The Compassionate Chick’s Guide to DIY Beauty

For the past few years I’ve been dabbling in making my own DIY beauty products. I like that homemade beauty products & treatments are natural and of course, you’re controlling all of the ingredients going into them. In addition, they’re fresh and haven’t been sitting on a shelf for years.

Recently I had the opportunity to check out the new book titled: The Compassionate Chick’s Guide to DIY Beauty by authors Sunny Subramanian and Chrystle Fideler. This book is published by Robert Rose and the ISBN: 978-0-7788-0547-2. It will be available for purchase starting on September 1st, 2016.

Book Synopsis: Part DIY beauty how-to and part self-improvement manifesto, The Compassionate Chick’s Guide to DIY Beauty showcases non-toxic, rejuvenating & restorative skin care and beauty products that you can whip up in your kitchen with simple ingredients for pennies per treatment. Why spend $40 on a facial mask or $8 on a pkg. of facial wipes when you can make these products for just a dollar or two?

With Sunny’s witty, whimsical, edgy & inspirational style, easy-to-follow instructions & step-by-step photos that detail how to make & use the products, this book is a delight to read. The recipes are easy & inexpensive, and provide real beauty results. Everything you need to know about making your own vegan cosmetics is here, from the benefits of going vegan to a complete list of what you’ll need to get started.

My Thoughts: As I previously stated, I’ve been dabbling in homemade beauty products for the past few years. Some of the DIY recipes that I’ve tried in the past have been complicated & some have been easy. One of the things I adore about this new book is that EVERY SINGLE RECIPE is easy to make! Plus, many of the ingredients you already have or can obtain easily from local stores.

Inside this book you’ll find recipes and DIY instructions for the following:

Pucker-Up Peppermint Lip Scrub
Fruity AHA Facial Peel
Matcha Green Goddess Facial Mask
Black Forest Chocolate Cake Facial Mask
Refreshing Footloose Soak
Vanilla Latte Body Scrub
Go-Go Jojoba Solid Perfume
Tangle Wrangler (for hair)
Deep Hydration Avocado Hair Mask
Lavender Mint no-Poo (for hair)
Flawless Powder Foundation
Shimmer Blush
Keep-it-Dry Deodorant Paste
Strawberry Natural Tooth Whitener
+ More!

On page 171 in the book I learned that Beer is fabulous for beauty & skin care. You can use beer to make a Fruity Beer Face Scrub, a Beer Bubble Bath, Beer Shampoo and even a Beer Conditioner!

Just recently we were traveling and for some reason I ended up with a small acne breakout. I haven’t had acne for years, so I was totally freaked out about it. On page 171 they recommend that you mash up 2-3 strawberries with a few drops of beer to make a paste. Rub the past on your face and let it stand on the skin for 15 minutes & then rinse clean. I did this once a day for 3 days and that acne breakout was gone! Totally gone! I’ve shared that little secret with my 16 year old niece and now she’s been using/doing that treatment too!

There are a slew of great DIY beauty recipes & treatments in this book. Next up on my DIY list is to learn how to make the Heavenly Lotion Bars featured on page 160. You only need 5 ingredients and a couple of supplies. Yup, that’s on my to-do list for sure!

This book is fantastic and full of all kinds of great beauty information and natural treatment ideas. I’m giving it 5 stars out of 5 stars on my rating scale.

Giveaway: One lucky winner is going to win the book titled “The Compassionate Chick’s Guide to DIY Beauty” published by Robert Rose.

Giveaway Details: This giveaway is open to residents of the US & Canada ONLY age 18 and over. Please read our Terms of Service & Disclaimer Policy before entering. This giveaway will close on September 30th, 2016 at 11:59 pm EST time. No purchase necessary to enter or win.

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