Saturday, August 24, 2013

The Benefits of Honey.

I recently started breakout out on my chin, and in my t-zone. I couldn't exactly find out what was causing these breakouts until I started really paying attention to my skincare routine. In my most recent post, I said I started using the Cerave Foaming Cleanser. 
For the first time in a long time, I used a drugstore cleanser and absolutely fell in love with it!
Only recently it seems that my skin has been reacting badly to it, which makes me really sad because I loved it so much ); Anyways, as soon as my skin reacts badly to a skincare product. I stop using all man-made things, and go back to home remedies until I can find the cause of what was harming my skin!

One amazing product that I wanted to talk about in this post is: HONEY! ^_____^

Everyone knows what this is, either it being from using it has a sweetener in your beverage or simply adding it to a meal!

Many people love the taste of Honey, but not everyone knows/uses it as a topical treatment!

Today, I am going to share my experience, different ways you can use honey and the benefits of it! :)

If you are interested please feel free to continue reading!

First, and foremost I don't wear any foundation. So I can't vouch that it takes off makeup well on its own. But usually I wear concealer and some eye makeup. So what I use to take that off is coconut oil, and after I just slather some honey on and my skin feels very fresh/clean! I've never had any bad breakouts from this routine. If anything, it would take away any existing acne.

Now why is honey so great?
Honey contains makes mild alpha hydroxy acids. 
These acids: 
  • Can loosen dead skin cells, making it easier to shed
  • Increase elasticity
  • Balance out oily skin but still give moisture to dry skin
  • Stimulate collagen production
  • Minimize lines and wrinkles, making you look younger.
Honey contains (Before Pasteurization):
  • Bee pollen
  • Propolis
^ Those ingredients help with the growth of new skin cells!

You can use Oatmeal and Honey as a face mask for moisturizing. It's had great benefits for my skin <3

I truly recommend honey as something you should consider using as a face wash.
The best benefit from it, is it doesn't have a long list of chemicals inside of it.
Chemicals that could age your skin faster. :c

So give honey a try! If you don't like it, atleast you can jus use it as a sweetner for your beverage!
Plus it's fairly cheap! :)

Remember: Try to buy a organic/raw brand of honey! ^____^

Stay lovely xx

Monday, August 19, 2013

♡♡Tiffany Blue Nails♡♡


(Excuse my poorly painted nails, I'm not very good at it lol.)
I've been itching to find a perfect 'Tiffany & Co' blue color to paint my nails with.
This was the closest cheapest nail polish I could find that I was fairly content with!
It doesn't look like exactly the color I was going for but only for 74. cents (on sale ofc),
I find this very worthy!

Below are links to the name of the nail polishes I used and my overall review on everything! c:


NYC Long Wearing Nail Enamel; Skyline-Blue :
Rating: 4/5
Price: 99 cents
The color of the nail polish can go sheer to a more fuller color as you add more coats. That is why I only gave it a 4 out of 5. It's a lovely sky blue. Fairly pigmented, dries very quickly (under 5 mins). It's perfect for the summer season when bright colors are mostly in! ^____^ I'd highly recommend checking out this nail polish and other nail polishes from this brand! <3

Jordana Calcium Boost Base :
Rating: 4/5
Price: 1.99
This nail polish is a base for your nails. A base is like primer, not everyone uses one but using a primer does help with color and texture. I've never used a base before, so I thought I'd use one this time around since I was already out looking for a nail polish! In the picture it does look blue, but don't worry once you open the bottle up, and start putting it on your nails you'll see it goes on clear!
This specific base is suppose to care for dry, brittle nails so I will let you guys know if it actually does what it's suppose to.

NYC Extra Shiny Top Coat :
Rating: 3/5
Price: 99 cents
The application goes on too thick for my liking but it does dry up quickly so I have to put on 3-5 coats to get that extra shine to my nail polish, and to make sure my nail polish doesn't chip.

L.A.Girls Diamond Top Coat :
Rating 5/5
Price: Unsure, I already owned this
This was a very nice top coat. It went on so smoothly, and I only had to use 2 coats to have my nails looking 'shiny'. I used this on a different nail, just to compare this top coat with NYC and this one went on so much smoother. I love this top coat. Highly recommended! :)

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you guys have a wonderful day (or night).
<3 <3 <3 <3

Stay lovely x