Story+DIY: Extra Virgin Olive Oil as an Emergency Makeup Remover

Hey Peeps!

     This is going to be a rather short advice/diy post.

     So, a little while ago I slept over my friend's house unexpectedly. It was fine until I actually had to go to sleep. I didn't realize that I put way too much eyeliner that day and it was running down and smudged. So I asked them if they knew if their mom had makeup remover and they checked but she didn't. So I sighed and asked them if they had extra virgin olive oil. They were pretty weirded out and asked me why I needed such a thing.

Here's a memorable tip for all you ladies:

     Extra virgin olive oil acts as a makeup remover if you wipe it on with a paper towel.

     After you do that make sure to wash your face with a cleanser or soap. The oil will not clog your pores and hydrates your skin, but I would not recommend it for regular use.
     Moisturizing will also help keep the skin well hydrated (especially if you used regular bar soap to wash off the oil, like I did).

     I keep some of these in my purse now and you can get a bunch of samples from almost any interactive beauty store like Sephora or Macys:

This isn't my personal favorite brand for moisturizer but it'll do in a pinch and it's free~

Please let me know if you find this post useful and feel free to try it out and tell me how it went below!~

DIY Interchangeable/Customizable Iphone 4 Case

Hey Peeps,

    I've been cute-ifying my accessories lately and came across a post on Pinterest (back when I used Pinterest) of a girl who made her own customizable iPhone case by using a clear case and wallpaper cut-outs (the kind for the walls, not your desktop).

    I obviously thought it was genius! I also thought it would really help me save money on cases.

    Needless to say I went on eBay right away and found a suitable case for my iPhone 4.

Here's the one I got for $2.99 Free Shipping

(Not from China, WOOT!).
 
     I didn't like the completely clear ones and thought the hard-case with a matte black rim added a clean finish to the pictures.

    When the case arrived I followed the instructions on Pinterest:

1. Cut out a picture of a magazine or wallpaper from the page.
2. Place the phone on the page and press down gently as you outline it with permanent marker.
3. Remove phone and cut the lines made.
4. Ta-dah! 

    Except it wasn't TA-DAH!

    The cut-out of the iPhone didn't fit inside the case. The rim made it impossible to get a correct outline.
    To say I was pissed was an understatement.
    So I did what any 22-year-old does when faced with a problem: I Googled it.

    I found this page: AHOODIE, and downloaded their Photoshop template for iPhone 4 cases.

Here's a how to:

1. Open up the template on your Photoshop.
2. Add a new layer and make sure to move the new layer under the template one.
3. Find a photo that you like on the internet or scan in a magazine/wallpaper.
4. Copy and paste that image onto the layer by using either right-click or ctrl+c then ctrl+v.
5. Stretch and position the image to your liking inside the rectangular perimeter.
6. Optional step: It's a good idea to crop out only the perimeter and leave out the rest (that you really don't want to waste ink on).
7. Another Optional step: You can erase the camera slot lines and take an X-Acto knife to manually cut out the camera for a cleaner look.
   
   
   
8. Click File, then Print. Make sure the file maintains it's actual size (do not crop to fit).
9. TAH-DAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Please let me know if you liked this tutorial and if you tried it yourself.
Also, what kind of pictures would you want to have as your phone background? Post below!

Blog page complete and what I used.

Hey Peeps,

Guess what? The page is finally done!! :D

Took me almost a week to finally get all the photoshop done to create everything from the menu bar to background to...well, everything.

Here are some of the links I used if any of you are interested in adding your own flair to your page and are, like me, html-and-such challenged.

How to Create a Custom Header
Twitter Links and such
How to add categories by post labels

Please feel free to comment and tell me if any of these worked for you and what you think about the page.