Cupcakes and pre-poo's

I'm the biggest fat kid when it comes to a good bit of cake, especially if it's a remake from my favourite bakery's recipe book - Hummingbird. Myself and my housemates have started the different dessert a week challenge, so up on the menu yesterday was the bespoke Hummingbird vanilla cupcake. 

That wasn't it for mixing, I also whipped out my scientist hat and finally accomplished my very own water and oil prepoo!  It was a perfectly delicious day for haircare and of course palette satisfaction! 

Check out the next post for my prepoo concoction - Gingernut spice brûlée - 

Here is the recipe for all you budding baking kings and queens!

For the cake:

• 120g plain flour
• 140g caster sugar
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• a pinch of salt
• 40g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 120ml whole milk
• 1 egg
• ¼tsp vanilla extract
• 1 quantity vanilla frosting
• hundreds and thousands or other edible sprinkles, to decorate
• a 12-hole cupcake tray, lined with paper cases

For the vanilla frosting:

• 250g icing sugar, sifted
• 80g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 25ml whole milk
• a couple of drops of vanilla extract

Avec amour...

edF ❥

Different shades of love : Samantha Chioma

Samantha Chioma : SuperWoman Chronicles

I loved once and it was coloured red

It was fierce, and it was passionate

And it wasn’t going to listen to what anybody said to it.

It was fun and it was hopeful, but it burned me up so bad on the inside

And when I was out in public I had to mix it with some blue

So people would think I wasn’t that into it

So people would think that I was cool.

I loved once and it was a yellow type of love

A free type of love, dare I say, the purest type of love.

And it listened to me and it made me laugh

It sat back and it watched me in the moments when I wasn’t looking

And when I caught it, it turned its face shyly away

And because I didn’t put any red in it, it grew tired of me

So when it withdrew and guarded its brightness from me, I decided I didn’t really love it anyway.

I thought my love was blue once

A cool, laidback, sky light kind of blue.

It was decisive, it was purposeful and it was a self-sacrificial kind of blue.

But it was confused.

It was, by nature, strong and bold and had the potential to be the greatest kind of love of them all

But it was a fearful and unstable shade of love, so I mixed in some white

Because I thought it would soften it and make it last longer.

But I mixed in too much and it forgot who it was.

So now I love in multicolour

A pretty, assorted, emotional kind of kaleidoscope

And my love is confident, and jealous, and possessive, and red.

And it’s daring, and insecure and overwhelming and blue.

It’s yellow: patient, thoughtful and distant, but loyal

It’s all kinds of fuscias, and oranges, teals, violets and torquoise

And it’s mauve, magenta and it’s deep coloured midnight.

I’m learning to love in every hue, every shade and every tint.

I’m learning to love loving all of it.

I love reading beautiful pieces like this one. Sam writes so beautifully and has a luring collection of short stories, heart to hearts and inspiring words from the soul of a virtue seeking woman.

samanthachioma

Avec amour...

edF ❥

Can't stop blogging : Rachel Crowe

Ok last post of the night guys i promise!

I just couldn't help but share this picture of Rachel Crowe... I've been fully tuned into x factor this year.  Is this not an edible head of hair ?!!

# Naturalicious!!!

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edF ❥

Manestream Beauty

The lovely Tina from Manestream Beauty was kind enough to invite me to her natural hair event on  Sunday 27th November 2011.

Cut, colour and Style is aimed to inspire naturals and of course everyone who want to take their hair to the next level, be it with a cut, some colour or hairstyle inspiration.

Unfortunately i'm Leeds bounds till Christmas so won't be able to attend but if you're looking for a new look then treat yourself and be inspired!

TICKETS

www.manestreambeauty.eventbrite.com

Ruby Red

Avec amour...

edF ❥

Oct / Nov Upcoming posts

JUICY POSTS TO COME

- Starting a hair regime part 2/5 -

- D.I.Y @ home hair recipes -

- Winter hair regime 2011 -

-Vintage Revamped edition -

- Special guest- diary of a tress lover -

Avec amour...

edF ❥

Starting a hair regime part 1/3 : Nutrition

'It all starts from within'

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Two years ago when first starting my hair journey, the biggest off put was always the blogs that mentioned the importance of a healthy diet in haircare. I mean honestly who has time to drink more water, eat more fruit and go to the gym these days! Watching keeping up with the Kardashians is more than enough for body exhilaration right!

Well folks truth is health really is the first point of call when starting a hair journey. It's quite simple... if you are healthy, your hair is healthy. Several problems can arise from the lack of necessary nutrients and vitamins in our diet. 

 So where to begin ...

Moisture

1-2 litres of H2O everyday

Protein

Hair is dead protein, therefore protein intake is important for healthy hair. 

You can find protein in many everyday foods e.g. fish, prawns, beef and eggs. 

The classic F and V’s 

Fruits and vegetables provide essential nutrients 

to our hair e.g iron, silica, which in the long run help support 

healthy hair growth and prevent hair loss.

Broccoli, green leafy vegetables, bean sprouts, beans, papaya, apples, berries, 
melons, citrus fruits, grapes, coconut's are all sources of nutrients fit for queens! 

[You can semi cheat through pure fruit juices and smoothies that make known the a percentage of your daily fruit intake. 
If an apple a day can keep the doctor away, think of the hair benefits it has too!]

Vitamins

Hair loss occurs when our diet is inadequate in vitamin B – especially 
biotin and folic acid. Foods rich in B vitamins include beans, peas, carrots, 
cauliflower, bran, nuts and eggs.

Vitamins such as Vitamin A (cabbage, broccoli and spinach), 
Vitamin E (vegetable oils, dried nuts), are essential vitamins that help
 prevent hair loss and elasticity.

Vitamin C aids in improving scalp circulation. It is important to maintain
 capillaries that carry blood to the follicles. Oranges all the way!

Simple healthy habits

Apart from having a balanced diet, other effective hair loss 
solutions include exercise, adequate sleep and avoiding bad foods. Smoking, 
junk food, fizzy drinks and caffeine in excess can result in negative
 effects on hair.
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If you're wondering how to make these habits practical, begin by choosing 2 things 

you can change/add, with time you can add other elements and before you know it, 

your skin, hair and body will show you the results!

Avec amour...

edF ❥

P.s love your tresses is on tumblr !!!

Avec amour...

  edF ❥