DIY Beauty: Body Scrubs!

Hey Everyone! <3

So today I thought that I'd share some simple DIY Body Scrub recipes that are super easy to make! I love these because they can look really cute in nice little glass jars, and the ingredients are really simple so you could grab them from your kitchen and have it made in the next five minutes! They'd also make a nice little spring gift for some friends, if you put them in cute packaging with a little ribbon!

For Christmas, I got one of the Body Shop's Body Scrub, and I loved it. The only thing is, it didn't last very long, and it was around €10, which is a lot compared to the price this DIY Scrub costs you!

1.Honey Sugar Scrub

-One Cup of White Sugar

-Half a Cup of Honey

-A few Drops of Vanilla Essence

2. Sweet Sugar Scrub

-One Cup of Brown Sugar

-Half a Cup of Mashed Avocado

-One Cup of Olive Oil

3. Banana Sugar Scrub

-1 Banana

-4 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar

-A few Drops of Vanilla Essence

4. Chocolate Body Scrub

-Half a Cup of White Sugar

-Half a Cup of Brown Sugar

-A few Tablespoons of Olive Oil

-4 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder

5.Sea Salt Scrub

-Half a Cup of Sea Salt

-Half a Cup of Olive Oil

-A few Drops of an Essential Oil

6.Lemon Sugar Scrub

-One Cup of White or Brown Sugar

-Half a Cup of  Olive Oil

-A Tablespoon of Grated Lemon Zest

So, as you can see, all the ingredients above are amazingly natural, and you don't have any of those chemicals that some shop-bought scrubs might have!

You can vary the ingredients a lot,  using different types of sugars and oils. Some sugars are finer than others, too, so depending on how rough a scrub you want, vary that, too <3

So, as for the instructions?

Just mix all the ingredients together. For the recipes that contain oil, be sure to add that last.

You can check out a ton more recipes by just searching it online!

Hope you enjoyed! 

Let me know which is your favourite!

Thanks,

-C <3

PS: For a quick lip scrub, grab a tablespoon or two of sugar and mix it with a generous splash of lemon juice!

Febuary Favourites!

Hey Everyone!

Today I have some Feb Faves to share with you guys. I barely bought any new products this month so I was really just using up some things that I've recently neglected. Let's get started!

Mascara:

Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara

So up until recently I was using Urban Decay's Supercurl Curling Mascara, and that gave a nice lift to my lashes, but in terms of volume I wasn't that impressed. So I tried Benefit's Bad Gal, and I love it! It gives great volume, perfect length, one of my favourite mascaras ever! :D

Eyeliner:

Another Benefit Product! (Yes, I love Benefit). So, I won't go on about it cause I just did a review, so you can check it out here if you're interested: http://candrmakeup.blogspot.com/2012/02/review-benefit-magic ink-liquid.html

Blush:

Maybelline ExperWear Blush in Peach:

This is a lovely bronzey-baked-shimmery-peach blush (note: the pic above isn't the colour I'm talking about). I like dusting this just under my cheekbones for a nice shimmery effect.  I know people normally put blush on the apples of their cheeks but I'm not a fan of that look on myself. This is a really reasonably priced blush, and it has a nice colour payoff. It's not nearly as pricey as MAC, but you get a really decent blush for the price.

Tinted Moisturiser:

Garnier BB Cream:

I'm kinda lazy with face makeup, and I barely bother with a full concealer/foundation look so sometimes in the mornings I just apply a bit of this. It's really hydrating, and a little goes a long way.  It evens out my skintone, but if you tend to like medium to full coverage I don't think you'd like this. It gives a nice healthy glow, but isn't cakey at all.

I haven't really been using many other products, and as far as things like eyeshadows, concealers, and foundations - well, I've just been neglecting them! (Just like to mention Urban Decay's Buck Eyeshadow - I've been liking sweeping that into my crease to add a bit of dimension to my eye but I didn't want to do a full post on that!)

Thanks everyone!

-C <3

bornprettystore.com HAUL! (picture heavy)

All my stuff

And again...

Cute business card they send :)

So I recently found this site called bornprettystore.com and I fell in love. They supply nail stuff mostly but they have makeup and accessories too. I went on a little spree and pressed 'add to cart' way too many times... Everything came wrapped in bubble wrap and foam. It was shipped on the 14th of February and arrived on the 1st of March so shipping wasn't bad since it came from Hong Kong!

Fimo canes

Came with two carousels and ten slicers

The first thing I got was a 100 pcs of Fimo canes. I've wanted these for ages and when I saw that they came with the carousels and the slicers I had to buy them! They cost $13.66. There are some I won't use, and I'll mostly use the fruit but all of them are so adorable! Smaller than expected though and slicers are super sharp.

Quadrate plate CK-04

42 designs

Next is this image plate. I loved the designs and the prices compared to Konad were dirt cheap! The only problem was that the design didn't cover my thumb :( But overall great at $7.56.

B. O. Youthful Light Blue

Er... Sorry about my nails...

Love, love, love, love this! It's so well pigmented and it was only $2.85. I really recommend this!

Colour changing nail polish

I had great fun with this! When you put your nails under cold water it changes purple, but when you run warm water over them they change blue... So much fun, very distracting! This was $7.84.

Numbered for different sizes

L-R: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Last, but definitely not the least is a 500 pcs of false nails. They come in numbered bags and for each number there is a different size and in each bag there are 50 nails. Love these, can't wait to try! $5.63.

Fimo canes- http://www.bornprettystore.com/cane-nail-fimo-fruit-shaped-stick-cutter-p-359.html

Image plate- http://www.bornprettystore.com/cute-patterns-quadrate-nail-stamp-template-p-2570.html

B. O. polish- http://www.bornprettystore.com/youthful-light-blue-nail-polish-varnish-color-nail-p-731.html

Ylin polish- http://www.bornprettystore.com/magic-purplesky-blue-color-changing-mood-nail-polish-nail-p-2145.html

False nails- http://www.bornprettystore.com/natural-full-acrylic-false-nail-tips-nail-p-1551.html

-R <3

Essence Silky Touch Blush

"40 natural beauty" and "20 babydoll"

I love these blushes! And so cheap too. "40 natural beauty" is a beige/ brown and "20 babydoll" is a baby pink. The names are so cute!

-R <3