You know I love home made everything and crafting, so why not home made beauty products too? I quite often browse the more ‘organic brands’ and think…I can make this balm or whatever for a fraction at the price at home (provided the ingredients aren’t too fancy!). So here I am with a easy […]
I recently won some Trish McEvoy brushes on eBay and I was so happy with them I decided they needed a special home! I looked everywhere for a brush roll – I wanted something in cloth, that looked great with lots of space and was wide enough for make up brushes. Sometimes brush rolls made […]
If there is one collection MAC released that I liked a lot it was the Naked Honey collection. I did miss out on the Salve because you hoarders out there bought them all before I had the chance too…tut. But when I can’t get hold of something what do I do? I steal make it! […]
Back in the day, I was a keen soaper, but these day I neither have the time nor the inclination. However, I can appreciate a good bar of soap, and this is what I got from labyrinth soaps based in the UK: Not that Labyrinth! This Labyrinth! There are 2 bars that I tried that […]
There was some Twitter Talk the other week about a cleansing bar called Sweet Japanese Girl by Lush and how great it is for blackheads. I needed to try it! Perfume Headaches I’ll be honest and say whilst I love the look and principles of the Lush brand, I can’t walk into the shop without […]
Here is the video of how to make lip balm. The next lesson will show you how to make a blackhead busting face cleanser (like Lush’s discontinued Sweet Japanese Girl Bar). Stay tuned!:
** A Video Version of this will follow shortly** Roll up, roll up for part 2 of my homemade beauty series. This week, its the ever popular lip balm that I will teach you to make. Lipbalm is one of the easiest things to make and there are lots of variations too, so you can […]
This is the first is a number of posts about homemade beauty products. About 2 years ago, I became very interested in home made beauty products, and read every book I knew on the subject. I want to teach you how to make your own goodies, and also offer all the different options out there […]
I was sorting through some boxes when I came across my soap making supplies, from when I made cold processed soap. It was like pandora’s box – I have tons of essential oils, flavours for lip products, waxes, butters and oils that I hadn’t touched for a while. So then I thought – why not […]
There are various oils out there that you can use neat on your skin and hair to keep it in good condition. Many of these can be sourced quite cheaply, some are rarer but I have tried all of the following ones out with good results. The advantage of using an oil need is that […]
