I turn 22 next month, so I've decided that for the next month I will complete a list with 21 things to do.z
Paint a new painting
Visit Art Galleries
Bondi to Coogee Walk
Study my butt off
Party
Sleep more
Gym and healthy food
New sketches
Book snowboarding trip
Watch old school hollywood movies I have never seen
Bake and try some new recipes from the book I got from Christmas
Try the new Anzac biscuit recipe my friend gave me
Print some photo collages for my room from memories of the last 4 years
Buy new clothes and shoes
Set a date for horseriding in the valley
Dye my hair and get a haircut
Skype M because its been way too long since we've caught up
New music, buy some old movies and tv shows.
Go to a heated pool, with a sauna, steam room and a spa
Get a massage
Get my nails done.
So, the next year is going to be full on. I have full time work at the firm, I am a tutor after work on Wednesday nights after the office and I occasionally do the random modelling job every now and then. On top of all that I'm doing my degree - the last 5 units. To keep on top of this I need a plan: That plan being, exercise, eat healthy, budget, and sleep more and occasionally let loose and party.
I seriously need to sleep more, I know it sounds ridiculous but I am going to have to make a bedtime and sleep at that time.
Gym and my diet have been going really well, I go to the gym everyday and do a series of cardio on the cross training and on the rowing machine, with yoga classes and core fitness classes, I feel stronger healthier and that I have more energy. I will book a snowboarding trip before the end of the season.
I've started to watch old hollywood movies, and I think I might educate myself in watching a whole bunch of them they are great. I just saw Breakfast at Tiffany's. There's something about these movies that make them so magical, and the dialogue is so clever.
For the next year, till next June its all going to be about fitness, work and study I mean Id love to go for a trip overseas but I am going to put that off till next year, I really want to get on top of these things and buy a car and get a new apartment and figure out where I want to live in Sydney. Graduating is a top priority and I am going to have to try to stay as focussed as I can and it won't be easy. Though I am going to wear that grad robe soon I hope!
Hey everyone! Just a quick post. So Victoria Secret X is putting together these great workouts. Take a look and I'll post the rest here also when they come out! Enjoy! xx ~M
Hey everyone, so since summer time is coming here in sunny California and all us "California Gurls" are getting ready for trips to the beach! I'm planning on doing a whole series of posts based around this theme (series in this sense means at least 3 posts that I've already planned). So the first is waxing!!
I've always been scared to wax, whether getting it done in a salon or doing it myself. For several months now I've been considering buying myself a wax kit so I could do it at home and for a cheaper price. So when Sally's deal on their Suddenly Smooth waxing items I thought why not. Unfortunately, I don't believe it is still going on but keep an eye out if you are interested because I know they've had great deals on their GiGi waxing stuff in the last also, which according to reviews is also very good.
UPDATE: So I just checked sallybeauty.com and they are having a sale on their GiGi waxing items! Check it out HERE. You get the warmer, informational CD, one 14oz pot of natural wax, 100 large natural muslin strip all for $29.99. Just note, this isn't the brand I got so don't expect the same results to apply.
So I did my legs about a week ago using the Argan Oil infused wax and it worked great! This wax is good for your legs because you can deal with larger areas more easily without worrying about it drying too fast and it can get rid of thicker tougher hairs. Aloe Vera wax is perfect for facial waxing, it soothes and works well with the finer hairs. The Deluxe Cream Wax is good for bikini waxing and underarms because it deals best with the thicker curly hairs.
I had a really good experience especially for it being the first time waxing it actually wasn't as painful as I thought it would be. I'll just go through the basic steps I took to wax my legs...
The reason I decided to wax my legs is that's get ingrown hairs and razor bumps super easily and I was so sick of it. So far, this method seems so much better!
1. Warm up your pot of wax on about temperature setting "5" until the wax has melted through to the center. I used one of the applicator sticks to stir it around every 15 minutes or so. It takes a while so plan ahead when you'll get time enough to do it. When it was melted through I turned the temperature setting it to around "3" or "4."
2. Apply the numbing/ antiseptic to your leg. I did one leg at a time. And add a light sprinkling of baby powder after. This will get the wax to stick better to your hair and not your skin making it a less painful experience.
3. Using the applicator at an angle against your leg, run a thin layer of wax along your leg in a smooth stroke in the DIRECTION OF HAIR GROWTH. That is super important! Do each section at a time, making the waxed area no bigger than your fabric strip.
4. Take one waxing strip and lay in onto the wax on your leg also in the DIRECTION OF HAIR GROWTH. Rubbing firmly to press the fabric down in ONLY the direction of hair growth. Don't rub back and forth.
5. Holding skin tight at the bottom of the strip, pull back on the strip in the direction AWAY FROM HAIR GROWTH.
6. Once you have completed the whole leg, use the wax removing oil to help get of the excess wax and the stickiness. Once you've done that, use the soothing aloe vera or something similar to stop the redness and soothe your skin. If you are going to use a moisturizing lotion pick one with no alcohol, paraben or fragrance. You want something really gentle.
And ta-da! Your skin should be silky smooth!
Mine has been waxed for over a week now and no hair growth yet! I'll update in my next summer series post if you're interested. It should last you at least around a month of nice smooth hair free legs. And here's even better news! If you wax consistently and don't shave at all anymore, it will get less painful the more you do it, the hairs will become thinner the more you do it AND will stay away longer.
Hope this helped! I know it's a tricky decision for a lot of you gals out there, it was for me.. But now I'm so glad I tried it!
