Beauty secrets

date Oct 15, 2007
authors Diane Irons
reading time 1 min
  • Book Title: The World’s Best Kept beauty Secrets - What really works in Beauty, Diet and Fashion
  • Author: Diane Irons
  • Year written/published: 2005
  • My Comments: I was seriously surprised by how the author mentioned many home-made remedies… i never knew :P
  • Some extracts:

Cleansing…

  1. Pineapple Juice
  2. Lemon Juice
  3. Tomatoes
  4. Most citrus Fruit

Toning

  1. rose water
  2. Witch hazel
  3. Hydrogen Peroxide
  4. 2 teaspoon green tea, ½ cup water

Exfoliating

  1. sugar + olive oil
  2. oatmeal + water
  3. sea slat

Masks:

  1. 1 cup oatmeal, 3 drops of almond oil, ½ cup milk, 1 egg white
  2. peach + brandy
  3. Tomato mashed up
  4. banana + honey
  5. pure honey

Hair:

  1. 2 eggs + warm water
  2. mix an egg into shampoo
  3. tablespoon of powdered gelatine to shampoo
  4. ¼ lemon + water for shining
  5. ¼ vinegar - water for shining in brunette hair
  6. 1 egg, 1 teaspoon honey + 2 teaspoon olive oil to wet hair – 30 minutes
  7. yogurt as conditioner after shampoo
  8. olive oil + 14 teaspoon butter + 1 min microwave – 20 minutes. Shampoo
  9. 1 tablespoon honey + shampoo
  10. brew an espresso / strong coffee – add to dry hair – 30 min

a classic wardrobe:

  1. black skirt
  2. tank top
  3. well-cut jacket
  4. basic trousers
  5. white cotton shirt
  6. a watch can double as bracelet
  7. black/white t shirt
  8. cardigan sweater
  9. classic sunglass