Margarita Body Scrub

Lately I have been to looking for all natural ways to make facials and body scrubs out of every day ingredients that you might have at home.  A lot of top selling salons and spas actually use very natural products that we have in our own homes.  I found one for Margarita Body Scrub, spas use this type of mixture when their clients come in for deep body scrubs.  This is also something that is good to use before you use self tanner to make sure that all of the dead skin cells have been removed before tanning so that you do not have discoloration.  This one is so simple and only calls for 4 ingredients:

Ingredients

1 cup fine sea salt

2 oz. olive oil

1 full lime (juiced)

3/4 oz. white tequila

Mix all ingredients together and if you have sensitive skin you can add some more olive oil if needed.  While showering, rub the mixture into the skin in a circular motion.  Make sure to rinse off all of the salt mixture and apply lotion right after you get out of the shower. 

These mixtures work well because lime and tequila are natural antiseptics, so they detoxify the skin and help improve tone and texture of the skin.  I tried it this past weekend and love it, this is something I will be adding to my routine on a more regular bases.  Enjoy!

Summer Sweets

My girlfriend and I have wanted to start baking something new every week when we have our girl's night.  I am obsessed with cupcakes and felt that this would be a fun project for both of us to do together.  I have been on the search for new recipes and exciting things to try.  Here are some of the cupcakes that I thought would be fun to bake during the summer.

Strawberry Cream Cupcakes from Call Me Cupcake

Rainbow Cupcakes from trublmaker Tumblr

Pink on Pink Cake from Call Me Cupcake

Lemon Cupcakes from 52Cupcakes

Thin Mint Cupcakes from Ingredients of a 20 Something

Margarita Cupcakes from Ingredients of a 20 Something

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes from Indegrdients of a 20 Something

Key Lime Cupcakes Ingredients of a 20 Something