We've already said that we believe
"Beauty is feeling good in our own skin".
In fact there is nothing more attractive
a woman or a man can wear than
confidence! But if you want to feel
beautiful you have to start taking care of
yourself in a more active way, and
this has to do also with healthy lifestyle
changes and a daily care of the body.
We can tell you, from personal
experience, that a daily skin care routine,
as well as a hair routine, and a careful
selection of beauty products can really makes
the difference in your beauty and
confidence. It can really help you to go from
"self-conscious" to "self-confident"!
Sometimes we can't really appreciate
ourselves and our body cause we just don't
take care enough of it.
Take care of your body.
It's the only place you have to
live in.
SKIN CARE
In this section of the blog we'll show
you - DIY masks - that you can easily
do at home. We love to make
homemade face masks with natural
(and cheap) ingredients! You need
to know that a good face mask can
be our best ally on keeping our skin
clean and soft, and making it once
or twice a week can really improve
our skin's elasticity and appearance.
HAIR
to take care of our body and hair,
making homemade masks with natural
ingredients. So many people have to
deal with hair problems like oily scalp
and dry ends, and hair masks can be
a great remedy. The ingredients
needed are very simple and cheap
and can easily be found at your local grocery store.
PRODUCTS
products our planet has to offer. They
have always been used in many different
ways. You eat them and you have used
them for their health benefits, but
maybe you don't know that they can be
our best allay in our beauty routine. You
can use these products in your everyday
life for their beauty benefits, too.
Let's find out together their properties!
7 Easy Steps to get the best tan - and make it last longer
Hi everyone! August has just started and it's sweltering hot here in Rome (it's 40 degrees outside!).
In the last articles we told you about the beauty essentials we always bring with us when we go to the beach ( "What's In My Beach Bag? - our favorite beach beauty essentials" ) and we gave you a few tips to prepare yourself for a day at the beach - like keeping yourself hydrated, drinking a lot of water, and trying herbal teas for a flatter stomach during the day ( "6 TIPS To Get Ready For The Beach - flatter stomach and beauty tips" ).
Today we want to give you some suggestions and some easy steps to follow to get the best tan and to make it last longer.
Before to start remember that we all are different and that for some people it's easier to get a tan than others.
Darker skin with more pigment will tan more easily and quickly than lighter skin.
Furthermore, some people have more sensitive skin than others and need to be more careful, keeping out of the sun during the hottest times of the day.
What's In My Beach Bag? - our favorite beach beauty essentials
Hi everyone! Today is the last day of July, the weather is super hot and we are ready to share with you our favorite beauty essentials we always bring with us when we go to the beach!
A few weeks ago we wrote an article giving you 6 tips to get ready for the beach. One of the tips was to remember to prepare your beach bag bringing with you everything you might need. We know, packing your beach bag can be very stressful, since there are hundreds of things you don't want to forget: you need to bring your beach towels, your flip flops, sunglasses and so on. But we suggest you to bring with you also some beauty essentials for your face, hair and body. As we've already said in a previous article, "being makeup free all day is very healthy for your skin but can make you feel very self-conscious too, if you are not used to it. And having with you some products to fix your appearance now and then, will make you feel more relaxed."
- Sunscreen & coconut oil
Going to the beach is our favorite way to spend hot summer days. We love to feel the sun tanning our skin and to swim in the sea. But you need to know that the sun and sea water can be really damaging for your body and hair. So don't forget to bring with you a good sunscreen to protect your skin and just smooth a small amount of coconut oil over your hair to protect them from salt water!
- Facial cleansing gel
Applying sunscreen on your face is very important, but we hate how it can leave our skin oily all day. So we usually bring with us our facial cleansing gel and use it when we feel that sweat and cream are making our face too greasy.
30 Day Castor Oil Challenge - grow eyebrows & eyelashes
Hi everyone! Are you ready for a new challenge? This is the third challenge we make on our blog and we couldn't be more excited!
If you are following us on our journey you surely have read about the first two challenges and you'll know that they were about fitness ( the 30 days Stretching Challenge ), and about health (check the Water Challenge to read how to stay hydrated during the day).
Today we have decided to try out a new challenge and this time it will be about beauty !
Last week we have written an article about Castor Oil and about all its skin and hair benefits (check the article to read about that). As we have said, one of these benefits is promoting hair grow and not only that! In fact, it's used also for natural eyelashes and eyebrows growth.
And that's what this challenge is about: getting thicker and healthier eyebrows and fuller and longer eyelashes, using castor oil in the next 30 days!
Castor Oil - natural beauty tips for skin and hair
Hi guys! Today we want to talk to you about one of the most useful natural products our planet has to offer. Yes, we are talking of Castor Oil. It's well known that this product has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. It's always been used for its health benefits, such as treating gastrointestinal problems and not only, but maybe not everyone knows that castor oil can be our best allay in our beauty routine.
In fact, you can use it in your everyday life for its skin and hair benefits too. Are you ready?
Let's find out together its properties and beauty uses
important: make sure that your castor oil is 100% organic, cold-pressed/processed when you buy it!
6 TIPS To Get Ready For The Beach - flatter stomach and beauty tips
Hi everyone! We're sorry we didn't have the time to write many articles this week but we're here to remedy :) This has been our first week of holidays and we have had a very relaxing time. We also had our very first day at the beach and we had so much fun: we love the feeling of the sun tanning our skin, walking to the water's edge, the sand under the feet, and relaxing to the sound of waves breaking!
Today we want to give you a few tips to prepare yourself for a day at the beach and to feel more confident and comfortable wearing a swimsuit.
But before we start, we'd like to remember you a very important rule you don't want to forget.
FIRST RULE: remember that you're going to the beach to have fun and enjoy some time with your friends or family. So try not to worry much about your appearance: of course you want to look good but remember people don't care about how you look as much as you think they do! This summer try to feel good in your own skin for what you are (on the inside and out) - no matter if you think you should lose some pounds or you don't like how your hair look after a sea bath: put a smile on and FORGET IT. Smiling raises your confidence (and we are all different and beautiful in our own way - flaws and all).
That said, enjoy the following tips :)
DIY coffee scrub - face and body mask for a perfect tan
It’s summertime and we all surely have just one thing on our mind: how to get the right tan! We personally love when our skin get tanned so that we can easily avoid wearing almost any makeup (check yesterday's article "Fresh summer night makeup" if you missed it) and let's be honest: we all look better with a tan! But to get your skin smooth and bronze there are some things you should keep in mind.
The first one (that we do all year round but especially in summer) is making sure to exfoliate regularly. In fact, exfoliating helps get rid of dead skin cells that may ruin your perfect tan! So today we have prepared a surprise for you: the recipe of our favorite homemade scrub ever! We can't wait for you to try it and tell us how it worked for you. We are also preparing a new article with more tips to get the perfect tan so stay tuned not to miss it!
However, before we start, remember that exfoliation can increase sun sensitivity, making your skin more vulnerable to sun damage. So we suggest you to use this scrub once or twice a week in the summer and to avoid it on days you plan on going to the beach or being outdoor in the sun for extended periods of time. During winter months, use it no more than 2/3 times a week not to irritate your skin.
Now, let's start!
DIY Homemade HAIR MASK for Dry Hair
Hi guys! As we've already told you, we love to take care of our body and hair, making homemade masks with natural ingredients. A few weeks ago we've shown you how to make one of our favorite purifying face masks for oily skin, so we've decided that this time we want to teach how to take care of your hair, too.
We've aways had to deal with a quite oily scalp and dry ends, and hair masks have seriously always been a great remedy for us.
The mask we want to teach you today is very easy and it really works with dry hair. The ingredients needed are very simple and can easily be found at your local grocery store. Are you ready? Let's start!
Quick DIY Clay Mask Recipe (for OILY SKIN)
Hi everyone! A few days ago we talked about the importance of a daily skin care routine and today we want to write more about this topic. In particular we'll show you an easy DIY mask that you can do at home. We love to make homemade face masks with natural (and cheap) ingredients! You need to know that a good face mask can be our best ally on keeping our skin clean and soft, and making it once or twice a week can really improve our skin's elasticity and appearance.
Today we want to teach you how to make one of our favorite purifying face masks for oily skin, with Green Clay and White Yogurt and tell you all their benefits and properties.
We've always struggled with an oily T-zone, and if you have too you really need to try this mask :)
Beauty - why it's so important to take care of your body
Hi guys! Today we wanted to post about the importance of taking care of our own body and appearance.
We've already said that we believe "Beauty is feeling good in our own skin" (talking about Fitness in a recent post). In fact there is nothing more attractive a woman or a man can wear than confidence!
But if you want to feel beautiful you have to start taking care of yourself in a more active way, and this has to do also with healthy lifestyle changes and a daily care of the body.
We can tell you, from personal experience, that a daily skin care routine, as well as a hair routine, can really makes the difference in your beauty and confidence.