Exfoliating is an important factor for healthy looking and feeling skin, for all skin types. Although soap cleanses the skin, a sugar scrub can remove dead skin cells and excess oil. It can help unclog pores and keep your skin nice and even. The natural ingredients in homemade sugar scrubs won’t be harsh on your skin and the oil will also help to rehydrate and moisturize. A basic sugar scrub recipe allows you to experiment and personalize your own mixture!

Start with:

1 cup of sugar

1/2 cup olive oil

Add whatever essential oil you prefer (I used almond). Lemon juice is also a natural exfoliator and can add an extra burst of energy! I like to put a bit of food colouring in my scrubs to make it pretty! Salt can also be substituted for sugar for a harsher scrub.

Looking to remember summer 2012 forever? Try these fun ideas!!

1. have a neighbourhood baseball game!

2. visit a fruit farm, when you get home make a delicious pie!

3. with a friend, learn the lyrics to an entire song and choreograph dance moves. This may be a good one to catch on film:)

4. be a little crazy and go cliff jumping

5. host an elegant tea party with decadent treats and delicious teas…only dresses allowed!

6. go to a music festival! It’s festival season so look online for tickets to find your closest music concert. You’ll be surprised at all the amazing music there is to discover!

7. visit a hobby farm! Get on your cow girl clothes and cuddle up next to some cute sheep!

8. plan a hike, walk, or bike and picnic with friends. pack sandwiches and yummy, healthy snacks and drinks.

9. float down the river! If you have a blow up dingy bring some cheese and crackers and stop by the side of the river for a little snack break!

10. more ideas!  chop your hair off, book a crazy trip, change your room around completely, paint your nails a crazy colour, make a surprise visit to a far off friend, write a celebrity, buy a pet!

Now with the warm weather making it’s long awaited appearance I have been on the hunt for the perfect summer dress! I am hoping for something easy, flowy and figure flattering. When I discovered the dresses above from asos had met all of my hopeful requirements and with so many cute styles to choose from I can’t decide which one to buy! Which dress would you get most wear out of this summer?

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Fedoras have got to be one of my favorite summer accessories.There are so many cute ones right now, some that have bows, stripes, ropes and floral patterns! Above are a few of my favorite ways to wear a fedora.

Happy hat hunting!

Heres my first playlist on 8tracks. Give it a listen here! I have had these songs on replay for the last couple weeks and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!

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This salad is healthy and delicious, perfect for a summer BBQ or even a little snack! I had some quinoa in the fridge and decided to get a little creative! This is what I used:

about  3 cups of cooked quinoa

1 can of black beans

1 can of corn

1 chopped red pepper

a good handful of chopped fresh cilantro

2 table spoons olive oil

about ½ cup balsamic vinegar

cracked salt and pepper to taste

Enjoy!! xx

A lazy day inspired some online shopping and I was pleasantly surprised when I visited the Zara website and came across their spring shoe collection. They have every color imaginable, it is hard not to want every single pair but I was able to narrow it down to a few that I saved on my desktop for a rainy day. I matched the shoes with some dresses from asos, it is just too bad I have no where to wear these outfit combos to!

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There is a reason why coral is the color of the year! Just in time for summer, coral looks best with a tan, mix  illuminator with your foundation to create a healthy glow! about (50/50) rato.

Dress by free people, shoes by shoemint, mac lipstick in Costa Chic, Nars illuminator