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Rosemary Mint Shaving Cream: Homemade Gift Ideas

Rosemary Mint Shaving Cream: Homemade Gift Ideas
How to make homemade shaving cream with coconut oil and shea butter that smells of a delicious rosemary-mint pairing. Great for personalized Christmas gifts or just to pamper yourself. 44K+Around the same time that I started washing my face daily with the Ginger Coconut Oil Body Scrub I had concocted in the kitchen, I also had the revelation that post body scrubbing, you could shave your legs without using shaving cream. Shaving cream and I are lifelong enemies. I have to buy some pretty expensive slathering lotion for it to do its job without leaving me looking like I had a run-in with a barbed wire fence, and I, frankly, am complaining about it. <--me complaining.Shortly thereafter, my husband, who sports a perpetual 5 o’clock shadow (you don’t believe me, just click, click, and click), was distraught when said expensive shave cream ran out, leaving him standing in the shower, the water streaming down with nothing but bar soap and a dull razor to do the job. Notes:

Diy Scalp Treatment One of the first things we learned in cosmetology school was how to do a scalp treatment, and for good reason. For all the benefits they provide, I think it’s crazy they aren’t a regular part of our “beauty” routines. We’ll scrub, rub, and moisturize every square inch of our body, but the scalp tends to be neglected. Of all the at home diy treatments you can do, a scalp treatment is of the easiest – and seriously one of the best. They feel amazing, get rid of flakes, and promote fast and healthy hair growth. Catch me after the jump, I’ll have you scrubbin’ your head in no time, with a couple things you have around your house! Diy All Natural Scalp Treatment I have a friend from childhood that was my ever faithful guinea pig during beauty school. Before we talk about the how, let’s talk about the why. Why Scalp Treatments Are Important Here are just a few reasons that a scalp treatment should be a part of your regular beauty routine: Convinced you yet? How To Do A Scalp Treatment Supplies

Redfly Creations: The 50-Cent DIY iPad Stand Ever since we purchased a tablet we have been looking for an inexpensive yet sturdy stand. The good ones available on the market cost about $30. On the other hand, inexpensive homemade stands out of legos or pencils and rubber bands are just not sturdy enough. This stand is versatile enough that it will fit any generation iPad AND most Android Tablets including Amazon's Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD. This design is VERY simple and easy to make. The best part, is it only costs 50 Cents to make when you make it in bulk. Here is a tutorial so you can make one of these stands yourself. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. There you have it! {New to Redfly? s Grooming: Problem Solving Products Introduction One of the things I love about working with men’s grooming products is their ability to transform the way we look. Not in a drastic surgical kind of way, but the way you can use products to positively ‘groom’ your appearance. It can be something simple like a professional hair product, or just a good moisturiser that can leave you looking and feeling one hundred times sharper. But these transformations are never more apparent than when you’re trying to solve a specific problem – that’s where grooming products can really transform your look and have a huge impact on your confidence. As guys we’re natural problem solvers, but we do sometimes need a helping hand and a bit of encouragement when it comes to more embarrassing grooming issues. The great thing about shopping for grooming products online is that you reduce that embarrassment factor of talking to someone face to face, and can get straight to the solution. Problem 1. Murad: Before/After Problem 2. Problem 3. Problem 4.

Simple Paint Updates for Everyday Home Accessories Oh, So Plain Let ceramics and glass stand in for canvas the next time you pick up a paintbrush with these ideas from DIY diva Jodi Mensing Harris. Frame with Color Layer colorful stripes in a float frame to bring a new dimension to a treasured family photo. Before you create this masterpiece, pay attention to how the transparent stripes will overlap in the finished projects. Dip a small foam roller in glass paint and roll on the back of each glass panes. Take it on Tuesday #40: DIY Car Mount For Your Cell Phone - Romance on a Dime Like this post? Check out: Please join me in Taking something on and link up each Tuesday! DIY Car Mount For Your Cell Phone Yep! I won’t lie, I found this elsewhere online and thought GENIUS! So, who wants to drop $10-$15 bucks on a car mount for your cell phone just so it can break or lose it’s grip in a week? (Generic warning about how this blog is in no way supporting driving while using your cell phone blah blah blah… come on, we all do it whether we think it is right nor not, let’s not be hypocrites.) So. Let me tell you… no… better yet, let me SHOW you: Presenting (loud fanfare) the DIY Car Mount that will cost you under $2 (if you have to purchase either of these items to begin with.) What you need: – A large (2 inch) Binder Clip (Don’t look at how it is bent already, that would be cheating!) – Rubber Bands (Any amount that makes you feel secure, you will see what I mean.) - Optional: Macrame Thread Tools: Here we go! Step one – take apart the binder clip. Now, off you go. TIOT Features!

23 Men's Grooming Products That Actually Work Concoct your own Potions As a little girl I mixed up shampoos and lotions in my laboratory, trying to improve on the toiletries we had. I never came up with anything worth mentioning, but I did once get scolded for spilling my mom's shampoo all over the bathroom rug. A friend of mine told me about the "laboratory" she'd had at age 12, in which she created, among other things, the cure for AIDs. You probably won't cure any diseases with your apothecary, but you will scratch that youthful itch to create something useful out of ordinary ingredients. narfmore I'll get your mad scientist career started with a list of ingredients to start a home apothecary, with which you'll be able to make herbal teas, salves, syrups, tinctures, eye pillows, and infused oils. Starter herbs and their properties You can find these herbs online or in stores with large bulk herb selections. So, oils. Starter oils Most essential oils aren't cheap, but a little goes a long way. AND! Storage Lavender Mint Room Spray & Linen Mist Ingredients

ipad cover tutorial We recently bought a new iPad 2 for work and I was floored at the prices of covers…..I just couldn’t bring myself to spend that much. My husband’s friend Walker jokes that his composition notebook is his “low-tech iPad” because it is exactly the same size…..so it gave me an idea. I would make a cover for our new iPad out of one of the old composition notebooks I had sitting around. Turns out it was pretty easy using the box my iPad came in, some hair elastics and a notebook with the pages removed. Here is how I made an easy, inexpensive iPad cover: Photo 1 & 2: I took a razor blade and cut out the pages…..this composition book was on its last leg so they basically fell out.Photo 3 & 4: I removed the plastic insert from the box that the iPad came in and marked the height of the notebook for reference on the side. Photo 13, 14, 15 & 16: I took 2 black elastic hair bands and sewed each onto one corner at two points using needle and thread. An iPad cover for $2.99. Comments comments

Le maquillage pour homme La bombe est lâchée. “Maquillage” et “homme” dans la même phrase ça pique les yeux chez certains et pourtant ça existe et ça se démocratise de plus en plus. Les hommes recommencent à se maquiller. Vous l’aurez compris, de tout temps l’homme s’est maquillé. La crème hydratante Maquillage ou pas, la crème hydratante c’est la base (dans tout les sens du terme). (1) Baxter : 28,50€ (2) Biotherm : 29€ (3) Nickel : 31€ (4) Clarins : 37,50€ (5) Dior : 49,40€ Le soin matifiant Si vous avez la peau grasse, brillante ou carrément luisante, le soin matifiant est votre ami. (1) Séphora : 15,95€ (2) Dermalogica : 22,80€ (3) Skeen : 29€ (4) Jack Black : 29€ (5) Recipe for men : 32,80€ L’anti-cernes L’anti-cernes comme son nom l’indique lutte contre les cernes. (1) Recipe for men : 19€ (2) Clinique : 25€ (3) Baxter of California : 28€ (4) Skeen : 35,80€ (5) Zirh : 37€ La base de teint ou fond de teint Pour avoir une bonne mine, il faut travailler votre teint ; unifier la teinte et la texture de la peau.

How Soap, Sun, and Showers Can Stress Your Skin (and How to Fight Back) SExpand While some men are under the impression that body lotion is part of a high-maintenance beauty routine, every human with skin needs lotion to protect themselves from the elements. Studio@Gawker enlisted Nick Burns, men's grooming expert and co-author of The Bearded Gentleman: The Style Guide to Shaving Face, to drop some knowledge on the importance of a proper skincare routine. If your skincare regimen consists of splashing some water on your face in the morning and heading out the door, it's time to rethink your routine and start showing your skin some love. It's not enough to just moisturize your face after shaving while ignoring the fact that the rest of your body also happens to be covered in skin. Luckily, small tweaks to your routine and simple products like Vaseline Men Fast Absorbing Spray Lotion make it easy to give your skin the TLC it needs. Skin-Stripping Hot Showers After a tough workout, a hot shower or soak might sound like a great way to relax and recover.

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