Want to have your bath and whoopie pie too? Now you can, thanks to a clever ‘tute from The Natural Beauty Workshop. These really do look good enough to eat but will, in fact, make your bath a fun and chocolate-filled experience (and would be fun in an Easter basket, as long as everyone … Read More ...
DIY: Floral Cuticle Oil
I am the hang nail queen, she says, hanging her head. So I’m going to try this easy recipe for cuticle oil. With just a handful of ingredients, you can try this too…and according to diy skincare, it’s also great to add to warm water for a nice pre-manicure soak. Get the directions here… Read More ...
Tutorial: Melt & Pour Easter Egg Soaps
If you need a dash of spring cheer, these easy to make Easter Egg Soaps are three-dimensional and so cute you can hardly stand them. They’re a snap using a melt & pour base, but you could certainly use cold-process soap as well. And don’t miss Soap Place‘s link on the bottom left of … Read More ...
DIY: Citrus Honey Soap — WOW!
I could not love how this soap looks any more than I do. And to think the secret is…bubblewrap! Really, another “who knew?” moment this week. Hurry on over to Soap Making Essentials for a great step by step tutorial.… Read More ...
DIY: Lemon & Green Tea Sugar Scrub
I hadn’t thought of using tea…what a great idea. I love to drink it and I know I’d like it in my scrub. Sew Woodsy made a huge batch of this scrub for favours for a bridal shower (her packaging is great too) but I have to say I’d be tempted to keep it … Read More ...
DIY: Blonde? Brighten It Up!
I admit, I’ve dyed wool with Kool-Aid, and of course I’ve drunk Kool-Aid, but never thought to use it on my hair. Sadly, I’m not blonde, but Stephanie of Henry Happened is and she swears by this simple technique to give her blonde hair a pop. Find out what to do here.… Read More ...
DIY: Faux Swirl M&P Soap Technique
I am never all that happy with my M&P soap…obviously I need some inspiration. So when I went looking, wow…love these beauties so much I see some serious M&P in my weekend. SoapQueen takes you step by step through everything you need and everything you need to do to create lovely soap with a faux … Read More ...
DIY: Eye Makeup Remover
Found this just in the nick of time as, horrors, we are out of remover! adelynSTONE was tired of paying big money for products that didn’t work and thinks this one, with ingredients most of us have on hand, works better than any she’s ever tried. And although she initially tried it with baby oil, … Read More ...
DIY: Orange Facial Mask
You have to love a facial mask this is not only good enough to eat but you can actually eat it…if you felt like it! Proving that cooking and body products have all that kitchen chemistry in common, the lovely blog Food Plus Words brings us this great tutorial for making a moisturising orange face … Read More ...
Tutorial: Homemade Cleansing Oil
For those who clean their faces using the oil cleansing method, or for those simply curious, Creative Kismet has a great tutorial on making your own cleansing oil. And she’s tweaked it based on skin types, so there’s a version for oily, dry and combo skin — perfect. And based on the EOs she uses, … Read More ...
Inspiration: Champagne Soap
A feast for the eyes, for sure…and a great use of leftover champagne. Soap & Restless boiled down her champagne to de-fizz it, using it in place of water and then mixing it with the lye. Not sure what I like best about this…the use of the champagne, the amazing cake mold or that frosting, … Read More ...
DIY: Rose Almond Body Oil Using Rose Petals
If you want to make the Valentine’s love last just a little bit longer, how about a nice nourishing body oil that uses up your wilting petals? Stephanie of Henry Happened has this clever and easy tutorial to make your own lovely oil…and she has four other ideas for using up those petals. Get the … Read More ...
DIY: Make Your Own Body Butter
Not sure about the rest of you but this has been one seriously dry winter…who knew that snow actually helped moisturise things? So when I came across One Good Thing‘s lovely tutorial for making your own body butter, well, the timing seemed perfect. Three ingredients, some serious whipping, and you have the answer to … Read More ...
DIY: Matte Nail Polish
Ok, now this has just about everything going for it: cool nail polish, doing it yourself AND using up old eye shadow in those crazy colors that simply are not flattering to any living being but would look great on your nails. Nevertoomuchglitter takes us through a very detailed step by step tutorial…find a general … Read More ...
Inspiration: Papaya Soap!
I could not love the color of this soap any more than I do! For those of you with an overabundance of a fruit you either don’t want to eat, as was the case here, or are tired of, don’t forget you can always “soap it!” Read on for more here from Soap & Restless.… Read More ...
