Hair & Beauty, I am my family/ Yo soy mi familia

Hair Product Review: Mielle Organics

Hair product review: Checked out some @mielleorganics  products. The leave-in conditioner smells lovely. The Babassu treatment was smooth and light. The mint almond oil was my FAVORITE!  It smells divine and gave my hair a nice shine. It can also be used as a hot oil treatment.  😍 #afrolatinanatural #afrolatina #mielleorganics #teamnatural #naturalista #naturalhair #yoamomipajon… Continue reading Hair Product Review: Mielle Organics

Hair & Beauty, I am my family/ Yo soy mi familia

Taking a break from wash and go

Needed to give a break to the wash - and - go for a few days. Although the blowdry is hard on my super dry hair strands, I wanted to give my curls break. I'll be honest, I wanted a brief temporary change rather and impulsive hair chop! And who better to straighten my hair… Continue reading Taking a break from wash and go

2cities 1 mundo, I am my family/ Yo soy mi familia, Writing corner

Mission accomplished! /¡Misión cumplida!

Three years ago, I made the commitment to help poor children in  ''Los tres Brazos", one of the most impoverished communities in the Dominican Republic capital city, go back to school with school supplies and backpacks.   For the past 3 summers,  I have collected and shipped donations from my own school community, colleagues at… Continue reading Mission accomplished! /¡Misión cumplida!

I am my family/ Yo soy mi familia

Blue skies after all

         After multiple flight delays and cancelations, gate changing, tired faces everywhere you looked and a sleepless 5 hour night at he least preferable hotel... all concluded into 24 hours of treacherous travel experience coming back home. We board our final airplane to reach our final destination,  that although it will be  welcoming us with… Continue reading Blue skies after all

Hair & Beauty, I am my family/ Yo soy mi familia

My afro in the tropics!

I have confirmed that my hair turns into a different beast as soon as it embraces the humid tropic climate. I'm back in my beautiful country, Dominican Republic,  for a short weekend getaway and as soon as my hair felt the heat... it turned into a different entity, that  the term "freeze ball" did not… Continue reading My afro in the tropics!

Hair & Beauty, I am my family/ Yo soy mi familia

Product review: Curlific! -curl defining cream

After my leftover- treatment mix I used this curl defining cream for my curls. Name: Curlific! Brand: A pH ogee Store: Sally beauty supply store Price: $9.49 Pros: Smells good Easy to spread over hair Leaves curls shiny and defined Soft on hair Cons: A little pricey for those with a lot of hair. I… Continue reading Product review: Curlific! -curl defining cream