Just call me Khalipid

I was asked to write about my favorite product.  I've raved about oil before but I wanted to share what I wrote. 

Oil! It is my "skin addiction"!! This is particularly true during the winter when I spend my time skiing... One must prevent the damage that can easily be done from exposure to solar radiation in the dry climate of higher altitudes. Thus, I make sure to keep my skin layered with my favorite oils and moisturizers. 
Although it seems inherently contradictory, using oils can actually be good for both oily and dry skin types. Dry skin obviously loves oil for its nourishing qualities, while  for oily skin some oils make excellent pre-cleansers (i.e., oils adhere to other oils and gets skin cleaner). Also, using an oil AFTER cleansing can condition the skin to reduce the amount of oil it produces on its own.

Aveda Energizing Composition 

Espa Face Treatment Oil 

Face Product

Face Product by khaluaverse featuring an aveda face wash

Espa face care
$89 - johnlewis.com

Espa eye care
$59 - johnlewis.com

Espa cleansing mask
$47 - liberty.co.uk

Espa face care
$43 - johnlewis.com

Aveda face wash
$29 - liberty.co.uk

Aveda body moisturizer
$57 - liberty.co.uk

Aveda beauty product
$48 - liberty.co.uk

Hair Product

Hair products by khaluaverse featuring aveda haircare

CHI styling iron
target.com

Hair conditioner
taigan.com

Beauty product
kerastase-usa.com

Kerastase hair care
$37 - thehut.com

Aveda haircare
$31 - harrods.com

Birthday Wishlist

Gifts by khaluaverse featuring pink handbags

Giuseppe Zanotti leather mule shoes
$680 - harrods.com

Rebecca Minkoff pink handbag
rebeccaminkoff.com

Surgical steel jewelry
etsy.com

Last but not least my cute little Versace studs!! 

Spotlight: Permanent Makeup

I am often asked questions by my clients pertaining to “permanent makeup”, a professional technique that employs tattooing pigments onto the skin as a means of producing a visible effect on one’s appearance, such as imitating topically applied cosmetics.

Permanent makeup can restore the appearance of someone with missing or partial eyebrows, or correct the features for those with faint or uneven eyebrows. It can also eliminate the need for applying cosmetic eyeliner, or used to ensure that you always have a perfectly sculpted design (such as the much desired “cat eye”). Other techniques can be used to hide lip scars or to give more definition to the lips (and thereby reduce the need for lip pencil or lipstick altogether). There are also medical applications of permanent makeup, such as when used to improve the appearance of an areola after breast reconstruction.

While enjoying a relative degree of popularity since the 1930’s, permanent makeup is an increasingly mainstream component of the health & beauty enhancement industry due to its durability and non- invasive nature. It is also commonly referred to using other names, such as permanent cosmetics, cosmetic tattooing, dermapigmentation, or similar such terms.

While I do not offer this type of procedure as part of my own aesthetic services, I can recommend someone who does: Jessica Mitchell, the owner of Face Forward Permanent Cosmetics (www.faceforwardatlanta.com). If you are interested in seeing examples of Jessica’s work, as well as the types of services offered, you can peruse her website to see various before and after photos. In addition to cosmetic services, she does all types of tattooing reconstructions. Jessica's location is in the northern heart of Atlanta, at 3209 Paces Ferry Place; you can setup an appointment online or by calling 770-990- 7354.

As with any treatment, be sure to approach it with the realistic expectations as to your desired results. Feeling completely comfortable is extremely important, so always discuss with your clinician any questions or concerns you have about immediate or long-term consequences of the procedure you choose. 

Jamaica me crazy!!

Our Jamaica trip was absolutely epic. I can't believe this is only part one of our spring traveling. 

We stayed at Round Hill Resort in Montego Bay. This wasn't our honeymoon, it actually was our dear friend's 35th birthday party.  

We arrived on Friday afternoon and went straight to the beach. We were having tons of fun just getting acquainted with the friends and family that came from all over the states.  

After the beach a group of about 10 all went to The Pellican for a proper Jamaican meal.  

After that it was time for the hot tub!  

Saturday 

There was a rooster on the road and he was sure to get us up before dawn 5:30 am.  Isaac had a diving excursion all morning so we got up had breakfast and separated till the afternoon catamaran.  When we got on the boat it was amazing.  We watched the sunset, took selfies, danced, and really had the time of all of our lives.  A boat trip always ends with a nap in my case... I really get drained dancing and drinking in the sun. 

Sunday 

Isaac, however, does not need a nap after the boat so he went and got me food and had it waiting on me in the room.  I ate the chicken that had been on the desk over night in the Jamaican heat... I also had a meat patty off the street.  I say all of that to say during the wonderful pool party for the bday girl. I got food poisoning.  So badly, that I had to see a doctor and get a shot and meds.  That normally would have put a damper on a wonderful trip. I try to never regret so... I was stupid...ate bad food.. So, I got to stare at the ocean until I felt better.  It still was an amazing party and part one of our honeymoon.  

Monday 

Travel day was not so bad.  My flight however, was one of the most turbulent ever.  Isn't it ironic going out we had the best flight and a row to ourself.  

Part 2 and actual honeymoon is in about 3 weeks in Virgin Gorda, BVI.  Virgin Gorda is my absolutely favorite place I've ever been.  It's so remote, lush, romantic and the energy there is intoxicating.  I will tell you all about that trip later. 

Top Five Fragrances I Own

1. Clive Christian C

C for Women embraces the Clive Christian Perfume House accord of rose and jasmine absolute, yet here it is pushed to crescendo in union with violet and tuberose to reveal a perfume brimming with voluptuousness and dangerous pleasure.  Top notes: bergamot, coriander seed, lie de vin (cognac oil, wine sediment), narcisse (daffodil), geranium, mandarin, petitgrain, tagete (marigold).  Heart notes: tuberose, jasmine, rose, violet, osmanthus (apricot aroma), ylang-ylang (placed on the beds of newlyweds in Indonesia), orange flower, cistus (rock rose labdanum resin/gum with a smoky, marshy scent).
Base notes: amber, vetiver (thin aromatic roots), vanilla, tonka bean, sandalwood, musk.

This is my ultimate favorite perfume.  My husband gave it to me for Valentine's Day.  I smelled it and vowed to not spend so much on perfume with that said,  It is tied for the 2nd Most exspensive bottle I own. $400 a bottle.  I now don't care about cost when it comes to fragrance.  I just let my nose choose.  

2. Clive Christian X 

The "X" factor—a sexy, modern fragrance infused with the dynamic, captivating scent of Egyptian jasmine.  A chypre-fruity fragrance. Top notes of peach, Sicilian mandarin, bergamot, rhubarb, and pineapple. Heart notes of Egyptian jasmine, rose, lily of the valley, and orris. Base notes of patchouli, cedar wood, vetiver, vanilla, and cashmere musk.

I got a tiny bottle as a gift from for my wedding.  This one is the favorite of my husband but he does not know it.  When I wear it he can't keep his hands off me.  It is like having a love potion #9.   Worth the $400 by far and away. 

3. Love and Tears by By Kilian

Love and Tears by By Kilian is a Floral fragrance for women and men. Love and Tears was launched in 2010. Top notes are bergamot, petitgrain, lavender and galbanum; middle notes are jasmine, water jasmine, ylang-ylang, narcissus, orange blossom and lily-of-the-valley; base notes are cedar, styrax and oakmoss.

This is a $300 fancy bottle one time fee with a $175 refill.  I absolutely love, love, love this scent.  I wore this on my wedding day.  I bought it for myself on an impulse buy at Saks after day drinks.  That's the best way to get me to just spend!! The sales girl had me with refill half off! 

4 Chanel Chance 

Top Notes Grapefruit, Quince  Middle Notes Hyacinth, Jasmine Base Notes

Amber, Cedar, Iris, White musk

This is the scent that got me my husband. If you asked him his fave he would say this one but it's really X.  I was wearing it when we met. Every time I have it on he says, "I love Chanel."  He loves it so much I have all the Chances but this is the one he really likes.  

5. Estée Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia

The fragrance composition is based on two flowers that Estee Lauder appreciated most, gardenia and tuberose, surrounded by orange flower, jasmine and white lily. In the top notes are neroli, lilac, and rosewood, and the base is composed of carnation and vanilla and bourbon. 

This is my spring go to fragrance.  I always get a million compliments when I wear it and I feel like no one else knows about it. It's super affordable $175 for the large bottle.  

This Top 5 list was the absolute hardest list I've ever made.  I love every single bottle, and I have a story of when I've worn them, and why they are all special. With that said these are the bottles that were game changers in my collection.  

Peter Pilotto rocks my summer

Peter Pilotto rocks my summer by khaluaverse featuring a racerback tank

Peter Pilotto racerback tank
target.com

I made that cute collage of all that I was able to buy at target for just $90 

Married with friends

Now that I am married, it seems like my whole life is in renewal; and it feels that the more I resist this change, the more painful the process becomes. I wonder if this is what a butterfly goes through, and is the chrysalis just a beautiful torture chamber? Being someone who likes to maintain a constant state of complete control over every aspect of my life, on a visceral level this kind of chaos nauseates me, and in the past the anxiety that would result would make me go a little crazy!

Over time, however, I have learned to let the universe take the wheel and enjoy the ride (and hope that my eventual destination is the one I intended/desired).  People that I thought were like family and would be friends for life are simply people in my life. While that is a bitter pill to swallow, nonetheless having a great husband seems to make anything more palatable, so it's going down.  I guess getting married put it all into proper perspective. The most important person in my life is my husband, everything else is at best a distraction and at worst a disappointment. I see now why I would always lose friends when they got married. The universe forces you to change everything (even in the Khaluaverse).  

My April Fools Day is over and now it’s existential tax time, so every single one of my friendships is going through an audit. I need a new social circle, one that supports me as a happily married woman.  It’s called “growth,” and even though the growing pains may suck at first, inevitably the results they yield are for the better. We have a trip to Jamaica coming up in the next  few weeks.  I'm looking forward to this vacation because I only know 2 people going.  It's the perfect opportunity to form new healthy relationships as a married couple. I feel it's very important in marriage to have friends that didn't know us apart. 

Having a Psychic helps!

I have been going to a psychic for about 2 years and it's been the best thing ever. My psychic is 81 years old and the sweetest person I've ever met.  I knew a friend that used her for years before I started  and that friend seemed to have all the luck.  

I finally got my invite and she has been instrumental in my learning to trust my own intuition.  She told me I met my husband 9 days after I met him.  Warned me about things in work. How to give bad news the best.  She helps me to avoid drama and predict baby's.  She knows about those babies.  

She has been repeatedly on TV making amazingly right predictions.  I think everyone needs someone that can tap into their energy and help them make tough dicisions decisively. 

So how does it work?

 First, I get my palm read. Next, is the tarot cards. Finally, I make a wish and there are 3 piles of different tarot cards, these are numbered cards, the top 3 cards make my lucky numbers, each pile represents a situation, pick the situation I like most and then find out when the wish will come true.  After all that she answers specific questions.  

I have been teased by some people that think she is fake, a witch, or demonic of some sort.  This is not my religion in any way!  I know she does consider this her religion or consider herself Wiccan or pagan.  I think she could be considered a therapist.  I've never had someone talk about going to therapy and have people say, "Your therapist is fake." If it's helping then negative opinions should be kept quiet.  

The last comment I get often is I'm crazy for believing in psychics.  I guess the best part about being crazy is you never know. So we have to go with ignorance is bliss on this one.