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Rebecca suggested in the duplicating post that we take a look at Jurlique’s Rose Hand Cream. (If you’d like to make a suggestion for a possible product we could duplicate, click on the link and make a comment. Please ensure you have include an ingredient list and a link to the product!) Before we continue...
Ingrid made the suggestion in this post that we try duplicating the Ojon Revitalizing 2 Minute Hair Mask. (If you want to make a suggestion for a product we could duplicate, please click here and leave a comment with the ingredient list and a link to the product.) So let’s take a look at the...
Aesthete recommended this product, Philosophy’s “cult” cleanser Purity Made Simple as a possible duplication. (If you want to make your own suggestion, visit this post and make a comment. Please make sure you give me a link and an ingredient list as I don’t have time to track down all these products and oftentimes the names...
The youth in our groups are so creative! It’s been a few weeks since we had our polymer clay class, and I’m still blown away by the amazing things they created! I adore Michael’s little brown puppy, Melissa’s Disney princesses, and Emily’s polymer clay Kurt from Glee! (Chayla’s pokemon character was definitely photo worthy, but...
I’ve already broken down the ingredients for the Hope in a Jar in this post, but I’ll repeat it here with an eye to duplicating it. As a note, this is the Hope in a Jar product, not one of the variations (click here for the Sephora link). And as a note, I don’t see...