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I can not afford to pay anything to those who would like to contribute. However you will have your site referenced and you will be referenced as a main contributor, if you would like to contribute a monthly issue please contact me.

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Cold Weather Skin Issues – Beauty News

Time for Coats and New Skin Regimen

Are you ready for the cold weather? Me either! It’s here though for most of us. Have you prepared your skin? This is the time of year that you will have to exfoliate more often and use a different moisturizer that has more umph in it! I talk to a lot of people who don’t really give much thought to seasonal moisturizers, but it makes sense your skin reacts different in each environment it is in. Having a skin regimen for summer and winter is important to keep you looking vibrant and your skin feeling it’s best.

Not only is exfoliating and moisturizing important to how your skin looks and feels but it’s also important for how your makeup will look when you apply it. Have you ever applied your makeup to all of a sudden notice that hideous dry patch? Winter certainly has a way of bringing those out doesn’t it? Even for those who tend to have oily skin all the other times of the year!

The type of makeup you use is another factor especially in winter months. Let me explain why. When your skin is drier it will absorb whatever you put on your skin, so if your using products with chemicals your going to have breakouts, whether your prone or not. That is just a fact, chemicals cause breakouts. Be mindful of what products you use…Natural Made are the Best choices. Check out Ferro Cosmetics to learn more about natural makeup and it’s benefits.

I have cleaned up the guide some, got rid of a few post so now certain issues are missing there parts, but thats ok. We are now only offering monthly issues and that will be available by the archives. No more numbering the issues, yeah for me, so much easier.

Cherokee Soap/Nature’s Emporium Soap Company – Recommendations

There are many things that are important to me when it comes to soaps. One of the biggest issues is that it is naturally made without chemical preservatives! Next, it will last a bit and those who have experience making them are able to do this with great success using all natural additives (I tried my had and this and it is hard to do and I gave up trying to master it and decided to go back to buying from those who know their stuff). Scents are also another quirk of mine…it HAS TO SMELL GOOD! Lastly the price has to be reasonable.

I bought my first bar of Nature’s Emporium Soap at Pow Wow this summer…he had a sweet deal and wished I had taken it BUT no matter what the claim I always try it first to see it the claims are true! Obviously wishing I had taken the deal there I must love the soap and I do! It has all the things I look for in a soap and none of the things I don’t! Variety of scents are awesome!

An excerpt from the site: “All of our products are lovingly hand made, and due that that nature, no two batches of our products will be Exactly the same, though the differences will be small enough that they would never interfere with your delight in our products.”

Check them out!

Milk and Honey Bath – Free Beauty Recipes

Issue# 10 – 4 -74
Brought to you by The Idea Queen

Your skin will feel luxurious when you use this recipe. Milk baths are very skin softening, something that is wonderful at this time of year! Once you make this recipe, use it right away.

• 4 tablespoons honey
• 1 quart boiling water
• 6 tablespoons dried milk powder

1. Place the honey in a bowl and add the boiling water. Stir until the honey has dissolved. Leave to cool.
2. Place the milk powder in a bowl and gradually mix in the honey water.
3. Add the milk mixture to a warm bath, swishing it about so the milk powder dissolves completely.
4. Lock the bathroom, light some candles. Relax!

Soapsicles – Free Beauty Recipes

Issue #12 1 74This is a cute idea that can be modified with any molds for making great christmas presents!

Brought to by the Spa Index

8 oz. Unscented, Clear Glycerin Soap
1/4 Teaspoon each Cherry, Lime, Grape and Orange Fragrance Oil
Red, Orange, Green and Blue Food Coloring
Popsicle Molds
Popsicle Sticks (unless you plan to use the plastic caps which accompany the mold)

Divide your soap into 4 parts of 2 ounces each.  Melt one part at a time in a glass cup in your microwave. Work in small batches.

To batch one, add cherry fragrance oil and 2 drops of red food coloring. Stir gently and pour into popsicle molds.  Add a popsicle stick (you may wish to use something to prop the stick in the center of your liquid soap, including a piece of mesh or paper, with a slit cut into it.

Repeat the process for orange, lime, and grape (purple is made with 1 drop of blue and 1 drop of red coloring).

Put popsicle molds in your freezer, and when frozen, remove from molds.  Store in cellophane bags with a ribbon or a twist tie.  Be certain to mark clearly so they do not appear to be candy!

What You Didn’t Know about Mineral Makeup Foundation – Makeup Tips

Applying Mineral Makeup Foundation is quite easy as you know, but did you know you can apply it in more than one way?

Initially most people apply it dry from the container, starting at the hairline and swirling in downward motions across the cheekbones and towards the nose. Applying in layers to get the desired look.

However, if you have really dry skin or “older” skin you can mist your face with water or what I like is 1 part lotion , 4 part mineral water solution and then apply the minerals.

Here is another clincher, for those who haven’t tried mineral because they love their liquid too much to give up, guess what?! All you have to do is add water (I prefer mineral or spring) to your desired consistency then apply like you would your liquid. So liquid foundationist (my own word there LOL) you can now transfer with the rest of us to the wonderful world of Mineral Makeup with out giving up what you love!

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