This year winter was very sort lived in
Gauteng in the middle of August I was already walking around in
shorts and a short sleeved shirt. I haven't posted in forever as my
office looks like this:
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| camp/ craft table chic. Yes, that is my build-a-bear My Little Pony |
Here are the ways I'm
getting ready for real spring and a forecast for things I think will
be cool in the warm season:
Quick nail
session:
Though warmer, GP
winters are unforgivingly dry. I like to also wash my hands a bit
extra and don't moisturise after. That leaves my hands dry and
sometimes cracked. With winter we always wear shoes or socks so we
never care for our feet as much as we do when its slop and sandal
weather.
For hands supplies
are a base and a polish, coconut oil for a cuticle oil, Epsom salt
and olive oil for a scrub, a file (mine is glass) and a cuticle
pusher.
Start off by
combining the olive oil and salt and scrubbing your hands with it. The
salt removes the dead skin and the oil moisturizes. Use an orange
stick to push back your cuticles. Mine looked super horrible. Paint
and enjoy. (Enjoy BEFORE IT CHIPS)
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| AAAHHHH Feet! |
For my feet I
soaked them for 20 to 30 minutes. I added green tea with mint. While
the toe nails are soft, cut them and push back the cuticles. Remember
to start painting with a base coat to protect the nails from
discolouration.
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prediction: I think colours on trend for the hot season will be
white as well as matt colours rather than nail art. Toes are always
bright. My fave white polishes are Signiture's Solid Ice and
Essence's Wild white ways. Essence is also launching a matt white
latex effect polish called The White Bunny.
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| I like the glow in the dark top coat. |
Hair colour
refreshing:
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| My attempt to propagate lavender there at the back |
Spring is a time
when most refresh their hair. If it's with colour or a hair cut. The
preserve both best is with an awesome shampoo and conditioner.
Tresemme's Naturals shampoo is lower in Sulphate that preserves your
colour and the conditioner is Silicone free to prevent build up.
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prediction:I
I think hair colour trends will still lean towards the unnatural. Grey/ silver hair, sand art hair and double processed blond is still going strong on social media. I predict hair care will come more to the forefront. It's easy to chemically treat your hair. The trick is looking after it.
Shiny temporary
tattoos
It's a trend I
think will carry on this season. I think some designs are so simple
and chic.
Strobing aka
Highlighting:
Yup its everywhere.
I always have had an obsession with it because at every beauty sale I
always look for the shiny white powders to highlight with. You don't necessarily need a specialised product. Though I did buy Catrice's
Kaviar Gauche's blurring pearls and have been using that recently.
I prefer this to
writing up about spray tan or tanning. Highlighting does less damage.
Planting stuff:
I think planting
food is going to come into the forefront. I will post a tutorial on
two ways I planted things recently. This is my yard at the moment:
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| A lot of nothing |
There is a lot of
space for improvement.
Cross stitch:
Another thing I
think will be huge this season that has been popping up. Here is a
unicorn I got off Instagram that I drew out. I'm still thinking of
how to use it in a project. Some even cross stitch 8-bit pictures
Here's other
awesome cross stitch inspired projects:
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| Cross Stitch Phone Case |
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| Cross Stitch Mug Design |
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| Cross Stitch Murial |
That's my trend
prediction and ways I'm getting spring ready.
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