Last week, I shared some of the natural, synthetic-chemical-free products we’ve started using to clean our home. Today, we’re onto going chemical-free in the bathroom. Here are the natural toiletry alternatives we’ve swapped to so far: Natural bar soap We used to use liquid hand “soaps” and body wash, but began to realize …
It’s no secret that I have been blessed with four children. I’ve had four fairly sedate pregnancies, at times put on nearly half my body weight throughout a pregnancy and delivered large babies. I am also blessed, however, to have returned to my pre-pregnancy weight and fit into my old clothes. But I have …
When I was at school a friend of mine was given a voucher for a makeup tutorial for her seventeenth birthday by her mother. My friend was not impressed at the time, however, that tutorial showed her how to properly apply makeup and years later her presentation is always of a very high standard. …
‘If you’ve got it, flaunt it’ has become the inevitable catch-cry when it comes to female fashion. A big busted girl is encouraged to wear low-cut tops that accentuate this feature; a girl with slim, shapely legs is encouraged to wear mini-skirts and hot pants. Makes sense right? Certainly there are a legion of …
We’ve all done it – bought clothes with good intentions and then only worn them once before relegating them to the back of the wardrobe. We open our cupboards and declare we have nothing to wear despite a mountain of clothes staring us in the face. In fact recent statistics show that the average …
So far we’ve worked out our body type and our optimum colours, but there’s another element to our personal appearance that you’re not likely to consider; it’s personality. Yes, that’s right, evidentially style has a personality. Mary Sheehan-Warren, author of ‘It’s so you: fitting fashion to your life’ says that knowing and understanding your …
In order to complete this quiz you need to make sure you are not wearing any makeup – we don’t want to confuse your skin tone with foundation! You’ll need an orange and a pink scarf or shirt (you can use pieces of material or other clothing items, you just need to drape them …
Let’s face it we all admire bodies we don’t have. Looking in the mirror we’re over critical of our appearance and chances are the real reason behind our self-criticism has to do with the fact that often we’re not dressing for our body type. Added to this is the extra scrutiny we place on ourselves …
Wouldn’t we love to kick back, relax and get a professional facial! We could from time to time I guess. They can however become quite costly and it might be tricky for busy Mums too find the time to do so. To maintain your healthy skin, you could try some basic at-home facials once …
Check out this video for a new take on the braid, for long hair: Originally posted 2013-11-05 10:32:15.
