Artifact Girl

CITRUS JUICE FOOT SOAK + OLIVE OIL WRAP

After wearing sandals all summer, your feet develops strong calluses and are most likely in need of some Tender Love and Care! Here is a great natural way to to treat yourself to a nice foot spa.

What you'll need: 

1 bowl
1 callus scruber
1 towel
1 pair of socks
plastic wrap
olive oil

Here is the recipe for the Citrus Foot Soak mix: 

1 cup of orange juice
3/4 cup of lemon Juice
1/2 cup of lime juice
1 cup of warm water (to help open up your pores)
*you can add fresh fruit slices/wedges in the mix to give a stronger scent & benefit from the natural oils from the peels

Let your feet soak for 15 minutes before you begin to scrub away the callused skin. Pat your feet dry. Next, pour oil onto your feet and rub them in and give them a nice massage. Wrap each foot with the plastic wrap and slip on your socks. Leave them on for another 1o minutes. Wash off excess oil with warm water. *note: take off the socks and wrap in your tub so you don't get any oil on your floors. Also, make sure to wipe your tub so you don't slip and fall when you take a shower ;)

The citric acid in the fruit (orange, lemon and lime) help soften the callused skin before you scrub it away. It also helps to eliminate toxins and relieve the pain of aching feet. Adding the nourishing olive oil will help to retain the softness your feet deserves! It truly feels wonderful! 

HOW TO: BRIGHTEN UNDER EYE CIRCLES

I've turn into a night owl recently! Working hard on a very special project! I will be announcing it soon, so please stay tuned...

Ah! Those dreaded dark circles...you think you're fine until you look into a mirror! It usually appears when you haven't had enough sleep or from bad blood circulation. Parsley is a healthy herb to eat in salads like Lebanese tabbouleh, but it is also wonderful when applied on your skin, especially for dark under eye circles! 

Those circles appear when the fatty layer of the skin thins out, which makes the bluish veins more visible. The slighly bluish color you see are the illusions of the dark circles under your eyes. For our benefit parsley is rich in chlorophyll, vitamin C & vitamin K - when it's applied on the skin, it reduces puffiness and lightens the skin, therefore less bluish dark circles. Yay! The ginseng tea (applied on the skin) is an antioxidant and a stimulant which gives your dark circles a boost and brightens up the dullness. Phew! Thank goodness!

I've heard about this wonderful secret from Elie's aunt, Gisele. She told me she used left over parsley from tabbouleh to get rid of her dark circles. I remembered her telling me this and thought I'd give it a try!

Now, just sit back & relax!

I left it on for 10 minutes and let it air dry. Let your skin soak up all the juices from the parsley and ginseng. This is a great mask, it's cooling and very hydrating.  I've done this twice now and seen good results. I like this so much that I may make more and keep it in the fridge for the rest of the week.

Like all things in skincare, it's in the routine and mostly vigilance. It's really important to set up a good routine that is best suit for your skin needs. Slow and steady wins the race!

 

Oh, the man with those handsome charcoal eyebrows is Elie. He enjoyed his mini facial very much.

Shhh...but you didn't hear it from me! ;)