Every December there is a flurry of Christmas parties to attend whether it’s with friends and family or a company work function. I’ve always enjoyed getting dressed up in fancy dresses or cheesy Christmas sweaters, getting my hair done, and throwing on a bold lip. What I don’t enjoy? Crazy dry lips that make your […]
Lip Balms, Gloss, and Tints
Homemade Medicated Lip Balm
During the dry winter months, I really enjoy using a homemade medicated lip balm more than anything else. The cooling sensation, healing essential oils, and moisturizing butters and carrier oils make for the perfect protectant and healing combo. Lately, I’ve been messing around with a few new ingredients in order to achieve a consistency close […]
Chai Rose Lip Balm
Here in Southern California, we don’t get those wet winters like most places. Instead, we get bone dry weather that sucks ever ounce of moisture from your skin. Lately, it just seems like the days just get dryer and dryer to the point where I carry around a tube of lip balm like it’s an […]
How to Make Just One Tube of Lip Balm
Have you ever perused online for a lip balm recipe only to find that many of them fill 6, 12, 24, or even 100 tubes? Have you ever yearned for a different scent or flavor of lip balm but you still have 9 tubes to use up? Perhaps you’re a fellow blogger who’s tired of […]
How to Make Lip Balm
Today is cold, windy, and dry here in Southern California and learning how to make lip balm couldn’t have come at a better time. I’ve slowly been working through wedding projects and one of them is making homemade lip balm for our wedding favors. The recipe is really simple and uses high quality ingredients that […]