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Spring Cleaning | The Beauty Edition

So it’s late April and by now we all have our Spring cleaning finished, right?  Baseboards scrubbed, all the blinds taken down and sprayed, every wall washed (do people still do that?), and even the garage got a thorough cleaning. Yep. We’ve all done that (insert appropriate form of sarcasm, unless you actually did, then [...]

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Beauty & Style Diy Scalp Treatment

Coconut Oil Scalp Treatment

One of the first things we learned in cosmetology school was how to do a scalp treatment, and for good reason.  For all the benefits they provide, I think it’s crazy they aren’t a regular part of our “beauty” routines.  We’ll scrub, rub, and moisturize every square inch of our body, but the scalp tends [...]

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The Blazer – My Spring Must-Have Item

by Destri featuring a chambray jacket Pin It I tell ya, I think mother nature is hormonal.  One minute she has me in hot flash and the next a freeze spell.  I never really know how to dress this time of year – usually opting for layers of some sort using a cardigan, and then [...]

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Beauty & Style How To Backcomb Your Hair

How To Backcomb Your Hair (without looking like a…)

Pin It I had a few titles running around in my head like How To Backcomb Your Hair So You Don’t Look Like You Walked Off An 80′s Movie Set or So You don’t Look Like My 1996 Yearbook Photo or my personal favorite Without Looking Like You Had An All Night Party With A [...]

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Beauty & Style Olive Oil Sugar Scrub

1 Minute To Soft Hands – Olive Oil Sugar Scrub

Pin It Happy Friday friends!  I am so excited to introduce our new segment Beauty & Style.  We had such an overwhelming response from our 3 Twists Hair Style post, we decided beauty and style is something all of us want to see more of.  Oh the fun we’ll have!  The focus will be practical [...]

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How To Make Lip Balm

Winter weather can be very beautiful with fresh white snow, but it wreaks havoc on our skin.  Being indoors and the dry heat from our homes causes many peoples skin to become unbearably dry.  I ran across how to make your own lip balm to moisturize your lips last year that doesn’t require any melting just mixing [...]

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How-to make your own body scrubs

Natural beauty has come a long way since tipping raw eggs on your hair and squashed bananas on your face. Not that I am saying they are bad, I’m just not into that kind of thing. What I have enjoyed creating and using (and loving the benefits of it not costing the earth) is making [...]

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