Saturday 27 July 2013

Breakfast fit for a queen :)

Eating a healthy breakfast filled with protein is important to get and keep a flat belly... Try this delicious, easy to make breakfast for a flat belly...

Roasted tomatoes and poached eggs




What you'll need:

1 large egg
about 20 cherry tomatoes
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh/ dried thyme leaves
2 slices off whole wheat bread toasted

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 200 degrees. Arrange tomatoes in a baking dish and drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper.Toss with thyme and roast until tomatoes begin to burst, about 20 minutes. Scrape tomatoes and any juices into a bowl and let cool slightly. 
  2.  In a shallow, wide pan, heat 1.5 liters of water over medium until bubbles cover bottom and sides of pan. Crack each egg into a separate small bowl. Gently pour egg into pan. Cook egg, undisturbed, until white is just set and yolk is still loose, 4 to 5 minutes. Use a rubber spatula to gently release eggs from bottom of pan, if necessary. Using a slotted spoon, remove egg from water. Blot bottom of spoon on a paper towel to remove excess water before serving.
  3. Serve eggs over toast.

Friday 26 July 2013

Acne Free Skin


Does your skin break out every time you stress? No need to worry. Here's an easy face mask to relive you from you acne whoos..

What you'll need:

1 teaspoon of fresh milk
1 teaspoon of honey
1 teaspoon of turmeric
warm water

Instructions:

Mix one teaspoon of honey, one teaspoon of fresh milk and one teaspoon of turmeric together in a bowl.

Apply to skin.

Leave for 15 - 25 minutes. Then rinse off with warm water and pat skin dry.

Benefits of honey on skin:

It hydrates and locks in moisture to your skin and it also has anti - bacterial and anti - inflammation properties which makes it the perfect ingredient for problem skin.

Benefits of turmeric on skin:

Its high in antioxidants that slow down cell damage. Also helps reduce skin pigmentation and evens out skin tone.



Monday 22 July 2013

Heat Free Curly Hair... Method 1




Curly hair looks gorgeous on ever face shape and hair type but we know how damaging hair dryers, straighteners and curlers can be to our hair. Here are simple steps to curl hair without using heat....

All you need is a headband, hairpins and dry towel.

Step 1

Get hair wet and blot it dry with a towel.

Step 2


Choose a soft elastic headband, one that wraps all around your head. Take sections off the hair and wrap the hair around the headband and use hairpins to pin ends in place. Continue until all hair is wrapped around the headband.

      

Step 3

Go to sleep wearing the headband so your hair can completely dry.

Step 4

Unpin each section of your hair and let the curls fall. Remove headband and scrunch curls with a dollop of mousse and spry very lightly with hair spray.




Saturday 20 July 2013

Sexy, Classic, Smokey eyes...




They say the eyes are the window to ones soul, I agree.... That is why I'm willing to share my smokey eye secret with you. Here it goes...

You'll need:


  • An eyeliner ( Black)
  • Gold eye shadow 
  • Black eye shadow
  • Mascara 
Step 1

Fill intire eyelid up to the brow with a gold eye shadow

Step 2

Fill eyelid with eyeliner. 

Step 3

Smudge the eyeliner using your finger and blend out the edges.

Step 4

Brush black eye shadow onto outer lid and blend.

Step 5

Brush black eye shadow under the eye.

Step 6

Apply eyeliner all around the eye. Do not forget to apply some under the eyelashes.

Step 7

Apply mascara to top and bottom



Done!




Thursday 18 July 2013

Sexy,Soft and Plump Lips.


                            


Winter makes our lips dry which causes peeling or cracked lips and we don't want such lips, do we ladies? Many of us also don't want to spend loads of money on lip moisturizers and plumbers that aren't really proven to work. Here's a money saving and effective trick you can use...

You'll need:


  • Petroleum Jelly or Vaseline 
  • A tooth brush 
  • A dry towel


Step 1
Drink loads of water

Dehydration cause your lips to peel and chap.

Step 2

Apply a generous amount of Vaseline or Petroleum Jelly on to your lips.

Step 3

Use the tooth brush to work the Vaseline in to your lips by gently moving the brush in circular motions along your lips. Do this for a minute or so...

Step 4

Wash the Vaseline off your lips with cold water and dab dry with towel.

Step 5

Apply your favorite lip gloss.

Good to go :)








Sunday 14 July 2013

Bow or Bow Down....





Turn everyday hair into a work off art. All you need is a hair band, hair pins and of cause your gorgeous hair.

Here is the know how...

Step 1

Brush hair properly to remove any tangle. Decide on where you would like your bow to be before creating a pony tail. then brush and create the bow accordingly.

Step 2

Pull hair into a pony tail. Instead of pulling the pony tail all the way through, pull it half way forming a loop. Leave a loss end.

                            

Step 3

Divide the loop hair into to even sections. These sections will form the sides of the bow.

Step 4

Create the middle piece of the bow by taking the loose strand of your hair in front of the bow and pull it back over the middle of your bow section. Then tuck the hair strands securely into the hair band. Try to stuff as much of the top strand as possible. You may need to use hair pins to secure it by pushing a few into the strand and hair band.

Step 5

Use your fingers to fluff out or shape the bow.

Done :)

Friday 12 July 2013

Be the Queen Bee (DIY Beehive hairstyle)


The beehive hairstyle is a tricky affair to master but everything can be made simple, right ladies? Unlike our lovely celebrities who have a little help with getting the perfect beehive hairdo, we normal girls can only stare in aah. I say... NO MORE!!!

Here's a trick I have up my sleeve for the perfect beehive glam you have always wished for:

What you'll need is :


  • A piece of fabric that matches your hair color ( one that you can tie into a ball)
  • A rubber band
  • Hair/ bobby pins


Step 1

Tie the piece of fabric into a ball and secure any pieces left by rolling the rubber band around it.

Step 2

Pull one small section off hair forward ( leave unteased). Gather a second section about 1- 2 inchs, tease/ comb downwards. Repeat with 2-3 more sections until your hair looks something like this:

Step 3

Add the ball of fabric to your hair. Wherever you place the ball will be where the bump will be. Cover the ball with pieces of hair and pin each piece down. Make sure you cover the ball from all directions until the ball is completely covered.

There its easy as 1, 2, 3