For those of you that don’t know, I am an avid baker outside of the salon.
I am also a jam enthusiast. As a side note, may I recommend the jam tasting available at the Swanton Berry Farm in Davenport. A favorite of mine being there pecan scones with ollalieberry jam. Wow.
Back to baking, I decided to combine two delights, that being baking cookies and enjoying jam, to create the Jam filled Butter Cookies via allrecipes.com. I added a splash of vanilla to the recipe, because if there is one thing my mom taught me about baking, it is that vanilla (pure, of course!) makes everything taste better! And it certainly did.
Now what kind of friend would I be if I didn’t share my baked goods? Brought these adorable cookies to work and they were gone by the end of the day! Another baking success story.
We all know that sometimes, washing your hair can be a bit of a pain. I personally avoid over-washing as to not dry out my already fragile, blond, baby fine locks. So while I struggle to keep the moisture sealed in the ends of my hair, the oil at my roots is a problem of the past! And this brings us to, what I’d like to call a miracle product, Kevin Murphy’s Fresh.Hair dry cleaning spray. Dry shampoos soak up the excess oil and odor from the scalp and can add great texture to the hair.
While there are many different dry shampoos out there to choose from, KM’s Fresh.Hair has all sorts of good stuff that makes it stand alone and above the rest. Just to name a few, ivy leaf extract is a natural source of Vitamin C that creates a protective barrier against moisture loss, grapefruit extract promotes hair growth and is cellular regenerative, and Chinese cinnamon leaf oil is a tonic and freshener that has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties, plus several other natural and highly beneficial ingredients.
TO USE: SHAKE WELL! Concentrating on the scalp, spray lightly and evenly at your part and hairline, then rub or brush through. To add a little volume and texture to all of the hair, spray larger sections from scalp to mid-shaft and brush through.
