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 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...
2014 has been a great year over here at the Simple Life Mom family. The kids have grown tremendously, we’ve learned a lot, and had a lot of fun. It’s been a blessing to share it all with you! Thank you for your support. It makes a huge difference to our family to have Simple...
I had the wonderful, unique opportunity of growing up in Africa. I wanted to let you know a little bit more about me and my family so that you can understand more of where I’m coming from when I create and make my recipes for natural and healthy living. 1997, visiting Zimbabwe with my “to...
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...
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...
These recipes are for all of you who enjoy the smoothing effects of foundation, but want to be able to make your own homemade foundation in order to be frugal and/or for the peace of mind that comes with knowing exactly what you are putting on your body. Making homemade powder and liquid foundation involves...