The best of the best Mixtress resources!

August 11, 2012 in Beauty Toolbox, hair care, ingredients, skin + body care with 16 Comments

I’ve been a  Mixtress for about 2 years now. Sometimes my recipes are totally kick-@$$, and sometimes I have my @$$ kicked. Royally. Nothing teaches like experience, but it certainly helps to at least begin with sound guidance and research. A heaping scoop of patience and a few pinches of humility are also handy. That said, I’ve been asked numerous times about how I go about developing a DIY beauty recipe. While I draw information and inspiration from many sources, I’ve attempted to capture the ones I use most often in this list.
Some resources are focused on hair care, while others have more of a skin care slant. Some are very wonky and feel like chemistry class, while others approach cosmetic formulation in a layman like way. Regardless, one thing is for sure—there is a growing community of Mixtresses out there, all who for one reason or another have literally taken matters of beauty into their own hands.So go ahead. I dare you. Take a peek behind the green curtain. But be forewarned, once you go down the rabbit hole, you will never look at off-the-shelf beauty products the same.
BOOKS

BLOGS/WEBSITES

POPULAR POSTS FROM THE INTERWEBS

DIY BEAUTY RECIPES

 Are you a Mixtress? What are you fave resources for mixing it up?
Mortar + Pestle set shown above can be purchased here.

16 Responses to “The best of the best Mixtress resources!”

  1. mangomadness August 12, 2012 at 8:34 am #

    What a lovely list! THis will be oct useful to me. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Lola August 12, 2012 at 10:29 pm #

      Ur certainly welcome. Happy mixing!

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  2. vert August 13, 2012 at 7:10 pm #

    You’ve listed most of the sites I reference and a bunch more that I can’t wait to check out. Thanks for posting them!

    The sites whose recipes I’ve tried so far are yours, Crunchy Betty, and Point of Interest. Some really great stuff that has become part of my regular routine.

    Also wanted to say, I’m so glad you’re back!! I love your articles and always look forward to reading them. I hope you had a wonderful time summering.

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    • Lola August 13, 2012 at 8:33 pm #

      You’re very welcome and thx so much for your kind words–that means a lot, babes!

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  3. Naomi August 14, 2012 at 8:54 am #

    Great list thank you for sharing!

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    • Lola September 4, 2012 at 4:36 pm #

      My pleasure!

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  4. derby city naturals August 15, 2012 at 1:04 am #

    happy to be in such great company, thanks for the shout-out

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    • Lola September 4, 2012 at 4:36 pm #

      Ur welc, babes!

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  5. ~L August 15, 2012 at 7:22 pm #

    Thanks for including me, and thanks for giving me more resources.

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    • Lola September 4, 2012 at 4:35 pm #

      Hey L~~thx and ur very welcome!

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  6. ~L August 15, 2012 at 7:22 pm #

    Had to bookmark

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  7. Anne-Marie Faiola August 23, 2012 at 12:34 pm #

    What an incredible list of resources! Thanks for the shout-out. :)

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    • Lola September 4, 2012 at 4:31 pm #

      Ur totally welcome!

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  8. Bohemian Kate September 12, 2012 at 12:22 am #

    Thank you so much for mentioning my blog, I’m so honored to be on the list! Can’t wait to check out the others too :)

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    • Lola September 25, 2012 at 3:04 pm #

      Ur very welcome. I love your blog—great projects and fab photography!

      Reply
  9. Rostand63 (@Rostand63) (@Rostand63) November 26, 2012 at 2:38 pm #

    RT @LolaZabeth: Once you go down the rabbit hole, you will never look at off-the-shelf #beauty products the same…… http://t.co/ROXQJpfw

    Reply

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