Posted by Durkes Katherine on November 17th, 2007 in Beauty ·
The minute you walk into a bath and body store (such as Bath and Body Works, The Body Shop, or Origins), you are being mind controlled. If you set foot in these territories, you will walk out with way more products than you intended to buy in the first place… and way less money.
Does this sound overly dramatic?..
Posted by Durkes Katherine on November 10th, 2007 in Hobbies ·
Have you ever dreamed of making your own perfume? If so, you probably think that it takes a lot of strange, expensive perfumery ingredients and many years of study to create a good fragrance. This is not the case…
Posted by Durkes Katherine on October 30th, 2007 in Hobbies ·
When you make your own perfume, you have the freedom to make any fragrance you want, but did you know that you can also make perfume in different forms? Of course, you can create standard alcohol fragrances, but there are also the rarer "boutique" styles of solid and oil perfumes…
Posted by Durkes Katherine on August 16th, 2007 in Hobbies ·
Making designer smell-alikes is a great introduction to home perfuming. With just a few ingredients and instructions, it’s almost impossible to get wrong…
Posted by Durkes Katherine on August 3rd, 2007 in Beauty ·
Sometimes, you find the perfect perfume, but it has one serious flaw. After a few hours, the fragrance has disappeared as though you had never put it on! What can you do to make your perfume last a little longer (and be worth the price of the bottle?)
First, here’s a little background about what makes perfume smell…
Posted by Durkes Katherine on July 26th, 2007 in Hobbies ·
If you’ve ever made perfume with vodka and essential oils, you know how limiting it is…
Posted by Durkes Katherine on June 27th, 2007 in Hobbies ·
Wouldn’t you like to add some easy extra profit onto your soap and candle business? If you act on the advice in this article, you can regularly turn $6 soap purchases into $30 transactions.
There are specific items that you should add onto your existing soap or candle line, even if you’re just a hobby seller…
Posted by Durkes Katherine on June 20th, 2007 in Home ·
Many people may immediately think of sweet, fruity scents like cotton candy, strawberry, and peach as summer-type scents. I think that too much of that can make you feel sticky!..
Posted by Durkes Katherine on June 20th, 2007 in Hobbies ·
If you’ve already made a basic bath salt, but you want to produce a more professional product, you’ll love these simple techniques. They’ll make your bath salts less “homebrew” and more spa-quality…