intial review on foxy locks hair extension

Hello, my darlings ^_^
I received my foxy locks extensions  just two days ago, and was it a moment of GLORY :D..i was so sight and excited, and i wanted so badly to write about them right away, but i couldn't as those were my 1st extensions and I hadn't tried them yet, so what to say about them !!
But, yesterday,I finally tried them on, and here is what I have to say about them ^_^

So, I'm just going to simplify this in the form of pros and cons.

PROs; well, 1st they were absolutely gorgeous and silky smooth, and matched my hair perfectly.
they we 160 gms deluxe set, and they were more than enough, and quite long, about 20'' they reach the lower part of my back comfortably.
My natural hair is about shoulder length, and they blended great for me, especially once i waved them, you couldn't tell which is which, and i didn't feel the need to trim them or anything.
Also, which is very important for me, they held the curls quite well, better than my own hair.
They tolerated the heat which mean they are 100% human hair, and i brushed them quite a few time, and I noticed almost no shedding :)
Their customer service is excellent, when i couldn't tract my package on the royal mail, they answered me on live chat and got the tracking no. on the Egyptian mail.

CONs; well they only thing that bothered me with these extensions, that they tended to tangle easily, I wore them for a night out with friends, and by the time i got home the lower most weft that was closest to my neck and clothes got tangled that it was impossible to pass my fingers through it. Once i got home i brushed it ,and went back to normal.


That's it my lovelies ^_^

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Make up basics (2)

This article is not going to teach how to wear make, as much as it can help you decide exactly what are the makeup products you "MUST HAVE".

P.S. The model is wearing fake lashes

1) Mascara:
The 1st makeup product every girl must have is the "MASCARA". I don't know a woman who doesn't have a mascara in here handbag all the time. A Good mascara should have 2 qualities:

a- Doesn't smudge; smudging mean that you would wear it, and once your eyelids starts to get oily or sweaty, its starts forming a blade shade around your eye, leaving you look like panda.
b- Doesn't clump: clumping means that when you start applying it to your eyelids its sticks them together instead of fanning them to give them more volume. sometimes clumping depends on the mascara brush itself, so here is a tip a friend told me, if you have a favorite mascara brush, don't throw it away, leave it and use it with any mascara you buy. So you would have the best of the two worlds ^_^

Of course there are others qualities that people would like to find on the mascara ,but those could vary from a woman to the other, some would want more length other would want volume, other like me need both !!
I wouldn't recommend a brand really,  as I said, it really depends on your needs, and personal comfort. But what I use now, and really works for me is lancome doll eyes mascara . Although I wouldn't buy it again, I can't say its my favorite.

How to apply mascara: every one have there own way to do that, but the best way to get the most out of your mascara is start from the routes of the eyelashes and while you move your hand forward also move it to the light and right to fan the lashes and separate them, so you end up with LOTS of lashes, then start building up layers until achieve the required thickness you want.

2) Eye shadows:

If your buying makeup from scratch, then you can't just go buy every eye shadow colour there is , as it would cost you a fortune !!! especially if you are buying designer makeup ,or any high quality products in order to be sure that it has enough pigment and wouldn't give you an allergic reaction plus that designer brands don't make big palates with lots of colour varieties, usually they make them in 2 shades per palate.

Basically eye shadows can be divided into basic colours that you would use alot, and colours that are more as accessory, as it wouldn't be used as much, only on occasions.

The basic colour eye shadow palate should have neutral colours ranging from white, beige, golden beige, oxidized gold, light rose, medium brown, dark brown ,black and grey...i.e most shades of neutral colours, as those you would basically use almost every time you wear makeup

Any other colours like red ,orange, purple, yellow...etc you can just buy when ever you feel like you need them.

Some people feel the need to buy an eye shadow primer, to make the colours stay longer, but for me i just use any matte eyeshadow neutral as a base to cover the whole area, the best colour is the "Beige" , then i start applying the shades that I am going to wear as usual.

As for powder vs. cream, actually each have there uses, cream eyeshadow are more suitable for the day as they are light pigmented and don't stay as much, while powder is more for the night. However, if your eyelids are the type that get oily, I wouldn't recommend the cream for you, it would make fine lines and would last for an a hour.

3) Eyeliners:
Here is the product that we all love and most can't use the way they dream it would look like ^_^
Eyeliners give such a dramatic sexy look, but most are very difficult to apply.
Eyeliners can be liquid, solid or cream. The most difficult to use is the liquid and it gives the boldest result. here is photo you give you illustration to a really simple way how to apply the perfect eyeliner every time ^_^

This is Imogen, of Foxy locks extensions.

Another trick is to draw the line you want with the solid Khol eyeliner and once you get it perfect, you can repeat over it with the liquid eye liner. plus it makes it stay longer.
If you are going out at day time then I would recommend using the solid khol pencil , which can also be used inside the eyelid , as it gives less of an intense dramatic look, but if you have oily eyelids like me, and when you use khol inside your eyes you end up having it under your eyes like panda, then I'd recommend a water proof eyeliner, the one i use and really LOVE is chanel STYLO YEUX waterproof eyeliner . Its absolutely amazing.

Another MUST HAVE eyeliner, at least for me is the white or light beige eyeliner to wear inside the eye, which is very important especially for the small eye like mine. you can't wear any dark shade on the lower lid without using a light colour inside your eyes, especially if you have small eyes, otherwise your eyes would look like they were buried inside your skull. I personally use Le crayon khol by chanel

4) Blusher:
Of course the MUST HAVE shade is the pink,The darker skin tone you have the darker the shade of the blusher you need to make your cheeks pop. So, if you have light skin tone, baby pink would be perfect, and so on.

The other shade that can be used alot, is the peace-orange shade, the same rule of the skin apply. This shade is more suitable for the neutral mornings makeup, or when your wearing any earthy look colours makeup. 

As for powder vs. cream, i prefer cream blusher for the morning as it easy to blend over your sunscreen and looks more natural. But if you only have powder that is absolutely fine ^_^


That's if for today ladies, stay tuned for my next and final article about makeup basics which will be about lip products.

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TOP 10 FOODS TO MAKE YOU LOSS WEIGHT

Hello my lovely friends, Today's topic is gonna be quite interesting to many of you out there, I'm gonna talk about easy ways to loss some weight without real dieting, which could be such a huge pressure and stressful.

1. Salads:
See. salads before a meal, even if the meal is a bit fatty, can help you loss weight, as it takes up alot of stomach space and so helps make you feel fuller,(not to mention very healthy) thus prevents you from eating senselessly.  And here I'm talking about pure vegetable salads that has LOTS of greens like cucumber, lettuce,Parsley, Arugula, spinach ...etc. also carrots and so on, with a light vinaigrette dressing.

2. Drinking water:
There is a big myth that drinking water before or during a meal can make you have a big belly, actually that is not at all true, on the contrary ,its quite healthy.
Drinking a glass or 2 of water before a meal, can make you feel fuller and so eat less, plus helps you digest better, and finally keep you hydrated ^_^ 

3. Lentils:
Packed with fibre, folate and magnesium, this versatile fat-free legume can be a fabulous supporting player of a slimming healthy eating regimen. Lentils, prepared any number of ways, will have you feeling as if you've eaten a meaty, even creamy, dish minus the calories and saturated fat that come with eating meat.

4. Eggs:
Only 75 calories, 6 grams of protein, and elements of almost every essential vitamin you need. Eggs can be really nutritious and not to mention affordable, and can help you really loss weight just by being in your diet regime, either poached or hard boiled. 

5. Oats:
Oats and oatmeal are high in fibre, which helps you feel full – and satisfied – longer. Plus consumption of whole grains has been shown to aid in weight loss For the best benefits, fill up on oatmeal for breakfast 

6. Apples:
Apples can help you satisfy sugar cravings for less calories. Trust me these nutritional red-bulls will make you feel fuller, with lots of energy and look slimmer.


7. Vegetable soup:
As a routine before your meal or a light lunch, vegetable soups is loaded with benefits and makes you feel fuller ,and  the best thing you can have as many cups as you want with out feeling guilty, lots of fiber and least o calories and fats. You can put any vegetables you like, have plenty of broccoli, cauliflowers  carrots, marrow or zucchini, peas and onions. you have to have some potatoes in order not to go hungry fast.

8. Almonds:
Outs of all nuts, almonds has the least fats and highest nutritious value, having a handful of almonds everyday is very useful for you skin, hair, your weight and plus it regulates your menstrual cycle.

9. Green tea:
Another powerful brew — green tea really has a multitude of health and well-being benefits. And if you are a keen into fitness it makes the perfect pre-workout drink; it's been found to increase endurance by as much as 24 per cent, allowing you to exercise longer and burn more calories. But in terms boosting your weight loss power, a study carried out by the Journal of Nutrition, drinking five cups of green tea per day can help you lose twice as much weight, most of it where we want to lose it most — around the middle.

10. Celery:

 Celery rates well as a weight-loss food as you can actually end up burning more calories eating it than your body will take on consuming it. But by no means does that make celery low in nutritional value; it's super-packed with fibre (great for digestion) and foliate (the essential nutrient for the care and production of new cells within the body). Have in as a snake when you feel hungry between your meals and you are good to go.

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Make up basics 1

Today I'm going to talk about makeup. Lots of girls in Egypt think they know about makeup and how to wear,but actually they don't really. See, makeup is not supposed to make you look like a fake barbie, its supposed to endure your natural beauty and just give it a bit of a pop. So today, I"m just gonna talk on how to pick up your beauty products and decide what you really need, plus ,which is the most important, how to use it properly without having guys making fun of the fact that you wear too much makeup :D

1st I'm going to talk about the Foundation, when it come to picking your foundation shade, you have to put something in mind, "Foundation isn't suppose to give a lighter complexion, its supposed to give you a even complexion". This is rule no. 1. So, don't go buy a much lighter foundation than your real shade, it will make you look fake and a little grey :)

How to buy your foundation? Make up products and especially foundation, isn't something you buy in a hurry, its a special occasion that take a few steps ahead plan.
1st you need to go to the beauty shop in the morning, you need to see how the foundation looks in the day light, if its a big fancy beauty store there will be a lot of lightening so this will make for the day light.
2nd, you need to go without any makeup on, as u have to test the foundation on your face not your hand, as your is probably darker than your face, as it gets to much direct sunlight than your face and doesn't get any sun block ^_^
Once you find the closest foundation to your shade, that should be only a degree lighter, so it would make your skin glow, then that's your foundation ^_^
If you you wear foundation as a routine to work or uni, i recommend buying a foundation with SPF protection ^_^

P.S be aware that some foundations of lower quality oxidizes after wearing it, so its start with a shade and ends with a whole different one, so make sure your buy a foundation of a good quality. 

2nd I'm going to talk about the powder, once you have picked your foundation shade it should pretty easy to pick the powder as they come in pairs :D, meaning it should be the same shade as your foundation, which is I think is old news that everybody knows. The thing that not everybody is aware of, that its not necessarily should be worn over foundation. Actually powders could be worn alone when you want a more natural lighter looks and also control your skin from getting oily. Wearing powder over foundation is quite a heavy look that is more suitable for night time.

3rd is the concealer, Concealer might be the 1st most popular makeup product used in Egypt, but also the majority use it in the wrong way. they all go for the lightest shade which make them look weird. Actually concealer should be a shade or maximum 2 lighter than your foundation, and the second thing that it should only be used under the eyes not on the upper eyelid as most most people do. On your upper eyelid you should wear foundation not concealer. then it should be sealed with powder in order not to melt and form thin lines under your eyes.

4th is the primer, Here i mean the Face Primer, actually when i started using primers ,I noticed that they do make a difference and help my makeup stay longer, they should be used after the moisturizer and before foundation.

5th is moisturizing. I should have started with this, but because its not something you should get tips on how to buy it, I just wrote it last.
YOU HAVE TO MOISTURIZE YOUR FACE BEFORE MAKE UP, i can'ts stress this enough. It doesn't matter if you even have oily skin, just pick a very light non oily face cream, i personally recommend "johnson's 24 hours soft cream"
This is the lightest, softest , fastest absorbed cream I've ever used. Seriously, I used to hate creams before this, as I have oily skin and whenever I used one, it would always stay on my face and never gets absorbed . But this one is absolute heaven.
So, as i was saying, you always have to moisturize your face, even if you are like me and hate to wear makeup in the morning, your have to moisturize before applying sunblock. It will keep your skin young and smooth.

6th is SPF protection, u have to either wear a high SPF sunblock when you go out in the morning or wear a foundation that has SPF protection. Especially if you live in Egypt, the sun is very strong and can damage your skin quite badly. I personally use http://www.bioderma.com/en/the-products/what-s-new/product/action/267.html 

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How to grow your hair longer

When it comes to the matter of making your hair grow, as I said before it greatly depends on your genetics and the other part is your diet. (read my articles hair care basics (1) )

But today i going to give a hair oil treatment, that will really help to grow your hair, and keeps it silky smooth

The secret ingredients are pure almond oil and 

pure peppermint oil.

 In Egypt you can get these from any apothecary or herb store and they are quite cheap. The way it works that almond oil has lots of vitamin E that really nourishes your scalp which makes it more healthy and so the hair grows healthy plus it keeps the hair shaft moist. While the mint oil which is our star ingredient, which has this cooling effect that encourage the blood flow to the scalp and so make your hair feed better and so GROW ^_^

It makes lots of sense,doesn't it ?? Actually and it gives results too.

Steps:

1) If u have short hair (shoulder length or shorter) ,put a table spoon of almond oil in a mixing bowl and add 4 drops of mint oil .
If have longer hair, then add 2 tbsp of almond oil and 8 drops of mint oil and mix well.

2) Apply this to your 3rd day hair, if you have 2 off days then leave it for 2 days, if don't the least is to leave it over night.

3) Start combing your hair by any comb, to stimulate blood flow to the scalp, then put your fingertips in the bowl, and start applying the oils allover your scalp and massage your scalp in a circular motion, and really paper yourself.

4) After you thoroughly distribute it along your scalp and u gave yourself a really good massage. start applying it to the hair shaft and concentrate on the tips. Your hair shouldn't be dribbling, it just should be fully saturated.

5) Tie your hair in a high bun and cover it with any scarf u have to keep your head warm, and when your done wash your hair as i mentioned in hair care 2 article.

6) Do this once a week or every 2 weeks, along with the good diet and you'll notice how much healthier and longer your hair became ^_^

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My valentine's day

Actually my valentine's this year was a day to remember :D
The whole thing started by my fiancee planing the day for us a surprise. I asked him how fancy are the places we are going, and he said they were quite classy. So i decided to wear a beige and brown "pieds de poulet" dress,with a fur collar that i just bought recently and haven't worn yet.

The valentine's day was on a Thursday, and until Wednesday morning my fiancee had made a reservations at an Italian restaurant for dinner and another place later for drinks and a band. Then his brother called him and said that there was a new restaurant recently opened by 2 famous movie stars in Egypt, that is supposed to be great and he said that he liked the place more. and so my fiancee agreed that he could change the reservations to that other place.

So on Thursday, i started getting dresses about 2 hours before time, i wore an autumn smoky eyes make up with red lipstick and spent half an hour doing a chignon ,and both turned out to be perfect. I wore my dress an at 7,30 ahmed came and picked me up.

By that time the only thing that was disturbing me a bit that i had a sore throat and to make it worse i forgot to bring a coat with me, but i assured myself its gonna be OK, as a restaurant will be warm. Then we reached the place, its name was "THE MOOD" it looked quite fancy on the outside and once we got in,there was my shock !!!!!

The place was nice but by no means suitable for an elegant romantic dinner on valentine's day. It was huge with an outdoor space around a swimming pool and indoor lounges with very low tables that wasn't by any means suitable for having a descent meal on it, the dress code was casual to semi-casual, which made me look absolutely over dressed for the place and people were starring!!

Then what made it even worse that there was no reservation , you have to wait for a table and on the top of that the only descent high dinner tables were in the outdoor space which is absolutely ridiculous as its Feb. and the weather is cold and how on earth would you open a restaurant without having enough high tables outdoors and indoors !!!!!! Plus i was already on the verge of being sick and i couldn't stand the outdoor weather, so Ahmed turned to me and said "If you don't like the place we could just leave" and I agreed.

We left the place having no idea were we would go as any other place that is half descent should have been booked a few days ago, so we decided to go the second planned place and have any snacks they would offer along with the drinks and we would listen to the band and enjoy the night no matter what.

The other place was Bellini restaurant and bar at Intercontinental city stars hotel, and just as we entered i felt such a relief as the place defiantly met my expectations, it was very sophisticated and classy, people we dressed in a classic fashion as me, it was quite ,it was romantic, it was perfect :)

For our luck it had also a restaurant, the menu didn't have many options but the food was nice. We had a lovely dinner with candle lights, then the band came and started singing lovely songs for various singers, the place served lots of beverages both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. We had a few non-alcoholic cocktails, listened to the band, danced and had a lovely night :)
On our way home we exchanged gifts, he got me a pair of above the knee black high heels boots from ALDO and i got him a robe and a smoking pipe,which really impressed hi. Then we went home and had a night to remember <3<3<3

here is a photo of me and my fiancee that night :)

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