DIY Natural Lip Stain!

                                                   *I did not take this photo*
                      *Please note, the reason I am not taking my own photos is because*
             *I want to have decent photos, and my IPod...it doesn't really take decent photos.*

Okay, so I know I'm not the only one that hates lip gloss and lipstick (well most of it anyways)Well anyways on pinterest the other week I saw a post to make a lip stain, but I wanted to figure out how to make my own, so I've been looking into it and trying to find a recipe that will actually work...believe be this has failed...a lot.

So what you will need:

Olive Oil, Jojoba Oil, or Coconut Oil, just make sure you liquefy it
Berries! (Cherries, Raspberries, Pomegranate Seeds, Etc.)
Small Cauldron? <<<Sorry Not 100% Sure What To Call It)

1. So First Take your berries, and mash them so you get the juice, if they have a seed, cut it in half and remove the seed(s)

2. Drain the juice through the cauldron, to remove all the pulp, and skin that may have gotten into it.

3. Put in about 1/2-2 tsp of oil, (I found that with some of the juices like blackberry I had to use more) Start at 1/2 tsp and work your way up so you don't use too much, the consistency should be very liquid-y, but not overly liquid-y...sorry if that was bad explaining.

4. Pour contents into a small container.

*TIP* If you use Coconut Oil, It should Harden to be a Solid Lip Stain.

I found that the ones I made with olive oil lasted about 2-5 days out of the fridge, and about a little over a week in the fridge, the ones made with coconut oil lasted a bit longer, weird but they did maybe cause they were solid? But anyways just to warn you, they aren't gonna last like normal ones, so I suggest making it in small batches!

Have Fun Creating!
Also, Have fun experimenting the colors, different mixtures or berries will make the colors vary. :3

Rant: Negative Comments

So this is my first rant on here, I don't want to make this blog about that type of things. I've honestly just been lacking the ideas on posts, DIY's, etc.

So this rant is about people who negatively comment on others stuff, I'm not talking about things like "Nice video, the sound could be better tho" or things like that, thats constructive criticism. I'm not making this rant because it has happened to me, I'm making it because everyday when I am on YouTube, or Instagram, etc. I see people commenting on other peoples things and hatting on them like "You aren't even pretty, why do you post pictures of yourself" I mean I understand everyone has their opinions, and I respect that. But honestly no one is forcing you to watch that video, or look at their pictures. So who are you to judge them if you don't even know them or have seen or watched their videos before, especially if you dont know whats going on in their life. And sometimes its not even directing towards the picture or video, its a reply to a comment that someone else left. Countless times I have watched videos, and looked at the comments to see someone who seems to be from a different country or just speak a different language in general, and they do their best to leave a comment. Only to be replied by people saying "Learn to spell" or "Learn to talk" this just annoys me. I always say to people and to myself not to say something to others if you wouldn't want it said to you. If that was you, and you couldn't speak perfect English, or that was you in the picture or video you wouldn't feel great about it. I know a lot of people, more for a fact don't really mind this, they just ignore it and shrug it off, I do too, but I just thought this was something that would make a decent rant...

Sorry if it was kinda long, or offended anyone or anything, its just my take on it and my opinion, didn't make it to offend anyone :)

Thanks for reading!

Sweet and Salty Lip Scrub!

*I didn't take this picture*

So today I am feeling extra DIY...ey and I am going to give you a DIY that I have been experimenting with, its a DIY of Lush's popcorn lip scrub. Now.

Here is what you will need:

White Sugar
Oil (Jojoba or Olive Oil works best in my opinion)
Honey
Vanilla Extract
Sea Salt
Measuring Spoons
Container to Store the Scrub In
Bowl


Okai lets start!

Step 1: Take the bowl, and put 2 tablespoons of the white sugar, and 1 teaspoon of sea salt.

Step 2: Mix in 1 teaspoon of the Oil, along with about 1 teaspoon of honey.

Step 3: Add vanilla extract to taste, (i'd say no more then half a teaspoon)

Step 4: Make sure the mixture is the right consistency. It should be like wet sand, very granulated, but can clump together when you push it against the bowl with the spoon. If it is too wet add more sugar (add as much as you need until you get the right consistency)

*Tip* I suggest trying a tiny bit before you go onto the next step, just to see if you want to add more sea salt, or vanilla to enhance the flavor.

Step 5: Put your scrub into your container (if you don't have a container you can use, or have a extra amount of the scrub leftover just put it into a bathroom cup and cover it)


How to use it:

Put some on your fingers (you don't need that much) and rub it on your lips in a circular motion for about 1-2 minutes...and this is edible! So just lick it off your lips, or if you don't want to lick it off, you can just wipe it off with a paper towel or something of the sort.


Hope you liked this DIY! If you have a idea of something you want me to experiment with, or come up with a recipe for just comment on this! c:

                                -Amanda

Tea and Honey Face and Body Scrub

                                                           *I did not take this photo*


What you will need:

Green Tea

Honey

Step 1: Make your green tea, and let it brew, take the tea bag out and let it cool. (If you really don't want to make the tea, just run the tea bag under some water.

Step 2: Take the top off of the tea bag and dump it into a bowl and add some honey and mix the tea and honey together (honey may depend on the size of the tea bag, but anywhere around 1tsp, you may need more or less)

Step 3: Rub the scrub on your face, and/or body to exfoliate and cleanse your skin, rinse off and pat your face/body dry.

Its normal if your skin gets a little red, its just from exfoliating. It should go away within a few minutes. 

More DIY's coming soon! I am thinking about posting one every Saturday (or at least once a week...maybe more c;)  

                      -Amanda

Introduction kinda.

The story of....why I made this blog is....

I just wanted to have some where where I can say what I want. Some of you probably know what I mean when I say this. In person its kinda hard to say what you want without people not liking your opinion on the topic. I know I'm only 14, but I'm not just talking about parents. A lot of people just like judging others, trying to prove themselves right rather then looking at the conversation in both perspectives. On my blog you can say what you want, be who you are.

Yeah...that was kinda sappy I'm sure you have heard that all over the place, but its true.

So yeah....

P.S. I most likely may have a lush review of 2 or 3 items. If I can remember off hand what I got, I think it was the mask of magnaminty <<Don't quote me on the spelling of that, and I got a body butter. So yay!

#ToLazyToGetUpAndCheckWhatIGot
#AllNighterGoingToSleepNow

First Post

So this is my first post, and Im probably not going to post as much until I get the layout and everything of the blog in order. But on my blog there will be things like art, crafts, life stories and maybe some advice. Im not very good with blogs, I will admit that, so bare with me as I sort everything out. If you ever are reading this xD. but anyways I am going to try and post in a few days, probably Monday. So like 2-3 days. c;