DIY: SUGAR LIP SCRUB

I thought I would share with you a recent assignment I had to do for beauty school. We had to make a product from scratch and I chose to make a sugar lip scrub. There are plenty of facial scrubs and body scrubs on the market but there isn't many that are specifically for exfoliating your lips. The recipe is really simple and will leave your lips feeling soft and smooth, and it tastes amazing!

You will need:

3 tablespoons of castor sugar

2 tablespoons of coconut oil

Food colouring

Lip gloss pots or containers

Instructions:

Measure oil into a bowl

Add sugar and mix well

Add 1 drop of colouring (no more as you do not want to stain the lips)

Scoop into sterile containers

Store in fridge for up to a week

 

How to Clean Your Make-up Brushes

Make-up artists are not the only ones that should be cleaning their make-up brushes. We ALL should be. Dirty brushes collect dirt, oil and bacteria. Not only is this disgusting but it can be transferred onto your skin and cause breakouts. It can also limit the life of your make-up products if your dipping your dirty brushes in to pick up product. Eye brushes and lip brushes in particular need to be cleaned because they come into contact with your bodily fluids.

If you’re someone that wears make-up every day you should try and clean your brushes once a week. This helps to prolong the life of your brushes, keep them in good condition and allows them to pick up pigment from your make-up more effectively.

I thought I'd share with you how I clean my make-up brushes.

What You’ll Need: 

* Access to warm water

* Baby Shampoo (I use Johnson's Baby Shampoo)

* Brush Sanitizer (I use Scotty's Brush Cleaner)

* Hand Towel

* Brush Guards

Instructions:

1.       Wet the brush with warm water.

2.       Apply a small amount of baby shampoo into the palm of your hand and massage the brush into your palm until it is nice and soapy. Rinse under the water and repeat until no more make-up comes out of the brush.

3.       Spray on some brush sanitizer and wipe the brush on a hand-towel to soak up the excess moisture.

 4.       Place a brush guard over your larger brushes so that when they dry they keep their shape.

5.       Lay the brushes down flat while they are drying so that the moisture does not run into the base of the brush and loosen the glue holding the brush together.

6.       Place in a nice warm, sunny spot to dry (e.g. window sill).

Here's where you can find the products I use:

Brush Sanitizer

http://scottysmakeup.com.au/collections/brush-cleaner/products/acbss

Johnson's Baby Shampoo
http://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/product.asp?id=52463&gclid=CKqi057v0cMCFYeSvQod2F4AWQ

Brush Guards

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=201197196905

I hope you found these few tips helpful. Thanks for reading xx

BIODERMA SENSIBIO H2O

Sensibio H2o is a micellar water created by French skincare brand Bioderma. It is fragrance free and hypoallergenic making it suitable for sensitive skin. Sensibio H2o is used to remove make-up (including waterproof) and can also be used as an all over face cleanser. 

I was first introduced to this product by my make-up teacher. She uses Sensibio H2o as her make-up remover in her professional kit and I recall her mentioning she used it because it was suitable for all skin types. I went to purchase it but was put off by how expensive it was (RRP $39.99 for a 500ml bottle in Priceline, Australia). I did manage to pick some up recently during Priceline’s 40% off skincare sale, and boy am I glad I did.

What I love about this product is that it’s not oily and does not smear my eye make-up around in the process of removing it. I find a lot of other eye make-up removers leave my eyes feeling cloudy, unclean and smear my eye make-up (particularly gel eye liner) everywhere! What I do with this product is soak a cotton pad and hold it over my eye area for a few seconds to let it dissolve the make-up, then I gently wipe over the area. I also like to use it all over my face as my pre-cleanser, it then allows the face cleanser that I use to work on my skin without the interference of left over make-up or oil (when using as a cleanser simply soak a cotton pad and wipe over the face, there is no need to rinse.)

I can’t get over how fresh and clean this product makes my skin feel. I have quite sensitive skin so I appreciate how gentle Sensibio H2o is. This is definitely a product I will also be adding to my professional make-up kit to use on clients. I feel confident I can use it on other people without fear of irritating their skin. The fact that it is also a non-rinse product makes it ideal to use on clients when you do not have access to a sink.

Overall I think this product is amazing and worth the investment. Best keep an eye out for those Priceline sales though!

Scientific Fact: Sensibio H2o contains micelle cells which are spherical liquid crystals which trap small amounts of oil (make-up, dirt, sebum) making them excellent at removing make-up.

Thanks for reading xx