The beauty Book : Wavy Hair

What are the characteristics?

Wavy hair is often thick and coarse and theres normally loads of it to play with. It also suits both long and short styles easily. The trouble is people with wavy hair would rather make it straight or really curly. But why waste the time when you have fantastic hair yourself?

How to care for it

Wavy hair can handle frequent washing but responds best to being left for two days between shampoos. When you need shampoo its unlikely that you need any thickening shampoos, but that doesn’t mean you should grab any bottle off the shelf! Beacause wavy hair is thick it can easily be weighed down, so using a volumizing shampoo would help maximize the life in it. Wash your hair and put in light condtionar , and rinse. Then you need to dry it which is where you can create truly wonderful waves. Start by towel drying the hair lightly by patting it, then apply some anti friz or styling cream. Divide the hair into sections about 1 inch across. Using your fingers twist these into ropes and fasten them with a pin. Leave it to dry naturally. When it is dry unravel and rake it with your fingers.

Tips for wavy hair

• Before brushing spray your brush with hairspray to prevent static
• Go for regular trims even if you have long hair. Split ends will create a fuzzball at the ends of your hair and destroy your look
• Wavy hair won’t reflect light like straight hair does, so it can often look dull. Make sure you keep it moisturized!

Make your hair treatment!

• 1/2 ripe banana
• 1/2 avocado
• 1 heaped tsp plain youghurt
• 1 tbsp olive oil

Mash these things in a large bowl. Then apply it to your hair focusing on the ends and up to where the waves begin. This will moisturize these areas. Wrap your hair in a towel and sit with this for about 20 mins then rinse it off!

 

 

Petzone Kuwait

Petzone is a pet company/store that provides products like shampoos and toys, services like grooming your pet and advice from a very good vet. Also they sell their own animals like cats,dogs,birds,rabbits and more, and they have a board which shows animals to adopt. I went for a visit today to get my cat some toys for his birthday party (yes i’m throwing him one) and also I knew that he was bored with the usual fancy feast. In Petzone there are so many different varieties of pet food and organic pet food for your animal to enjoy. Also they have a great grooming service where they will bathe,clean, cut claws for your pet and you can watch them bathe your pet, which is good for people like me because I don’t trust anyone with my cat, so I can have watch them bathe him. Also they have very healthy pets who are imported from other countries and are usually purebreds. It is a must for animal lovers who want to spoil their pets or to get very healthy beautiful pets as well. Or if you just want to go ask for advice or get your pet groomed.

This is a picture of the grooming room so you know what I mean

 

 

 

 

Beautiful body: Using Water

The healing power of water has been used in beauty therapy since forever. This is how to use water/bath/shower to relax,soothe,smooth,or energize  your body

Relaxing (Check out my blog on how to have the perfect bath for relaxing)

The ultimate relaxing bath is not too hot yet not too cold , it is proven to relax the muscles in your body once you lay in it. And it sitmulates the production of calming chemicals in the brain .

Before you get in exfoliate with a loofah this will help your body absorb more, turn down the lights pop some candles round the bath if you like or just flower petals! Stay in for 20 to 30 mins

Soothing

Back and shoulder aches seem to be a very common problem but you can help this with your bath. Epsom or sea salts contain ingredients that when absorbed by the body have anti inflammatory action. Which will help the healing process.

Run the water and add some salts or mineral based bath salts. Lie under the water and try some hydrotherapy. Turn the shower head to full blast and put the water directly onto your back and shoulders, which will give you an excellent water massage

Smoothing

Baths can help create super smooth skin if you know how !

Start with damp skin and apply an exfoliating scrub to remove dead skin cells (Try Champneys spa indulgence Glow in oriental opulence) Run a bath thats warm enough to sit in but not too hot cuz hot water dehydrates the skin.Add a pinch of milk or cream which will hydrate the skin. Relax for 20 mins and gently massage the water onto your skin. Get out lightly pat yourself dry . Before your all the way dry add some rich body lotion! (Try Victoria’s Secret’s “Sexy little things Noir”)

Energizing:

Most of us use baths to relax and to feel calm but it doesn’t have to be that way you can also use it to energize yourself by exposing your body to different temperatures)

Run a warm bath and put in some energizing bath foams or oil (Or something with orange grapefruit or lemon)Before you get in brush your body to start your circulation. Get in the bath and relax for five to ten mins with your feet at the end near the tap. Now that you have warm water start to turn it to cold water over your feet, and i little to your legs, get out once the water is cold. Apply body lotion and face the day

Tips for bathing

• Enhance your bath with oils, six drops is enough to make a difference. Try lemon or grapefruit to energize rosemary or patchouli to soothe your mind and lavender or camomile to send you to sleep
• For best results baths should be either long or short. Short 5-10 mins and long 10-20 staying in too long can make you lose water from your skin while you bathe

Recipe from a Foodie: Cream Fettucine

This recipe was invented by a Roman restaurateur called Alfredo who became famous for serving it with a gold fork and spoon.

Ingredients

50g-1/4 cup of butter

200mL-1cup double heavy cream

50g-freshly grated Parmesan cheese plus extra to serve

350g fresh fettucine salt and freshly ground black pepper

1-Melt the butter in a large pan. Add the cream and bring it to the boil. Simmer for 5 mins, stirring constantly then add the Parmesan cheese with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, and turn off the heat under the pan

2-Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil.Drop in the pasta all at once and quickly bring the water back to the boil, stirring occasionally. Cook for 2-3 mins or according to the instructions on the packet. Drain well

3-Turn on the heat under the pan of cream to low, add the cooked pasta all at once and toss until it is thoroughly coated in the sauce. Taste the sauce for seasoning. Serve immediately, with extra grated Parmesan handed around separately

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Must trys!: Make up

Two faced Size Queen Mascara

This is one of the best mascaras I have ever used! Its so BIG! And it really makes your eyes enhance and your eyelashes longer . The wand is huge and the bristles are far enough apart to not make your lashes stick together. You can get great results just with one coat of it and it will curl your lashes as well! 

Purchased at Sephora

Kryolan Professional Make up, Supracolor Foundation

Kryolan makeup is probably one of the best I’ve ever tried, its used in theaters and in fashion shows as well. This foundation is very smooth and it can look natural if you don’t put too much though. I never like to use that much foundation sometimes I think its too much but when I tried this I just had to have it! Its amazing and I actually feel like it made my skin really soft and it gives you a slight glow as well. “SUPRACOLOR is a cream make-up preparation that has proven widely successful for decades. Work in the make-up design departments of professional theatres would be practically unthinkable without SUPRACOLOR. This preparation is well known for its outstanding covering qualities, its excellent skin compatibility and the great assortment of available colors.” -Kryolan.com

Purchased at kryolan store in Muhalb, also there is one in Jabriya if you live in Kuwait. You can purshcase it online >www.kryolan.com or go to the kryolan store near by which you can find on their website

Lancome Liquid liner

This is also one of my favorite liquid liners and since I love to do the wing , I find it easier to do with a liquid liner than with gel liner, and pencil liner is never dark enough. Anyways this is in pitch black and it has a perfect little point that is great for creating any look you like. And also its waterproof so its great for any event !

Purchased at debenhams , you can purchase it at Macy’s if you live in the US

Isadora Eyeliners Perfect contour kajal in Royal Blue and Bright turquoise

If your into bright eyes then you’ll love these eyeliners, a lot of the colored eye liner never stays or fades away or sometimes doesn’t even show the real color! I have been looking for colored ones for a while and then I came across these two. They are really easy to put on and they stay very well and give great color as well. There are especially great if you have dark eyes and want to make them pop.

Purchase at boots, you can probably buy them in your local supermarket

 

Top 10 quotes of the week

1-Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish yourself to be

2-Being loved by many people is not as important as being in love with one person

3-Don’t wait for the last judgement, it happens everyday

4-Growing up is something you choose to do , not have to do

5-Focusing on the present moment is a powerful way of banishing misery: for without a sense of the future, we crave nothing . And without a sense of the past , we regret nothing

6-Rule the clock, do not be ruled by it

7-To love is to know, and to know is to love

8-We are all gardeners tending the seeds of days in the garden of eternity

9-When you are ashamed of yourself, learn from what you have done, and then leave it behind you, as you would a load that has become too heavy to carry

10-Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win

 

Healthy Kitty: Cat Flu

Oh isnt it just heartbreaking to see your cat going through a flu, so tiny so innocent and he’s dealing with the sniffles. Well first off cat flu is usually caused by viruses that attack the respiratory system. It may be followed by infection of the lungs and pneumonia. The viruses are very contagious (cat to cat) by sneezing, coughing and are the main reason with problems in the respiratory system. Therefore it is highly recommended that you give your cat vaccinations preventing it from getting the flu. In kitten they can easily die from it or end up permanently damaged.

Causes

• Cat flu is a general term used to describe feline upper respiratory infections. The two most significent viruses in cases of cat flu are  FVR (feline viral rhinotracheitis) FCV (Feline calici virus) Both which are contagious
• Other causes could be from female herpes

Symptoms

• Sneezing and runny eyes
• Nasal discharge
• Increase in temperature
• Loss of appetite
• Tiredness
• Breathing may become diffucult

Your vet can give you either vaccinations or antibiotics to reduce chances of secondary bacterial infection

Home Treatments

A little almond oil on a cotton ball two or three times a day can relieve discomfort in the nasal area

Calendula tincture two drops in 25 mL of olive oil

Hope your kitties feel better 🙂

 

 

The beauty book: Curly hair

Characteristics of curly hair

Curly hair is nearly always dry hair, this combined with the fact that light reflects better from straight surfaces than curved ones means that girls with curls often wish they had long sleek hair . But I must admit I LOVE luscious curls .Curls also tangle faster resulting in breaking and splitting of hairs ,and your hair is already quite fragile . Only a little bit of moisture in the air for your sleek curls to turn into tangled webs! But no need to worry there is plenty of ways to fix it.!

Caring for curly hair

Now if you have curly hair never ever wash it every day! It tends to dehydrate the hair and make it more frizzy and unmanageable. Instead let your hair pick up some natural oils to help keep it calm and under control. If you have to wash to feel clean, skip the shampoo and just rinse it with water, then apply conditioner. When you wash use moisturizing shampoos and leave in conditioners to add hydrating ingredients. For the best results comb through with a wide toothed comb (The best way to comb your hair) . Twice a month use intensive conditioner or hot oil treatment or you can use the hair treatment I’ll give you now. Apply an anti friz styling cream to the hair while its still wet and leave it to dry naturally. And NEVER TIP YOUR HEAD UPSIDE DOWN YOURE ASKING FOR  FRIZZ

Tips for curly hair:

• If you find your brush is always tangling your hair splash out on one made of boars hair which dont stick
• |If you don’t want to fork out for that just use your fingers, they are better for your hair than most brushes
• If your curls gone flat over night don’t think you need to style them again. Just flip your head upside down and massage the hair near your scalp . This will make volume
• To protect curly hair from further dehydration always stop blow drying just before the ends are completely dry
• You don’t need long hair to look beautiful , layered short styles which prevent the hair from spilling work as well as long hair

Make your treatment

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 10 drops lavender essential

Place the olive in a small saucepan and warm it gently it should not be hot just heated. Remove it then add the lavender. Then apply the mixture to your hair. Wrap it in a towel to maximize oil penetration and relax for 20 mins. Wash out the oil with gentle shampoo and condition!

 

Home Doctor: Dealing with Tiredness

Also read , How to get a good night sleep

Everyone feels tired once in a while, whether its from physical exhaustion or from stress, we all get it once in a while . A good nights sleep usually solves the problem, but not always sometimes tiredness can be overwhelming and no matter what you do it just doesn’t stop. And since we all can agree that it is a worldwide issue I thought I’d discuss it:

What you can do yourself

• Even when your very busy get enough sleep every night 7 hours is best for total relaxation so you don’t feel like you overslept or that you didn’t sleep enough. If you keep on putting off your sleep for the weekend your sleep routine will mess up
• Never miss breakfast and add fresh fruits, veggies, cereals bread rice and pasta to your everyday diet. Cut down on sugar and caffeine they might wake you up for the second but they will make you breakdown later on .
• Make sure your not overweight or underweight . Your weight can definitely affect your rest
• If you have some sort of sickness that may make you sleepy , try laying in bed and resting before doing anything that may make you tired (see blog post on curing the common cold)
• If its stress that’s killing you , then be sure to make more leisure time for yourself (see blog post on stress)

Practical Technique

Power napping! If you find yourself nodding off during the day a brief nap may help you function better

• An ideal nap lasts 10-15 mins but even a 5 min nap will leave you brighter. But if you sleep for more than 30 mins it may ruin your sleep at night
• Take a daily nap at the same time each day so your body gets used to the routine . Use an alarm clock if your worried about oversleeping , but eventually your body will get use to it
• Don’t nap too late or sleep while watching Tv, and don’t take naps to catch up on sleep if you are having difficulty sleeping

Seek further medical advice if:

1. Tiredness is persistent and sleep doesn’t help
2. You often feel tired for no reason
3. You still feel tired after trying these methods for 2-3 weeks or you develop other symptoms

Resources from Home Doctor By Dr Michael Peters and the Internet 

 

 

 

 

The Beauty Book: Haircare

The HairCare equipment kit

Taking care of your hair takes the right products! Here’s what you’ll need:

• Liquid Shampoo: Cleans hair by lifting dirt and oil
• Dry Shampoo: Great for absorbing oil between washes, Great for people who have oily hair ! Try Batiste Dry Shampoo In Tropical it smells great
• Rich Conditioner: Best for day to day use , this should be applied for one to three mins then rinsed out well
• Hot oil treatments: Oil moisturizes dry hair dramatically and in combination with the heat is the best treatment for hair
• Wide toothed comb
• Normal Brush: The best way to brush hair day to day
• Hair Spray
• Shine Serum: Every hair type benefits from shine serum to help smooth the hair and give it an added gleam

What type of hair do you have?

Processed Hair

Is your hair currently bleached, permed or more than 70 per cent highlights? If yes you’ve got processed hair

Curly Hair

Natural curls ofcourse

Wavy hair

Naturally wavy yet not curly do remember that there is a difference between the two 

Straight Hair

Everyone who has got this far should have straight hair This means when its long it hangs flat or if its short it will hug your head and not bounce at the crown or curl at the nape of the neck .

I’ll write blog posts on help and masks about each hair type 😉