I felt prompted to write this post and share with you a little about something incredibly special in my life…. A little over 3 years ago I started this blog. I didn’t really know what it was going to be about, I just felt strongly about diving in, head first. If you look back on my first few posts you’ll see I…
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Nourish Organic offers cruelty free, certified organic skin care at very reasonable prices. Nourish Organic is an paving the way for making high quality, natural skin care accessible and affordable for everyone. In fact, many Target stores are even carrying the line! Nourish Organic’s products contain No parabens. No phthalates. No sulfates, petrochemicals, synthetic dyes or silicones. No propylene glycol, mineral oils,…
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I LOVE creating DIY skin care products but coming up with effective ingredients is not the only thing I love about it. I love searching out unique containers and creating beautiful labels! I think your personal products should not only beautify your skin, they should also look beautiful in your bathroom! I’ve been collecting unusual containers in my Amazon list for years…
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I often get asked where I get my labels for my Etsy products. Sometimes I create labels via the Avery template and print them myself but when I want to create professional looking labels, I always us Sticker You. Printing labels at home typically don’t last. They aren’t durable and it takes so much ink to create a vibrant, readable label. Just…
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This week I posted about infusing oil with coffee to make an effective ingredient for fading dark circles and de-puffing eyes as well as reducing the appearance of cellulite. Today I’ve prepared a DIY coffee bean eye cream recipe that I adapted from 100 Percent Pure’s Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream. It turned out really lovely, smells amazing and my skin loves…
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Did you know that caffeine has major benefits for the skin when applied topically? You probably knew that caffeine can majorly help cellulite but it also helps with de-puffing and reducing inflammation as well as fading dark circles and smoothing fine lines! For today, let’s learn how to get make coffee infused oil then once that’s done I’ve got a super good DIY or…
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Animal testing is heart breaking. I can barely research it without feeling sick. As we’ve discovered, the United States is notorious for unsafe ingredients in our skin care as well as cruelty towards animals all in the name of beauty and money. It’s time it stops. Animal testing is barbaric and heartless and should be outlawed. I’ve got great news on the U.S.’s…
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In case you missed it, I have switched from using Tarte Cosmetics to using 100 Percent Pure. Upon research and a couple of readers urging me to think twice before encouraging Tarte as my makeup brand of choice, I found that Tarte is not as clean and natural as I prefer. In fact, many of us have fallen victim to “green washing“. This…
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The shea butter benefits for skin are vast. Raw shea butter that is unfiltered has powerful anti-inflammatory properties, is soothing to sensitive skin, encourages collagen production, has intense moisturizing properties and can even reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles! Most skin types and skin conditions can benefit from shea butter. In this post you’ll learn everything you need to know…
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