Crunchy Betty
Food on Your Face
We did it! Two whole weeks of washing our faces with honey, and (with rare exceptions) the final result was bee-yootifully fantastic!
As those of you who received my email last weekend know, this challenge wasn't to do …
Forgive me, internet, for I have sinned.
Today I was going to talk about the merits of making your own dishwasher detergent. Instead, I did that. That up there. That stuff that looks like homemade coconut butter.
And …
Ahh! Will the honey madness ever stop? (Yes. Yes it will. After Friday. So bear with me.)
So washing your face with honey is pretty perfect already? But what about those of you who are still having little breakouts? Still …
The Crunchy Betty Honey Challenge continues!
We're one week in (officially, though I know some of you just started), and as promised, I'm going to show you how to incorporate honey into removing your makeup.
Actually, …
There is more to being crunchy than mushing food about your facial region.
There is the other side. The reasons we make these new and sometimes seemingly radical choices.
Whether it's to stay away from synthetic …
THE question of the Crunchy Betty Honey Challenge so far has been:
"Why does it matter what honey I buy? What's the difference?"
It matters. And there is a big difference. So big that it will absolutely without a doubt …
CHALLENGE TIME!
Today starts a new day for you. For us all.
Starting today, we're going to wash our faces with honey - at least once a day. Honey. And water.
Don't forget the first rule of the Crunchy Betty Honey …
Woohoo!
Monday starts the very first day of the first-ever Crunchy Betty Challenge, and it's the easiest, most simple, and most amazingly effective thing you can think of.
We're going to be - for two entire weeks - …
Sunday, I hit the crunchy motherload.
For the first time ever, I attended a community swap. And it was glorious.
Some of you may have a swap near you, by the way, so please check this website (scroll down a bit) and …
Over the last year and a half, I've become a bit of a beauty book addict. Big surprise.
My favorites, though, are the vintage ones. The ones with words like "ye" and "olde" and "britches." The ones where you cured issues …
Ladies and gentleman, it's time to play ...
WHAT'S IN YOUR SOAP?
The winner of today's game will receive $100,000 and a trip to the finals for a chance to win ... a chicken! (The $100,000 is imaginary and the chicken …
It seems like no 'poo comes and goes in waves. Suddenly, 20 women will show up out of nowhere saying they're about to try it. With every wave comes a small, but vocal, backlash.
"Backlash" may be a strong word. A better …
Aristotle postulated that the essence of life is to serve others and do good.
The Dalai Lama told us the purpose of life is to be happy.
Douglas Adams said the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42.
I'm …
People come to me and ask me questions that are most often like this: "I have really dry skin/acne/dull skin/hair that won't grow ... what do you think I should do about it?"
My first response, bar none, is: "Whenever I …
Back when I was modeling, Preparation H was all the rage. Preparation H under the eyes. Preparation H whenever you'd had a few too many the night before and your whole face was puffy. Preparation H everywhere.
It smelled …
This blog was founded on one basic principle. One law. One love.
You should put food on your face.
It makes you pretty. It makes you feel, and look, young. It is absolutely fantastic for your skin.
Frankly, this is …
All this week, I'm going to feature little things I do (or desperately want to remember to do) on at least a weekly basis for more beautiful, detoxified, and clear skin. To wit, they're things you can just slip in to your …
So, by now you've probably come to terms with bubble baths not necessarily being the healthiest, most nourishing alternative for your skin.
C'est la vie, crunchy people. C'est la vie.
Life goes on, and in much more …
There aren't a lot of things you have to give up when you go crunchy and start making your own beauty and household products.
Very, very few, actually.
To almost everything you can buy on the store shelves, a …
Clothes are clean.
Bags are packed.
Alarm is set for 6:00 a.m.
And three superbly convenient new things have been made for my all-day road trip with my mom tomorrow to go tend to my sister's two little boys while …
Has this happened to you?
You're getting ready to shop for an awesome recipe, which just so happens to call for 2 Tbsp of parsley. You go to the store, and all you can do is buy a bunch of parsley. Like, at least 2 cups …
It seems like every couple of years, there's a new miracle fruit, antioxidant, oil, vegetable, nut, or cat.
(Not really the cat thing, except mine.)
Tamanu might have actually already had its heyday, but up until about …
Simple vanilla
Spirited peppermint drenched
Extracts from heaven
Or maybe
Vodka-bathed nature
Peppermint and vanilla
Patience – don’t drink yet
Yeah. I don't know what came over me while I was making these, but …
As promised, here are all the details on the summer scrub that you can order - or make at home all by your little lonesomes.
The pre-ordering period will last ONLY until May 9, 2011 or until we reach 100 orders, whichever …
