Does this really work?

So here is the scenario, you walk into every ladies favorite store, the one store where your overwhelmed with the luster of Dior Lipsticks, the bright shiny lights of the ever so slick yet over priced makeup cases, the smells of the Geurlain perfumes, that Chi flat iron that come with the so necessary carrying case, then lastly you realize this is why you are a VIB at Sephora.

You grab that noir bucket and you start to walk around, casually thinking of how many VIB points you have accrued and you start to think .............Does this shit really work?

You mill over the items, you read the labels, it says it works, but does it?

Ladies, I am a confessed shopaholic and my loss is your gain. My bathroom looks like Sephora  pregnant with twins, which are named ULTA and CVS. So I am going to tell you about some of my very favorite products that work, from Sephora prices right down to your local CVS. These are things you cannot make, although trust me if I could I would, and if you can make me some, so here you go here is my list.



My first and most favorite product that I love love love to use is the Bliss Line. If I could shower in this shit I would, wait I do, lol. This stuff really does work. I use the Fat Girl Slim line, I have seen major results in firming and toning of my skin. I use this all over my "problem areas" booty, tummy, behind my legs, you know every girls "problem areas".

There is also this REALLY COOL massager that Bliss sells, its like so cheap and I use it in the shower or bath and massage all my problem areas with my regular soap that I use. Don't spring for the Bliss Body Scrub its the lotion that you want to try.

I promise you, this shit works.



Here are some photos below of what I like to use.....................

I really like the Love Handler Lotion, after all its for lazy abdominals.................

xoxoxo
Heather Marianna


To watch and see what some of my other favorite things are click on these two links.

http://vimeo.com/38780434

http://vimeo.com/36527357

http://vimeo.com/36775395

And do not forget to hit me up on Twitter! @heathermarianna #BeautyKitchen

What is Beauty Kitchen?

I created Beauty Kitchen last November for my show on HeatherMarianna.TV. The concept of Beauty Kitchen (@heathermarianna on Twitter and #BeautyKitchen) is to show women and men how to stay healthy, fabulous, and beautiful without spending all kinds of crazy money at the spa. How you may ask? Well I show you how to create amazing and I mean amazing face masks, body wraps, skin cleansers, all from stuff you can get at the local grocery store! I am not kidding!!!! And the best part is that all this stuff really works.

Now I know we are not going to start making all of our own face masks, soaps, and start churning our own butter, but I am going to show you things you can do at home that are the same as the expensive spa treatments you can pay a lot of money for. I don't know about you ladies out there but I would rather wrap myself up and sit outside in the sun while fighting cellulite in my new pair of Loubitains. See my point? Some cellulite blasting spa wraps can cost up to two hundred dollars at the spa, well on top of the two hundred dollars you usually have to go about once a week to get results. In the videos below I show you how to do your own wraps, for about ten dollars at home and guess what I do them twice a week for about twenty dollars w week at home. So ladies lets do the math, one spa wrap at two hundred dollars, once a week for a month, about eight hundred dollars you will spend. Heather Marianna Beauty Kitchen cellulite blasting wraps, twice a week (double the results) for about twenty dollars a week, about eighty dollars. You already saved seven hundred and twenty dollars, hellooooooooooooooooo ladies thats a nice new pair of kicks! Pick your poison, Loubitains? Prada? Tom Ford? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm the list is endless.

On top of showing you how to create amazing face masks et.c in your own Beauty Kitchen, I will show you some of my favorite products that I KNOW work, and show you some at home tips and tricks on staying healthy, beautiful and fabulous.

If you read this blog you will get several things:

Recipies for creating wraps, face masks, cleansers, facial brightners etc etc etc.

Tip and Tricks and the in on what products I like to use and were to find them.

Money saving tips and how to do at home on all things beauty.

And so much more, so ladies lets start with the first recipe and my all time favortie, the cellulite blasting wrap. Come on you know you have it, even celebrities have it, lets get rid of it. This is how.

watch these two links for an exact how to do this at home! And dont forget you can wash the bandages they are reusable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


http://vimeo.com/38803478


http://vimeo.com/38783795

Please follow me on Twitter @Heathermarianna and hashtag #BeautyKitchen

Also tweet me that you like the videos and I will also be posting a ton of receipes I wont be doing videos on, so print them out and get to your kitchen, because the Kitchen isnt just for Cooking anymore!

xoxoxoxo
Heather Marianna

Face Masks and Scrubs to Brighten and Tone, Beauty Kitchen Style

Here are three face masks you can make RIGHT NOW to Brighten and Tone that face of yours:)

This is a very simple mask that you can make that will moisturize and tone your skin at the same time! All you need is TWO simple Ingredients, Carrots and Honey. It takes pretty good too maybe your boyfriend can lick off the leftovers off your body, lol. This can also be used all over your body and steamed in, if you have a steam shower this is perfect for that.

Here is the video link for step by step directions, trust me this isn't tough.
http://vimeo.com/36370047

Here is a list of ingredients:

Carrots

Honey

Yup that's it.

Use about one cup of steamed carrots, you do not want to cook the vitamins out. For every cup of steamed carrots use a table spoon of honey, mix together.
Apply to any area you wish to tone and moisturize.

That's it!

Don't forget to follow me on Twitter @Heathermarianna #BeautyKitchen and tweet me how you like this one!

Here is the second mask/scrub. This one will FOR SURE brighten your skin, I have a lot of sun spots since I have moved to Las Vegas, I do this every morning and sometimes at night as well and they have been dramatically fading. I can tell they are since I have had less need for concealer.

Here is the video link to show you step by step how to make it. Again this is so easy you will be amazed!!
http://vimeo.com/36243440

This is what you need to make this amazing kick ass facial brightener scrub. The reason why I say mask/scrub is due to the fact that if you want to make it a little thicker you can leave it on your face for 15 Min's, if you are in a hurry add more lemon and use it as a scrub AFTER you wash your skin and BEFORE you moisturize. I suggest using a very light moisturizer after this treatment at night.

Lemons

Almonds

Yes, that's it.

Next you need to grind the almonds in a small food processor, I picked up a little chopper at the grocery store for ten dollars and it works amazing! Then you need to squeeze one to two lemons and use the pulp as well (that is what really gets in and brightens your skin) and mix it together.

The almonds must be ground very fine, use as much lemon needed to make a mask or a scrub, less lemon for a mask more for a scrub. There is no such thing as to much lemon when you are wanting to brighten your skin. I also sometimes when watching TV slice lemons and put them all over my face.

Yes, this shit really works.

Here are some more recipes for you little Beauty Kitchen Junkies! I have not created videos for these however I have explained in detail how to create these amazing concoctions.

Skin Glowing Cilantro and Oat

Ingredients:
1/2 cup of oatmeal Oatmeal

 1/4 cup of milk for moisturizing, use whole or full fat yogurt.

1/4 cup of chopped cucumber, which is great for tightening your skin, remember the cucumber under the eyes trick? Well?

1 handful of fresh cilantro

How to do it:
1. Blend it all in your food chopper or blend in blender.

2. Mix together.

3. When the mix looks nice and slick its time to apply for 20 Min's and then rinse.


5.Rinse.
I hope you enjoy, and don't forget to print these out and save them!

xoxoxo
Heather Marianna
#BeautyKitchen
@Heathermarianna
Heathermarianna.TV

3 Hair Tips Beauty Kitchen Style....

 

Everyone has hair problems, everyone.

 I live in Las Vegas and Hollywood California there is a major difference in my hair between the two cities.

 Las Vegas is dry full of static and I often find myself rubbing dryer sheets on my head in the car,

 or flirting with the idea of a downy rinse. But then I think, really downy?

What if I met someone and they said you smell amazing like…………downy.  

So I did some research and tried several things I found online and these are the TOP THREE hair tricks that I know work,

 because a month ago I embarked on “I’m going to fix this hair problem mission

 (PC version of what I actually said)” and here I am happy to report the results.

So here are three tricks that you want to try….like right now. Promise.

Tip number one……………

If you have dark hair and sometimes it seems a little dull. Maybe you are in between hair appointments and OMG you got that hot date and you really think he’s going to be looking at your hair, we all know he’s not but ok I will humor you on that one and give you a quick fix. Here it is. Shampoo and Condition as usual, then pour one bottle of Dark Stout Beer over your hair, then let sit for 45 seconds or so then rinse as usual. The beer that I like to use is Guinness and don’t try this with my favorite Tecate it doesn’t work. I was mid hair fix mission and I was drinking one got in the shower and tried it, no dice, stick with Guinness ladies.

Another problem I have, as noted above, is dry static hair. This sucks, like really bad, especially since I just cut bangs, can you say something about Mary? So here is how I fixed that problem, leave it to me and Beauty Kitchen to have your solutions!

Here is tip number two…………………

What you are going to need is two things, a can of Organic Pumpkin Pie Mix and a few table spoons of Olive Oil, yup that’s it ladies it’s that easy. Cover those luscious locks of yours (cause you know that date is looking at your hair he he) and let it soak for 20 minutes, cover it with shower cap and if you want to get real crafty like I do, then blow dry over the cap for at least 10 minutes on high heat this will get the pumpkin really moisturizing your hair and heat up that oil. Then just Shampoo and Condition as usual and there you go date ready hair, because again he is dating your hair, but ok.

The very last issue we all have with our hair is product buildup. We all spray, gel, heat solution our hair so much and that certainly leaves a ton of residue. Now I will tell you that date of yours, will notice if your hair is dirty and nasty so here is how to fix those limp locks. I suggest doing this before you use the pumpkin mask and after the mask do the beer rinse. Three steps to fabulous hair. I suggest doing this about twice a month. Leave the beer in the shower, that’s my kind of showerJ. Here is how to rid you hair of the residue.

Pour one to three cups of the Apple Cider Vinegar on your damp hair, I really don’t measure I just keep the bottle next to the beer in my shower and pour it all over my head. You could show that date of yours the beer in your shower too and you may even land a second date!. Just my thoughts I would hide the Apple Cider Vinegar bottle though he he.

After you let the rinse set into your hair for about 45 seconds or so shampoo and condition as usual, blow dry to clean refreshed hair.

Well there you have it three proven tips and tricks for some of our major hair issues. Please do not forget to follow me on twitter @Heathermarianna and watch me at http://www.heathermarianna.tv and like my facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/heathermarianna and keep up with me via twitter I am always tweeting new things I find, try, and love.eckI You

You’re Creator of Beauty Kitchen

And Remember………………….The Kitchen isn’t just for cooking anymore!!!

Heather Marianna