Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Your Natural Hair Have you tried Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) in your hair regimen? If not, wait no longer! When used on the hair, extra virgin olive oil can nourish, condition and improve the strength and elasticity. Due to it's ability to penetrate the hair shaft, this rich moisturizing oil can reach the cortex of the hair, allowing the hair to feel conditioned, nourished, and healthy with each use. Extra virgin olive oil contains antioxidant vitamin E, vitamin A and helps heal dry flaky scalp, also known as dandruff. Ways to add this oil into your hair regimen for maximum benefits: Preshampoo treatment - Add 2-4 tbsps of EVOO to your dry unwashed hair. Are you an EVOO girl?
DIY Your Own Cool Winter Lip Balm Brrrr! Cold weather means chapped lips. Whether you’re looking to make your gifts at home this year or just want to try out an easy, new holiday-friendly lip balm recipe, we’ve got you covered. Ingredients: 8 Drops peppermint oil 2 Tbsp carrier oil (such as almond oil—this dilutes the peppermint oil from a burn to a tingle) 1 Tbsp beeswax pellets Glass dropper Glass jar Containers (hit up a department store for sample jars or order your own) Optional: lipstick shavings for a hint of tint Directions: Put the two tablespoons carrier oil and one tablespoon beeswax in a glass jar and close the lid. If you enjoyed this DIY lip balm why not try our DIY lip scrub too! Strawberry Chantilly Cocktail Recipe Strawberry Chantilly Cocktails These Strawberry Chantilly Cocktails are a perfectly sweet beginning to a Valentine’s dinner for two, or a fun Girl’s Night In. I am not a drinker and I liked this cocktail. I mean, obviously I realized it was alcohol. You can use full strawberries, but aren’t these tiny heart-shaped ones just irresistible? You can make these non-alcoholic mocktails by subbing cream soda for the whipped cream malt. , but any will do. Strawberry Chantilly Cocktail Recipe Print Save Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes These Strawberry Chantilly Cocktails are a perfectly sweet beginning to a Valentine's dinner for two, or a fun Girl's Night In. Ingredients: 10 strawberries, washed and hulled Delicia Whipped Malt Beverage (or substitute cream soda) Strawberry ice cream Sugar for rim sanding, optional Directions: Cut strawberries in half lengthwise. Notes: Make these a non-alcoholic mocktail by using cream soda.Sub in your favorite whipped cream flavored liquor or dessert wine.
10 Easy to follow Tips to help YOU Lose Weight, Weight Control, Weight Loss, Strategies for Weight Loss, Dieting, Holisticonline.com by Steve Li Dieting is not easy. If it were, we would probably all be thin. Since we are not, here are some tips that successful people use to lose weight so that others can benefit, too. Okay, for many people this is a big problem. To begin with, you should drink a glass of water in the morning first thing, before you eat. If you really cannot bear the taste of water, try using a water purifying pitcher or filter. Check out flavored waters on the market, too. Do not skip breakfast. Eating breakfast is not only good for overall weight loss, it will help you stay on track with your diet the rest of the day. You can always keep a couple of hard-boiled eggs in the fridge or some high-fiber, low starch fruit around. This can be one of the hardest adjustments to make. Just like eating breakfast will increase your metabolism, so will eating more often. SUCCESS TIP NO. 4: AVOID WHITE FOODS This is one easy way to remember what not to eat. Another benefit is the cost savings over the long run.
Life Blog | Personal Finance News & Advice I have an apology to make: I used to be one of those girls behind the makeup counter of a big, fancy department store selling you over-priced beauty products. While I won’t say which brand I worked for, I can tell you that my uniform consisted of all black and way too much makeup. Hey, it was the 90’s, after all. Well, I’m here to make amends. The beauty industry is full of people pushing products that they don’t stand behind 100%. Also, celebrities rarely endorse products because, like the rest of us, they aren’t always picture perfect and no cosmetic company wants to be represented by someone who actually looks like the rest of us common folk. So, to make up for the error in my ways, I am sharing ten of my all-time favorite drug store beauty buys with you. (Part 2 of this series can be seen here: 10 More of the Best Drug Store Beauty Buys) L’Oréal Volumnious Mascara in Carbon Black I have been using this mascara for over 15 years now. Nicole Nail Polish by OPI Wet ‘n’ Wild Eyeliner
10 Mind-Blowing Theories That Will Change Your Perception of the World Reality is not as obvious and simple as we like to think. Some of the things that we accept as true at face value are notoriously wrong. Scientists and philosophers have made every effort to change our common perceptions of it. The 10 examples below will show you what I mean. 1. Great glaciation is the theory of the final state that our universe is heading toward. 2. Solipsism is a philosophical theory, which asserts that nothing exists but the individual’s consciousness. Don’t you believe me? As a result, which parts of existence can we not doubt? 3. George Berkeley, the father of Idealism, argued that everything exists as an idea in someone’s mind. The idea being that if the stone really only exists in his imagination, he could not have kicked it with his eyes closed. 4. Everybody has heard of Plato. In addition to this stunning statement, Plato, being a monist, said that everything is made of a single substance. 5. 6. Enternalism is the exact opposite of presentism. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Diet: Weight Loss and Metabolism The last time it happened, it was the girl who cuts my hair. "So, what kind of diet are you on?" she asked. Since I'm a nutritional biochemist, it's a question I'm used to. There are plenty of experts who claim that all that matters is the number of calories you eat: If you want to lose weight, eat fewer calories than you burn. Case in point: carbohydrates. But here's what's surprising: High-sugar carbohydrates aren't always bad. Lose weight around the clock with The 8-Hour Diet! Time Zone 1: Right after You Wake In a study of 2,831 people, researchers at Harvard University found that those who ate breakfast every day were 44 percent less likely to be overweight and 41 percent less likely to suffer from insulin resistance—a precursor to diabetes—than those who had no a.m. meal. How to eat: Fill your plate with high-quality protein, slow-digesting carbohydrates, and healthy fats. Time Zone 2: Every 3 Hours after Breakfast Time Zone 3: After Your Workout 1. 2. Transform Your Body!
Sea Salt Spray DIY A blissful day of summer for me is playing on the beach with sunkissed cheeks and wind-swept beach hair. Unfortunately, like I told you here last week- I am a beach girl without a beach. What if I were to tell you that you can capture that care-free wavy hair without spending a lot of money on a fancy Sea Salt spray or spending a day on the beach…although, I would take beach time any day. I have used several sea salt products out there but noticed they can been costly and at times left my hair slightly too crunchy and dry. So, I wanted to come up with just the right recipe for my hair. I decided to do a little research and experimented a little to come up with my perfect mixture for a sea salt spray. Here is what I used: 8 oz. of warm distilled water 1 teaspoon of cheap coconut conditioner 1 squirt of gel or hair smoothing cream 1 squirt of gloss dropsf 1 tablespoon of sea salt (the fine kind) 1/4 a teaspoon of alcohol (not necessary- mostly used as preservative) xo Cristi
Lateral Thinking Puzzles - Preconceptions Lateral thinking puzzles that challenge your preconceptions. 1. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus: 1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. 2. Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose? Hint: You can make everyone happy. Solution: The old lady of course! 2. Hint: The police only know two things, that the criminal's name is John and that he is in a particular house. Solution: The fireman is the only man in the room. 3. Hint: He is very proud, so refuses to ever ask for help. Solution: The man is a dwarf. 4. Hint: It does not matter what the baby lands on, and it has nothing to do with luck. Solution: The baby fell out of a ground floor window. 5. Hint: His mother was an odd woman. Solution: When Bad Boy Bubby opened the cellar door he saw the living room and, through its windows, the garden. 6. 7.
Natural looking beach curls in under 20 minutes! I don’t know about you ladies, but I’m itching for the summer. It doesn’t help that department stores are already putting out their summer wear and swimsuits. Have you ever wanted to get that beautiful “natural” beach curl look to your hair? I want to share with you a technique that works for ALL types of hair, whether it be short, long, thick, thin, frizzy, or flat… and no curling iron involved! 1. Dampen your hair with a spray bottle or let it semi air dry after washing it. As you can tell, I have a lot of wave to my hair, but this works for all hair types! 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Something to keep in mind is, obviously, the wetter your hair is to begin with, the longer it takes to dry. Give it a try! Do you have any tips on how this will work on your hair type? (dardame.blogspot.com) Darlene loves being a wife to her husband of two years. Like This Post?
The Fun Cheap or Free Queen: "You're Welcome" Wednesday: Tons of home remedy tips and tricks I’m sure we’ve all gotten the email before. You know what I’m talking about, the spam email that you actually happened to read. You know, the one with tons of random home remedy tips in it that you think, “Huh…I should remember this….” Yes, that one. Well, I thought it was about time to go ahead and post it for you so you don’t have to worry about remembering it any more! the ideas are great and, as it says, worth considering! P.S…see round 2 of amazing random tips HERE. Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic, and at the end of the recipe if you want a stronger taste of garlic.Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Reheat Pizza Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. Get Rid of Ants with cornmeal.
Styling Tip - Bandanas - asuyeta [ah-soo-yeh-tah] clothes & accessories. handmade with love. Bandanas are not only for Bret Michaels, you can wear them too. And I promise that they will always look amazing! Here are 5 fun and easy hairstyling tutorials that can be done with a bandana or light scarf. And if you are in need of a cute bandana, just come on over and make one with me right here! Have fun! Pinup Style How-to: First put your hair in a messy bun. And wear something like this with it: Rock Chic How-to: First give your hair that wavy look with the beach spray. And wear something like this with it: Rosie the Riveter How-to: First put your hair in a bohemian french twist. And wear something like this with it: Hippie Girl How-to: First put your hair in a messy bun or give it that wavy look with the beach spray. And wear something like this with it: Sweet Romance How-to: First put your hair in a twisty ponytail or give it that wavy look with the beach spray. And wear something like this with it: {all bandana/headscarf images found via weheartit} ♥ Erika PS.
The Simplest and Best Roast Chicken | Shine Food Every week on Food52.com, we're digging up Genius Recipes -- the ones that make us rethink cooking myths, get us talking, and change the way we cook. Today: No trussing, no basting. It turns out the juiciest and speediest roast chicken is the simplest of all. –Kristen Miglore, Senior Editor, Food52.com Choosing one genius roast chicken is a tall, if not impossible, order. You might as well ask a parent to pick a favorite child. >>RELATED: A Genius Approach to Beef Brisket Since this column launched, every time I felt the urge to roast a chicken, I knew I couldn't just freestyle, throwing in whatever wayward herb sprigs and scraps of onion I had laying around. With Judy Rodgers, I pre-salted my bird 2 days ahead. With Thomas Keller, I added almost nothing at all, on the premise that any ingredient, even butter, would introduce steam and wilt the skin. >>RELATED: How to Carve a Chicken There's no basting, and no trussing. Barbara Kafka's Simplest Roast Chicken Serves 2 to 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Fun Friday - DIY Beach Hair I love the messy hair/bohemian look. I also love the beach. So, here is a DIY Sea Salt Beach Hair Spray that I can not live without anymore! Here you go, the tutorial on how to make the beach hair spray: Here is what you'll need: ♥ Coconut Oil ♥ Sea Salt ♥ Vodka ♥ Hair Gel ♥ Spray Bottle ♥ Measuring Cups Here is how do make your very own beach spray: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. You look so beautiful! Now all you need is a beautifully handmade piece of clothing to finish of the look: {click on images to shop!} Now it's your turn! ♥ Erika PS. Want more radness delivered conveniently to your inbox?