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Lubricate your feet

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May 18, 2015

It will not be until the feet that have been trapped all winter will burn into lighter shoes and sandals and appear more public, it is already the middle of May and the summer is not far away! :)

And when that day comes, the first flip-flop week, many will panic a little and think "what do my feet really look like ?!". Dry cuticles and chapped heels are probably more common than unusual.

Throws in a suitable picture from a makeup job I did for Skanshage Sweden before :) There were face pictures on the models too if you are wondering haha.

I have started summer-caring for my feet already now, and I just want to remind you of that too, because it takes a little time to get on them :) And it does not have to take that long either if you start on time, the best is of course a foot bath and the whole choir, but to do this short routine a little more often instead does not take many minutes extra:

Shower / bathe as usual, and when your feet are warmed up properly, you can focus on them.

2. Use a foot file and scrub lightly on the heels, and possibly. in other areas of the feet if necessary.

3. Put up the cuticles and remove excess skin from them, it usually goes easily after the shower when they are soft. There are special tools for putting up the cuticles with, if you have one, it's great! I know, however, that many of you will not be able to buy one now just for that matter, so you can take an ice cream stick or a spoon or similar, and wrap it in a little cotton so that it does not get too sharp against the cuticles. Works too!

4. Lubricate your feet with oil! Oil is magic for the feet and I prefer it a thousand times over oily foot creams and the like. After the shower when the feet are soft, it absorbs the oil super well. Heels and such areas under the feet should be lubricated just when you go to sleep so that you do not go and oil the entire floor. But I try to lubricate the cuticles both morning and evening.

I am addicted to Infinatura Cura Oil (works for everything, body, nails and hair!) It is organic and consists of 8 different natural oils.

Huuur good anyway, I also use it for wounds, burned myself with the straightener on my neck this week and it healed super fast thanks to the oil :)

In other words, scrub your feet a little extra in the shower and on with a mega oil afterwards you will have much softer and finer feet before the wonderful summer heat comes :)

Hug ♥

Favorite make-up?

Helena Amiley

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May 17, 2015

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Here is a collage with some of my latest make-up!

Which is your favorite? :) ♥

Olaplex treatment - miracle treatment that repairs the hair!

Helena Amiley

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May 17, 2015

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Have you heard of Olaplex treatment? I was a little skeptical about it at first, because what sounds too good to be true is usually so, but hey I got it!

A perfect afterwork is for a beauty nerd like me not a glass of wine in the sun, but last week Annika and I (at Creative Makeup) ended the working day with a hair treatment at the hair salon Aesthetics in Uppsala. It was wonderful! :)

Olaplex treatment is a hair treatment that can be used either on an already damaged hair, or for preventive purposes in e.g. a bleaching when you pour in Olaplex in the bleaching itself. It is often said that it is not possible to repair damaged hair, but that is exactly what this treatment does, Olaplex repairs the bonds in the hair shaft with the help of a certain molecule (I think the details around the recipe are secret) and the hair quality is immediately much better !

In other words, one can bleach a hair several shades lighter with the help of Olaplex, without the quality getting worse. And if you already have bleached or heat-damaged hair, you can use Olaplex as a repair treatment that repairs the damage to the hair shaft.

The treatment consists of two steps at the hairdresser, and then you get a small bottle to take home in the shower once a week for an even better result.

This is how an Olaplex treatment works:

1. Olaplex No. 1 Bond Multiplier applied in the hair color if you are going to dye / bleach the hair, or directly in the hair if you do it as a hair treatment. It is as liquid as water. This should work for at least 10 minutes (I think we sat in the salon for a quarter of an hour), but if you bleach or dye, it works for as long as needed.

2. Olaplex No. 2 Bond Perfector contains the same active ingredients as the first treatment, but is cream-based. It is applied immediately after rinsing from the first treatment and should work for at least 10 minutes, but it is only good if it is allowed to sit a little longer, especially on long hair.

3. The hair is rinsed and finished with shampoo and conditioner.

4. Olaplex No. 3 Hair Perfector is a bottle you bring home that is used once a week (in towel-dried hair, before shampoo and conditioner). It prolongs the life of the hair color and makes the hair even stronger and healthier. Contains the same active substance as in the treatment at the salon.

My result:

I have never had such soft and smooth hair in my whole life, my hair feels airy and smooth like silk! It has a lot more shine and life, and feels good in every way! In just a week I will go to Monica Werner at Frisörerna and make a small transformation and this is a perfect preparation for it :)

I do not have a problem hair directly but I can really imagine that you who have problems with frizz and really damaged hair will see big difference too.

After a few days, the extremely soft feeling disappears, but it probably depends on all my products I have in. The first time I showered, I did not have in the finishing and then the hair felt crazy soft again anyway! And it is not a treatment that must be maintained in that way, but the bonds that are repaired are permanent. Then the hair gets worn over time again, and then it can be good to repeat the treatment.

But yesterday I had in the finishing and let it work for probably a whole hour (lay in the bathtub) and the hair is sooo smooth and soft today! Almost too soft and airy to lie nicely haha. Love it! And it is not soft because there are silicones left on the straws or the like, because the treatment is free of silicones and such ingredients.

Here is a picture borrowed from Aesthetics facebook page, a bleaching done with Olaplex. Nice! The hairdresser Hadba who did the treatment on me and Annika has black hair and was bleaching curls on herself at the same time (to put Olaplex to the test) she bleached her hair very light and yet the quality was just as good! Fantastic! :)

So a hairdresser who works with Olaplex is definitely recommended for you who want to be bright for the summer! I do not remember exactly so I can say completely wrong now (and it probably depends on which salon you go to as well) but I have in mind that a dyeing with Olaplex costs 700 kroner extra or something like that.

On Olaplex website then you can search for which salons near you that do this. But I did it as I said at Hadba at Estetica (the beautiful Salagatan in Uppsala).

Have any of you tested Olaplex? What did you think? :)

Also read: Is Olaplex good or bad for your hair?

Durable nail polish

Nails

Helena Amiley

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May 16, 2015

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Miska and I slept with my mother last night, and it was so cozy to wake up to the sun and start the day with a cup of coffee in the garden this morning ♥

It's starting to get more and more green out now, and I felt that my nails really fit in color :) Then it struck me that I have to take some pictures of the nails out here, not only because it's nice but also to show how good Paese's nail polish lasts!

This is because I painted my nails last Monday, with base coat, a layer of green nail polish and then a matte top coat. And now, six days later (Monday morning-Saturday night) the nails are still just as nice :)

The base coat Paese Diamond Hard Nail Base also makes the nails hard and extremely strong :) Unfortunately, it is sold out at the moment because it is out of stock at the distributor, but new ones will arrive as soon as possible!

The nail polish is Paese Nail Polish in shade 38, costs SEK 49.

For a sustainable result:
Carefully polish your nails with a polishing file.
Clean your nails with one acetone-free remover to get rid of dirt and grease.
Paint both base coat and top coat before and after the colored coat. And do not forget to paint thin layers.

If you put in a little extra time and energy immediately, you do not have to redo / improve after just a few days, so you save time in the long run! :)

Hugs are ♥

Hide blue circles under the eyes

Helena Amiley

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May 16, 2015

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Yag minerals have come with a novelty and their popular concealers are now also available in a yellow tone - Covers purple, which neutralizes away blue and purple areas - perfect for blue circles under the eyes!

Yellow tones neutralize blue, which is why this concealer is so heavenly good. Can also be used on visible blood vessels, bruises and the like. It is quite bright too so it also has a good illuminating effect!

I myself do not have much blue under my eyes, but a friend of mine has quite a lot of blue and said "if it works for me, it works for everyone!"So it made me super happy when she, after testing a sample of it, bought a whole can :)

You can buy Yag mineral concealer Covers purple at Byher.se, and there are also sample bags for you who want to test the shade first!

Here you now see the three different concealers available from Yag mineral.

Covers dark use on dark spots and the darker areas around the nose and under the eyes. You can easily put it under the eye on the more sensitive skin because it does not dry out.

Covers Red is of green pigments to neutralize red. You can use it on all red marks such as scars, rosacea and acne because mineral makeup is easily bactericidal without drying out. If you have a dark red mark, start with Cover´s red to neutralize the red and then put Covers´s dark on top to remove the dark.

Covers Purple is of yellow pigment and neutralizes blue and purple. Perfect for you who have blue rings under the eyes! You can easily apply it on the thin skin under the eyes, it settles thinly and naturally on the skin. Also has a slightly uplifting effect.

Has received five reviews on Yag minerals concealer that you can read:

Super cool! :)

If you have any questions about the concealer, just shout to ♥