Thinspiration (the Virtuous type)
Happy New Year blog readers! Or is it?
If you can call only being able to wear about two outfits in your entire wardrobe due to bulging busts, bellies and thighs ‘happy’ then good on you. Or arguably, if you’re one of those people who don’t gain weight over Christmas then you must be happy (I don’t hate you at all. Honest.) So for the main part of the population it’s a time for cramming exercise where exercise is truly unwelcome (i.e. the 6.30am boot camp before work) and playing what is certainly my favourite new year game ‘how slowly can I eat my tiny salad this lunch time to see if it could ever, ever, ever actually fill me up a tiny bit more.’ I haven’t lost my mind guys, I’m just hungry.
So being the girl who can literally solve almost any problem with a beauty related solution, I thought I’d let you in on a couple of little tricks I know for aiding this fight of iron will we have to go through in January.
Who owns a body brush and lets it gather dust on top of the bathroom cabinet thinking... ‘What is this actually for? It’s actually a cellulite busting, skin smoothing, ingrown hair bashing pretty much everlasting and vital piece of girl equipment! (Depending on its quality... if the bristles feel at all soft, bin it and read on for my recommendation. If they feel like a cactus, get involved!) This is so simple you’ll kick yourself for not working it out before now....
- Always brush the body when DRY!!
- Before the bath/shower is best. (it will aid the absorbtion of other products)
- Use swift, upward strokes and always brush towards the heart (this increases blood and lymph circulation bringing fresh cells and encouraging toxins away)
- Concentrate on outer thighs, buttocks, hip area (love handles in my case :-/) and abdomen. (These stimulating movements are helping to break down stubborn, superficial fatty deposits i.e. CELLULITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
- By all means brush the whole body (softens and exfoliates the skin beautifully and teases out pesky ingrown hairs) but just keep the movement toward the heart... and go easy on delicate areas of skin such as the inner thighs.( Nobody wants their thighs to look like Freddie Krueger‘s had a go at them.)
- For added detoxifying benefits, use a detox oil or cellulite gel post brushing and showering/bathing. Use deep, circular (upward) movements here too to further break down fat and stimulate the circulation. Skin will appear smooth and feel silky very, very quickly!
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