May 6 2013

3 Ingredient Face Scrub

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Fiori Beauty

So today I am sharing a face scrub that is simple and cheap using natural ingredients (2 out of 3 are already in your kitchen) you need the juice from 1/2 lemon, 1 teaspoon of coconut oil, and 1 teaspoon of Vika’s Essentials Exfoliating facial scrub.

Directions:

Take a clean bowl and juice 1/2 a lemon then add 1 teaspoon of organic, virgin, coconut oil. Make sure the coconut oil is in its liquid form – you can microwave it for 10 seconds to liquefy it. Then add the 1 teaspoon of facial scrub, mix all the ingredients really well until a moist paste is achieved. Now apply this to your face in circular motions, focus on any troublesome areas and after 30 seconds of scrubbing leave on for 1-2 minutes before rinsing with warm water.

Health Benefits: Lemon provides a natural exfoliation to the skin and helps brighten your complexion. Coconut oil is moisturizing and full of lauric acid. Vika’s scrub uses all natural ingredients never harmful chemicals so you can feel confidant what you’re putting on your skin is good for you. I like this scrub because it comes in a powdered form and you mix it with your favorite liquid (acv, water, yogurt, etc.)

May 4 2013

Great Green Smoothie Recipe

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Fiori Beauty

Green Smoothie

This green smoothie tastes great, is great for you packing in lots of nutrients and plenty of veggies and will definitely be a great way to stay cool this summer. Green smoothies are a wonderful way to start your day, they’re loaded with nutrients, cold, and super quick to make (about 5 minutes in all) and you can even take them on the road to work, summer travels, etc.

This recipe is great because it doesn’t have hard to digest items, not many ingredients so the end taste is pleasant, its also easy to digest because there are no seeds, nut or such incorporated. And best of all these are ingredients that are available to people year round and most people have access to them locally.

1 – 1 1/2 cup of filtered water

5-9 ice cubes (I use filtered water to make my ice cubes – I use more because I love this super cold, adjust to your taste buds)

1 organic apple

1 organic pear

1/2 – 1 heart of organic romaine

2 handfuls of organic spinach

2 stalks of organic celery

juice of 1/2 organic lemon

Place all ingredients in a high powered blender and mix until desired consistency is achieved (I add the water, then greens, celery, apple, pear, and blend for about 30 seconds > then I add the juice of half a lemon and the ice and blend for about 30 seconds more on high speed)

Serve immediately nice and cold

to ensure a tasty green smoothie for all newbies avoid combing lots of ingredients, use lots of ice and pick less pronounced greens (such as spinach, cucumber and celery)

May 3 2013

3 All Natural Ways to Make Hair Shine

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Fiori Beauty

Here’s three simple and natural tips to enhance the shine of your hair.

Use an oil before you shower to add hydration and easy knots/tangling (try olive oil) pour a liberal amount into the palm of you hand an work into your hair focusing on the ends and working it into the hair shaft.

Let it sit for 30 minutes (go read a book, send email, prepare dinner, whatever needs to be done) then get in the shower and rinse your hair with some ACV (organic, raw, apple cider vinegar) then follow with a shampoo. When done use a hydrating conditioner allow to sit for 2-3 minutes on your hair. Then thoroughly rinse out the conditioner. After coming out of the shower apply some argan or camellia seed oil to the ends of the hair and work a little into the hair shaft. For all over hydration and shine start about 3 inches from the scalp.

Do this ritual twice a week for 4 weeks and see your hair improve

Apr 23 2013

Heritage Store Rose Water Spray

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Fiori Beauty

This little beauty product is very refreshing and affordable with the scent of roses. Its not full of artificial perfumes, dyes, or chemicals. Even though its not yet summer this works great as a spray to take on the go and refresh yourself with throughout the day. I keep mine in the refrigerator which makes it nice and chilled before applying it to my face and neck. I also used this last night for the first time for my lotion mask (as the toner). Those 3 little minutes were so relaxing

Here’s some quick tips to use this product:

After washing your face, spray your face with this and then follow with moisturizer
Take it with you to the gym and use after working out to refresh
Use it in the spring and summer as a natural body mist instead of unnatural perfumes
Spray it in your hair after the shower, before styling (I also added a few drops of argan oil to the ends of my hair as well)
If you have a cream that needs spreading (maybe you have dry skin and its a thicker cream) go ahead and spray your face first and put some cream into the palm of your hand and spray the cream 3 times, mix well and apply to your face/neck
Try it with the lotion mask like I did last night
Use it with a powdered mask and a couple sprays to the mixture (for example if you needed 1 tbsp of clay and 1 tsp of water then add 2 sprays of this rosewater)

Do you have any other creative tips for using this spray? If so please share in the comments section.