EXFOLIATING COFFEE & ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FACE MASK DIY

Since I am already a huge fan of activated charcoal and all its detoxifying benefits, I thought I’d share one of my favorite ways to use it with you, in a face mask! Both my boyfriend (that’s right, this charcoal face mask works for men too) and I use this mask to get all the guck off our faces that build up both in our pores and on the surface of our skin throughout the week. The addition of coffee and coconut to this charcoal face mask DIY also adds a smell to the mix that awakens the sense and leaves your skin hydrated. Sounds pretty good, right?! If you are curious as to how to make this charcoal face mask DIY at home too, keep reading!

COFFEE AND ACTIVATED CHARCOAL FACE MASK BENEFITS

This all-natural face mask exfoliates, hydrates, and purifies your skin leaving it soft, smooth, and fresh. Activated Charcoal pulls impurities and toxins out of the skin while coffee grinds exfoliate dead skin cells away and coconut oil moisturizes. I recommend leaving this activated charcoal face mask DIY on for about 10-15 minutes before exfoliating and washing it off gently with warm water. For glowing skin, follow with vitamin C serums and your favorite moisturizer! ♥

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SHOPPING LIST:

Small Containers - I used 4 oz Glass Jam Jars  
2.5 oz Organic Coffee Grinds (fine) - per jars you want to end up with so (2.5 x # of jars = how much you will need)
1.5 oz Coconut Oil***- per jars you want to end up with
Activated Charcoal - I got capsuled ones and removed the charcoal from the capsules, 1-2 for each 4oz jar
 

*** If you have a problem getting the coconut oil out of the container like I did I recommend using a technique called "sous-vide".  Please note that the container has to be made of glass to do this. To do this, placing the glass jar of coconut oil in a bath of water and heat the water up slowly in order to melt the coconut oil. Use a cloth when removing the glass jar from the bath as it will be hot. Pictures included below!

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DIRECTIONS:

Wash and dry your jars fully

Place the coffee grinds in the food processor (you may have to do this in parts!) , add in your coconut oil and activated charcoal. Blend until well mixed well together.

If you did this in parts transfer food processor contents to a large bowl and repeat coffee, coconut oil, and charcoal mixture until everything is done. Mix large bowl contents together one last time with a whisk. The mask should look black and have a thick grainy consistency!

Scoop out and fill jars! 

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I hope you had as much fun making this easy charcoal face mask DIY as I did! Please let me know your comments below or if you have any special requests!!!!! I would love to hear from you ♥ ♥ ♥

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HOW TO: L'OREAL COLORISTA

Can I get a WOOP WOOP! Seriously though guys, I'm on a roll with these videos! HAHA

So as many of you know I dyed my hair ‘purple’ recently (I really used three shades - Colorista Purple, Colorista Ice Blue, and Colorista Indigo). If you didn't see my Snaps/Instastory (...I see how it is....) then you would have missed me talking about how I wanted to go silver ever since I had a dream where my hair was silver. Anyways, wouldn't you know it but the universe a couple of weeks later would sent me some L'Oreal Colorista hair dye - now that's freaking serendipitous if you ask me.  Next thing I know I'm dying my hair, at home, by myself with absolutely no experience. THAT'S RIGHT FOLKS I DID THIS ALL BY MYSELF!

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In this video, I share with you a couple of really good tips and tricks on how to do this at home. Make sure to take your time, half the work when coloring your hair is prep so be patient. I'm also going to list a bunch of good tips below for you so make sure to check those out.

If for some reason you thought this was going to be another makeup tutorial you are sadly mistaken my friend but fret not, here is one of my recent previous videos -> 'Mauve Glitter Cay Eye Makeup Tutorial!'

***Although ONE Instagram post for this L'Oreal Colorista campaign was sponsored this video was certainly NOT. I am not getting paid for this video however once I posted the sponsored photo everyone asked me how I did it and well let’s just say I'm glad I filmed my process.

I also just wanted to remind you to subscribe to my channel and follow me on my social handles if you aren't already! When you follow me I know I am doIng a good job and will be more amped up to produce more videos for you!

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PRODUCTS I USED IN THIS TUTORIAL

L'Oreal Colorista in Colorista Purple, Colorista Ice Blue , and Colorista Indigo (3 Colours Total all 'Cool Tones')
- each box comes with a brush for application and a couple of sets of gloves!

YOU WILL ALSO NEED

- A t-shirt you don't care about
- A towel to sit on so you don’t stain your chair!
- A hairbrush
- A hair sectioning comb
- Small plastic elastics
- Bowls covered with a plastic bags (I used three - one for each colour)

TIPS AND TRICKS!

- If you zigzag the top section you will be able to see the colours underneath better and it won’t be so stark on top and obviously one colour.
- These colours in particular are made for blonde hair which is why it showed up more prominent on the areas that were previously blonde so make sure you have good colours for your hair colour.
- I did a test the night before at the back of my neck to see if I liked all three colours together before I started.
- Make sure the sections at the front of your face are symmetrical and that the colours you use for the front piece horizontal from each other are the same all the way up.
- After the 30 minutes is up and it's time to wash out the dye use only shampoo, conditioner will make the colour fade out faster.
- If you don’t want it as dark then alternatively use conditioner when you wash your hair so that the colour will fade out more.

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If you have any questions about L’Oreal Colorista feel free to leave them in the comments below along with any tutorial request you may have! That's it for today and I'll see you guys again soon!

xo

-Soheila

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DIY CINNAMON BUN LIP SCRUB

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First thing I have to say about this lip scrub is YUM!!! I literally could eat this sugary goodness it smells so good. This all natural lip scrub will help you moisturize your lips and remove dead skin cells. Simply rub the mixture on your lips for two minutes before rinsing (or eating). ENJOY!

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INGREDIENTS:

1/2 Cup of Brown Sugar
2.5 TBSP Coconut Oil
2.5 TBSP Honey
4 TSP Vanilla Extract
2 TSP Cinnamon

DIRECTIONS:

Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

I hope you had as much fun making this product and giving them away as much as I did! Please let me know your comments below or if you have any request!!!!! Id love to hear from you ♥ ♥ ♥

DIY MILK BATH

In ancient Egyptian times Cleopatra took milk baths to preserve her youthful appearance. Even Queen Elizabeth the 1st of England has historically acclaimed the beautifying benefits of these baths. Milk baths use lactate acid and alpha hydroxy acid to dissolve the proteins that hold together dead skin cells. The result of this is nice smooth moisturized skin! If you have irritated skin, dry skin, a sunburn, or even just itchy skin, this will definitely help relief some of those symptoms. I have even added Epsom salts to this recipe so that if you are sore from the gym you can get an extra benefit. ENJOY!

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INGREDIENTS: - All of these products including the milk jars were purchased from Bulk Barn

3/4 Cup of Baking Soda
3/4 Cup of Epsom Salt
1 and 3/4 Cup of Whole Milk Powder
3/4 Cup of Corn Starch
10 Drops of Liquid Essential Oils (I used Lavender because I love the scent and find it calming but you can use whatever you like)

DIRECTIONS:

Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

I hope you had as much fun making this product and giving them away as much as I did! Please let me know your comments below or if you have any request!!!!! Id love to hear from you ♥ ♥ ♥

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ROSE PETAL BODY SCRUB

I found the recipe for this product on pinterest and thought I would give it a try. I know that since Valentines Day is coming up and being that it's winter here in Toronto I think my girlfriends and I are all suffering from a little dry skin. This simple recipe combines sugar (exfoliates), baby oil (moisturizes) and rose petals (scent) to make a beautiful product to keep your skin glowing! ♥

SHOPPING LIST:

Small Containers - I used 4oz Glass Jam Jars   ** Remember to wash them first!
Plain White Granulated Sugar - 3oz x how every many you want to make
Baby Oil -1oz x how every many you want to make
Rose Petals - I used pink ones
 

DIRECTIONS:

Place the sugar in the food processor (you may have to do this in parts!), add in your baby oil and rose petals. Blend until well mixed and the petals are nicely chopped up.

If you did this in parts transfer food processor contents to a large bowl and repeat sugar, baby oil and rose petal mixture until everything is done. Mix large bowl contents together one last time with a whisk.

Scoop out and fill jars!

I hope you had as much fun making these and giving them away as I did! Please let me know your comments below or if you have any request!!!!! Id love to hear from you ♥ ♥ ♥