Making Substitutions
What's with the waxes?
Help, I made a mess!
Homemade Burt’s Bees x Hidden Valley
Last year I was doing some archaeology-level digging into Burt's Bees and I stumbled upon a corner of their website that left me feeling all sorts of unexpected emotions. Intrigue. Confusion. Disgust. Fascination. Curiosity. It was like the season finale of Grey's...
A water-in-oil lip balm with squalane and amino acids
We found some fun blended ingredients in this one and settled out at a "I think this is a good place to start, but experimentation is definitely required" point. Extra thanks to Jeanette and Samantha for their insights and additional research 😄
Making 100 year old lip balm
As a lover of all things skincare and all things Titanic, I'm constantly looking for ways to fuse those loves. Naturally, this means I'm super curious about the sorts of cosmetics the passengers on the Titanic might've used, so last year I went searching for some...
Creamy Overnight Lip Mask
This formulation is the creamiest, simplest, most flexible lip mask I’ve ever formulated. You’ll need just five ingredients (three of which can be substituted), it works in a tin or a tube, it’s easy to customize, can be fully vegan, and makes brilliant gifts. Let’s...
Ciaté London’s Raspberry Burst Exfoliating AHA Lip Serum
Why should our regular skin get all the AHA (alpha hydroxy acid) love? This exfoliating lip serum is such a cool idea—we learned lots and put together a very DIY-able version using ingredients we can get at the end of the live stream 😄
Candy Cane Lip Scrub
Winter is hard on lips, so this scrub is designed to be paired with my Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm to create perfectly gift-able, minty lip kit. Begin by buffing off any dry skin with this rich scrub, and then follow up with the creamy lip balm for soft, pampered,...
Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm
Welcome to our first holiday DIY of 2023! We're kicking off with a lovely Candy Cane Peppermint Lip Balm as lip balm is one of the most giftable DIYs around. It's inexpensive to make (but expensive to buy), almost everyone uses it, it's got a long shelf life, and you...
Making clear (!) lip balm
After many experiments (and flops), I finally made clear, solid lip balm! Here's how 😄
Hot Chocolate Lip Butter
We're continuing our Hot Chocolate holiday making theme with some tubes of the sort of lip butter I need in the winter. It's rich, creamy, and most importantly, long-wearing. This stuff sticks around for hours—an absolute must when it's cold, dry, and generally bleh...
DIY Moisturizing Lip Oil: 3 Ways
I've been having a ton of fun making lip oil formulations this year, and today I'm finally sharing three of my favourite formulations starring a new-to-me ingredient that I'm low-key obsessed with. These are super easy to stir up (no heating required!) and are a...
A Laneige Lip Mask Dupe (ish)
It's been over three years since I first made this creamy lip mask and I'm still in love with it. It's richer and creamier than the Laneige product that inspired it—just the way I like it.
Peppermint Beeswax Lip Balm
If you love Burt's Bees lip balm, you should definitely try this formulation. I've been working on this project for months, testing and adjusting and comparing it to the original and circling back and trying again, and I think I've gotten really, really close. I...