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I’m sorry I haven’t been responding to your posts and messages. My mom went into hospital earlier this week, and I’ve been spending all my time there as she was stuck in the ER in a chair, and only received a bed yesterday around dinner time. Now that she’s in a less crowded and more...
In this post on Emulthix: A light to medium weight lotion with botanicals, Emily asks: I love the sounds of cold emulsions and have always wanted to try one, but I have been worried that there would be beasties in my oil if I didn’t heat and hold it – I’m guessing that this is overridden...
A quick reminder if you’re interested in subscribing to my Patreon feed, which includes duplicated recipes and a monthly e-zine (at the $10 level), you need to be subscribed as of August 1st to be part of it for that month. As a note, the money you pay for the subscription is going to me...
I don’t talk about the inner workings of the blog very much, but I would ask those of you reading this somewhere other than on my blog – for instance, in an RSS feed, something like Blog Lovin’, or even through the e-mail subscription on my blog – to pay me a visit soon! When...
Thanks to Stellar Blew for this suggestion! If you have an idea, check out this month’s duplicating post and share your favourite product! I went a little nuts trying duplications for products this month, so I’m posting this, along with the Noxzema Classic Clean, Neutrogena Hydro Blast Water Gel, Laneige Sleeping Pack, and a primer that...