Soap Making, Oils and Recipes
Living in a humid climate — well, when it’s warm — I love facial toners. So if you’ve never tried one, The Natural Beauty Workshop has a fabulous primer on different types of toners and then the recipes to pull them together. It’s easy, inexpensive, and they are so refreshing you’ll be glad you … Read More ...
Mustaches…they’re everywhere, and why not in your soap? Just had to share these cute ‘stache soaps made from chocolate molds, from Greenbean’s Crafterole. I think she had me at the handlebar…my best friend’s father had one, and I just love them! See the many soapy mustaches — and even some on sticks — right here… Read More ...
In honor of spring cleaning, I’m going to gather all the best “make your own” liquid soap/cleaning products/shower sprays/detergents, etc. here next week on the blog. But I need your help. Have a tutorial you think I should include? Or have something you’re just dying to figure out how to make yourself? Or being a … Read More ...
I’m a long-time CP soaper but I’ve never tried the opposite way (hot process) using a crockpot before…hmmm…what a clever idea. Using leftover coffee and coffee grounds this tutorial shows you how to make a good looking and hard working soap for your kitchen that will help get rid of strong smells and be a … Read More ...
Not only are these nails high on the “wow” factor, the fact you can do this yourself…double wow. In fact your friends will want you to do this to their nails once they’ve seen yours. Get the step by step process here from Laynie Fingers (but beware, she admits it’s a pretty messy process!)… Read More ...
My idea of homemade toothpaste is baking soda — just baking soda — on my tooth brush! But Jillee at One Good Thing has gone way beyond that and made her own toothpaste, using coconut oil. And the bonus? Her blog post has an amazing 38 other ways to use coconut oil, some she … Read More ...
Who doesn’t like glittery nail polish? And this simple DIY tutorial gives you a painless way to take nearly any glitter you have laying around and turn it into some rocking nail polish. Not only is this fun for us adults, but this would be a great older child/tween birthday party craft idea. Get all … Read More ...
A sugar and coffee scrub? Yum. Coffee not only tastes good but apparently is good for toning and tightening your skin. And just the aroma is pretty refreshing. That’s why it was exciting to find this tutorial for making your own “mud scrub” from adelynSTONE. This is easy, quick and looks good enough to … Read More ...
Ok, because you can’t get enough honeycomb effect soap…now here’s a way to do it with melt & pour…a technique that is just now catching on. Check out the detailed — and did we mention completely easy/beginner friendly/no failure possible? — instructions from the Soap Queen here.… Read More ...
Spring has landed in New England, with a vengeance, and all that white skin, well, time to use a bit of bronzer to tone it all down a bit. So here are two slightly different approaches to DIY bronzer…both easy, both inspiring, both natural, inexpensive and quick to make. Green Earth Bazaar‘s take is … Read More ...
Ok, from the same fun practical blog that showed us how Purple Kool-Aid will brighten blonde hair comes a truly effective and simple face mask. Only it’s rather, um, shocking when you put it on — because the main ingredient is turmeric — so this is one you’ll want to do alone. But you’ll want … Read More ...
Sometimes you just need to make something that is practical, lovely and uncomplicated. Enter this easy DIY lip gloss tutorial from Beautylish. With just a handful of ingredients and very little time you’ll have a healthy chemical-free lip gloss. A huge reason to smile…get the tutorial here.… Read More ...
Because it is that time in the switch from winter to spring that we all need to pamper ourselves, Beauty Bets presents this easy tutorial for making your own honey yogurt body wrap. And she also has great ideas for how — and where — to use it. Sounds like just the ticket for skin … Read More ...
What if you could have one product for your face that did it all — gave you sunscreen protection, blemish coverage, moisturising and more? Well, with Blemish Balm (or what some people call Beauty Balm) now you can…and of course you can buy it, at places like Sephora. But why buy it if you can … Read More ...
Bramble Berrry is hosting a bath bomb swap on its blog and it looks like fun. Basically you mail a dozen of your bombs to Bramble Berry and you’ll get a dozen different bombs in return. And you do not need to be a professional, or even all that experienced. Just do your best…and for … Read More ...
