Comfy to College

Scarf: Pashmina - Striped top and Lace Dress: Forever21 - Bow Belt: M&Co. - Necklace:Forever21 - Bag: David Jones  

Touch of Pink

Yes, as you see in the picture the blouse is not a blouse, it is actually a knee-length dress and I tucked it in the skirt. Make more use of the items you've got in your wardrobe, some examples would be wearing your dresses as skirts (http://hebalamode.blogspot.ae/2014/02/the-mint-dress.html), your short dresses as blouses (this post) or short skirts as shawls or scarfs (http://hebalamode.blogspot.ae/2014/02/who-said-you-cant-wear-short-skirt-with.html). Also next time you shop, don't limit yourself to how the item is displayed or how you're used to wearing it; if you like it just buy it and think later how you're going to wear it. 

Dress: Forever21 - Skirt-Iconic - Cardigan: Splash - Heels: Spring

Clutch: Newlook - Necklace: H&M - Bracelets: Escada+Aldo

I got this belt years ago from Egypt and never wore it, I don't even like how it looks (sorry belt !) and I have no clue why I bought it...I'm guessing maybe I liked the color.

Anyways, I didn't even wear it this way today, I wore it backwards where just the fabric part showed from the front, and this hideous plastic side was hidden by the cardi from the back. It perfected the outfit by making it merge very smoothly. Dare to wear stuff backwards, I do that quite a lot. In the outfit below, the black and white floral shirt you see is actually the backside of the shirt, not the front side, the front it just plain white with buttons. So if the back side works to your convenience and looks good, then just wear it backwards :D!

http://hebalamode.blogspot.ae/2014/01/chic-in-black.html

Black,White,Olive-Green Combination

Black Bat-wing Cardi: Cotton-on | Denim Green: Newlook | White Shirt: Bhs | Pants: Zara(oversized) - Heels: Forever21

Necklace and Bracelet: Koton - Bag: Just Cavalli

Caught twice in peach!

Peach is one of my forever favorite colors, it's very feminine and gives a glow to any outfit. This post has two outfits from this week, one has peach as a main piece while the other has a peach scarf-belt-heels triangle.

Peach and Navy

I wore this outfit for college with a beige scarf (as you saw on instagram), it was very simple and comfy. I totally recommend Zara's loose pants, they are very comfortable and have a good fit.

Blouse: Origem - Navy Pants: Zara - Bag: Prada - Nude Heels: Spring 

Necklace: Newlook - Bracelets: H&M

Peach Twist 

This outfit is pretty classical especially with that ruffled top. Blue and off-white can not fail together, but when I feel like getting out of the typical zone, I always resort to adding a tint from an absolutely different color family. Other colors that can go besides peach are mint, black, baby pink and camel (those were the first to cross my mind).

Scarf: Pashmina - Blouse: Signee - Skirt: Mango - Belt: Forever21

Clutch: Newlook - Heels: Suite Blanco - Chain Bracelet: Forever21

Shower your skin with happiness

Turn the next time you shower into a skin refreshing experience using the method I'll be telling you about in this post. This is partially a Moroccan bath with extra nourishment that you can do at home. You can create your own atmosphere by lighting candles and playing your favorite music while doing this routine but all you really need is about an hour or a little more, your bath tub, 2 loofahs and these ingredients:

5 1/2 tbsp baking soda

3 tbsp salt

4 tbsp epsom salt

2 tbsp coconut oil 

I won't specify amounts for these because it depends on your body size

Olive oil

Ground coffee

(turkish coffee powder works perfect, but don't use nescafe or similar grain-coffee)

Moroccan soap

Sandal soap bar

Moroccan loofah (black color)

Loofah glove

Now we have all the ingredients, let's see what are we gonna do with'em...

1. Stage 1: Bathing
   - What for? Opening pores, moisturizing and purifying - Bonus: Relaxing
   Fill up your bath tub with water that is the highest temperature you can endure ( to create steam), but do not torture yourself it should just be a little hotter than warm. 
   While the tub is half filled and the water is still running put in 5 tbsp of the baking soda so it mixes with the water, leave the last half tbsp on the side and pour in the coconut oil. (The pure coconut oil will usually be solid as it freezes at room temperature, so u'll see it melting as you put it in the water.) After the tub fills, put the salt mixing it with your hands, get in the tub and relax for about 20-30 minutes. 
   I sometimes add a glass of fresh orange juice to the water to supply my skin directly with vitamin C, but that is not a must.
   While you're in there, you'll start feeling your face a little sweaty because of the vapor, right at this point take some water and wet your face with it. With your finger tips, take some of the baking soda you left on the side and start scrubbing your face in circular motions with it for two minutes, don't press too hard. This will clean your face off the dead cells. Also while in the tub, you can massage your body while you're in there in circular motions so it absorbs coconut oil.
   TIP : Take advantage of the steam by applying a hair mask or oil treatment while waiting.
2. Stage 2: Scrubbing and Exfoliating
   -What for? Removing the dead skin cells, evening out the texture and softening skin
   Stand up slowly and start draining the water. Now to create our own steam room, you'll need to close the shower curtain firmly and turn on the shower at the highest temperature and stand away from it, you just need the steam coming off the hot water.
   Cover your body and face with Moroccan soap and keep it for 10-15 minutes. Then take the Moroccan loofah and start scrubbing the soap for 5 minutes but don't rinse it yet. Turn the shower temperature to lukewarm and rinse it. After the soap is off your body, using just the Moroccan loofah scrub again all over to remove soap residues and dead skin.
3. Stage 3: Coffee scrub and sandal finishing touch
   -What for? Extra hydration and skin shine
   Rinse your body after stage 2. Take the olive oil and mix it with the coffee. Don't pour in the entire amount, just an amount that forms a paste. Using your fingers take from this paste and start scrubbing you body in circular movements for about 6 minutes. Some research suggests that coffee releases toxins and extra water trapped in the body, I don't know about that I just know that it is SO moisturizing that I sometimes don't need to put cream after I shower! After you're done scrubbing, rinse.
   Now get the regular loofah and put some sandal soap on it. Lightly scrub your body for just 1 minute or 2 to give it a shine and remove the coffee residues.
4. We're done! you can now just shampoo you hair and use your favorite shower gel to give your body fragrance. After drying your body, don't forget to use apply body lotion or body butter to maintain the moisture and softness, body moisturizes are best applied right after the shower.

Hope this is of benefit to you as it is to me, I feel my skin softer and fresher after every time I do this. You can also choose to to do just the first two stages and not the third, or just add the third by itself to your regular shower.

Much Love xx

Heba