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Natural Cold Remedy: Homemade Ginger Tea

Natural Cold Remedy

The holidays are in full swing, business is booming, and I have tons of meetings this week before I wrap things up for Christmas and New Year’s.  So of course, my body decides to come down with cold this weekend. I’m determined to knock this thing out before Friday, and since rest is not an option… le sigh… I’m turning to another natural cold remedy: this AWESOME ginger tea concoction I just whipped up. Check it out, and let me know what you think if you decide to try it…

The Remedy:

  • 3 cups of boiling hot water
  • 2 inches of thinly sliced ginger
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons of honey
  • 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper

Bring ginger to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Remove from heat and add lemon juice, honey, and cayenne pepper. Let the mixture steep for 15 minutes. Afterwards, just strain the ginger, sip, and be well… hopefully!

Everyday Outfits My Style

Kate Spade Bow Coat

kate-spade-bow-coat-2kate-spade-bow-coat-3kate-spade-bow-coat-1kate-spade-bow-coat-6{Kate Spade Bow Coat (ON SALE!)t, J. Crew Fringe To (30% off with code SHOPNOW), Zara Pants, Celine Handbag, Prada Sunglasses, Valentino Heels}

Dressing festively for the holidays doesn’t necessarily mean wearing red and green. Case in point: this wonderful fringe top from J. Crew and gorgeous Kate Spade coat with a bow accent. I had so much fun putting this outfit together and got tons of compliments.

Beauty Product Reviews

Build Your Own Birchbox

Ok, so apparently I’ve been hiding under a rock since last year (seriously, I should get out more), but it recently came to my attention that Birchbox has a physical store down in SoHo. Holy smokes, how did I miss that?! In any case, it gets better… I also found out that you can build your own Birchbox filled with full-size products for the holidays. How cool is that?!

So I dragged invited my blogging buddy (and fitness inspo!) Wasidah Francois from Fitness.Fashion.Fabulous to come along and pick out customized gift boxes for one another. Trust me when I say that we were like two little kids in a candy store! There were tons of things to choose from, and I have to say she did a great job picking items for me. Below is a sneak peek at what I got…

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If you’re ever in the city (or in DC… ‘cuz they’ve got a store there, too!), I highly recommend swinging by filling up a goodie box. They’ve got all of their products arranged by type (a slew of red lipsticks here, a row of face primers there) as opposed to brands, which makes it easier for your to discover new labels to try. And if you’re not in the neighborhood, no need to fret… you can always go online and shop their curated gift boxes and check out the massive number of reviews on all of their products.