If you really want to impress the pants off someone, make a staple from scratch.
cheese
pores
Aestheticians enjoy working on me. One less than tactful lady could hardly contain her joy when she exclaimed “You’re pores are HUGE. And there’s SO MUCH IN THEM.”
nail polish
If nothing else, the elitist gratification of saying, “Oh, this? I mixed it myself!” when someone asks you what color you’re wearing is BEYOND worth it.
diy
The physical act of putting effort into creating something is incredibly satisfying, because you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to. Does that make sense?
wedding
I’m not going to say how much my wedding cost because that’s not classy or whatever, but I will say this: It was half what ever your wedding cost, and this is how I did it.
Jessica Delfino of xojane.com in
Fun,
wedding,
marriage,
unicorns,
DIY,
budgets,
budgeting,
getting hitched on a budget,
the new york times
Apr 18, 2013 at 7:00pm | 1 comments
knitting
So, I went to a knitting convention this weekend. It was pretty awesome.
mariannicures
I love kits and complicated stuff. But chalkboard nails do not even need any of that.
get your hair did with nnekay
What better a way to celebrate my black natural roots than by raiding Berkeley Bowl and making some healthy DIY leave-in hair products?
kombucha
The energy and excitement I put into this whole kombucha project only proved that I probably do need more friends.
pinterest
Most of you know how I feel about Pinterest. I don’t know how many of you follow my “I don’t believe you board,” but there have been some doozies.
gel manicures
I mean, dude, if I can do it, you can do it.
shampoo
When my beautiful, all-natural-without-being-granola aunt (who is only seven years my senior) suggested that my hair could be cleansed with baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and conditioned with vinegar (acetic acid), I was super skeptical.
chub rub
CHUB RUB: When the inner thighs of a human touch, and upon locomotion, rub together, thus causing friction resulting in a number of maladies including, but not limited to chafing, blisters, rashes, bleeding, bumps and discoloration.
deodorant
I'm the MacGyver of Beauty!
tattoos
'Cause sometimes you want to adorn yourself, prison style.
makeup
"I'm essentially a peroxide junkie, I'd rather cut all my hair off then go back to my natural colour."
Phoebe in
Beauty,
makeup,
bleach,
hair dye,
cosmetics,
georgina langford,
district MTV,
beauty interview,
lush,
liquid eyeliner,
cats eye,
DIY
Mar 4, 2013 at 4:00pm | 10 comments
eyelash tinting
Tinting your lashes about once a month gives you the freedom to go mascara-less as often as you'd like while still having defined eyes. It may sound intimidating at first, but once you get the steps down it's just another part of your routine.
christmas
Ho ho ho! It’s only bloody Christmas time! To celebrate, and because I have an addiction to glitter, I went and painted my nails up like Christmas, and so can you if you follow my slapdash guide! Yippee!
beauty disasters
It was now 10.30pm. We’d been at it for 1 ½ hours, and all I had to show for it were 8 extra shiny nails, and two messy nails in different shades of red. I was disappointed. And tired. But mainly just pissed...
at-home beauty treatments
Buff your nails lightly, but so they feel a little bit rough to the touch. Any buffer will do - I once bought one of those electric ones but it sounded like a dying vibrator, and had even less vigour. Do not buy that...
castle
no-one believes people actually live in a castle, least of all two twenty-something girls on their own.
diy
Do you have a collection of crap clothes? Have you ever fancied learning to sew? Now could be your chance!
