Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Beauty Tips & Tricks

Hi Beautiful Ladies. Here are some natural beauty tips & Tricks They quick, easy & everything you need you"ll find in your kitchen :)

  FACE

To get a beautiful radiant complexion slice a few grapes in half & use the cut sides to rub over your face. this is a natural exfoliator  

  Cure tired & puffy eyes 






by chilling your eye cream in the fridge before use , apply it from the outer corners to the nose . This will help drain excess fluid in these areas




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apply over nose area .


  HAIR 

DIY Hair mask
Avo Hair mask
What you"ll need : 1 Ripe Avocardo
 2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil

 use a electric beater / whisk whip the 2 ingredients until they become creamy Shampoo hair , rinse well , then apply hair mask clip up hair & put on a shower cap warm up the treatment with a hair dryer leave on mixture for 5-30 minutes (the longer the better)























  Get rid of dandruff





Rub an egg yolk mix with olive oil into the scalp


  Give your hair a beautiful shine 
Rinse your hair with Apple Cider Vinegar to increases the shine



  Here are other uses for Apple Cider Vinegar





Highlight your hair naturally

Hair dye & peroxide can damage and dry out hair .
 To lighten hair : Use a strong chamomile tea in the final rinse after shampooing
 To enhance dark colour : Use Rosemary tea as a rinse These natural products will also make your hair shine & gives hair volume.

More Natural Colour Rinses. (These bring out your natural highlights)

Brunette Hair
2 cups water
2 tea bags (use black tea for brown hair or elderberry tea for black hair)
1/4 cup strong coffee

Mila Kunis

Red Hair
2 cups water
2 red hibiscus tea bags
1/4 cup beet or carrot juice, stained




Blonde Hair
2 cups water
2 chamomile tea bags
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Reece Witherspoon



1. In a saucepan , bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat and add tea bags.
Steep for 15 minutes , then remove tea bags.

2.Allow to cool to room tempreture, add coffee,beet , carrot or lemon juice (whichever one you are using)

3. Time to use mixture. Pour the rinse over your hair after you shampoo and condition it. Leave on for a few minutes then rinse off

4. Dry and style hair as usual

Warning: The rinse can stain clothes and towels so be careful

TEETH


   



 -Natural teeth whitner





  LEGS 
 
Natural Shaving Creams 

Coconut Oil
oil as a replacement for shaving cream


BODY SCRUBS

Sugar Scrub
Mix equal parts white or brown sugar with Olive oil or Almond oil.
Apply to skin and massage in circular motions , rinse of with warm water
 Result: smooth soft skin


  Irish Coffee scrub
 What you"ll need :1/2 cup coffee
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 organic nut oil couple drops of mint oil
(combine all the ingredients together massage into skin & rinse off with warm water

  Sweet & Spicy Scrub 
What you'll need
 1 cup of brown sugar
1 cup of granulated sugar
 3/4 oil (almond, coconut, hazelnut)
2 teaspoons ginger
2 teaspoons nutmeg
 Combine all ingredients, massage into skin & rinse

 Hope these help Have a healthy week xxx

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Gelish !!!

Gelish vs ordinary nail polish

I'm a fan of Gelish (Harmony) , as it leaves the nails looking well groomed  & glossy 
It doesn't chip or peel like ordinary nail polish( I hate chipped nails)  & comes in a variety of colors



Gelish (Shellac or Harmony) is a special type of nail polish , that gets applied in many layers & then set with a Uv light 



It last 2-3weeks


- it lasted me 2 & a half weeks :)

I get my Gelish done at Sorbet . Www.sorbet.co.za

The prices range from R195-350

I personally prefer the brand Harmony  over Shellac

I love gelish but I do enjoy changing the color of my nails regularly according to what I'm wearing., so Gelish doesn't work to well for me.



P.s don't try to peel the Gelish nailpolish off, it will take a layer of nail with it .not a good idea!!





Some of my favs


Go pamper yourself & get a manicure !
:)x

chels

Monday, August 12, 2013

Happy Women's Day ( What can we learn from Marilyn )




It's been such lovely weather these past couple of days in Cape Town .but now it's back to rainy days.

Catchup time I did a shoot on Friday afternoon 
Weather was lovely in the morning then it got a little cold .








Went out the Friday night with my bestie (Ashleigh) & my Dean



Happy women's day (for Friday) ..sorry I'm abit delayed 
I hope all you ladies got spoiled rotten this weekend !


WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM MISS  MARILYN MONROE


Better things are yet to come. So stop pondering on the past & focus on the future




Love yourself .you deserve to be happy



It's your life don't worry won't others thing or say.
Sometimes rules are ment to be broken 


Take time to relax .Breathe & reflect on your dreams 



Self explanatory :)



Be authentic .be yourself . You don't have to be perfect.





P.s I now have 12 canvas of MARILYN MONROE & still collecting :) #obsessed 


Hope your women's day weekend was beautiful 

Kisses 
C





Sunday, August 4, 2013

Weekend



Friday





We made delicious chicken kebabs with a home made BBQ sauce

Recipe for BBQ sauce
1 cup of tomatoe sauce/ ketchup. 
4 Tablespoons brown vinegar
4tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons of garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon of chilli powder
1 tablespoon of olive oil 
1 teaspoon of salt

Heat it up in a sauce pan then marinate chicken cubes in it.
Stick the chicken on a skewer with some onion 
Pop it in the oven on grill, or grill it over a fire
Done!



Me & my beautiful cousin Zarah 
Have a look at her blog : zarahsays1.blogspot.com



Me & my boy Dean


Saturday morning





hello sir


Chilling the Gardens ..& we fed the cute squirrels 

Lunch time 


Sushi... 




Roasted Butternut

Spices used:
 
Oregano, Lemon Pepper, Garlic Salt, Chilli blend

 The delicious roasted butternut

Snack

We used the seeds of the Butternut to make toasted butternut seeds. (healthy)






Hope everyone had a amazing weekend

Xx