My few favorite skin care products

I have been asked by a lot of people about my skin and how i keep it pristine.

Well let me tell you all something, it is a process and tedeous but it give me results that people admire.

Now i want to share it with you all my reader the products i use and that work for my skin type (combination and sensitive)

My style: Summer Cool Coral.

Bringing together pastel family colors for summer. Can be worn on a date night with the hubby or out with your girl friends.

I have always loved coral and gold together, and with this style, you can stay cool and fashionable while still having to play around with pastel colors and look cool on the eyes.

Let me know what you guys think.

YAY! I got my first BirchBox.

So this past Monday, i got my first birchbox. So excited!

Pampering for less: Using LivingSocial and Groupon

Let’s face it. If you’re a mom, you’re busy. It doesn’t matter what you do with your time: whether you work or stay home, volunteer or home school, cook up a storm or craft, not to mention driving the kids from activity to activity. Being a mom is the definition of being busy.

That means you need a little pampering here and there. But who has the time? Plus, it’s so expensive.

Cooking with UmmHashim Series 6: Bur (Mandazi)

Bur (also known as Maandazi and sometimes called Mahamri or Mamri) are East African donuts. You can find these delicious donuts in large urban areas and also among the people of East Africa. In Somali, When ever you make Sambusa it usually accompanies it.

Cooking with Ummhashim Series 5: Somali Sambusa.

Expanding you wardrobe without shrinking your bank.

What girl doesn't like to go shopping, but one thing is for sure, we don't want to see how much we bit off in our bank account. 

In this economy, retail therapy is something hard to do. Well there is a good news for those of us who are long overdue for some shopping and also wants to be frugal. Here are several way to add to your wardrobe and save money at the same time. 

Bang for you Buck: High-end Beauty products.

I know i have been gone for a long time, but it was a good reason.

I have been doing research in getting high-end beauty products in sample form at a cheap price. We all now that sometimes high-end beauty products can be better than drugstore and something of an investment. But sometime we wish that we can give a product a test drive before we shell out some cash to buy the.

Well there is a solution for that and it is call BirchBox

Cooking with UmmHashim Series 4: Somali Injera (canjeero)

In every Somali home around the world a mom is making canjeero (Somali injera) for breakfast for her family.

This main dish is typically a pancake-like bread, it is similar to Ethiopian injera but smaller and thinner, which might also be eaten with a stew.

Canjeero is eaten in different ways. It may be broken into small pieces with halal ghee or sesame oil and sugar added. For children, it is mixed with tea and sesame oil until mushy. Side dishes like livers and onion or suqaar may accompany it.

Here is what you need to make this traditional Somali dish.

Shopping finds: Outfit for $50