Tropicandillustra3D:My Latest Inspirations

Hey lovely lots!
I just wanted to share a few things that have been inspiring me lately.

• Traditional-  Raised an Arab, living life like an Arab, getting inspired by Arabs. Everything about my surroundings in my own country Bahrain and surrounding countries has been inspiring me lately. From the traditional fabrics  grandma's wear to the coffee cups we drink from to the architecture surrounding our homes to how most older women dress. The whole package. 
• Can you say tropical?- I am certain I'm not the only one taking mounts of inspiration from the latest fruit and leaf frenzy going on. This all started with TopShop when I stumbled upon their Banana Leaf Print Tee and Scallop Hem Shorts then it escalated to their Petite Banana Scoop Back Dress to their bralet crop tops and leggings then to the omighty pineapple pencil skirt and now everything related to leaves and fruits gives me major waves of inspiration. 
• I want candy *Cara continues to sing*- We all love lonely valentine nights with tons of candy hearts spread around our beds along side some chocolates, candles and maybe a good series, but what we- I- love even more is the recent craze about illustrated candy hearts with statements like f*ck off and lick me and all that jazz. I actually incorporated some candy heart illustrations into my English assignment a couple of weeks ago, proving how much of an inspiration and obsession they've become. 
• 3D- Now I'm not expert on drawing, but I do try my best to  build up on what I know and add new things to my minimum skills and knowledge. And right now I'm going through a optical illusions and 3D figures stage. Things like the irrational cube (which I've mastered high five!) and three dimensional ovals and the impossible Penrose rectangle seem to always be floating around in my head somewhere  Actually stored as memories in my brain cells to be exact but you get what I mean. 
• Illustrations- Now I am absolutely head over heels when it comes to illustrations. I scroll illustrations on Tumblr for hours in my spare time. And of course they send me heaps of inspiration -and depression because I have no clue how to illustrate- on a regular basis!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            That's it lovelies! Five things that currently inspire me! I sure do wonder what inspires you guys reading my blog! Do let me know in the comments below! Oh and the only reason I do tend to post inspiration posts more frequently compared to other kind of posts is because they're just a great way to keep everyone up to date with my current interests and likings! Plus it's a good way of keep track of how a person's taste and style is evolving with time! Exams start this Monday! Stay pretty. 

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All About: Taking Care of Your Hair

Hey lovelies!
We all wish we could have big lips and clear pale skin and dark structured eyebrows and blue eyes and long gorgeous hair, but sadly we can't get everything we want for the world is not a wish-granting factory (see what I did there) but let's take this one body part at a time. We're done with luscious lip tips here and more lip stuff here. Now let's see what we can do about that hair of yours.

Basic tips to get thicker hair are your usual:

1. Egg-cellant : Hahaha. Seriously though, beat up and egg or two depending on your hair length and apply it to wet hair and leave it for 5-10 minutes then wash it with Luke water and shampoo. You can do this 3-4 times a week!
2. Avocado-es-the-trick: Mix an avocado and a banana and apply it to your hair for 30 minutes. Then wash thoroughly with shampoo and conditioner.
3. Coconut Oil: Everyone knows regularly massaging your scalp with coconut oil makes your hair thicker.

Now the only natural remedy I know for oily hair is Orange juice and it works for dandruff as well. Take orange peels and mash them into a pulp. Use this pulp as a hair pack once a week. Or mix an equal amount of orange juice and apple puree and apply it to your hair for 30 minutes and wash thoroughly This is only if you want growth.
Products to help your oily hair:

1. Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion.

1. Bumble and Bumble Sumo-wax It provides hair with movement and a natural look. Also doesn't weigh down hair!

1. Neutrogena Anti-residue Shampoo. Removes any residue and helps prevent oily hair from looking oily!

Another thing that could affect your oily hair is your diet "Ugh, again with the food" I know. It sucks, but we need to make compromises. So here's what you can do:

1. Eat a lot of foods rich in B vitamins for they help regulate sebum production which the extensiveness of is what causes greasy and oily hair. Like beans. Or take pills!
2. Follow a low sugar diet.
3. Limit consumption of dairy products.

Another thing a lot of girls tend to suffer from is greasy hair. Now greasy hair is caused by:1. Genetic predisposition towards greasy, oily scalp that migrates through the hair. 2. Normal hair without genetic predisposition towards greasiness that is treated with improper hair care products which cause oily/greasy scalp with or without oily/greasy strands.3. Lack of regular and consistent hair cleansing which results in the build-up of toxins, dirt and other substances resulting in greasy strands.
To help reduce greasiness of hair :

1. Keep conditioners away from scalp and condition the middle and ends of hair.
2. Shampoo daily if necessary using specific hair care shampoos of course.
3. Focus oil removing shampoos and products only on scalp while layering shampoo on the middle and ends and rinse using cool water.
4. Only comb and touch hair when really necessary.

Also make sure not to touch your face that often and put your hair up as often as possible because skin oils can easily be transferred via the tresses to the scalp and vice-versa. This only makes the situation worse.

If you've got dry hair then:

1. Use moisturizing products once a week. Look for hydrator moisturizer on the bottle. Basically you apply the product after shampooing, gently drying, applying a reconstructor and drying again. You're meant to wrap your hair in a plastic wrap and leave it for 10-15 mins then rinse it and blow dry.
2. Apply serum or light oil which is the best but coconut oil can be used too at night so that it could rest and spread (for at least 12 hours)
3. Let your hair naturally dry.
4. Use soft brushes when brushing your hair. Preferably with a sponge base.
5. Cut your hair's ends every 6-8 weeks. Those split ends need their regular cutting!

If you have dyed your hair:

1. Use shampoo/ Conditioner (helps restore moisture) for color-treated hair.
2. Wear a hat if you're staying out in the sun for a long time or make sure to apply products that product your hair from the sun for it's ultra-violet rays cause hair color to fade if hair is exposed to them for a long time
3. Minimize blow-drying time. Stop before your hair is completely dry to help it preserve moisture.
4. Concentrate on applying more moisture if it's color-treated blonde, color maintenance if it's color-treated red, and color enhancement if its color-treated brown.

Basically to have good hair you have to care for it like it's your little baby. A holographic fat baby. Increase your vitamin intake, get regular hair cuts, maintain a healthy life style, read what's written on a product before buying it and then buy it and give it a whirl, continually use shampoo and conditioner and always remember to walk the walk and work that hair. Stay pretty xx

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Freshly Picked Flower Crown DIY ♡

Hey dolls,

We all watch those commercials in which a girl turns heads because of her lovely scent due to some over-priced funky bottle of perfume right? Well who needs those perfumes- we all do- when you've got freshly cuts flowers? They say flowers are nature’s smile. How about having some of nature’s smile on your head? Here’s how to make your own flower crown with freshly cut flowers!

You’ll need a list of materials:

1. Freshly cut flowers (Do wash them unless you like little critters all up in your hair)
2. Wire
3. Duct tape
4. tweeds, or green strips of fabric
5. Scissors

Okay so before you start you have to take an artsy photo of any flowers you've got. Here is mine.

 

Like a professional. 

Now that you’ve got that done you will need to take your wire and see how much of it you’ll need to fit your head and then using that scissor you should cut the wire and wrap one end around the other end leaving you with a perfect circle of wire, a halo if you may. It would look something like this:

 

For the sake of sticking with the theme..

The next step is to pick some flowers from your garden, buy some , or pick flowers from your neighbor’s garden.

Now you take your materials a place them on a flat surface and get started. Get some various flowers placing them together like this:

Then using your duct-tape you tape their stems together.

Then place them facing a particulate direction and do the same process until you fill the entire crown –will require A LOT of flowers if you intend to do it all big and chunky- or you could simply do half which will look just as good.

Now your crown may look a little like this on the inside but all pretty from the outside.

 No worries you can 1. Leave it this way, since it wont really show or 2. Wrap the tweed or green fabric around the duct-tape. Do it fully if you've gone for a full crown, or do it where the flowers are and let the wire show from the back if you've only done a part of it like yours truly. Your final result will look like this:

 

Not only does it look oh so cute, but it also smells amazing!

That’s it for today guys! I hope you learnt something. Now whenever a girl passes by with a pretty flower crown you’ll just think “I can make that” it will need practice though! Be proud of your first attempt and send me a picture (Fatimajrh@gmail.com or on twitter: @FatimaTheGhost) if you do! Was this post helpful?Did you enjoy it? Do let me know down bellow!