Benefits of Meditation and Mindfulness

 In today's world of multitasking and the stress and anxiety that follows it, meditation is the key to calm and stress relief. Meditation is a practice of consciously training your mind to refocus and realign your thoughts. 

Meditation is getting more and more popular as people are slowly beginning to understand its benefits. People who meditate regularly have better focus, sleep well and have a longer attention span.

People who meditate also report an improvement in memory. There are many kinds of meditation such as mindfulness meditation, body scan meditation, focused meditation, spiritual meditation etc. 

I have been meditating for two years now and I have seen all the benefits I listed above. I paid for subscriptions on several apps, listened to guided meditations and podcasts and sometimes kistened to guided meditations on YouTube. I have made a 3-minute Guided Meditation exercise. that I myself do on a stresssful day. I hope you like it. If this meditation helped you in relaxing, please like it and subscribe to my channel. I love you all. 

Stay blessed. xoxo

Chicco Spray Solare SPF 50 Sunblock

 

It's summertime and we need sunscreens more than ever during this time of the year. One thing we should focus on while buying sunscreen is that it is between SPF 30 and 50, an SPF more or less than this is basically ineffective. Moreover, a good SPF has a UVA as well as a UVB filter.

I've sensitive acne-prone skin. I live in a hot, desert town and I need a suncreen throughout the year. I've tried every sunscreen under the sun (pun intended) and this one makes it to my top five. I had been on the lookout for a light sunscreen that does not break me out. I know it's sunscreen for kids but if it's good enough for babies, it's good enough for me! 👶 😁

It's not greasy yet slightly creamy. It doesn't leave a white cast on your face. Wait for 10 minutes before you apply makeup on top of it. It's SPF 50. Has UVA, UVB, and Infrared filters and is fragrance-free. Will definitely buy it again.
Totally worth the 6 Omani Riyal (~ 15 USD) I paid for it.

Which is your favorite sunscreen? I would love to hear from you. xoxo

The Body Shop Born Lippy in Passionberry

I think I have found my holy grail lip balm--The Body Shop Born Lippy Lipbalm and I would love to share it with all of you. For starters, I have super dry lips that tend to go drier during wintertime.

The Body Shop (TBS) says:

Dip into our passionberry scented lip balm, for hydrated lips that feel nourished. The sheer purple tint will give lips a pretty pop of colour, while keeping them beautifully soft.

• Scented lip balm
• Hydrating & nourishing
• Gives lips a hint of colour
• Purple tint & shine finish
• Fruity, Passionberry scent
• Community Trade beeswax from Guide D’Espoir in Cameroon.

I say:

I love TBS but I am not a big fan of their price tags. That's why I am a sucker for their sales. So I found this lip balm on a 50% off sale and bought it. It's a transparent plastic tub 10 ml / 0.29 oz tub.

I prefer lip products in bullet packaging - they are more hygienic in the sense that you don't have to dip your fingers in the product every time you wanna use them. I have never had a passion berry in my life so I can't say whether it smells exactly of that or not but it is very much berry smelling and I love that! 

If you don't like strong-smelling products, you might wanna stay away. Now, coming to the performance, I abso-frickin-lutely love it. It's not only moisturizing, but it's also hydrating. It's a part of my nighttime beauty routine. I use it as a night treatment by scrubbing my lips first and then applying it. With regular use at night, I have noticed that my lips stay hydrated throughout the day.  

It has a deep rich color but I didn't notice any tint on my lips when I applied it. That's why I wear it under my matte lipsticks to give them a satin finish. It's not recommended if you are looking for a tinted lip balm.

It is not sticky or greasy nor does it transfer color. 

Overall, I love this product. I don't like the tub packaging but that won't deter me from rebuying it. 

It's a whopping 10 ml (8.9 g) of product for a price tag of 2.8 O R (~8 USD) but it lasts a lifetime. 

Have you used this product? Did you like it? I would love to hear. xoxo

The Body Shop - Exfoliating Bath Gloves

All you beautiful people out there........!!
Welcome back to my blog!

I finally found a product which made me open my Blog Dashboard and write a review after almost 3 years. Yes, you read it right. I wrote my last post on Wednesday, 20 November, 2013. Not that I stopped liking to write; it's that I just didn't feel like writing or maybe it's one of those things where you stop being drawn to an activity and start to explore other areas that interest you. Anyway, after I used The Body Shop exfoliating gloves for the first time, I said to myself... 'hmmmmm, the world needs to know about it." and here I am with a brand new post on The Body Shop-Exfoliating bath gloves

Labello Lip Butter - Vanilla & Macadamia

If there's one thing which I will carry with me like a beauty secret all this winter, it has to be Labello Lip Butter.