#7: Exfoliate!!!(:

Exfoliating is one thing I LOVE to do, but never do it! Not because it's a hard or out-of-the-way thing to do, I just forget. haha
Exfoliating removes dead skin cells from your body, leaving it cleaner, brighter, and less prone to acne! There are many products you can use to exfoliate (I used to use St.Ive's Apricot Scrub), but after finding some things around the house that work just as good, I don't have to spend the money on a special scrub!

My absolute favorite thing to exfoliate with at the moment is SUGAR!

All you need is a small bowl or cup with sugar in it. Depending on if you are exfoliating your whole body, or only your face will determine how much sugar you will need. I usually do this in the shower. I take a washcloth and wet it and ring it out so I get rid of all the excess water, pat the wet washcloth in the sugar and LIGHTLY rub it where ever I want to exfoliate. Rinse it off, pat dry, and your skin is clean!

Also, you may also add some olive oil to the sugar, to make it a paste-like texture. This will also help your skin! I don't do this every time, though.


It is recommended to exfoliate about twice a week. If you over-exfoliate your face, it will actually damage your skin. Also make sure you MOISTURIZE after!! Your skin will feel amazing! (:

-Lauren

6: Quick Healthy Snacks!

I know a lot of girls are struggling with eating healthy and keeping fit so I'm going to do some "Stay Healthy & Fit Tips". What an original name, right? haha So this will be the first in the installment and it's just going to be some simple snacks you can eat on a whim if you're in a rush or whenever you need something to please your appetite.  (:

#1. Fruit & Dip: Who doesn't love fruit?? Especially with a yummy dip!

-Just chop up some of your favorite fruits, or buy some pre-cut at the store, and mix together a few simple ingredients for a dip!

-For the dip: 1 cup of low fat yogurt, a tablespoon orange juice, about a tablespoon of honey, and a sprinkle of cinnamon. You can change the amounts of the ingredients to whatever taste you like better! Mix them all together for a sweeeeet dip!

#2. Wraps: Take a whole wheat tortilla, and fill it with cheese, turkey, lettuce, tomatoes, and whatever else you like! Just try to skip the mayo! You can also get creative with what you put in it! Maybe peanut butter and bananas? I have put a small bit of cream cheese, tomatoes, and basil pesto. It was so good! These things get addicting and you could soon find yourself making one everyday after school! haha

#3. Chocolate Covered Strawberries?: DARK chocolate can be good for you and your body in proportion! Take strawberries (or cherries, pineapple, apples, etc.) and dip into melted dark chocolate! It doesn't even seem like a "good-for-you" food, but it is!

I will make more posts in the future adding onto this list!

-Lauren

5: Spring/Summer Outfit #1!

So here's a continuation of my Seasonal Outfit videos everyone likes!!(: Just in blog form! I will be doing them one by one, instead of like 10 outfits in one post, so keep updated to see them all!(: 

I have been starting to LOVE skirts! They're so cute and there so many different ones! 

Here is the outfit! 

 

It's a plain white v-neck tee, and a blue and white skirt from Hollister. The skirt has a built in "belt". The reason for the quotes on "belt" is because it's more like a waistband with a metal buckle thing. So technically it would be a built in belt, I don't know. haha. I wore a bracelet from a surf shop, because this outfit reminds me of something I would wear for going to dinner somewhere on the beach. 

Here's a close up on the unique pattern of the skirt and "belt" (I'll keep the quotes haha). And also the bracelet, ignore the awkward hand pose. 

For shoes, I would wear some sandals like these. I bought these at Forever21 for $7, but I would go for the white ones for this outfit. That's what I have and it looked adorable! (I couldn't find a pic of the white ones! Sorry!)

4: What Do YOU Wanna See?!

I decided today I will work on the Spring/Summer outfits and post it on here! Since I am not making YouTube videos at the moment, I decided everything will go on here in blog form!(:

So besides the spring/summer outfits (which everyones been begging for!), which other posts would you like to see???!! Comment!(: