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Love the way using a body scrub makes your skin feel soft and exfoliated?

Why not make your own body scrub?

All you need is 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 Tbsp. of olive oil and 1 Tbsp. of vanilla extract  Mix ingredients well, get in the shower massage the scrub into your skin then rinse off.

The sugar rubs away dead skin and you are left with silky soft skin courtesy of the olive oil. Olive oil is not only good for your body it works the same on your face, why not give it a try and make your own face scrub too!

A completely organic and Eco-friendly way to look after your skin!

If you’re like me and your hair literally sticks to your head with no volume what-so-ever, no matter what you do? I have found a product that really works! “Small Talk” by Tigi.

I’ll talk you through my daily routine for fuller thicker looking hair….

After washing my hair I take a couple of pumps of “Small Talk” work through my hair and dry as usual.  Results are great! It’s the same after every use, and believe me I have to wash my hair every day!

You can buy this product from most hairdressers’ I have also seen it in Boots or have a look online:-

www.tigihaircare.com

Exfoliating face wipes are a really quick effective method of exfoliating your face daily.  Sometimes using a face scrub is timely and you don’t always have time in the morning to do it.

They are simply a facial wipe although rough instead of smooth, perfect for rubbing away dead skin cells, can also be used with water to create a soapy lather if thats what you like.

I use them every day since discovering them- you will find them in most supermarkets and chemists, don’t be fooled into buying expensive exfoliating wipes the truth is they are all exactly the same.

See for yourself

Instead of spending money at my beauty salon every 4 weeks I spend around 20 minutes on my own beauty routine for my eyebrows. It saves me money and I can top up whenever I choose without having to make an appointment!

All you need is a pair of good tweezers (I find the slanted edge tweezers the best) and a pack of “brow and lash dye kit” you can find these in most supermarkets and chemists (they are usually around £6.00).

To start I first exfoliate and cleanse my whole face paying particular attention to my eyebrows.

Next step is to pluck starting from the inside and working towards the end, I tend to just pluck stray hairs and keep to the natural curve of my eyebrow.

Lastly mix your dye using the instructions on the packet, I leave for about 5 minutes, or you could leave it longer depending on how dark you want to go, then simply wipe off.

Have a go yourself!

Shea butter products are popularly used by everyone all over the world. Shea butter offers soothing, protecting and healing properties.

Shea butter is traditionally used to treat dry skin, discoloration and swelling of arthritis, it is also said to have pain relieving properties.

I have found Shea butter particularly useful for dry skin and general all over moisturising.  I have also found that by creating a mixture of pure unrefined Shea butter with olive oil (we all know the benefits of Olive oil!) you can create your very own moisturiser, perfect for keeping your skin smooth and supple, it penetrates the skin easily and does not clog the pores.

Try it for yourself and see the difference between Shea butter and your normal body moisturiser!