Beaches Negril Jamaica

 Happy Sunday from Beaches Negril in Jamaica. I've been vacationing here since Wednesday and I can undoubtedly say that this is the best hotel I've been to in my country (Jamaica) , and my 2nd favorite in the Carribbean (the first being Atlantis in the Bahamas). The hotel is all inclusive and offers a wide range of restaurants ,activities and facilities. The grounds and Architecture are breathtakingly beautiful and Negril has the most gorgeous sunset on the island.

Sleeping in paradise!

                            

           

            

     

                              

                            

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New Collection Review!

 I'm so excited to do a review on an awesome organic beauty  line that I had the privilege of trying out. The collection is called Feel Good Formulas by Arran Arromatics located in Scotland.  It includes a wide range of beauty products with traditional/ organic ingredients. Here are a few products from the collection that I've been using .

These body washes/ moussant smell amazing and leave my skin really moisturized.

I use this as a facial soap even though it says for body . It suds a  little. You could definately use it for both. It isn't heavy and I love that it has Shea!

 

The collection is great. The packaging is unique and colourful, and the ingredients are organic, invigorating and just great for your skin and hair. Here's a link to their website on which you can order any of these products and much more without traveling all the way to Scotland even though that would be pretty cool :)  Arran Arromatics . A special thanks to Raahki Sunak who gave these great products to moi .
 xoxo
- Adrienne Justine.

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Summer Beauty Regimen

Summer is the best time of year, BUT with all the sun, chlorine and saltwater exposure you encounter from going to the beach,pool and lounging in in the sun, its easy for your skin and hair to suffer. I live in Jamaica , an island with a tropical climate all year round, so I figured I'd share my tips and tricks and what I plan to add to my summer beauty regimen this year.

  Skin Care 

A daily moisturizer with SPF is a must !!The summer sun can cause premature aging such as wrinkles and age spots: and we don't want that do we?  I use clean and clear's Dual action moisturizer which fights pimples while moisturizing your skin.Another added benefit is that its oil-free , and I don't know about you but my face produces more oil in warm weather , so I tend to go for the oil-free moisturizers.Another thing I cannot live without is a lip balm with SPF. What I'm using right now is BABY lips by Maybeline and yes it does actually make your lips baby smooth and keeps them from getting dry and cracked from extremely hot weather.I mentioned earlier that my skin gets really oily in warm weather, to control this I use proactive's refining clay mask once a week. The clay pulls and absorbs toxins and excess oil from your pores . I also use  this as an overnight spot treatment for any little pimples I might get . I love it!. I use coco butter to moisturize my body and I add coco butter's skin therapy vitamin E oil especially to my legs.

Hair Care 

I'm currently trying to grow out my hair this summer and sometimes it seems impossible when I know every time I go to the beach or pool I'm damaging my hair not to mention when I blow dry and flat iron it after I go to the beach/pool. However I'm determined to have some progress by . 1) Protective styling as much as possible. Protective styling means wearing hair styles that keep the ends of your hair protected such as buns , up-doo's, faux bobs , princess braids etc. By hiding the ends of your hair you minimize contact of the penetrating sun on your hair and also reduce breakage caused by the ends of your hair brushing on your clothes and other surfaces that dry out your hair. 2) Heat protectors. I use argan oil/serum and Tresame's heat protector as a "sunblock" for my hair when I do wear it down.3) Wear a leave-in-conditioner to the beach/pool and wash your hair ASAP after you're finished swimming. 4) Deep Condition. I really try to deep condition my hair more often in the summer time . Deep conditioners penetrate the hair shaft to strengthen it from the inside out.

Those are some of things I do to keep my skin and hair healthy during extremely hot /humid weather. One final tip. Drink a lot of water! This definitely helps to prevent your hair or skin from getting dry. I hope this blog helped anyone considering how to alter their beauty regimen in preparation for the hot weather.

XO
-Adrienne Justine        

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