Chocolate and cherries are a classic combination. Who doesn't love black forest cake or cherry cordials? That's part of the reason this Black Forest face mask is so great. Did you know that these items are also good for you - and your skin? It's true! Cherry juice is great for lightening skin and clearing up dark spots. Not only that, but cherries are also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, ...
How to Make a Great Peppermint Lip Scrub
Winter brings a lot of things. One of them is terrible dry skin. I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed I’m grabbing for my lip balm more and more often lately. Lip balm is magical, but it only goes so far. What we really need is a lip scrub. A regular scrub is too rough for your delicate lip area. This one is made from natural, gentle ingredients. Most people will probably have these ...
Minion Yellow Summer Beauty Essentials | 5 Easy Pieces
Yellow Summer Beauty Essentials was inspired by press samples received. It may contain affiliate links. We all know that the Pantone color for 2015 was Marsala. While Marsala is a gorgeous, deep, rich red shade with brown undertones, it doesn’t exactly scream “wearable for warmer months!” While we always hear about the color of the year, did you know that Pantone actually releases colors ...
How to Make Your Perfume for Summer + Recipe
There was a time when I loved nothing more than making everyone I knew a new scent. My mom would come home from work, and she’d have a whole new perfume wardrobe. Some she liked, some she didn’t care for so much. She’d never let me know that, of course. But all of the fragrances were made from quality ingredients. Fast forward about 15 years. Essential oils are in the mainstream ...
Sensitive Skin Care with Aubrey Organics
There are a lot of products and items that come across my desk. A lot of them are actually really great items, and those are the ones I post about the most. Once in a great while, there’s something that is truly abysmal, and I don’t usually share those. That doesn’t happen too often, luckily. Occasionally, there’s something that just rocks my world, and I’ll keep buying it. I’m sharing about one ...
DIY Coconut Whipped Body Butter Recipe
Oh winter. It seems that you’ve teased us with your unseasonably warm days (75 degrees in February? I’ll take it!) only to come roaring back with fury (5-10 inches of snow? NO PLEASE). With this wishy washy weather, we need a moisturizer like this Coconut whipped body butter recipe that’s going to really nurture our skin. I love a whipped body butter, as it’s super light weight and fluffy ...
6 Great Nail Polish Shades for 2015
I am a sucker for nail polish. I mean, if I see a sparkly little bottle, I have to at least stop and admire it, then ponder the purchase. Some might call it an addiction, or a disease. Me? I just call nail polish love and happiness. So…when I received these great new nail polish shades for 2015 from Mineral Fusion, I knew what had to be done. Swatches and a post, y’all. Wait – what did you ...
Get Great Lips for the New Year
Now that the New Year has arrived, it’s time to take care of you. What better place to start than your lips? Since they don’t have glands to take care of themselves, lips really need our help. These are a few of my favorite lip items to get great lips for 2015. Let's get the lippy year started off right! ...