Coconut Oil

Coconut oil has become incredibly popular recently. Coconuts are so beneficial to your health and well being. You can drink them, cook with them and use them on your skin and hair! Pure, organic coconut oil is 100% natural, free from chemical additives and bleaching agents. Yay! Proper organic coconut oil comes as a semi white solid and melts into a clear liquid on your skin. Coconut oil costs between £5-£15, depending where you buy it. I use pure virgin coconut oil for various things:

Raw virgin coconut oil

Jar of coconutty goodness!

Hair

Coconut oil deeply nourishes damaged hair, promotes healthy growth, and helps to tame frizz! Depending on how much of your hair you want to oil, take a clump of the white solid and melt it with your hands. Run the oil through your hair, starting at the bottom and working your way up. I have naturally dry hair so I go all the way to my roots. Secure you hair in a bun and leave it on for a couple hours (the longer you leave it the better your hair will look and feel!). I normally put coconut oil in my hair on Sunday afternoons so that I can wash it out that evening. To wash the oil out of your hair, just shampoo and condition as normal. Occasionally, if my hair starts to look dull during the week, I rub a small amount into the very ends of my hair to restore its natural shine and softness!

Starting at the bottom 

Securing it into a top bun

Skin

Although some people freak out at the idea of putting oil on your face to reduce spots and blemishes, coconut oil actually helps to reduce unwanted excess sebum (bad oil). After cleaning my face in the evening, I use it like a moisturiser. Coconut oil improves hydration, firmness and tone of the skin, speeds healing and helps to keep tan longer. It also helps to fights bacteria that cause acne! We highly recommend using it on your body after a good Frank Scrub!


Natalie

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New Years Resolutions

To many of us, New Years means a fresh start. Forgetting the year that's just past (no matter how bad it was) and starting again. Everyone has dreams and aspirations, and on the 1st of January when we wake up to greet the year ahead of us, we feel like those dreams are somehow easier to reach. And they are. What's stopping you? We don't want to fall under the cliché of the whole 'new year, new me' thing because it's our past that makes us who we are. Instead, we have chosen resolutions that will build on our characters instead of completely wiping the slate clean and starting again.

Natalie

Instead of making a list of unreachable goals (e.g travelling around the world, looking like Mimi Elashiry), this year I actually want to achieve some of the goals I set.

• To meditate. This year will no doubt be stressful. So I think taking the time to sit and breath is very important.  
• Save money. This is a big one for me as I like to spend money on pointless things and end up being broke most of the time. 
• To be more spontaneous and care-free. I want to have great accidental adventures, let things happen by chance, serendipity...
• To have an incredible summer, getting as tanned as humanly possible whilst having incredible adventures!

Maya ॐ

Although my past new years resolutions haven't worked out, this year I am setting more realistic goals which I actually stand a chance of achieving. 

• To be more intellectually curious. I don't want to be that person that sits in on a conversation and  has no idea what anyone is talking about.
• To spend money on experiences instead of items. Recently I've been saving money and instead of going shopping and spending on it, I would rather spend it on holidays. 
• To try to learn some Gujarati being half Indian, I have a huge family who all speak Gujarati (except me and my brother) and so over the summer I will try to learn at least some basics. 

Maria

I've never really been big on new years resolutions because they are often unrealistic and I cant keep them up! These are a few things I want to try!

• To try new things: I want to be more adventurous and try new things which will create memories and I will feel accomplished for trying something new and different!
• To use technology less: I want to use my phone, particularly social media, less. Obviously I love my Instagram etc ,but when i'm with friends or family I want to put my phone away and focus more on what i'm doing and the people i'm with.
• To be more "natural": I want to (most of the time) eat clean and healthier foods which will make me feel better and more energetic! Generally I want to use natural and chemical free products, ditch makeup when possible and leave my hair natural (no heat)!

Mimi Elashiry looking perfect as usual

Tan goals

Hope you have a Happy New Year!

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