Curling your hair without heat! Four techniques

I've been asked a couple of times how I curl my hair so I thought I would blog about it! You can of course use straighteners, curlers or a curling wand but laying off the heat is good for your hair and weaves/extensions plus my straighteners are half broken lol (don't ask)

      Bantu knots        

Twirl and knot your hair Craig David style lol (excuse the tracks showing in pic 1 lol)

Braid out

Two cornrows on either side

Result!

When I done 4 smaller cornrows

Flexi rods!

I maaaay have cheated on the heat front with this technique lol my flexi rods are actually Nicky Clarke Heated Flexi Stylers but I promise I got the same results with my old non heat ones.

Picture does NOT belong to me but here's how they look

Flexi result!

                                            

Scrunching

I have been using this technique a lot more as this hair has a very pretty curl pattern when wet, I've been experimenting with different types of mousse and my favourite at the moment is Silvikrin Dual- Benefit 2 days Volume & Hold 

Aaaand that is how I curl my hair! Hope you enjoyed :) God Bless xx

Winter trend Berry lips! MUA vs Collection 2000 Gothic Glam

Many people have been sporting Berry/Purple lips this Autumn/Winter and I think it looks gorgeous! I had to get my hands on one but couldn't find the right shade.  I tried two brands that are cheap and cheerful, MUA's Matte range & Collection 2000's Gothic Glam range (it look me a long time to get my hands on this one, was sold out even in Westfield!)

 Left is the Collecton 2000 lipstick called 'Revenge' (£2.99) & on your right is the MUA Matte Lippy called 'Wild Berry' (£1.00)

 The MUA lipstick comes with a twist off bottom which contains more lipstick! Very good idea

The Line Up

Similar shades in the tube, however you can see MUA's is more Matte

 Look at the difference! Collection 2000's has a extremely better colour pay off

MUA	Collection 2000

Can you see the difference!?! I totally can, I had to scribble to MUA lippy on like a crayon just to get this effect lol, however the Collection 2000 was the complete opposite! Great coverage, non drying and lasts most of the day! I love most of MUA's products but this time the winner is........

God bless

xx

Have yourself a healthy little Christmas!

The words "healthy" & "Christmas" can often seem like a oxymoron and to be honest...torture lol! But it doesn't have to be.....

I became inspired to do this post when I came across this cute picture on Leona Lewis' blog http://www.lee-loy.com ...

Look at their little facess lol, will deffo be making these this year.

It got me thinking what else can I make and do to make this Christmas special AND healthy at the same time? (So I don't go back to uni like a dumpling lol!!)

Banana loaf!

Instead of the normal chocolate cakes lying around you could try your hand at making a banana loaf/bread/cake! They're really simple to make and you could substitute sugar for honey or get the sweetness from icing Christmas trees on top, its also a great way of using up any old bananas. 

   

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Hot spiced drinks!

Instead of the usual calorie laden hot chocolates try a hot spiced drink! My favourite is apple and they make the house smell amazingg.

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Salads! and lots of them

Chicken, prawn, fruit.. you can make any kind of salad just pile it high and make it pretty!

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Games!

As well as watching movies all day try some games! Gets the family involved and gets you at least a little bit active lol, dance mats or Nintendo Wii's as well as Xbox Kinect's are great for this or just play good old fashioned charades. You could also play a massive family game of Hide & Seek...epic!

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Duck Duck Goose? maybe not lol

Popcorn!

Instead of too many crisps and snacks buy a packet of popcorn kernels (Tesco do them for around 89p) put them in an airtight container and stick them in the microwave! No oil, no extra gunk and you can get creative with toppings!

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The most important thing is to just enjoy your Christmas! For people away at uni it maybe the first time you've been with all of your family for a long time, so just kick back and enjoy and don't punish yourself too much because of treats!

One month to go! ❤

Crown 31 SALE!!

Some of you may know I am a fan of arts & crafts and recently started making some bangles! I have a little collection put together and anyone can feel free to purchase! 

Just in time for Christmas! ;)

Black & Green Bangle £4

Pink Faith Bangle £4

Music & Me Bangle £4

African Style Bangle £4

Stud Love Bangle £4

Floral Bangle £4

Love To Travel Bangle £4

Rose Love Bangle £4


You can email me at crown31@hotmail.co.uk to order or leave a comment below and I'll send you a Pay pal transaction

God Bless
Nay
xx

First MAC purchase!

So I finally gave in and bought something by MAC! I have nothing against it I just could never afford anything haha, I went on a trip to Westfield in Stratford, London and thought I would pop in.

I've always heard about how good MAC's foundations are and the people who I see using them always have flawless looking skin and great coverage and I thought dammit I want that too! lol

I ended up purchasing the Matchmaster SPF 15 foundation which was around £24-£27 I believe.

My shade is 8.5 and I kind of thought it was a bit orange lol but I like it!

Pre foundation lol

Post foundation!

 I've had a lottt of compliments about my skin and asking what foundation I use etc and I am very happy! I have other foundations in my collection but I don't think I'll be turning back for a while.

God bless

Nay

xx

The time I won hair....

Random title right lol!! but it's true! Diamond Hair UK (website found here) had a competition on their  Twitter page to win 3 bundles of Brazilian weave along with some other prizes, all you had to do was say who your fave celeb style is and why, here's part of my entry.....

Most people done their entries as a written paragraph but I thought I would think outside the box a little.

The hair came around 3 days from when I gave my address and the lengths and texture of weave I wanted (Wavy in inches 18, 20, 22) and the packaging was lovely...

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And this is what it looks like on my head haha!

Hope you like!

God bless

Nay

xx