With This Ring: March 23, 2018

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MAKE YOUR OWN
Sugar Scrub
Making your own anything is usually pretty
satisfying, but an all-natural sugar scrub for face,
hands and feet is easy, effective and the least
fattening use of sugar imaginable! Combining simple
home ingredients, you will produce a unique beauty
product in minutes that will leave your skin silky
smooth.
INGREDIENTS
½ cup of sugar (either white or brown)
½ cup of oil (olive, coconut or almond)
1 tsp of essential oil of your choice
Optional essence or spice
(cinnamon, turmeric, vanilla)
2 drops of food colouring if desired
METHOD
Combine the oil and sugar and mix well.
Stir in the essential oil(s) of your choice.
Add optional spice or food colouring.
Store in an airtight container or screw top jar.
Lasts 2-3 months
CHOICE OF ESSENTIAL OILS
As well as selecting your favourite essential oil for its
fragrance, also consider its particular
therapeutic qualities:
LEMON & LEMONGRASS – fresh and invigorating
GRAPEFRUIT, ORANGE OR LIME – tangy and
refreshing
PEPPERMINT – cool and soothing
TEA TREE – cleansing and purifying
EUCALYPTUS – medicinal and healing
PATCHOULI – earthy and relaxing
LAVENDER – calming and rejuvenating
BERGAMOT – gentle and uplifting
GOOD TO GO OR GIFT FOR THE GIRLS
Try your homemade sugar scrub on your hands first
using 1 tablespoon rubbed in then rinsed – so good,
so soft, so simple! But pimp the jar and make some
fancy labels and you have a gorgeous gift for your
girls as well.
Weddings are hard on the feet – especially for brides,
bridesmaids and mothers of the bride and the groom.
To manage several hours of standing, walking and
dancing in your elegant heels or strappy shoes try the
“On Your Feet” wedding day guide!
Choosing the Shoes
You may wish to select shoes of a particular style to
complete your wedding outfit. Choose your shoes after your
outfit is confirmed so that the style and colour are exactly
right whether you favour a court, pump or platform sole.
Remember sparkly sandals and sassy heels make you look
taller and your legs look more shapely! Shoes can also be
coloured or covered as required by professional shoe dying
services, matching them to the fabric of your outfit.
Compatible and Comfortable
Choose them well in advance, but while you’re looking for
shoes to die for, look for comfort, comfort, comfort! Your feet
swell in summer heat and during the course of any day, so
choose a half size larger than usual and buy your shoes in the
afternoon. For extra comfort you can try gel inserts – great
for added “danceability”! Consider the height of the heels,
especially if you’re having a garden or beach wedding and
look for footwear that is appropriate for the season. If the
wedding is outdoors choose thicker heels that won’t sink into
the grass.
Walk and Wear
Best advice is to wear them in before you wear them out
anywhere. Pop on a thin pair of socks and wear your wedding
shoes round the house often, to allow them to stretch and
soften. If the heels are higher than you are used to, practice
frequently so that your walk down the aisle is confident and
effortless.
Pedicures and Pampering
Elegant shoes deserve elegant feet inside them! Have a
professional pedicure or purchase a home pedicure kit for
well presented toenails – especially for open-toed shoes!
Indulge in regular heavenly foot spas at home to soften
and remove hard or calloused skin. Nourish and
massage daily with soothing peppermint
foot lotion.
BACK ON YOUR FEET