DIY Hair Masks!!

Hey lovelies!! I do so many fashion posts, not many hair posts. So today I am talking about two hair DIY masks that you could make right in your kitchen with ingredients mostly everyone has, or can get very easily!! The first one is dealing with dull, lifeless hair! You will be able to revive your lustrous strands making them have a little more body and shine! The second mask will be a damage repair mask! I know that some deep conditioning masks can be pricey and not everyone can afford them, so I have the best mask that isn't to pricey and works just as well. 

Mask 1: Revive Dull Strands:

    You will need 1 over ripe banana and a wide tooth comb. Mash the banana into a paste consistency. Apply it to hair, wet or dry. Let it sit in your hair for 30 minutes. After, use a wide tooth comb to get the banana out of your hair and shampoo and condition thoroughly. You will have glossy and shiny hair in no time!!

Mask 2: Damage Repair:

    You will need 2 eggs, 2 tbsp. (tablespoons) of olive oil, 1/2 ripe avocado, and 2 oz. (ounces) of water. Combine all the ingredients into a bowl, then apply it to dry hair with your fingers. Let it sit in your hair for 10 minutes. Rinse and shampoo thoroughly. This mask is great because it adds vitamins and fatty acids into the cuticles of the hair, fixing the damage!

So, those are the two masks, revive dull strands and repair damage!! I hope you try these two masks out and like them!! Have a great day and come back for some more fun!! P.S. -- leave in the comments what other posts you would like to see me do - fashion, beauty, and lifestyle!! 

Thanks,

- AM

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DIY Sea Salt Spray!!

Hey Lovelies!! So today I will tell you how to make a sea salt spray for your hair!! It can give your hair beachy waves that look good on everyone!! Since it is the summer, I know a lot of people don’t like using heat on their hair but still want those nice waves! You can use this spray on dry or wet hair; you can use it on hair that just came out of the ocean too!! Just spray it evenly on your hair and you can scrunch your hair a little to get more of a curl!! So let’s begin!!

What you will need:

· Hair Gel

· Spray Bottle

· Coconut Oil

· Sea Salt

· 1 Cup of warm water

· Teaspoon

Steps:

1.      Put the warm water into your spray bottle.

2.      Add a teaspoon of sea salt to your spray bottle. 

3.      Add half a teaspoon of coconut oil to your spray bottle, the reason for this is because it will prevent your hair from drying out because sea salt will dry your hair out.

4.      Add half a teaspoon of hair gel to your spray bottle to help keep the curl.

5.      Shake all the ingredients are mixed together!!

I hope you liked this DIY!! Come back for more fun!! Have a great day!!

- AM
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What to Do Throughout the Week Before a Prom/ Special Occasion

I know some girls are getting ready for prom or a special occasion and sorting everything out, but there are still some that are stuck and have no idea what to really do. So today I will talk about exactly what you should do the week leading up to prom or any formal night where you want to look your best! So let’s begin:

5 days to 1 week before:

Stop the acne. If your breakouts are red, then use eye drops on them to sooth the redness, it also helps with anti-inflammatory agents! Aldo, you can use any acne spot treatment now to kill the bacteria that is causing the acne.

5 days to 1 day before:

            Whiten your teeth! Take your time at whitening, your teeth are delicate and they need extra care, so don’t rush it!

            Nourish you hair. You should be using moraccan oil, deep repair/ moisturizing hair masks, or leave in conditions to make sure your hair will be in tip top shape, strength, and shine!

3 to 4 days before:

            Brighten and Improve your complexion. You can use any mask that either deep cleans or detoxifies your skin, even a peel off mask will work. For a DIY Brightening exfoliating scrub, take brown sugar and olive oil, mix it up and scrub it onto your face and lips in a circular motion. This removes dead skin cells and the olive oil will add softness and moisture.

            Bleach your mustache (or peach fuzz).

2 to 3 days before:

            Pluck or wax your eyebrows. You want to give your skin time to heel after plucking/ waxing so doing it 2 to 3 days before will ensure that you are still not red or irritated around the brows.

1 day before:

            Shave or wax your legs. This is the perfect time because your legs will still be smooth by the time of the event but it will also be healed.

            Fake tan/ spray tanning time. Exfoliate and shave/ wax first then apply it or get it done. If you get it done the day before, it will have enough time to develop and soak into the skin, making it last longer and making sure there are no more streaks.

Have a great day, and if you are going to prom or a special occasion, have a great time! I hope this helped you and come back for more fun!!

-          AM

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DIY Heart Back Cut Out Shirt!!

 

Hey Lovelies! So sorry I have been so M.I.A. lately, but Iswear I will have a post each week, starting now! So back to the real reasonwhy I’m making this post, have you ever seen those shirts with the open heartshaped back… well today you are going to finally know how to make one on a budget!I got my pink short-sleeve shirt from AC Moore, it was only $3.99!! The onlyother things you will need are scissors/ rotary cutter, a heart stencil thatyou can get from the internet, and a sharpie/ pen! So let’s begin…

Find a heart and make it the size of the computer paper.

 

Put something in between the front and back of shirt, likecardboard, so that you don’t cut the front of the shirt. Cut the heart out and place on back of shirt.

 

Outline the heart shape with a sharpie or pen so that theback has the design.

 

Hold the shirt in place and cut out the heart design.

 

You are done!! Now, to make it different you can cut off thesleeves, crop it, or do what ever you want, make it different and fit yourstyle!!

 

Can you believe it is so easy!! Just a few steps lead you tothe perfect spring shirt!! I would wear this shirt to the beach as a cover up,with some jean shorts and a bustier/ bandeau top, or with a maxi skirt!! I hopeyou loved this post, and come back for more fun!! Have a great day!!

-         AM

DIY Matte Nail Polish!!

Hey Lovelies!! I love nail polish, I always get so happy when I get to paint my nails a different color, and it is always so refreshing!! Sometimes I like really glossy and shiny nails where I can see my reflection, but other times I really want matte nails. I have seen so many pictures of matte black nails but I never knew where to get the polish. So I did some research and found out a way to make your own, at home matte nail polish!! So let’s begin…

What you will need:

-          Nail Polish of choose, I am using a black nail polish.

-          Cornstarch or you can use Backing Soda.

-          Lid or mixing palette, you can use the top of a jar also.

-          Base coat (optional)

-          Tooth pick to mix ingredients

Steps:

1.      Take the mixing palette and pour a few drops of nail polish onto the palette.

2.      Put the same amount of cornstarch or baking soda onto the palette. (the more cornstarch or baking powder, the more matte the nail polish will be).

3.      Mix with the toothpick evenly, you do not want clumps.

4.      Apply to nail with the nail polish brush head. WARNING: you need to apply quickly because it will clump a lot and be harder to apply, it will even out when drying though. Also, it will be glossy at first but when they dry they will dry matte.

You should not put a top coat on your nails because that will ruin the purpose of mattifying your nails, but to add a little pizzazz you can add a clear top coat to the tips of your nails to make it seem like a french manicure with a twist.  

I hope you liked this post, sorry for not posting for a while, so much going on! If you try this out, send me a pic on twitter (Click Here)!! Have a great day!!

- AM

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