There’s a new trend in the beauty world called “multi-masking”. Most of us are busy and always trying to perfect the art of multi tasking, right? Well, are beauty routine is no exception. Multi-masking is actually one of those concepts where you wonder why you didn’t think of it sooner? Multi-masking is where you treat different issues of your skin with…
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Author and blogger, Shannon Buck is a professionally trained herbalist who studied Aromatherapy and Essential Oils at Bastyr University. Her blog, Fresh Picked Beauty is a lot like Jenni Raincloud-brimming over with natural beauty tips and DIY skin care recipes. Shannon believes that you can make quality, organic products in your own kitchen that far surpass many of the beauty products on…
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Well, we’re all elbow deep in pumpkin season about now, huh?! For those of us skin loving DIYers, pumpkins are a good thing. I can’t even begin to describe how full of vitamins, minerals and fruity acid goodness one little pumpkin has! Plus, pumpkins have a very small molecular makeup which means they can penetrate the skin at deeper levels for more…
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So I’ve been racking my brain about pumpkin recipes. I’ve done THIS, THIS and THIS recipe which are all pretty common skin care recipes with a fall theme, but I wanted to do something a little less obvious. I found THIS incredible mask on Amazon and just had to recreate it. Low and behold-it’s main ingredient is PUMPKIN! I think you’re just…
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Meet Wild Rose…. Not to be confused with Black Betty. Ha, Ha. Every time I hear “wild Rose” I think of some riled up, ramblin’, man chasin’ whiskey drinkin’ woman of the night-But this post is totally not about that. This post is remaking one of my favorite products from one of my favorite natural skin care companies. Neal’s Yard Remedies created…
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Many of you reading this are like me, that’s why you’re here! DIY skin care is fascinating, empowering and all around smart. It’s not just for the uber crunchy-granola crowd anymore! It’s for women who want to feel and look young but don’t want the toxic chemicals that are oh so common in the world of beauty. When Deborah Tosline contacted me…
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Making your own cleansers can be oh so fun and rewarding. That’s how I felt when I was new to the world of making my own skin care. I LOVED how Dr. Bronner offered so many variations of his oil based soap that was organic, fair trade and 100% natural. It was simple to add water and oils and have a legit…
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So many of us are on this journey to living a more natural/non-toxic life. One of the last places we rid out the chemicals is in our medicine cabinets! In all reality-this is probably the first place we should start. Today I’m going to give you some tips and alternatives so that you can rid your medicine cabinet of harmful products! Read…
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Hello everyone! I’ve been MIA this week from the blog so I thought I’d drop in and say Hi. This has been one of those weeks, hence no posts. I caught a cold and it literally knocked me out! Like, zero energy or brain action for several days. My divorce became final yesterday so that was looming as well. On a lighter…
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