The Top 5 DIY Beauty Treatments

Some of my top DIY treatments that anyone could try at home, Here are 5 seriously simple at home DIY Beauty Treatments that anyone can do 🙂

Need a relaxing bath , then mix 1/4 of a cup of Rosewater, 1/4 of a cup of Coconut milk, pour into your warm bath, swirl and lay into it and relax, it a such a treat for the skin and is incredible relaxing and smells pretty dam good to boot!! Try it!!!

Legend has it that the beautiful Egyptian queen Cleopatra who loved to emerge herself in milk and rose petal baths and insisted to have her bed covered with fresh roses every day, had carpeted her boudoir with petals of these flowers (to which she attributed aphrodisiac powers) when she first greeted and seduced Marc Antony.

Well known for its antiseptic and antibacterial properties, rose water is excellent for cleansing, purifying, softening and toning the skin. Its pleasant fragrance makes it a nice, light and fresh cologne to wear especially in the summertime.

2/ Need a great, yet very affordable Skin Moisturiser, then you need to mix 2 teaspoons of Honey with 2 teaspoons of Almond Oil. Apply , to make this a moisture packed mask then add . mashed up half an  avocado and mix in all the ingredients to form a pure, Apply to face, Leave on for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with warm water and pat dry. This will improve skin complexion, retain glow, moisturize better and deeper, soothe skin irritation, nourish your skin while making it softer and smoother.Almond oil is rich in vitamin A, B and E, which are great for skin health. In fact, most skin care products have these vitamins loaded in them. The oil helps maintaining moisture levels of the skin and gets absorbed in a jiffy without blocking the pores. Mash the avocado and mix in all the ingredients to form a puree.

3/ Important day? date? interview? or any other big day!! and skin is looking a little rough? then you need a quick, easy, DIY Facial Scrub!! Mix 2 tablespoons of Olive Oil with 1 tablespoon of Raw Sugar, mix to a rough paste , apply to clean skin using your finger tips, be gentle, this is more about quality of ingredients on your skin and technique, not brute force 🙂 apply with tips of your fingers in a light circular motion, do this for 2-3 minutes and rinse with warm water and pat dry.Your face will look bright, clean, and be glowing.

4/ Our poor feet get a battering in all the fabulous Shoe Shoes we wear but sometimes we need to treat our feet back!! it is only fair, I guess. So here we have the ultimate in simple yet effective Foot Pedicure‘s for you. Mix 1/4 of a cup of Almond Oil with 3 tablespoons of dried power milk. this will form a paste. Apply all over your feet, cover in cling film and socks, sit back for as long as you have or over night and wash off in the shower to reveal soft and supple looking feet 🙂

5/ My all time favorite DIY at home treatment is this Body Scrub, anyone who know me, know’s I obsess over super soft skin, It is a must for me and this is one of the treatments I use to keep it this soft!! Place the brown sugar and honey in a small bowl and mix together well. Store in a jar with an air tight lid if you want to make up more and have on the bathroom shelves. Apply a small amount of scrub to wet skin and massage gently in a circular motion. Rinse well.

Thank you for reading you FABULOUS people

❤ Clare with the Hair ❤

Top Tips to Get your Hair in Shape for Summer (Inspire Limerick May 2015)

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Winter play’s havoc on your hair and if you want to get your hair  in tip top condition for summer and if  you want hair that shines, and  hair that feels super soft, you need to follow these hair tips:

Be gentle when washing.
Wash your hair please do not scrub your hair, be gentle when massaging the shampoo and conditioner in, let the product do the work and not brute force. Towel dry by patting/sqeezing and not rubbing with a towel. I always comb hair out with a detangling brush, there are many types and most are very good.

Avoid heat
Shiny hair is healthy hair – so don’t abuse it! Use heat-styling as infrequently as you can get away with, Using heat every day, or a few times a week will seriously affect the quality of your hair and if you have to use heat, use a heat protectant product but avoid products that contain alcohol, which can dry out your hair and strip its shine. Sounds simple but if your hair is in distress you will have to be very patient with it while you await the new hair growth that you will not expose to the drying elements.

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Hydrate your body. 

Drink plenty of water as this will ensure that your hair is properly moisturized from the inside out. About eight glasses a day is ideal. Keep a bottle by your side and sip from it often. Once you begin drinking 8+ glasses a day you will never look back, this not only helps your hair, but also improves the look of your skin and makes the whites of your eyes really bright. If your struggle with 8 glasses, begin at 4 this week and each week add a glass to your daily total, you will be at 8 glasses in no time.

Hair Rinse
Mix two tablespoons apple cider vinegar with one cup luke warm water, and use to douse your hair after washing. Rinse thoroughly, and follow with a light conditioner. The acetic acid in apple cider vinegar will remove residue from product buildup and help you get shiny, lustrous locks. Also rince the conditioner out with water a little cooler than you washed your hair in. I have used this tip since I was about 11 years old and when I have taken a break from this step I really see a difference.

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Thank you for reading you FABULOUS people

❤ Clare with the Hair ❤

Tips for Bloggers / Digital / Social Marketing

Clare with the Hair just grows and develops in ways I never dreamed of when I begun Blogging but all in ways I am delighted with, I have many regular Magazine features, TV appearances as well as Radio and now I have now begun Blogging 4 business , running a company technology blog, created and developed a #DigitalMarketing #Survey for B2B , B2C and the report on this will be officially published shortly and most recently I was invited into LIT Limerick to give a talk to Marketing, Digital Marketing, Event Management students on Blogging and tips to apply when beginning to blog, on the next page is a copy of this talk, I have added this to Clare with the Hair to maybe help someone a little blog lost, or just starting out to find there way.

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Clare with the Hair hit over 70,000 readers in February , my best month yet but now March looks set to beat this figure, my best week has been 21,700 and my best day 6,105 readers! I am told this is incredible so I am documenting all the things I do and sharing all of this with you x

Head to page 2 to get my Top Tips on beginning to Blog

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Named ‘Beauty Blogger of The Week’ with Cocoa Brown Tan

Thank you so much for naming me as your ‘Beauty Blogger of the Week’ Cocoa Brown.

Was really blown away with the news that Cocoa Brown had named me their Beauty Blogger of the week on Friday, I was away for the day attending Lady Gaga’s #Artpop #ArtRaveBall in Dublin so I did not get the chance to scream from the roof tops just how delighted I am with this!! but I am beyond delighted 🙂 Not in a million, zillion years did I imagine we would be at almost 6,000 readers a week (less than 2 months in) or that a Brand, an amazing Irish brand such as Cocoa Brown would name this, their ‘Beauty Blog of the Week, I am gobsmacked!! honestly, so I have to say a massive, Thank you Cocoa Brown x This has made my week for sure x

I have been using Cocoa Brown ‘Night & Day’ Tan for sometime and you guys know just how much I love it, but as yet I have not blogged about it or the other amazing products you do, so my next Beauty Blog will have to be tan related, I have a few I love so will list my top three. 🙂

I am filming with TV3’s Xpose this week for a style item due to broadcast in November and I shall be wearing my fav ‘Night & Day’ Cocoa Brown tan, it is a fabulous brown (not orange) tan that looks and smells fabulous!!

Thank you for reading you FABULOUS people

❤ Claire with the hair McCarthy ❤

My Go To Make Up Brands

I suppose I better begin this section of my Blog .. after all I do LOVE my Make up and wear lots of different brands, styles, textures and colour .

To begin with I guess I should list some of my Favourite brands at the moment and then over the coming week I can share pictures , what the industry is saying about these and my own personal thoughts on each of these.

I am a serious fan of a Make up Primer or as some call them a foundation bases and at this time I am loving one from MAC and two different ones from Bare Minerals and the iPrime from CID Cosmetics.

Foundation’s I currently like to use are Estee Lauder, MAC, CID and Bare Minerals .

Eye Colour is brilliant and so many offer great pigment, cover and longevity, The brands I most use right now are MAC, Tom Ford, Stila, Urban Decay, Bare Minerals, CID, Loreal and Dior

Love Lippy and if I had to go make up free the most missed item would be my lippy followed by my mascara.. for lippy again I love MAC, CID, Bare Mineral (love the Bare Minerals lip glosses also) Loreal and YSL

As mentioned I am a bit of a fan of the old Mascara and my go to brands at this time are YSL, Lancome, Loreal, Bare Mineral and CID.

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Thank you for reading you FABULOUS people 

 ❤ Clare with the Hair  ❤ 

Let me know if there are any brand’s not mentioned above that you would like me to give my opinion on and within the brands above if there are certain items you would like me to review.. Reviews on the above will begin shortly.. keep your eyes on the Blog for these and lots more besides cmx

Nuts for Coconut … Oil

We are all going nuts for Coconut oil & who can blame us?! Coconut oil is a fantastic solution to many of our problems, be it dry skin, dull hair, digestive problems and even athletes foot.. This oil can work for you!!

Here are my Top uses for Coconut oil :

1. Glowing Skin
To brighten up even the dullest of skin, combine Coconut oil with brown sugar, mix equal parts of both and apply in light circular motions for a super charged exfoliation potion and rinse well to reveal your hydrated, supple, glowing skin.

2. Clean your makeup brushes
We all know how important it is to clean our makeup brushes and we are told by all the experts to keep these as free as possible from bacteria, this means regular cleaning of your brushes and we love to mix antibacterial washing up liquid & Coconut oil to give your brushes a really good clean while leaving them conditioned and soft.

3. Polish your pearly whites
If you are seeking nice white teeth but looking for a natural solution then this is it!! Mix Coconut oil with Baking soda until it is pasty enough to spread on a toothbrush & brush as normal to reveal a brighter whiter smile.

4. Long Natural Lashes
This is possibly the most effective yet simplest addition to any beauty routine, pop some Coconut oil onto a cotton bud and run along the lash line each evening before bed, do this for one month , take a before and after picture to see the results as they will be dramatic. Longer, fuller, conditioned lashes are only a little pot of Coconut oil away 😃

5. Keep your tummy happy
All stomach issues can be pretty serious so we would recommend you seek your doctors advise but adding just one tablespoon of Coconut oil to your diet per day can help treat ulcers and aid digestion.

6. Fat fighter
Eating Coconut oil can also keep your weight in check, research suggests that consuming this oil can help reduce waist circumference and abdominal obesity, plus Coconut oil contains fewer calories than other dietary fats.. A big bonus if your looking to manage your weight.

7. DIY Shaving Cream
Coconut oil not only gives you a seriously close shave but it hydrates the skin to boot!! Plus it is a delight for even the sensitive of skins.

8. Deodorise and Soften those feet
Our feet get a beaten on a daily basis.. Use the exfoliation mix above to scrub your feet at night follow with a generous layer of Coconut oil, pop some socks on .. 💤 and awaken to soft, smooth feet.. If you have athletes foot or a serious foot odour issue then please add a few drops of tea tree oil to your Coconut oil.

9. After Sun
You would think adding oil to burnt , lobster like skin would be a big no no .. Not the case with Coconut oil, apply the oil to your burnt areas for an instant burn relief and while this calms your skin it will also moisturise which in turn will reduce peeling .

10. Heavy duty Makeup remover
The beauty editors secret.. Use Coconut oil to remove heavy make up including seriously heavy eye make up with waterproof mascara .. Just rub a small amount onto your skin, leave for 3-5 minutes and remove with a warm face cloth.

❤ Clare with the Hair ❤

Here is where my life of Blog began

Today September 1st 2014 on a bright Monday afternoon my life of Blog begins 🙂 Exciting times ahead I am sure. 

Just to begin with I would like to tell you a little about me.

I am a mother to two amazing young ladies , a wife to one incredible husband and owner of once of the cutest bundles of fluff I ever did see (our fur baby Honey) ((I will pop up pictures of the family + doggie shortly))

I would nearly (scratch that) I do annoy people with how positive I am, I feel very lucky and this makes me lucky 🙂

I work 4 days per week in the world of IT as a Marketing / Digital Marketing / PR & New Business Manager, in addition to this I present a Radio show at Limerick City Community Radio http://www.limerickcitycommunityradio.org/  called “What’s Going On . this show goes out at 2pm – 3.30pm each Friday . as well as a bi weekly slot with www.clarefm.com  , with a weekly feature in RSVP Magazine with #TastyThursday http://rsvpmagazine.ie/tasty-thursdays-clares-beef-mango-meatballs/ and a monthly beauty column with Inspire Limerick magazing. I am also part of the TV3’s Xpose Beauty and Fashion Panel (all links to my appearances will be added) and I have been a food critic on TV3’s The Restaurant. I am pretty active home wise and work wise but I love all I get to do and feel blessed for how things have panned out for me.

On this day I have also begun keeping a food diary & exercise diary which I will share with you all, no matter the results in time 🙂 No pressure on me sure 🙂

I have loads of beauty products I have been testing that I want to share with you, I will run many competitions and I will also run a problem section where I invite people to send me their questions (styling , beauty, hair, fitness, food) and I will do my best to get you the answers.

I guess this Blog will be like an online magazine with my own personal journeys thrown in for good measure.

My life detailed above is pretty incredible but over the coming weeks I will share with you the personal journey I have taken to became the lady I am today, it has been somewhat of a roller-coaster but one I am delighted I lived because it have given me the drive , determination and gratitude I have today and I hope by sharing this story with you that someone who is at the beginning of where I was all those years ago will see there is always something worth driving on for.