The Two Magic Ingredients for Lighter, Brighter Face
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY (make your own!), anti-aging, education, handmade, recipe, skin care
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, real, actual results from honest-to-goodness studies — Harvard, even — point to the effectiveness of glucosamine combined with niacinamide to reduce hyperpigmentation of the skin, especially in those with UV damage.
Tags: anti-aging, beauty, skin care, young
30 Days to Healthier, Younger-looking Skin
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY (make your own!), anti-aging, face, handmade, perfect pores, recipe, self-improvement, skin care, sun care
On Memorial Day, it’s appropriate to remember your skin, no? Last post, I gave you a recipe for a youth-inducing serum. This time, we’re going to add some active ingredients to the Fountain of Youth Serum to bump up it’s healthful qualities and increase your skin’s ability to maintain its youthfulness…and maybe even take a [...]
Fountain of Youth for less than $35
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY (make your own!), anti-aging, education, face, perfect pores, recipe, skin care, wedding
DIY (do-it-yourself) Skincare can be fun, easy and best of all, work wonders on your skin…plus, it costs WAY less than those ultra-expensive beauty products, most of which are a bit of a rip-off (and some of which are a complete scam). The following Fountain-of-Youth serum is one that can be used by itself but [...]
DIY Skin Care…Is it all it’s cracked up to be?
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY (make your own!), anti-aging, education, perfect pores, self-improvement, skin care
In the world of do-it-yourself, there’s home repair, tech gadgetry (see make.com for some pretty cool projects) and then there’s your skin. I started dabbling in DIY skincare a few years ago. My introduction started innocently enough with homemade lipbalm…some recipes incredibly successful–a chocolate-mint balm that used real chocolate chips…yum–and a few not-so–picture a sluggish [...]
Tags: all-natural, beauty, DIY (make your own!), skin care
DIY Skin Care: Save Money and Actually Improve Your Skin
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY (make your own!), anti-aging, education, gifts, holidays, self-improvement, skin care
For years, we’ve been DIY’ing…our bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchens. Italian plaster and wood flooring from Home Depot, designer fixtures from Tuesday Morning, luxury cabinets from Lowe’s, Talavera tile from a local importer (may be specific to Santa Fe–but I doubt it). We’re willing to spend more time to save money. I ask you: why don’t [...]
Do-It-Yourself Anti-Aging Skin Care
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under DIY (make your own!), anti-aging, education, handmade, skin care
Smart Skin CareIn the world of skin care, prices over $100 for a little jar of cream are not uncommon, particularly if a product claims to reduce the signs of aging. If a person buys a few such products each month, the annual cost may be equivalent to a trip to Hawaii. As it turns [...]
