Who are we? Cookies & Cream Couture, Inc. is an online boutique for children! I came up with this idea due to getting frustrated every time I went shopping for my children. I felt like I couldn't find the styles I wanted at prices I could afford. I personally have so much fun dressing them up and taking pictures. At 4 and 2 years old, I have created little fashion monsters...and I LOVE IT!!! It took me a while to come up with a name. Being that this boutique was inspired by my two amazing biracial beauties, what better name than Cookies & Cream Couture!
About Us! I am a Puerto Rican mother married to my best friend who is African American and together we have two beautiful children; Zion and J'adore. My husband, Ronnell, is a 4th grade teacher and I am currently in school for education as well. Growing up I never dealt with racial discrimination on any level. I couldn't imagine ever judging someone for who they were culturally, what their hair looked like, or the color of their skin. When my daughter was born she was indescribably beautiful. She grew into an even more amazing little girl with a head full of curls. I mean she has enough hair for three people and most of us would die for a head of hair like hers! She began noticing that mommy was different. My hair was straighter, my skin was slightly lighter, and she felt different. She wanted to look like mommy and frequently asked why I was white and she was not. Then 22 months later my son was born. He came out with the curly hair but even lighter than I was. Of course this caused even more questions and it broke my heart. Children at the playground talked about her hair, her little friends were confused on why hers was so curly and theirs was strait and this fed into her feeling of not being beautiful. I spoke to her about her inner beauty and that her exterior was just how God decorated her outside. I would point out different aspects of her personality that were beautiful along with different physical features and this began to help. She now looks at herself in the mirror and tells me, "mommy I am so beautiful now." With this, I came up with an idea to design shirts that represented the beauty of being biracial! They are fun shirts that celebrate them and their unique curly locks. I am so excited about this new venture and I invite you along my journey
What Will This Blog Feature? I want to inspire you and your children to see themselves as beautiful creations! I will give product reviews on hair and skin products that I have used and liked with my children or products that I randomly come across. I will feature literature such as books that teach us how to address the issues that our children are faced with which we never faced. You will see new T-Shirt styles, and products featured before they make it to the store and can pre-order.
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