DIY Deodorant Recipe with Essential Oils

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This DIY deodorant is the best I've ever used.  It's chemical free and works great!  Here's what you need:

 • roller ball bottle
 • 8 drops Lemon essential oil
 • 8 drops Tea Tree essential oil
 • 8 drops Thieves essential oil (by Young Living)
 • 4 drops Purification essential oil (by Young Living)
 • 1 1/2 T fractionated coconut oil
 • 1 T baking soda

Add all ingredients to the roller ball bottle and give it a good shake.  Each time you use it, you'll want to shake it up to mix in the baking soda that has settled at the bottom.

This is amazing stuff!

DIY Under Eye Serum with Essential Oils

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This DIY Undereye Serum is super easy to make and has great benefits for that tender skin around the eyes.  Geranium essential oil tones and tightens the skin and Frankincense essential oil rejuvenates the skin.  Here's what you need:
 • 10 mL roller ball bottle
 • Geranium essential oil
 • Frankincense essential oil
 • sweet almond oil or jojoba oil

Put 10 drops of Geranium essential oil and 10 drops of Frankincense essential oil into the roller ball bottle.  Top it off with either sweet almond oil or jojoba oil.  Snap on the roller ball piece and give it a good shake.  Use the serum every night after cleansing to hydrate and depuff skin and minimize the appearance of wrinkles.

Natural Deodorant Recipe

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For quite some time, I've been looking for a natural deodorant that actually works.  Now I've found one!

This recipe is made with essential oils from Young Living and a few other basic ingredients.

Natural Deodorant Recipe

8 drops of lemon essential oil
8 drops of tea tree essential oil
8 drops of Thieves essential oil
4 drops of Purification essential oil
1 1/2 Tablespoons of liquid coconut oil 
1 Tablespoon baking soda

Put ingredients in a roller ball bottle and shake to mix.


If you're interested in learning more about essential oils, leave a comment below or contact me at busybeingjen@gmail.com. You can also check out Young Living by clicking HERE.

FabFitFun Box Spring 2017

Got my spring FabFitFun box and it has such great stuff. FabFitFun is a subscription box that comes 4 times a year for $50 a box, but the value of each box is well over $200!  If you're interested in signing up, use my REFERRAL LINK for $25 off your first box.  Let me show you what I got.

First, I got this great roundie by Gypsy 05.  It's kind of like a heavy sheet that can be used for a picnic.

I got some earrings (studs and crawlers) by LuvAJ.

This one is a Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion age defying exfoliator.

Next is this leave-in conditioning spray called Rosarco Milk by Briogeo.

This pouch has a rubber coating inside and is intended for use as a pouch for a wet bathing suit or liquid items.

This lip gloss kit by REALHER has a liquid lipstick, lip gloss, and lip liner.  Mine is pink nude.

This box by Karuna holds four hydrating face mask sheets.

And then there was a pack of two nail polishes by Deborah Lippman.

In addition to these 8 items, there were two bonus items.  The first is a container of Hair, Skin, and Nails Gummies with Biotin.

And finally, there was a card with a code for access to FabFitFun TV for free workout videos.  Cool, right?

This subscription service has been my favorite by far.  Each box has such unique, high-quality products.  Remember to click HERE for a link to get $10 off your first box.

Fortune Cookie Soap Box—Spring 2017

I love the Fortune Cookie Soap subscription service!  It comes 4 times a year for $19.99 and includes 8 products (some full size, some samples).  The products are great quality and have AMAZING fragrances.  I always appreciate the cute theme of each box and the card included that gives a detailed description of each product.

The box has a Sleeping Beauty theme (or is it Beauty and the Beast?) and all of the scents are really nice.

This bar of Fortune Cookie Soap is in Enchanted Rose and has a mix of rose, violets, and vanilla.

This hand sanitizer called Magic Mirror smells like watermelon, peach, and neroli.

This is a lip tint called Beauty and smells like tangerine and vanilla.

I LOVE the whipped cream body butter.  This one, called Bonjour, is a fragrant mix of tea leaves and lemons.

This one is a perfume oil called There's Something Sweet.  It is so fresh smelling and is described as smelling like rice flower blossoms and spring rain.

Tame the Beast is a hair detangler with a delicate scent of black cherries, patchouli, and sandlewood.

This one is a toner tablet.  You drop it into a sink of hot water, throw a towel over your head and let the steam do its work on your skin.  The fragrance, called Happily Ever After, is a mix of bergamot, mandarin oranges, and grapefruit.

Finally, is the most underwhelming of the box.  This tea light candle is suppose to smell like blackberries, tart apples, magnolia, and sugar, but quite frankly, it smells like NOTHING.  Even when burning... nothing.  Oh, well.  One miss out of 8 isn't so bad.

That's it!  Can't wait for my next box that will come in May.  Be sure to check out Fortune Cookie Soap!

You Need a Beauty Spatula

If you've never tried using beauty spatula, you're missing out.  At the very least, you're losing a lot of money by wasting product still left in containers.

The end of the spatula has a little hump that can get product out from under the neck of a bottle.

I recently "thought" I had finished a tube of eye cream, but when I cut the tube open, look how much the beauty spatula scooped out!  And that was just from one end of the tube.

Beauty spatulas are reasonably priced, so you just can't lose.  Here are a few I found on Amazon.



For more detail, check out the video below.

Cool Hair Curling Tool

I have been loving my new Conair Infinity Pro Curl Secret Curling Iron. 
Conair Infiniti Pro Curl Secret Curling Iron

It is easy to use and makes beautiful spiral curls without the risk of burning your fingers.  

For more detailed information, check out the video below.

Ipsy January 2015

My January Ipsy bag came with several really nice products and a cute bag.  If you're interested in checking out Ipsy, click HERE for my referral link.

I got a nice moisturizing eye serum by Purlisse.

Next, is an angled shadow brush by Coastal Scents.

This body cream by Mitchell and Peach is the perfect size for my purse.

I love this bronze eye liner called Mr. Write (Now).

And then there's an eye shadow trio by City Color.

I'm excited to try all these products.  For more detail and a review of last month's products, check out the video below.

Best Dry Skin Products for Winter

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I don't know about you, but my skin gets so dry in winter.  For this reason, I share with you my favorite products for body, hands/feet, lips, and hair.

First up?  Dove pro-age cream oil lotion.  This is great to put on after a shower.  It is like a lotion, but a bit more oily. Apparently, the formula has changed a bit and is sold at Walmart.  I also found the kind I have on Amazon. Dove Pro Age Body Cream Oil Lotion (250ml)

I have recently started using coconut oil on my body, hands, lips, and hair.  It's a great moisturizer and you can get it at the grocery store!

I love argan oil, especially for my hands.  This one is from Pura D'or.

Zum Rub is a great moisturizer for feet and cuticles.  It's quite greasy, so I like to use it before bed.  Click HERE to find this product at iHerb.

Burt's Bees Almond Milk Beeswax Hand Creme is a great product that is greasy and very moisturizing.
Burt's Bees Almond Milk Beeswax Hand Creme

My lips get sooooo dry all year long, but particularly in winter. E.L.F. makes a great lip exfoliator that is super cheap, scrubs off rough skin, and leaves a nice coat of moisturizers.   
e.l.f. Lip Exfoliator, 0.16 Ounce

Finally, I love this lip color by Pixi.  It's a shea butter lip balm.  I use these in all year long and love the assortment of colors. 
Pixi Shea Butter Lip Balm - Natural Rose - 0.134 oz

For more detailed information, be sure to check out the video above.

Ipsy—December 2015

Ipsy is such a fun subscription service.  This month I got some really great things.  If you want to check out Ipsy, click HERE for my referral link.

The first is a cell stimulating facial mask by ACURE.  Smells great!

Next is this Tarte finishing powder.

Then there's this S.O.S Thirst Quenching Serum by Caudalie.

This nail polish by Vernis A Ongles is in a shade called Julie and it is absolutely beautiful.  Perfect for the holidays!

And finally, is this lip stick by Pacifica called Power of Love.  It is in a shade called Nudie Red, but quite honestly, it isn't red at all... more like an orangy brown.

For more detailed information, be sure to check out the video linked below.