I was looking through my makeup recipes and realized that somehow I didn’t have my natural finishing powder recipe available for you yet. This is a clean filling, natural mineral makeup choice that’s easy to make and healthy for your skin. It’s especially important to choose healthy ingredients when you’re putting them on your skin...
I just held a workshop where we discussed the many ingredients that are in our makeup today, emphasizing why natural homemade makeup recipes are a great resource. A natural blush recipe happens to be one of the easiest and most fun to make because of the ability to play with different root powders and clays...
I have multiple natural mascara recipes here on the Simple Life Mom website. I have simple recipes using charcoal and coconut oil, or even egg yolk. I also have another recipe that I love that is a little more than egg yolk and charcoal, but still simple enough to make at home. So, why a...
Knowing Over 20 Ways to Detox Your Beauty Routine can be a very big step for most people, women and men both. We are continuing on the journey of simplifying our lives. We have talked about: What Stress Does to Your Body natural methods of lowering the effects of stress on the body. We’ve also...
I never wear a lot of makeup, but I like my eye liner, mascara, and lip stick. So, what do you do if you go all natural? You can forget it all and go with your beautiful, clean face (I really wish you would see quite how beautiful that really is!). But if you’re not...
I’ve finally put together an e-book! A 21 Beauty and Body Recipe E-book called Natural Beauty from Head to Toe. No more hunting around for the best recipes that really work! You know exactly how it is. You try a recipe and love it! You save it. Yes! A few months go by and you...
This year, we’ve covered a wide variety of DIYs from head to toe, including essential oil health remedies and a few yummy food recipes. I’ve put together the most popular articles, recipes, and beauty tips from this year on Simple Life Mom and wanted to give them to you all in one place! A lot...
I accidentally came across a natural clay bronzer. I was wanting to make a red swirl in my Candy Cane Soap and thought I’d try Pink Kaolin Clay and Red Moroccan Clay. Well, it turns out that while Pink Kaolin Clay is a beautiful pink color (which is great for blush, by the way), Red...
We used to go through a lot of makeup wipes, especially with my daighter in dance and using makeup for performances. There are a number of makeup wipes out there with healthy ingredients, but I never felt comfortable spending the amount of money it cost to buy make up remover with good ingredients, or the...
There is a good order to apply skin care products so that you get the maximum results from what you are applying. You want to make sure that your skin is absorbing everything you want it to absorb, blocking all that you want it to block, and able to blend products as you see fit....
We’ve had a lot of fun over the past few years experimenting with homemade makeup, making soap, trying out various oils and learning about their healing properties. These Top 5 Makeup and Beauty Recipes are the best of the best and get the most views on Simple Life Mom and I’m happy to put them...
I was asked to do a before and after shot with homemade mascara! Homemade with natural healthy ingredients of course. You should know though that I have very little in the area of eyelashes to begin with, but here goes…. The first photo is of my naked, eye. All makeup was washed off and the...
It is actually quite easy to make natural mascara with pure ingredients. I gathered these recipes together for a few reasons: better and healthier ingredients and being more frugal. I’ve worked at testing which ones work the best. They each have bonuses and drawbacks, but homemade mascara really does work and is a fun project. First, store...
Homemade Natural Lip gloss is always a fun thing to wear. It is shiny, silky smooth, healthy for your lips, and it’s so easy to make! Plus, it tastes really good! I now that sounds odd, but take a look at the ingredients below. I told you it is a healthy recipe. You know it...
You can do it! You can make your own natural eyeliner at home with great natural products like aloe vera gel, activated charcoal, cocoa powder, and water. You can make it thick, thin, darker, lighter. You can even add natural mica instead of activated charcoal and get some sparkle. The big question is, does it...