STRAWBERRY SURPRISE Strawberries are the skincare superstars of summer fruits. They’re a natural exfoliant; they’re great for preventing acne and black heads and they also have antiseptic and skin lightning properties. Here are some DIY strawberry treatments to keep your skin summer fresh… Strawberry Exfoliant Dead cells make your skin look dull and tired. Exfoliating [...]
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Posted in Beauty, Health & Wellbeing, Recipes, tagged DIY Face masks, east day spa, spa, strawberry, strawberry mask on 7 December 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Recipes
Posted in Recipes, tagged avocado body scrub, avocado face mask, avocado mody masque, avocados, guacamole, ripening avocados on 7 September 2011 | 2 Comments »
AWESOME AVOCADOS I’m lucky enough to have a big old beautiful avocado tree at the bottom of my garden laden with humongous, fleshy fruit … so I’ve been experimenting with some divine home made body scrubs and face masks…. Avocado Body Scrub Avocados are a brilliant moisturising agent. They’re packed with Vitamin E, which helps [...]
Reviving body scrub & bath soak
Posted in Inspiration, Recipes, tagged babies, bath soak, body scrub, muslin, oatmeal, sharon stevens on 21 June 2011 | 2 Comments »
East Day Spa Auckland’s Sharon Stevens shares recipes for her favourite homemade treatments… It’s that time of year when the cold weather takes its toll on the skin, leaving it dry and often lacking in that healthy glow we grow to love during the summer. This body scrub is fantastic for sloughing off those dead [...]
Luscious homemade face mask
Posted in Inspiration, Recipes, tagged avocado, face mask, jasmine oil, sharon stevens, yoghurt on 1 June 2011 | 1 Comment »
East Day Spa Auckland’s Sharon Stevens shares her favourite homemade treatments… Winter is here and the change of season will be having an effect on your skin, drying it out a little, and colder winds and temperatures maybe increasing its sensitivity. A homemade mask is a great way to hydrate the skin at home until [...]

