DIY Shimmer Scrub & Body Oil
The summer heat and sunshine often bring dry skin with them, but these two fun simple DIYs will combat the dryness while adding a bit of sparkle to your skin. Use them together in the summer or anytime you want a little shimmer in your day.
A body scrub is a great way to remove dry, dead skin, and follow it with body oil to lock in moisture. Body oil also enhances the appearance of arms and legs (or really any body part on which you apply it). These DIYs are a fun way to rehydrate your skin!
DIY Shimmer Body Scrub
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 2 tbsp finely ground coffee
- 1 tsp silver cosmetic mica or gold cosmetic mica
- 1/2 tsp Savvy Minerals Wanderlust eyeshadow
- 2 tbsp Jojoba oil or carrier of choice
- 5 drops of essential oils (Lavender, Peace & Calming, Ylang Ylang, & Vanilla are some good options)
Step 1 - Add sugars, coffee and mica/eyeshadow to a small bowl and combine. Mix in jojoba oil and essential oils and store in a glass jar.
Step 2 - When you're in the shower, scrub dry skin gently, then rinse. You'll be left with radiant skin and a soft, barely there sparkle!
Note: This scrub should keep for 2-3 months without the need for refrigeration. Be careful not to get any water in your scrub or it will go bad much sooner.
DIY Simmer Body Oil
- Use a carrier oil, such as rosehip oil or avocado oil (you can also use jojoba oil or V-6 carrier oil, but the results will be more oily and need to dry longer on the skin.)
- Savvy Minerals eyeshadow in a shimmery color:
- Wanderlust - pearl-colored shimmer
- Envy - brown shimmer
- Residual - gold-tone shimmer
- Note: mixing Residual or Wanderlust with Envy will give you a gold or pearl toned bronzing effect
Step 1 - Combine the ingredients in a small bowl, and stir until throughly combined. Use the back of a spoon to break up large chunks of eyeshadow and create a smooth oil. Continue adding eye shadow until you get a color you like.
Step 2 - Transfer to a lidded glass jar and keep for up to a year.
Step 3 - This DIY body oil may look dark in the jar, but when applied, the effect is very subtle. The eyeshadow tends to settle at the bottom of the oil, so shake gently before each use.
Step 4 - Customize this body oil for you! If you want a bronzing effect, use a shade of eyeshadow with bronze tones. If you just want shimmer without the bronze shade, use a white or pearl colored eyeshadow like Wanderlust or powder highlighter like Diamond Veil.
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Jennifer
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