Threading Love

'Live each day as if your life had just begun'. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Happy Saturday everyone

So I just got back from my first threading experience and wow am I sold!!!!!! Why didn't anyone tell me about threading?!!!!!! I mean, here I was tweezing my own eyebrows for years (actually - my sister used to do it for me but got sick of me squirming each time so, I was forced to learn to do it myself).

Perfect eyebrows.....

Hair is pulled into a messy bun and a ouch-less black band over. Very Boho chic.

Don't mind that big ole pimple on my face - its getting to 35 degrees over here and my skin is still getting used to everything.
Excuse the small bumps under my eyebrows, I literally just had this procedure done like 5 minutes ago from the market and my face is still raw. I just applied some shea butter to the area and its clearing up.

I won't lie, I was scared. I am a scaredy cat for new stuff which may or may not involve pain. But the lady who did my brows assured me that it was painless and fast. And it was. And cheap to boot. I only paid 20 INR (I wont even bother to convert that).

What the lady first did was to apply powder to the area she would be working on and then she tied the string around it self and held the end in her mouth - kind of like what you see in old movies when people are tooo scared to go to dentists? and tie a string around the tooth and the door handle? Exactly like that. Kinda. You get me.....?

It was a bit weird for me seeing the thread so I had my eyes closed throughout. The sensation was a bit tingly, I mean you definitely can 'feel' someone pulling out your hair, but its not painful. I think this will be my new thing, now I just need to learn how to do this by myself - Hello YouTube!!!!!!!!

Overall I am happy and I think this is a wonderful way to celebrate my first month in India!!!!!

Month Recap - coming soon.

Blessings, Love and Threading

First Ever Bantu Knot Out!!!!!!!

'We all have good hair- as long as its healthy'. - Anon

Happy Friday everyone!!!!!

So yesterday I decided to put my hair into Bantu Knots, now I have tried this before and lets just say it was a major Fail!!!!! But ever the optimist, I gave it no more shot and this morning pleasantly surprised upon unraveling my knots. Granted I looked like a little curly Su doll, least its my own curls right?!!!!!

My mop top lol

Check these waves........

I made a curly......

I have my hair tied to the side with an ouchless band

Only three products used!!!!!

Products used:

Shampoo: Schwarzkopf Gliss - hair repair , total repair shampoo (first time using it). 'Cell repair system with 19 active ingredients. It reduces hair breakage by up to 90%, provides resistance and healthy shine as well as appropriate for daily use'.

Conditioner: (which I used as a leave in) Herbal essences ---- Totally twisted curls and waves conditioner with a fusion of wild cherry twist and jewel orchid.'Lushly defined waves begin with a high intensity moisturizing conditioner. It helps to remove the frizz factor and replenish vital moisturizers to keep your curls bouncy and beautiful'.

Oil: Dabur Anmol - pure coconut oil. I dabbed some on my fingers and first applied in the open areas around my knots and then added more to my finger tips as I unraveled my hair. Afterwards I just applied as needed to my hairline, behind my ears and nape of my back.

Three products and my hair is soft, shiny, bouncy and seriously smelling GOOODDDD!!!!!!

I will definitely do this style again, only this time with smaller knots. I want to see how that works out. I may have found a replacement for my mini twists!!!!!!

Have a great weekend y'all!!!!!

Joy, Love and Waves

Random thought....

Today,

I hate

Time Differences and Long Distances.

I took for granted being able to just pick up the phone and call you.

Or just come over and visit you.

I miss you.

Handmade soaps

'Soap and Education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run'.- Mark Twain

Hi all

One of the great things about India for a naturalista like myself is all the wonderful handmade products. When I first got here, I was in need of soap (I had brought my own Aloe Vera body soap - but wanted to try something else) so at a local market I came across a hand made soap from a company called Khadi. The first one I bought was Coconut Milk and Honey. Let me just say it left my skin feeling smooth, silky and so fresh. Like this.

So fresh, so clean. No make up - Really!!!!!!!! Instagram makes me look so good!!!!!

So recently I went back and bought another Coconut Milk & Honey bar as well as Sandalwood and Neem & Aloe Vera.

Coconut Milk & Honey

Ingredients: Coconut (essential oil) Jojoba oil, Honey, Milk Cascein (cascein is the main protein found in milk and contains 21 amino acids), Glycerine, Castor oil, Rose water and Soap base (vegetable oils).

Neem & Aloe Vera

Ingredients: Aloe Vera (essential oil), Neem Extract, Glycerine, Castor oil, Rose water, Soap base (vegetable oils)

Sandalwood

Ingredients. Sandalwood (essential oil), Glycerine, Castor oil, Rose water, Soap base (vegetable oils).

Here's the thing I like about these soaps, I know exactly whats in them. And that I like. Since I started making and mixing my own body butters, hair oils and creams, I have become a little bit 'obsessed' with what products I put onto my skin. I seriously look at ingredients now .....um....... lets just forget that little Herbal Essences conditioners haul that I just bought the other day m'kay?!!!! lol.

But y'all get my drift. I like knowing what I am putting inside my body and over my skin. I also like being able to identify and know what the benefits are in whatever product I am using. It makes me feel like I am really doing something good for my body. But that's just my thoughts. Thats how I feel. Now all I need to do is LEARN how to make my own soap and conditioners and I am done!!!!!!!

Note: I am not affiliated with Khadi, I am only sharing my experiences with their soaps on my blog. Sharing is caring. I bought these soaps with my own money. Please note, everything on my blog is about my thoughts, my findings and my own research. Not everything is for everyone. I do for me and share on here what my experiences have been. What works for me, may not work for you and vice versa.

Blessings, Love and Freshness

Herbal Essences'd out!!!!!

'You'll be free, or die'. -Harriet Tubman

Hi All

Sorry for the break in Blogging, but classes have been hectic and I found myself under the weather. Nothing toooo hectic but such is life. Am back, so that's what is important. Now I know I spoke about my no heat challenge and well, I decided apart from using Ayurvedic oils and herbs for my hair (new post) I will also be doing a lot of wash n go's and co-washing with Conditioners. So off I went to buy some Conditioners!!!!! Here is what I got.

Yep yep yep

Frizz Fighter - This one I actually brought from Stockholm.

These next ones I bought here.

Hello Hydration - with a fusion of orchid and coconut milk (moisturizing conditioner for dry or damaged hair)

Drama Clean - fusion of citrus blossm & green tea (refreshing conditioner)

Break's over - fusion of lavender & silk protein cream ( anti-breakage strengthening conditioner)

Body envy- fusion of passion flower sunrise & pearl ( volumizing conditioner)

Totally twisted - fusion of wild cherry twist & jewel orchid (curls & waves conditioner)

I will also be using them in my spritzers as well as for deep conditioners - adding some oils, maybe honey, puree babyfood banana and coconut milk or cream.

Well do reviews as I go along.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, I just found out how much it would cost me to send a parcel back home to Stockholm (am grinning from ear to ear)!!!!! So Y'all know, these conditioners are gonna be boxed up right?!!!!! Well, not these EXACT ones. But you get my drift.

Note:

I am not affiliated with Herbal essences and I bought these products with my own Cash.

Blessings, Joy and Condition

My studies in India

'Study the past if you would divine the future'. - Confucius

Hi All

So today I am just going to do a quick blog post about what I am studying here in India.

At the moment I am taking an intensive course on Ayurveda - which is basically a system of Indian medicine. My classes include Theory - Basics of Ayurveda and Practicals - with emphases on Herb studies; Ayurvedic body massages; oil treatments for hair, skin and ailments; face massages; feet massages; Ayurveda Beauty treatments, Herbal steam bath; Yoga and traditional Indian Head massage and a few other treatments.

As the months progress, I will take courses in Reflexology, Basic Manual Lymph Drainage, Thai massage, and Swedish massage.

For now, my Ayurveda course is keeping me busy, we meet 6 days a week at a health center and we get models to practice on. We learn how to mix herbs and oils. I was really lucky to be given a face massage last week, which had me glowing through the weekend. So now, I am gonna spoil myself every Saturday with a Head and face massage.

So that's it. After all my courses, I will receive Indian Government approved Certificates and Spa Therapies Certificates. I may also do a course in hair, makeup application and nail care, but it will depend on the time.

My future goal and the reason why I am taking these courses and coming to India and a few other places (that will be revealed later) is too one day open my own Spa and Wellness Center in Namibia.

Yep yep, its not all just shopping, eating, and traveling for me. These next few months will be packed with studies, oils, herbs and male models. Ohhhh ja, got to work on a young male model this morning. I cant think of another way to start the week lol hahahhahahahha

Blessings, Joy and Ayurveda

New Delhi Pictures part 1

'The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes sightseeing'. - Daniel J Boorstin

Hi all

So here are some photo's I took whilst on a Delhi tour recently. The tour itself was great, pur guide was fantastic, knowledable and very funny. He explained everything to me and answered any questions that I had. The tour was from 9 till 6 in the afternoon with lunch inbetween.

Me at the Qutub Minar

India Gate

Mahatma Gandhi memorial

Bahai Temple/ Lotus Temple

Now the lunch was FABULOUS!!!!! We went to a local canteen and the food prepared there was South Indian cuisine - this food is rice based. I was given a metal tray with yellow rice, yogurt, small chapattis and papadums and then someone came to fill up with normal white rice, banana with veggies, pepper veggies, dal, a kind of shredded pineapple sweets and some hot spicy sauce (I cant remember the name). I loved it. I used my fingers to eat and it was great. I like spicy for me, but you only live once and I am here to try everything out. Apart from having eaten Chapatis and samosas, this was my real first time eating Indian food. I shied away due to the spicyness. But no more. Me loves. Well, I have yet to actually try hot hot HOT spicy food. But for now, mild is good. Also my meal was full vegetarian. Which was a nice change for me. I am slowly getting back into vegetarianism.

That's it for now. Still tired from all the walking - ohhhh I visited a few temples that I will explain about at a later time and I had to take my shoes off and walk round barefoot. My poor little feet!!!!! They finally got a full workout. Very happy, but very tired feet.

My classes have started and I will do a blog post about what I am study here in India.

Joy, Peace and Food