Life of the Party: My Secret To Healthy Adult Beverages

I've been on my health journey for a second and avoiding alcohol but sometimes its fun to go out with friends or have a drink after a long day of work. While watching television, I saw a commercial for Ketel One Botanicals and I was starstruck. I was so happy, Ketel One Botanicals comes in three flavors (Peach and Orange Blossom, Cucumber and Mint, and Grapefruit and Rose) and has 0 Carbs and 0 Sugar. 

I know a lot of sugar comes from mixers but I remember having a sparkling water called Sparkling Ice. It also has 0 sugar and 0 carbs. And, it comes in a million flavors so its easy to get creative with cocktails.

Here are my top two drinks that I make for myself on the weekend of after a long day.

Grapefruit Dream
4oz Pink Grapefruit Sprakling Ice
1.5oz Grapefruit and Rose Ketel One
1 slice wedge of grapefruit

Mix Sparkling Ice with Ketel One. Add grapefruit wedge for garnish

Ginger-Lime Mule
4oz Ginger Lime
1.5 Cucumber and Mint Ketel One
Basil
Lime

Muddle lime, basil, and Ketel one in a mule. Top with ice and Sparkling Ice. Garnish with mint

Guilt free drinks where I can be social.

Enjoy,
Meka 

Edge Naturale and Castor Oil: My New Best Friends

I have been on a healthy hair journey for a while but I was missing something, edges. I never noticed how far back my hairline had descended. I was contacted by Edge Naturale to review their product and immediately thought that it wasn't for me. But, upon further discussion with my friend, my opinion changed.  Edge Naturale gave me an opportunity to provide my hairline with some selfcare. 

I started a new routine. In the morning, I do simple face cleansing then I lightly apply Edge Naturale to my edges. After I massage the cream into my edges and also apply Castor Oil to my eyebrows. I have virtually no eyebrows so any growth is better than what I have at the moment. I do this twice a day. Once in the morning, once in the evening. And to be completely honest and transparent, I didn't think either product was working. 

Until I was Facetiming a friend and she could see the shadows of the sprouting hair on my hairline. I was so excited that I ran to the bathroom to look for myself. Because I am horrible at photographing my journey, these are the only pictures I have but I will continue to use Edge Naturale to further my results.

My results:

  

week 6

  

week 4

  

week 2

Please don't think this is a cure for baldness but if you are consistent with the product it will work. I would recommend this product if you have area where your hair is thin or bald because the Edge Naturale stimulates your hair follicles and increases blood flow. But just with any product, continued used and frequency will give you better results. 

 

While I was working on my edges, I was also debating microblading for my nonexistent eyebrows. I was on a live watching Hayet Rida do her makeup when I saw in the comment section that people used castor oil to grow, eye lashes and eyebrows. I existed the LIVE immediately to go purchase from Amazon. After getting lost in the mail, I finally received that package.

I have started to include castor oil in my morning and night time routine to see if I could also increase hair growth in my eyebrow area. I can gradually see the change. Hopefully using Edge Naturale and Castor oil will assist in the continued growth of my edges and eyebrows since I continue to use both products.

Do you guys have any remedies or products for hair growth? I would love to know your experiences