Call me jaded or skeptical, but I firmly believe that being poor while young is a rite of passage. It is the seed that pushes us to grow in the future.

You know what else is a rite of passage while young? Wanting to be beautiful.

We don’t want to be beautiful in the way we wanted to in middle school. For example, I no longer believe that I will transform into Angelina Jolie one day. However, as you become older and more embracing of your natural features, you also become more interested in how exactly to highlight them and make what you were given work for you.

So lets talk skin. We all want clear and firm skin. Many of us already know that the answer to this is a regular face mask. However, did you know that you can make your own face masks with ingredients straight out of your kitchen?

That’s right. No wasting time at the drug store trying to figure out exactly what sort of classification of screwed up skin you have. And no wasting money on a mask you could make in a matter of minutes from crap you already have. On top of all of that…in my experience…I have found that these homemade masks actually work better than the ones I buy from the store. Go figure.

So here are some ideas for you: Read More »

I don’t know about you guys, but when I hear about “Chocolate Gold” I picture sticky fingers and coins wrapped in gold tin foil. And as much as I like getting a little mesh baggie full of milk chocolate currency around Christmas time, this kind of chocolate gold sounds even more delicious.

According to fasshonburu.com, “Apparently there is a special process called PVD (for physical vaporization and deposition), during which rose gold is bombarded electronically, which makes the metal change color to a molten brown.”

Think brown gold is ugly? It’s not! It looks more like antique jewelry…which I think is goregous.

Hey, if anything, you can tell a white lie and say Grandma gave you that stunning ring.

The contrast between the dark gold and the sparkling diamonds is especially beautful…not to mention really unusual. Read More »