Style: Autumn/Winter Style Essentials

I love this time of year!

It's perfect for layering up and hiding all the yummy deliciousness we get to enjoy.

Cosy knits and chunky hats, toasty socks and thick coats...it's glorious.

 

While the weather in London transitions from cold to...well colder, here are some style essentials for the autumn/winter seasons.

Jumpers

Blanket scarves

Boots

Cardigans

Hats

Gloves

Let's get cosy!

@MsShayDivine

Hair: Avocado Hair Mask

About 8years ago a friend came over to my house with a green gooey substance on her forehead.

It seemed to be dripping from under her super sized headscarf, so I told her something was trying to escape from her scarf.

She laughed and pulled it off to reveal a bright green conditioner of some sort...intrigued I asked her what she had in her hair.

She told me it was an avocado hair mask, she was doing a deep conditioning treatment.

I already knew avocado oil is great for my hair so I looked into fresh avocado.

*Said* Benefits of avocado

A few days later I met up with the same friend and she told me to feel her hair. It felt like velvet, it was super shiny and it smelled great too.

I didn't ask for her recipe as we're all different and I know what ingredients my hair likes.

A few days later I bought some avocado and got to work on an avocado hair mask/deep conditioner perfect for my hair.

I haven't looked back since...I do this hair treatment weekly in the winter and bi-weekly in the summer.

My hair is loved it!

***Ingredients***

1/2 Ripe avocado

2tbsp organic olive oil

4 drops rosemary oil

4 drops vitamin E oil

4 drops lavender

Water

*Other ingredients added when required- Tea tree oil, ylang ylang oil, Jojoba oil, Honey, Banana*

*Method*

1) Chop the avocado into chunks and add all oils to a blender, gradually add water till you get a smooth yogurt consistency

2) Add to clean de-tangled hair in sections.

3) Cover with a plastic cap or steam cap for a min of 30mins

4) rinse thoroughly.

Give it a go and let me know your thoughts x

@MsShayDivine

Life: Dating in 2017

Dating in this day and age is a nightmare...I mean I almost asked my father to arrange a date and that would not have been a good thing!

Love my daddy but NO!

*Not my actual daddy, keep your knickers on*

With all the apps, social media and media nonsense, traditional dating is almost null and void.

I have been on 8dates in the last 6months and I am sooooo ready to throw in the towel.

I've dated guys with mummy issues, daddy issues, mother of the children issues, financial issues, confidence issues, self-esteem issues, anger issues, mental health issues, hygiene issues (Wasn't really a date, he arrived smelling like a toilet and I left)... I cannot take much more of this.

What is wrong with people?

I've been told I am fussing, frigid (for not going into the restaurant toilets to give him a blowjob), unrealistic and destined to be alone but why is it a bad thing to be fussy, know what you want or what you're worth and ONLY go for that?

Someone who treats you like a queen and with respect. Who is loyal, honest and trustworthy...are these qualities no longer the "Norm"?

Today you can go online to any social media platform and find sex at every swipe but ask someone to open a door or refrain from asking for naked selfies and you're wrong?

What happened to courtship?

One guy asked me to pay his phone bill so he can call me after our date, said he'd pay me back?

One guy got a little too excited on a date and ran off trying to hide his very small erection?

One guy pretended to be in jail as he'd got back together with his ex?

Do people even have long-term HAPPY & HEALTHY relationships anymore?

We all know that not everything is as it's "Post to be" There are so many people in dysfunctional, unhealthy and miserable relationships and I for one refuse to join them just to change my relationship status.

I won't lie I was starting to worry! 

Will I ever find my husband and father of my children?

What about me attracts the creepy and the cooky? 

I wondered if it was something I was doing...was I putting out that kind of energy?

Not at all!!!

I love that!

Not sure what the answer to today's dating dilemmas is but what I do know is that I am not settling!

Nope, never!

God has the perfect man for me and when it's my time...it's my time.

In the meantime....

....I am happy, healthy and grateful for life x

@MsShayDivine