OOTD: Casual Work or Uni Wear

Butterfly Ring and Spike Bracelet

Dress - boohoo.com
Jeans - New Look
Shoes - Schuh
Bracelet - Primark
Ring - New Look

Nails: Facets of Fuchsia

For this look, I used Revlon's Ruby Fruit (as seen in the 2 nails in the back) as a base which is a dark plum colour, and then 2 coats of Max Factor's Facets of Fuchsia which is like a light black jelly with purple glitter.

Max Factor's glittery Facet of Fuchsia nail polish on a base of Revlon's Ruby Fruit

What do you think? (Sorry for the unclear pic, was taken on my old phone). Google has clearer images.

QOTD: Friends

"The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: A man follows the religion of his friend; so each one should consider whom he makes his friend."

[Abu Dawud 41:4815]

( P.S I can now reply to comments! Yayy)

How to: Make a henna paste

I have posted a few henna posts before and wanted to show you how you can do it yourself at home!

Use a good quality finely milled henna powder such as Jamila Powder as it will come out of the cone much more smoothly and you wont have to keep stopping to "unblock" the nib - who hates that?! Make sure it is from a recent crop!! Each new crop comes out during the summer, so if you were to buy one right now, it would be a 2012 crop.

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A heaped tablespoon of powder is enough for approximately 1 medium-large cone or 2 smaller cones.

Method
Stage 1

• Add 1 tablespoon of henna powder and enough fresh lemon juice (not water) to make a firm mashed potato consistency. The paste must be very thick, smooth with no dry bits. Seal with cling film for 6 hours in room temperature (perhaps near an oven/cooker).

• Make sure there are no air bubbles and that the clingfilm is resting on top of the paste.

Stage 2

• Add essential oils such as Eucalyptus B.P oil or Gajaput oil. (For every heaped tablespoon of henna powder you need 1 teaspoon of oil).

• Top up the mixture with fresh lemon juice to get the right consistency. The consistency you should be aiming for is a 1-2-3 drop consistency similar to toothpaste consistency. Confused? Get a teaspoon full of the mixture and then drop it into the mixture bowl - it should fall on the third count (after 3 seconds). Don't count tooo fast nor too s  l  o  w!
• Rest for 6 hours to allow the lemon juice to break the chemicals down. Don't put cling film on top of the henna (you may put it over the bowl though).
• This is probably best done the day before you need to apply the henna or if you are at work, do stage 1 overnight and then stage 2 in the morning.

Stage 3

• Fill your cone with 2 tea spoons of henna.
• Seal nib with sellotape to stop henna from pouring out and remove after you have sealed the top if your are going to use it then.
• Fold at top sides in a diamond shape then make small folds at the top and work down. Seal with sellotape.

For more info on how to roll a cone click here.

Mini Haul

Salaam!

Just a few items I picked up this month.

New Look Butterfly ring, Topshop Nail Art pens, New Look Hamsa necklace, Superdrug coral/brown scarf (underneath)

The ring as you can see is over sized and encrusted with diamantes. The nail art pens have a thin brush at one end and then nail gems on the other! Topshop did have ultra fine nail pens but I read that they scratch your base nail polish off :(

Qotd: 7 Secrets of Success

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Jungle Braai Review

If you haven't tried South African style BBQ cooking, Jungle Braai is a good place to start.

We were there during lunch so had the chicken skewers meal. this consisted of 2 skewers of chicken and vegetables marinated in a delicious finger licking braai sauce. It comes with salad and tortilla wrap and you get a choice of side (the steak chips were crispy on the outside and soft inside) and drink too. The food was made fresh and was very tasty. The service was also fantastic.

 Yummy Jungle Braai Chicken Skewers