The Haircut

Somehow, while I was changing diapers, encouraging little people to eat their veggies, potty training and infinite other mothering chores I forgot I had a head.
I know, I feel bad for every single person who has been forced to look at my head for most of the last 5 years. I just didn't know I was rocking such a sad, sad, SAD head of shaggy, neglected dog hair. I am officially sorry. And it is with a sigh of relief that I introduce you to my new hair.


I have a lot to learn about doing my own fabulous hair. I really underestimated how much product I should be using and this morning after doing my hair myself I looked much fluffier. Note to self: pile on the gunk for sleek, shiny hair. I feel like I should have known to use more product. When I woke up this morning, the morning after the great hair revolution, I felt like my head had been buttered. Gross yes, but lovely, oh sooooo lovely.

Not Just Your Grannie's Cold Cream

Thanks to dark cloud blue sky I just got the latest copy of World Sweet World in the mail and it is a gem. It is a Make-it-Yourself magazine out of New Zealand and it is chock full of great things coming from down under. The first one on my list to try was Rachel Fabish's recipe for cold cream, the 2000 year old beauty potion used by women around the world. Cold cream is the ultimate cleanser and moisturiser in one. Really though, I almost find it more soothing just to know everything that is in it is edible and available in my grocery store.

There are a lot of home made cosmetic recipes I would love to try like angry chicken's deodorant, several lippy recipes and some hand cream or hair treatments would be mighty fine too. Sadly, where I am in Canada means that I must order supplies online and suffer a really crap exchange rate and dismal shipping rates on top. (I know, my life is Hard) But in any case, this recipe only sent me to the health food store for beeswax and took about 15 mins to complete.

And the results are lovely. Darlings, I glow. So get started.

Cold Cream

Warm 6 tbsp olive oil and 28g chopped beeswax in a small jar in a pot of water on the stove. Warm until wax is just melted.

In a separate container, warm 2 tbsp rosewater. Pour it slowly into the oil/wax mix stirring constantly.

Remove the jar from the hot water and continue to stir until cool and thick. (I placed my jar in a bowl of cold water to help cool it down while I stirred).

I also added four drops of lavender essential oil once the jar was off the heat.

Fill a sterile jar and keep in the fridge.

Now that you are ready to use it, scoop out a small amount and warm it between your fingers. Smooth it all over your face and give your self a much deserved facial massage. Then gently wipe off the excess and glow baby glow.

Incidentally, this is awesome for chapped winter hands.