Baby Chuck heard that Nana liked getting massages, so he's practicing for when she visits us this April.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Anti-acne Honey and Cinnamon mask
Dear Acne,
Consider this mask my anti-Valentine.
Please don't be mine.
No love,
Leslie
Once again, I was inspired by beauty guru Michelle Phan. (To watch her video, click here.) She made a warm mask made from honey and cinnamon that I had to try. Apparently honey has antibacterial properties and cinnamon stops bacterial growth... so I thought this mask would help get rid of my stubborn acne. (Boo bad skin!)
Ingredients:
- 3 T honey
- 1 T cinnamon
Directions:
1. Mix honey and cinnamon together.
2. Place mixture in the microwave for 20 seconds. When warmed, it resembles melted chocolate.
3. Use a pastry brush to paint it on your face. (Or, just dab it on with your fingers.) Wait 10 minutes. (Watch out! The mixture will drip.) Rinse it off. (Note: Don't rub your face too much while you rinse. Otherwise the cinnamon scratches you quite a bit.)
Does it work? Well, it's now been a week since I've tried the mask and sadly I haven't seen much improvement. Boo! However, I did enjoy trying the mask out. It felt lovely and warm on my face, so I felt like I was having a spa experience right at home.
Have a great Monday!
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
DIY Eggshell Sidewalk Chalk
Yes. You read the title correctly. Last week I tried making sidewalk chalk out of eggshells... and it worked! Here's the proof:
DIY Eggshell Sidewalk Chalk
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DIY Band- Aid heart nail stencil
I may not look like a girly girl on the outside.
I don't wear makeup.
My daily outfit usually consists of a pair of jeans and purple Converses.
My hair is usually in a ponytail or messy bun because I haven't gotten a haircut in over a year.
But here's a little secret- I'm a bonafide girly girl on the inside.
I dream of wearing sparkly shoes, bright red lipstick, and lovely polka dot vintage dresses with peter pan collars. I'm also an unabashed fan of YouTube beauty gurus. I could spend hours watching them talk about beauty and fashion products.
Strange right? Hopefully one day I can figure out how to balance out my inner girly girl with my outer plain jane.
Anyway, I just brought this up because I wanted to show you a neat trick that I learned from the mega talented Michelle Phan. Did you know that you can use band aids as nail stencils? (Click here to watch her tutorial.)
Directions:
1. Cut off the two end bits from the band aid. Toss out the middle white pad.
2. Fold each end bit in half and cut out a tiny heart. Make sure the heart is smaller than your nail. (This was surprisingly hard for me to do. I had to cut up a lot of Band-Aids to get two hearts small enough to fit my large thumbs.)
3. Stick the Band-Aid to your nail and rub it to make sure that it's stuck on tight.
4. Paint over the heart.
5. Take a deep breath and quickly rip the band aid off.
Voila! Enjoy your hearts.
I don't wear makeup.
My daily outfit usually consists of a pair of jeans and purple Converses.
My hair is usually in a ponytail or messy bun because I haven't gotten a haircut in over a year.
But here's a little secret- I'm a bonafide girly girl on the inside.
I dream of wearing sparkly shoes, bright red lipstick, and lovely polka dot vintage dresses with peter pan collars. I'm also an unabashed fan of YouTube beauty gurus. I could spend hours watching them talk about beauty and fashion products.
Strange right? Hopefully one day I can figure out how to balance out my inner girly girl with my outer plain jane.
Anyway, I just brought this up because I wanted to show you a neat trick that I learned from the mega talented Michelle Phan. Did you know that you can use band aids as nail stencils? (Click here to watch her tutorial.)
Directions:
1. Cut off the two end bits from the band aid. Toss out the middle white pad.
2. Fold each end bit in half and cut out a tiny heart. Make sure the heart is smaller than your nail. (This was surprisingly hard for me to do. I had to cut up a lot of Band-Aids to get two hearts small enough to fit my large thumbs.)
3. Stick the Band-Aid to your nail and rub it to make sure that it's stuck on tight.
4. Paint over the heart.
5. Take a deep breath and quickly rip the band aid off.
Voila! Enjoy your hearts.
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