Colorful Contrast

Winter is rather gray. It's as if the color palette has been drained to a monochromatic world of blah. So brighten up the world with some colorful and bold makeup. The contrast will make you stand out in the crowd, and might just lift your mood.

Beauty refreshed

Refresh is the theme for January, so while you are organizing your closet, how about renewing your beauty products as well? Throw out old lotions, makeup, and oils. Have a good product that isn't right for your skin or hair? Trade with a friend. Or experiment with making your own products. There are many natural and inexpensive ingredients you can use to replace chemical-laden products from the store.  Raw honey makes a wonderful moisturizing mask, and sea salt is a healing and effective exfoliant.

Check out this "eco-friendly retail directory" for natural and organic beauty products http://www.happyhippie.com/directory/beauty.htm

Five minutes with your skin

We have so many things grabbing our attention, we often neglect to take care of our skin- especially when the weather is cool and we hardly ever see our legs! Take five full minutes, and moisturize with total focus on yourself. Massage your limbs while thinking loving thoughts about your body. This is all about taking care of You!

Have a partner?
If they're watching you indulge in your skin, they just might want to help with those hard to reach places. ;)

At Home Spa Day

We're spending a little more time at home these winter days and nights. A perfect excuse for luxuriating in comfort and beauty. Turn on some relaxing music, light some fragrant candles, and pamper yourself as if you are at the spa. Take a nice long soak in the tub, and then massage your body with warm oil. Wrap up in a big comfy robe and work on a pedicure, or meditate in a refreshing peppermint face mask.

Follow this link for instructions on making your own easy and natural mint face mask.
 http://www.natural-homeremedies-for-life.com/mint-face-pack.html