Category: Beauty

Blending Fragrance Chords: Creating Your Perfect Scent

For over thirty years I’ve played piano, which must explain why I love thinking of blending fragrances in musical terms. Just like in music, fragrances have notes that range from high to low, and creating a balanced fragrance chord is a great way to achieve a complex, interesting blend. I recently made a scent which …

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Aromatherapy for Boosting Your Immune System

Aromatherapy is a safe, natural, proven way in which to boost your immune system. For thousands of years people have been using essential oils for exactly that. There are many essential oils for you to choose from which will help protect your immune system. This article will talk about stress and the immune system. Stress …

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Aromatherapy Bath Basics

Aromatherapy uses essential oils extracted from natural plants and the term means “treatment using scents.”  Using botanical oils such as rose, lemon, lemon, and peppermint can change your mood, ease fatigue, promote relaxation, and relieve stress.  Aromatherapy has been used for over 6,000 years, but the term was not used until 1930 when the word …

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Soap Recipe Using 3 Grocery Store Oils

Making homemade soap is fun and rewarding for me, however I don’t always have the time or money to shop for a long list of specialty oils. This is when a simple trip to the grocery store will suffice. You can make some very fine soap with oils found in most every grocery store. The …

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Lemongrass Jasmine Green Tea Soap

This weekend I’ve combined some of my very favorite fragrances for a fresh, invigorating soap: lemongrass and tea. I’ve chosen Jasmine green tea because of the wonderful scent and I thought it would go well with lemongrass. For this soap recipe, I used organic lemongrass essential oil, not fragrance oil, which is stronger scented and …

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Mother’s Day Craft: Whimsical Bath Salt Bottles

You have probably seen these at countless children’s festivals or even in stores.  Those nice jars filled with colored sand to create a little 3D art piece.  There are actually two ways to make these; you can layer the colors vertically or horizontally, as a work of art that can be used for a relaxing …

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5 Super Cute Spring Craft Ideas

Warmer weather often brings with it a desire to complete a host of projects, both indoors and outdoors.  These adorable spring crafts may be the perfect place to start, and some of them are great family projects for the upcoming Easter weekend! I’ve spent the day putting together new yarn shelves, and this free crochet …

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Too Faced Peanut Butter and Honey Eye Shadow Palette Collection

A couple weeks ago I was able to snag the Too Faced Peanut Butter and Honey Palette.  I had been eyeing it for a while and when I noticed it was on sale for 50% off, I had to snatch it up right away.  I’ve been using the palette off and on for a few …

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#BeachPlease and Blown Away by BoxyCharm!

I’m starting to have quite an addiction to monthly beauty subscriptions.  I started with Ipsy.  Then I added Sephora Play.  Now I have BoxyCharm too.  Now let me preface by saying, yes, BoxyCharm is twice the price of Ipsy and Sephora Play weighing in at $21 per month while the others are $10; however, it blows …

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June 2017 Ipsy Bag Reveal and Review!

Hello June 2017!  I can’t believe the year is halfway over and another Ipsy bag in hand already.  This month it appears I only received ONE full sized item in my monthly glam bag.  I was a tab bit disappointed as I love full size items but overall still impressed with what I did receive!  For those of …

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