Tribal Chic

A few weeks back I attended one of my favourite local urban culture festivals, Shoko festival. I love Shoko mainly because of the creative atmosphere and good people. You can eat, dance, take pictures and shop all in one place. Plus I love bumping into a ton of creatives who I can draw from and exchange ideas with. It’s also a great place to scout what people are wearing lately. Most festival goers are expressive and aren't afraid to stand out which is tops for me. I just love that! this time around I went for a tribal chic look, with my two braided cornrows, high waist Aztec maxi skirt with a pink crop top, purple tribal necklace, and black sandals. Hope you enjoy the look as much as I did. Feel free to share with me in the comments what your favourite festival look is.

This detangler is to die for

This detangler is to die for; seriously it’s to die for. Never met a product that impressed me more than this one, no lie. Truth is I dread knots in my hair, after I remove whatever plaits I have I seriously sit down and think about my life – cause of the pain I am just about to go through, untangling knots on course hair can be a pain – one of the many unpleasant experiences us ladies go through – makes you just want to cut your hair but no; some of us just want that extra length and that‘s the price we pay for beauty. I recently got this Aunt Jackie’s Curls & Coils knot on my watch Instant detangling therapy product and I’m truly in love. It was instant – I didn’t have to fight my hair and after applying product the comb just glided through – my hair was extremely soft – tangle and knot free. Every girls dream is sealed in that bottle – I highly recommend. It’s so good I trust it will work on every one from kinky to thin hair – if you have a knot this product is guaranteed to get it out. Plus it restores moisture balance which is a plus. Please try it out and let me know what you think. 

Straight after removing plaits not a pretty site 

The results smooth and soft 

The results knot and tangle free

DIY Pedi pamper sessions

I loved grooming school when I was still a teenager – I learnt so much but somewhere along the way I just got tired of doing all the work on my own – so I’ve been balling on a budget besides my regular nail treatments pedi’s are somewhat a luxury for me. I decided to pamper myself and actually soak my feet in a foot dish with a nice calming lavender soak and treated myself to a good foot care regime for the next 1 hour. Let me take you through the steps so you can do your own DIY Pedi session.

Grab a book/ put on a good movie.

Remove any nail polish if you have any.

Fill a foot spa or foot dish with warm water and add some foot soak to it – if you don’t have foot soak alternatives can be shower gel/bubble bath.

Make your own foot scrub with mealie meal/ have an actual store bought scrub at hand.

Place feet in foot spa – sit back and leave to soak for 10-15 minutes.

Rub scrub on feet and exfoliate.

Wash off scrub and dry feet.

File feet with a foot file to remove dead skin.

Wash feet and dry.

Apply foot cream/lotion.

Push back cuticles and apply cuticle oil.

Apply base coat/nail strengthener

Finish with a nail colour of your choice plus a top coat.