This oatmeal and apple facial mask has worked wonders on making my skin feel soft. Today was the third time I tried it, and I am hooked. I can actually feel my skin glowing! The oatmeal really helps hydrate your skin, and it feels so, so refreshing.
This recipe makes two to three masks. Remainder can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge. Also, it is pretty messy, so expect to wipe up the floor after you are done, and wear a shirt that is ok to get spills on!
Ingredients:
♥ 1 apple
♥ 1/4 cup oatmeal
♥ 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
♥ 1 teaspoon honey
Cut apple into quarters.
Peel one quarter of the apple.
Cut into small chunks.
Add to a food processor.
Add oatmeal to food processor.
Grind until a thick paste forms.
Transfer to a bowl and add honey.
Add yogurt.
Stir to combine.
Pin hair back, remove makeup, wash face, and apply to skin.
Eat the remaining 3/4 of the apple.
After ten minutes use a warm wash cloth to remove mask.
A while back I was commissioned by a friend who is in a local burlesque troupe to make her some pasties. As they go for upward of $20 a pair in a boutique, she had me start designing some for her, which ended up costing only a fraction of the price charged in shops.
With a little bit of experimenting, I found out that it really was incredibly easy, and definitely not worth shelling out the extra cash.
What you will need:
♥ A sheet of craft foam
♥ Pen
♥ A roll of sequins
♥ Craft glue
♥ Toothpick
♥ Scissors
♥ Clippies or bobby pins
♥ Tassels (optional)
♥ Hole puncher and hammer
♥ 2 Plastic beads
♥ Needle and thread
1. Find a glass that is roughly the size you want your pasties to be. Do note that it will be just slightly smaller than the rim of the glass when completed.
2. On your foam, trace the rim of the glass twice.
3. Cut out your two circles.
4. Placing one on top of the other, cut halfway into the circle.
5. Apply craft glue to one side of the cut.
6. Apply craft glue to the second pasty.
7. Overlap dry side of the cut onto glue. With clippies or bobby pins secure in place, and allow time to dry.
8. After dried, use a hole puncher to punch a hole in the center of your pasties. If you don’t want to attach tassels, skip this step.
9. Apply glue to pasty using a toothpick. Carefully start winding the sequins around, being careful not to twist them.
10. I usually add glue to small sections at a time, so that I can still hold onto them, without making a complete mess.
11. Once fully sequined allow time to dry. Then trim off any extra sequins that may be hanging off either end of the strand. If you didn’t want tassels, then you are finished!
12. Pull the tassel through the hole in the center.
13. Make sure your bead is large enough that it cannot squeeze through the hole. With thread and needle sew bead to end of tassel.
14. Tie through a few times, to make sure your bead anchor is secure.
15. Trim remaining thread.
16. Twirl, twirl, twirl!
Please note that the girl in the video gets down to her undies and pasties, so probably not best to watch if at work, or under 18.xoxo,
Cedar
PS To attach them, the lovely Miss Martini Bombshell suggests using a strong double stick tape such as toupee tape, found in wig stores.
If you have ever had bangs, you know this scenario far too well. You go in for your normal hair cut every six to eight weeks, and within two weeks your bangs are back in your eyes. No sense going somewhere and paying to have just the bangs trimmed. So you either live with the hairs poking your eyeballs, or reach in the drawer for the scissors.
As a former hairstylist, I can’t tell you how many people I saw in the salon who had attempted to cut their own bangs, but things went horribly wrong, and the better front of their head was a mish mash of bangs, medium length hairs, and long hairs. However, with a little guidance, anyone can trim their own bangs.
♥ To start you will need two hair clippies, a pair of hair shears, a comb, and a cape (unless you want hair everywhere).
♥ Always cut your bangs dry. When you wet your hair down it stretches, and it is easy to cut your bangs shorter than you had planned. If you have any cowlicks around your face, cutting your bangs wet could be disastrous.
♥ Decide how thick you want your bangs to be. Use your comb and make a straight line up from your nose to the where the bangs will begin. The farther back you go with the comb, the thicker they will be. Once you have found that spot drag the comb from that point and down to the outer edge of one of your eyebrows. Pin back the hair that is not to be included in the bangs. Repeat on the other side of you head. With your comb clean up the lines, making sure that both sides have an equal amount of hair, and move any hair that doesn’t belong back to the clippy. You should now have a nice, even triangle shape at the front of your forehead, with one point lined up with the edge of each eyebrow, and one point lined up with your nose.
♥ When cutting, I always start in the center and work my way out. Combing your hair down, determine exactly the length you want them to fall. Move your fingers a quarter to half inch down, so they are cut a little longer than where you wanted them. They will spring up a bit, and if you are unsure, always cut longer then take more off.
♥ If you want to layer your bangs, pull them out with a comb, so the hair is at a right angle from the scalp. Decide how short you want the shortest layer to be, and with your fingers connect that point to the hair closest to your face, letting some of the front hair drop down from your fingers.
♥ Want your bangs to look textured and whispy? Use the point cutting technique. With a section of bangs between your fingers, and about one inch of hair sticking out, use the scissors pointing at the hair and cut straight into it. Do so throughout your bangs, until you have the desired texture. Be very careful doing this though, it is easy to snip the inside of your fingers with this method.
♥ Remember ♥ Cut slowly. You can always take more hair off, but you can’t put it back. If you are unsure, watch how your stylist does it at your next appointment, and ask questions about her techniques.
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