Category: Beauty
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A Day at Vettä Nordic Spa
When we heard there would be a new Finnish spa opening up just two hours north of the city, me and my Finnish husband’s curiosity peaked. Our life is certainly not void of a good Finnish spa; my in-laws have a fantastic sauna in their home, and we indulge in a good sweat session every […]
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Hair Makeover
My hair has been a signature topic on this blog. In fact, my most visited post is the one I wrote about this henna review. In this blog, you’ll find posts about how I maintain my long curly hair, how I keep my red colour with henna, how I weaved white petals in my long […]
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My Bridal Makeup
There’s a lot to compromise when planning a wedding during a pandemic. The main one, of course, is having to sacrifice the presence of your beloved guests. Another compromise is skipping on quintessential bridal treatments and services you’d normally get done as a Bride, like a facial, a mani-pedi spa day, and getting your makeup […]
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Get Ready With Me: Bridal Edition
Part of the whole Bridal experience is the “getting ready” part. The pampering, the beautifying, the excitement and the butterflies. Since I wasn’t having the typical wedding with bridesmaids, make-up artists or the coming and going of people, my getting-ready experience was thankfully quiet and relaxed. It was just me and my Mom getting beautified, […]
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How I Meal Prep
I have most definitely gained some of that “Quarantine Fifteen”. Stress eating, the sudden abundance of homemade bread, and more drastically in my case, not being as active as I used to be, all contributed to the formation of a rounder abdominal pouch that I was not happy to welcome back. Many of you will […]
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Beauty Pampering at Home
You would think that with all this free time, us beauty junkies would be self-caring like crazy. The truth is, being at home during a pandemic, dealing with uncertainty and cabin fever, has caught me in a sluggish Netflix/couch cycle instead. In the 45 days that I’ve been home, I’ve had very little energy or […]
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7 Healthy Snack Ideas
There seems to be a divide when it comes to the topic of snacking. Some are all for it (like myself, pro-sacker right here) and some seem to believe that snacking is unhealthy, associating it to a bag of chips or chocolate bars. Luckily for everyone, there are hundreds of healthy variations of what constitutes […]
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What I Eat and Drink in a Day
This may sound silly but as a visual person, my brain tends to associate a healthy meal with colour. If I see greens, reds, oranges or yellows on a plate, my mind defines it as nutritious. Sure, a pizza pie or a cheesy lasagna can be colourful but hear me out. We’ve all heard that […]
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My weight loss journey and how I lost 30 pounds
Today marks ten months since I decided to embark on a weight loss journey that lead me to lose 30 pounds. I constantly get asked what my secret has been, and I always find it funny that people think there’s a “secret” to losing weight aside from the obvious eating healthy and being active, which […]
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Sauna Routine
The title of this post may be misleading. It may lead you to believe that I bask in a sauna on the daily, and that I’m about to share some unattainable weekly pampering routine that takes place in a luxurious sauna, ready to my avail at any time. Well, not exactly. The purpose of this […]