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DIY Hair Clips for Children

How to make super easy, cute hair pins for kids.

10 Tips for Being Kind to Yourself

Tips on developing more positive relationship with yourself and #WomanKind campaign from Weight Watchers.

Reminder of Summer – DIY Strawberry Nail Art for Kids

Easy to achieve strawberry pattern for kids’ nails.

Two Ingredient Home-made Sweet Almond & Vanilla Body Oil for Dry Skin

Quick and easy home-made body oil to sooth dry and irritated skin, relieve pains and even headaches.

Chemical Free Home-made Shea Butter Body Lotion

How to make shea butter lotion at home…

Non-Toxic 3 Free & 5 Free Nail Varnishes

List of non-toxic 3 Free & 5 Free nail varnishes available in UK.

Simple Mint Tea – From Scratch

Fresh mint tea from scratch as an alternative to toxic teabag teas.

Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day – Book Review

More than just a bread book…

DIY Scented Lavender Pouches

DIY lavender pouches – cheap and 100% natural moths’ repellent.

Homemade Reed Diffusers

Homemade air freshener – reed diffusers made out items you probably already have at home.

Harsh Preservatives Found in Many Cosmetics and Household Products

List of Products Containing Harsh Preservative and Biocide Methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI) / Methylisothiazolinone (MIT / MI) / Isothiazolinone (Kathon CG) or it’s variations.

Autumn Allergy? Mould Spores Allergy? Dust Mite Allergy? What is it?

My struggle with eye eczema – some products help while other make more damage than good.

Mermaid Nails Sponged with 3D Glitter

Sparkly 3D glitter nails perfect for Christmas, parties and nights out.

Shatter / Crackle Top Coats vs. Magnetic Nail Varnishes

Shatter nail polishes and magnetic nail polishes review plus easy Christmas and Halloween nails ideas.

Winter Nail Art – Snowflakes

Winter themed nail art with simple white snowflakes on the top of blue nail varnish.

Quick & Easy Nail Art For All Seasons

Simple, quick and easy nail art ideas.

Magic Cream from Lucas’ Papaw Remedies

A while back, when my second daughter was born, my lovely friend Nora has sent me baby gift including Lucas’ Papaw Ointment – thank You!!! We used it all the time and we loved it so much that when it was finished I searched the whole London… just to finally find it in Australia Shop […]

Caribbean Lemons & Other Exotic Citrus Fruits

Caribbean lemons are just one of the exotic looking citrus fruits, they are much bigger than regular lemons and round in shape. Pictured above fruit has been photographed on the Spice Mountain near Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Another quite impressive citrus fruits are pomelos also called shaddocks which are gigantic grapefruits with much nicer and milder taste. […]

How Do You Like Your Tea & Coffee?

Almost all my adult life I was fooling myself, pretending that it is better to have unsweetened coffee or tea with a biscuit instead of sugar… I used to drink couple of coffees and teas a day with a biscuit (or two) on a side, but no sugar… to make it healthier! Couple of days […]

5 Minute Nail Art – Silver Stripes

Quick and easy nail art that can be done in 5 minutes…

Japanese Kimono Inspired Nail Art Pattern

Japanese kimono pattern for the nails – aquamarine blue, dark cherry red and light cherry blossom pink.

Halloween Nail Art – Spider Webs & Jack-O-Lanterns

Halloween nail art ideas for adults and kids – spider webs and jack-o-lanterns.

My Granny’s Natural Remedy – Baltic Amber Liqueur / Spirit of Amber / Nalewka Bursztynowa

Natural Polish remedy made from Baltic amber and high percentage alcohol.

Fruity Summer Nail Art for Kids – Red Apple

Cute red apple nail pattern for kids’ toes – great for Summer.

Earth Friendly Baby Cosmetics from Lansinoh – Review

Having quite a lot of experience with all kind of baby products I noticed that eco ones usually don’t smell as good as their less ecological competitors and for that reason I was quite surprised to find out how divine Earth Friendly Baby cosmetics from Lansinoh are. Shampoo & body wash, bubble bath and body lotion they are all available […]

Summer Kids’ Nail Art – Cherry Fingers & Watermelon Toes

Summer nail art ideas for kids – cherries and watermelon slices.

The Interprofessional Olive Oil from Spain at Taste of London

I visited European olive oils stall during this years Taste of London festival where I was given private olive oil testing by Teresa Pérez Millán – director of Interprofesional del Aceite de Oliva Español which with help from EU and Spain promote benefits of olive oil in their “Everything’s Better with Olive Oil” campaign. I […]

Ultimate Dry Skin & Cracked, Split Heel Remedy

With summer just round the corner I’m always more than ever concerned about dry skin especially the one on the elbows and heels that is exposed in summer clothes and shoes. For the past few years, during and after two pregnancies I struggled with those problems a lot and tried most available on the market […]

DIY Sponge on a Rope with Beads and Ribbon

Easy low cost sponge on a rope idea.

“Curly Like Me: How to Grow Your Hair Healthy, Long, and Strong” by Teri LaFlesh – Book Review

I’m a big fan of Teri’s Tightly Curly website for a longer while now. Thanks to her tips I was finally able to manage my daughter’s multiracial and very curly hair without having have to use special products or spending hours on them. I wrote about it previously here. When I heard that she is […]

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