Lose 7lbs in 7 days! How great is that?

This juice detox by Jason Vale (7lbs in7 days Super Juice Diet) is an ultra-quick method to reshape your body, while promising to provide you with all the nutrients your body needs. This juice plan promises quick weight loss to help you lose 7lb in only 7 days! For the DL Darlings who are thinking of trying this diet, please send your progress and results this way! We'd love to see how well it works. :) Until next time, Kiss kiss!

Here are the Juice Recipes, scroll to the bottom for the 7 day planner:

JM's Super Juice

½ lime, peeled
2 apples, any type except Granny Smiths as they don't juice well
½ pineapple
½ medium cucumber
½ ripe avocado
1oz fresh wheatgrass or wheatgrass powder
1 level tsp spirulina
1 capsule of acidophilus bacteria powder
Ice cubes

Juice the apples, pineapple, cucumber and lime. Put the avocado flesh into a blender with the ice, wheatgrass, spirulina and the bacteria powder. Blend everything until smooth, pour and enjoy.

JM's Turbo Express

½ small pineapple
½ stick celery
1in chunk of cucumber
1 small handful of spinach leaves
1 small piece of peeled lime
2 apples
½ ripe avocado
Ice cubes

Juice the pineapple, celery, cucumber, spinach, lime and apples. Place the ripe avocado flesh in a blender along with the ice and juice mixture. Blend until smooth. Pour into glass and enjoy.

JM's Boost Juice

½ large pineapple
2 apples
½ mug Alfalfa sprouts
½ mug watercress
½ mug parsley
½ mug kale
½ mug broccoli
1oz shot of fresh wheatgrass juice (or 1 tsp wheatgrass powder)
2 ice cubes

Juice all the ingredients, then add the wheatgrass shot or teaspoon of wheatgrass powder. Pour into a glass over the ice.

JM's Super Detox Juice

2 apples
½ cucumber
1 stick celery
1 small handful of spinach
Ice cubes

1 heaped tsp Dr Udo's Beyond Greens supplement (if you don't have this, replace by juicing a handful of mixed green leaves such as watercress, parsley or lettuce). Juice the apples, cucumber, celery and spinach. Pour into blender, then add ice and Beyond Greens. Blend for about 1 minute or until smooth. If you use  mixed green leaves instead of Beyond Greens, simply juice these along with the other ingredients and then add the ice.

Passion 4 Juice Master

½ small pineapple
1 apple
½ banana
200g natural organic yoghurt (if you're a vegan, use soya yoghurt)
½ tsp spirulina

Juice the pineapple and apple and pour into blender or smoothie-maker with the banana, yoghurt and spirulina. Blend until smooth. If you don't like yoghurt (dairy or otherwise), use half a small pineapple instead.

JM's Hot ' n' Spicy

3 apples
1 good pinch of cinnamon

Juice the apples and pour juice into a saucepan. Slowly heat but do not boil. When nice and hot, pour into a mug, add cinnamon and serve.

JM's Lemon / Ginger Zinger

2 carrots
2 apples
1in slice of lemon, wax-free, with rind left on
½ in of fresh ginger
2 ice cubes

This wonderful juice is a favourite of the super-fit Martina Navratilova, winner of 58 grand slam tennis tournaments. Simply juice all ingredients and pour into a glass over ice.

JM's Pure Green Super Juice

2 sticks of celery
½ medium cucumber
1 small handful of spinach
1oz shot of fresh wheatgrass juice or 1 tsp of wheatgrass powder
1 slice of orange
2 ice cubes

Juice the celery, cucumber, spinach and wheatgrass. Add ice to a glass and pour in the pure green super juice. After each mouthful, take a bite of the orange.

JM's Super Chute Juice

2 apples
A small chunk of carrot
½ stick celery
1 large handful of mixed green leaves - watercress, kale, parsley, spinach or whatever other green leafy vegetables are available
1 in chunk of cucumber
½ in broccoli stem 1 small handful Alfalfa sprouts
½ in slice unpeeled raw beetroot
½ in slice courgette
1 small piece of lemon, preferably wax-free, with rind on
½ in slice ginger
2 ice cubes

Juice all the ingredients. If you have a Philips whole-fruit juicer, all you need to do is place one whole apple in the chute followed by all the other ingredients, finishing off with the other apple. If you have a different type of juicer, feed in all the ingredients chopped into whatever size the machine will take. Pour over ice and enjoy.

Sherbet Lemonade

2 Golden Delicious apples
1/3 of a lemon - where possible, wax free and with the rind on
2 ice cubes

Juice the apples and lemon and pur over ice - it really does taste like sherbet lemonade!

Natural teas

Pour hot water over chunks of fresh fennel, lemon, orange, lime or mint leaves for a cup of natureal tea. Fresh teas play an important role in your Quick Weight Loss Plan because they get the digestion going in the morning and calm it at night. Don't fully boil the water as it can deplete the vitamin content of your drink. Water should be hot, not boiling.

7day Planner:

DAY ONE

ON WAKING: Hot water with either fresh lemon, lime or mint
BREAKFAST: JM's Super Juice (see right for all recipes)
MID-MORNING: JM's Super Juice
LUNCH: JM's Super Chute Juice
TEA: JM's Turbo Express
SUPPER: JM's Lemon/ Ginger Zinger
BEFORE BED: Fennel or mint tea or JM's Hot ' n' Spicy

DAY TWO

ON WAKING: Hot water with lemon, lime or mint
BREAKFAST: JM's Super Juice
MID-MORNING: JM's Super Juice
LUNCH: JM's Super Chute Juice
TEA: JM's Turbo Express
SUPPER: Turbo Express and 1oz Wheatgrass Chaser (add a small spoonful of wheatgrass powder to juice)
BEFORE BED: Fennel or mint tea or JM's Hot ' n' Spicy

DAY THREE

ON WAKING: Hot water with lemon, lime or mint
BREAKFAST: JM's Lemon/ Ginger Zinger or JM's Super Juice
MID-MORNING: JM's Super Juice
LUNCH: Passion 4 Juice Master
TEA: JM's Turbo Express
SUPPER: Turbo Express and 1oz Wheatgrass Chaser
BEFORE BED: Fennel or mint tea or JM's Hot ' n' Spicy

DAY FOUR

ON WAKING: Hot water with lemon, lime or mint
BREAKFAST: JM's Super Juice
MID-MORNING: JM's Super Juice
LUNCH: JM's Super Detox Juice
LUNCH: JM's Turbo Express
SUPPER: Turbo Express and 1oz Wheatgrass Chaser
BEFORE BED: Fennel or mint tea or JM's Hot ' n' Spicy

DAY FIVE

ON WAKING: Hot water with lemon, lime or mint
BREAKFAST: JM's Super Chute Juice
MID-MORNING: JM's Super Chute Juice
LUNCH: JM's Super Detox Juice TEA: JM's Super Juice
SUPPER: JM's Super Juice
BEFORE BED: Fennel or mint tea or JM's Hot 'n' Spicy

 

DAY SIX

ON WAKING: Hot water with lemon, lime or mint
BREAKFAST: Passion 4 Juice Master
MID-MORNING: Passion 4 Juice Master
LUNCH: JM's Pure Green Super Juice
TEA: JM's Boost Juice
SUPPER:JM's Boost Juice
BEFORE BED: Fennel or Mint Tea or JM's Hot ' n' Spicy

DAY SEVEN

ON WAKING: Hot water with lemon, lime or mint
BREAKFAST: JM's Super Juice
MID-MORNING: JM's Super Juice
LUNCH: Passion 4 Juice Master
TEA: JM's Homemade Lemonade Sherbet
SUPPER: JM's Boost Juice
BEFORE BED: Fennel or mint tea or JM's Hot ' n' Spicy

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Dream of Beautiful Long Hair like Kim Kardashian or Kourtney Kardashian? Thick Touchable Healthy Hair in no time! PART 2

It's often thought that the celebs have all the secrets... they can also pay to have all the secrets. Well here's a secret that we can all take advantage of... Long, thick, gorgeous hair in less than a few hours! No more waiting months for nature to run its course, no weird pills that promise super-human growth. HAIR EXTENSIONS!

Its the GO-TO service of all the Hollywood celebrities. Today, the hair extension business has grown into a multi-million dollar industry and has evolved into its own entity! Nowadays, you can walk into a salon and ask to either get your hair cut short or get your hair styled LONG! Amazeballs? We think so.

They are trendsetters, fashion icons and, in our opinion, the most FUN of today's Glamouratti. The Kardashians are on countless magazine covers and can be seen all over the tube in their hilarious reality shows. They are easy to relate to, albeit 'relate' is relative, and can see the fun in their fame. Its also super great that they can embrace the affordable with the luxe when style and beauty are involved.

Kourtney Kardashian, one of our faves at Deux Luxe, has wonderful flowing raven hair. Hard to believe that, in reality, her hair is fairly short! According to her blog, stylist Troy Jensen chopped off her ponytail just as she was leaving a photoshoot. After rocking the shorter do for a few months, she realized that she missed her long locks so much she decided to try weave-in extensions. As common practice for hair extensions, Kourtney would often have them removed to enjoy her shorter hair until she had the weave styled again.





Deux Luxe is a huge fan of human hair extensions and have been wearing them for years! We've tried all styles and hair types. The best thing is that they are not permanent and you can switch back and forth as you please!

Some great styles to try?
1) Clip in colors: get fun contrast in your hair with synthetic highlights. These clip on to your natural hair and add a punch of color! Tip: because these are synthetic, they cannot be heat styled and will melt when in contact with a flat iron or curling iron. Best to have your hair styled to match the extensions.

2) Clip in full extensions: These are the most popular with many women. Clip in full extensions are easy to place and give a dramatic effect, perfect when going out! Just part hair in sections, back comb at the root of hair (for grip) and clip in extensions. These are available in real human hair or synthetic. We suggest investing in human hair, they last for ages and can be washed and re-styled!

3) For the Beauty Bombshell, Fusion hair extensions: These are keratin-dipped real human hair extensions that are heat fused to small sections of your own hair. They are semi-permanent, lasting from 2-6 months. Not for the faint, you have to be committed! Lots of care needs to be taken when wearing fusion hair extensions.

Deux Luxe On the DL Tip: Do not use fabric softener on anything while wearing these. The softener actually breaks down the shiny coating on the hair extensions that keep them from getting nappy. Always style your hair in a loose plait (braid) when sleeping and showering. This maintains the long wear and prevents tangling and breakage. Invest in quality fusion hair extensions. This plays a big part in comfort. Cheap extension bonds dissolve quickly and can be a big itchy, nappy mess. The better the fusion hair extensions, the longer the bond stays dry and solid and the more comfortable and prettier you'll feel!

Here are a few celebs rocking beautiful extensions... and some who are an EPIC FAIL... we'll let you decide which is which! Until next time, TOODALOO!

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Cakey Makeup, No More! On The DL Tips to get perfect flawless makeup coverage.

Regardless if you have oil rich skin, dry skin, combination skin... Cakey Makeup knows no boundaries. 

How to get rid of cakey makeup? Deux Luxe Bride is on a mission to find the culprit. We are officially in stealth mode... possibly taking it to Ninja status.

The scenario: you follow a proper routine for skin care, wash with a cleanser suited to your skin, rinse with cool water to minimize pores and combat redness, tone, then moisturize. But when you go to apply your primer and foundation, everything goes awry.

You're clever enough to start with primer to keep your makeup in place. Then as you swipe on your foundation, you notice the primer streaks and foundation begins to dry and cake!


STOP. Here's how to get rid of cakey makeup.

Rinse with cool water

Let's go back a few steps and dissect the problem.
1) Your cleanser, must be suited to your skin. Oil rich skin cleansers are usually gel or foam and lather on application. Dry skin cleansers are often milky or creamy and essentially do not lather. Combination skin will be an in-between and have a creamy texture yet still lathers slightly. If you are using cleansers that do not treat your specific skin condition, you will end up with skin that is too dry, or skin that is too slick. Neither are ideal conditions for makeup application.

2) Your toner should also be suited to your skin. 'Really?' you ask, 'Really' we reply. A fantastic line for toners are made by Aveda. They have 2 toning mists specifically targeting oil rich and dry skin. Combination skin users should try the latter. They are called... 'Toning Mist' and 'Skin Firming Toning Agent'. Both come in a convenient spray format and make application super easy. Another plus, they are fantastic for setting makeup. We also love that the Toning Mist helps as a mid-day oil absorber and the Skin Firming Toning Agent makes for touch-free moisturizing!

Skin Firming Toning Agent

Toning Mist

Foundations last from 8 months - 1 year

3) Check your moisturizers, primer, and foundations for expiry dates. Cosmetic shelf-lives differ from product to product as well as from synthetic to natural.
Moisturizer: 3 months to 1 year
Oil-free foundation: 1 year
Concealer: 12-18 months
Products with SPF: 1 season
Primers: 8-12 months
Natural or Organic products are trickier because they eliminate synthetic preservatives from the ingredients which cut shelf-life almost in half! Rule of thumb, for above products subtract 1/3 of the time.

Products that have expired will not blend with other products readily. This is the most common culprit for cakey makeup. Throw out any expired or suspected-expired makeup and you will see an instant difference!

As an added tip to flawless application, ensure that your moisturizer has absorbed before continuing with primer and foundation. Matte finishes can be achieved with a makeup sponge followed by a soft sweep of translucent powder. For a light dewey look, skip primer and mix moisturizer and foundation to apply with fingers as a tint and no powder.

Until next time Deux Luxe Divas! Kiss Kiss!

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