First Post!

Welcome to 'The Kitchen Beauty',
This is my very first Post and I am so excited to be blogging with you!

Let me start by telling you a bit about myself. I am RainSmurf (Name changed to protect the fabulous!) See that cute chic right there?!? That's me! ---->

I am Korean and Irish & from that sunny, but cold country in the north, Canada; But wait! don't let that fool you! It may be winter 7 months out of the year here, but this Sassy little lady is actually....wait for it...NOT a fan of winter *Gasp!* Aside form the obvious cold, you may be wondering why? well to be honest I am afraid of ice, yep, and it happens to coat the ground most of the time. My cute little feet are non-grippy. Oh yes, You may be getting that mental picture in your head of me all bundled up, slipping and sliding, wobbling this way and that; arms out stretched comically waving in the air to keep me balanced, Hah! I can see you laughing at me! That's OK, all that sliding and wobbling makes for great calf muscles!

 'The Kitchen Beauty' takes two of my favorite hobbies and molds them into one blog. I believe that Beauty is much more than skin deep, and that when trying to attain physical beauty we must take a comprehensive look that the things we are putting on our skin. It is my belief that beauty starts with our physical health. You cannot cover-up a sick body and sick skin with make-up and expect to look and feel radiant.  

 

The two main things that this blog is about is Food and Beauty. I think that the best things start in the kitchen, like food & natural beauty products, hence the name, 'The Kitchen Beauty'. I am a foodie, I LOVE to cook, and I love natural beauty, beneath all the make-up.  I realized a while ago, that what I truly loved about these two things was taking them apart, and putting them together again.

 I am an avid foodie, I love all things food, the taste, smells, and looks of it all. I love most of all preparing a dish and serving it to my loved ones. My wonderful boyfriend is my ever willing taste master :) I love to cook, not only because I love food, but because I can research something, and I can take the recipe apart and figure out what makes that food come together, I can then recreate it, make it healthier if I so choose, I can then recreate some of my favorite things when I wish. I like that control. Food also brings people together, when I make something and it turns out well, I get so excited, and I have true pride...When I can share that with others and they truly appreciate it, it really warms my heart.

I hope you're hungry!

I love that beauty comes in all shapes, forms, textures, colors, and mediums. When It comes to natural beauty, I love to make my own beauty products. It is really important for me to know exactly what is in the products that I'm putting both in and on my body. There are so many products and most of them have so many chemicals in them that I just find it atrocious. My idea of perfect beauty products, are ones that can do wonderful things without the chemicals, things which might tell you on the label, "Please refrigerate for delayed expiration." I like to know that every single ingredient in my products are on the label, or at least on the company website, and that if I were to look up all the ingredients as listed on the label/website they'd all be harmless. For example some products can be harmful if non-natural or mostly non-natural, yet the same product, if derived form a natural source can be perfectly okay for your skin. I like to know what is in my beauty products, what those ingredients do, and weather or not they are derived from natural sources, organic is even better, at least for you skin, IMHO. Many of my posts will contain DIY "Potions" as I used to call them when I was a kid. However I also believe that there is no point in having Physical beauty if the person inside it is not beautiful as well. I hope that we can all strive to be the best versions of ourselves that we can be.
 Beauty is much more than just skin deep.

You can also look forward to little things that make me happy, like photos, meditations, movies, products, etc. I think that the things that make us happy help us to not only stress less, but to also make us more beautiful inside and out, after all, someone who is caught up in something they really enjoy is most captivating, don't you think??

I also feel that if something bugs you, then keeping it pent up inside will do no good, so let it out! This is why I will have a small section with reviews about a variety of things which I dislike; there may be some shocking reviews! ;-)

I just know that you'll love my blog as much as I do! I love comments so please feel free to leave them! If you'd like to e-mail me for help or info pertaining to my blog or a post, you can email me at RainSmurf@gmail.com  Remember to include a header relating to your email so I'll know it isn't spam! Please remember when commenting to be respectful. I encourage your feedback, even when you disagree with me! However please refrain from bullying other posters! I look forward to your comments!

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xoxo

RainSmurf!