pomegranate eye serum

pomegranate eye serum, originally uploaded by *** coleyB ***.

oohhh..... i also made this last week..... the recipe for this is from gorgeously green by sophia uliano.

1/2 tbsp grapeseed oil
1/2 tsp pomegranate seed oil
1/2 tsp carrot seed oil
1/2 tsp wheat germ oil

i bought the grapeseed oil at a local organic grocer. should be fairly easy to find. i bought the wheat germ oil off of etsy and the pomegranate and carrot seed oil from mountain rose herbs.

overall, i really like this serum and am certainly hopeful that it help with puffiness and dark circles and fine lines around my eyes. but. i have to tell you...... it sorta stinks. i mean, literally. it doesn't smell good. i think it's the wheat germ mostly. i was hoping pomegranate would have a pretty smell. it doesn't.

so, 1, i'll get use to it and just live with it. or, 2, i'll add some other pretty, flowery oils just to make it smell better. :)

coley

cheek stain

i found this recipe at the velvet bird and knew i had to try it........... i love making homemade bath & beauty products, and i love stains. perfect.


this was so. easy.

2 medium size beets
3 tblsp of glycerin

robbo chopped the beets into 1 - 2 inch cubes. we put the beets and the glycerin in a medium size stainless steel mixing bowl. we created a double boiler by placing this mixing bowl over a medium size pot with water ..... filled it about 1/3 full. we stirred the beets every few minutes and heated it about 20 minutes. then, we strained the beets which left a lovely, dark, red glycerin stain. we let it cool and then bottled it up! i happen to have saved this little bottle ..... think it holds about 3 oz. it was the perfect size.

if you are wondering why robbo helped with this little project ............. 1. he's the king of the kitchen. 2. he doesn't exactly trust me to chop and boil anything. 3. he's the king of the kitchen.

happy sunday!!

coley