We’ve had a lot of fun over the past few years experimenting with homemade beauty products, making makeup, soap, trying out various oils and learning about their healing properties. These Top 5 makeup and homemade beauty products are the best of the best and get the most views on Simple Life Mom. I’m happy to...
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 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...
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 eye shadow and blush, or any homemade makeup can save you a TON of money. It’s more healthy for you, and it can be fun to make your own. I found the items I needed in my pantry, local vitamin store, or online. Anything that you use on your skin should be tested first;...
Make your own organic and healthy homemade lipstick easily and with natural ingredients. It’s an easy, fun project, made with cocoa butter, shea butter, and natural root powders and clays for a tinted appearance. Over the past few years, I have been working on making everything else I use on my body homemade and/or natural...
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