Relaxing Baths and DIY Bath Bomb

 

 

Seriously, how insanely enticing does this look? Whether you are in a relationship or not, every girl deserves to have a bath with candles and rose petals and bubbles. Ever since I was little girl, I have always wanted to have an amazing jacuzzi bath tub to relax in. I still haven't achieved that dream yet, but ONE DAY!!! There isn't any reason that you can't still relax in a bathtub with candles all around you, rose petals are optional, bubbles are a MUST!!! Not only are warm baths wonderful and reducing stress, but they also can help to increase blood flow, stimulate circulation, help with muscle fatigue, and can help to clear your mind. Who DOESN'T need that in their life? Between the hustle and bussle of work, school, kids, family, what have you, sometimes we forget to take the time out of our day to treat ourselves. So I am here to tell you to STOP, just take an hour or two out of your week and do something for YOU! Clearly my idea for today is to take a relaxing bath...mostly because that sounds really amazing right now, but also because I just saw this amazing idea for some little bath bombs! I wish I could take the credit for these, but I can't unfortunately. I found the idea on onegoodthingbyjillee.com. Now, I'm sure you have seen the bath bombs from Lush that are fairly expensive. They have a huge array of colors and scents which is awesome, but I'm sure that with some determination you could make WHATEVER kind you want...and for quite a bit cheaper might I add. On top of that, you can make them into any shape or size and have fun while doing it! So let's get to it!!!

 

 

 

Basic Bath Bomb Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup citric acid crystals
• 1 cup baking soda
• ½ cup corn starch
• ½ cup of oil (almond oil, canola oil, olive oil, sunflower oil) (Some people say this is TOO much oil. Cut back if you are having problems getting them to harden.)
• 2-3 drops of essential oils (lavender, peppermint, any of your choice)
• 2-3 drops food coloring (depending on the color you want)

Procedures:

• In a bowl, place 1 cup of citric acid crystals, 1 cup of baking soda, ½ cup of corn starch and ½ cup oil.
• Add 2 to 3 drops of the fragrance of your choice. (Use more if you want it to smell stronger, or less if you want the fragrance to be less intense)
• Add 2 to 3 drops of food color of your choice. (More or less depending on the desired color)
• Mix well with a spoon or with your hands until a soft dough is formed.
• You can handle the dough and form balls or you can press the soft dough into any molds of your choice. You can put colored bath crystals or herbs or dried rose petals on the muffin pans or molds you are going to use before pressing in the dough.
• Let the pressed dough or balls set overnight before you unmold them.

 

 

 



So in the spirit of valentine's day, I'm going to make mine into little hearts and make them pink!!!!! I'm gonna make them this weekend and update later! I can't wait! Have fun with them and remember to RELAX!!!! Let me know how they work out for you!!! :)

 

 

 

Strawberries and Champagne??

 

 

To clarify, I don't drink, so I've never actually had champagne, BUT I know that anytime somebody is planning something romantic they get champagne haha. I ALSO know that as an eyeshadow color it is beautiful! Now as for the strawberry portion of this post...I've never in my life worn pink eyeshadow, but I was thinking about chocolate dipped strawberries (mmmm) and then how pretty I think pink and brown look together. Guess who has brown eyes?? ME and if pink and brown look so good together, then pink eyeshadow MUST look beautiful with brown eyes...right???! Answer: YES!!! Even more beautiful than I could have imagined. I will post a tutorial on my youtube channel later, I'm just too lazy to edit right now, but be on the lookout. For now I will explain what I did, list the products and show you lots of pictures! YAY!

 

 

 

 

Alright so, to begin, I started with a fairly flawless face, I tried to keep my face pretty basic, not really a whole lot of contouring or highlighting or anything. I wanted the focus to be on my eyes and my eyes alone. I filled my eyebrows in with a medium brown powder. Then using an eyesshadow primer, I applied that all over my lid. I then used a mix between a satin finish rosy pink shadow and a matte lilac shadow. Basically I was just experimenting with color so I just layered these shadows until I got the desired color. Next I applied a skin colored shadow under my brow and in my crease. I then placed a light brown shadow in the crease and slightly above the crease and then applied a dark brown shadow in my eye socket. The key to this look is to get a really good blend between all the colors, but to keep the colors true to their color. I used a fluffy brush a lot and just kept applying color and then blending it out. It's a little tedious, but it's worth it! After the colors all blend together seamlessly, I placed a little bit of a champagne highlight in my inner corner and right under my brow. Taking a black cream liner, line the upper lash line and really draw the wing out. I'm not wearing false lashes, but I want to give the illusion of having that really fluttery, romantic eye look and the dramatic winged  liner does the trick. Then place a dark brown liner in the waterline and place a little bit of the darker brown shadow on the lower lashline. Apply LOTS of mascara and VOILA!!!! :) I definitely think this is a soft romantic look and with soft curls is perfect for a date night, but it's also light enough to wear during the day as well. If I were going somewhere and really wanted to amp this look up, I would put some false lashes on and swap the brown liner out on the waterline for a black one and throw a little black eyeshadow on the outer corner. This would also be really beautiful with gold or bronze or a shimmery taupe color (like verve in the Naked 2 palette by UD)! Have fun!!!!

 

Products Used:

 

Revlon Colorstay Liquid Foundation in Buff

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in Translucent

Elf Contour Kit (Only used blush)

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Coastal Scents 252 Ultimate Palette (Various pinks and purples, and matte browns)

Bed Head Quad in Controversy (Champagne/gold color)

Prestige Eyeliner in Black-Brown

Loreal Infallible Gel Laquer Liner 24 hr in Blackest Black

Loreal Voluminous False Fiber Mascara in Blackest Black

NYX Lipstick in Summer Love

Hard Candy Mouthing Off Lip Gloss in Scoop

Love is in the Air

So V-day is coming up and I, your cupid stand in, am here to make your valentines day perfect. Whether it be a night out with your man, and night out with your girls, or a night in watching romantic movies, what better way to feel the love than to love yourself?? By love yourself I mean pamper yourself. Take a long hot bath, light candles, rent a movie, read a book, give yourself a mani/pedi...or better yet go get a mani/pedi, do whatever to make yourself feel amazing!! Now I'm a big believer that there should not be just ONE day that you celebrate your love for someone....INCLUDING yourself! Every day should be a celebration of love, so with that in mind, I am going to do something for myself every day up until Valentine's Day. I'm my valentine until my baby comes home (plus I'm sure a few of these ideas will be gifts for him as well) so I'm gonna treat myself extra special. Every day I'm going to be cupid, for myself AND for you and I'm going to share a little love insight. These ideas are going to be for those with a valentine and those without :) The tips and tricks I give you really can be used at any time of the year as well! So, whether it be a super sexy eye makeup look, a diy body butter, or a cute outfit to wear in spirit of this "lovely" holiday, you can use these ideas anytime you feel like you need to give yourself a little extra lovin' ;) So since today is already the 4th, meaning I missed the first 4 days, I'm going to post FOUR, yes you heard me, FOUR love inspired things that I have done over the past few days in preparation for my man to get home. Lucky You! ;)