These last few months, I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect dupe for one of my favorite (albeit less than natural) lip balms, Smith’s Rosebud Salve. For years, I’ve had a tin close at hand to help stave off chapped skin and to give my lips that lovely shine rosebud salve is known […]
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Stress-Be-Gone Bath Melts
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it can be all too easy to become steeped in stress. There’s the menu to worry about, timing, cleaning house before guests arrive, and a whole slew of other details you need to check off your list before feast day rolls in. It can all be a bit overwhelming, […]
Highland Mint Body Lotion
Since purchasing a few new and exciting ingredients, I’ve been making lists of DIY projects and delving into recipes for the upcoming winter – like this decadent highland mint body lotion. Seeing as how the colder weather tends to suck my skin dry, it was high time to create something that I could use all […]
Rose and Spearmint Exfoliating Cubes
As cooler weather arrives, there’s nothing I like better than a hot bath at the end of the day to warm my extremities and wind down stress. If the bath happens to smell like my favorite flower while also hydrating and refreshing my skin, all the better! I’m all about recipes that are multi-purpose. Not […]
Forest Bath Milk Concentrate
As someone who loves to indulge in a good bubble bath after a long day, I’m always on the lookout for new and exciting bath recipes to try. When I used to work at Whole Foods, I would often imagine how to create dupes out of some of the bath and beauty products we sold. […]
Pumpkin Spice Foaming Hand Soap
Now that Autumn has officially arrived my thoughts linger on darker, shorter days, hot cocoa, Halloween and Thanksgiving, color changing leaves, and the familiar scent and flavor of pumpkin spice. Everywhere you look you’re sure to find desserts, drinks, soaps, lotions, air fresheners, and candles reverting to their warm autumn scents in preparation for what […]