I hope you had a fantabulous time this bank hols weekend so much to do, yet such shite London weather to do it in, which for was me was a great a put off! Nonetheless after hibernating all through Saturday with a cheeky glass and a half of vino and the truly indulgent ( no woman alive can say she’s lived without the most divine chocolates ) Her Majesty’s Charbonnel – Rose Champagne Truffles mmmmm…
As I didn’t roll home at an unreasonable hour of Saturday night/Sunday Morning I was up and Adam on Sunday morn so I decided to take a trip to the British Museum.
If you’re still in that Bank Holiday Mood why not visit:
The British Museum which is showing an excellent exhibition which focuses on Nigeria’s
Kingdom of Ife. It has received some rave reviews Guardian give it five stars!
On until Sunday 6th June – Only 4 weekends away!
You can book tickets through the British Museum site – tickets are £8 or free for members.
http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/icat/tickets?__utma=1.517633534.1273008164.1273008164.1273008164.1&__utmb=1.7.10.1273008164&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1273008164.1.1.utmcsr=google|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=british%20museum&__utmv=-&__utmk=139573555
Fancy spending your Sunday Free ?? The Royal Festival Hall in South Bank are giving a very unique, informal concert experience The Live Elevator Music Experience from Saturday 1 May 2010, 10:00am - Sunday 9 May 2010, 23:00pm @ the Royal Festival Lifts ( ‘Lifts’ you ponder ? Well I did say it would be a unique experience !)
So Last week Lord Mandelson stated the economy is on the up…. Well the fruits of the rising economy have yet to filter through to my pockets until this time approaches i‘ve been thinking home made skincare. .. Its not only what you eat that one must consider, the numerous chemicals we consume via deodorant sprays, creams, room sprays these all eventually end up in our blood streams. So thus if we can’t trust what is written on the back of a package we can trust what we ourselves make. Its all about the home made remedies!
For me a good cleanser and moisteriser are worth the money that its spent on… to a degree – I haven’t got Crème de le Mer money to spare every month, I’d rather spend it on shoes! My skin hasn’t quite reached that skin maturity. So what remains are face masks & scrubs . Not only economical but quite fun to do!
So as an amateur to essential oils I will therefore concentrate on basic, accessible products and share with you. After all, our time is very precious, I don’t think I’d have the momentum to search the world for special oils such as neroli or what have yous! I Digress …
The Cleopatra Face Mask
for Dry /Sensitive Skins –
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of Honey, 2 teaspoons Milk
Yep thats it ! Do a Cleopatra and bath your dry or sensitive skin with honey and milk
Mix the ingredients into a paste, smooth on to your face using light circular motions onto your gorgeous face and décolletage then leave on for 10 mins relax with cucumber or tea bags (cold of course! ) to de puff and de stress. And rinse with warm water.
Honey is an anti – irritant which makes it an ideal ingredient for sensitive skins, it helps soothes burns and minor grazes. It is also known for its natural moisturising properties as honey retains the water in the skin thus, great way to hydrate, soften and rejuvenate
Honey I Lurve Your Skin face Mask ( I should copyright this shizzle!)
For Oily Skins/ Combinations skins -
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of Oatmeal, 1 tablespoon of Honey ( the purpose of the Honey in this mask is for binding the mixture), 1 teaspoon of Lemon & 2 tablespoons of Yoghurt
As with the Cleopatra mask the ingredients need to be mixed into a paste, please be careful to not make the mixture too runny as we need the mask to stick to our face!
The oatmeal helps to exfoliate, the lemon is especially good in this face mask as it good for treating break outs as lemons are an astringent and the yoghurt helps to cool the skin thus leaving you all refreshed!
Leave masks on for 15-20mins and R.E.L.A.X . then rinse with warm water then splash with cold water to tighten pores.
TIPs:
- Generally masks should be used twice a week
- To be safer than sorry before applying mask to your face please test mixture on the inner of your arm if it becomes itchy STEP AWAY STEP AWAY !!
Please do give feedback (comments) on how the masks have work for you !
SHOP OF THE WEEK;
SANDRO this Parisian haven has had a new standalone store open on South Molton Street (off Bond Street Station) two weeks ago Saturday.
I strolled into this cute boutique welcomed by genuinely charming and sweet Parisian sales associates. The clothes are comfortable, flirty, a cross between a Parisian version of Luella and the Spanish’s high street giant Mango.
Their Spring/Summer collection contains Lovely pieces with beaded shoulder detail on loose fitting tees and versatile day dresses which can be easily transformed for an evening out. Vintage florals are sprinkled throughout safari hues contrasted with fringing and soft leather items to add edginess to the collection. Florals are prominent this season so why not bag yourself a sweet floral dress!
OOOOOOH psst!
As we are in nail chomping anticipation of Sex & City Part 2, to save our manicured nails from a chomping; Nail Inc are in association with Diet Coke and are giving away Limited Edition free Nail inc polish with the purchase of x2 diet cokes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that’s £2 ( and some change) for a full size polish which normally retails £10!
Selected Large Boot stores are participating – I went to the large Boots on Bond Street.
The Nail Polishes are offered in four colours which represent four of the worlds fashion capitals:
Milan (Post box red), New York (Fushia Pink), London (Nude) & Paris (Deep Purple) .
Go now before they run out ;)
Psst psst psst… have a look out for the gorgeous elephants ( as pictured, I spotted quite a few) around Central London , which are raising awareness the worrying endangered Indian Elephants.
