Cleanser Eliminate the chemicals & sulfates in your store-bought cleansers and switch to the Oil Cleansing Method (OCM). OCM is a great way to dip your toes into organic skincare and also treat your skin while dissolving makeup, oil, and dirt. For an even easier, one-ingredient cleanser, try the honey challenge and cleanse with raw [...]

Give your eyes instant lift by curling your lashes before applying mascara. Gunky mascara? Dip the bottom 1/2 of the tube into a cup of hot water to soften mascara so there will be no clumps when you apply. Create thickness by first applying mascara to the top side of lashes by looking downward and [...]

It’s been a week into Crunchy Betty’s Honey Challenge, and my skin already is showing SO much improvement! In fact, when I woke up this morning, I had ZERO new blemishes! I still have several acne spots that are healing from past blemishes, but today marks probably the first day since before puberty that I [...]

CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara ($5.94) Waterproof Lash Blast mascara from CoverGirl (in Very Black) is my all-time favorite mascara. It’s the perfect jet-black color and builds volume and length without smudging or budging.    Garden of Life Extra Virgin Coconut Oil ($7.97) Coconut oil has so many beauty uses! It works wonders as a skin [...]

Want the look of flawless skin? BeautyBlender is the key to professional-looking makeup applications! With its elliptical shape and suede finish, BeautyBlender (latex-free & non-allergenic) is the ultimate makeup sponge. I wet my sponge (squeezing out excess water) before use, and first dot foundation all over my face. Then, I “bounce” (a.k.a. stipple) the BB [...]