Guess Miranda Kerr's most bizarre beauty secret (clue is you'll find it in the cutlery drawer) By Sadie Whitelocks Published: 09:44 GMT, 3 May 2012 | Updated: 06:48 GMT, 4 May 2012 Celebrities are known for indulging in some of the strangest beauty regimes around. And now Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr has revealed some of her own unusual preening techniques. In an interview the 29-year-old told how she uses rosehip oil to boost her complexion, lip balm to give her eyes a lift and a kitchen tablespoon to curl her eyelashes. Scroll down for video Last week Miranda Kerr revealed that her luminous skin is all down to a slick of rosehip oil After applying a coat of mascara she pinches her eyelashes between her thumb and the piece of cutlery to achieve the desired look. Miranda, who gave birth to son Flynn last year, says that motherhood has forced her to rely on quick fix beauty solutions. 'You can curl your eyelashes with a spoon if you don’t have an eyelash curler,' she told BellaSugarTV. The interviewer cracks a smile as Miranda demonstrates her unusual eyelash curling technique
101 Olive Oil Benefits & Uses | Robbins Family FarmRobbins Family Farm Legend has it that the olive tree was a gift from the goddess Athena to humanity. Homer referred to olive oil as liquid gold, and Thomas Jefferson proclaimed it the richest gift of heaven. For centuries, a gift of olive oil was a welcome treasure. Food-lovers have never entirely forgotten the delightful golden fluid, but in recent years, a new awareness of the benefits of olive oil has been born. Science has turned its investigative eye upon it in recent years, and numerous studies have only reinforced the notion that olive oil is an amazing substance with numerous benefits. Olive oil can: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101.
My Collection of Funny Emails. Send funny emails to your friends! Why didn’t I think of that? You’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems... some you never knew you had! Hull strawberries easily using a straw. Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes. Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40. Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.. Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.. Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music.. Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags.. Add this item to your beach bag. Attach a Velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.. Look up! Gotcha! Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid.. Forever losing your bathroom essentials?
What Our Grandparents Knew About Staying Sane Everybody has something that makes them really, really anxious. Even if you don’t have a phobia per se, we all have fears that haunt us. Some worry they won’t ever find the right partner. When these feelings come to a head—say, after a breakup, a failed attempt to get pregnant, or a rejection after a job interview—that anxiety can turn into depression . There was just so much to worry about—would it work this cycle, would I have a miscarriage, would the baby be normal. The techniques I’ll share with you here rely heavily on Dr. Dr. If you want more details, I highly, highly recommend . Rates of anxiety and depression are much higher now than they were 50 to 70 years ago (something I've explored in my own research—for a summary, see Chapter 4 of or this article ). Don't dismiss grandma's advice—sometimes the science backs her up!
20 Uses for Olive Oil Including Tips for Home, Health and Body Olive oil glides into place as a must-have household and beauty product. Life without olive oil would be sad indeed. Since antiquity, this miracle substance has been revered for its wonderfully fruity flavor, but it’s so much more than a healthy topping for salad and a heavenly dip for fresh-baked bread. Olive oil has dozens of unusual uses around the house, not to mention its powerful moisturizing and healing properties on the hair and skin. Check out 20 reasons why you should never be caught without it. Paint clean-up When your hands are covered in paint, sap or any other sticky substance that’s hard to remove, try scrubbing them with olive oil and a little salt or sugar. Eye makeup remover Even the heaviest, drag-show-worthy makeup job can’t stand up to the removal power of olive oil. Furniture polish Olive oil helps remove dust from furniture and gives it a shine. Skin moisturizer You might think using olive oil as a moisturizer would leave you with oily skin, but that’s not the case.
10 Ways Our Minds Warp Time How time perception is warped by life-threatening situations, eye movements, tiredness, hypnosis, age, the emotions and more… The mind does funny things to our experience of time. Just ask French cave expert Michel Siffre. In 1962 Siffre went to live in a cave that was completely isolated from mechanical clocks and natural light. He soon began to experience a huge change in his perception of time. When he tried to measure out two minutes by counting up to 120 at one-second intervals, it took him 5 minutes. But you don’t have to hide out in a cave for a couple of months to warp time, it happens to us all the time. 1. People often report that time seems to slow down in life-threatening situations, like skydiving. But are we really processing more information in these seconds when time seems to stretch? To test this, Stetson et al. (2007) had people staring at a special chronometer while free-falling 50 metres into a net. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Time is relative “Time is an illusion.
25 Alternative Uses for Olive Oil Nutritionists will continue to tout olive oil for its high content of healthful, monounsaturated fats, like oleic acid, and polyphenols. The fruit oil practically propelled the entire Western world in antiquity, and is mentioned in nearly every sacred text this side of the Tigris and Euphrates. As a cooking fat, it’s high up on the heart-smart list…which works out, ‘cause it tastes darn good. (As a tip, Consumer Reports has rated Goya brand extra virgin olive oil [from Spain] as the best general purpose olive oil, and as their best buy. Photo: howstuffworks.com Olive oil also has plenty of uses around your home, outside of the sauté pan. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Photo: patternsolutions.net 7. 8. 9. 10. Photo: allclad.com 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. Curious about alternative uses for vinegar? Tagged : olive_oil, olive, cleaning, money, hack, Alternatives, oil, olives, alternative-uses, olive-oil, shoes, skin, leather, bath
21 Fantastic Reasons Olive Oil Should Be In Every Home - trendsandideas.com Everyone should have a fresh bottle of olive oil on hand at all times. This oil works for everything from cleaning to promoting better health. Learning more about the uses of this oil will ensure you keep it stocked in your pantry at all times. 1. Treating a Sunburn Sunburns sting and cause pain, but you can soothe a sunburn that is mild with a little olive oil. 2. Dry, cracked lips are unsightly and they are uncomfortable. 3. Dry cuticles look bad and it burns when you are applying nail polish or using a nail polish remover. 4. When you get paint on your skin, it is not easy to remove. 5. Cradle cap can be uncomfortable for babies, but olive oil can help to soothe it. 6. Exfoliating your skin regularly is important to remove dead skin cells and promote a bright, even complexion. 7. You cannot apply the majority of essential oils to the skin without a carrier or else you can experience skin irritation. 8. Oil cleansing has become quite popular in recent years. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.