Facial Friday: DIY Coffee, Cocoa Mask

 

Happy weekend all! The weekend is here and I still feel like crap... What fun! I initially had plans for today but my little butt here is still feeling ever under the weather. Oh wells, staying in is always nice too.

Being sick for the last couple of days has really made my face swell up. And guuurl, my face is already round as is, a swollen, round face is a big no, no. Since I was lazing around all day anyways, I decided to slather my face in a mask to help with the puffiness.

Today's mask recipe is not only delicious but it only requires a few staple ingredients that all of us should have in our kitchen.

Coffee is an amazing ingredient to help take down puffiness and swelling, it will also tighten your pores.

So let's get our mask on!

DIY Coffee, Cocoa Mask

What You'll Need:
- 2 Tablespoon Ground Coffee
- 2 Tablespoon Cocoa Powder
- 3 Tablespoon Milk OR Yogurt
- 1 Tablespoon Honey

Sunday Mask: DIY Nourishing Face Mask

Hello Sunday everyone! Ah yes... I know, Sunday already. The weekend seem to just flew by.

I did not set foot outside yesterday so no new mosquito bites. Hooray! Yesterday's recipe really helped out a lot. My skin felt rehydrated so that ended up soothing the itch a whole lot. I lathered myself in Sarna lotion before heading off to bed. I was itch free all night and was able to finally sleep. I felt the need to further nourish my skin to help the healing process move along.

Unfortunately, I will have to move the Fall/Winter 2014 Beauty Trend to Tuesday since tomorrow is a manicure post. I really wanted to post it u before Fall officially starts, tomorrow, but I guess a day later is fine too. I'm sorry guys!!

So this is what's going on today.

NOURISHING FACE MASK

What you’ll need:
– 1/4 ripe avocado
– 1 tablespoon milk

** I will use a whole avocado for today's recipe since I will apply it on my arms and legs as well.

What to do:
– Take 1/4 of the ripe avocado to a clean bowl
– Start mashing the avocado into a lump-free paste
– Add the milk and mix it into a smooth paste

How to use it:
– Apply the mask onto your clean face
– While applying, do massage the mask onto your skin by moving your fingers in circular motions
– Let the mask sit for about 15 to 20 minutes
– Rinse your face in cool water thoroughly, the avocado will dry and will be super hard to wash off
– Pat to dry

And that is it guys, a very easy breezy recipe that will do your skin good. I hope you’ll give it a try and if you do, please do share how that works out for you.

I am off to go prep my nails for tomorrow. Please come back to join me for another Manicure Monday tomorrow. Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading guys! :)

Sunday Mask: DIY Turmeric Mask

Hello Sunday all! How has your weekend been? I really can't complain about mine I guess. LOL.

Yesterday, I used a mask to help control my oily skin. Today, I will use a turmeric mask to help fade the acne scars and brighten up my complexion. 

Turmeric is great for skin care. It is rich in antioxidants, it helps even out skin pigmentation anddiminish wrinkles among many others. I remember when I was little, back when I was a real tomboy and would come home with cuts everywhere. My Mom would smash turmeric roots up and apply it to my healed wound and/or scars to lighten it up. When I started puberty, my Mom would use the same smash turmeric root method and apply that all over my face to help even out my skin tone. And that’s how I’ve been using turmeric until I came across this recipe not long ago. Although my Mom thinks that the real thing is better, I still let her put that smash turmeric root on me so I can please her, I mean…nothing to complain about.

So here we go, this could get a tad messy guys so be careful!

TURMERIC MASK

What you’ll need:
-2 Tablespoon of Flour
-1 Teaspoon of Turmeric Powder
-3 Tablespoon of Milk (you can replace milk for plain yogurt if you like)
-1/2 Teaspoon of Honey
-1/4 Teaspoon of Lemon Juice

What to do:
-First, mix the flour and turmeric powder thoroughly.
-Add milk/yogurt to the mix.
-Add honey and lemon juice and mix, mix, mix!
-It should result in a creamy, thick paste.

How to use it:
-Apply the paste all over your face and neck.
-Let the mask dry, it’ll take about 20-25 minutes.
-Rinse off with warm water, gently scrubbing as you rinse.

I want to remind you again that this mask might stain, so please use with caution. It’s never happened to me before, though it did stain my hands but I can easily wash that off. The fresh turmeric root stains far worst than this and I was able to wash that off.

Thank you for visiting and thanks a bunches for reading. Please come back tomorrow for my manicure post. :)

Sunday Mask: DIY Turmeric Mask

Heeeey guys! How is your Sunday?

It's been a crazy week and today is finally the "down" day, yet everyone is here and it's still nosier than ever. Yesterday's get together was a success, surprisingly we did not have any food left over. What am I talking about, we never do. Haha. So the relatives ended up staying for another week, so there will be a part 2 next weekend.

As for today, I am done with my role of helping out. I get to have time to myself today. Since it's the Summer and I am spending quite some time out in the sun whether swimming or just outside. My face has gotten like a couple shades darker and unevenly at that. Do you know what I'm talking about? Like my forehead, nose and cheekbones seem to be a tad darker than the rest of my face.

Today's mask recipe is not a new one. I am going back to a trustworthy whitening mask to help brighten up my skin a bit. The main ingredient in this recipe is turmeric. If you don't know, turmerics are used in skincare products to help brighten skin and fade dark spots, acne scars and other blemishes. After treating my acne problem, I am now left with many acne scars so hopefully by using this mask will help.

If you're interested in this DIY Turmeric Mask, please visit the link provided.

Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading. Please come back tomorrow for a Manicure Monday! See ya. :)

By the way, check this video out. You'll laugh out loud for sure. Haha.

Sunday Mask: DIY Nourishing Face Mask

Hello Sunday all! It's been a while but I am back to share with you all a new DIY face mask recipe!

If you keep up with my blog everyday (which I hope you do), you'll know that I recently suffered severe sun burn to my arms, neck and shoulders. For the last two days, I have worked endlessly to try and repair my damaged skin. My face is now healed although I do think I am darker than I was before. Would ya look at that, it IS possible for me to tan. My shoulder and neck are about 95% healed as it is no longer tender or red. The only area that is basically still tender to the touch, red and burning is my forearm.

But anyways, now that my skin is almost back to normal, I wanna give it an extra boost to speed up the recovery because I do plan on starting the filming process this week. I do hope everything will go according to plan, everything is already
delayed as is.

So today's recipe is fairly easy, it only requires two ingredients. While both milk and avocado will provide my skin hydration, milk soften hard, tough skin and avocado contains Vitamin E and healthy fats.

NOURISHING FACE MASK

What you'll need:
- 1/4 ripe avocado
- 1 tablespoon milk

What to do:
- Take 1/4 of the ripe avocado to a clean bowl
- Start mashing the avocado into a lump-free paste
- Add the milk and mix it into a smooth paste

How to use it:
- Apply the mask onto your clean face
- While applying, do massage the mask onto your skin by moving your fingers in circular motions
- Let the mask sit for about 15 to 20 minutes
- Rinse your face in cool water thoroughly, the avocado will dry and will be super hard to wash off
- Pat to dry

I already did this earlier today and I plan on using it three more days this upcoming week. The left over avocado I will store in an air tight container until I use it again.

And that is it guys, a very easy breezy recipe that will do your skin good. I hope you'll give it a try and if you do, please do share how that works out for you.

I am off to go prep my nails for tomorrow. Please come back to join me for another Manicure Monday tomorrow. Thank you for visiting and thanks for reading guys! :)

Sunday Mask: Turmeric Mask

Hello all! Tis Sunday, time for another mask recipe. Today's main ingredient is turmeric. Yes, this can get a little messy... Please keep in mind that turmeric may cause staining so please, please use with care.

Turmeric is great for skin care. It is rich in antioxidants, it helps even out skin pigmentation and diminish wrinkles among many others. I remember when I was little, back when I was a real tomboy and would come home with cuts everywhere. My Mom would smash turmeric roots up and apply it to my healed wound and/or scars to lighten it up. When I started puberty, my Mom would use the same smash turmeric root method and apply that all over my face to help even out my skin tone. And that's how I've been using turmeric until I came across this recipe not long ago. Although my Mom thinks that the real thing is better, I still let her put that smash turmeric root on me so I can please her, I mean...nothing to complain about.

TURMERIC MASK

What you'll need:
-2 Tablespoon of Flour
-1 Teaspoon of Turmeric Powder
-3 Tablespoon of Milk (you can replace milk for plain yogurt if you like)
-1/2 Teaspoon of Honey
-1/4 Teaspoon of Lemon Juice

What to do:
-First, mix the flour and turmeric powder thoroughly.
-Add milk/yogurt to the mix.
-Add honey and lemon juice and mix, mix, mix!
-It should result in a creamy, thick paste.

How to use it:
-Apply the paste all over your face and neck.
-Let the mask dry, it'll take about 20-25 minutes.
-Rinse off with warm water, gently scrubbing as you rinse.

I want to remind you again that this mask might stain, so please use with caution. It's never happened to me before, though it did stain my hands but I can easily wash that off. The fresh turmeric root stains far worst than this and I was able to wash that off.

Thank you for visiting the blog and thanks for reading. :)