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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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, … 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 … 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 … Read More...
Making all natural body products
We all want to make “natural” products, but what does that really mean? And can we truly walk away from fragrances, palm oil and other tried and true staples in the bath and body world? Bath Alchemy, the Bonnie Bath … Read More...
Tutorial: Grapefruit Sugar Scrub
Formative years in Texas have given me an unnatural love of grapefruit. Ok, I know that’s weird, but there it is…so when I saw this grapefruit scrub, well, what is not to like? My favorite soaps use grapefruit EO, but … Read More...
Easy Steps to a Wooden Soap Mold
Since one can never have too many soap molds, here is a straightforward guide to building a log one and it’s a flexible enough “recipe” you could adapt it to many shapes/sizes/needs. And the best part: you could certainly re-use … Read More...
DIY: Out of This World Nails
Perfect for a special event or just a mid-winter mood booster, MixedMama shows us step by step how to recreate the popular Galaxy Nails. Although these look like a pro did them, her nifty breakdown, clear pictures and list of … Read More...
DIY: Peacock Swirl Soap Made Easy
Now this is what I call one very striking soap…and once you read through the tutorial, you see it’s quite do-able, despite looking so completely professional (actually what I really mean is it looks intimidating — in a good way!) … Read More...
All chocolate, all the time — tutorials!
You don’t need the excuse of Valentine’s Day to just want to slather your body in chocolate. Cocoa and Vanilla Body Polish…sounds divine doesn’t it? But don’t stop there…keep scrolling down to find Chocolate and Ylang Ylang Massage Oil, and … Read More...
