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 Lori Freese - Publisher

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Welcome to DishDallas! Dallas' FIRST Green online magazine all about Dallas. If you are looking for something to do that is local, trying to find the perfect piece of chocolate, the right gift or even dating ideas, that's why we are here! Drop us an email! We love  hearing from you! Blessings and Love!!! DishDallas  A lot of work. 

Thursday
Oct042012

Avocados - Good for You Inside and Out!

Avocados are Mother Nature's skin moisturizer. With their healthy fats and phytonutrients, they offer remarkable benefits to human skin -- both when eaten and when used topically.

For an excellent skin complexion, rub one or more of the following items against the skin two to four times a week: papaya pulp, avocado, or cucumber. For dry skin, rub hempseed oil, jojoba oil and MSM lotion directly into the skin. This will alleviate dryness quickly. Or use avocado on the skin directly. Avocado oil is similar to our skin's oil.
Treat yourself to an avocado facial. Beauty, they say, is only skin deep. Luckily, avocado has moisturizing power to help make your skin more beautiful. For years, people have used avocado as a natural facial treatment, especially for dry skin. It's easy to do in your own home. Just remove your makeup and wash your face with warm water and soap or your favorite cleanser. Mash some avocado and mix it with a little milk or oatmeal and apply it to your face. Leave it there for 10 minutes, then rinse it off with lots of water.
Here is an at home mask recipe you should try!

Avocado Body Mask Recipe
2 Very ripe avocados
1/2 cup fine sea salt
1 T olive oil
1 T lemon juice

Mix avocado, olive oil and lemon juice together in a bowl. Once evenly mixed, cover entire body, including hair and let sit for 15 minutes. As you rinse off the mask in the sower, use the sea salt as an allover light exfoliator.

Can't wait to try it! See you in the produce isle!

Monday
Apr302012

Hard Night, Good Morning

Have you ever had one of “those” nights? Sure, we all have. But who wants to look like they did the next morning? None of us! Enter Hard Night, Good Morning!

 

The history of the product is important because it’s rare that you find something locally made with such an organic and inspirational story…that’s actually GOOD!

When Texan D’Andra Simmons was a teenager her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. That experience started the family on the quest for better living through holistic endeavors.  Dee Simmons, D’Andra’s mother, after traveling the world seeking the best in holistic, natural living started Ultimate Living International. ULI is a natural; organic Dallas based Supplement Company that makes pharmaceutical grade supplements. Consequently, Dee has now been cancer free for 22 years.

D'Andra Simmons

After working with her mother for 15 years and creating the all natural skin care and make-up line for Ultimate Living International, D’Andra felt the calling to start a line on her own.  Inspired by her mother and her own busy lifestyle, D’Andra studied and traveled the world, seeking the most organic, sustainable, holistic products and even lived in Africa for three months learning all about natural ways to live, eat and treat your skin.

  

The name may be tongue in cheek but the product is as serious as they come. Hard Night, Good Morning is one of the ONLY all natural skin care lines on the market today that actually does what it says it will do and every ounce of it is GOOD for your skin. It is free of parabins, sulphates, phthalates, and phosphates.  It is pharmaceutical grade and aloe vera-based, plus the eye cream has a bio-available form of vitamin C that reduces puffiness, fine lines, wrinkles and age spots.  The Facial “Cocktail” Serum is the best out of all of the products! About 30 seconds after applying you can actually feel it invigorating and tightening your skin.

 

Knowing that not all skin types have success with one line in particular, we sent the samples of Hard Night, Good Morning around the group. One gal has dry skin, one is acne oriented, one is oily but dehydrated. After a week with the full line all of the reports back were in unison, “We saw a beautiful difference.”

The acne prone gal noticed a more even skin tone and fewer flare ups. The oily but dehydrated gal noticed lesser oil production and fewer dry lines in her cheeks, around the eye are and on her forehead. The dry skinned gal was blown away at the increased moisture content of her skin after even one use. The bottom line is, all skin types can and have benefitted from this line and we've seen the proof! That’s never happened in our skin care girls group before!

If you’re the CEO that just got off the red eye and have to step into a board room, a mother of three who's not getting any sleep of if you just had a fun night of events and parties, this product does exactly what it says it will do AND it’s Texas based!

To read more about Hard Night, Good Morning, CLICK HERE

Available at Whole Foods, Central Market and online near you!

P.S. Not sure if we made it clear but if you only purchase ONE item in this line...make it the Facial Cocktail!

Thursday
Dec092010

Want Kissable Lips??

By: Leslie Chatman

Hey DISHIES! Want Kissable Soft Lips All Winter Long‏??

The health and appearance of your lips is just as important as the health and appearance of your skin. Dry, flaky lips are never good. Before you buy a lip scrub at your local drug store, think of making your own preservative and chemical free version at home! It's a simple & affordable lip scrub made from ingredients right in your kitchen.

 

1 teaspoon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Granulated Table Sugar or Brown Sugar
1 small drop of Lemon or Peppermint Extract (optional)
Toothbrush (optional)
Warm Cloth or Paper Towel

Combine olive oil, sugar and extract until they are the consistency of sand. Add small pinches of additional sugar if necessary to achieve the right consistency. Liberally apply the scrub with a cotton swab. Use your fingers or a soft toothbrush to gently massage and remove dry skin. You may also rub your lips together. Let scrub stand for 1 minute then towel off with a warm, wet cloth or paper towel. Apply lip balm immediately.

A word of caution, never use a lip scrub on cracked, bleeding lips as this could exacerbate existing issues. EEKS!

If you happen to make a little more than you need for one application, store the remaining scrub in an air tight container in the refrigerator for no more than one week.

This lip scrub can be used by both men & women for kissable soft lips all winter long…and all year ’round.

KISSES! XO

 

Monday
Oct252010

Plastic Surgeon Approved

Ok beauty Buffs! We are skeptical about EVERYTHING! Especially when someone tries to sell it to us in a living room...Believe! We are also always up for a challenge, like THIS for instance...Our challenge was to try Vegan Certified Skin Care line called Arbonne. We had heard all of the stories and success stories blah blah...of course, but does it work? Because let's be honest, that what it all boils down to anyway! RIGHT??

A little history here first, DISH has tried EVERYTHING except surgery to make our skin gorgeous! We Botox, we've lasered, we've used every product under the sun if it claimed to work no matter the cost...That being said.

ARBONNE WORKS!! We actually saw a difference in our skin OVER NIGHT! Needless to say we were convinced that maybe it was a fluke so we sent it to Momma DISH and a few friends. SAME THING! Amazing noticeable difference! WE ALL BOUGHT IT! And it continues to be an amazing product.

There are letters from Board Certified Plastic Surgeons praising Arbonne comared to the medical grade products they sell within their offices. One even switched over what she sold out of her office because Arbonne is better!

DISH uses the Re9 Advanced line; CLICK HERE to get yours! 

(PLUS: a little DISHIES told us that if you email us before you order that you can get 20% off your order!)

Tuesday
Mar092010

In a Hairy Situation?

Color by Tina Harrisonis the solution to your situation! One of the best colorist in Texas is right here in Dallas and has just opened her own Color Suite! Tina has been a color specialist for over 15 years and when we say specialist we mean SPECIAList! DISH is soooo used to people not knowing how to do blonde. They over bleach huge chunky streaks then use a "toner" which translates to ..We are breaking the base because we just over bleached these really awful streaks into your head and we have to try to fix it now...

Tina takes the thinnest bits of hair and uses at least 3 colors and never breaks the base! She fits the best color to your skin tone and your natural color so you don't have the same color of blonde that everyone else has as well.

DISH had the wonderful opportunity to grow up with Ms. Harrison since childhood however we went to her for color after our photo showed up in a local glossy with 5 other blondes and we were all the SAME COLOR!!! AWFUL!!!

That has never happened again nor will it because we will never go to anyone but Color by Tina Harrison ever again and neither should you!

Blessings and Beauty to you DISHIES!