April 3rd, 2013 — Beauty, Cooking, Tips
Veronica Taylor from Beauty and The Booty and THE WIFE’s resident beauty guru is back! This time she’s here to talk shop on how coconut oil can make a difference in your beauty and cooking routine. -Taryn Cox for THE WIFE
I had grown tired of spending too much money on too many different kinds of lotions that never worked, too many kinds of deep conditioners that never conditioned deep enough, and I never really liked cooking with unhealthy vegetable oil. I found the answer to all of my prayers in one little jar of organic coconut oil!
Bathing Beauty: Drizzle a little coconut oil into your bath and your skin will be thanking you from head to toe.
Apres le Bain: Scoop the oil out of the jar and rub it in all over just like a lotion. It really helps during the dry winter months and makes you smell like summer.
Shiny Happy Hair: I have tried every deep conditioner i could get my hands on. I have done everything from put eggs to olive oil to disgusting mayo in my hair. Nothing worked… Until I tried coconut oil. Twice a week I put the oil on my ends (never on the scalp or you will be washing your hair forever to get it out) and wrap my head with a warm towel that I keep on for 30 minutes. I wash it out with my regular shampoo and BAM! I have beautiful shiny hair that continues to grow and grow!
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April 3rd, 2013 — Beauty, Cooking
This bottle of 100% USDA certified organic virgin coconut oil is truly great for the skin and in the kitchen. It’s non greasy formula is great to massage into skin to hydrate skin or on hair to combat fried split ends. Also try it for amazing health benefits: sautee vegetables, pan sear fish or use in subsitution for vegetable oil when baking. $40.00 for 4.8 oz. at Vmvhypoallergenics.com -Taryn Cox for THE WIFE
April 1st, 2013 — WIFE with Style
April 1st, 2013 — Babies, Mom, Stationary
Every parent can’t wait to show off their new bundle of joy with friends and family. Enter… Minted.com, they have introduced a new collection of birth announcements, becoming every mother’s new best friend. Their full range of creative designs has emerged, like new Eco friendly paper formats with magnet backing or post cards. Giving your little one front and center bragging rights on any fridge. Also choose from unique backers, info-graphics and hand drawn images as well as non photo announcements. These baby cards are beautifully printed on your choice of signature paper, 100% recycled matte stationery paper, gorgeous pearlescent or triple thick paper. And since new parents don’t have any time to spare, be sure to take advantage of Minted’s “Address Assistant.” The service prints your recipients addresses in a variety of beautiful fonts free of charge when ordering. Available at Minted.com -Taryn Cox for THE WIFE
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March 31st, 2013 — Cooking
Ingredients:
- 2 Cups + 2 Tbsp. White or Yellow Cake Mix
- 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 Cup (1 stick) Salted Butter (cut in 4 pieces)
- 1/4 Cup Milk
- 2/3 Cup White Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 Cup Rainbow Sprinkles
- 8×8 Baking Pan
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