Monday 14 July 2014

SKINCARE: A RITUAL OF LOVE



Not everyone is into a skincare, I get that, but for me not only is my skincare important for maintaining healthy, clean supple skin...but it's a chance to press "pause", and (without sounding weird and creepy) it's a ritual of self love. 

Friday 11 July 2014

DETOX YOUR KITCHEN: real beauty starts in the kitchen


To me beauty starts in the kitchen. Because what you eat affects your body, and your skin and hair are a part of your body.

If you're consuming foods which dehydrate, which cause inflammation etc, this will eventually show on your skin/hair. As much as I love skincare, no cream/lotion or potion is ever going to give you the same results as eating a fresh, real, wholesome diet.

When I eat good food, I feel good, and to me nothing is more beautiful than feeling good.

Friday 4 July 2014

DIY TURMERIC FACE MASK: FOR GLOWING CLEAR SKIN

DIY face mask using Turmeric
I love face masks, and this one is one of my favourite DIY masks. Every time I use this mask my skin literally glows, and does so for days afterwards. Now this is not coming from me, but from my family and friends who always comment! This gives me healthy, smooth supple, glowing skin.

Tuesday 1 July 2014

THE OIL SERIES #4 - MY OIL TIME FAVOURITES

favorite oils for health and beauty

This will be last installment in this series (unless I think of something else I want to talk about with regard to oils!)

Many people may be unaware of what oils to use, and what type of oil might be best suited to their skin type, so please check out my post on understanding oils, you can find it here. 

I wanted to feature my favorite oils and how I incorporate them into my daily life, hopefully this may provide you with some tips.

Monday 30 June 2014

THE OIL SERIES #3 -HOW TO CHOOSE A GOOD QUALITY OIL FOR SKINCARE

How to choose a good quality oil for skincare

Recently I was having a conversation with a friend at work who also likes to use coconut oil. I asked her which brand she bought, and she said she brought hers for £1.99 from a local grocery store. First of all I think PRICE is indicative of the quality of the oil. She then showed me the bottle and I knew instantly it was not a good quality oil. I bit my tongue and didn't say anything, as I knew I would probably start sounding all preachy and she may think jeeez this woman this nuts!! Ha ha. 

So for those who want to know here is my guide on how to choose a good quality oil. 

Thursday 26 June 2014

THINGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL.

After watching the brilliant CloudyApples, who I'm sure you all know, if you don't check out her awesome Youtube channel. She recently put up a video titled 'Things that make me feel' where she discussed what things have touched her and revived her passions. Inspired by this video I have decided to share with you what makes me feel.

Tuesday 24 June 2014

IS HAPPINESS OVERRATED?


As an avid follower of a good few quote accounts on instragram and pinterest, I love nothing more than reading feel good quotes about happiness.

Of the all the quotes I have read this particular quote has stuck with me, it really resonated with me.

Monday 23 June 2014

DIY FACE CLEANSER -CHEAP, EFFECTIVE AND ONLY 2 INGREDIENTS!


This is my faithful fallback cleanser that I love to use often. 

It's super easy to make, and it's super effective. 

It's suitable for all skin types, and it's only 2 ingredients! 

Wednesday 18 June 2014

THE OIL SERIES #2 -USING OILS FOR HAIR


I am a huge, huge lover of using oils in my hair, and have been doing so since my childhood. If you haven't tried oiling your hair, then you're really missing out. Depending upon on which oil you use it can help you overcome many hair woes. 

Monday 9 June 2014

THE OIL SERIES #1 - UNDERSTANDING OILS


I'm no oil expert by any means, but I wanted to share with you what I have learned over the years. As you can see from the title I will be writing a series on oils, and this is the first instalment. I first turned to oils after experiencing negative results from conventional drugstore skincare. I used to have terrible acne, and incredibly oily skin, and let me tell you it was bad! So of course I was always afraid to put any extra oil on my skin, instead I did everything I could to get rid of the oil, boy how wrong I was!

Wednesday 4 June 2014

3 NATURAL WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR ENERGY


One of the most common complaints people have is that they do not have enough energy. I can relate to this, as I think we all can. I often hear people say how they would love to do x,y, or z but can't because they simply lack the energy to do so. This can lead to people turning to external stimulants, for example caffeine and sugar, to obtain the energy they are looking for. The danger with this is you can become too reliant on these stimulants. Relying on external stimulants for more energy is not sustainable or realistic.

Sunday 1 June 2014

NATURAL COLD REMEDY TEA

"LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE AND MEDICINE BE THY FOOD". Hippocrates 

I have been suffering with a cold the last few days, even though it's not cold/flu season, the pesky cold can unfortunately bite at any time, and let's be honest the UK is not exactly in the throws of summer at the moment! In fact it has been quite cold here the last week.

Sunday 25 May 2014

AURELIA PROBIOTIC SKINCARE -SCIENCE MEETS NATURE


I'm a skincare junkie. I love skincare, and I love the whole ritual of a good skincare routine.

Recently, i was in the market for new skincare and decided to bite the bullet after reading a lot of great things about the brand Aurelia. It has also just won the Natural Beauty Bible's 'Best New Brand'! 

Sunday 18 May 2014

WHY WE SHOULD ALL USE NATURAL ORGANIC BEAUTY PRODUCTS


You will regularly hear from the green/holistic beauty world that what we put on our skin is absorbed and enters into our bloodstream. 

Then there are others who say that the skin acts as a great barrier to keep out chemicals, and they do not enter our bloodstream.

Errr hello... what about things like nicotine patches and hormone patches?  These are all medications that are absorbed through the skin, so why would we not absorb the chemicals that we find in our moisturisers, shampoos, deodorant etc? And what about things like Castor oil packs? There are many people who use these to help break up scar tissue (among other things) and it works because the oil gets absorbed into the body.

Sunday 11 May 2014

WHAT IS THE BEST DIET? AND HOW TO MAKE ANY DIET WORK.



What is the best diet? The healthiest, life promoting diet? This is a question I have pondered many times. There is a vast amount of contradictory information, and a large variety of people reporting positive results from this contradictory information! Who has got it right? The raw foodies? Vegans? The paleo diet? It can all get very confusing and overwhelming. So then I thought, rather than looking at all the differences these lifestyles have, would it not make more sense to ask what they all have in common?