A sensuous bath soak laced with rose petals and positive vibes. Lift your spirits and soak your worries away with some rose-infused bath tub bliss. Roses have been used for centuries to soothe tired and problematic skin and calm emotional tension. Rich in minerals and gentle enough for even the most sensitive skin, this spa […]
DIY Beauty Recipes
Jacked Up On Coffee Scrub
Brown sugar and coffee unite for a jacked-up body experience. Wooo-doggy! This is one tasty, energizing body scrub! With ground coffee beans to exfoliate dead skin, rich oils like jojoba and almond to moisturize, and hints of orange and cinnamon to invigorate your senses, you’ll love what this does for your skin and your mood. […]
Winter Spa-liday Party
Everything you need to know to host a home spa holiday party! In between your jaunts through the mall and mad dashes to the store, stop and allow yourself to have a little fun with the girls! Invite the gals over to celebrate another year well done! Consider this get-together as one big, communal yawn […]
Mulling Over it Foot Soak
Cinnamon, spice and everything nice foot soak. Mulling spices tend to be one of those items we pick up once a year and that end up at the back of our cupboards after the holiday season leaves town. Our cure for that? Make a foot soak of course! Mulling spices are an aromatic blend of […]
Stay Cool as a Cuke with Summer’s Favorite Fruit
Spa-inspired beauty uses of the cucumber. Besides its regular appearance in salads and sushi rolls, the cucumber has taken on another role as the universal symbol for spa. Think woman in a white robe with two cucumber slices over her eyes. See? And it’s no wonder. Protected by a green rind, the Cucumis sativus hides […]
Pineapple Power Mask
Pineapple enzymes to the rescue for dull, congested skin. There’s nothing like a fresh, juicy pineapple. You can grill it, toss a few chunks in a salad and plop a slice in a fruity cocktail. Oh, and you can make a heavenly mask out of it too. Pineapple contains an enzyme called bromelain, which lifts […]
Sugar Daddy Scrub
A honey-laced brown sugar body polish to unleash your inner glow. Brown sugar works as an excellent exfoliator by breaking down the bonds that keep dull, dead skin clinging on for dear life. Get creative with this one by using your favorite essential oils for a scent all your own! Here’s what you need: 1/2 […]
Markey’s Fizzy DIY Bath Bombs
Soothe skin with this fizzy DIY bath bombs recipe. Calling all crafty chicks! This bath bomb recipe is the bomb. Know why? ‘Cause it’s straight from the beauty lab of our friend Markey Martin, owner of Garden of Wisdom — our favorite online shop for everything you need for mixing up beauty balms in your […]
Friday Night Throwdown
Friday’s rolled around once again and you’re too pooped to party but need some weekend ventilation. Wrangle in the troops for some quality TGIF hang time with the girls! Roll Call Send a holler to the girls with a groovy invite from Sendomatic.com. Treatments Bohemian Oatmeal Masque (for normal to oily skin) Face, Don’t Fail […]
Honey Hair Shine
Bring on the shine with this honey hair rinse. Revive tired tresses and give them a shine boost with this easy-to-make, leave-in honey hair treatment. Recipe compliments of the National Honey Board. Here’s what you need: 1 teaspoon honey 4 cups warm water Lemon (optional for blonds) Here’s what you do: Stir honey into warm […]
Just a Girl Goddess Scrub
An exfoliating, nourishing body treatment. Awaken your inner goddess with this super easy, nutrient-rich recipe! The mixture calls on the anti-inflammatory and skin-soothing properties of oatmeal to soften skin and almonds to act as a natural emollient and exfoliant. The duo are ideal for irritated, dry, lackluster skin. The final punch of vitamins A, D […]
Blackhead Buster
Acne-busting parsley soothes breakouts. Old-fashioned potato salad just isn’t the same without a snip of fresh parsley. But what you do with a whole bunch of parsley when only need a snip? Use it clear your pores of course. Parsley has natural cleansing and softening properties that help naturally dislodge blackheads. Here’s what you need: […]
