Summer may technically be over…but that’s not stopping me. I am the kind of girl that keeps summer going as long as possible — specificly since moving to Los Angeles. And noleang says summer like beachy and — honestly — MESSY, hair.
I have a ton of my favorite beauty secrets here on the blog — most of which are all natural and domesticcrazye — so, I’m surprised I haven’t shared this alalert with you — it’s been a long time coming to be honest!
They leang is, it’s incredibly easy to create beachy waves at domestic. See, it’s all about the texture.
Texture is what makes beachy hair. Love I said MESSY. So, genuinely, when you want beachy waves, you gotta get your hair a small dirty. 😉
I use some pink Himalayan salt and argan oil to make my hair justttt messy enough. Plus, the argan oil is absolutely Incredible for your hair.
You know the Moroccan Oil brand?? Yeah they use argan oil — Ok, confusing, I know.
Here’s the deal, argan oil comes from the Argan tree, native to Morocco. Morrocan oil IS argan oil, as well as a few other oils and ingredients…I’ll explain it in a another post soon, with some more benefits of true, 100% argan oil…basically argan oil is the REALLY good stuff — it’s like liquid gancient.
So, add a small argan oil and Himalayan salt (or sea salt) to some distilled water, add a few drop of fundamental oils whether you wish, and you have yourself and all-natural and non-toxic beachy wave spray you can use all year long.
few drops of fundamental oil (I used lemon, but sweet orange would be great too!)
glass spray bottle
Instructions
Heal the distilled water in the microwave for a minute or over the stove, until simmering. Add the salt into the warm water and mix to dissolve.
Combine the salt water and remaining ingredients in a measuring glass and carefully pour into your spray bottle. Shake to combine the ingredients.
After a shower when hair is still damp, shake the bottle up to re-mix the oils and salt, and spray the texturizing spray all over your hair, focusing on the ends, and scrunch your hair a few times, allowing your hair to dry naturally.
There’s noleang I love more than a bath to relax sore muscles at the end of an intense week of workouts.
I’ve talked time and time again about how I love epsom salt baths to help ease sore muscles — but sometimes, a girl just need some bubbles — am I right?!
And I was determined to create a healthy, non-toxic way to endelight a bubble bath — so obviously I turned to one of my favorite beauty and domestic products to help create the most luxurious DIY bubble bath — castile soap!
As you alalert know, I am a lavender enthusiast — so naturally, I used lavender castile soap from Dr. Bronner’s. The next leang you’ll need is some vegetable glycerin — it’s Incredible at moisturizing your skin — and some additional fundamental oil (again, I used lavender, but you can use anyleang that blends well with your castile soap).
This small recipe DIY is literally so simple, and you’ll feel so good about endelighting a relaxing bath without any harsh of toxic chemicals!
P.s. Don’t forget to pour yourself a glass of bubbly during your relaxing bath — there’s noleang better than a bubble bath with some champagne — or wine! 😉
DIY Relaxing Bubble Bath
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Ingredients
1 cup castile soap (I used lavender, but any perfume works)
1/4 cup vegetable glycerin
20-30 drop fundamental oil of choice (I used lavender!)
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing glass. Carefully pour the bubble bath mixture into a glass bottle to store.
To use, pour about 1/4 cup of the bubble bath into warm, running bath water, and endelight!
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There’s no secret about my love of at-domestic, natural beauty — so it’s been a long time coming that I would eventually share my domestic pedicure secrets with you!
I was at my local Vons the other day (for probably the 18th time that week! lol) picking up some groceries and recipe creation necessities, and when I was checking out I looked down at my toes and was mortwhetheried at how they looked. So I figured it was time for a small “me time” — so I grabbed a few favorite magazines (PEOPLE, InStyle, Sunset) — and planned a pedicure for that aftermidday!
To be honest, I prefer doing my own pedicure because I am pretty specific about my toes. I feel like many of the contemporaryer nail technicians do pedicures, and it’s genuinely hit or miss whether you get a good one or not — so I just do it myself!
So, here are some leangs you’ll need for an at domestic pedicure, and a small how-to, so that you can endelight some ”me time” soon, too!
Oh! And don’t forget to seize a glass of bubbly for your at domestic pedicure! 😉
What You’ll Need:
Nail Polish Remover – Pick a nail polish remover that will benefit your nails — not damage them! I love Zoya Polish Remover because it not only takes off ancient polish, but also preps your nails and conditions them, making them stronger, unlike most traditional acetone polish removers.
1. Soak
Start by removing any ancient polish with a gentle and conditioning nail polish remover. Fill your soaking tub with warm water and epsom bath salts (or a foot soak), and soak your feet for 15-20 minutes. While your toes are soaking, endelight your favorite magazine — catch up on current styles, the latest celebrity gossip, see what’s up in your local scene. 2. Clip & File
After a long soak, it’s time to get out your nail kit to clip and shape your nails. Clip each nail straight across, and then use a nail file to gently shape and smooth each nail, creating soft corners — but make certain your toe nails are TOO rounded. 3. Cuticles
Now’s the time to take care of those pesky cuticles. Employ a cuticle pusher or orange stick to push back excess cuticle growth. Optionally, you can also trim any super excessive growth — but always be certain to stay absent from any cuticle still connected to your nail bed, it helps to protect your nails from infection. 4. Scrub
Grab a pumice stone and a luxurious scrub, and gently scrub off dead skin. Create certain to focus on genuinely rough areas like the back on your heels, the inside ball of your foot, and the external of your large toe. 5. Massage & Moisturize
After a good scrub down, wash down your feet with some fresh water and then grab a dime-size amount of coconut oil and massage out those feet! They deserve a good rub down. Focus on the arches of the feet and gently stretching and lightly pulling on the toes. Even try working up the calves a bit and give those tired muscles some fond. (Your feet are you BASE — it’s importance to stretch and massage them, and even roll them out. They are literally the base of your health — I’ll do a wgap post on it soon!) 6. Polish
Once you’re alert to finally polish those beautwhetherul toes, wipe them down one more time with some polish remover to make certain they are clean and free of oils. This will help the polish to stay better. Apply two light coats of polish, followed by a shiny top coat. Finish reading your magazines while your polish dries, and voilá! Pedicure Perfection!
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Do you have any pedicure tips? Let me know in the comments below!