I'm Nominated for the 2011 Beauty Blog Awards and I need your Help! :)

Hey!

http://www.handmadereviews.net/2011/10/beauty-blog-awards-2011-voting-open.html

So today’s post is very special to me. I would like to ask you guys to help and support me! A while back I did a post about the 2011 Beauty Blog Awards and I asked you guys to nominate me. I would like to thank everyone who took the time to nominate this blog; thanks to all of you I got nominated! My blog has been shortlisted! I was so excited when I found out J. Again I would like to thank all of you because without you this would not have happened!

So the blog awards consists of two parts. The first is the nomination which is now over. Now comes the exciting part: VOTING! All the nominated blogs are now up for voting. I would be extremely grateful if you guys could all go on over to this site:

http://www.handmadereviews.net/2011/10/beauty-blog-awards-2011-voting-open.html

And vote for this blog! It’s really simple and I promise it won’t take long. All you have to do is go to the site Handmade Reviews and click on my blog! It is third to last on the list.

The great thing about this is if you vote there could be something in it for you as well! Three voters will be randomly picked to win a BEAUTY PRIZE! How awesome is that?! By voting not only will you be helping me out, you will also be getting the chance to win something for yourself!

So if I win I would receive a large package of beauty-related prizes, including makeup, skincare products, gift sets, etc. The idea of this award is that the winner will have new beauty products to try and to review. This is an amazing opportunity. I don’t know if you guys know this but I actually don’t live in the States. I live in Colombia so the amount of beauty products that I can get here is very limited. I don’t have the option to go out and by products from brands that are probably very normal to you, but to me they are little treasures that I am lucky to get my hands on! So winning this would mean that I would get to try out and review all these products that I have always wanted to try.

So like I have said before voting is really simple, just go on over to Handmade Reviews, which is the site hosting this wonderful award, and click on my blog name.

Let me know in the comments below if you voted so that I can thank you personally!

Thank you guys so much, you are what keeps this blog going!

XOXO,

❤SoapMuchLove Giveaway! [CLOSED]

The time has come for yet another giveaway!

This time the prize is going to be from the shop SoapMuchLove. This shop makes the cutest soaps I have seen! I seriously love just browsing through all the beautiful pictures of the products. Who knew soap could be so appealing?

Delight yourself with these pictures! :

The shop owner Ada makes each soap herself with top quality ingredients. There are many delicious fragrances and designs to choose from!

I personally love the ice cream soap and the cupcake bath bombs. Let’s just say I enjoy dessert shaped soap J

I am really excited to give one of my readers the chance to win TWO soaps from SoapMuchLove!

How to enter:

· You must a follower of my blog to be entered in this giveaway

Mandatory entry-

Visit the SoapMuchLove Etsy shop and pick your favorite item, tell me in your comment!

Extra entries-

Like the SoapMuchLove Facebook Fan Page and leave a comment saying I sent you (+3)

Visit the Official SoapMuchLove Website and leave a comment (+2)

Follow SoapMuchLove on Twitter

This giveaway is open to US residents only.

Good Luck!

XOXO,

Easy cheap way to get soft, shiny hair!

If you read my blog then you know I love all types of hair treatment for your hair using ingredient from kitchen. I find that they are much more potent than most store bought hair treatment and they deliver better results for me.

The latest thing I have tried for my hair is mayo!

Yes you read that right; I have been putting mayonnaise in my hair! I decided to try this out after reading an article about repairing damaged hair wit mayo. Looking at the ingredient in it you can see why this product can be beneficial for your hair. First of all it has eggs. Eggs are a great source of protein so putting it in your hair will add strength and help you if you are dealing with fragile or damaged hair. Mayo also has vinegar and oil which will add amazing shine to your hair. This was actually a very popular hair mask back in the 1950’s!

So if you have decided to discover the amazing things mayo can do for your hair you have two options. You can use store-bought mayo or you can make it yourself. So far I have only used store-bought but I really want to try making it myself. I’m thinking of making a video on how to make it, let me know if you would be interested in that ;) . I would really like to do a comparison between both options to find out if one or the other works best on my hair.

All you need to do is apply about ¼ cup of mayonnaise to your hair. Leave it in for at least 30 minutes. Rinse out really well. Enjoy soft, shiny, strengthened hair!

I would really recommend this for anyone with dry or damaged hair, I probably wouldn’t try this for oily hair.

Warnings:

· The store-bought kind smells really funky! I felt really weird putting in my hair the first time but then I just got use to it. And don’t worry because the smell come out once you wash it off.

· If you leave this on for a while you will see that your strands get kind of hard, it’s because of the egg but again don’t worry your hair will be fine once you wash it out.

Hope you enjoyed this post!

Remember to enter all my current giveaways if you haven’t already.

Please check out my new YouTube videos! I would love your support over on my channel so be sure to comment and subscribe <3

http://www.youtube.com/user/sweetcarolinaxo?feature=mhee

XOXO,

Cucumber and Aloe Vera Hair Mask!

Hey!

So if you have been reading my blog for a while then you probaly know I LOVE to experiment with homemade deep treatments for my hair. This is the last one I have tried:

Cucumber and Aloe Vera hair mask:

Put half a cucumber in the blender with half a cup of aloe vera gel ( natural, organic). Mix until well blended. Put through a strainer so you get rid of the small pieces of cucumber peel.

Apply to hair and leave in for 30 minutes.

Results: Shiny and very hidrated hair!

XOXO,

[CLOSED]]Ruby Quartz Earrings Giveaway!

Today I have another giveaway for you guys!

This time you will have the chance to win:

These Butterfly earrings are made with beautiful faceted semi-precious African Ruby Quartz stones in a soft purple lavender color.

Gunmetal components and vibrant iridescent violet glass beads complement the stones and give the design a pop of color. Measuring 2 1/4" or 58mm in length these butterflies will dangle nicely from your ears. Made with lever back ear closures making them secure so you never have to worry about loosing one.

How cute are these earings?!

They are from from the shop Tania Cavenecia.

This shop has a huge variety of designs, they have something for everyone! Whether you like classic or modern pieces chances are there's something you will love at Tania Cavenecia.

So how do you win these cute earrings?

1. Must be a follower of my blog.

2. Go the Tania Canavecia shop and pick out your favorite item, tell me in the comment!

Extra entries:

* Follow me on twitter (click button on the right sidebar) (+1)

* Follow the Tania Canavecia blog. (+2)

Good luck!

XOXO,

Zapping Zits!

4 easy ways to zap a zit:

Aspirin- dissolve a couple of aspirin in a teaspoon of water and apply the paste directly to the zit. Aspirin is anti-inflammatory so it will bring down swelling.

On-the-spot treatments- To dry up a zit try using a product with 2.5 benzyl peroxide or 0.5 salicylic acid. Don’t use anything stronger than 2.5 percent or you may dry up the skin which will cause you lots of other problems. They key is to not go crazy with the product; just dab a small amount on the problem area.

Ice- since ice can be irritating cover a few cubes with a washcloth and hold it against your zit for around 10 minutes.

Eye drops- eye drops are made to reduce the redness in your eyes, but they will actually do the same for a pimple. Just a couple of drops should do the trick. I like to use Visine.

Here are a couple of tips to prevent zits showing up on your face in the first place!

Keep your skin moisturized- I know it may seem logical to want to suck out every bit of oil from your skin with drying products and completely forgo the idea of using moisturizer but this is really not a good idea. When your skin is too dry the androgen hormone kicks into overdrive and starts to produce tons of sebum to compensate fro the dryness of your skin. This will most likely lead to clogged pores when most likely will lead to dreaded zits :s. so to avoid this make sure you always use an oil-free moisturizer even if you have oily skin.

Exfoliate- exfoliating removes dead skin cells from your skin which could possibly clog your pores if they are not scrubbed away.

Stop stressing- stress causes your hormones to go crazy which could also lead to a couple zits popping up. So be sure to take deep breaths, relax, and take some quiet time for you.

Acne-fighting face mask- once a week you should treat your skin to a mask that will help to fight clogged pores and breakouts. Clay masks are good because they suck up the excess oil from your skin and unplug clogged pores.

I hope this post was helpful for you!

XOXO,

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beauty Tip of the Week: Frizzy hair remedy!

This week's beauty tip is something I learned not to long ago from a friend. I tried it and fell in love with the resluts.

It is an apple cider vinegar rinse that helps to tame frizzy hair.

How to make it:

Mix equal parts of the vinegar with water. Soak your hair with this at the end of your shower. Allow the hair rinse to sit in your hair for about 2 or 3 minutes and rinse well.

This makes your hair really smooth and calms your frizzy locks. Apple cider vinegar is great for hair, if you are a brunnette this will actually help to enhance your hair color. This kind of vinegar is also great for giving the hair a nice shine.

* I don't recommend this for blonds.

XOXO,