St tropez self tan luxe dry oil review

I DO NOT LIKE IT. 

I am not new to fake tanning.

I am not actually a fan of fake tanning. 

The creams always streak. 

The mousses always streak. 

At last I found an oil. 

I'm all about that oil when it comes to beauty products. Oil in my hair. Oil in my beard. Oil on my skin. Oil on my face. Oil on my feet. Oil on my. Okay you get the point. 

It's quite easy nowadays to find an oil that doesn't get sticky. One that absorbs nicely and one that doesn't smell like oil. 

I jumped straight in. I lathered my body in this oily tan. 

I'm expecting sumptuous smooth moisturised gradual tanning skin to ensue. 

I shake the bottle as suggested. The oil looks like magical unicorn blood. It's full of glitter.....(I love that) - I guess it's meant to work as a guide. So you can see the places you've tanned. 

As I'm lathering my body I basically turn into a glittery unicorn of a human. 

I don't mind this if I was to stay indoors for suggested 4-8 hours. 

That's fine I don't mind I'll do the tan ritual in early afternoon and shower before bed. (Hate sleeping in tan) 

I carry on transforming myself into a brown unicorn. It smells like metal. Like smelly door handles. (I don't like that). 

I get every crease and wrinkle of skin covered. 

I wait. I become increasingly smelly and sticky. My skin is uncomfortable. It's like I've bathed in cooking oil. 

By the way I didn't even use a tonne of oil. It spreads quite far.

I continue to get on with my afternoon/evening. 

The colour change is gradual but effective. That I like. 

I'm just so uncomfortable. I'm sticky I'm smelly. My skin cannot breathe. And I am soooooo glittery. 

I kind of love the glitter. But it is very impractical. 

I wash it all off. Floods of brown water down the plug hole.

I emerge from that steamy shower a lovely tanned version of my former self. No streaks. No overly tanned skin! 

The colour is great. The no streaks is great.  The uncomfortable sticky smelly glittery 4-8 hours wasn't so great. 

I do continue to use this product because the tan is great. It's effective. 

I just don't have 4-8 hours to spare a lot of the time. I can't sit around every week for 4-8 hours being a sticky glittery mess. 

If those points changed this would be AMAZING. 

What self tan do you use? I'd love to know. I like hassle free tanning that doesn't go orange or streaky and the smell eurgggghhhh the smell!!! 

what is 'AUM' 'OM' - how to use aum in everyday life - (guest post)

THE WONDERS OF THE WORD AUM/OM IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Every religion has its own essence that is known to be the driving force to keep the faith of the believer united with the roots of the religious teachings. Religious preachers take it to be their duty to preserve these essences in the best of forms so that the world can witness for years the power and magic that enfolds through them.

For years we have seen Hindu religious Pandits chanting a significant sound that at times appears to be like a deep mumble and then we witnessed Yogis picking up the mantra and now it has become a huge part of their entire culture. This mantra is non-other than AUM-OM. This might not come out to be a shock to many but this Mantra is being used worldwide by people of all religions, races and creed. The generation of the word has a whole Hindu religious science behind it. The Hindu religious belief explains that the Hindu Gods gave birth to the entire Universe after they created sound. This also explains that Hindus believe that the creation of the Earth/Universe is basically the result or the output of the different sound frequencies. The vibrations that the sound generates while you speak has a special core connection with people in your close contact. If the rhythm and the vibrations connect then people connect and if not then there shall remain differences.

In Hindu teachings the word AUM has tri-nature meaning that can be best explained when divided:

A- The state of the complete consciousness - The waking

U- The state of the unconsciousness - The dreaming

M- The state of the sub-consciousness - The deep sleep.

The symbol too depicts the three states of the syllables. The word also can be symbolized to be containing the meaning- Origin.

Many yogis begin and even end their yoga session with a casual but very important exhaling and inhaling exercise based on the chanting of the mantra AUM/OM. There are many uses of the mantra OM that can be applied in the daily life to achieve spiritual and worldly healing. The power of OM can be explained as encapsulating the entire universe in your imagination. This can be both intimidating and powering.

USES OF WORD OM:

The word OM is always used as a form of meditation since the way it is chanted or recited creates a very soothingly, heavy effect on your spirit. People especially Hindus chant the word OM and meditate through it. They try and find the cure to all kinds of spiritual as well as worldly problems. It is thus, due to the power of the word OM that Yogis have made it an avid part of their routine. Once you begin meditating the word OM/AUM and the way you deliver the word through your mouth creates the aura of healing. Soon after you being the mantra, the vibration that is generated and the rhythm that builds balances out your natural pulse thus calming your senses down and giving your brain power to engage itself in bringing the universe in its imagination.

·      The Hindus specifically prefer chanting OM while taking their bath. The vibrations that are generated cause the blood flow to remain constant during the bath.

·      OM/AUM is now an international symbol of meditation and is used world over because the world has now realized its visible powers. OM/AUM is known to be an accepted aura cleanser.

·      Not just Hindus but people from different religions place the symbol of OM inside their homes to create positive energy also to be a symbol of good luck and blessings, especially in relationships.

·      The symbol of OM has a very intriguing design and is one of the most popular designs that is produced and is bought in jewelry items like rings and pendants.

·      Playing back the chanting of the OM Mantra early in the morning is said to bring good luck and blessings in the house. This is though highly accepted in Hindu culture for now.

·      Chanting the mantra in your free time can actually calm your senses, and release stress that you might have accumulated in the day.

The symbol has now been picked up by other religions that are most commonly practiced in the Indian sub-continent. While it is remarkable to see how the West has realized and understood the power of the Mantra, even after carrying out a number of scientific research.

-Sophie Ryan

www.OLWomen.Com

parks massage candles review!

im going to write a small personal review on a little luxury that i am OBSESSED with;
parks london - massage candles;

these little beauties are made up of primarily oils from soya oil, almond oil to essential oils such as grapefruit or cinnamon!


they come in a ceramic jug, great to reuse!


i will do a write up on here on a homemade diy massage candle using the jug from this one! when i do i will link through for you :)


you burn them down and wait for the waxy like substance to melt. just like a normal candle!
(they remind me of a solid perfume they melt when you rub them and smell like a perfume)

then blow it out wait five minutes and simply pour the warm oil onto your partner/friends back and massage in, with the benefits of essential oils and the moisturising benefits of almond and other oils its a glorious time for your skin!

i have purchased myself three of these and will be purchasing more, i was lucky and found mine in tkmaxx/tjmaxx for a third of the price!
here is a link to the parks website where they are stocked, but if i was you id hunt for them in tk/tjmaxx first!
if you cant find them,they are definitely worth the full price just for a bit of luxury!

my favourite is the "deep heat - warm and soothe aching muscles"

what is your favourite luxury home product? id love to know!


thankyou
Nathan Slate
Fashion design
asos boutique