How do you reuse your empty Diptyque candle jars? And the #breastcancerawareness month

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#BCAwareness, #breastcancerawareness month, #pinkwarrior, Baies, candle, Diptyque, diy, empty candle, Figuier, multiple uses, roses

… This is what I’m doing with mine! 

You all know how much love Diptyque candles get in this household. And I’m not only talking about those gorgeous home scents, but the beautiful packaging as well.

I used to have jars in different sizes scattered all over my place and because I was getting too attached to some of them, I was keeping those in their original boxes! EMPTY that is! #hoarder much!?

… Until one day when I had to move house and had no room for junk, so “that” needed to go away. And so it did!

At the moment, the only empty candle that I have is this Baies travel size that came in a set of three ( see full post on it, here ) and I will show you how you can reuse it after all the wax is consumed.

First I clean the remaining wax by putting it under hot running water ( I prefer this method because I have to wash the jar anyway and the warm water does an excellent job! ), then I go in with an abrasive kitchen sponge and some dishwasher detergent ( taking care not to wet the label too much ), rinse it well and wipe off all the excess water with a clean cotton towel.

Now that our jar is clean, I will give you some ideas on what to use it for:

• to hold your nick-nacks, those pesky little things that always tend to disappear… like hair grips, hair ties or as pictured, cotton buds
• to hold your makeup brushes
• as a vase – these look lovely in pictures, you must’ve seen them all over Instagram and Pinterest.

I hope you enjoyed this little DIY post and please tell me what happens to your empty candle jars!

See you soon, Beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

But before you go, please make sure you read this: 

Since October is the

#breastcancerawareness month,

this is my little tribute to all those who are fighting this terrible disease and to those close to them who are going through a difficult time as well!

So please my beautiful ladies, go check your breasts at least once a year! It’s for your own good!

And also make sure that you spread the awareness! Sharing is caring! 

Why not living in a healthier world, right?!

It’s entirely up to us! 

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How to remove blackheads at home DIY

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blackheads, diy, gelatine, milk, pores, skincare, stripes

I felt inspired to write this post last night while I was reading this one 5 steps to banish blackheads at home written by the Simply Gorgeous Chantel.

This is a DIY I’m using for years now. And it isn’t mine. I’ve found it while I was watching some Michelle Phan videos on Youtube. It doesn’t really matter who came out with it, the thing really works!

By the time I’ve discovered this remedy I was kind of obsessed with hiding pores and banishing blackheads. So I was using pore stripes, of course. Until that one time when removing the stripe, a few layers of skin went away with it. Imagine the panic!?

After that I did a bit of a research, read some reviews, watched some videos and I have discovered that, in time, using pore stripes can be harmful for your skin, causing irritations, enlarged pores, even infections. So I’ve found this video in which Michelle Phan used a DIY recipe to make your own pore stripes at home ( video here ).

You simply need 1 tbs of unflavoured gelatine and 1 tbs of milk, a heating resistant container and a brush. What you should do is mix the milk with the gelatine in the bowl, until it looks like it does in the picture – a bit chunky, gooey and gross, I must say. ( Oh! well… ) Then you pop it in the microwave for 10 seconds. You take it out and wait for it to cool down a little. Then apply it on your interest areas. Wait for 10 minutes for the paste to dry, then you peel it off.

And you are done! Easy and not painful at all!

What do you think? Will you try it? Have you tried it already?

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie

 

SPA AT HOME – DIY 1 – Body

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apricot oil, body, body mask, body scrub, camomile oil, coconut oil, diy, olive oil, santal amyris oil, skincare, SPA

Last week I shared with you my own version of a SPA AT HOME – Luxury Products 1 – Body. For that post I chose the high-end products I use and love at the moment. For my SPA session this Sunday I plan to use only products everyone has at home, that are not that expensive and they are healthy and organic. It is going to be a do-it-yourself kind of post that I am sure anyone can do and enjoy.

For my SPA at home I am going to need some basic ingredients: natural essential oils ( Camomile and Santal Amyris oils ), cold pressed apricot oil, coconut oil ( review here ), olive oil, sea salt, brown sugar, coffee, honey, yogurt, cornflour, barley flakes… You are allowed to use whatever ingredients are good for your skin that you can find in your kitchen.

First of all, same as I did in my previous SPA post, I like to prepare my bathroom. I light some candles, some oils. I fill my bath top with hot water, I add simple sea salt, some oatmeal and I also add a few drops of Camomile and Santal oils. The Camomile Oil ( Anthemis Nobilis ) is a calming and relaxing  pure essential oil which helps reduce  stress and chronic insomnia, muscular tensions, skin allergies, helps healing eczema and scars. The Santal Amyris ( Amyris Balsamifera ) is a pure essential oil that helps decongest the lymphatic and the circulatory systems but it also helps reducing the cellulite. The sea salt helps detox the skin and relax your muscles and the barley flakes can be used to heal skin affections.

To clean my skin I use a scrub I make myself out of: coffee, sea salt, brown sugar, olive oil, apricot oil and a few drops of camomile oil. I rub my skin gently to remove any dead skin cells then I clean my skin with warm water.

After that I often use a body mask. That is right! You can also use masks for your body not only for your face and neck! We often forget to take deep care of our body’s skin. We don’t exfoliate enough, we don’t give our bodies the moisture it often needs. Me included… But when I do, this is what I use: I mix in a bowl one cup of cornflour, one cup of Greek yogurt and three tablespoons of organic honey from my grandfather’s bees. I apply that mixture all over my body and go on with my routine for another few minutes, then I rinse it off.

After the scrub and the mask my skin feels so soft and smooth that I don’t even need to apply a body lotion. Nonetheless, I like to apply an oil to be sure my skin feels moisturised for a long time. And for that I use cold pressed coconut oil, that I gently massage into my skin insisting on my very dry areas: elbows, knees, hands and feet.

I usually prepare enough scrub and body mask for a one-time-usage. But sometimes I happen to do more, so whatever is left I like to keep it in a dark colored glass jar with a lid that seals the recipient for safe keeping. I am careful not to keep the product too long though because since it is made out of natural ingredients without preservatives, it can easily go bad.

This is my SPA at home affordable DIY version. I like natural ingredients and I like mixing them.

But tell me, do you like such natural remedies? Do you use any of these? Please share with us some of your “recipes”!

See you soon, beautiful!

xx, Annie