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I know it’s hard to buy presents for crafters as it’s hard to know what specific and awesome ingredients we want, so I thought I’d share a few ideas then ask you for your suggestions to make life easier for those who might be buying us gifts for birthdays, Christmas, and other holidays. This post...
I have a few duplications I’ve been working on for a while now – specifically Tarte’s Frxxxtion Stick, an exfoliating cleanser in stick form, and Benefit’s Pore-Fessional Face Primer. I had to wait for ingredients to arrive so I could make up prototypes and such. (I’m very excited about the silicone waxes I was sent as...
Oh, the weather outside is frightful – okay, not where I live as it’s sunny with a high of 13°C, but it’ll be cold and windy soon enough – and that means wind and cold chapping! There are a few awesome ingredients you can use to protect your skin from the elements, like allantoin, which...
I had such a great time at Windy Point Soap in Calgary. It was hard to leave as I already miss spending time with Michele, Keith, and Amanda, and I met some new people, like Jenna, Vanessa, and Carla. I felt like a kid in a fireworks, candy, and puppy dog store as they let...
I’m in the workshop today for day two of my inventory of ingredients, packaging, and equipment in anticipation of a week long frenzy of experiments and fun, all of which I’ll share with you here. In the meantime, I thought I’d share my new favourite thing – these little inhalers! I’ve been making these little...