Thursday, February 21, 2013

diy : peppermint sugar lip scrub

Bold lips have always been my beauty signature. And I'll let you in on a little secret : the key to owning the look is starting off with a smooth, debris-free canvas. 

The solution, I found, is in a tiny pot of lip-smacking deliciousness I call the Peppermint Sugar Lip Scrub. The best part about it? I made it myself. Even better, it took a total of five minutes!

Here is the lazy girl's answer to a pout worth shouting about.


Vaseline Petroleum Jelly : Chemist | Sugar Cubes, mint flavour and food colouring : Local grocer | Bowl, spoon : Kitchen | Jar : Old lip balm 


After trial and error, I discovered that regular sugar was too chunky and castor sugar was too smooth for a scrub. Sugar cubes give you the best gritty texture to really get rid of all the dead skin. Use any heavy object you find to help crush the sugar cubes (I used two cubes)


Add about half a teaspoon spoon of Vaseline to the crushed sugar and mix. Add more if you feel the need. This lip scrub isn't really about specific portions, but going along with what texture you want (how smooth / grainy) and how big your jar is.


This step is completely optional. If you don't want the colour or the strong mint flavour, feel free to avoid it completely.

 If you do, be sure to go slow. Add a drop at a time of each and sample as you go along. If you don't have a dropper, dip a toothpick in the bottle and wait for a drop to form at the end.



Mix well with a spoon (Don't use your fingers unless you want them to be pink for a week after. The food colouring really stains) and add to a lip balm jar. 

 Ta-dah! 

 Your new lip scrub is easy to tote around, costs close to nothing, is completely edible and barely took any time away from being fabulous!

photography : ankita phalle 

Bisou bisou,
Anushka  
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9 comments:

  1. Shanaya SinnerFebruary 21, 2013 at 5:05 AM

    Great post, I have a tutorial on this :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjoMGbcRVoU

    xoxo
    www.littlemisssinner.com

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  2. livemodishFebruary 21, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    Love it
    http://livemodish.wordpress.com/

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  3. JewelsnGoldFebruary 21, 2013 at 7:06 AM

    Great post. Can't wait to try!
    XX
    www.jewelsngold.blogspot.in

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  4. ShruthiFebruary 21, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    Nice post :-)
    Very helpful for us.

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  5. Ila JohariFebruary 21, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    is the diy lip scrub fever on?! I had tweeted this noon about how excited i am to do my own scrub!Well, i have a slightly different recipe :)
    Like that pink color, but doesnt that stain ur lips?

    -Ila

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  6. Frankie TrumperFebruary 22, 2013 at 5:14 AM

    That's really useful!
    Your new follwer, Frankie

    Frankiessay.blogspot.com

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  7. beautifourFebruary 22, 2013 at 8:06 AM

    LOVE this!

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  8. Rajvi Bhow @ Straight talkFebruary 22, 2013 at 9:17 AM

    loved the DIY.. but when applies the scrub one will have to touch it? then what about the staining?

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  9. Rosh SMarch 14, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    Amazing DIY! Thanks!

    http://everythingthatclicks.blogspot.com

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