What you'll need


1/2 a ripe papaya—peeled, seeded, and sliced
1/2 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon of turmeric

Mash the papaya in a bowl with a fork until evenly mashed, mix in the other ingredients by hand. Spread over your face, be careful that no mixture gets into your eyes. Let it sit for 15 - 20 minutes. Wipe or rinse your face clean with warm water.

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Oranges are a good source of Vitamin C which is known to improve the skin texture and color, they can also make our skin's surface firm.

They help restoring collagen in our bodies which is responsible for skin firming and preventing early aging of skin. Which is why you wont regret including a dose of the good old orange on your daily to eat list and save some for a beauty treatment...

Instead of throwing away the peels, dry them and make a relaxing body scrub.

What you'll need for the body scrub:

1 cup dried orange peels( grounded)
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of sea salt
1/4 cup of  olive oil

Blend all the ingredients together, and then rub over damp skin in the bath or shower.

NB: Do not dry the orange peels in direct sunlight. Dry for 2-3 days.

This face mask will assist in the elimination of acne, blemishes, pimples and uneven skin tone problems. It will also help in slowing do the aging of your skin. Here's what you'll need...

1/4th cup dried crushed oats
1/4th cup of blueberries
2 tablespoons each of rose water
2 tablespoons each of honey
A pinch of turmeric and lemon
1 tablespoon of olive oil

Instructions

Blend everything together into a smooth paste. Apply to your face and leave on for 20 minutes. Wash of with lukewarm water.

Your face will feel soft and smooth... Enjoy....

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Now a lot of us have issues with dark underarm skin, which looks really bad when you lift your arms while wearing a vest/ tank top. I must just have the solution for you.

Take some turmeric, mix it with lemon juice to form a paste. Apply it under on you armpits, leave it there for about 30 minutes. Then wash it off with warm water. You can do this 2-3 times a week.

Another tip is mixing papaya pulp with lemon juice. Rub on the skin for a few minutes and wash it off.

You can use these methods on other body parts as skin lightener.

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I am some what of a health freak so time after time I will share with you my health and beauty secrets most of them will be DIY. Today I share how coffee can help reduce the appearance of cellulite by plumping up your skin. If you check the labels, caffeine is in many of those very expensive cellulite creams ( so why pay more when you can do it yourself at home?). Here's an easy DIY Coffee body scrub that will not leave a dent in your monthly beauty budget :)

What you'll need:

1/2 cup ground coffee
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp sea salt

Mix the ground coffee with the brown sugar and sea salt. Add the olive oil mix well. Quick and easy coffee body scrub DONE!

Between applying each coat of mascara, dip a Q-tip in baby powder and run across your lashes, focusing on the tips. The second coat will attach to the powder for a longer, fuller look.

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What you need

• Eye shadow brush
• Blending brush
• Deep purple eyeshadow
• Light purple or bright pink eyeshadow
• Neutral or light pink eyeshadow
• Eyelash curler (optional)
• Black pencil eyeliner
• Small blending brush
• Black mascara
• Cotton swab (optional)

Hair Mask (Treats hair loss,prevents split ends and breakage)

1 banana
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup natural yogurt

Mix all ingredients together. Mash rapidly for a couple of minutes. Let it stay on your hair for 15 minutes followed by hair wash with your favorite shampoo.

Now we know how good Olives are good not only for our health but for our skin and hair too. Below I share with you some hair and skincare tips.

Remedy for a dry flaky ( dandruff ) scalp:

1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil

Massage the olive oil onto your scalp and hair. Cover with a shower cap and live it on your hair for 45 minutes. Rinse off with shampoo and warm water. This will live your hair shiny and will help with dandruff. Do this once a week for best results.

Olive oil as face cleanser.

Ever thought of replacing your face cleanser with olive oil. Well here's why you should consider doing so. Olive oil gives your skin that unforgettable glow and can help reduce wrinkles.

Just take a teaspoon of olive oil and gentle apply the oil onto a  wet face. Message your face for about 2 minutes to insure that all the impurities (make-up) are removed. Rinse off with warm water. It will live your skin soft and clean.

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Pink & Gold Smoky Eye Makeup Tutorial with Motives




1. Apply Eye Shadow Base on top and lower eyelids

2. Highlight brow bone with the white matte Pressed Eye Shadow in LIQUID, next blend on the crease a soft brown matte Pressed Eye Shadow in CAPPUCCINO, mark the socket with a black matte Pressed Eye Shadow in ONYX

3. Highlight the inner corner with a white pearlized Pressed Eye Shadow in CREME FRESH, next place pink pearlized Pressed Eye Shadow in PINK DIAMOND since the inner corner until center of the mobile eyelid and do the same in the last free space of the mobile eyelid applying a golden pearlized Pressed Eye Shadow in PINK GOLD.

4. Line top eyelashes with Gel Eyeliner in LITTLE BLACK DRESS making a wing at the end.

5. Line waterline with a Khol Eyeliner in ANGEL, line lower lashes with a dark brown Khol Eyeliner in COFFEE and blend it out with Pressed Eye Shadow in CAPPUCCINO

6. Add false lashes and apply Lustrafy HD Mascara in ONYX

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We've seen it on the run way, our celebrities are rocking it. The dark lips is definitely a trend to try, but I must say its not for the faint hearted.








How do you pull this Halloween trend of may be a mystery to others but let me fill you in.

Keep your overall make-up simple. Use natural color ( browns)  for your eye make- up, define your eyes with a black eye liner on the upper eyelid and the bottom. Pile up that mascara and please go easy on that blush, remember we want the lips to pop.

How to Create Gold Eye Makeup with Blue Under-Eye Liner

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For this gold makeup tutorial with blue under-eye liner, make sure you fetch the following makeup products and tools:
• A makeup base, a concealer, foundation and a powder
• A blush
• An eyebrow kit
• Eye primer and a gold base
• Eye-shadows in gold, matte brown and blue
• Blue and black eyeliners
• Black Mascara
• False Eyelashes
• A nude lip liner and a peachy lipstick
• Makeup brushes

Steps

So let’s go glittering and bright by starting to create the gold makeup look with blue under-eye liner!

Step 1: On a fresh face, apply a makeup base and then your foundation. Finish off your facial makeup with a powder and a blush. As a final touch, use a highlighter to add a shine to your face.
Step 2: Create the perfect bushy eyebrows with the help of a brow kit in a color closer to your natural brow tone. We have used E.L.F. brow kit in dark.
Step 3: Prime your lids (Too Faced Shadow Insurance) and then apply a shimmery gold base (Maybelline Color Tattoo in 45 Bold Gold).
Step 4: Apply a gold eye-shadow all over your lids (Half Baked from the Urban Decay Naked Palette).
Step 5: Apply a matte brown eye-shadow on your crease line and blend it well with the gold. We have used Buck from the Urban Decay Naked Palette.
Step 6: For a more defined crease line, apply a darker brown eye-shadow especially to the outer part of it (Darkhorse from the Urban Decay Naked Palette).
Step 7: Highlight the inner corner of the eye and the area under the brow with a light shimmery eye-shadow (Virgin from the Urban Decay Naked Palette).
Step 8: Now, it’s time to go bright and playful! Apply a deep blue eyeliner to your waterline (Cream Eyeliner from the Beauty UK Combo Disco Palette).
Step 9: Make your under-eye blue color more eye-catching by using a blue eye-shadow on your lower lid (from the Sleek Sunset Palette).
Step 10: Apply a black eyeliner and then a few coats of black mascara for more dramatic eyes.
Step 11: In case you want to have thicker and longer eyelashes, apply falsies (Red Cherry #43).
Step 12: Since your lust-worthy eyes are the center in your look, make your lips more subdued by applying a nude lip liner (Flormar Waterproof Lip Liner #201) and then a peachy nude lipstick (Sleek Pout Paint in Minx).

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With all these facial creams flooding the market nowadays  one could easily get confused between what is a CC Cream and BB Cream. Same people say its all the same... Lets take a look at the differences.

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What is a BB Cream?

 BB (Beauty Balm) Creams are from Asia, and they’re formulated to be an all-in-one moisturizer, primer, sunscreen, anti-aging treatment, and foundation. BB creams tend to be more about coverage, with thicker formulas that work well as primers or under other makeup.

What is a CC Cream?

CC (Color Correcting) Creams, on the other hand, are from Asia, and they’re formulated to be an all-in-one moisturizer, primer, sunscreen, anti-aging treatment, and foundation. Except they’re a wee bit thinner. CC creams tend to have more anti-aging and skin-improving properties.

How to use the BB/ CC cream?

Wear It Instead of Foundation

If your skin doesn't need full coverage, use a BB/CC instead of foundation, at least on casual days. The light hint of color can be just enough to even skin tone and provide a little extra moisture, plus extra SPF. Just remember that the SPF in makeup isn't enough to protect you fully, so be sure to wear a real sunscreen underneath.

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