Scrub Yo Lips

As the weather continues to shift back and forth, your lips may have also morphed into a piece of dull, dry, and flaky skin. Everyone craves baby soft lips to help keep them in perfect kissing condition ;) by exfoliating the lips. For a soft and smooth result, these home remedies are ideal for anyone with dry, chapped lips who seeks lips like butter.

Two techniques demonstrated in the video:

1) Take olive oil and sugar, and mix it all together. Make sure the mixture is pasty in consistency! (I overdid the oil in the video, sorry!) Gently rub the mixture on your lips and massage them in a circular  motion. 

2) Mix sugar, honey, and petroleum jelly all together. Experiment with the quantities until the mixture has a gritty texture. Apply it on your lips in a circular motion, leave it on for a couple of minutes and wipe it off with a washcloth!

Here I used Too Faced La Creme Color Drenched Lip Cream in Spice Spice Baby. I love the natural color!

For those who are lipstick junkies, Tarte has a lip scrub in lipstick form!

Your lips will be silky smooth after using these home remedies. Many have adopted the toothbrush remedy, but I feel as though it is too harsh on the lips. If these tips & tricks don't work for you, let me know so I can find an effective way to exfoliate your lips! Enjoy scrubbing your lips, and maybe even eating the left over scrub after...it's so yummy!

AND a big thanks to my friend, Rina, for filming & editing!

Thrift Shoppin

"Beauty is pain" is such a relative phrase, especially within our society. Well, I beg to differ. The price of beauty doesn't always have to make you wince as you pull out those fresh bills from your wallet. In fact, beauty products can actually be cheap and pain-free for your pocketbook. 

One place you'll see me thrifting on a regular basis is at the Skylark Nail Supply, a cosmetics and beauty supply store, located on Brookhurst in Garden Grove.

There are extensive assortments of cosmetic and nail products that you would probably lust over at Sephora or at your favorite nail salon. There is also a wide array of my favorite product in the entire world...false eyelashes! 

Renowned nail polishes such as Essie, OPI, China Glaze, and Zoyas usually retail for around $8, but can be snapped up for $3 to $4 at this gem. One pair of eyelashes you will see at your local drugstore vary from $5 to $7. False lashes at Skylark are sold for $6 for a set of 10 pairs! What a jaw-dropping deal!

Saving money can feel just as good as spending it.

I advise you to take cash because the store doesn't accept card, and you will almost certainly be exhausted because of the overwhelming steals you will encounter. If time permits, you can make a pit stop to The Boiling Crab located just next door!