WHAT I EAT IN A DAY RECIPES | EP01

Hello loves! So happy you loved the first episode of what I eat in a day! More is to come. As promised here are the full recipes for the dishes shown in todays video!

AVO TOAST

SERVING SIZE: 1

• 2 Slices of Trade Joes Gluten Free Bread
• 1 Full Avocado 
• Pinch of Salt
• Sprinkle of Black Pepper 
• Red Chili Flakes
• 5 med Strawberries
• Yogi Honey Lavender Tea

This breakfast is very fulling! I like to eat this on a Sunday Morning, these are the days where I do all of my grocery shopping for my meal prep sessions and there I do not spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Perfect for a busy day!

CRUNCHY TANGY SALAD

Serving Size: 1

• 2 Hand fulls of Baby Kale
• 1 Hand full of Purple Cabbage
• 1/2 Cup of Pre-shreded carrots - Trader Joe's
• 1/4 cup of diced purple cabbage
• 1/4 cup of Shelled Edamame  Beans - Trader Joe's
• 2 Baby Mandarins - Trader Joes
• 1/4 cup of Tangy California Golden Raisins - Trader Joe's

This salad is very light and very crunchy! I like to use Trader Joe's Soy Sesame Ginger Salad dressing to give it some Asian inspired flavor! The baby kale is bitter if you are looking for something sweeter try butter romaine.

PINEAPPLE SRIRACHA  TOFU

SERVING SIZE:  3-4

• 1 Med Pineapple
• 1 Pack of Sriracha Baked Tofu - Trader Joe's
• Colorful Carrots - Trader Joe's
• Garlic Powder
• Trader Joes 21 Salute 
• Onion Powder
• Salt
• Minced Garlic - Trader Joe's
• Red chili flakes
• Sweet Chili Sauce - World Harbors

I like to serve this dish in a pineapple for more flavor and it looks really cool! After I am done eating what is inside of the pineapple I eat the pineapple itself! This is a very big dinner and normally would have this on a weekend night. It is the perfect mix of sweet and spicy!

DIY HAIR GROWTH OIL

Since I cut my hair I have been playing with a lot of different methods to help grow back my hair! I finally found a combination of oils that I believe has helped my hair grow back to its health in a spend of 6-8 months .

My DIY Hair Growth Oil has been a keep component in my new Hair Growth Routine. I apply the oil on my scalp 2-3 times a week, messaging it into my scalp using my fingertips. Following up with my Scalp Messaging Shampoo brush to invigorate the scalp promoting hair growth!

10 ML SWEET ALMOND OIL

The best oil for fighting hair loss, packed with magnesium and zinc your scalp and hair will thank you! 

10 ML PUMPKIN SEED OIL

This bad boy is the new kid on the block, it has been proven to help men with balding! It helps block DHT which is he cause of hair loss helping you maintain thicker hair!

10 ML BLACK JAMAICAN CASTOR OIL

The holy grail of natural hair! This oil promotes rapid hair growth! It mends thinning edges and thinning hair as well as spit ends! You can not go wrong with this oil in your mixture. 

10 ML VIT. E

Repairs dry scalp and damaged hair follicles. This repairing oil works great at keeping the scalp running!

5 DROPS CEDARWOOD

Perfect for bald spots! This oil increases hair growth and decreases hair loss. It also improves blood circulation in turn promoting hair growth !

5 DROPS YLANG YLANG 

This floral oil locks in the moisture into your scalp. It smoothes the hair follicles and strengthens it as well!

5 DROPS ROSEMARY

You can not have a hair growth oil with out rosemary oil!  It is such powerful stimulant circulating blood flow! 

3 DROPS PEPPERMINT 

This cooling oil binds to the hair's root! Rejuvenating the hair follicles, cleansing it and promoting hair growth!

3 DROPS LAVENDER

My favorite oil! It smells amazing and soothes the scalp. It is regenerative soothing and balancing the perfect addition to any hair oil!

Q-REDEW ON 4C NATURAL HAIR

The short week before the holidays are always hectic, with no time to wash my matted tangled hair I finally gave the Q-REDEW a try! The Q-REDEW is a hand held steamer for natural hair used to deep condition, detangle, re style, re shape, moisturize and hydrate! It is fully multi-purpose for natural hair which is AWESOME! I used it to re style and moisturize my hair because wash day had to wait!

I found it very easy to use. To get started remove the Q-Redew reservoir and fill with distilled water while its not plugged in of course. Then snap it back in, plug it up, and wait for the red light to stop blinking, once the light is fully red you are ready to go! Super easy. 

To get started on my hair I separated my hair into 4 sections per usual. Then taking a small to medium size section working from in the back, it was time to put my new baby to work. One you lick the little green trigger, the Q-Redew lets out super warm steam through the combs! It was pretty cool. The steam so warm and hydrating once it reached my dry hair it immediately softened it right up. Making sure to apply it to the ends holding the steamer about 3 inches away from the hair before working my way all the way up to my roots ( that is where I have the most knots) Once finish applying the steam I quickly used Black Jamaican Castor Oil to seal in all of the moisture!

My hair was so SOFT as if I just washed it. Nothing like that dry mess I had a few moments ago. Castor oil is great for finger detangling, once hydrated and detangled its time to style!  I returned to an oldie but goodie, using my DIY  Homemade Shea Butter Cream to further seal and smooth. Following up with my DIY  Eco Aloe Vera Mix another oldie only my Day 1 subbies will remember for definition. Braided up the section and moved on.

The Q-Redew is one of my new staple hair tools! This bad boy not only hydrated my hair it stretched it out too! My matted sections basically turned into a blow out as I passed the Q-Redew through it.  You can tell by elongated my 10 braids were by the end. That has to be my favorite part! 

Thanksgiving morning I took my hair down and va va voom! Look at that stretch, definition and all of that hydration! I also noticed my hair was CRAZY SOFT! Like Baby soft! Like Whoa! 

This product is bomb! This braid out lasted 3 days and my hair was soft for 4! I didn't have to re do my hair until yesterday! My hair was full of length and so much body! I give this product a 5 of of 5 ♡!

Check them out at http://qredew.com 

Love,

Liv

WASH DAY WITH TGIN

After falling in love with their deep conditioner I finally decided to give the whole TGIN line a try. I left the feel beauty supply store with a $45 dent in my pocket but it will be worth it right? ( it better be shoot) I perchased th TGIN Moisture Rich Shampoo, TGIN Triple Moisture Conditioner, and the TGIN Twist & Define Cream as my styler. 

Starting on super dry hair that was in a puff for four days. Don't judge me! It's been a long week! I started my wash day with the TGIN Moisture Rich Sulfate free shampoo. It has a very thin consistency accompanied by not the most alluring smell but GIRL! This shampoo lathered right up, wasn't able to detangle with it, and felt very pasty and sticky initially going onto the hair. BUT WHEN YOU RINSED IT OUT! It was amazing! My hair was so clean, shiny but most importantly it was SUPER SOFT &MOISTURIZED!  This is hands down the ONLY shampoo I will be using on my natural hair. Bye bye Giovani and creme of nature hello TGIN! 

SLIP: 3.5 OUT OF 5♡  MOISTURE: 5 OUT OF 5♡  SMELL: IDC BECUASE THIS IS BOMB!♡

After cleansing I rinsed and followed up by using the Triple Moisture conditioner. When I first put on the conditioner it was very thick, mind you my hair does not like thick products for I have fine Natural Hair. It felt very sticky as well going onto my hair so I had to dilute the conditioner with water while it was coating my stands. It did not have the greatest slip but it had enough to slightly detangle. So out of 5 ♡ this is where it ranked:

SLIP: 3.9 OUT 5 ♡    MOISTURE: 4 OUT OF 5 ♡   SMELL: 3 OUT OF 5 ♡

I was worried about what my hair would feel like being that the product was so think and heavy but to my surprise it was actually very moisturized.  Call me crazy but that wasn't enough moisture for me. The conditioner didn't WOW be the way the shampoo did. I felt that my hair needed an extra pump of moisture. So I grabbed my holy grail the TGIN Honey Miracle Hair Mask! ONE OF THE BEST DEEP CONDITIONERS OF ALL TIME! TRUST ME! To get more from my deep condition I used my trusty Hot Head Deep Conditioning Cap to help my low porosity hair suck everything in.

After deep conditioning for an hour, lets face it I got trapped on netflix! Can somebody say Deep condition & Chill lol :) Because I sure as hell can! This deep conditioner never lets me down so no surprise that my hair was ridiculously soft, detangled and out of this world Moisturized!

SLIP: 5 OUT OF 5♡ MOISTURE: 5 OUT OF 5♡ SMELL: 5 OUT OF 5♡

To style I used TGIN Twist & Define Cream ! There were a few red flags for me. 1. The base of the product is coconut oil and my hair does not like coconut oil! and 2. This is a product that works best on damp hair. I prefer to style my hair dry. Following my signature braid out technique I used nothing but water and the cream! Pined my braids to stretch them and prayed for the best!

DEFINITION: 4.5 OUT OF 5♡ SMELL: 2 OUT OF 5♡ MOISTURE: 3.9 OUT OF 5♡ SOFTNESS: 3 OUT OF 5♡

(I will try it again using my shea butter as a base)

TGIN is BOMB! I will have to play around more with the styler but the shampoo and conditioner are gold! Have you tired this line? Or have any questions? Comment down below! 

Love, Liv

NIRVANA WILD CHOKERS

Feelings of Darkness drift away as I wear my Amethyst. Amethyst is a beautiful violet crystal used to detox and protect its owner from darkness. So with that said, this little light of mine! I'm gonna let it shine! I wore this crystal to Generation Beauty to help me feel confident and beautiful leaving self consciousness and doubt behind!

This amazing chocker is from Nirvana Wild! They have so many beautiful pieces! They are Afro Centric, Powerful and sprinkled with just a touch of Black Girl Magic everywhere! I layered this Amethyst JEVA Crystal Choker this AMAZING NEFERTITI CHOCKER! This combo is amazing!

I use crystals as jewelry and fun eye catching statement pieces but I also use them in my daily life. Amethyst keeps the darkness away. I keep it near me to help me fight off dark emotions and thoughts. I keep one in a prism on my desk while I'm doing my work because that is where I find I have the most harmful thoughts. Such as, am I good enough, I'll never be good enough, and I'll never make it. They help me navigate my energy and they release energy. Making them perfect for midnight Yoga sessions. Now thanks to Nirvana Wild I can have a pieces of hope and light with me at all times while looking amazing!

These crystals are easy to style! I wore mine with this fun hippie (no bra required) jumpsuit! Keeping everything else super minimal, with a low pony tail, and barely there lace up booties!

CHOCKER: NIRVANA WILD JUMPSUIT: ZARA HAIR: HER GIVEN HAIR

SPREADING PIXI DUST

Pixi Beauty was sweet enough to invite me to their Naturally Beautiful event! Smacked in the heart of NYC! They are celebrating their new collection and I am so happy I could be apart of it! I tried some of their new products and GIRL I actually love it! Currently spreading pixi dust everywhere!

My favorite part of the whole collection is the highlighter! It is super natural and blends right into the skin. You could wear it everyday for natural glow or at night to spread black girl magic!

LETS TALK ABOUT THIS OUFIT!  

These black and white trousers are everything! I wear them to work in the office and for a night out on the town! Super comfy and tucks you at the waist. The event was in the middle of the work week so these were the perfect fit. I paired it with a casual yet eye catching button up by tying it at the waist to add a little but more sass! I didn't want break out the heels so these strap up black block heels did the job!

SHOES: ZARA           PANTS: ZARA         SHIRT: H&M        BAG: H&M

LIVE IN LOVE WITH YOGI RECAP

A few weeks ago I invited women to explore. I invited women to walk out of their comfort zones, open their minds and unlock their hearts to explore the concepts of Self love and Yoga. On August 27th in New York City, LiveNaturallyLove presented Live In Love With Yogi  a Self Love Yoga Class/Workshop.

The room filled with 15 young women. Once they arrived I invited the women to sit on their mats in the center of the room, with a wall length mirror to the right and wall wide windows to the left. Once all of the students have arrived we began the class with a short, mind opening mediation. With their eyes closed, feet crossed, palms up and soothing instrumentals I led the first time yogis through an array of self love questions such as:

1. Who was the first person you thought of this morning? Was it you?

2. Are you aware of your self-talk. What was the first thing you said to yourself this morning? Was it positive or negative ?

After allowing the women to get out of their heads and into their minds the class began with an hour long Vinyasa Flow. Vinyasa Yoga leads students through a sequenced practice that encourages students to move through the breath. Vinyasa translates to "arranging something in a special way".  

The women were encouraged to not be afraid to challenge themselves! While trying new and difficult poses they were able to challenge theirselves and others. There are some challenges we can not face on our own. We always need love and support. This was one of the main concepts taught during the self love vinyasa flow. We explored the practice of Partner Yoga which involves difficult support based poses that could only be done by trusting another.  Hand in hand  and by trusting their selves and each other they were able to successfully learn a new pose.

After the Vinyasa Flow and a short intermission the Self-Love Workshop began. The women were invited to stand in front of the wall wide mirror and look at theirselves, identifying their biggest insecurity. Once identified turn to the person next to you and list their insecurities. It was liberating to speak insecurities out loud! The women were surprised to find they share the same insecurities! 

This was an amazing workshop and class. All that attended open their hearts and mind explored within themselves. The women left the class with a better awareness and understanding of themselves. It was an unique experience for all! No matter your shape or size. I appreciate all that came to show love and support. 

HEALTHY BANANA SPLIT !

Good Morning my loves! Every morning I like to start my day off with a healthy protein packed breakfast! Today is no different ! This is one go my new favorite recipes ! I love this breakfast ! So here is the recipe!

1 Banana 

1 Cup vanilla Yogurt

4 Cut strawberries

1 Handful of Blackberries

1 table spoon of chia seeks 

A pinch of coconut flakes 

TEAMI TEA TOX TRANSFORMATION

I love to give my body cleanses. Usually with the changing of the seasons I cleanse my body by using foods and smoothies. But for the first time last winter I tried it with tea! I have a very troubling obsession with tea so I was super excited to give it a try. I tried the Teami Tea Skinny and Colon blends. Taking the Skinny tea every morning and the Colon every other night. 

Now that it's summer I was ready for another cleanse! To get summer ready and kick off my summer fitness routine. I ordered a second package of my Teami Tea Tox and along side my new Vegetarian DIET and EXERCISE here are my Teami Tea Tox Results!

Team Tea is perfect for kicking off your fitness journey! One of the best parts of the tea is its great for bloating! I have really bad bloating as you could see in the before pictures but thanks to my Teami Tea Tox it has gone down significantly. My waist line has shrunken down significantly as well. It looks like all of those waist exercises are finally working! :) 

Over all I love this product! It helps get rid of my stubborn water weight, clear my skin & reduce my bloating! 

I purchased the product from TeamiBlends.com and have a COUPON CODE!

Just use ~ LIVENATURALLYLOVE ~ at check out for 10% OFF :)

CURLFEST 2016

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Summer is here! Festival season has begun and I am so excited I attended CURLFEST to kick it off! CURLFEST is an annual natural hair event that takes place in Brooklyn's very own Prospect Park. Here is a recap of the event and all of its festivities.

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I attended the event with my girls! CURLFEST is a free event so the more the better. This event is the biggest gathering of twist outs, braid outs, rod sets, fros and locs among all shades and genders so defiantly always be picture ready!

It takes place within the grassy fields of prospect park which means confront is key. We decided to be vibrant and flat! Perfect for shopping at the many VENDORS and FOOD TRUCKS! And not to forget the natural hair companies that were there showcasing their products! There were so many fun products lines such as SheaMoisture, ORS, ManeChoice, Cantu, Made Beautiful, and more! 

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Everyone who RSVPed was granted a Swag Bag. As press, here is a snippet of all of the goodies I received. CURLFEST was so sweet to included a handful of full sized products into their swag bags. Not to mention the amount of samples giving out at every booth! Basically no one was left empty handed, every natural dream!

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But the best part about the whole entire event was meeting my beautiful subscribers! I saw so many of you there! We snapped, vlogged, danced and laughed together! It was great! Curl fest was AMAZING! Cant wait to see you there next year ! 

NATURAL HAIR HAUL

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Recently I have been on the hunt for new Natural Hair Products! Trying anything from afro-vegan products to salon quality. Through out  this search for the perfect product I've collected so many new products, I share them with you briefly in my Natural Hair Haul Video! Have you seen it? 

When working on a new hair growth regime it's important to try a product for at least 1-3 months to fully reap the benefits and see how your hair responses to it. I've been trying a few of these products for almost 2 months now and I think I'm ready to review them! Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to my blog so that you don't miss a product review! 

Here is a list of all of the products I have been trying along with their reviews !

1. Soultanicals Mane Thick Creamy Slick 7 Day Styler

2. Soultanicals Loc-N-Roll Twist & Fro Out Butter

3.Entwine Couture Creme Jelle Styler

4. Entwine Couture Exotique Butter-Creme Hydrator

5. CURLS Twist N Shout Cream

6. Camille Rose Naturals Algae Renew Deep Conditioner

7. Soultanicals AfroTastic Curl Elastic Deep Conditioner

8. Carol's Daughter Black Vanilla Hair Smoothie

9. TGIN Honey Miracle Hair Mask

10. SheaMoisture 10 in 1 Renewal System Conditioner

11. SheaMositure African Black Soap Purification Mask

12. Carol's Daughter Black Vanilla Hydrating Conditioner

13. Carols's Daughter Almond Milk Restoring Conditioner

14. Soultanicals Knot Sause Coil Detangler

15. Entwine Couture 9 in 1 Leave in Hair Potion

16. CURLS Blueberry Jelly Leave-in

17. Soultanicals Knot so Fast Kink Detangling Drink

18. Peppermint Oil 

19. Cedar wood Oil

20. Entwine Couture Agran Oil

21. Scalp Massaging Shampoo Brush

22. Thermal Hair Care Hot Head Deep Conditioning Cap

How to: Wand Curl Kinky HerGivenHair Natural Hair Extensions

I've had my HerGivenHair for just about a month now, so you know what that means! Its time for an update! Frankly I am in love with this hair. My texture is very complex within its pattern making it difficult to find hair that will easily blend with mine. HerGivenHair blends SEAMLESSLY with my 4B/4C Natural Hair. I  posted a few pictures on my Instagram sharing my new protective style and no one noticed the difference! Isn't that amazing!

I wore the hair in its natural state for a week and the following week I began playing with different styles. The first style I tired was a Twist out! The definition was amazing and matched my hair perfectly! I used the L.O.C Method while styling the hair using BJCO and Camille Rose Naturals Twisting Butter. My twist out was defined, soft and elongated! The best part is the twist out lasted for over a week with out any maintenance! What else could you ask for!

The best thing about Natural hair extensions is that it gives you the opportunity to try things you wouldn't dare try on your natural hair. I stay away from using Heat and decided to give it a try on my HerGivenhair! I've always been a sucker for Wand Curls and couldn't wait to see how the hair will take to heat styling. 

I began by grabbing a medium sized section of hair, spritzing with a little bit of water to moisturize and soften the hair. Working that through before grabbing a dime size amount of my Homemade Shea Butter Cream to lock in the moisture, add shine and serve as a Heat Protectant. For a smooth finish I detangled with a wide tooth comb before spiting the section into two and wrapping the hair around the wand. Super easy! Detangling the hair after a week old twist out was surprisingly a breeze. The hair did shed but given the fact its been a week is pretty expected. This process only took me 45 minutes to complete. 

To help my hair blend with the new texture of the hair I used my Camille Rose Natural Aloe Whipped Butter Gel and Flexi rods on my leave out applying the product and rods on dry hair. After that all that was left to do was fluff and blend! 

The results were absolutely amazing! My best and favorite protective style of all time! The Curls were fluffy, defined and textured which was my favorite part! Allowing my Flexi ride set to blend in seamlessly! It is official I am in love with HerGiveHair!

       Facebook: HerGivenHair       Instagram: @HerGiven              Website: Hergivenhair.com

HerGivenHair Amazing Natural Hair Extensions for Kinky 4b/4c Hair

Winter is here and it is officially protective style season! I'm trying something different this time around. Tired of the usual braids and twists I'm exploring natural hair extensions! HerGivenHair was sweet enough to gift me some of their beautiful kinky curly natural hair extensions! Just in time for protective style season ! 

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When it comes to natural hair extensions the hardest part is deciding on a texture. It's hard enough trying to figure out our own texture! (Took me nearly 2 years to pin point mine but, don't judge me!)  HerGivenHair offers cute little sample sets to help you answer all of those pre-installment questions. Making it super easy to find out which texture and length will work best for you! I found this to be this super helpful and used this to help me decide on the perfect texture and length! 2 Bundles 16" and 18" in Kinky! 

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Straight out of the Box ( which is super cute by the way ) the hair was beautiful! Super soft and smooth touch with the perfect amount of luster! The texture was truly kinky which is very much appreciated. The length of the hair held the 4C Zigzag pattern while the ends coiled up on its self in true 4B fashion. PERFECT JUST PERFECT!  

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My only problem with the hair was it's natural color. A minor issue, the original color of the hair was similar to 2B (Dark/Light brown) while my hair leans towards 1B (Dark brown/Black). I used SheaMoisture Hair Color System in Soft Black, which easily fixed the color issue. The hair took the color very well and still remained soft after the color. Afterwards, I Deep conditioned and detangled with Camille Rose Naturals Algae Renew Deep Conditioner. Before the wash the hair was a slightly tangled but once coated with my DC the tangles flew right out! I found the hair to be super easy to detangle ( way easier than my hair lol) with minimum shedding for 2 full bundles. Lastly, to seal in the moisture I coated the hair with my D.I.Y Hair Oil before wrapping it in a T-Shirt to dry overnight.

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To install the hair I used 1.5 Bundles placing 16" at the bottom and layering 18" on top creating a heart shaped fro! I created a full wig leaving some of my hair out in the front to blend everything all together !  And this is the final result! It is pretty safe to say that I am in love with HerGivenHair! No manipulation just beautiful kinky fullness! I can not wait to style this hair! Check them out loves this makes an amazing protective style! 

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5 HEALTHY SALAD IN A JAR RECIPES

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Since I shared with you guys my fitness journey you wanted to know what I ate so here it is! Everyday I either had soup or salad. I normally opted for my salads because they are super cute, easy to eat and I could eat them on the go! I shared my recipes on my Youtube Channel LiveNaturallyLove, but here I am going to share everything in full detail! Lets go!

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•VERRY BERRY SALAD•

2 Handfuls of Baby Spinach

Pinch of Red onions

1 Handfull of Blueberries

4-6 Chopped Strawberries

1/4 Cup of Feta Cheese

1/4 Cup Reduced sugar Craisins

Dressing: 2 Tablespoons of Red Wine Vinaigrette 

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•AVACADO BERRY SALAD•

2 Handfuls of Baby Spinach

1 Handful of shredded Carrots

A Pinch of Chopped Red Onions 

Half of an Avocado 

4-6 Chopped Strawberries

1/4 Cup of Walnuts

Dressing: 2 Tablespoons of Sesame Ginger

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•CUBED CHEESE SALAD•

2 Handfuls of Baby Spinach

A pinch of Red Onions 

8 Grape Tomatoes 

6 Slices of Chopped Cucumbers

1 Handful Green Grapes

1 Handful of Red Grapes

A pinch of Italian Savory Blend Cheese

A Pinch of Feta Cheese

A Pinch of Mozzarella 

Dressing: 2 Tablespoons of Italian 

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•CITRUS CRUNCH SALAD•

2 Handfuls of Baby Spinach 

1 cup of Dole's Mandarin Oranges

A Pinch of Red Onions

A Handful of Shredded Carrots

Half of an Avocado

Half of a Granny Smith Apple (Chopped)

1/4 Cup of Reduced Sugar Craisins

A pinch of Sliced Almonds

Dressing: 2 Tablespoons of Asian Sesame 

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•TROPICAL SALAD•

2 Handfuls of Baby Spinach 

Half of a Granny Smith Apple (Chopped)

1/2 Cup of Mangos

1 Cup of Dole's Mango Tidbits

1/4 Cup of Feta Cheese

1/4 Cup of Reduced Sugar Craisins

Dressing: 2 Tablespoons of Sesame Ginger 

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All of these recipes are high in fiber keeping you full and satisfied! This is a great way to get your veggies in for the day without even thinking about it. I ate salad in a jar recipes during my weight loss journey and with a healthy diet lost 10 pounds in 2 months! Meal prep these bad boys every Sunday and they can last you to Friday! I hope you guys enjoy and give it a try!

DIY HAIR OIL

Oil is a very important part of my daily regime! I use oils in my skin care routine and hair care routine! It keeps my hair super soft and moistured. I use my hair oil in my deep conditioning treatments and hot oil treatments! Through out my hair journey I found a combination of oils that work best for my hair & I can't wait to share the recipe! 

 50oz OLIVE OIL

Olive Oil penetrates the hair shaft allowing it to soften and moisturize the hair. This is a great hair conditioner

30oz SWEET ALMOND OIL

Besides the fact that Sweet almond oil smells amazing it hard great hair benefits! It loaded with vitamins A,B,D & E! It helps fight breakage and makes my hair super super soft and shiny! It helps keep the scalp moisturized which aids in hair growth! 

30oz APRICOT OIL

This has to be one of my favorite oils! I love this oil because it helps with DRY HAIR! This oil smooths my hair and keeps it from being dull and dry! It is known as the moisturizing oil due to the fact that its loaded with omega-9 fatty acids that kind of work as an emollient, similar to shea butter! How cool is that!

20oz BLACK JAMAICAN CASTOR OIL

This oil has been my holy grail for years! I have never found a oil with better sealant qualities! This locked the moisture in and adds amazing shine! Its super thick so a little goes a long way! It aids with hair growth and protects my ends from breaking! I owe my length to it!

5oz ARGAN OIL

Known as the all purpose healing oil, this oil could be used to fix just about problem! It is full with fatty acids which works wonders for your hair! It is super light so it soaks into the hair easily! I love it because it basically works as a heat protectant when needed and combats the heck out of frizz! 

10 drops of LAVENDER OIL

I use this simply for scent! However it does have some hair benefits. For example, it is a natural anti-inflammatory which means that it's very helpful in promoting a healthy scalp & A healthy scalps encourages hair growth!

5 drops of ROSEMARY OIL

This bad boy stimulates the scalp! In turn promoting healthy hair growth!

YOGA ON THE BEACH

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Yoga is one of the foundations in my self love journey. It keeps me calm, humble and strong minded. It excersizes your determination, emotions and mental capabilities!  This pose takes amazing core and upper body strength. Lets not even mention flexibility! It also opens you up internally as well as externally. While doing this pose I realized how far I have come! To wear a bikini without any coverup is already a huge step! But to do this pose exposing all of my body and not being self-conscious was the biggest accomplishment! I took this picture in front of all of my friends and all the people who were at the beach and not once did I feel insecure! I felt nothing but pure STRENGTH! 

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There is nothing more beautiful then expressing self-love from the inside out! Each yoga pose I did showed that I had both love and respect for myself! I finished off my salutation by the sunset! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! If you are looking for another way to express and practice self love please give Yoga a try! I started my yoga journey the same time I stared my fitness journey I believe they go hand in hand. You push yourself body in the gym & take care of your mind with yoga! 

GLOW IN THE DARK

I attended the 5K Brooklyn Color Run! This was super dope for lack of a better word! I am very active and work out all the time and I have never ran a 5K or 3 Miles in on sitting before! This was a challenge but I was ready to challenge myself to be the person I always wanted to be! I didn't want to the length of this run to scare me either. So the week before the run I extended my daily run by a few block to prepare for it. I gathered some friends and we did it! I can officially say I conquered a 5K! Its not much but I can tell this is only the beginning! 

Heres a before and after so you can see exactly how much fun I really had !

NEW YORK LONDON PARIS

This can not be life! All my life I have dreamed of being a traveler and finally I had the opportunity to do it. I worked hard and saved my money and invested in myself. Set a destination and set a time span and within that time frame I have traveled to both London and Paris. This is surreal! On this Blog I always write about the importance of making your self happy but take a good look at this picture because this is what it actually looks like! Everyday when I was in London and Paris I woke up and I did what made me happy. I never went against my will or tried to please anyone else.

There is something exciting about working towards your own happiness, it gives you a different type of an awarding feeling when the deed is done! Something about smiling uncontrollably, laughing as hard as you can and feeling a rush of love for your self by yourself is truly magical and I dare you to try it!

This Live in love with you journey is more than just a challenge I've given myself its a Lifestyle!

STUDY ABROAD

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I landed safe in the UK! Liv is currently living in love with London! This is an amazing country! I landed on Thursday, only been here for 3 days and it feels like 3 weeks! I still can't believe that I am here. I have been planning this trip for years. Since freshmen year of college I have been dreaming of study abroad and experiencing a new country! It only took 4 years but I finally got here. Never give up on your dreams it might take a while to reach it but anything is possible.

CLASS OF 2015

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& Four years later I walked across that stage as a B.A in Psychology Magna Cum Laude City College of NewYork College Graduate! I am so proud of myself. There were many who told me I wouldn't make it. i walnut get into a good school. I wouldn't  graduate with honors, or I can't break the glass ceiling. I broke it! I am a first generation to go and complete college! I entered college believing that it was a mistake, saying "Why did they except me?" & "I don't belong here!" I didn't think I was smart enough to get anything higher than a B- and believed that A's was unobtainable. But I set forth on this journey to #Liveinlovewithyou and started to believe in myself and apply myself. I started to have confidence in myself and four years later I graduated with honors! MAGNA CUM LAUDE! Whoa! It's amazing the things you can achieve when you believe in yourself!