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Who doesn’t love love? And by extension, who doesn’t love Valentine’s Day? It’s a cheap excuse to make some heart shaped things and give them to people you love! So I bring you some wonderful ideas for Valentine’s bath & body products… BATH BOMBS These are super easy if you follow the instructions properly. Bath...
I think it’s great people take the time to share their knowledge and expertise by creating tutorials we can download for free — because it really is a labour of love to make a tutorial — but I wanted to vent for a moment about things I’ve seen relating to making your own bath &...
A quick post with more ideas for mineral make up recipes – primarily eye shadows. For most of these recipes, just use our base when it says “base” instead of using their base (unless you want to try other bases.) Our very own Tanna from Suds & Scents in Abbotsford shares her recipes for beautiful...
Continuing with the idea of a wonderful handmade Christmas, may I suggest making your own bath & body products? They’re cute, they’re smelly, and people like to bathe (well, most of the people I know like to bathe!) BATH BOMBSThese are super easy if you follow the instructions properly. Bath bombs are made with citric...
Black amber lavender fizzing bath cupcakes What’s not to love about fizzing bath bomb cupcakes? They smell nice, they look adorable, and they fizz. But they are not edible. As I always say, “If you eat this and you die, I’ll be sad. But it’s not my fault.” If you are interested in learning how...