Issy’s Fruit Tea

29 Tuesday Jan 2013

Posted by lovenotesrestylestudio in Our kitchen

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apple, apricot, camomile, cinnamon, craisons, fennel, Fruit, ginger, Health, homemade, Issy's Fruit Tea, lemon, mint, Orange, Tea, Tea bag

Issy’s Fruit Tea – in a pot

Issy is my friend’s daughter, she is also my friend. She is absolutely, no doubt, my favourite 16 year old. Issy inspires me to be myself and to be creative.

Every time I see this gorgeous girl she is making something new and wearing something effortlessly cool. Today, she had made fruit tea.

Issy’s fruit tea

Handful of mint leaves – oven dry for 15 minutes
2 oranges, 1 lemon, 1 baby fennel, Ginger (to taste) – oven dry for 45 minutes
Store bought dried craisons, apple, apricot, added to oven mix 10 mins before end.
Mix in jar and add stick of cinnamon and the contents of 2 camomile tea bags.

Issy’s Fruit Tea – even the puppy wants some…

Yummo!

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Natural Hair and Scalp Treatment

10 Thursday Jan 2013

Posted by lovenotesrestylestudio in Nanna's notes

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Beauty, coconut oil, grapefruit, hair, Hair care, Health, itchy scalp, lemon, natural, Pinterest, Scalp, Shampoo

Natural Hair Treatment

We were inspired by this pin on Pinterest. It’s said to increase scalp circulation, loosens up dry and itchy scalp. It also removes residue from your everyday shampoo and conditioner.

All you need…

4 x tablespoons coconut oil
2 x tablespoons lemon juice
1 x tablespoon grapefruit juice

– mix mix mix
– apply to dry hair. Scalp only and start at the top of your head
– massage in with your fingertips and leave in for 20 minutes. We left it for an hour
– rinse out and shampoo and condition as per normal

We tried it and it definitely loosened up the dry scalp that historically never went away – 2 weeks later it hasn’t come back. It also left our hair feeling so clean! We felt it was a little heavy on our fair hair and it took a few washes to not have oily feeling hair. That’s just a minor setback and we highly recommend you try it – especially if you have lovely thick hair!

Give it a go and don’t forget to tell us how it goes for you 🙂

Take care, until next time…keep restyling!

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The Handbag Game with Renee

22 Thursday Nov 2012

Posted by lovenotesrestylestudio in Looks we love & loathe

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Beauty, Cosmetics, Health, Love Note Restyle Studio, Nail Care, nail polish, The Handbag Game

Hi everyone – it’s Renee here for this post.

Many years ago, my friends and I would play ‘The handbag game’. All us girls would rummage around our handbags, searching for things starting with each letter of the alphabet. The girl with the most letters won. It was a completely pointless game, but it entertained us during many boring moments, waiting for public transport, a round of drinks or filling lapses in conversation.

Renee’s Handbag Game

So today I played ‘The handbag game’ with my work bag…..

I’m pleased to find that 10 years later, my bag no longer holds many of the questionable items it used to, however I clearly haven’t learned how to tidy my bag out regularly.

Here’s my list (some creative licence allowed):