DIY Try: Edible Moisture Mask

Keeping your skin moisturized is essential, and, contrary to popular belief, can be done without spending bundles on creams and gels. Thanks to anti-aging experts Michele Periquet and Firouze Zeroual, we have a recipe for the perfect summer moisture that can also make a tasty treat.

EDIBLE MOISTURE MASK

What you need:
1 tablespoon milled chia
1 tablespoon raw honey
1/2 avocado, pitted and mashed

Instructions
1. In a small bowl, mix ingredients together into a paste.
2. Apply to freshly cleansed skin and let it sit for 15-30 minutes.
3. Remove gently with warm water and a washcloth.

Note: You can find milled chia at a health food store or you can grind chia seeds at home using a food processor or a coffee mill until you get a coarse flour-like texture.

Event Recap: Block Party LA

Saturday's 2nd Annual Block Party LA was a community-centered festival featuring some of today's hottest indie artists. Headlined by Talib Kweli, a portion of the event's proceeds were donated to the Children's Defense Fund scholarship program "Beat the Odds”. According to Block Party LA founder Ashley Glaspie, it also served as a vessel to pump positivity into the community. BG Contributor Mary Hill was on the scene asking artists how they felt their work was, much like Block Party LA, helping to bring the community together through music.

Q: How does your music fit into  bringing together the community through music?

A: Ramaj Eroc:
"My music is influential, for all cultures and races."

A: Dean Risko:
"My music is really relatable which is the same reason Drake blew up. It’s genuine and honest. It ties in the community because it’s honest, like the community. Less commercial, more real."

A: The League
"Our underling message is for the community. It’s about being yourself and showing love to everybody. It’s also based on how we live and how we were built."

*Mary Hill is a BG Contributor for LA*

Not So Dirty 30: Manless in Atlanta

It was not until I had to attend a ball recently that I realized the harsh truth: I know no men!

And I am not talking about dream boats to fall in love with and marry. I am talking about single, clean men that have good enough manners to escort me to an event without making me look stupid!

You should have seen me hours before the event, surfing my phone's contact list like a loser. All my guy friends are either married, out of state, involved, or impossible to understand outside of the context of a text. Unfortunately, emoticons and mispelled slang are not acceptable ways to converse at a formal event.

At this point, I don't know if I want a boyfriend or husband or whatever. But a lady would like a presentable male to escort her to these pesky social events. I will keep you posted on my progress.

Recipe: Low Fat Tiramisu

I love sweets! It's true. And one thing I am learning to love as much as sweets is baking. I am so excited about this yummy (and low fat) recipe for Tiramisu Pastry Pups from Kim Lassiter, Founder of Symply Pure and Decadent Bakery.

You Need:

2 pkg.  (3 oz. each) ladyfingers, split, divided

2 Tbsp.  Coffee liqueur 

1 Tbsp.  organic sugar

1 cup  boiling water

2 pkg.  (8 oz. each) Neufchatel Cheese, softened

1/2 Organic cup  sugar

1/2 Tbsp.  coffee liqueur or fresh organic brewed coffee

2 cups  LITE Whipping cream

1 tsp.  unsweetened natural cocoa powder

1/2 cup of 10x sugar

1 package of powder gelatin or three sheets of gelatin soaked in cold water

Directions:

ARRANGE 1 pkg. of the ladyfingers on bottom of 13x9-inch dish. Dissolve instant coffee and 1 Tbsp. organic sugar.  Mix the sugar and 1/2 cup of fresh brewed coffee in a bowl. Brush 1/2 cup of the coffee mixture over ladyfingers in a dish.

BEAT Neufchatel Cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and add 1 package powder or three sheets of gelatin. Add 2 tsp of the coffee liqueur 1/2 cup organic sugar and liqueur, mixing until blended. Gently stir in whipped topping. 

Whipped Topping 2 cups of LITE whipping cream in a mixer whip on high speed until it has a medium peak add 1/2 cup 10x

SPREAD Neufchatel Cheese filling into a silicone mold. Refrigerate for two hrs. After two hrs pop out of mold and top with remaining ladyfin ladyfingers; brush with remaining coffee. Top with whipped cream. Dust with cocoa powder and serve.

Tips 
(optional) Drizzle chocolate sauce or chocolate syrup on plate with fresh berries for decor

New: INGLOT O2M Nail Enamel

INGLOT recently released their 02M nail enamels. Their new formula is a mixture of air and water permeable nail enamel – created to promote nail health.

Snapped: Mad Max: Fury Roaf Red Carpet

Last week, stars of the upcoming movie Mad Max: Fury Road strutted the red carpet of the movie's LA premiere at the TCL Chinese theater.

DIY Try: Skyy Hadley's Refreshing Cucumber Lemon Foot Scrub

Sexy feet are a must for the summer, which is why celeb manicurist Skyy Hadley is sharing her DIY Refreshing Cucumber Lemon Foot Scrub recipe with us!

o   Start with 2 whole cucumbers (one per foot), 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and 2 tablespoons of olive oil; mix in a blender until pureed. 

o   Pour the mixture into a bowl and heat it up to warm temperature. 

o   Place half of the mixture in a large Ziploc baggie and half in a second baggie. 

o   Slide feet right into each baggie, rubbing cucumber mask until each foot is fully soaked. 

o   Leave on for 5-10 minutes then rinse with warm water. 

o   The cucumber is extra refreshing and reviving for tired toes, the lemon helps exfoliate and the olive oil deeply moisturizes for super softness.