Artifact Girl

MINTY CLEAN SKIN

So fresh, so clean! 

One of my favorite herbal teas is peppermint. I always drink a cup after dinner. Because of its cooling element it helps sooth the pain of indigestion. It improves your bodies metabolism, allowing you to digest your food quickly.

But of course when peppermint tea is applied to your skin it has its own set of benefits. 

This is for my oily-combination people! Our skin is basically magnets for dirt, especially when you have oilier skin. By letting the dirt pile up on your skin it begins to clog pores and you harvest unwanted pimples!

So here are some benefits of having minty clean skin:

1. Helps control oily skin: The menthol helps decreases the oil production, giving you more flawless and mattified skin.

2. Reduces irritations: the cooling property of menthol helps inflamed skin such as an insect bite, rashes, burns and most importantly acne. 

So with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up...remember, after a big meal make sure to have a cup of peppermint tea! With the left over tea splash some on your face or apply it on your skin with a cotton pad. ;) 

Enjoy!

Love,

Artifact Girl xo

COFFEE BODY SCRUB

Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!

The caffeine and antioxidants in coffee help minimize the appearance of scars, stretch marks and even cellulite on your body! Just as drinking coffee help us stay awake and keep our minds alert, when the caffeine is applied onto our skin it helps stimulate the circulation which helps smooth out our skin by toning and tightening the tissue. 

The best part of all of this is that you all probably have coffee in your home! This is a super easy, super quick beauty do-it-yourself!

What you'll need:

1 cup of grounded coffee 

4 tbs of honey / olive oil / coconut oil

*Optional: You can add 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of grounded coffee for a finer scrub. 

You can use fresh grounded coffee or you can just use the left over coffee grinds from your morning coffee! Put your grinds in a medium bowl, add in your honey/olive or coconut oil and mix it up. Take the coffee paste with you in the shower and gently massage it into your skin, focusing on the parts that need more attention: arms, legs and underarms (smooths out ingrowns), stomach area, thighs, back....even your face (however, I would recommend not to scrub but to just apply it like a mask). 

Wash it off with warm water, pat dry, moisturize and you're good to go my friends! Obviously like most beauty regimes, frequent treatments show the best results. Oh, beauty really is a pain! ;) 

I hope you like this beauty DIY, this is certainly one of my favorites! 

 

Love,

Artifact Girl xo

 

TOMATO FACE MASK

You say Toe-May-Toe and I say Toe-Ma-Toe...

I love tomatoes, sometimes I bite right into them like apples and slurp the juices out. I sprinkle a bit of salt and eat the rest! Delicious. 

If you're a fan of tomatoes, then you'd be happy to know that they are also great for face masks! For a natural glowing and radiant skin, tomato with a bit of honey added is a great combination! Tomatoes add moisture, fights acne and builds radiance to your skin! Who can say no to that? ;) 

For those who have acne prone skin - add a splash of lemon juice! And for those who suffer from dryer skin - add a few drops of olive oil! 

What you'll need:

1 small tomato

1 tbs of honey

1 tbs of lemon juice *optional (oily skin)

1 tbs of olive oil *optional (dryer skin)

Mash up the tomato in a pestle and mortar until it becomes liquid. Add in the honey and/or other ingredients. Mix it up. Use a brush to brush the mask on! Leave it on until you feel like it's drying out on your face. Wash off with luke  warm water, then splash your face with cold water. Pat dry and continue on with your skincare routine. 

Let me know how you like it! 

Enjoy!

Love,

Artifact Girl xo