www.zunairasulman.com

As you guys might have notice i haven't blogged much in a while, it was because i was working on my official website. www.zunairasulman.com
All the blogs have been transferred to my website and I'm gonna continue blogging on my website.

Thank you !
                                                 Love,
                                                         Zunaira Sulman.

3 Quick Easy and Healthy recipes !

Recipe # 1- Grilled chicked !

Marinate chicken over night in
-2 spoons of yougurt
-Black Pepper
-Salt
-Bell pepper (any color)
- Oregano
and put it in the fridge in your tupperware .
And Grill it in the oven next day, at 180 C for 15 mins and then flip the side and grill it for more 15 mins,in a preheated oven.

Recipe # 2- Backed Egg, Peas & potatoes !

Take a baking tray,
-Put potatoes
-Pinch of Salt
-Black pepper
- or any spices you like you can customize all these recipes.
-Bake potatoes first for 15 mins at 180C.
- Then pour some peas, and bake for another 15 mins.
- Then make 2 spaces in the tray and pour your eggs in them and back for another 15mins.

And you have quick yummy fuss free meal.

Recipe # 3 Veggies Stir Fry With Mushrooms!

This recipe is the most customizable.You can use any veggie that you like and stir fry it in a pan and you'll have a delicious , filling meal in no time.

-Some baby carrots.
-Peas
-Egg plant
*cut egg plant in cubes*
-Mushrooms.

Now stir fry all these ingredients in a pan with a spoon of soya-sauce , grounded black pepper, and a pinch of salt.



Here are my quickkkkk easyyyy and healthyyyy recipes. I hope you like these.
                Good Luck !!
                                             Love,
                                                      Zunaira Sulman.

How to: Hair Care !! 5 steps to healthier & shinier hair.

How To :

Hair care !

        In this blog I'm gonna take you through 5 steps to achieve healthy & lushes locks,


- Eat healthy.
- Invest in a good hair conditioner/mask.
- A natural bristle brush or wet brush or tangle teezer.
- Hair Oil.
- Avoid heat damage,

Eating healthy :

               Eating healthy is in general a key to get beautiful skin, hair and body. Eating good fats, amino acid, proteins can do wonders for your hair. Eat nuts, eggs, fish and in general have a good healthy diet,

Invest in a good hair conditioner/mask :

              A lot of people don't use conditioners, or if they do they're not fully aware of it's importance. Hair conditioner balances the moisture in your hair that shampooing stripped away. And it helps in avoiding split-ends. Because the tips of the hair are dry & brittle and using a good conditioner/mask will make them shinny & healthy.

A natural bristle brush/wet brush/tangle teezer :

           Most of the hair damage happens when we brush through our wet hair, roughly. Take your time to brush through the hair. Pulling and tugging your hair will strip them, & you'll make them rough, frizzy and it will cause split-ends. So take little chunks of hair & brush the knots from tips to roots. NOT roots to tips.
Natural bristle brush makes your hair shinier & it's a lot softer & bendable, so it does not pull on your hair.
whereas tangle teezer & wet brush are also just as amazing. Get one that is affordable for you.

Hair Oil :

       A luke warm hair massage before taking a shower, for about couple of hours is another important thing, that helps your hair to get healthy drastically. It'll nourish your scalp resulting in stronger & longer hair & moisturize your hair.

Avoid heat damage :

         We all love perfectly straightened/curly hair, or big voluminous blow dry, but the amount of damage it causes to hair is higher than all the other aspects. So avoid heat damage as much as you can. And always use a heat protectant before apply any heat to your hair.

Additional tips :

      - Invest in a good shampoo.
      - Try to shampoo your hair twice, max thrice a week.
      - Avoid ponytails with iron snap.
      - Tie them up in a bun or in a lose braid when you sleep.
      -  Avoid sun.
      - Apply home-made hair mask once a week, or once every other week.


I hope you find these tips were helpful.
                                                        Good Luck !

                                                                         Love,
                                                                                   Zunaira Sulman.

Black & White !! Accessories !!

Black & White !! Accessories !!

Watch : tommy hilfiger
Bracelet : MintBarry
Ear studs : Forever21
Shades : C&A (Switzerland)

What to wear on a first date ?

What to wear on a first date ? 

or i say anywhere !                

Little Black Dress ! 

 

 

'One is never over-dressed or underdressed with a Little Black Dress.' 

- Karl Lagerfeld

When in doubt go with a little black dress. 

you can never go wrong with LBD.

You can wear it casually or you can be uber glamorous and all glammed up in it.

Just by changing you accessories and shoes you can transform your one dress into several looks.

Add pops of colors and make it summer appropriate.

Add gold accessories & red lips and make it super glamorous.

Add animal print and make it fierce.

Add nude accessories and make it trendy.

Add casual boots or gladiators or a scarf and make it casual.

Or

just keep it "all black everything look."

You can never go wrong with it.

So I feel like, LBD is a kind of piece you should splurge on, and buy one that makes you feel confident and flatters your body shape.

Investing in a perfect LBD (for you) is worth it.

 

 

                      Good Luck !

                                                                 Love,

                                                                         Zunaira Sulman.

HOW TO : Causes of Acne and how to Avoid Acne !

         Acne, it's a very common problem. 9 out of 10 people deal with it. There can be several reasons behind them, some you can prevent by just taking good care of your skin, and other you need professional help. Now I'm not a professional but there are certain things that help me prevent acne and deal with it.

Poor Eating !

            There's a reason they say you are what you eat. If you're eating poorly, GMO (genetically modified organisms) foods, oily, processed, sugary and things that are bad for you. You're more likely to have acne. With that being said it's okay to indulge once in a while.
                      Eating clean and healthy food, will give you all the nutrients that your body and skin requires and that will show through your skin. It will be more dewy, glowy and full of life.
           
- DRINK A LOT OF WATER !

Not Keeping Your Skin Clean !

          A lot of people, after washing their face, think that their skin is clean now. When all the dirt and makeup from the day is still clogging up your pores.
             Deep cleansing your skin twice a week, and properly cleaning it every night, is very very important. A lot the times, the acne is caused by clogged pores.

Germs on the towel !

       A lot of the time we don't realize that the towel we are using to dry over face is sitting there from a long time, and a lot of bacteria and germs are building up on it.
                Use a clean towel or a new paper towel everytime you wash your facem and tap dry it, don't rub or pull on the skin !

Not Moisturizing Enough !

       People tend to think that oily skin does not need moisturization. Moisturization is more important that you think. It not only balances your sebaceous glands (glands that produce oil) but it also makes a barrier between all the dust and gunk and your skin.

Not using a good face serum !

         Face serums can do amazingggggg things for your face. A face serum loaded with Vitamin A, C & E will regenerate your skin.And it will help your skin to lighten the acne scars. It will nourish your skin and prevent pre-mature wrinkles and lines.

Not getting enough sleep and being stressed !

           Even if you do everything for your skin and you're not getting enough sleep,you're stressed, and your body is not well rested. You're gonna get acne. When you sleep your skin repairs. and heals, so sleep well and give it time to heal and repair itself and complete the circle.

Popping the pimple !

              Let's be honest. WE ALLLLL try to pop the pimple and end up with a scar. And where-ever we touch on the skin we get more acne, then we get stressed and it's just a bigggg freaking mess.
            But you can avoid the urge of popping them if you have, spot treatment. Everytime you feel the urge to pop it apply spot treatment.

Additional Tips !

           - You can have your own clean pillow, and wash it quite often.
           - You can apply spf.
           - You can use purifying,soothing,stess acne, vitamin E masks.
           - You can  get professinal facials
           - You can get help from home-remedies *like lemon and honey etc*
           - You can use tea tree oil face pack


         I really hope you find this post helpful.
                                                                     Good Luck !
                                                                                              Love,
                                                                                                           Zunaira Sulman.

Casual Lunch Date Outfit !!

Casual Lunch Date Outfit !

          Top : Forever21
          Jeans : Levis
          Ear studs : Swarovski
          Shoes : H&M
          Ring : Chicoree, Schweiz.
          Watch : Michael kors
        

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPqCNX5WkhE&feature=youtu.be

Easy Smokey Eye Makeup ! using urban decay naked 2

Easy Smokey Eye Makeup !

               Matte eyeshadows !

This look is very modern and chic, And goes with EVERYTHING and every lip color.
The key to this look is building and blending the eyeshadows.

Step 1 :

Apply Blackout on your eyelids and the rims of your eyes, now keep blending it until you get smokey effect. Keep building and blending the color until you get the effect that you like.

Step 2 :

    Apply tease in the crease and again keep building and blending the color, until you achieve the look you like, also on the rims of your eyes.

Step 3 :

         Apply foxy to highlight you browbone. and make sure the transition from all these colors is seamless.

Apply a coat of mascara, and lip color you like and you're all glammed up in no time.


                                    Good Luck !
                                                                               Love,
                                                                                         Zunaira Sulman.

Basic And Easy Chocolate Cake !! with Nutella and Hershey's Chocolate Syrup !!

Basic & Easy Chocolate Cake With Nutella And Hershey's Chocolate Syrup Icing !

 

 

 

Ingredients :

- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 baking powder
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 125g butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract

 Icing :

- Nutella
- Hershey's Chocolate Syrup.

Procedure :

Mix Flour, Baking powder (or SR flour), Cocoa Powder, Sugar and melted butter, whisked eggs and few drops of vanilla extract..
After mixing those ingredients, at the end mix in the milk and you're going to achieve gooey, thick consistency of the cake batter.
           Now you can use silicone mold, or a cake pan. I use silicone mold, but for cake pan, line it up with parchment paper and some butter or spray oil.
               Finally you can bake it in a pre-heated oven at 180 C for 40 - 45 minutes.

Icing Trick :

            Put a coat of nutella on the cake, the best part is you don't have to make it all even, and then pour strings of hershey's chocolate syrup and swirl it with the help of fork.



                                      Good Luck!
                                                                     Love,
                                                                             Zunaira Sulman.

Nude Lip Combo ! My favorite combo at the moment !

Nude Lip Combo !

My favorite combo at the moment !

 Why I love this lip combo is because it's a perfect balance between pinky nude and beigey nude. I like my nudes to be a little on pinky side tbh, so  I top it up with a lip gloss with pink speckles.

 Lip Gloss : Pure Color 49 - Frivolous Pink Sarkle.
Lipstick : Maybelline color sensational - tantalizing taupe 725


                    Good Luck!
                                                           Love,
                                                                      Zunaira Sulman.

best baby monitor !

Best Baby Monitor !

             There're so many options available in the market, that it's hard to decide which one to get. Being a new mom i was absolutely confused which one to get, did a lot of research but still didn't get any satisfying recommendations. I specifically wanted to have a video monitor. I know it gets a little too expensive, but it is sooooo worth it. I can't emphasis enough.

AngelCare AC1100 !

 I can't say enough good things about this monitor. Transition from co-sleeper to another room in their own crib is a very challenging process. And all mothers lose their sleep over that phase. No matter which method you're trying, cold turkey transition or rocking to sleep, the fact that you check on them through the video(zoom in and zoom out feature) without going in their room and disturbing their sleep, gives you so much peace of mind and relaxes you.

                  And the second most amazing feature is, the movement sensor. We all know how terrifying SIDs is. The fear of SIDs barely let you sleep. Movement sensor counts their movement, if there's no movement within 20seconds. The alarm will notify you. So you can go and check on them immediately.
I had a false alarm experience 2 times in 13 months and it terrified the heck out of me. But it was because she rolled off of the movement sensor pads, that go underneath the mattress

               This monitor also offers touch-screen system.Although i don't really care much about that, it's still a good option to have.

               It also has a soothing aqua-ish night light, that my daughter absolutely loves. She DOES NOT sleep in full dark, so night light is an absolute must for us. And we didn't have to buy it separately.

               Knowing the temperature of the room, and your baby's movement, and a video monitor, makes your sleep so much better and it helps you unwind properly and get ready for the next day. Although it comes with all the information regarding the features of monitor, these are what we used.

                The only thing that needs to be taken care of is, The sensor pad can be used with a regulatory standard baby mattress, whatever the size or thickness. However, it can NOT be used with a memory foam mattresses, a dual sided, a mattresses with a hollow frame or a Purflo mattress.

 

Good Luck !!

             Love,

              Zunaira Sulman.

Flowers !! language of flowers !! Little Gesture With Big Impact !! Spread happiness !!

Flowers !

The language of flowers,

   Flowers are one of the nature's finest creations. They have everything that pleases your soul and make you happy. It is a way of showing your love, appreciation, gratitude, regression, happiness, sorrow.
It's a medicine to sick,
A good bye to dead,
Love to a lover,
Sorry to ones you hurt,
Welcome to the new arrivals,
Appreciation to a friend,
Acceptance to a new chapter
And so on,
For every emotion there is a flower representing it.

 For instance I was having a really bad day, and it felt like everything was falling apart. My husband was at work and he couldn't help me with anything, obviously because he was working. So, on his way back home, he bought me some flowers. And all of a sudden i felt so much happier, and stronger. And got so much strength to deal with everything.

              Doing little things for one another makes this world a better place. Get flowers for those you have hurt, for those you love, those who need them in life, or even if they don't surprise them, make their and your life happy.

                               Good Luck !!
                                                           Love,
                                                                     Zunaira Sulman.

Naked Palettes !! Urban Decay !! Neutral Shades !!

Urban Decay Naked Palettes !

                  So far UD has 3 Naked palettes, and i absolutely love them all. In this blog post I'm going to share all the information I have about these palettes and why there is so much hype about them.
       These palettes are ideal for beginners. They have 12 different shades in each palette to play with, and you can't really mess up an eye look using neutral shades. And using a same palette, you can take a day look to night look. So it really is a perfect Travel palette as well. The quality of Eyeshadows is absolutely lovely.

 

Pros & Cons !

            These palettes have a wide variety of neutral eyeshadows, so these will make amazing, everyday makeup palettes. The eyeshadows just glide on the eyelid and don't settle into creases. I have used them without any eye primer, and they worked just fine. However if you have oily eyelids you obviously can't get away with using any brand eyeshadows without using an eye primer. So, you might wanna use one.
There's no fall out of eyeshadows , other than, a little chunkier shimmery eyeshadows, and Blacks!

Naked 1 !!

      Naked 1 has 12 lovely warm toned eye shadow. They're perfect to create sultry goddessy makeup looks.It comes with a mini eye primer bottle and a single sided eyeshadow brush. However when using shimmery shades I  prefer to use my finger tips. It gives the lovliest finish to the eyeshadow and keeps the eyeshadow true to it's actual finish and look.

Naked 2 !

 

        

 Naked 2 palettes has 12 lovely cool toned eyeshadows. And Naked 2 palette has a bigger mirror than Naked 1 which is really handy. And the brush that comes with this palette is dual ended and it blends in the eyeshadows flawlessly. These eyeshadows are perfect to make smokey eyes just by using 2 shades, infact if you use just blackout and keep smoking it out, it gives you an amazing modern and chic smokey eye look. A coat of mascara and you're good to go, and nobody will ever know you just spent 2mins on your eye makeup, but it looks like million bucks. This palette comes with a mini, teeny tiniest pinky lipgloss which goes well with all of these eye shadow.

Naked 3 !

 

       Naked 3 comes with 12 lovely rose-toned shades, a dual ended brush, with the variety of UDs eye primers. This palette is like baby of Naked 1 and 2. These eyeshadows have pink and purple under tones. These eye shadows are ideal for creating romantic eye looks. I love doing make-up using this palette on date nights.


         Although all Naked Palettes work fantastically with all skin tones, it's better to know which one to start with. You can't really mess up your eye look using these shades, they are amazing day and night palettes, and a great mommy-friendly palette. They are my absolute must-have when traveling, because if you check my blog, you will know I love to travel and eyeshadows, even the high-ends one, they just break and it's a mess. However i never had any accidents with these palettes. I hope this post helped some of you.

                      
                                   Good Luck !
                                                                     Love,
                                                                                Zunaira Sulman.

Fashion & Travel !! Travel Outfit !! Comfortable And Cute !!

Fashion & Travel !!

               Causal and summery outfit, and a day going around in Ascona, Switzerland.

                      Fashion and Traveling is a combination that never fails to refresh your mind and bring you happiness. But being comfortable while traveling is the key. This is just a fun way to have a cute travel outfit yet enjoy going around the city. And if you're a mom like I am, you can't afford to be uncomfortable, Leave that for date nights. haha !

Outfit details:
         Dress Shirt : H & M
         Bandeau top Tally Weijl
         Jeans : Levis
         Watch : Guess
          Sunglasses: Carrera

                                                              Love,
                                                                         Zunaira Sulman.

Princess Birthday Party !! Ideas & Treats !! 1st Birthday Party !! Belle,Snow white, Aurora, Jasmine, Cinderella !!

Princess Themed Birthday Party !!

Princess:

      We did 5 princess birthday party.
- Belle
- Aurora
- Snow white
- Cinderella
- Jasmine

               Now you can use the same method and add princesses or use 3 or 2 however many you want.
 And i also made DIY frame, which i'll talk about in some other post, just to let you know the monthly picture frame in the pictures is my DIY project.

We wanted the birthday to be very colorful , yet very subtle. There's a very thin line between them. So we went with pastels and very powdery colors for the desert table.

 I found these princess cake toppers on etsy. they are very easy to find. i used them in floral decoration to present each princess in a very elegant and subtle way.

I used Snow white and 7 dwarfs as the center piece, since my daughter happens to like them the most. you can customize that if you want, using the same concept.

 Cinderella slippers, i also found those on etsy, they are called cinderella slipper party favor boxes. and i put sweet treat for kids. Sour patches, jelly and marshmallow, and some chocolate.

i love the birthday banner, in birthday banner we used all 5 princesses.

I came up with this idea, Monthly Pictures Frame !! i had a pain black frame and i wanted to use it as a birthday decoration, so i made it birthday theme appropriate and did a little DIY project for her monthly pictures :)

 It's a customized candle from etsy in gold, pink and white crystals.


                You can always change some bits and customize everything the way you want. I hope y'all liked this post and it helped some of you.

                                        Good Luck !

                                                                   Love,
                                                                                   Zunaira Sulman.

Casual Outfit - Barcelona, park guell & sagrada familia !.

Casual Outfit !

In Barcelona :

Outfit details:

 Shirt, Cross body bag & Shoes : Forever21
Jeans: Levis
Sunglasses : Carrera

park guell & sagrada familia !

Traveling with a baby !!

               All mothers get a little stressed when they travel with a baby, specially for the first time, i know i did. All babies are different and they respond differently, but there are several ways to make travelling easy with babies.

Check List !!

              It's very helpful to make a list of all the essentials before you pack, and pack accordingly. We all know being a mom our minds are all over the place multitasking. Having a list saves you from forgetting things and worrying about little things, that can push you to the edge.

Essentials: 

- Diapers
- Wipes
- Changing pad
- Clothes (base onsies, sleep onsies, day outfits etc)
- Socks
- Shoes
- Blanket
- Tissues
- Collapsible Stroller
- Toys
- Baby food
- Bibs
- Snacks for yourself
- Nursing cover (if you are nursing)
- Bottles and Formula (if you're bottle feeding)

Additional  things for comfort :

     If your baby has a specific toy, blanket, or a pacifier that soothes them, bring them with you.
 If you can afford than buy a portable crib so baby is familiar with his own crib rather than having a new one everytime you check-in somewhere. Believe me it really helps. When the baby and mommy daddy gets good night sleep they can enjoy their holidays, or else fussy baby and worried parents, that doesn't sound like a fun holiday.

Tips & Tricks !

         Babies absolutely love watching Baby Einstein or some cartoons, download their favorite cartoons or shows whatever they like in your ipad, tablet, phone or whatever. If your baby decides not to cooperate no matter what, this will never fail, or at least 9 out of 10 people say that.

 Don't Panic !

          When you get stressed , your baby gets stressed.
stay calm, no one is judging you, we all know how it goes. Do your best and don't worry.


                                 Good Luck !!
                     hope these tips help you..
                                                                             Love,
                                                                                     Zunaira Sulman.

Weight loss !!

Weight loss after pregnancy !!

                 Well, this has been my most asked question since i have given birth. Now my LO is almost 14 months old. It break my heart to see women struggling with their weight issues. We are living in a shallow world, staying healthy is one thing, we all should, but looking like a model to be seen in this world is just not right. But at the end of the day we all want to look good and feel good. So here are few of my tips that worked for me, and hopefully they'll work for some of you too,

Tip #1 :  Count your calorie intake !!

        now  this is really important,
i used a website  www.myfitnesspal.com

they'll ask you to fill a forum, about your weight, your goal weight and stuff like that and give you a calorie limit, now everyday what you eat you add in the website or they also have an app , and it will count your calories for you. If you're breastfeeding you need to up your calories a little bit.

Tip #2 : Walk !!

             Since doing heavy exercises is not an option for you right now, you can go for walks, don't push yourselves to exercise until you get a green signal from the doctor. Or in general if you don't like to do heavy exercises, just walk ! It not only helps you to refresh your mind, it also helps you to burn some extra calories. Since your calorie intake is already limited and you are burning some extra calories, you'll lose weight.

Tip #3 : Be Patient !!

     I know when you are trying to lose weight you get desperate and you want the results asap, but losing weight requires patience and determination. Keep doing it, and hang in there, you will reach your goal. Don't quit because you didn't see results in a week or so.
       There is a saying "It takes 4 weeks for you to notice your body changing...and 12 weeks for the rest of the world to notice. Give it 12 weeks."

Having a Fitness Partner !!

                Having a partner makes a world of a difference. If any of your friends have same goals as you do, you can go on walks together. There are plenty of delicious low calorie meal recipes on internet, you can share recipes together, you can keep each other motivated.

Be Realistic !!

                        Now it is ok to have cheat meals once in a while, so you don't just crash and quit. However, make sure your cheat meal doesn't end up being a cheat weekend or anything like that. This is the easiest way of losing weight but IT WORKS ! 100%

Know your body type, and don't aim for what you see on magazines or tv.

And lastly don't be so tough on yourself. Eventually you will lose weight. Enjoy your motherhood, and cherish every moment that you have with you little one, because they grow up so fast. You all are beautiful whatever size , shape, height you are.


                                                    Good Luck !!
     If it helps you please let me know and let your friends who are struggling with it, also know.

                                                                                                 love,
                                                                                                         Zunaira Sulman.

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My First Blog Post !!

A little bit about me and about my blog..
                

                      My name is Zunaira Sulman and I live in Switzerland. I'm a wife and a mom to a beautiful girl. I'm passionate about a lot of things in life. And i really enjoy reading other people's blogs, learning about their experiences and their journeys, not just that, but those blogs have also helped me grow and they increased my knowledge about a lot of things. So i decided to share my experiences, the things I like, and the experiences i had, hoping they might help some of you.

         On this blog I'll be sharing my lifestyle, and my reviews on just about everything that I experience in life, beauty related, fashion related, traveling , motherhood, being a wife, anything and everything.
                                           

                     I hope you like my posts.
                                                      love,
                                                            Zunaira Sulman.