I’ve recently had quite a few compliments and questions about my hair and my hair routine, which I find quite humorous considering just the other day I was watching a video of mine and thinking how wild my hair was looking and how desperately overdue I was for a hair cut!
So for those of you who were complimenting, thank you for thinking my hair is looking great, and not at all like a crazy lions mane which is kind of how I’ve been referring to it lately.
And for those of you who were asking, here is my very basic hair routine-
I mix up my shampoo and conditioner quite a bit, but I always end up going back to my all time favorite brand that never fails to make my hair look fantastic. I actually wrote a blog post about the brand, Giovanni, a little over a year ago while I was living in Canada. I’d just finished up with a very expensive brand of shampoo that you can only buy at the hair salon, and I decided to go back to my trusty Giovanni. My hair responded beautifully straight away, as usual. It made me wonder why I bothered with the store bought expensive brand in the first place. AND Giovanni is a natural product.
To be honest, I don’t do too much else to it. I wash my hair every second or third day in the morning, and air dry it, unless I need to go out then I’ll point a hair dryer at it but won’t bother doing any “blow dry” styling. I do have a product that I use if I am using a hair dryer which helps prevent that frizzy or brittle look from using too much heat. It’s a chemical product though so if you ONLY like using natural products then this one isn’t for you. But I don’t use it on my scalp, only on my hair so I’m not too worried about it. It’s from Redken and it’s called Heat Protective. I’ve had one bottle for AGES now and it really does last a long time. Or that may be because I’m so lazy with my hair and only remember to use it every other blow dry. Continue reading →
I was surfing YouTube last night and stumbled across this video. It’s awesome. It shows how quick and easy it is to touch up photographs in Photoshop.
What I love about this video is how it’s a great lesson for us perfectionists to stop spending so much time standing 2 inches away from the mirror and examining every tiny little detail of our skin. Remember – perfection is rare, if not impossible.
This video was created by a young girl for a school project (damn she’s good though), so even though it’s a great demonstration on how many improvements you can easily make to a photo in Photoshop, I still don’t think the after shot looks that great.
It did however make me wonder why I hadn’t used Photoshop on my photos before!!? I kind of feel like it would be cheating with me considering the topic of my blog so don’t worry, I won’t be touching my images up. Although I am going to take the teeth whitening tip because I have fluridosis damage on my teeth so I’m very embarrassed about the color of them. I figured that’s my teeth not my skin so it should be okay …
I asked my makeup artist friend Nicole Shelley for some advice on mineral makeups – why natural mineral makeups are better than other makeup brands and why they’re so good for acne sufferers. She replied with this article …
Hopefully we’ll be getting a lot of advice from Nic in the future, she has stunning skin!
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As our consumer markets shift towards natural, organic and ethically sound options, it is no surprise that the cosmetic industry is following suit, with some huge successes.
I am a makeup artist based in Brisbane, Australia and have been following the mineral makeup trend that is sweeping cosmetic counters. Brands such as L’Oreal and Inglot have all released mineral based cosmetics, in liquid foundation or powder form. Mineral Cosmetics have been dubbed the next big thing in the beauty industry.
Why Use Mineral Makeup?
The minerals used in most forms of mineral makeup are Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide and Iron oxide. Zinc Oxide has been known to have anti inflammatory properties, and Titanium Dioxide and Iron oxide have natural sunscreen capabilities. Continue reading →
I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night because I was out rollerblading with my skating group until really late …then when I finally made it to bed I tossed and turned for hours. Exercise always does this to me, it makes my mind so restless. We went for a two hour skate which was pretty intense, so I’m thinking that maybe since the Christmas break I’m not so used doing cardio exercise anymore. The yoga I do every day has opposite effect, it relaxes me!
So I decided to do an experiment while I had the puffy eyes. I tried the two most common puffy eye bag remedies – cucumber and tea bags. I felt REALLY silly doing the experiment …and yes, I even laugh every time I watch the video, but hey, at least I’ve tried it so I can pass the information onto you
I’ve recently had quite a few compliments and questions about my hair and my hair routine, which I find quite humorous considering just the other day I was watching a video of mine and thinking how wild my hair was looking and how desperately overdue I was for a hair cut!
To be honest, I don’t do too much else to it. I wash my hair every second or third day in the morning, and air dry it, unless I need to go out then I’ll point a hair dryer at it but won’t bother doing any “blow dry” styling. I do have a product that I use if I am using a hair dryer which helps prevent that frizzy or brittle look from using too much heat. It’s a chemical product though so if you ONLY like using natural products then this one isn’t for you. But I don’t use it on my scalp, only on my hair so I’m not too worried about it. It’s from Redken and it’s called Heat Protective. I’ve had one bottle for AGES now and it really does last a long time. Or that may be because I’m so lazy with my hair and only remember to use it every other blow dry. Continue reading →
As our consumer markets shift towards natural, organic and ethically sound options, it is no surprise that the cosmetic industry is following suit, with some huge successes.
