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Hi Guys,

Ever since I started this blog, I wanted to talk about Chamomile. It is for a fact my first choice as a beauty ingredient. I’m absolutely mad about it and would pick any product from the shelf for mentioning Chamomile… After the first post of my favorite chamomile products, I thought it’s time for round two of my obsession.

Johnson’s Baby Silky Sleek Shampoo with camomile| I basically use it as a makeup brush cleanser as it is very gently on the bristles of my brushes. Check out the details here.

Bath & Body Works Aromatherapy lavender chamomile body lotion| It is an ultra creamy and nourishing lotion. It contains a lot of natural ingredients and sadly has paraben. The smell is awesome, and the fact that it contains lavender is definitely a plus for me. I really love this product.

Dry Chamomile flower| Usually I get ready made chamomile tea bags, however when I ran out before grocery date, I turn to use my dried chamomile flower. Another way to use it is through a DIY Chamomile Toner. A detailed post on this last will follow shortly.

St. Ives Fresh Skin Makeup Remover & Facial Cleanser| A gentle, non drying cleanser with a cream formula that leaves the skin soft and hydrated. I’m totally in love with this stuff and unfortunately I believe that it was discontinued and I might be holding the last tube of it on this earth. I personally use it as a second cleanser as I double cleanser as I mentioned here.

Have you got any products to recommend?? Please let me know in the comments below.

Setting powders and sprays are the only meaning of making the makeup stay put and longer. There are plenty of those out there however is it worth paying the hefty price tag for something that’s full of chemicals???  Well the answer for me is NO especially when I can get a cheaper and a better version using natural ingredients. I have normal to dry skin which makes me prefer the sprays over powder. In this post, I’d share with you my latest DIY makeup setting spray which I’m obsessed with. It smells divine, my skin is super soft after and it got a lasting power too.

For this spray, I only use the 100ml spray bottle for a couple of weeks supply as there are no preservative and then I can make fresh batches every now and then.

What you need:

Rose Water.

Glycerin.

100 ml Spray Bottle.

What to Do:

Combine 1 part of glycerine with 4 parts of the rose water.

Shake before use.

This setting spray takes no time to make and is dead cheap. It could also be used as a facial spritz throughout the day for glowy skin.

Thanks for your read and hope you enjoyed!

Hi There,

For many years, my hair was in desperate need of treatment. It had no life, no shine, no volume, nothing at all. I’ve been trying plenty of high-end and drugstore treatments until I decided to go 100% natural. It took me almost 2 years of homemade work to make it alive and to prevent a setback; I needed to constantly moisturize it… This is when I made my way to Lush. Once I stepped in the shop, I asked the lady to get me the ‘No way to pronounce the name of’ hair mask and guess what?? She knew what I meant and seconds later, I had my tub for H’Suan Wen Hua, which is the Chinese God Of Hair!

Packed in its unique recyclable pot, Lush says: ‘We packed into this pot everything we know of to put condition and shine back into the hair’. So true! It is a combination of the most amazing and efficient home remedies for dry frizzy hair. Full of protein and nourishing ingredients; such as eggs, avocado, olive oil, cinnamon, bay leaves …etc. which makes it a unique hair treatment to moisturise and soften your hair. In other words, it brings life back to the dull and damaged hair.

A lot of folks don’t like the smell of this product which is organic and fresh. I could mainly pick out bay leaves and cinnamon. It’s not a pretty aroma but not the worst of all. I kinda got used to it after few times of use. I apply it once week and I’ve got to say that it worked its magic from the first application … I was impressed! The result is a healthy, shiny and detangled hair which made me skip the conditioner whenever I use the H’Suan Wen Hua.

From the down side, I’m really disappointed at the fact that it contains parabens, alcohol and sulphate. It is unquestionably a star buy and a definite hair saver however it’s pretty confusing for me if I should stick to it or kick it and up to now I’m unable to make up my mind.

I really hope that it was helpful. Thanks for stopping by!