Thick Eyebrows Are In

To you girls who pluck and wax your eyebrows so they are only one-hair thin, thick eyebrows are the trend again! Thank goodness for that! My natural eyebrows are thick, so the less I have to wax and pluck, the better. Who likes doing that anyway? IT HURTS!

Celebrities and models that rock their thick eyebrows:

Lily Collins is one of the first people that come to mind when it comes to fabulous thick eyebrows.

Other Models and Celebrities Who Rock It:

Now if you are like me and have been waxing your eyebrows thinner, here are some tips and tricks for growing out your eyebrows:
Just a forewarning, eyebrows take a long time to grow back in fully; we are talking months here. The trick is, with a little strategy and a lot of patience, full brows can be yours again once more.
Tweezing is the most precise way of removing facial hair. What I would recommend is first going to get your eyebrows professionally done and shaped. After they are well groomed by a professional, you should be able to tidy them up yourself every two weeks. Before plucking, however, it is recommended that you first pencil in your brows to prevent yourself  from making any mistakes. When plucking, allow your eyebrow hairs to come back in rows. So those hairs closest to the brows can stay, and those that are not can be plucked. Simply grow them out one row at a time, and slowly they will become thicker.
TO GROW THEM OUT FASTER: It is simple... DO NOT PLUCK! If you are wanting them to look not as gross, then plucking is recommended. However, if you are wanting to get them grown out as fast as possible do not pluck!
Tip: Exfoliating the area with a soft or baby toothbrush will help stimulate the hair growth.
Tip: Do not use a magnifying mirror - you will end up losing your perspective and over-tweezing, which can be fatal to the life of your beautiful eyebrows.
Tip: Avoid bright lights - they will make you tweeze more than is basically visible. Those little thin hairs, no one should be close enough to your face to even see. You cannot even see it yourself when you are in the mirror so why bother?
Tip: Prevent yourself from applying lotions and creams to the brow bone. They tend to clog the hair follicle which not only weakens the hair, but causes shedding and prevents growth. Not really what you want when growing in your eyebrows is it?
On average, it takes approximately three months for your eyebrows to grow in. Until that time, create a mantra for yourself. A mantra is a commonly repeated word or phrase that people often use to calm them down, or allow them to keep focus on the goal. In this case Refinery 29 suggests that your mantra when growing out your eyebrows should be, "fake it until you make it." Meaning, fill in your brows. I suggest that for the best result, to not use brow pencils that are waxy.
When filling out your eyebrows it is best to lightly trace around the outline before blending through. Not only will this enhance and shape your brows, it will make them appear fuller. Best of all, you can hide that nasty growing out process. YUCK! Afterwards run a spoolie brush through them until you've reached the desired shade, then finish by coating them with a clear gloss to help keep them in shape.
Tip: Do not want to spend all that money on a clear eyebrow gel? You do not have to! Simply purchase a clear mascara for a third of the cost, and it works just as well.
Want to see a video for how to fill in eyebrows? Well I found just the one for you by beauty guru SMLx0: Steph uses gel liner rather than pencil, but it looks amazing and it is waterproof!
To go directly to the eyebrow tutorial and skip the introduction go to 1:50 -

If you follow these simple steps and tricks, even though your eyebrows will not grow overnight, you will still have them, and can kind of avoid the gross ungroomed look.

-Samantha

Nina Dobrev's Fitness Tips

If you are a die-hard Vampire Diaries fan like I am, you would love to know what keeps the lead actress, Nina Dobrev (Elena Gilbert), in such good shape. Well good to know that she tells Self magazine that she would never starve herself to be skinny. She even eats dessert.
Nina Dobrev works out four days a week. She loves to attend spin classes with her fellow co-star, Candice Accola, and the stunning British that we all love, The Originals star, Claire Holt. Running however, is something that Nina likes to do all by herself because it is her "me" time. She does not run for the fitness. She runs for the endorphins and energy that it gives her. Exercising outdoors is better for the soul, according to Nina Dobrev. That honestly does not surprise me coming from her. She is the one whose motto is "Breathe deep, and let things go", and ends nearly every tweet with "namaste". Is it any shock to you that she is a yoga-nut? Watching YouTube videos of Nina doing yoga are amazing. She does very intense and hard positions, which we of course need to work our way up to.

Her personal trainer, Steve Moyer, did a video with Popsugar TV's Fitness channel on YouTube to show us three moves that Nina loves to do. Apparently she loves to work her core: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYUIQrQGHgc

Nina is a big inspiration in my life. She is a kind hearted person, and works hard to keep her body in shape. She is truly beautiful on the inside and out. This is a reason I created this blog, is to help make people have as pure of hearts as hers and maintain a healthy lifestyle like her. 

- Samantha

Until Tomorrow, 

Namaste

Motivation

Changing your lifestyle to become more healthy and fit is very challenging. You need to have someone there to support you and luckily I do! Out of everyone helping and supporting me though, one stands out more than the rest: my best friend, Hannah. 

We originally hated each other back in elementary school. However, as time went on and we grew up we became best friends. All though we grew up, our maturity level has stayed in the past, which is why we never have a hard time finding a way to laugh. Since we became friends we have done everything together. From camping, horseback riding, and road trips, to working out, and our past addiction of tanning. She decided long before me to change into a healthier lifestyle, so this is a little easier for her than me. When I am with her and we are on our nine kilometre walks she gives me advice on what to cook, how to cook it, and how to resist junk food and it is a lot of help. 

Unfortunately, Hannah cannot be monitoring me all the time, and the other day I caved to junk food! I spent nearly thirty dollars buying chips, candy, and chocolate. The addiction I have to junk food is bad and sometimes the cravings just come randomly. How to avoid it is the trick! I manage to try keep myself motivated to stay fit and healthy by viewing others with the same lifestyle. I know that eventually my metabolism will not be functioning so quickly and this is all going to catch up to me. Fear of the future is one motivator for me. Another big one for me, is the Internet! 

I used to have a horrible addiction to the Internet! I would be on it from the moment I woke up until I fell asleep! Now, it is not as bad! I decided to utilize that habit against my unhealthy lifestyle. I have deleted Facebook to stop comparing myself to my "friends". On Instagram, an iPhone and android application, I have searched and found many health and fitness accounts to follow. So when I check my Instagram several times a day, I get motivation from the pictures they upload. On Pinterest, I also follow a ton of health and fitness boards. My motivation on there comes from pictures, phrases, workout routines, and recipes. Some of my favorite pictures are: 

There are so many inspiring and motivational quotes and pictures on Pinterest. It is part of the reason that I will never give it up! 

The final at home motivator for me is YouTube! Growing up with your mom living ten hours away I was unaware of the feminine side of things. Things such as how to do your hair or your makeup! So I have watching beauty gurus on YouTube since I was little and my skills have changed immensely. Recently, a few of the channels that I follow began uploading fitness videos and how-tos. That gave me the idea to start watching fitness videos, and subscribe to their channel. That way, whenever I check YouTube there is a new fitness tutorial video from the channels I follow which gives me the drive to want to work out! Hopefully you can manage to push yourself to be who you want to be, and find your motivation. I will let you in on a little secret though, your biggest motivator is yourself!

-Samantha