Tuesday 19 February 2013

Super duper easy exfoliation!

Hello darlings,
I have been dying to share this one with you guys! Very easy and perfect recipe for a quick facial!

You'll need:
  • 2 tsps channa flour (besan or chickpeas flour)
  • 1 tsp milk
  • 1 tsp lemon/lime juice
  • 1 drop of honey
Let's go!
  1. Mix all the ingredients well.
  2. Apply to clean, wet face.
  3. Leave on for about 15 mins.
  4. Apply warm water to your face and begin gently scrubbing the mask off in small circles.
  5. Focus on blackheads and especially your T zone.
  6. Rinse with cool water and pat dry.  

Perfect for prepping skin for makeup! Have fun dolls!

... Love and beauty, Virmala

Towel trick for quick and perfect hair mask

Hello darlings,
EUREKA!! I have recently struck gold! :D Ok, not really :P
It's a really neat trick that maximizes the efficiency of hair masks in no time at all!
Say for example, you apply a mask to your hair but you don't have all night to let it really work in; this simple method allows you to get 10 times the effect of the mask in less than an hour!

You'll need
  • Small towel or just the right size to fully wrap hair in and tuck
  • Boiling water
Magic:
  1. Apply your choice of hair mask, oil treatment, etc throughout hair.
  2. Slightly dampen the towel with the hot water, be very careful.
  3. Give the towel a few seconds to fully soak up the water and cool off JUST a bit.
  4. Wrap your hair turban style in the towel and leave it for at least 45mins. 
  5. Take the towel off and rinse hair with shampoo and conditioner as normal.
Enjoy! :)

... Love and beauty, Virmala

Easy breezy shiny hair!

Hello dearlings!
One day I ran out of my regular hair mask products, so I ventured into my Mom's old stash of hair things! Lo and behold, I stumbled upon a tiny bottle of carrot oil! I decided to give it a try since my Mom swears by it!
I then came up with a great little recipe that ended up working better than anything I've tried before!

You'll need:
  • Carrot oil
  • Coconut oil
  • Rosemary 
  • Castor oil
  • Vitamin E capsules (optional)
Let's go!
  1. Pour the coconut oil into a small jar or container and place the rosemary in it, a batch of this can last a very long time. 
  2. Massage a few drops of the carrot oil well onto the entire hair.
  3. Use a dime sized amount of castor oil and mix it into a half teaspoon of the rosemary coconut oil. Warm the mixture slightly.
  4. Coat the entire hair with the mixture, focusing on the roots, bald spots and split ends.
  5. You can opt to use one 1000g Vit E capsule, pop it and massage the oil into the ends of the hair, coating it well and evenly.
  6. Finally, you may wrap the hair in a warm damp towel and leave for 45mins; or wrap in clear plastic for 45mins; or just braid the hair and leave it overnight or for an hour!  
  7. Rinse with a good shampoo and condition well!

Enjoy your shiny beautiful hair!

... Love and beauty, Virmala