Are your digits due for a little TLC? Use these self-massage and reflexology techniques to relieve tension in fingers, hands and wrists. When your purse strings are tight or you simply do not have time to make it to the spa, it is important to remember to take time out to pamper yourself. Relaxation and […]
Double Duty DIY: Mom and Me Homemade Skin Care
Do-it-yourself skincare lotions and potions for kids made with love and simple, natural ingredients. Let me start by saying that I’m not an expert on anything to do with kids. Nothing. Nada. And yet, I have one. He’s a super active, super spirited little 4-year-old who, through the adoption process, was placed with me and […]
Green Apple Toner
A refreshing, balancing green apple toner spiked with mint and vodka. There’s something so refreshing about a crisp, tart green apple. Go figure that green apples would make the perfect base for a refreshing facial toner. Apples have high concentrations of pectin, which among many other health benefits, is a antioxidant that helps fight aging (yee-haw!). The slight […]
3 Hot Spa Trends You Can Do at Home
A softer approach to exfoliation, slime stress balls and the latest nail color! What’s trending? Oh, just slimey stress-relieving goo, totally naked nails and weird spongy-like thingamajigs. Inspired by the latest social and spa trends, these home spa hacks will save you money and give your spirit a boost. Take a little time out and […]
Green and Clean Eco-Fab Salt Scrub
Whisk away dead skin with this eco-friendly salt scrub. Listen up, ladies. It’s time to ditch the notion that being green means sacrificing style. Going green doesn’t mean you have to stop shaving your armpits and wear patchouli. In fact, we implore you to shave your armpits, legs and wherever else you deem appropriate. Yes, […]
4 Insanely Easy Beauty Uses for Baking Soda
Four home spa beauty treatments you can make with baking soda. Martha Stewart is always looking out for me. Okay, so she’s looking out for all of us and by all accounts, is a shrewd business empress and the queen all of things clean and crafty. But, I’ll just make this about me because I […]
4 Easy Epsom Salt Beauty Cures
The folks at Epsom Salt Council know more about us than we thought. Somehow, they tapped into the fact that football doesn’t rule our weekends and we would trade beers at the local sports bar for a yoga class with the girls, any day. We’re not sports snobs or anything, we just a love a […]
Spa Secrets for the Perfect Bath
Tips for the perfect home spa bathing experience. Taking a bath seems pretty straightforward: plug up the tub, turn on the faucet, squirt in the Mr. Bubble and hop in. While a bath can be so much more than just that, you also don’t have to go so far as creating a bathroom sanctuary dripping […]
Shiny Hoppy Hair Beer Rinse
A DIY beer hair rinse for shiny hair. I like beer. Not that wimpy stuff. I prefer a flavorful beer with a strong, snappy finish — namely a tall, cold India Pale Ale (IPA). My motto is the hoppier, the better, and IPAs have a super-charged concentration of hops. So why hops for hair? The […]
Spring Training Spa Specials at Talking Stick Resort
The Spa at Talking Stick Resort celebrates spring training season with these specially priced spa services. Hear that? It’s the crack of a bat, which can only mean one thing: It’s Spring Training season in the Valley of the Sun! The Spa at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale is beckoning in the season with treatments for a luxurious […]
I Am Radiant DIY Brown Sugar Body Scrub
A self-affirming brown sugar body scrub that brings your inner glow to the surface. What’s the best way to bring out the natural glow in your skin. A deep cleansing, nourishing body scrub of course. The brown sugar in this lush and lovely honey-kissed body scrub banishes lackluster, dead skin cells while the rich natural oils […]
