Ode to Cleansing

I love looking at pictures of my old self and thinking "ugh I'll never look like that again or wear that again." Have you ever done that? Or better yet, looking at pictures of your totally hot girlfriends wishing "if only"? Lucky for me one of my totally hot girlfriends just so happens to be a personal trainer and an imparter of nutritional guidance and wisdom. I met up with her over lunch recently to catch up and she told me all about this miraculous 30 day cleanse she was doing meant to help you lose weight, boost your energy levels, rid your body of pesky toxins and kick bad eating habits more generally. After lugging around baby weight for over a year and returning from a week of all you can eat and drink in the Dominican, this sounded like a dream come true.

So here I am in day 13 of my Isagenix 30 day cleansing and fat burning system. And surprisingly...I feel great.I have lost 7 lbs and almost 10 inches. I do not look or feel as bloated as I was and that in and of itself is a great improvement for me in such a short period of time. I am sleeping better, feeling more energized, less stressed and I have noticed an incredible improvement in my skin. In just 12 days. I am looking forward to seeing what the next two weeks bring :)

Younique 3D Mascara - Review

There seems to be a renewed hype over Yonique Moodstruck 3D Fiberlash Mascara. I've had it for a while now.

 

The before and after pictures everyone sees are phenomenal. It's what persuaded me to purchase it. Relatively inexpensive for what it claims to do. It comes with two products, a Transplanting Gel and Natural Fibers. You are instructed to put on a single coat of your regular mascara and allow it to dry. Once dried you are to put on a coat of the gel, followed by a coat of the fibers which is what really gives you the appearance of long lashes, followed by another coat of the gel. Once you get the hang of it, it really becomes a quick and easy process. You do have to be very light handed and careful in your application, because a heavy application of the fibers can give you the dreaded "spider lashes" appearance.

At first I was impressed. I really did like the look of longer lashes that it gave me. However, I found that three different products on my lashes, with two coats of the Transplanting Gel, really weighed them down as time passed. My lashes went from curving upwards to sort of sticking out front, defeating the purpose of the mascara all together.

I wouldn't not recommend this product, but I don't think it fully met my expectations either. For me, My eyelash curler and regular mascara do the trick for every day wear, and for those times where I'm feeling a little more glamorous I prefer false lashes. But give it a go - and I hope if you do you have better luck with the results than I did.



XoXo
Saira  


p.s. my current favourite mascaras