I never imagined I'd be one of those women concocting a beauty potion in her kitchen but there I was one night last week doing just that.
It all started when I received a sample of DHC Deep Cleansing Oil which listed as ingredients olive oil and vitamin E. I liked the sample and then started to wonder would a homemade version work as well? Of course I had to try.
I used a small, maybe a one ounce beauty sample jar and filled it almost to the top with extra virgin olive oil. A search reveled a lack of vitamin E capsules but I did find a big jar of Omega-3- fatty acid capsules that I figured would do just as well if not better. I pierced one and emptied its contents into the olive oil and as I did inhaled the smell of fish. Not to be deterred from being the next Estee Lauder (I think she started out in the kitchen too) I made a quick foray into my bedroom where I grabbed a purse size bottle of Joy and shook exactly three drops into the mixture. It did the trick and I've been using it not only as a cleanser but as a moisturizer too.
Try it yourself!
Cheers, Barb
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Monday, January 01, 2007
TRYING A NEW FOUNDATION
"How does it feel?" the girl smoothing Estee Lauder's Resilience Lift Extreme Ultra Firming Makeup over my face inquired. "Like silk." I replied, a bit impatient. I was more interested in seeing how it looked. That surge of new makeup induced hope was charging though my veins. Finally she held up the mirror? She had spent a lot of time testing my skin to get the right shade but I wasn't too sure about it. Could be it was the store light but I thought my skin had a slightly gray cast. She was reassuring and sent me on my way with a generous sample to use while I made up my mind. At home I tried it again. The color looked better in my bathroom mirror and much better with the addition of blush and lip gloss. As a matter of fact it matched my rather pale skin exactly and evened out my skintone. Too often,left to my own devices I tend to use foundation to give my skin more color and end up looking like I'm obviously wearing makeup. Now I looked like myself, only better. And what about the lift? Well, my face felt a bit tighter but I couldn't swear that it looked any firmer. Maybe I was unrealistic in my expectations but the firming factor aside,it is a nice foundation
"How does it feel?" the girl smoothing Estee Lauder's Resilience Lift Extreme Ultra Firming Makeup over my face inquired. "Like silk." I replied, a bit impatient. I was more interested in seeing how it looked. That surge of new makeup induced hope was charging though my veins. Finally she held up the mirror? She had spent a lot of time testing my skin to get the right shade but I wasn't too sure about it. Could be it was the store light but I thought my skin had a slightly gray cast. She was reassuring and sent me on my way with a generous sample to use while I made up my mind. At home I tried it again. The color looked better in my bathroom mirror and much better with the addition of blush and lip gloss. As a matter of fact it matched my rather pale skin exactly and evened out my skintone. Too often,left to my own devices I tend to use foundation to give my skin more color and end up looking like I'm obviously wearing makeup. Now I looked like myself, only better. And what about the lift? Well, my face felt a bit tighter but I couldn't swear that it looked any firmer. Maybe I was unrealistic in my expectations but the firming factor aside,it is a nice foundation
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