As I said, I feel I let it simmer for too long, as my water is not as fragrant and it's also a tad too dark. Next time I certainly will go with how it looks, as opposed to wait for the 15 minutes to elapse.



Let it cool down. Drain when decanting in whatever container is best for you. Tainted glass bottles are a good option has they protect the water from the light. I like this one I kept from some Emu oil, as it has a dispenser and is practical. I put the rest in a Mason jar that I put in the fridge.


I use rose water as a toner. After washing my face, I moist a cotton pad with the water, and apply to my face. Afterwards I put moisturizer.



Do you use rose water? Do you make your own? If so please share your tips below!

A tip that I have been using recently is putting some eye cream on the contour of my lips. The cream I am using is No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Eye Cream (£16). I love the No7 Protect & Perfect range; the products are not too greasy (perfect for my normal/combination skin) and smell fresh. Now, because I still have young skin, I cannot really say if it makes a big difference or not. But presuming it is efficient on the eye contours lines; I would assume it is for the smile lines as well.

If you want an alternative for sensitive skin, use baking soda instead of sugar. Lush also do a few lips scrubs in different flavours, if you prefer to buy one ($9.95).

This is a tip I have tried a few times and it works well.

 
It's really annoying if your mascara is a little on the dry side, but that you know you still have a few dregs left. Or maybe you prefer mascaras that are runny and the one your using at the moment is not liquid enough to your liking.

All you have to do is put a drop of conditionner in the mascara tube and then stir with the wand! And then you have a more fluid mascara.

I added a drop of Suave Naturals Conditioner to my Blink+go Mascara. Any cheap conditioner can do if you do not have sensitive eyes. If you do, than I would suggest you try with a gentle conditioner or skip the idea, depending on your sensitivity.



On the left-hand side, you have my newly fluid mascara, and on the right-hand one, the dried up version, before.

Have you tried this tip before? Any other suggestions?

Just before I came back to Canada, I have been neglecting my foundation brush. Yes, it is gross, I know. Laziness and also the fact I was not wearing foundation as much just made me neglect my beloved stippling brush :(

So it became all orangey. The oil of the foundations got stuck in the fibre, which is the thing I dreaded the most!

I was trying to think of a way to get rid of the foundation when I thought about my tip to get rid of fake tan stain on clothes. Washing liquid! This is the best to get rid of grease, I would try that!


Ta dah! Almost all the orange is gone! Unfortunately, I didn't have the blogger's reflex to take a "before" picture of my stained brush... But just think of when you just used it, but not going away!

I'm guessing that if the liquid is mild enough for our hands, it won't be harsh on the brush' bristles... At least I hope so! I have been using this for almost a month now, and my brush is as good as new!

I like to find out tips like that! Got any you want to share, ladies?

A few weeks ago, I saw this video by Say Anything Brooke on You Tube where she gives her tip to remove Glitter Nail Polish easily.

You can watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/user/sayanythingbr00ke#p/u/14/DObRTb7NgAw

This was perfect for the Holiday Season coming and I kept the tip in my memory! When I put on some insanely glittery nail polish (Nails Inc Shelton Street: this one is so glittery, the texture is like I put sand on my nails, if you know what I mean!), this was the time to try the tip Brooke was giving in her video.

Here is some before pictures:



And what it looks like meanwhile:


Classy!

In her video, Brooke uses acetone as a remover, but she says that you can use normal nail polish remover. That is what I did. I also just took one pad for both hands, that I was soaking every other nail. It worked just fine. I would wait about 5 minutes for each nail, while watching reruns of New Year's Eve specials (Et Dieu créa... Laflaque, if you are from Québec, you know what this is!)

Here is a picture comparing a clean nail and a nail waiting to be cleaned!



And here is the final result!
I really like this tip! It is so efficient!

If you haven't watched any of Brooke's video, I suggest you do! She always has nice colorful makeup/nails!