Push Up, Push Off - Top 10 Moves to Tone Your Trouble Zones - Shape Magazine - Page 8 This move will have your whole body working, so you'll not only hit your chest, but your arms and abs too. How to do it: Start in a plank position (or modified pushup position) and lower your body toward the floor. As you press back up, push off your right arm and lift your hand all the way off the floor (your arm stays extended and your right shoulder rolls back slightly to lift your arm). That's one rep. Quickly place your right hand back on the floor and repeat, this time lifting with the left arm. Work your way up to 3 sets of 15 reps. You can use your keyboard to see the next slide ( ← previous, → next) Need to get rid of saddlebags, arm flab, or a muffin top? Promo Subtitle Say goodbye to saddlebags, arm flab, muffin tops, and more! Image Alt Text fit woman wrapped in measuring tape Title Text Top 10 Moves to Tone Your Trouble Zones Media Folder: Media Root Topics: FeaturedTopic: fat-burning workouts Related articles
The Busy Girl’s Guide to Waking Up Pretty As much as we all wish we could wake up from a slumber looking Sleeping Beauty-flawless, the reality isn’t always as pretty (read: not even close). After all, it seems like even the most effortless beauty looks involve some dedication and time spent in front of the mirror (or a talent with the blow dryer, at best). This works on the mornings when we miraculously avoid hitting snooze, but let’s be real – between all of our late nights and early mornings, the snooze button has become a close friend we’d rather not ditch. So what’s a busy girl to do? Before Bed: Clean your face Time: 2 minutes This seems like a given, but a recent study found that only 50% of women wash their face regularly. Simplify your products Time: 1 minute Did you know that the term “beauty sleep” comes from the fact that your skin cells actually regenerate at night? Hyaluronic acid is another ingredient to look for in your nighttime regime. Braid it Time: 5-7 minutes While You Sleep: Use a humidifier Sleep on your back
The Digi Nails – A Hybrid Manicure I’ve been seeing lots of outrageous nail art lately on pinterest. One hot new product that’s really caught my eye is adhesive nail polish strips. I love the funky designs and bold colors with these products, but they’re usually a little spendy for me. I have a great alternative and I’m super-excited to share with you a really fun, new way to use digital scrapbooking supplies! We are going to give ourselves a little hybrid manicure. To begin with, you will need the following: light color nail polish (white, light pink, cream, pale green, light turquoise, you get the idea….)rubbing alcoholsmall cup (I used a medicine cup.)digital supplies (laser print or copy)nail polish topcoat 1) Before getting started, quickly measure your fingernails. 2) Open a new Photoshop document and create for yourself 10-15 boxes that are a little larger than your nails. 3) Find some great papers that you’d like to have on your nails. 4) Print your page. 5) Paint your nails with your light colored nail polish.
Make a Butter “Pen” to Quickly Grease Baking Dishes and Pans Another example of using a dispenser for a use not intended... I was visiting my brother last year and went to cook breakfast for us. There was an olive oil dispenser next to the sink, so I liberally added it to the pan where I was sauteing onions and peppers for our breakfast burritos. When we sat down to eat, there was a strange flavor, very slight, but very strange. We finished the whole meal, before he grabbed the same dispenser and proceeded to wash the dishes with its contents. We had just had breakfast burritos a la Joy dish soap! Apparently, his cleaning lady thought it would be a cute dispenser for soap. Oh. For two people that regularly had their mouths washed out with dish soap while growing up, you'd think we would have been able to identify the curious taste. Side note...Dawn dish soap is the reason I cannot stand cilantro even today. Things like this are why I don't trust people to come into my home to do anything for me without my direct supervision.
Perfect Polish Every Time! Let's talk toes. And eyes. Funny how the two effect one another. My aging eyes are making it hard to paint my toenails. All that's standing between your old eyes and Perfect Polish is a cuticle stick, a Q-Tip, and greasy lotion. Put some lotion onto a Q-Tip Wipe it around your nail, being careful to not get it ON your nail. Use the cuticle stick to wipe away the extra. That's all it takes! Hope this little trick helps! I'm linking up to these parties this week!
The College Girl's Guide to Makeup for Class | College Gloss The middle of the semester is here and tests, quizzes and papers are becoming a normal part of the weekly routine, not to mention football games, work, and that little thing called sleep. Whew! With all this stuff going on, it can be really easy to let things like a makeup routine go by the wayside. Tinted Moisturizer: Tinted moisturizer is a college girl's best friend. Peachy, pink blush: Blush is one of those products that really makes a huge difference in a little amount of time. Eye shadow: You don't have to get crazy and put six different shades on your eyes for class, but you can sweep a light shimmery brown shade across your lids for added dimension. Lengthening mascara: If you only have time for one thing in the morning, mascara should be at the top of your list. Tinted Lip Balm: Okay ladies, a show of hands: how many of you have gotten your hair caught in your lip gloss on your way to class? By: Kelly Courington | Image Credit: 1
Nails by Kayla Shevonne: Tutorial - Gradient Nails Hey guys! You all seemed to really like yesterday's challenge mani! Thank you for all the lovely and kind comments that you left for me - I truly appreciate each and every one of them. I also received several emails asking how I did such smooth gradients as the base for the design, so I decided that the best way to explain it would be through a picture tutorial! Keep reading for the step-by-step tutorial! Supplies: Base and top coatTwo or more polishes (I'm using ones from the same colour family, but that's not necessary)A makeup sponge Step 1: Apply your base coat. Step 2: Paint all of your nails with the lightest of the colours you chose. Step 3: In the order that you want the gradient to appear on your nails, paint your sponge with all of the polishes, including the one that you used as your base colour. Step 4: Dab the sponge lightly onto your nail several times. Step 5: So now you've got a big ol' mess on your fingers. A few tips:Don't throw your sponge away after only 1 use!
Homemade Yogurt in the Crock Pot After my fairly successful attempt at making homemade toothpaste, I was again inspired by Thankfully Thrifty to try making homemade yogurt in my crockpot. I’ve made yogurt on the stove and in a yogurt maker before, but I’ve always worried that it wouldn’t turn out right in the crock pot. Don’t ask me why! And now I’m wondering why I was scared to try. I’d picked up a half gallon of whole organic milk marked down to $1.99 at the health food store on Tuesday, so I used that for the milk. The recipe requires very little effort on your part, but it takes a long time to make: I started it yesterday morning and it wasn’t done until I woke up this morning (well, it would have be done in the middle of the night, but I wasn’t about to get up at 2 a.m. just to put the yogurt in the fridge! And you might want to set a timer to remind you when you need to go do something to it. My beautiful bowl of homemade yogurt. Homemade Yogurt in the Crock Pot Recipe Have you made homemade yogurt before?
Homemade "Vicks Vapor shower disks" Have you seen the commercials for the Vicks Vapor shower disk thingies? You put one of these disks in your shower, and voila thanks to the vapors in it, you're magically healed, your cold is gone, and your face is shockingly free of snot. I always used to watch the "Noxema girl" splashing water on her face and wondered how she was able to wash her face without being completely overrun with boogers. I'm the only one? Regardless, Vicks makes these things and I'm sure they're super expensive for something that is just going to wash down your drain. You know where I'm going with this, right? Yep. I made them myself. The idea started a few weeks ago when my sweet little nephew Parker came down with Croup for like the 1,438th time. And they couldn't be any simpler. Sarah's Homemade Vicks Shower Disk Thingies -Baking soda -Water -Essential oils: eucalyptus, rosemary, and lavender. 1) Add baking soda to a mixing bowl. 2) Slowly add water until you've made a thick paste.
25 Uses for Leftover Scraps It’s easier to toss the orange rinds, apple cores, steak fat and pepper peels when you’re cooking a specific meal, but it’s also a total waste of perfectly good food. In this article we will go over some of the uses of leftover cooking scraps that will spare your garbage can of bad odors and open the door of creativity in the kitchen. Beef Fat Most people see beef fat as unhealthy to eat no matter what form it’s in, but it’s actually been proven to be very healthy since it contains the same monounsaturated fat called oleic acid which is found in olive oil, and if you’re in the kitchen a lot then you most likely use olive oil a lot. Furthermore, the LDL (bad) cholesterol in your blood is actually lowered by eating beef. Yorkshire Pudding Servings In the meantime, however, instead of tossing your beef fat, you can either use it right away or save by freezer storage for some great dishes later on such as: 1. Orange Rinds 9. 10. Lemon, Cantelope, Cucumbers, Bananas and Celery 21.
Baby Shower Gift :: Homemade Sugar Scrub in Decorated Jars I wrote the other day about a project I was really excited about but needed to finish up, and here it is! These were gifts for a triple baby shower (not triplets, but three lovely ladies all due within a few weeks of each other, although triplets would be exciting) that I attended yesterday. All three babies-to-be got sweet goodies from my shop (a bear hat for the little boy and button beanies for the girls) but I wanted to do something for the moms, too. Mamas need some pampering, right? How true it is. And want to know the best part of this gift? (Don't tell my friends.) And I had enough sugar scrub left over to keep for little ol' me, so I can tell you, this stuff is goooooooooooood. And how much cuter would these be if you're a lucky duck who owns a Silhouette or Cricut (or even just cute punches) and could cut fun shapes for the labels? Want to make some yourself? What you'll need for the jars: - jars (mine were 7 oz. and cost $1 each at Joann's) - Mod Podge (my latest obsession) - brush
Underwire Bra Repair in 10 Seconds or Less Update: We are absolutely astonished at the number of women who have under wire issues with their bras! We now offer a new and improved version of the medical grade moleskin shown in the post below that you can purchase directly from our site for only 3.99! Items needed for 10 second or less Bra Fix Scissors The other day I put on my favorite bra. Don’t you hate it when the underwire starts protruding through your favorite bra. Then I remembered I had a whole baggy full of moleskin left over from my husband’s many years of road marches in the Infantry. Next I took off the back piece of paper. Using my thumbs I smoothed the moleskin a few times. Here is an up close view of the moleskin on the bra. Here’s a shot of my purple bra with the moleskin and as you can tell it’s barely noticeable and even less noticeable on the nude bra. Disclaimer: As mentioned below in the comments these bras were both purchased from Victoria Secrets where I have always purchased my bras.
Skin Brightening Toner I love everything skin and especially when it comes to making and trying new skin care recipes. A few weeks ago (after giving up with the toner I was currently using) tried a new toner recipe and since then have been, dare I say, in love with it. Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Lemon juice 1 Cup Water 2/3 Cup Witch hazel (can purchase at any drug store) Plastic bottle or jar Facial toner recipe for those with normal to dry skin. *For oily skin add 2 Tablespoons Alcohol* STEP ONE: Mix ingredients in a bottle or jar. STEP TWO: Cleanse skin with facial cleanser and rinse. STEP THREE: Apply toner with a cotton pad, sweep upward and outward over entire face and neck. STEP FOUR: Apply moisturizer. Benefits: Witch Hazel: Tightens pores and reduces inflammation. Lemon Juice: Reduce blemishes and lightens skin. Use facial toner both morning and night for a deeper cleanse, smaller pores and bright, radiant skin! *If you have any questions about toner or other skin care needs, please feel free to ask :)
Wood Pallet Room Divider | My Friend Staci Update 7/12/11Thank you to everyone who finds this page through google, stumbleupon or pinterest (among others). It is by far the most-visited page on my blog! I never thought this project would be so popular! Inch by inch, the master bedroom is coming together. While in Boston, we saw something like this in a fancy modern furniture store, retailing somewhere between $200-$300. After a bit of finessing and perfecting, we moved them into place where they sat blank for over a month. Now if only the perfect headboard would fall right into my lap… actually, that would probably really hurt… Here is a wider shot of the divider in action. Like this: Like Loading...