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As I may have mentioned previously, I love green! So here are a couple of my new green recipes! From these posts onwards, please check to see which eye shadow base I am recommending – the basic eye shadow base or the alternate eye shadow base. You can use either for any recipe, but the...
I couldn’t resist trying out some of the micas from TKB Trading – specifically the pop and colour shifting micas – so I’m adding a few extra mineral make-up posts this week. (We are also making MMU on Thursday in craft group, so that justifies my playing around with it this weekend instead of writing...
Thanks for your responses to last week’s question – Why do you avoid silicones? There are four major reasons…1. Environmental impact of silicones;2. Environmental impact of the manufacturing process;3. Dislike skin or hair feel; and4. Unavailability of products. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SILICONESI didn’t think about the environmental impact point, so here’s a little research I’ve...
I had the idea for this recipe after seeing my best friend’s husband (and Raymond’s best man) burn himself in the summer sun every year. He could use sun screen, but he usually doesn’t, and he won’t use aloe vera gel because it’s too sticky, so this spray would work well for him. (I’m fairly...
I love this after shave lotion as a moisturizer as well – it’s light and filled with humectants. I’ve left out the butters as I don’t want it to be too heavy to use on Raymond’s face, so I’ve added allantoin as an occlusive to protect him from the elements, and I’ve included some lovely...