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Wines To Be Shared This Summer

 

image from Country Living

Whatever you say as your family and friends raise their glasses to clink against one another in celebration of the night, always make sure you’re toasting with some really good wine. The good thing is, you don’t have to break the bank to get that “Ahhh this is amazing” taste as you take your first sip. I’ve done the work for you and picked out some top notch red and whites that will be sure to please any palette and make your night a little bit more special :wink: Continue reading

Take a Break and Enjoy the View

Beautiful Food

from Cutestfood.com

 

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My New Routine

Russian Sauna’s

This is not the one I went to, but it is a traditional sauna in Russia

 

Those Russian’s have a secret. And the secret is…… SWEAT IT OUT. They do this weekly! Yes weekly, for longevity and health. Going to saunas is a normal weekly routine in their lives. They go to the sauna’s usually with their significant other or family( with kids), and spend hours there going from one sauna to the next, beating themselves with branches of leaves, dipping in cold baths after each one, then going in the jacuzzi, then back into a wet sauna and aromatherapy steam rooms, all while eating a little something in between all that sweating and steaming and dunking. Normal. Continue reading

Wholesome Living

Since I’m 30 Now…

I have to really start taking care of my hair, my skin, and exercising more for my body. Here are some things and products I know will do a great job carrying me through my 30′s and keep me looking great! :

Moroccan Oil is the best thing since sliced bread. Seriously. This product is great for anyone’s hair type. It makes it so insanely soft. I not only use it on my hair when I get done blow drying it, I use a little of it on my neck, shoulders and hands for moisture, it keeps your skin soft. But don’t worry, it’s not oily. And the scent is like you dipped yourself into an exotic Moroccan paradise. I only hope they make a perfume from this one day!

I love anything by Mario Badescu. This facial cleanser is a deep cleanser that has the exfoliating powers of Glycolic Acid to break down build-up from skins surface, reduce minor discoloration and leave skin radiant and smooth. It’s all about skin cell turnover when you get older!!! I use it every other day and my skin feels so incredibly soft after wards. Their products are not that expensive either…this one sells for only $15 and it will last you a looooong time.

My friend bought this for me and I have adopted it into my everyday skin care regime because it has the most amazing silky feel to it! Jan Marini C-ESTA Face Serum is an anti-aging product designed to make skin appear more youthful and improve the texture of your skin. Apply before your lotion and feel the silky difference it makes:)

No you didn’t accidentally jump to Maxim’s website. That’s Zuzana  from BODYROCK.TV and she gives the best at-home-workouts ever! The workouts are quick and the moves are simple. You just have to do them consistently. (*They are better than Tracey Anderson’s  in which workouts last almost 2 hours!) I don’t have that much time! My friend, Lauren, recommended BodyRock.TV to me a couple months ago and I didn’t jump into it for whatever reason…laziness perhaps, but I’m going to start today and see how I like it. If my body even remotely resembles Zuzana’s in a month or two, I’ll be a VERY happy girl!

Of course you have to get a good glow going for spring and summer. If I’m going to be doing all this working out, I want to enhance it! I’m a huge self-tanner junkie. I bought this across the street at Victoria’s Secret and it works GREAT. It smells good, isn’t streaky and I got a lot of compliments on it when I was out and about. At only $12 you can’t pass this one up!

Ahava is a great brand offering amazing products for the body. All their products are based on the dead sea minerals. When I went to Israel’s Dead Sea, I was amazed at how the mud from the bottom of the seas floor transformed my skin to such a smooth texture. It also cures many skin conditions as well. When I got back to the hotel I went straight to the gift store and loaded up on packets of the mud. I haven’t been using them as much as I should…but hey, like I said, I’m 30 now!

Kombucha is a raw fermented drink that helps promotes health & wellness. I drink one a day. The cultures inside it are said to increase energy levels, decrease appetite, to improve digestion, have healthier skin and hair, and even a stronger immune system.* The best flavors in my book are GINGERADE and GUAVA.

Have a good weekend!!!

Kelly