A womans hair is her crown, is her lions mane and we do everything possible to make it look even better - hair cuts, dies, perms, weaves, relaxing it etc...did I miss anything? But, do we stop to think what are we actually doing to our hair by making it look oh-so-amazing? Well, its time to do so. Stop now and look at what is offered here. I made this serum for my friend, who LOVES having her hair in wraps. She wanted something natural to keep her hair shiny, alive, vibrant...and she got it! She said that she used just a little bit from this mix, spread around her hair and scalp and the results were - no greasiness, no frizziness, but soft and manageable hair! This is for all women out there that have similar hair to African Americans - get this! You use just a little and this small bottle will last you forever! Give your hair that final touch that it needs to be at its best! Jojoba oil has always been used in hair care and the best part is - its NOT oil, its a liquid wax! This is what you can do with it: Mix a few drops into your conditioner and rinse out. You can also put a couple of drops on your palm and apply to the ends of damp hair before blowdrying - a great trick for soft strands. Or if your hair is looking dull, or frizzy, a little jojoba oil on the ends will smooth out the cuticle, making it look shiny and healthy. It's been said that the Incas used to massage jojoba oil frequently into their scalps, promoting thick and lustrous hair. I added some green tea extract and peppermint essential oil - green tea is a great natural source of pro-vitamin B, or panthenol. Panthenol conditions hair and helps stop split ends from forming, giving you longer, thicker and lovelier locks. Green tea also has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect, and may benefit people with itchy scalps and dandruff (peppermint oil is good for dandruff too and it gives a cooling feeling to the scalp) 2oz

As anyone who works with paint will know, colour theory rules like "blue + yellow = green" are useful, but don't really help you predict exactly what mixtures will turn out like. So I took a break from my usual production work last night and finished up this homemade colour chart, now on a pinboard behind my desk. At the moment I'm painting with Winsor and Newton Artisan Oil Paints (that's their water mixable range). Each column of four squares is a single paint, or mix of two paints. The top square is full strength, and the other three have increasing amounts of white added. I didn't use strict proportions for any of the mixing as I don't need to replicate these tints exactly, I just wanted a visual reference of how my paints combine. I think I want to add a couple more earth tones to this palette. Maybe a cool red, too. At the moment it's skewed towards lots of blues and greens, which I use frequently. I made notes on the photo of a couple of pairs where the results really surprised me! I am somewhat obsessed with colour displays (like embroidery threads or makeup counters) so painting all those little squares was an absolute joy :D