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Sun-Safe Travel Essentials Guide


Summer is here so I decided to put together a little Q&A for common questions you may come across when deciding what to pack with you on your 2016 summer adventures. If you are terrible at packing like me (no shame), need some summertime recommended products, and want to learn some tea hacks to sooth sun burns…this blog post is for you!

What’s a good instant remedy to help sooth sun burns?

Aloe is a great ingredient to use on your skin if you’ve been sun burnt. It helps to soothe your skin and relieve pain. I use an Aloe Mist from Farmaesthetics that I spray onto the desired spots that need treatment. If you’ve completely forgotten to pack anything (cause that’s life, it happens!) you can use this black tea hack to help soothe your sunburns. Steeped black tea can...

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Wine Not Try Some Tropical Tea Sangria?

Spice your drink up with this tropical Sangria cocktail for your next Girls' Night Out! Sangria is hands down my favourite drink to enjoy for any occasion. From dinner parties, to a friends hang out, to a night out, you can never go wrong with this tropical drink. If I'm drinking, you will most likely be catching me holding a glass of Sangria topped with my favourite fruits! With anything it can get boring when you're consistently doing the same thing over and over again which in this case is my boring Sangria situation. I decided to try a new take on Sangria by incorporating chilled tea. This was my first time trying (or even hearing) about tea infused Sangria and wow let me tell you...

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April 21, 2016

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Exfoliation, Detoxification, Jollification - 3 Step Beauty Care

If you're tired or exhausted from a long day's work or maybe you're just looking to treat your body and skin, try these three simple steps that I use to help make myself feel better.  Beauty care is something that helps relieve my stress which seems to shine through me from the inside and out!

Exfoliation
I recently came across a post on how to create a DIY sugar face scrub incorporating green tea which encouraged me to try this out myself! Face scrubs are one of my favourite types of skincare products because they work all year around to help get rid of dry skin. I decided to...

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April 07, 2016

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Iced Tea on the Go!

If you're like me and you're constantly rushing in the morning or you're getting ready to tackle the upcoming exam season, this overnight iced tea preparation ritual is perfect for you. Tea is the perfect on-the-go drink to kick-start your day because of its steady caffeine boost that won't make you crash in the afternoon. Tealee offers many different tea blends that contain various fruits, herbs, and flowers that your taste buds will love! I decided to use a green tea blend called Cool Raspberry Mint but there are a ton of tea blends that serve really well as an iced tea. I will explain two different steeping methods that you can easily accomplish before bed so your tea can work its magic in the fridge overnight and it will be ready to grab and go as you...

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March 14, 2016

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Winter's Farewell Drink: Tea Lattes

With the days a bit brighter and the nights a bit warmer, Spring is nearly in full swing. Unfortunately there are still those few inevitable gloomy end of winter days left where it's rainy and barely above zero degrees, but I've got something to keep you warm and cozy until Spring is ready to stick around for good: tea lattes! 

When I’m out at a café, almost 99% of the time I would order a latte. The only problem with that is they tend to be on the pricey side which isn’t so nice on our wallets. So why not create your own latte’s at home? It’s incredibly simple to make, you're able to cater your personal recipe to your own liking, and all the while it gives your wallet a break!

If you're looking for some classic latte recipes to make at home, you’ve come to the right place...

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March 11, 2016

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Afternoon Tea: Traditional Cream Scones

Most of you have probably heard of scones, and some of you have probably already enjoyed them in a tea or coffee shop, but do you know why scones became a staple for traditional afternoon tea? 

In England during the early 1800's, Anna the Duchess of Bedford asked her servant to bring her various treats for her strict 4:00pm afternoon tea time. Among these treats was a traditional Scottish sweet bread which was then...

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March 07, 2016

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When Carrie Met Matcha

Blogging has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and pushes me to try new things and experience life to it's fullest potential. Tea is something that I came across through blogging which I have completely adapted into my everyday lifestyle. I enjoy tea for many reasons, for the taste of course but also the overall experience I have when I'm having a cup. It's one of the most relaxing moments of my day. From morning teas, to a afternoon pick me upper, to a treat after dinner, tea is always...

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