DIY lip scrub

Jell-o flavored! 
A must have for summer's dry humid days.

Follow the instructions in the pictures below and say bye-bye to your chapped lips! xx

Step #1

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Step #3

Final Step. 

Add your scrub in the container. I used a small glove container that comes with Lo'real hair dye that i use.

Try not to eat it though! 

Detox Water

Welcome Summers!
We welcome you with our new healthy obsession. Obsession that helps burn body fat, rids your body from harmful toxins, good for digestion, perfect for clear skin and comes with other healthy benefits. This new must-have drink in summers is Detox water, yes! Detox water is taking over instagram and twitter, every health guru posting snaps of their water bottles filled with this chilled fruity drink.
I have collected few of the best detox recipes for you to make, one's that are best in taste and benefits. You can carry them with you to your daily workout sessions or just simply drink them through the day for maintaining a healthy life style.

Here are the recipes;

For clear skin: (my favorite)

You'll need:

- Lemon (sliced)

- Cucumber (sliced)

- Crushed mint leaves

- filtered water

Directions:

Fill your water bottle with water and put all these ingredients in. Close and refrigerate overnight. Put ice if you like and drink through the day. This water also helps rid your body of toxins and cleanse it. This is my favorite detox water recipe and i drink it every day, all day, in summers. This tastes good too, it's a zero calorie water. But at times i put some sugar in it too, for better taste. When you drink up all the water you can refill your bottle and put it overnight again.

For flat tummy, add 1 table spoon of grated ginger.

Fat flush water

- 1 orange sliced

- 1 lime sliced

- 1 lemon sliced

- 1/3 cup grapes

- mint leaves crushed

- filtered water (as much as to fill one water bottle)

Directions:

Fill your bottle with water and all these ingredients, refrigerate for half an hour and enjoy drinking it throughout the day. 

Metabolism Boost

- Green tea bag

- half orange sliced

- mint leaves

- lemon sliced

- water

Directions:

Just like any other detox water recipe, you put all ingredients in your water bottle and refrigerate overnight and drink it through the day. Green tea has benefits like burning the fat and digestion. Lemons are very good for skin and helps flush out toxins.

Other recipes:

- Lime, Lemon and Orange: For digestion, Vitamin C, immune defense and heartburn. Drink at room temperature.

- Green tea, Mint, Lime: fat burning, digestion and headaches.

- Cucumber, Lime and lemon: water weight management, bloating, appetite control, hydration and digestion. 

- Strawberry and Kiwi: cardiovascular health, immune system defense, blood sugar regulation and digestion. 

Love the post? Don't forget to pin it! Have an awesome summers ya'll. xoxo

DIY Cosmetic Stand

Or call it Cake Stand,

Or anything-at-all stand!

 I got this idea when i basically wanted a cheap and easy to make cake stand. It turned out so well i'm using it for my perfume collection, also i made one for my makeup and other stuff and of-course one for my cakes. 

The stand in the above picture was made with Ferrero Rocher chocolate box (the top) and Puck cream cheese glass (the base), and few other things for decoration. It's super easy, and to be fair, anyone can make it, whether you're diy project expert or not. So you ready? Let's turn ferrero chocolate box into cake stand!

Things you need:

- Ferrero Rocher chocolate box

- Small desert glass (or you can use Puck cream cheese glass like i did in the first picture)

Things you need for decor:

- Some cloth pieces

- card board

- scissors 

- liquid glue or glue gun

- ribbon

- cutter 

Directions:

Cut the card board the size of chocolate box and cover with cloth, simply or with some patter. I used glue gun for pasting. Next, you paste the card board on top of the box! 

With one chocolate bow you can make two cake stands. I made one with Puck glass and one with small desert glass. 

After your done with the top, using glue gun or fixing super glue, secure your glass to the bottom of the box, making sure it's in the center. Leave it to let the glue dry.

You can paste some ribbon on the edges of the box, use some diamonties or stones to make it more pretty. I kept my stands simple for i can use them for me cakes too. The simpler the better, right? So basically this project has just two steps, decorating and pasting, and you're done!

Here are the pictures of the stand!

Don't forget to pin it!

MARCH MUST HAVE - Face Care

Clearasil

Acne Be Gone!

THE SCIENCE OF LOOKING FLAWLESS!

Looking flawless is no accident. It takes times and the right products. 

We've all been through that awkward stage of pimples and acne breakouts. And it's fair to say that it's not something we enjoy having on our skin. Ever had an important event coming up which you're all excited about and than waking up the morning of the event to find a huge zit on your forehead? yup, we've all been there. 

Pimples can give a very unhygienic and impure look to our skin. And when they finally go away they leave that dirty black marks which seem impossible to get rid off. But don't worry there are a few products that can get rid of our unwanted friends with the right use and some patient. 

I came across this amazing product for acne a month ago and i couldn't help but share it with you guys. Not only does it get rid of the pimples with time but it also reduces the marks and spots left behind. This product is a must have for those going through acne or trying to get rid of some unwanted spots. 

I picked mine up from Al-fatah, though I believe you can find it anywhere. 

I started getting breakouts and soon my forehead and right cheek were infused with tiny pimples. Every morning i would wake up with a new blob on my face. Clearasil helped me get rid of them big time!! And it also made my skin shinier, clearer and of course flawless. I always believed that for flawless makeup you first need  flawless skin. Not only will you be using waaayy less makeup on your face, you'll also feel a lot more excited about trying out different products and looks. 

Okay, enough blabbing, lets get to the deets!!

Okay so, No one wants to read difficult names of acids and chemicals found in this product. I never liked that part of a review so let's skip that, yeah?

However there are a few pointers you might want to know about the face wash. It is perhaps a very strong formula, it will strip your skin of all the oil and dry it out. This is a big win for people with extra oily skin. However if your skin is sensitive and dry like mine, you'll experience dry patches around the T zone of your face, but don't freak out, its nothing a little moisturizer can't fix. I suggest all of you to try it out and see how it suits you before you start using it daily.

The formula is a very creamy light blue colored mixture. You need a very small amount of it and it's enough to cover your face and neck. Dab some in your palm and using your finger apply it to your face just like you would do with a normal mask. Keep it away from your eye area! Since the formula is very strong, the stink will burn your eyes a little at first, but it's nothing to worry about unless you're not getting is anywhere near your eyes. You can use this product both ways. As a mask or as a wash;

Directions of use

• As a wash, wet face, and squeeze a small amount into hands
• Massage gently onto face avoiding the delicate eye area
• Rinse
• As a mask apply on to wet face
• Leave on for 1 minute and rinse 

Use as a wash 2-3 times daily and as a mask use it twice or thrice in a week. You'll start to see difference in about 5 days. 

I really hope this helps all you girlies get rid of your unwanted guests, and if they ever reappear..You know now how to kick them out!!

By; Summaiya Tariq.

10 Minute Flawless Face.

With easy steps to perfect eyeliner!
I'v recently discovered this amazing lip shade by Lo'real paris and i'm falling in love with it more and more everyday! Planning on wearing it tonight on my graduation too. And to go with this amazing, amazing lip shade, i have this amazing-er (that's not even a word) blush by Dolce and Gabbana in Nude shade! OH MY! wait till you see it. This blush also have a touch of very light gold shimmer in it so you dont need to apply highlighter.
To be very honest, i don't like to wear foundation each time i head out, so i apply a very light coverage, enough to blur my redness (i have a little redness on my forehead and nose) thank God for i don't have dark circles. And lastly, the eyeliner! i go for liquid eyeliner with very thin edge brush and i'm using Colorstudio Eye Stylist liquid eye liner in this tutorial. Make this tutorial your everyday makeup look and you'll rule the world!

Things you need:

- Dolce&Gabbana blush in Nude

- Bobbi Brown blush brush

- Lo'real paris 101 rose melody lipshade

- Colorstudio eye stylist eyeliner

- essence get big lashed mascara

- Lo'real infallible foundation 

- Bourjois waterproof golden eye pencil.

step #1 Face.

Cover your entire face with a very light coat of foundation, starting from covering your under eye first. You can make an upside down triangle under your eyes and fade them in using your fingers. Dot your nose, forehead and chin with foundation and fade it with finger tips. Do not ever apply too much foundation as it gets oily later, specially in summers.

Step #2 eyes!

Next thing you do is apply your eye liner. Start with the outer eye area moving towards the inner eyelid. To make this easy for you see the below guide to perfect eyeliner!

In just 4 easy steps you can achieve your perfect eyeliner! Practice makes perfect. 

Cover your inner lower eyelid with golden eye pencil. Once you're done with this, apply your mascara and you're done with your eyes.

Step#3 Blush!

Easiest of all is applying blush, we're not talking about the professional bridal blush here, it's just the daily blush i'm talking about. So grab a brush, rub it in your blush and apply to your cheeks to give it a very light color and glow. Too much pink or rosey cheeks looks bad. Ah-ah! Keep it light, blush, foundation, everything. To give you face a little more color and glow, use your brush (without rubbing it too much in the blush) to just brush your chin and upper forehead a little, just a little!

Step#4 Lips!

Finish your look by applying Lo'real 101 lipshade on your lips. Its very light and rosey. Perfect lips for summers. The best part about this is that it's glossy and comes with a gloss brush so you don't need to worry about drawing your lips perfectly like Kendall Jenner's. Just apply, seriously though apply it just like a 6 year old would. 

And you're ready!