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Category: beauty
DIY “the cleansing putty”
yes, you read that correctly. there's NOTHING* on the market like this, so i'm absolutely over the moon to bring it to you. if you haven't noticed, i've really been trying to push the boundaries of the DIY game the last few months. we're taking our at-home formulations seriously around here. SO - do you [...]
diy face mask – vitamin c & beta carotene
hello beauties! i should stop saying i'm on a blogging break, right? i thought i'd pop in real quick to share a nice face mask with you that's quick to make. it has a high ORAC value, is high in vitamin c, is rich in exfoliating fruit acids, and has a nice dose of beta [...]
green-washed & relabeled products are on the market!
i know, i know.... i'm on a break, but this lit a fire to my heart in the worst of ways. there is a source company, Onoxa, that blends and sells cheap products that are completely green-washed to be private labeled and marketed as someone else's skincare products. that's my bomb DIY hair serum does [...]
top 5 DIYs and top 5 BUYS (+goodbye; +giveaway winner)
GOODBYE FOR NOW... each picture below represents the ~6 years this blog has been truly active (2013 in the top left to 2018 in the bottom right). i thought it was a really cute way to reflect back on everything i've shared, what YOU have taught me, how YOU have supported me, and the reasons [...]
DIY hydrating mists
we're almost done with 2018, which means this blog is getting closer to going on a hiatus. dang. ALSO - don't forget to enter in the giveaway before the winner is announced on 12/31. and now the post you were promised - hydrosols, steams, and mists have been pivotal to my skincare routine. today i'm [...]
everything wrong with the sunflower sweets serum (and ayele&co)
this was another requested dupe, and to be honest, this formulation did pique my interest... but not for good reasons. i hate typing this about a green beauty company, but i also would hate to see you mislead. in my opinion, transparency should be a key component of a green beauty company's mission for their [...]
vitamin c serum DIY (1 gel + 1 oil blend)
another reader requested a dupe for the Mad Hippie vitamin c serum, so here's a couple DIY versions. i will say i think mad hippie has a nice formula, but we like to DIY around here. i opted to create 2 formulations for this.... 1. a gel-like serum, since the under eye area is quite [...]
