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If you want to make an oil free moisturizer, why not start with esters or water soluble oils? They have the goodness of oil, but aren’t as thick and don’t need to be emulsified. I’ve been playing around with water soluble oils lately, and I am really quite surprised at how much thickening they actually...
Happy Canada Day! I realized I should be offering some tutorials on how to make red and white today, but who wants to wear red eye shadow? Instead, make the basic white and the Red Earth recipe below and you got yourself a Canada Day happy face! Earth tones are always a lovely way to...