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In my continuing mission (or little project) to determine which bath products can be efficiently made at home, I decided to take a shot at the exfoliators. After making hand soap, it seemed like it would be simple enough to find a decent formula… Continue Reading “Sugar Scrub”
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001U6FIVE&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrYesterday, I had the day off of work. I was on puppy training duty and had several errands to run before I went out that evening. And I had an appointment for a facial. While the aestheticians try not to get soap and oil… Continue Reading “Product: Big Sexy Hair Dry Shampoo”
http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001E96LIG&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrBand Aid created these awesome bandages specifically for blisters.My feet were pretty torn up after Day 1 at Disney last week. I used one of these on my little toe and walked over 24,000 steps the next day with no pain. The fair warning… Continue Reading “Another Totally Unpaid Product Endorsement”
In a funny twist, after I wrote about botching an eyebrow wax, my friend Fluffycat asked me to post about home waxing. I do not want anyone to learn technique from me. However, I am happy to talk about product, so as to save some… Continue Reading “The Eyebrow Thing”
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Yesterday, I was in Target and in need of nylons. I grabbed Hanes Solutions Silky Sheer for $5.49 to wear to work today. After work, I had a meeting at the Library. Walking in, my heel caught on a cobblestone and I fell –… Continue Reading “More Girl Stuff”
Like halfhttp://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000NO58SW&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr the women in Chicagoland this weekend, I got a pedicure this morning. I only mention it because because the nail tech gave me some advice that I thought, for better or for worse, I should pass on. Guys, you might want to move… Continue Reading “The Pumice Stone”
I was talking about the nail technician who told me to take care of my dry cuticles by rubbing baby oil into them and covering them with latex gloves. So I tried it. Knock on something, but it seems to have been working. I… Continue Reading “Update on this Crazy Experiment”
I have been out of town and out of my usual routine for several days. And now my skin is breaking out again. It occurred to me that I haven’t exfoliated in a week and I am always being scolded for my lazy exfoliating… Continue Reading “Neat Trick”
As much as I enjoy the spa, I have always loathed paying money for a manicure. Two reasons: I can mostly do it myself. I even have a bloody paraffin bath! I will never have really nice nails again, so why the heck would… Continue Reading “Crazy as 10 Plastic Surgeries”
The Next Dark Age 