Lemon-Brown Sugar Body Scrub

February 2, 2012 in Beauty Tips with 2 Comments

Lately I’ve been trying to wean myself off store bought moisturisers and beauty products (makeup excluded, my love for MAC is undying). They just contain so many chemicals. There must be a better way! When I go into organic and whole food stores, it is just so expensive that I realistically couldn’t afford to switch my food, body products, hair products and cleaning products to organic brands. There are some sneaky ways to save and still expose yourself to less harmful chemicals!

Let’s start with an exfoliating body scrub! This lemon one sounds a REAL treat!

Body scrubs, applied in the shower, have multiple benefits, according to Sharon Mathieu, vice president of development and holistic advisor for Soothe Your Senses, a Mandeville, Louisiana-based company that manufactures all-natural, essential oil-based aromatherapy bath and body products.

Commercial body scrubs sell for about $15 to $25 a jar. This scrub makes a great gift for birthdays, holidays and other special occasions.

A body scrub cleans and exfoliates the skin, improves blood circulation and helps remove toxins, says Mathieu, a massage therapist and aromatherapist who also owns and operates the company’s day spa, where she practices therapeutic massage, Reiki, acupressure, prenatal massage, chakra balancing, Qi Qong and reflexology.

“This is traditionally a spa treatment that is finding its way to showers across the country,” she tells OrganicAuthority.com.

Ingredients
1/4 cup coarse brown sugar (to gently exfoliate without drying)
1 cup grapeseed oil (to moisturize)
1/4 cup grated lemon peel (to invigorate your senses)

Directions
1. Mix together all ingredients.
2. Gently rub on your body in a circular motion. Concentrate on rough areas like elbows, knees and heels.
3. Rinse with water.

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Look What I Found in Woolworths!!

February 1, 2012 in Diet Advice, Diet Plans, Recipes with 2 Comments

This is probably old news for the Americans reading this. But to find a stevia sweetened drinking chocolate is pretty amazing here!

SUGAR FREE DRINKING CHOCOLATE Vitarium’s Naturally Sugar Free Drinking Chocolate is an innovative NEW product that combines a high quality, natural drinking chocolate with Natvia, the 100% natural, low calorie sweetener.
A TRULY GUILT FREE INDULGENCE

I had two teaspoons with some organic rice milk. AMAZE!

Adriana Lima’s Vogue Brazil Cover

February 1, 2012 in Adriana Lima with 4 Comments

The always stunning Adriana Lima did a cover for Vogue Brazil (Feb 2012 addition). What do you think of these images?

Remember how Adriana revealed her strict diet and exercise regime leading up to the VS Fashion show? Here’s what she said in defence of her diet..

Victoria’s Secret angel Adriana Lima wants us all to know she doesn’t stick to her pre-show liquid diet and twice-daily workouts routine year-round.

“Everybody is talking about my crazy diet,” she told me backstage this morning as she got glammed for tonight’s catwalk.

The supermodel and hot mom recently admitted she sticks to liquids only ninedays before the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and stops drinking water for 12 hours before she hits the runway to drop the most weight.

But she defended the drastic measures, comparing herself to an athlete in training

“I know it’s very intense but…I just have an athlete’s mind and I appreciate doing this thing,” she told me. “It’s not that I do crazy diets throughout the year. I just do it for this particular thing. After this show, I become normal again!”

In fact, she said she didn’t work out quite as hard she normally does this time. “This year, even though my diet was intense, I took it a little bit easier on the working out so I won’t be as muscular,” she explained.

Adriana said after she’s done strutting her stuff tonight, she’ll celebrate with a big dinner at her favorite restaurant, Milos, with family and friends.

Fellow Angel Lily Aldrige told me she almost gave into carb temptation this morning at the buffet (yes, they actually had bagels backstage).

“I had scrambled eggs and one piece of turkey bacon,” she said. “On the plane here, I had a bagel with cream cheese. I thought about having one this morning, then I thought I should wait until tomorrow.”

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