I.R.S (I really Save) Beauty Solution

Hi Ladies,
It sure feels good to be back again! I have been traveling a bit and enjoying time well spent with my family!
As a quick update I have been to New York a couple of times, Atlanta and South Carolina. Here are a couple of clips from the show I did, http://www.better.tv/videos/m/21946900/makeup-shelf-life.htm#q=shelf+life (this was Better TV in NY) and this was Atlanta CBS http://www.cbsatlanta.com/video/18831417/index.html.

This month will be fun and my family gets to join me while I travel to South Carolina for Channel 49 and my husband will be singing on the show while I am interviewed for my book. Then onto Atlanta! I will be a guest again on the "Everyday with Marcus & Lisa" show--I love them! Last stop Nash-Vegas...where we will be for GMA and CBS local news station--I will be talking about Springtime Beauty...

Speaking of Beauty---here goes the I.R.S solution and you don't need an accountant for this one!

This is what you need when you stayed up too late meeting the Tax deadline:)

De-puff
Mix together ¼ cucumber (puree) and 1 ounce of aloe vera gel---incredible de-puffer –it will keep In the fridge for a few days.
This won’t cost you a cent to look more rested (helps to de-puff under eye area)…before you rise out of bed, place a pillow under your head (elevated) for 15 min ( during that time go over your schedule, meditate or relax).

To tighten skin, apply whipped egg whites to your face with a fan brush, leave on for 20 minutes to see results.

Exfoliate your skin with 1 T applesauce and 1 T of wheatgerm add together and make a paste—apply and leave on for 10-15 min.

Lighten up those dark patches with ½ cup mint (fresh) water (brewed and strained) to ½ cup of lemon (squeezed) apply to dark areas like elbows or knees and let dry, repeat 3-5 times.

(When you have seen the bill from your accountant--a stress breakout)
Clear up Skin with 1 T yogurt and 1 T honey, mix-apply and leave on for 15 min.

Stimulate your hair and scalp with a rosemary water, take a few stems of loaded rosemary and add to 4 cups of spring water, boil for 2-4 minutes then strain, reserve the cooled liquid for your container and use as a final rinse for your hair routine---The results will be shinier more youthful hair.

(When the big guys are calling- telling you...you owe $$ and your scratching your head, Why?? knowing you did not make that much)
Itchy scalp? Resolve it by keeping apple cider vinegar (organic) in a squirt bottle—in your shower, after you rinsed your hair with rosemary water—squirt some vinegar on your scalp.

Beautiful hands and feet—quick and easy soft skin made simple by applying un-petroleum jelly to rough dry hands and feet before bed (cover with gloves and socks) then wake up to soft supple skin! Another one to try is simply using organic coconut oil.

DIY Highlights
1 T of Chamomile tea into 1 C of purified water strain and cool
2 lemons (squeezed)
Pour into spray bottle—leave on hair and sit in the sun for 15 min (sunscreen on your face) but even without any sun—you will still see a difference.


Hair Mask
¼ c coconut oil
3-4 drops of Rosemary essential oil
Leave on for 20 min. then rinse.

Alternative to Botox
Frownies—price is anywhere from 14.95 (drugstore.com) or 19.95 at WholeFoods—the results are amazing—they retrain the muscles around the eye, forehead and mouth area.

(This is where you frown because you just realized you will not be getting money back--but fear not--this is in your budget!)
If Frownies is not in your budget, you can use scotch tape, the kind that you would wrap a present in—use on the wrinkles, let it stay for four hours—

Another use for tape is…wrap a piece of tape around your finger, sticky side up—pat on dry flakes of skin around the chin, nose or forehead—it is a quick way to eliminate them when your in a pinch.

On a serious note...I know these tips will help the mirror reflection,however you need to remember that you are beautiful inside and out.
God wants us to accept ourselves just as we are. He loves us and our imperfections. He wants us to be beautiful without the vanity.
You are highly valued, needed and made on purpose for a purpose!

Hugs,
Shelly