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Hello Everyone,

I’m so excited to post this short review. For those who follow my blog or my instagram would know by now that I’m a lavender addict and today I’ll be talking about two products I grabbed at first glance once I spotted the word “Lavender”. It’s the Avalon Organics Exfoliating Enzyme Scrub and the Facial Cleansing Gel.

The exfoliating enzyme scrub incorporates ground walnut shells and fruit enzymes to provide a brightened, refreshed, not irritated or stripped dry skin. Nevertheless, exfoliating can sometimes be quite drying, however this product leaves my skin so hydrated due to the oils it contains. To make things better, this scrub is so gentle and packed with great ingredients, it consists of 70% organic content and it is paraben free. This product claims to brighten dull skin and smooth uneven skin and that’s so far what it’s been doing. Another great thing I’m amazed about is the lovely lavender scent which is very spa-like and relaxing. 

Likewise the facial cleansing gel uses organic oils based ingredients, lavender, chamomile and white tea to cleanse, calm and protect the skin. It is sulfates and paraben free thus it makes it a very gentle yet effective cleanser. It always provides that extra clean feeling without over drying it which makes it suitable for normal and oily skin types. From the other hand, the lavender scent is simply gorgeous and helps to destress. 

Ever since using these holy grail beauties, I have noticed a difference in my skin. It is more balanced and illuminated. I’m so happy with these products and I highly recommend them.

Hope you guys enjoyed this post … Have a great day :)

Hi Dolls,

It’s been already 7 weeks since I posted my first part of the homemade skin care recipes and here I come again with the second part with some new ingredients which have great impact on the skin… Don’t be surprised I myself never thought of putting them on my face. So let’s get started.

Just like the first part, the main purpose of these masks is to help resolve any skin issues, have a healthy aging, pamper the skin, save you huge bills and of course have a cleaner greener living. 

When considering a beautifying bang for your buck, think legumes. Beans and legumes are biotin-rich which plays a big role in reducing wrinkles and dryness of the skin. It is also a great treatment for oily skin as one of its main benefits is to absorb excess oil. 

The first mask recipe is fully based on legumes to promote healthier and younger looking skin. For this you will need:

Grounded fava beans.

Grounded lupin seeds.

Grounded Fenugreek.

Grounded chick peas.

Grounded rice.

Oat.

Plain Yoghurt or milk.

Rose Water — Can be added for smell.

I could only get from the store grounded rice, fava beans and chick peas, for the rest I had to mill them myself using a grinder.

Combine all ingredients, having equal quantity of each, until getting a creamy texture. For those who are following my blog would know that I like to recycle all my empty bottle/jars but you could also use plastic containers as I did for this time and keep it in the fridge for multiple uses. This mask has a great tightening feeling due to the abundant biotin percentage it contains leaving the skin regaining its elasticity.

In terms of eyes and lips i’m sticking to my masks mentioned in part 1. However I’m in the quest of new treatments that I should share with you in future.

At last, I chose a mask to deal with dark spots and discolouration and would in the same be a good natural moisturiser. For this I used:  

Milk.

Oat — Helps remove dead skin cells, soak up oil and acts as a natural remedy to acne. It also improves the skin tone and texture and smooths out blotchy areas.

Yeast — Promotes production of some white blood cells, which helps healing acne and keeps the skin clear and healthy. 

Cornstarch — Possesses anti-inflammatory benefits; it calms itchy skin, rashes, and burns and also prevents skin problems.

Again, mix all ingredients in equal quantities and because of the strong smell of yeast, I prefer to place it in the ice cube tray in the freezer which I defrost it 20 to 30 minutes before use. It’s a great moisturising mask, some of you might mind the smell but personally I overcome it by simply looking at the great benefits I get.

For those who are tight on time and/or cash, it is still possible to provide your skin the special attention it needs to look healthy and rejuvenated. The natural beauty starts in the kitchen; what you put on your body is as important as what you put in it. I’m trying my best to provide simple homemade skin care recipes that cover all the bases. 

Hope you enjoyed this post. Do some experitments of your own and let me know what you come up with!

Hi Guys,

Dupes, who doesn’t like them?… I personally do. Especially when you get less expensive products with amazing quality. What more can you ask for????  The UK brand Makeup Revolution seem to have a wide range of obvious dupes for high end or inspired ones to some extend for drugstore prices, even cheaper! 

Today I’ll be looking at the blushing hearts I got, in shades peachy keen heart, bursting with love and candy queen of hearts and the summer of love bronzers in shades love hot summer and hot summer of love. You may have noticed that the packaging is extremely similar to the Too Faced Blushes but I don’t own these so I can’t really compare them. 

The Too Faced sweethearts blushes were since their launching in my Wishlist but every time I was in the state of “Go Girl, get it” I simply couldn’t justify the price of $30. Therefore when I spotted the blushing hearts I was caught by the packaging at first and I had to have them. 

I was so excited to be receiving them, I mean who wouldn’t?? You can only look at these and instantly think how damn cute they are! They look stunning and are beautifully presented; a huge heart shaped containing three baked shades. They are very pigmented and shimmery and only the tiniest bit is needed on the brush. 

I will start with the triple baked bronzers. I won’t lie, at first the names were a bit confusing to me as they are so similar; hot summer of love and love hot summer. Still I love the colours, it sort of already has a builtin highlighter which helps achieve that sun kissed look. 

Bursting with love is the darkest pink set out that provides such a natural colour with its very light lavender shade that can double up as a highlighter, followed by a cute baby pink then a bright pink. 

Candy queen of hearts is a gorgeous combination of pink and peach colours. It features a blue pink, a light orange coral then a darker coral shade. It delivers a light sparkle of colour with a lovely radiance and a healthy glow.

Peachy keen heart is my favourite at the moment with its gold, peach and bronze shades. I love to use it when I want a really bronzed up look especially with its added shimmer hint. 

Both blusher and bronzer feel soft and buttery with a great pigmentation that shows up on the skin right way without layering.  Although being shimmery, the particles are not noticeable on the face as they don’t highlight any imperfections or clog enlarged pores which makes these products wearable and they last 5 hours or a bit more. 

Another great thing about these blushers and bronzers is that you can technically use the shades separately or blended which gives room to play with highlighting, contouring…etc. 

I’m so impressed with this brand. I can’t seem to find any fault with the price, packaging or quality of their products. I definitely recommend the blushing hearts blushers and summer of love bronzers; at £4.99 each, you can't go wrong!