All About: Chloe Norgaard

Hey lovely readers,

Watch out! A new star in the modeling industry is in the making. The perfect example of a wild child, Chloe Norgaard, known for her candy colored hair this LA born and NY based model is fresh, edgy, and the perfect mixture of Cara and My Little Pony with the right amount of weirdness. Her career started in Tokyo (which has a lot of love for) three years ago where she was sent as a model but was more successful in DJ-ing industry. Nevertheless she's now rocking the fashion industry one brand at a time. She's walked the runway for shows like Moschino Cheap and Chic, Roksanda llinic, PPQ, Rodarte, and Nicole Miller. She has also been on the cover of cover magazine and has been in editorials in magazines like Vogue, Cover magazine, i-D magazine, and VAGA magazine. She's also been in the Forever 21 spring daze advertisement you can see by clicking here. And was part in the Uniqlo spring 2013 campaign and LookBook! But this is only the begging for the rainbow haired beauty.
I've really liked all of what I've seen of her on the internet and you can tell she'll be going far in the modeling industry. Now get yourself some food and indulge in it whilst looking at some of my favorite pictures of the gorgeous Chloe Norgaard. Oh and here's an article about her too! Click here to read it.


    

    



   



   
 

    

    

   

Chainz.

Hey lovely readers,
Chains have always been in fashion (keep in mind I do mean jewelry) and there's no doubt that the trend has evolved. From gold and silver chain necklaces and pocket chains to body and shoulder chains and ring chains to even head chains! The trend has grown more various and I love it. My favorite kinds of chains would have to be:

1. The chain necklaces- Modified to perfection you can add a chain necklace to any outfit making it more edgy yet sofisticated. There are all sorts of varieties of chain necklaces in all different colors from gold,silver,rose gold, to even neon but we all know the original gold can't be beaten! Here's are a few examples of how to style chain necklaces!
   
   
   
   
2. Shoulder chains- These have got to be on the top of my favorites list because I absolutely love them so much! I don't think I would wear them any time soon but surely one day. I just love how fierce yet elegant they can look! And they can be a great a great addition to anything from a sweater to a party dress!
3. Full body chains- Now I've spotted these in River Islands and they are simply gorgeous! Such great additions to even the most basic tees, open blouses and dresses! 
4. Chain slave bracelets- As much as I dislike the fact these bracelets are called chain bracelets, I do massivly like them. You can find them in Aldo (putting that out there) and they're just effortless and edgy and totally trendy! And they'd look perfect with everything. Like all other chains mentioned above. 
5. Chain rings- I cannot emphasize how excited I got when I saw them in H&M the other day I went shopping with a friend! They are absolutely stunning and I just love how they look on my fingers. A serious must have. 

               
                 

                  

What's your favorite way of incorporating chains in an outfit? Do let me know down below! Have a great weekend and stay pretty xo

How to take care of yourself this summer!

Hey lovely readers,
It's the sun's time to shine -'cause its a star get it?- time for our skins to get darker whether we like it or not, time for the desperate need for sleep we prevented ourselves from all school year long to be full filled and it's time to have fun! Hello summer, you have been awfully missed. If you're wondering I started summer yesterday and celebrated watching The Great Gatsby which was super good.
Now we all know summer means fun, but it also means double skin protection. Sun exposure (more exposure to UV rays) causes thinner blood vessels hence faster bruising, more moles and freckles in lighter skins, and an increase in the dangers of getting skin cancer. Had to spoil summer for you. But no worries there are various ways to prevent much damage occurrence! 

First of all lets think of food intake since our body reflects what we put inside it. A healthy summer diet has to include:

• Tart Cherries- The anthocyanins in tart cherries activate a molecule that helps rev up fat burning and decrease fat storage

• Watermelons are the ultimate summer fruits that you just have to eat! It helps you stay hydrated,keeps your memory sharp,your mood stable, and keeps your body  cool.

• Be British/Persian/Turkish/Arab- and gulp down that tea! show if you drink tea regularly, you may lower your risk of Alzheimer’s and diabetes, plus have healthier teeth and gums 

With that said let's start with the damage preventing/repairing tips one body part at a time:

Hair:

• My summer romance has to include a guy that buys me lots of conditioner- I have no clue why I wrote that bit but yeah. Conditioner has to be a main factor of your hair care routine this summer for it helps keep your hair hydrated and protected.
• Keep your hair as lazy as you are- That phrase only works if you're a lazy chilled person. Don't be harsh on your hair and take it easy with loose/lazy pony tails and buns!
• Use essential oils to keep your hair healthy and hydrated (also smelling extra nice)
• Slather a hair mask on a day before heading to the beach and even the gym.
• To make sure each strand of hair reaches it's full potential and to avoid tangles Flop your hair forward and gather it as though it's a pineapple on top of your head.

Face:

• Don't cake your face with make this isn't a party- don't use foundation and loads of make up (except on nights out). Let your natural beauty out! Or use high SPF BB cream (or cc cream if you've got a lot of pimples or damage going on) instead of foundation, and even tinted lip moisturizers instead of lip sticks!
• Repeatedly moisturize your face and apply sunscreen.
• Go in deep- use deep cleansing facial wash on your face because perspiration (due to the excessive heat) mixed with the oils in your face are a hard to clean combination. Also wash your face twice at night once to dislodge surface sweat, dirt and some makeup and the second time will ensure that all potentially pore clogging debris is gone. 
• Don't touch me!- that's what your face is screaming all year long. No matter how many times you wash your hands there'll always be all sorts of debris, bacteria and junk on it and touching your face means transferring all that to your sensitive money maker.
• Exfoliate twice or thrice a week. You can try home-made exfoliate-rs to save some money. It also makes make-up last longer!
• Exfoliate your lips twice or thrice a week as well. You'll find an effective recipe here. And regularly reapply lip balm (use a lip balm with high SPF). 
• Hit me baby one more time- Don't get Britney wrong. She wasn't talking about actual hitting! She was obviously talking about hitting the gym. listen to her you guys! Exercise to keep your blood pumping giving your face/skin a natural beautiful glow!

Body and nails:

• Exfoliate! Preferably in the morning.
• Use intensive masques.
• Drink twice as much water as you usually intake to prevent dehydration.
• Reapply sunscreen like your life depends on it, because your skin does!
• Apply a small amount of petroleum jelly onto your cuticle and the skin surrounding your nails every evening before you go to bed or whenever your nails feel dry.
• for stronger nails you can take 300 micro-grams of the B vitamin biotin four to six times a day.
• "Trim your toenails straight across to avoid ingrown toenails. This is particularly important if you have diabetes." I added quotation marks because I copied this directly from a site.
• Correctly file your nails. To make them stronger always file in one direction and never in a back and forth motion. Also, don't ever file your nails after getting out of a shower or bath for wet nails break easier than dry nails.

If your skin did get damaged by the sun:

• For immediate relief, soak the sunburned areas in cold (not iced) water but it’s better to soak your whole body in a bath of cold water and oatmeal
• Soak a cloth in cooled brewed green tea and compress it on damaged areas
• Make a thick paste of baking soda and vinegar and apply it on damaged areas before bed and leave it over night
• Also spray some cornstarch on your sheets for less painful sleep
• Apply a light coating of pure Aloe Vera to the sunburned skin, using either a fresh piece from the plant or in the gel making sure it’s a 100% pure Aloe Vera! 
  
  
  Those are all my skin/face/lips/nails/hair care tips for the summer. I hope you do use them and I hope you have a great memorable summer dolls! Stay pretty x 
  
  
  
  

DIY: Lip Scrub!

Hey lovely readers!
I got a sudden wave of inspiration and I surfed it like a pro. I got inspired by the oh-so-irresistible brand of home-made cosmetics, LUSH. Now we sadly don't have LUSH here in Bahrain -although I must admit the country's importing variety is quiet good!- but I'm quiet familiar with the brand thanks to endless raves about it's products on YouTube and Tumblr and today I took a particular interest in it's Lip Scrubs. Now the only form of exfoliation I offer my lips is the classic wet lip brush swirl, and then it occurred to me! Why don't I attempt making my own lip scrub, and attempt to make my own lip scrub I did. And it was a success!
For example the Bubblegum scrub (by LUSH) consists of Castor sugar (sucrose), organic Jojoba Oil, (some long substance), flavor, and coloring. I did some research and found that most lip scrubs(including LUSH's) consist of the same things just with different twists.
Here's what I used in the making of my lip scrubs: Mermaid Snot (dark turquoise) and Mango Transo (Orange-ish yellow) I followed the same steps in the making of both of them just changed the food coloring that I added to each one..

• You will need: -Various colors of food coloring. -Brown or Castor sugar. -a bowl. -spoons (2+) -Vanilla or preferred flavor's extract. -containers (quantity depending on how many batches you make) - Oil (preferably Jojoba but I used Carolina) 
  
• First step: Add to the bowl 3 table spoons of sugar.

• Second step: Add around 2 teaspoons or one lid( if small) of oil and 3 drops of your extract. Do add to your convenience. 

• Third and final step: Add food coloring to the mixture and pour into container! 
  
  
  
  You'll end up with a pretty result that looks like this:
  
  
  
  
  
  

You can make all sorts of various color/flavor combos! I used blue tasteless color and yellow mango color! 

 There you have it guys, how to make your own lip scrub! Who needs LUSH? Not me psshht.
3 more exams and summer officially begins! Stay pretty x
P.S I would usually take photos outside with better photography but I came home after the sun had set. Sorry! x

If you do try this, let me know how it works out.

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