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Beauty Foods That Feed Your Hair, Skin & Nails From The Inside Out
We all take care of our hair, our skin, and our nails on the outside, but you also need to take care of your hair, skin, and nails on the inside too by eating nourishing, healthy foods (along with drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated) on the daily! So, I compiled a list of some edible beauty “treatments” that can help improve the look of your hair, skin, and nails from the inside out: AVOCADO We have all heard that healthy fats (like the kind in avocado) are good for our health. But did you know that consuming them can make your skin look better too? Yes, it’s true!…
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What Is Co-Washing? (Updated)
In March 2016 when I started my blog, one of my first blog posts was “What Is Co-Washing?” For those of you who don’t know what this is, co-washing is basically washing your hair with conditioner (not shampoo) or a “cleansing” conditioner made specifically for co-washing the hair. I started using this method of washing my hair because I really could not find a shampoo that didn’t make my hair feel like straw (even after using conditioner) and I have been co-washing my hair for years now. The basis of washing your hair is to clean the scalp besides the hair and I have found that you don’t need to…
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Healthy Hacks For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a day to love and be loved, but like most holidays, Valentine’s Day can also be a day in which candies, sweet treats and heavy romantic dinners are consumed and we tend to overlook our healthy eating in the name of indulgence to celebrate love and that’s okay, but if you want to keep this special day dedicated to love as healthy as possible, here are a few Valentine’s Day healthy hacks that will help keep you on track: Reduced Sugar or Sugar Free Sweets The candies, chocolates, and other miscellaneous sweets of Valentine’s Day (which is much of what this holiday is all about) may be…
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What’s In My Makeup Basket For February 2022
This is a new series I am starting where I will be shopping my stash each month and share the makeup I will be using throughout each month. I shopped my stash last week and for the month of February, I found a few products I haven’t used in quite some time as well as one face palette I have never tried, so here is what I will be using throughout the month of February: For The Face I have two face palettes starting with It Cosmetics “Your Most Beautiful You” Palette. This palette has a bronzer, blush and highlighter and I was using this all of the time, but…
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What’s In My Project Pan Basket For 2022
This is a new yearly series I am starting where I will be sharing all of the makeup that I want to hit pan on or use up by the end of this year. For 2022, I have fourteen makeup products that I have had for quite some time that I want to at least hit pan on or use up completely (a few products in my project pan basket have been discontinued, were limited addition and there are two products that I forgot to add to the picture above. I had a senior moment and forgot, and I didn’t want to retake the picture and I will make sure…
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Skin Care Review: Annod Natural Skincare
Annond Skincare is a natural skincare company based in Australia. They use high quality, all natural ingredients to create their skincare products. Their products are handmade and formulated in small batches without any toxic chemicals and not tested on animals. They have everything from cleansers, moisturizers, exfoliators, masks, and facial oils for all skin types as well as body care products too. Annod Skincare would like to introduce their product line to us in the United States and they were kind enough to send me two of their skincare products: Firming Pink Clay Mask and Repairing Avocado Face Oil. I have been using these products for over a month now,…
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The Truth About Exercise & Weight Loss
There is a false belief that the key to weight loss is exercise. While exercise is very important for your overall health and will certainly aid in weight management, the food you eat is far more impactful when it comes to losing weight. To put things into perspective, you will need to run a full (26 mile) marathon without putting any food in your mouth just to lose a single pound of body weight. Food is Far More Important for Weight Loss Than Exercise On average, people today are working out at the same level that they did 30 years ago. However, obesity has skyrocketed. So, what has changed? People…
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Willpower Is Overrated
Are you struggling to eat healthy or exercise regularly? Don’t blame your willpower. Successful people don’t have more willpower than you do. They simply know how to plan out what they want and that makes hard things easier for them to do and you can do it too! I have listed a few simple things you can do that will help you out, no willpower required: Quit Drinking Soda Start with not buying any sugary drinks for home consumption. This requires no willpower at all. Instead buy alternatives such as carbonated water or flavored water or don’t buy any drinks at all. Instead, have a cold bottle of water ready…
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Losing Weight Starts With Self-Love & Compassion
Losing weight is a physical, mental, and emotional challenge, so today I want to talk about love and compassion or more specifically, self-love because loving yourself and truly believing that you are a worthy person, is the first step towards optimal health. So, here are some ideas that can help you shift your thoughts and actions: Every Day is a New Beginning No matter how bad things are, each new day brings an opportunity to start fresh; to push the reset button; to start off on a new path, or to get back on the path you were already on but lost for some time. When we start the morning…
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Ways to Make Your Weight Loss New Year’s Resolution Stick
How many years have you made this New Year’s resolution (myself included): “This time, I’m really going to lose weight!” Probably more times than any of us care to admit. This is the most popular New Year’s resolution to get broken because “if it didn’t work last year, or the year before, why try again”? Often, a resolution is something you feel you “should do”, but don’t really want to because it’s too hard or no motivation, so it’s easy to dismiss everything when the going gets tough. Is it any wonder that success rates are so low? Here are some tips that will help increase your chances of success:…