVING and we a have a GIVE, GIVE situation going on at our FaceBook page.....yes, GIVE, GIVE not WIN, WIN. It's because of all of you Beauties that we were able to experience major growth this year. You gave our products to friends & family and even took time to tell everyone the many ways you use our body butter. So we ask that you continue to help us grow by recommending Nidasii to your favorite boutique or spa.

Here's how the Give, GIVE works. For every FaceBook Beauty that recommends.... or if you feel the need... RAVES about us ;-)...to their favorite spa, boutique or specialty store you will receive a full size Sugar Butter Scrub if we make it into the location you recommend by the end of the year. All you have to do is leave a post on our wall letting us know the name of the location and city. If we make it into that location by the end of the year you get a decadent Sugar Butter Scrub! Yes, you have to be a member of our FaceBook community to participate. This GIVE, GIVE situation ends December 31, 2011. Giving is so much better than winning!

Where Were You the Day Fall Arrived at 6:03 PM?

Hey Beauties,

There's never a dull moment here in NYC. Last month we had an earthquake and hurricane all in the same week! Like I said never a dull moment. After being shaken up from the earthquake we were told to take refuge to our homes get flash lights, radios & canned goods and prepare for Ms. Hurricane Irene to come to town! For days, after those two events, people asked where were you during the earthquake or how did you survive the weekend the Mayor decided to shut down all modes of transportation and make us stay home (better known to the rest of the world as the weekend of hurricane Irene). These were major moments in the city so of course everyone would ask the "where were you?" question.

But, I have a question specifically for my NYC/NJ beauties. Where were you last week Thursday at 6:03 PM when Fall arrived in NYC? I was on my way to the AT&T store to take care of an issue with my phone when I had to double back and grab a blazer...if I knew it was going to be that chilly I would have grabbed my scarf too! In all my years of living in the city I have never experienced such a drastic change of weather. I mean literally in a day we went from wearing typical summer attire...say t-shirt, jeans & sandals. To needing a long sleeve shirt, jacket & anything to cover your tootsies (toes) if they were out. What happened to the TRANSITION into fall...you know the days & evenings when you can get by with a sweater to hug you when a cool breeze comes along? I know I'm being a bit over dramatic here. But, I truly am not a fan of the cooler months!.....Bye Summer....I miss you already!

Where were you the day fall arrived at 6:03PM?

TGIF Beauties

I can't believe I went a whole week with out posting!! As much as I love interacting with everyone here at the blog, on twitter & FaceBook I just couldn't seem to break away from all the extra activity. This week we were busy scouting locations for our Blissful Body workshop, shipping product for a huge event, receiving, sorting & storing inventory, shipping the weeks orders, taking a minute Thursday to baby sit the niece & nephew (never enough arms, ears & tissues for those two...lol) not to mention we were taking calls and answering email the whole time!!....what a week. So much more to look forward to next week.

Have a great weekend!!

Babassu Butter Remix

OK, we haven't remixed it or changed the formaulation, we just made a minor change....LOL

Breaking News, breaking news our multifunctional Babassu Butter is now fragrance free. I know some of you may want to know why we've decided to make it fragrance free, while others are probably breathing a sigh of relief asking "what took so long". The truth is Babassu Butter has a naturally light fragrance of its own. And, over the years our beauties have totally remixed this body butter by making it a multifunctional product that has been used to moisturize bellies, condition & moisturize dry hair, for prepoo treatments, and even as a bronzer. Yes, some do believe that our babassu butter gives them a beautifully bronzed glow when out in the sun.

Also, due to the fact that so many mama's to be are now using our babassu butter as a belly butter and even using it to moisturize their babies bottoms we decided it was best to let the fragrance go. As we know a woman's sense of smell is heightened during pregnancy and the most pleasant aroma can make some women gag...putting it nicely.

In honor of this special announcement it will be available for $10 all day!! So if you beauties out there want to give it a try at today's special price remember to do so before midnight.

Busting At The Seams

Hi Beauties,

Sorry I've been M.I.A. at the blog lately. There's lots going on behind the scenes at Nidasii. At the moment I'm looking for an affordably priced manufacturing space. In the past three years we have grown so much that I have exhausted every storage solution to store our products and supplies. Back in December I thought I found our dream spot, I even blogged about the discovery of the beautiful space. But, we were outbid by another company!! AAAGGHHH, the life of an indie. Well it's time for us to start looking again so if you want to follow us on this journey we will be updating on our Twitter and FB pages!! Our goal is to be in our new space by June so we can have a huge opening party and invite all of you!! Who wouldn't love a party especially one with beauty products....LOL.

As always we love your comments so feel free to post them here. And if you want to suggest a manufacturing space you can post that here too...LOL

Enjoy your day Beauties.