Kardashian iherb favourites

Recently Khloe Kardashian chose her favourite six beauty products and guess what- you can find two of them at iherb!

Khloe named Aztec Secret’s Indian Healing clay cleanser for pores. Already in 2015, Aztec Secret's Clay was the most buzzed-about beauty product on social news networking service Reddit according to Allure magazine.

The product is made of  100% Natural Calcium Bentonite Clay. You prepare the mask your self. First, mix the clay with equal parts of water or raw apple cider vinegar into a a smooth paste in a bowl with a whisk or by using your hands. Add more liquid or clay if needed.Then apply the mask on clean skin and leave it to do their magic for 5-10 minutes if you have a delicate skin. If you have normal skin you can leave it on for 15-20 minutes. The mask will give a pulling sensation so don't be alarmed. You wash the mask off with warm water. The skin might look little red for the first 30 minutes but after that it should go back to normal. The clay is very versatile and it can be used e.g., for face, body and feet.

Other Khloe's beauty favourite were the "glamorous" make up brushes by Pixiwoo vloggers Samantha and Nicola Chapman's brand Real Techniques. There are plenty of high quality brushes to choose from their range whatever your need.

For example, this set costs only about 16 US dollars but includes five brushes :

1. The multi-task brush which is good for applying powder, blush or bronzer.
2. The tapered foundation brush is for applying foundation obviously.
3. The Angled highlighter which can be used for high lighting cheeks or contouring the nose.
4. The base shadow brush is for foundation,
5. The fine liner brush is when you need to apply liquid or cream eyeliner very precisely.
+ The brushes come with a clutch where you can store the brushes and take them with you.

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Harney & Sons Vanilla Comoro Tea

This is very luxurious tea made of black tea and vanilla. It is packed in a beautiful dove-grey metal box (1.4.oz./40 grams) and full-leaf tea is packed in 20 tiny silk satchets to make it more convenient. The taste is very pure,soft and pleasant. There's a hint of vanilla in the taste but it is not very strong. You can also taste the sweet aroma of the black tea. The black tea comes from Ceylon, Sri Lanka, which is an island nation located in the Indian Ocean. Black tea is made of the aged leaves and stems of the tea plant.

The Harney & Sons tea is also decaffinated so it is good if you don't want any extra caffeine. To use: Just boil water, pour it to the tea cup and steep the tea bag for 5 minutes in the hot water. Then, enjoy!

This is very different to the usual Twinings or Lipton tea bags. It makes a good present for any tea-lover, boy or girl, young or old. Try also the Harney & Sons Green Tea and Coconut.

Quest Bar Chocolate Peanut Butter

Protein bars are an easy way to get a lot of protein fast without the need to eat huge proportions. Quest Bars are probably the most popular protein bars there are. I tested the Chocolate Peanut Butter flavor. One 60 gram bar has 

• 20g protein per bar
• just 2g sugar (stevia is used for sweetening)
• 17g fibre
• and it is also gluten free

If you worry about the carbs there's just 3g of net carbs according to this formula: 

• 25g Carbs - 17g Fiber - 5g Erythritol = 3g Net Carbs

The ingredients are: Protein blend (whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate), isomalto-oligosaccharides (prebiotic fiber), peanuts, water, erythritol, cocoa. Contains less than 2% of the following: sea salt, steviol glycosides (stevia), lo han guo, natural flavors. If you wonder what on earth are Isomalto-Oligosaccharides then I can tell that they are Prebiotic Fibers derived from plant sources.

One bar contains 160 calories. It has 5g of fat of which 1 g is saturated fat but 0g trans fat. So quite low fat, about one teaspoon. Then the taste: The bar is quite thick and chewy. If you want to eat it in pieces you'll need a knife. There are small bits of peanut but which are the only thing to bring a little texture to the bar. Otherwise it is a solid cocoa bar but with a distinct peanut butter flavor. It is not too sweet at all, so you won't get thirsty or feel like you've been eating candy. The sea salt brings the flavors out  and with the peanuts it reminds me a little bit of Snickers. It doesn't taste too artificial or processed so I quite like it. In addition top the taste, Quest Bar's strenght is the whey protein. Why whey protein is good for you? It is better than e.g. soy protein to for building muscle.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24015719 Makes you stronger and allows you to work out more.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24504433 Helps to control cravings as it decreases a hormone called gherlin which tells your brain you are full after a meal. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17593904 Look here for moreIf you order the 27 dollar case with 12 bars that makes 2.25 dollars per bar.

Deep Steep Body Wash Melon & Tangarine

It is interesting how you focus so much on finding a good shampoo or a conditioner and the like but then you neglect your skin. You can buy the cheapest soap although skin is such a big part of your body. As I decided to stop being cruel to my skin I bought a really good and organic body wash/shower gel, namely Deep Steep Body Wash . Apart from the really cute package as you can see in the pictures below, it is a really good product:

• The wash is like thick gel and the lather is soft and rich. A little drop goes a long way!
• My skin feels really clean after washing with Deep Steep.
• Thanks to aloe vera and shea butter, the body wash leaves skin soft and moisturized. 
• The tangerine & melon scent is not too over whelming but fresh and sweet. The perfume reminds me of Claus Porto's Melodia melon soap. If you prefer a little stronger scent then the Deep Steep Brown Sugar & Vanilla is a good choice. It is more candy-like but still sophisticated.

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Nature's Plus Ultra Nails Nail Strenghtener

My nails tend to get soft and brittle especially during the winter months when the air is dry and cold. (I eat vitamins and drink milk so that is not the reason why I have weak nails.)
I wanted to buy something natural and medicating that would nourish the nails properly. The usual nail strenghteners are almost like nail polish so they don't really do anything just make a harder surface to the nails. This Nature's Plus Ultra Nails product moisturizes the nails with lavender, calendula and tea tree oils and aloe vera. It absorbs quickly and has only a light perfume scent. Already in a week my nails started to look better and get stronger and would not break as easily.

Wilderness Poets Pure Vanilla Powder

Wilderness Poets Pure Vanilla Powder makes really good and authentic tasting vanilla powder which I have used for baking and making desserts, milk shakes and custards. I also add it to whipped cream. You can add it to raw food too if superfoods is your thing. It is just wildcrafted pulverized vanilla beans mad from sun dried vanilla pods. It contains no added sugar or alcohol, so you can better monitor the amount of sugar you use.

The vanilla flavor is really intense and instead of vanilla sugar or essence/extract you can replace them  in recipes with a small amount of this powder, like a third of a tea spoon.

 I really love the product and the tiny glass jar lasts a long time although I am an avid baker. The lid is a bit tight, but I guess it keeps the flavor better. I even prefer it over real vanilla pods because apart from the fact that they are too expensive for such a heavy user (basically you can put vanilla in any bake), they are messy and difficult to use. The seeds clump and get stuck in to your hands etc. But this powder form works like a charm.

RealTechniques by Samantha Chapman Your Base/Flawless Core Collection

Many makeup products like foundation, blush, powder and eye shadow require good brushes in order to get a smooth and even finish. RealTechniques by Samantha Chapman Base/Flawless Core Collection is a good starting set if you don't know what brushes you need and where to get started.
It includes four brushes:

• a contour brush for cheekbones when using a bronzer or powder
• buffing brush for everything: spreading liquid foundation or to apply blush on the apples of your cheeks etc.
• pointed foundation brush for foundation and 
• detailer brush for eye shadow. 

The names are printed on the brushes so you'll know what to use them for and what brush does what.

I love the brushes because they are of good quality. The bristles are soft, they don't shed and they stay in their shape. They are easy to wash with mild Marseille soap and luke-warm water and letting them air dry. After that they are as good as new.

The brushes come in a nice black case so you can easily restore them and take them with you.