Manicure...At home!

Follow These simple steps and have beautiful hands. Plus its cheap and quick so you can do it every week!

1. Remove: Take off old color with acetone polish remover on a cotton ball.

  2. Trim: Cut and file nails to your lenght of choice. As for shape, there are two main options Square or      round. I like square as it gives a more modern look.




3. Buff: Buff your nails for shine.


4. Soak: Rest hands in a bowl of warm water for five minutes. Add two tbsp of bath powder or your favorite liquid soap to soften nails. Make sure the water's not too hot.


5. Soften: Apply cuticle oil or lotion on dry hands to nourish and soften rough spots.( If you don't have cuticle oil, olie oil works just well.)

6. Push: Use a cuticle or popsicle stick to press cuticles back so they dont get in the way of the polish.


7. Scrub: Exfoliate hands with a body scrub or homemade mixture of olive oil and kosher salt or war sugar. 8. Scrub for two to three mins, then wash thoroughly.
9. Moisturize: Dry hands and apply a rich moisturizer.
10. Polish: Apply a base coat first, then apply two thin coats of polish. Finish with a top coat.

10 Minutes for your Body

Just give yourself 10 mins once a week and  you'll love yourself and your body!

Min 1-2: In the shower, use and exfoliating scrub or mesh sponge to deal with dry pathes and bumps. Massage in circular motions.

Min 3-4: With a pumice stone, give the soles of your feet a light buff.

Min 5-6:Grab your razor- shaving is the quickest and the cheapest way to smooth legs. Exfoliate before you shave to help reduce ingrown hair.

Min 7-8: Once out of shower- and while skin is still damp- slather on a rich body cream to seal in moisture.

Min 9-10: Whether it's January or July, if you are heading outdoors, protect exposed skin with SPF 15 or higher.

Pedicure.... At Home!

In our busy schedule, we don't get time to take care of ourselves and our body. Moreover, going to a beauty parlor for even a pedicure costs us a lot. But now you can give yourself a pedicure every week at your home!

Just follow these simple steps and legs will look awesome!

1. Remove old colour using acetone or any other paint reoving liquids.
2. Soak: Add espon salt and your favorite scented oil (I prefer Lavender) to warm water and soak your feet for 10 mins. You can add bubbles for a special treatment to yourself!
3. Buff : Dry your feet with a clean towel. Then, exfoliate feet and heels with a biodegradable pumice pad, which can be puchased at any drug store. Rub in any direction you want , but don't scrub too hard and never rub the top of your foot. Make sure to get you heel, the bale of your foot and your big toe. Thoroughly rinse the pad after each use, let it dry and keep it in a plastic bag.
4. Exfoliate : Remove dry skin from legs and feet with a homemade mixture of olive oil and kosher salt or raw sugar. Or choose a srcub. Rub in an upward motion two to three mins. Then rinse them in your foot bath.
5. trim : Cut nails with a toenail clipper, then file them to yourlenght of choice. Make sure not to go too short though.
6. Moisturize : Massage feet and legs with a rich cream. (Recommandation: Nivea foot massage cream)
7. Soften : Apply cuticle oil to nails to soften and revitalie rough areas.
8. Push: Use a cuticle or popiscle stick to press cuticles back so they don't get in the way of polish.(Unless you are a professional, don't cut cuticles as there is a chance that you could bleed yourself.)
9. Polish: Apply a base coat first,then apply two thin coats of polish. Finish with a top coat.

 Tips

1. For an athletics foot, When soaking your feet, add a few drops of tea tree oil to the water.
2. Ask someone else to do the massaging.
3. Never go bare feet.
4. Never use the same manicure kit for two people.

6 Tips To Kick Start Weight Loss

Now experts from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center can help you to stick to that New Year's resolution of losing weight if you just follow these six tips.

1. Keep moving each day: all it takes to see a weight-loss benefit is 30 to 60 minutes of aerobic activity daily.

"You don't need to be athletic. Just brisk walking or dancing to your favorite music or using an aerobic exercise machine like a stationary bike or treadmill is all you need to do – just try to do it each day," said Anne McTiernan.

"You can break it into 10- or 15-minute sessions throughout the day to get the weight-loss benefit," she said.

2. Keep a food journal: "By spending a little extra time to write down everything you eat and drink, you'll be able to see where extra calories sneak in," said Caitlin Mason, an exercise and health researcher in the Public Health Sciences Division of the Hutchinson Center.

"There are lots of good online tools that can help estimate the calorie content of common foods and track your weight loss progress over time," she said.

3. Set realistic goals: "For long-term success, aim for a slow, steady weight loss of about 1 to 2 pounds a week. No one wants to lose weight only to gain it all back – and often more – a few months later," said Mason.

4. Set specific goals: set several smaller but more specific goals, such as eating five servings of vegetables per day, taking a 15-minute walk at lunch each day or drinking six glasses of water per day.

"Adding healthy behaviours to your routine is often easier than telling yourself 'don't do this' or 'don't eat that,'" Mason said.

5. Don't let one slip-up derail your efforts: "Don't throw your entire routine out the window after one bad day. Instead, try to identify the specific barriers that got in your way and think through strategies to avoid such challenges in the future," said Mason.

6. Practice yoga: regular yoga practice and weight maintenance and weight loss are related, according to several studies.

Researcher Alan Kristal found that regular yoga practice is associated with the prevention of middle-age spread in normal-weight people and the promotion of weight loss in those who are overweight.

A follow-up study published in 2009 found that regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating, and people who eat mindfully are less likely to be obese.

These findings fit with our hypothesis that yoga increases mindfulness in eating and leads to less weight gain over time, independent of the physical activity aspect of yoga practice.