Thursday, 18 December 2014

The Potent Benefits of Vegetables for Eyelash Growth

Eyelash enhancement or conditioning has spawned so many products on the market at present. But have you ever revisited your diet or lifestyle choices to check if they are assisting in your lash growth mission? Know, for one, that eyelash growth can naturally happen over time when you consume foods that are rich in nutrients for hair growth and health. Vitamins B, C, and E all increase blood circulation and stimulate hair follicles. Additionally, iron benefits the lash growth process.

Now, step back and see if you are eating enough of these healthful vegetables, which can give you optimal levels of the nutrients mentioned above.

• Spinach - This vegetable is a nutrient powerhouse and lash-friendly in so many ways. It is classified as a dark leafy green, and it provides an abundance of iron, which is critical for hair health. A cup of boiled spinach, for instance, provides 35 percent of your daily recommended amounts of the mineral. Spinach also offers vitamin B12 and B6 for hair health, where one cup gives you 26 and 22 percent of your daily requirements of the said vitamin. Its other offerings include vitamins C and E, antioxidants that assist in iron absorption.

• Carrots - This common cooking superstar contains large amounts of vitamin A and moderate levels of vitamin C. When you eat a half-cup serving of raw carrots, you get more than 200 percent of your daily recommended intake of this the vitamin. As a guide: the brighter the color of the carrot, the higher the nutrient content. Choose from orange, red, or yellow carrots, and juice or cook them if you don't like them eaten raw.

• Winter squash - Varieties of winter squash can encourage eyelash growth, as this vegetable contains amounts of vitamins A, B, C, and E. There is a rich assortment of hair-healthy nutrient sources of winter squash, including varieties like pumpkin, butternut, sweet potatoes, spaghetti, banana, buttercup, Hubbard, delicate, carnival, zucchini, autumn cups, and yams. Incorporate them in your soups, stews, casseroles, or imply consume them as side dishes or in their entirety, such as the flesh, seeds, and root. When cooking, you can bake, boil, grate, or grill squash. Try to replace pumpkin with winter squash in your everyday cooking.

• Dark green vegetables - Both hair-health agents vitamins C and E are found aplenty in dark greens. Your options are almost limitless, which include romaine, red leaf, butter lettuce, dandelion greens, mustard greens, kale, collards, turnip greens, and bok choy. There's also broccoli, watercress, and endive. Make sure to source them from clean, preferably organic sources.

Of course, it takes time to nourish, condition, strengthen, and lengthen your lashes. This is why it's best to combine your dietary efforts with supplementation, where there are eyelash growth products that can combine these nutrients for maximum enhancement with regular use. You can see the effects from a number of weeks of months, with the results varying by individual. Make sure to get the highest quality and purchase only from a reputable brand or manufacturer.



Friday, 24 October 2014

Not Worth the Hype: 8 Products I Regret Buying

1. Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray
Don't let the YouTube beauty community fool you this is basically a $35 bottle of salty water. Literally salty water. Though I will admit that it does have a really good smell; I wouldn't pay $35 for hair perfume either. From my experience this product weighed my hair down like crazy. It didn't give me messy beachy waves as promised; it actually just made my hair look dirty.

Here is the recipe for a better and CHEAPER sea salt spray created by the blogger Wellness Mama


2. Maybeline Baby Lips  
Really what do these even do? They aren't terribly moisturizing and the colour payoff is either a colour I wouldn't want on my lips like yellow or green or it's pigmentation is extremely poor. All around I just don't see the point...they don't even taste good.




3. The Beauty Blender 
If you haven't heard of this one yet, you must be living under a rock, because for over a year it's been all the hype on YouTube and the beauty blogger community. I just don't really see the point of diluting your foundation with a wet sponge. It's also extremely overpriced in my opinion.
4. Maybelline In The Nudes Eyeshadow Palette 
This is a fairly priced palette if you want a range of natural eyeshadows, however the colours are extremely difficult to blend and the pigmentation is sub par at best. If you really want a nude eyeshadow palette I strongly recommend investing in either the collections by Urban Decay, Smashbox or Nars. 




5. Stila Prime Pot 
I don't know if I got a bad batch of this one because I've heard it's wonderful, but I'm not so convinced. The first time I opened it it was a little dry and was difficult to apply and work with. My eye shadow ended up creasing more than had I just applied it straight on the my eye lids. I'm so over this one and sticking to more liquid formulas like my Urban Decay Primer Potion and Too Faced shadow Insurance.
6. Essie Nail Polish 
Let me get one thing straight the colours are absolutely adorable but.. for the price the quality and quantity are not the best. The bottle isn't big enough for me to pay $14/bottle and it dries out super quickly. Also, the nail polish on the tips of my nails chips in less than a full day of having it on, and that is with and without bottom/top coat. I'm still drawn to the adorable pastels in the collection, but I definitely stick to the cheaper and, in my opinion, nicer Revlon nail polishes for darker colours. 
7. The Rocket Volum' Express 
Okay,  so I have a love hate relation ship with this one. On one hand it is a really good mascara for bottom lashes because of it's short bristles and on the other hand the formula is really sub par and does not in any way give the amazing volume it preaches about. However, its also decent in the fact that it doesn't really cause clumping.. so I guess I don't fully regret buying this one. 

8. Herbal Essences Mousse
I have tried to use this product for years; I've tried it on wet hair, dry hair with or without hot styling tools. I've even used it to try and get overnight sock curls. Nothing worked and it just made my hair crispy and difficult to work with. I also really didn't like the smell of any of them. That's not to say that Herbal Essences does make some of my favourite shampoos so they're not all bad! 
Well that rounds out my list of 8 products I regret buying. If any of these products worked for you feel free to leave me a comment letting me know what you did differently. Also, let me know some of the products you regret buying!