Double Duty Beauty

Hey family!Some of you have asked "whats up with the double duty beauty videos?". Well the answer that is we're taking a hiatus until September. During our down time from recording we'll be working on a bunch (did I really just say "a bunch"?)of fun new videos in a new location. Yes. we're finally leaving my kitchen! So be on the look out for those new videos plus a few short behind the scenes videos from our upcoming photo shoot for our new products. I'm sure that will be hilarious, if you only knew half of the antics that goes on behind the scenes I'm sure most of you would be in tears...LOL. So we'll see you in September.

Our Latest Beauty Feature

We're so excited about our recent beauty feature that appears in the September issue of Aishti magazine. We're giving you a glimpse of the article before it's posted to our site. In a few days we'll have all of our press mentions posted on our web site!

The Foodie In Me

Hey Beauties I have a confession to make....."My name is Nicole and I am a Foodie". I had to share this recent admission with all of you because last week I realized every single time I turn on my TV I immediately switch it to channel 51 if it's not there already. Do you know what channel 51 is....? It's the new Cooking Channel!! And I'm totally addicted!! I remember the first day I found it this summer I' jumped up & down like a fool because Nigella Lawson's show was on. Now the reason I was acting like a fool was because my Grandmother and I use to love watching her on either the Food Network or TLC, I can't remember wich station at the moment. But, I love watching her and the approach she takes with her globally inspired dishes with an english twist. I think she has cooking swag....or would that be food swag? As you see I come from a family Foodies. Since finding the station I'm now in love with Everyday Exotic, Spice Godess, Food Crafters and Indian Made Easy ....you know I love my spicy food...LOL.

But the thing that inspires me about food are the ingredients. Just like beauty, the ingredients are key. The most basic natural ingredients seem to create the most amazing beauty products and dishes that give you that warm and fuzzy feeling. Let's face it. Food and beauty are about creating an emotion!!......I'm just a hopeless Foodie.

Are you a hopeless Foodie too? Share your stories we want to know!

Double Duty Beauty: Green Tea Ice Pops & Green Iced Tea

Here's the latest episode in our Double Duty Beauty series. It's been so hot here in NYC and other parts of the country I wanted to make this episode a refreshing one so in this episode I show you how I make green tea ice pops to refresh your face and Green Iced tea to quench your thirst.

I hope you enjoy this episode!! Please post your comments and let us know what you think.

3 Things I Need For a Day at the Beach

This weekend I was all too happy to be able to escape to the beach. Now you have to understand to most I'm sort of a bizarre beach goer because I don't like to venture off into the water. I'm one of those people that likes to sit on the sand under an umbrella reading and enjoying the salt water breeze and yesterday that breeze felt so good!! I actually wasn't hot at all. But There are three things I wont survive a day at the beach without.

Sunscreen - As much as I love the sun and spending time in it I realize it can be extremely damaging to my skin so I always slather it all over my body. And I mean all over. From head to toe!

Babassu Butter - the other item I probably wouldn't be able to survive a day at the beach with out is my babassu butter. It's helps my skin attain the prettiest, bronzey glow.

Spray Bottle - As crazy as it may sound I always carry a spray bottle with my water glycerin mixture to rehydrate my curls and give my skin a refreshing spritz. This feels amazingly refreshing when you keep the spray bottle containing the water glycerin mixture in a cooler.

As I was writing this post I realized I left out another important item and that's my floppy sun hat to protect and cover my face.

Summer Butter....Babassu Butter

Today's vlog post is all about our multifunctional Babassu Body Butter and the many ways our customers are using it.

Surviving The Heat

WOW!!! It's super hot outside. This weekend I went to South Carolina for a friends wedding celebration and expected it to be unbelievably hot and humid and to my surprise it wasn't. Saturday night there was a slight cool breeze. When I returned back to my good ole NYC. I was in for the biggest surprise it was 87 degrees at 10:20pm!! And today our the temperature is supposed to sky rocket to 101 degrees. So I want to know how or what your doing to survive this heat wave. Is it riding an air conditioned subway car, taking a trip to the mall or hanging out in the freezer section of the supermarket. share your thoughts with us here.