DIY Salt Spray!

God I love Pinterest!  I have found amazing home décor ideas, recipes, kids activities etc but yesterday I found a DIY salt spray.  I have been after a salt spray for a while but was constantly forgetting to buy one when I have been out so I was so happy to see a DIY pin while getting my Pinterest fix and it is so simple to make!  All you need is:

 

 

• 2 cups of hot water
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon of conditioner or hair gel (optional)

 

Mix it all together, pour it into a spray bottle and voila! DIY salt spray!  I sprayed it into my freshly washed hair, gave it a scrunch and let it air dry for the rest of the night.  I have naturally wavy hair so I know I will have some curls from this method.  However you can section your hair, twist it up, pin it with bobby pins and leave overnight to dry.

By the time I went to bed (roughly 3 hours later) my hair was on the frizzy side which in this heat and humidity I did expect.  Come morning time the frizz had died down a touch.  I gave it a tiny spray again and another scrunch.  The curls have lasted all day and I would use it again.

~* Jo *~

 

When life gives you lemons....

... use them for your face! 

 

 

I finally got around to trying Kandee Johnsons amazing lemon trick.  I first saw her video for it last year but kept forgetting to buy lemons.  The other day my mum gave me a little Jif lemon for no reason whatsoever and my first thought was 'oh I can try the lemon trick!'.  It is so simple - lemon juice and sugar.  Now I used caster sugar for this as it is all I had in the house but I am going to use brown sugar next time as I have heard that is so much better.

 

I have dry, sensitive skin as well as rosacea so I am always open to trying things that could help the dryness and/or rosacea.  I used this about 2 hours ago and so far my face has not gotten tight at all.  Usually when I wash my face, use anything on it my cheeks get a bit hot and tight - did not happen this time.  My forehead (which gets the worst of the dryness) is completely smooth.  I am impressed at how quickly I am seeing the benefit of it and best of all - it is all natural! 

 

So give it a go and see for yourself how this easy homemade scrub is! :)

 

~* Jo *~

Manicure Monday!

I seem to have got myself into a routine.  Every Monday morning (after I've dropped my daughter off at nursery) I paint my nails, I have no idea when or how this started.  As I've mentioned in a previous post I love nail polish, however I am a nail biter.  I know, I know - big no-no but it is an anxiety thing.  I try really hard not to bite my nails, I even used that stuff you put on your nails that tastes horrible to discourage nail biting but it didn't work. 

 

I swear by the OPI Nail Envy Nail Strengthener.  Miracle worker for my nails!  I got it as part of a Minnie Mouse OPI collection my mum bought me last year.  It works from the first application and you can see a visible difference straight away. You start off with 2 coats to your bare nails and then put one coat on every day to maintain it.  You can also use it with nail polish which means you can still wear your favourite nail polish as long as you've put the first 2 applications on underneath it.  Amazon is selling it for £8.94 which is the best price I can find online for it, everywhere else I've found is selling it for £18.99!

 

So for this week I am wearing.....

 

 

It is Lilac Dream by Models Own.  I only bought this nail polish the other day and it is my first Models Own nail polish.  They are doing a deal at the moment that you get 5 polishes for £20 and at £5 a bottle that is basically buy 4 get 1 free! Bargain!  I was dying to try all the colours I ordered but decided on the lilac one.

 

I have bought quite a few things over the last week so I will do a haul blog possibly later today or tomorrow.

 

~* Jo *~

Sunburn!

So yesterday I took my daughter over to a friends house, we sat in her garden for a couple of hours chatting while the kids all played away.  Later that night I got home to find one of my arms sunburnt. 

The photo actually doesn't show exactly how red it is.  I had quite a restless nights sleep as my arm was hurting and I had nothing in the house to put on it.  I didn't even have my soothing gel pads in the fridge as I gave them to my dad to help his sore toe the other day so I was left with just having to use a face cloth soaked in cold water until I could get to the shops today.

I really love the Banana Boat sun products.  I use the kids factor 50+ on my daughter and usually on myself as I have fair skin that easily burns (as you can tell!! lol) but yesterday I stupidly forgot to put it on myself before I went out.  This is the After Sun gel spray with aloe in it.  It is rub-free too which means I don't have to touch my arm to rub it in which will only make it sorer.  It is a soothing mist type spray so very gentle when spraying onto sore and tender areas.  I got this from Asda for £5.00 which is the best place to buy it in terms of cost.  Boots is selling it for £8.63.  It is quite a big bottle as you can tell from the photo and you don't need to spray much on the affected area so it will last a while..

 

Moral of the story - put sunscreen on everyday it is sunny!  I wish I had done it then I wouldn't have a sore arm. hehe

 

~* Jo *~

Sanctuary Spa freebie review

I was planning for this blog to let you know about an amazing freebie Boots was offering but sadly it has ended.  I only found out about the deal myself 2 days ago and I was lucky enough to get it.  I've used Sanctuary Spa products in the past so this was a great opportunity to get myself some more things.  I treated myself to the following...

Foaming Cream Scrub

I am not really a fan of scrubs as I find them quite harsh on my skin and they often leave it feeling a bit tender.  I have no idea why this product doesn't do the same to my skin, maybe because it is a cream scrub it is less harsh?  I did accidentally touched my lips while using it and then proceeded to lick my lips which left me with a horrible salty taste in my mouth which was my own stupid mistake. lol Here is the link and it cost me £6.50.

Foaming Bath Soak

 

 

I love baths, especially with lots of lovely smelling bubbles. This is my go-to product when I am in need of a relaxing bath that I just want to melt away with.  It is very creamy, makes the bathroom smell delicious and if you love lots of bubbles in your bubble bath then you need this product.  It creates so many bubbles that my cats perch on the side of the bath trying to catch them all while I try to stop them from falling into the bath. hehe  Here is the link and it cost me £6.00.

Crème Soufflé

 

 

This was the free product I got for having spent £10 or more on selected Sanctuary products.  Now I have never tried the crème soufflé before so this was a new one for me.  I doubt I would have bought it to try given the price so to be able to try it as a freebie was fantastic.  Last night I had a shower with my lovely Sanctuary Scrub and then put the soufflé on my body, arms and legs.  I have not felt my skin so soft before.  I can still smell it faintly on my skin and that is after a sweaty nights sleep in this terrible hot weather we are having right now.  I only wish I could try this on my face! lol  It costs £10.50 but since I got it with the Sanctuary offer I didn't pay a thing for it, if you'd like to look at it for yourself then here is the link.  It is on a 3 for 2 offer though right now.
 

I was hoping this offer would still be running to give anyone who reads my blog a chance to get this amazing deal before it ended but sadly when I logged in this morning it was gone.  If I see it again, or any similar offer I will put it on the blog ASAP!  However tomorrow (Thursday 11th July) is the annual summer event where you can get more points on your Advantage Card.  I don't know the full details as I only saw them in-store as I was leaving and my daughter was starting to have a bit of a hissy fit so I couldn't read the full details on it.  I tried looking on the website and found zero details regarding this event.  I am going to pop in tomorrow to have a look and hopefully get some new things as well as more advantage points on my card. :)

 

~* Jo *~

Nails of the Week

I am a massive nail polish fan, I feel weird not having any colour on my nails so I've always got something on them.  This week my nails look like this....

 

 

Note - I am not the best at applying nail polish, I do get it on my skin from time to time! hehe

 

This is the Nicole by OPI Kardashian Kolors, the shade is Disco Dolls.  It is a lovely gold colour with lots of sparkle.  I usually put 2 coats of it on.  I cannot find these in the UK anymore, I was lucky to buy a few of them a while ago.  I don't think they are doing them anymore as they seem to have nail polish in the Kardashian Beauty collection.  Of all the Kardashian Kolors I bought this one is definitely my favourite but it can be a pain to remove even when using 2 base coats and a top coat.  I need to soak my nails in the remover for a couple of minutes before wiping them.

 

In other news, my daughter has got her first mouth ulcer so my poor cookie isn't very well today.  There isn't much I can do for her either as you can't give bonjela to kids anymore so we are gargling salt water and when I say we I mean WE as I am having to do it too or she refuses. hehe

 

~* Jo *~

Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows!

What a wonderful couple of days!  The sun has been shining which is always a bonus in Scotland.  Today it was the hottest so far at a staggering 25 degrees!  I know for a lot of people that isn't much but for Scotland that is sweltering heat! hehe

 

This morning my daughter and I made.... *drum roll*......

 

 

They were delicious!  I got the recipe from her Peppa Pig baking magazine.  So simple to make which can be dangerous for someone on a diet! hehe  We went over to visit my parents in the afternoon and spent the rest of the day in the garden soaking up the sun.  My niece was visiting too so  it was good to see the kids playing together.

 

The weather outlook for the rest of the week is looking to be the same as there is a crazy heat wave going on in the UK right now.  It means my rosacea is a bit sore right now so I am avoiding putting make up on for the time being as it can irritate is further.  I am currently working on a rosacea blog, what I use to conceal it, how I manage it etc.  I am hoping to have that posted in the next couple of days. 

 

I hope everyone is having a lovely summer so far. :)

 

~* Jo *~