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We stopped at Denny’s the other morning for breakfast, and our waitress had a lovely bracelet, which I admired. It was a stretchy bracelet her mother sent her from the Philippines. I loved the green glass bead that looks like bok choy, and the tiger bead that looks slightly vicious and bite-y. She took my...
I’m working on some new recipes and working with new ingredients, so bear with me as I get things ready for the blog! (I’m so excited about the Rita BTMS-225 at Voyageur! I’ll let you know how the experiments are going next week!) The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of youth programs and...
Thanks to everyone who made suggestions helping me not get mascara all over my eye lids! I tried a few things, but nothing seemed to work. I tried putting the mascara in the fridge – this kind of worked, but it still remained really wet. I’ve tried a ton of different brands. I even tried...
Something strange has happened in the last year…people are worried about destroying oils and butters with heat. I think it’s something to think about, but it’s really not an issue for the oils and butters we use. If you’re in doubt, look up the smoke point of the oil or the fatty acid. You will be...
If you subscribe by e-mail, you might have seen a post called “how much are you getting of each ingredient per application?” I’ve removed it because it wasn’t ready for prime time yet. It’s something that was going through my head, and I thought I would write it up and put a random date on...