Category: Beauty

  • 20 Ways to Get the Most out of Your Lemons

    If you’re a green shake enthusiast, green juice lover – or trying out the 21 day morning detox – you’re going to be using a lot of lemons! Don’t throw away those peels – so much goodness lives there! I have 20 ways to use them: Lemon zest for cooking. Before you squeeze your lemon,…

  • DIY Skin Polishing Recipe – For Skin So Smooth You Won’t Believe It!!

    This is probably the best diy skin polishing recipe, ever. It’s like getting a microdermabrasion treatment, at one-millionth the cost. And I bet good money that you already have  the ingredients at home: baking soda & soap! Baking soda is unlike other scrubs – the micro grains act like sandpaper, which sounds like the last…

  • Skin Nourishing Bath Tea Recipe

    Here’s a great bath tea recipe (and Christmas is coming ) that makes a beautiful gift too! At the end, I give some suggestions for herbs to use along with their different properties – hope you like it! We make this bath tea recipe at home – it’s a favorite around here for two very specific…

  • Chocolate Cupcake Fizzy Bath Powder Recipe

    This fizzy bath recipe is pure joy! It’s the perfect remedy to a busy, stressed-out day:  you’re smiling as you make it and giggling when you use it! It’s completely all-natural, and if you don’t already have the ingredients in your kitchen – you’re going to want to pop into the supermarket, today! And parents,…

  • Natural Beauty – Morning Detox Routine

    This week I taught a workshop on how to Detoxify Your Skin. It’s always fun – we show you tons of recipes to make your own natural skincare – but one of my favorite beauty recipes is actually not something that you put onto your skin, but rather into your body!  It’s a routine that I…

  • Paint Your Nails Green – Natural & Eco-Friendly Nail Polishes

    In your green efforts, you may have come across eco-friendly nail polishes and wondered what they were all about. I did myself, so when Auum – The Honest Nail Salon opened up specialising in vegan, animal-cruelty free and eco-friendly nail services, I knew they could answer a few questions for us. I spoke with the owner,…

  • A Weekend In Koh Samui – Part 2

    Remember how I told you that something pretty awesome happened in Thailand? What I didn’t tell you is that this whole trip was completely unplanned. Out of the blue, Ciaran gets a call to speak at a conference in Koh Samui, and three days later we were on a plane. So, I find myself suddenly in Thailand, loving the spontaneity of it…

  • Adventures in Homemade Makeup – Lip & Cheek Stain

    I shared another fun do-it-yourself makeup recipe with the stylish folks at Aquila Style! This time I did a lip and cheek stain using ultra pigmented beet roots. Will it last as long as store bought makeup? probably not. Will you need to re-apply it? Sure. But who cares! It’s so beautiful, with a natural…

  • Translucent Face Powder DIY Recipe

    I’m so excited to show you this recipe for translucent face powder! Not only is it fun to make, but it also gives your skin a break from all the toxins and chemicals found in store-bought makeup! And the ingredients are items that you probably have in your kitchen already. This powder is very effective…

  • Rose Moisturizing Mist DIY

    This Rose Moisturizing Mist makes such an amazing light moisturizer – you can spray it onto your face, all over your body and even your hair. You’ll love that this recipe is simple to make and yet delivers big on skin-loving nourishment!i Rosewater:  I used to think that the scent of rose was old-fashioned. But that’s not it…