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Teacup & saucer

Small bottle with lid or cork try for a 50ml bottle

Sweet almond oil or any other carrier oil of your choice

Essential oil/s of your choice  10 drops per 50ml

Crushed sage

Dried fennel seeds

Shea butter

Muslin cloth

Oatmeal

Ground almonds

Ginger essential oil.

To find out what to do with all of these ingredients pop on over to BeBeautifulBlog  for all the Gossip!

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YOU WILL NEED 

jars

cute scrapbook papers (you’ll only need a tiny bit, roughly 2 coordinating papers per jar)

Mod Podge

I came across this DIY tutorial for a Solid Perfume Pocket Watch via Design Sponge. Not a fan of the Pocket watch concept try a locket or pillbox  the possibilities are endless there is so much pretty stuff out there to choose from.

Now on to the cool part……….

You Will Need

• 1 1/2 tsp. jojoba oil (available at whole foods and natural grocery stores)
• 7 drops frankincense essential oil
• 7 drops of ylang ylang essential oil
• 5 drops fresh ginger essential oil
• 6 drops wild sweet orange essential oil
• heaping 1/2 tsp. grated beeswax
• eyedroppers
• small nonmetal pan for melting wax
• shot glass or small cup
• small compact or pillbox for finished perfume

Pop on over to Design Sponge to follow the step by step tutorial complete with pictures just click HERE

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HERE IS WHAT YOU DO 

1. You can purchase a large quantity of mason jars here. You can also purchase them individually at Walmart or Target!

2. Spray paint the lid a color of your choice. ( I like the silver )

3. Drill a hole at the top for a pump.

4. Stick in pump, fill it, cap it and voila!!

I found this gift idea complete with the piccy via ShabbyAddict  - 

 Instead of giving friends Halloween candy this year give them another sweet treat. Check out these single use Miniature Candy Corn Bath Treats. They smell so good and have a fizzy surprise on top. Super easy to make they scream bath time fun!

This recipe makes three single use fizzy bath salts.

YOU WILL NEED 

1. 12 tablespoons of fine bath grain salt

2. 3 tablespoons of vanilla bath fizz

3. 6 Drops of yellow colorant

4. 8 Drops of orange colorant

5. 12 drops of candy corn fragrance oil

6. Droppers

7. 3 mini glass jars

8. Fabric and ribbons to decorate jars.

Pop on over to Lather & Lotions  for a step by step tutorial on how to assemble your Candy Corn Bath Treats. If you are looking to purchase ingredients check out their online store it has it all!

If you like this project or are looking for more Halloween inspiration pop on over and check out  CraftGossips Halloween Projects 

These are super cool easy to make and very clever if you ask me. Do not worry about the orange dye not washing off you hands, as long as it is mixed through the soap evenly there should be no trouble. Why spend big $$$ at Bath And Body Works when you can make them yourself for a fraction of the cost. Why not pop in some spiced pumpkin fragrance oil for added sensory excitement!

YOU WILL NEED 

As many bottles of clear hand soap  as you want say 12

Orange food colouring

Goo Gone

Halloween Images ( try silhouette )

Black Vinyl

Silhouette Machine ( there are alternatives )

Bows to decorate

For a step by step tutorial with pictures pop on over and take a look at this  

If you like this project or are looking for more Halloween inspiration pop on over and check out  CraftGossips Halloween Projects 

 Seeking a healthier alternative that delivers striking beauty?  After 100% performance with 0% compromise?   If you regularly colour your hair, suffer from scalp sensitivities and are not a fan of using ammonia then look no further. Schwarzkopf Professional have just relaunched their Essensity range of salon products to colour, care & style your hair.

Essensity  “Oohhh what is that?” I hear you say. Well, Essensity is a natural and healthy alternative to the choices currently available in salons. With 100% performance being their main focus, Schwarzkopf  Professional are using formulas that meet the high expectations of  the modern-day consumer that will still achieve up to 100% white hair coverage, 3-4 levels of lift ( hairdresser talk ) and beautiful colour results.

I love it when a company support and endorse a “Free From” philosophy. Essensity is “Free From”  ammonia, odours, artificial fragrances & colourants, silicones, paraffin/mineral oils, parabens, alcohol & formaldehyde derivatives. Schwarzkopf  Professional are also committed to enhancing their products by promising to use the purest of organic ingredients as well as replacing synthetic ingredients wherever possible without compromising on performance. Not only is Essensity predominantly biodegradable but it is made from materials which are synthesized  from plant-based materials using renewable sources. Avoiding the use of aerosol applications and unnecessary folding boxes Essensity packaging is made from 100% recyclable materials. Yep still ticking all the right boxes for me Schwarzkopf.

I sense your skepticism, which is understandable, normally there is a catch when claims such as this are made. Skeptic schmeptic, don’t be a skeptic check this out.

BEFORE ESSENSITY - see how dark it is

After pre lightening my hair using Essensity’s  Lightening Cream & Powder Lightener, mixed with the Essensity Developer ( pre lightened to yellow with the Essensity bleach and 5.5%)I was very happy, having never lightened my own hair before (I have however been in the presence of  a head full of bleach which can be quite overpowering.) I was not sure what to expect. I can quite happily say  that there was no irritating fumes, overpowering smells, or scalp irritation at all. I cropped this pic because I have the most ridiculous look on my face.

  FIRST COLOUR –  I like to call it  NEON – TANGERINE  - Loving the new cut too. BIG  Thanks to Robert Bava & The Schwarzkopf Academy Melbourne!

Then the first colour was added   ( The copper tone is 7-77 – best described as a medium blonde depth, intense copper tone.) washed out  then blow-dried with the  “Colour Leave In Mask” . I was not so sure of the colour to begin with but within a short space of time I was in love………. so much so guess who jumped at the chance to mess around with the colour some more by trying some shade variations….. hmmmm that’s right ME!!

COLOUR SESSION # 2 ( done one week later ) thanks Karen Rich you rock!!!!

After washing out the colour the “Colour Leave In Mask” was applied to the hair to aid in stabilising the colour pigments to reduce fading.

Looking for a salon that stock these fabulous products  Click here…