get fit with kirstennicc - exercise plan - week three - thursday

so today I'm super busy, i have a party type thing to go to, so that means my exercise is kind of going to be a little harder to fit in but in these times you just have to make it work! 

and you know its not true when you say "theres no time, I'm too busy" everyone has at least half a hour of there day free. 

today's workout will be the exact same as Tuesdays, i prefer the video workouts to be honest. the company ad the feeling of someone helping you through it makes me push harder for some reason!

i just hook my laptop up to my tv and go, super easy to do.

Thursday 29th august

warm up/ work out!

Jillian Micheals 30 day shred; level one  

cool down!

Jillian Micheals; no more trouble zones cool down  

half hour on the twist and shape as usual :) 

sweet and simple workout :) 

stay motivated! 

kisses, xoxo

"believe in yourself, trust the process, change forever" ~ Bob Harper

get fit with kirstennicc - exercise plan - week three - tuesday

again, a day late, im super sorry, truth is ive been super unwell. basiclly i was visited by "tom" and i just had no energy, couldnt eat anything, and had the worst cramps imaginable. i spent about 70% of this last week/weekend sleeping and feeling sorry for myself. 

last weeks workout plan was a major slack on my part, i felt so ill i just couldn't even, there was just no way it was happening. also Ive been getting really bad dizzy turns and cold sweats while working out, what is probably down to me being poorly. if you haven't read my intro to my health and fitness side of my blog, i explained everything there roughly. 

click here to view it.

my exercise and eating is all over the place, although the past two weeks combined i have lost 3 pounds which I'm really happy about considering all the obstacles that have been in the way since I've started, i need to focus on motivating myself for the better, its really not easy but I'm working through it, anyway too this weeks work out!

this week i decided to try something a little different, i found some workouts on you tube that i was interested in trying so that's what I'm doing!

Tuesday 27th august

 

warm up plus workout!

Jillian Micheal's 30 day shred: level one 

 

 

cool down 

Jillian Micheal's; no more trouble zones cool down

half hour on the stepper.



sorry for the super rambly post, i promise it will be short and sweet tomorrow!

stay motivated, kisses
xoxo

"no matter who you are, or what you do, you absolutely, positively do have to power to change" ~ Bill Phillips. 

this or that? beauy tag

makeup. 

1. blush or bronser? - bronser definitely, i love brosner and i don't own alot of blush at all but I'm beginning to love the look of it now i know how to use it right.

2.lip gloss or lipstick? - lipstick, i never wear lip gloss on its own, and i think lipstick looks a load better :)

3.eyeliner or mascara? - mascara, i normally use eyeshadow for eyeliner anyways, and i never put any on my lower lash line, so yeah, mascara.

4.foundation or concealer? - concealer, i use concealer to define my brows, lips, nose and obviously conceal my dark circles. its clearly more loved and used than foundation.

5.neutral or coloured eyeshadow? - neutral, i do love coloured eyeshadow and I'm warming up to it more and more, but i think neutrals with always be my number one.

6.pressed or loose eyeshadow? - pressed, loose pigments are too messy and cause alot of fallout.

7.brushes or sponges? - brushes, obvious answer i think.

nails.

1.OPI or china glaze? - I've only ever tried china glaze so, china glaze i guess

2.long or short? - short, sadly i cant function with long nails

3.acrylic or natural? - acrylic, although i never wear them, when i do i love them so much

4.brights or darks? - brights, i don't like dark colours all that much on me, on other people it looks really good though

5.flower or no flower? - no flower? i don't understand this question ha ha

body.

1. perfume or body splash? - perfume, i love perfume so much it was a obvious pick

2.lotion or body butter? - body butter, i love it so much, the body butter from the body shop is amazing.

3.body wash or soap? - body wash, i use body washes all the time, i rarely use hand soaps, when i do i use some by the lush brand.

4.lush or another bath company? - lush, there products are the best, the bubble bars are by far the best, or the shower gels.

fashion.

1.jeans or sweat pants? - jeans, i think they can look really cute and sexy paired with some booties, that's like my go to style, booties and jeans.

2.long sleeve or short? - long, only because i hate my arms, (girl problems)

3.dresses or skirts? - skirts, i love how cute they look paired up right

4.stripes or plaid? - plaid, its justs cuter right?

5.flip flops or sandals? sandals, flip flops are harder to walk in that heels in my opinion ha ha

6. scarves or hats? - scarves, i look terrible in hats

7.necklaces or bracelets? - necklaces, my grandma gave me a ton of them so that's why i love them more

8.heels or flats? - heels, easy question

9.cowboy or riding boots? - cowboy, soo much cuter

10. jacket or hoodie, hoodie, there comfy and i live in them secretly 

11.forever 21 or Charlotte Russe? - forever 21, never herd of the other one!

12.abercrombie or hollister? - hollister, don't think abercrombie is here in the UK, correct me if I'm wrong

hair.

1.curly or straight? - curly, when i wear my hair down, its nearly always curly

2.bun or pony? - pony, i rock messy pony's all the time

3.bobby pins or butterfly clips? - bobby pins, there a must have

4.hair spray or gel? - hairspray, i never use hair gel, basically cause i don't know how too

5.long or short? - long, I'm trying to grow my hair out right now

6.light or dark? - light, light on me, dark on others, i think brown hair looks sooo good

7.side bangs or full bangs? - side bangs, i don't look good with a full fringe, nuff said.

8. up or down? - down, i think it just looks better that way

random.

1.rain or shine? - shine, i love to look at rain, but i need sun to be productive, rain is very unmotivating to me.

2.summer or winter? - winter, i love winter weather.

3. fall or spring? - fall, fall fashion is my all time favourite.

4.chocolate or vanilla? - vanilla, vanilla flavoured things are amazing

5.east coast or west coast? - west? only reason i picked west is because i think California is the west coast and i wanna visit so bad.

that's the end of the tag, feel free to do it too, even though its really old now.

kisses, xoxo

get fit with kirstennicc - exericise plan - week two - friday

Friday 23rd august 

warm up! 

jog in place -  1 minute

ski hops - 1 minute

butt kickers - 1 minute

jump rope - 1 minute

shuffle punches - 1 minute

jog in place - 1 minute

jump rope - 1 minute

 cardio time!

mountain climber pulls - 18 reps 

step ups- 20 reps 

jump rope - 1 minute

jump squats - 18 reps 

step ups - 20 reps 

jog in place - 1 minute

for your legs!

static lunge - 18 reps 

standing side leg lift - 18 reps (standing)

standing leg lift - 18 reps (standing)

side leg kicks - 18 reps (floor)

side leg lift - 18 reps (floor)

inner thigh leg raise - 18 reps ( floor)

sumo squats - 18 reps 

sumo leg lift - 18 reps 

for your arms!

tricep extension - 18 reps

bicep curl - 18 reps

overhead press - 18 reps 

wall push ups - 18 reps ( or normal pushups )

bent over row - 18 reps

  (cool down of your choice) 

half an hour on the twist and shape 

stay motivated 

kisses xoxo

"clear your mind of cant" ~ Samuel Johnson

get fit with kirstennicc - exercise plan - week two - thursday

Thursday 22nd of august

warm up!

jump rope - 1 minute

jog in place - 1  minute

jump squats - 1 minute 

knee ups - 1 minute

shuffle punches - 1 minute

ski hops - 1 minute

for your tum!

sit ups - 18 reps 

v-ups - 18 reps

sit ups -18 reps

long arm crunch - 18 reps

sit ups - 18 reps 

half curl - 18 reps 

for your butt! 

squats - 18 reps

dead lift - 18 reps

squats - 18 reps 

flutter kicks - 18 reps 

squats - 18 reps 

side lunges - 18 reps 

for your arms!

bicep curl - 18 reps 

front raise - 18 reps 

front raise into overhead press - 18 reps 

bicep curl - 18 reps 

bent over row - 18 reps

bicep curl into overhead press - 18 reps

(cool down of your choice)

half hour on the twist and shape

stay motivated!

kisses xoxo

"get comfortable with being uncomfortable" ~ Jillian Micheal

get fit with kirstennicc - exercise plan - week two - tuesday

so i know ive missed a ton of uploading, but my internet connection has been broken on and off for the past month, so i couldn't upload anything. to be completely honest, i made me very  unmotavated, although i tried sticking to it as much as i could, i did miss out a couple days. i repeated week twos workout until i could upload it just to keep everything the same. 

week twos workout is much the same as week one, but with added cardio.

Ive got something called a 'twist and shape', you can look it up for further information. 

Tuesday - 20th august 

warm up!

jog on the spot - 1 minute

jump rope - 1 minute

knee ups - i minute

jog on the spot - 1 minute

jumping jacks - 1 minute

ski hops - 1 minute

for the tum!

vertical leg crunch - 18 reps

crossover crunch - 18 reps

half curl - 18 reps

sit ups - 18 reps

long arm crunch - 18 reps

v-ups - 18 reps 

for the bum!

side lunges - 18 reps (both legs)

flutter kicks - 18 reps 

dead lift - 18 reps

squat - 18 reps

front lunges - 18 reps

standing leg lift 18 reps

for the arms!

bicep curl into overhead press - 18 reps

front raises into over head press - 18 reps

tricep extension - 18 reps

dumb bell flys - 18 reps

you can go onto youtube and search any cool down, i prefer yoga cools down myself but its completely up to you.

after completing this workout, id continue by half an hour on the twist and shape for my cardio 

(also around half a hour on the wii fit) 

hope you enjoy

stay motavated!

kisses, xoxo

hairmasks for healthy hair

banana and avocado mask

(this mask will look very unattractive, but i have to say it does help your hair out alot)

what you need:

a banana ( its good to get really ripe ones)

a egg.

2 tbs of honey.

2tbs of coconut oil (melted if solid)

2 tbs of extra virgin olive oil.

steps:

1.mash up the banana, egg and avocado in a bowl.

2.add the honey, coconut oil and olive oil and mix it all together.

3.apply it from root to tip all over your head, wrap your hair up in a plastic bag and leave for about 30 minutes.

4.wash out as normal

yogurt hair mask

(recommend for dry, frizzy hair)

what you need:

a egg white

1/4 organic yogurt

1/4 mayonnaise 

steps:

1. whisk egg white until nice and frothy.

2. mix in yogurt and mayonnaise

3.wet your hair and rub in all over evenly, cover with a plastic bag and leave for 30 minutes

4.rinse out with cold water and towel dry

coconut oil mask

(use to improve overall condition of your hair)

what you need:

3tbs coconut oil

(optional ingredients)

2 tbs olive oil

a egg

steps:

1.melt your coconut oil 

(let it cool down slightly if adding in an egg)

2.dampen your hair and apply all over, cover with a plastic bag and leave for at least half a hour.

(i always leave this in over night for maximum benefits)

3. rinse out and shampoo and condition as normal

hope you enjoy these as much as me, kisses xoxo

Beauty wishlist

so i know its still months away but, Christmas is coming up and I'm super excited for it. i love Christmas so much. my mum has been asking about things id like and what not, so i came up with 5 things id love to get!

1. shany cosmetics- the masterpiece 7 layer all in one makeup set.  £49.95/ £60.00

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shany-Cosmetics-Masterpiece-Layers-Makeup/dp/B006GTKSHY/ref=sr_1_1?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1376746680&sr=1-1&keywords=shany+cosmetics

I've seen a ton of people rave about this product, and about shany cosmetics in general. after watching fashionista804's video on it a year ago, I've been super interested and keen on getting it for myself. 

I'm also going to college and studying beauty at some point so this would come in so super handy for that. 

2. Urban Decay Naked Basics palette. £20.00

http://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/Urban+Decay+Naked+Basics+Palette/180936729,default,pd.html

I'm pretty sure almost everyone has this now, and to be completely honest i really don't need another palette like this right now, but the quality is amazing on these shadows, urban decay is so worth the money when it comes to there eyeshadow. people love this product for travelling and since I've been doing alot more of that recently, maybe that's a good enough reason to want this. 

3. kenzo amour perfume. £46.75

http://www.feelunique.com/p/Kenzo-Kenzo-Amour-Eau-De-Parfum-Spray-Fuchsia-Bottle-50ml

I've had this perfume before and i literally cant rave about it enough! this lasts forever. like i wore a jumper and sprayed this perfume, i found the jumper like 7 months later no joke, the smell was still on the jumper and was so strong it smelt like i had sprayed it a second ago. i was amazed. most perfumes wear off if you go out or stay in, the smell just fades, this doesn't and is amazing. i recommend this for people of all ages, its perfect for young teens, young adults, middle aged and older, its just such a lovely smell. ugh i want it so much.

4. shany cosmetics- shany kissable colours lipstick set. £11.04

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cosmetics-Kissable-Colors-Lipstick-Opaque/dp/B009ARXDXK/ref=sr_1_12?s=beauty&ie=UTF8&qid=1376749684&sr=1-12&keywords=shany+cosmetics

i really only want this because I'm on a shany cosmetic high and i just want all there products right now.

a plus about these lipsticks are that they are not tested on animals. that is very important to me, and other people so that's awesome. i was also interested after reading that they where pigmented with aloe Vera and vitamin e. that sounds pretty good for lips. i can imagine that these are super good quality and i really wanna try them out.

5. real techniques- real techniques starter kit. £16.49/£20.00

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_5?url=search-alias%3Dbeauty&field-keywords=real%20techniques%20brushes&sprefix=real+%2Cbeauty%2C249

I've got the real techniques core collection kit and they are amazing, i recommend them to everyone. and i know these are great too and really just need to add some decent brushes to my collection. 

hope you enjoyed and i'll be back soon

kisses, xoxo

shoe review

just fab shoe review

a little about justfab

i remember watch one of Trisha paytas's you tube videos, where she hauled some justfab shoes, i instantly got jealous as that at the time, it was just available for Americans. 

obviously its now here in the UK also. 

its a subscription based website, the same as stylists pick.

you answer style questions and they send you a showroom every month of picks that you would like.

you don't have to pay every month, if your not interested for whatever reason you can skip the month.

there is currently a 2 for £35 sale on, for shoes and bags. 

i suggest checking it out!

i bought these shoes months ago now, back in may/June time I'm sure and just haven't got round to talking about them. around may/June time i saw a advert on TV about just fab. showing off cute shoes and handbags, louring in us weak girls that crumbled in the first 10 seconds. i immediately signed up and ordered my two very first pair of just fab shoes.

 these are the Antibes shoes in white 

http://www.justfab.co.uk/index.cfm?action=shop.viewproduct&master_product_id=371461&kw=Antibes

the wedge is about 5 1/2 inches with a 1 1/2 inch platform. 

there not heavy on your feet, so apart from the height, there easy to walk in.

i love how casual or dressy these can be, there just a really good shoe to own.

you can get them in both black and white for only £35, and are currently in the two for £35 deal so hurry and snatch them up!

i did find i needed to stretch them out a little before they became comfortable enough to wear, that's the only thing but every ones feet are different.

hope you enjoyed, let me know if you check them out! kisses xoxo