Deep Thoughts: Your Well Being

Change Your Life Page by Page

There's nothing more fulfilling than a great self help book that can change your life in just one chapter. It's amazing how another mind's insight can open a doorway to a new world of living in a better way. It's never too late to change the direction of your mindset and take control of your inner happiness. 

Try these books and take the time to sit in a quiet place to read and get centered. 

It's more than worth it! 

Beauty: Make Time for Beauty

Us women may have the excuse of being too busy to do our at-home beauty duties. However, its now or never to start taking care of ourselves and restore both our health and our youth. Apply these simple beauty tips to your lifestyle in order to keep your natural beauty alive and healthy! Make time for it. It will surely pay off ;)

Use as less heat, dye and any other damaging chemicals as possible! It may be hard to stay away from the flat iron, but try to lay off the frying heat at least 2 or 3 days during the week to give your hair a break. Once a week, try an at-home hot oil treatment with cocnut oil. Simply bring 2 tablespoons of coconut oil to a boil. Let it cool until warm and apply to your hair. Next, wrap your hair in saran wrap and let it sit for 45 min to an hour. This will soak your hair in hydrating bliss, leaving your hair silky smooth and a little healthier. 

Moisturize with the right moisturizers! Focus more on using moisture in its most natural form, like oils. Rather than applying a moisturizer with a million ingredients and chemicals, keep it simple by applying natural oils that can be used for not only your skin, but your hair as well! (i.e. coconut oil) 

Mask your skin! Clay masks and at-home DIY avocado/cucumber/honey or lavendar mixtures are great to do once or twice a week to revive your skin's health. Make it a part of your routine. Throw on a mask in the morning then make your coffee, breakfast or any other morning duties necessary. Just because you have a mask on doesn't mean you can't multitask while detoxing your skin ;)

Sprits your way to flawlessness. Our faucets at home, more often than not, provide very hard water that is drying and can leave your skin dehydrated after rinsing.  Rose water is more kind to your skin when cleansing and rinsing. It will leave your skin more hydrated and smooth. Especially for those with sensitive skin. 

Take your vitamins! Taking care of yourself on the inside reflects your health and beauty on the outside. Vitamin E can hydrate the skin and speed up melanocyte production! This leaves your skin glowing, fresh and radiant. And of course, it leaves the rest of your body fueled with essential vitamin e nutrients :)

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Beauty: Statement Lips for Fall

Fall is almost here! Although red lips are a year around beauty staple, they are most worn during fall/winter holiday seasons. Wearing red lips with minimal eye makeup (or a simple cat-eye) is the best combo to attain with bold lips. We've brought together our favorite red lip looks from top models backstage at runway shows, and from our magazines. 

PL Styling with Courtney

Love this simplistic combo styled by Courtney. This Joie sweater is a great transition item into fall!

Inspiration: Art We Love

We stumbled upon Cate Parr's water color prints and absolutely fell in love. Her mixture of color and composition is brilliant, along with the women she paints. Subtle brush strokes effortlessly form the shape of a beautiful face, while surrounding areas make up an intricate vail, hat, garment or hair. It's amazing how creativity can create the most beautiful outcomes :)

Look of the Week: Day Time Chic

Create a day time chic look by adding a tailored blazer over a plain white tee, and flair jeans. Add a statement necklace to complete the look! Wear this outfit with wedges or pumps :)

Inspiration: Artists We Love

Charmaine Olivia

We are absolutely enchanted by Olivia's breath taking work of art. Her use of color, texture, composition and lines are unbelievably beautiful. Each picture embraces the beauty of a woman in its own way. Each is inspiring and seems to provoke the creative spirit in us all ;)