Enjoying a little family time this week – Aloha style!
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Well, because I am currently in overdrive on my “Spring Break Diet,” I am not indulging in Pina Coladas… le sigh. BUT I am doing the next best thing, which is whipping up this amazing coconut body smoothing treatment.
Coconut Ginger Scrub
- 1/2 cup ground rice (just give it a few seconds in your blender)
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons freshly grated ginger
Stir until the ingredients form a paste. Smooth onto your body using circular motions. Rinse and moisturize.
I like to then apply my favorite self tanner with this mitt.
One step closer to being pool ready!
I have grown to realize I have this obsession with artwork, or things that can be turned into artwork. I love framing cards and magazine ads, browsing for emerging artists on ETSY is a favorite pastime, and one of my favorite gifts is this gorgeous columned ombre piece my sister made for me. The issue with this little art obsession, is it can get a bit pricey (which is laughable to any one who is a real art collector), but at $30-50 a print, then $20-50 a frame, matting… you get the deal, these things add up!
So when Aaron Brothers was having their half off canvas sale, I had to jump on it! I bought this giant canvas, and finally wanted to give a little love to the giant blank space above my kitchen table… I have had this idea pinned for FOREVER, and felt it was finally time to pull the trigger!
Here was you need to make a (what I think is) beautiful piece of artwork… for under $50!
- Canvas (I did a larger size, but any size will do)
- Paint Brush
- Acrylic Paints (1 color, 1 black, 1 white)
- Water Cup
- Rag
- Using your colored paint, paint a stripe at the edge of your canvas (I went from left to right, you could also work your way out to in as they did here). I tried to make the brush stroke at the top relatively straight across, but preferred to leave the bottom of the stripe imperfect. Rinse and dry your brush.
- Mix a drop of white into your color and add another stripe, slightly overlapping the first. Rinse and dry your brush again.
- Add a drop or so of white paint for each stripe. The color will continue to get lighter as you move across the canvas.
Remember to space out your stripes so that you get to your desired lightened color at the end… You can always overlap a little more or less, depending on your spacing situation towards the end 🙂
I wanted to try out the St. Tropez tanning products, but I’ve been too scared to be a streaky, mess and have had it stored in my cabinet for months. In typically “Whitney fashion” I researched a ton before making the tanning plunge and word on the street is exfoliating is critical.
Of course I decided I was “ready” when I was fresh out of body scrub, so I took to my kitchen to figure out a home remedy… introduce, Whitney’s DIY Coffee Body Scrub:
- 1/2 cup ground coffee
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/4 cup raw sugar
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Use scrub in the shower… it’s going to make a mess!
- Massage onto wet skin in circular motions.
- Rinse (you may need to use a little soap, because the coconut oil resulted in WAY too many coffee grounds being stuck to my skin).
I then used the St. Tropez tanning lotion and couldn’t be happier! I can’t believe I’ve gone this long without trying it! No smell, no streaking (use their glove!), and a really nice, natural glow – February can’t get me down!
images via Quotes Wave/Doctors Closet/Smitten Studios/This Is Glamorous/Studio DIY/ Heart Love Weddings
I have loved Valentine’s Day for as long as I can remember… my mom always made it a very special day with personalized gift bags, heart themed gifts and an amazing breakfast. As we’ve gotten older, I realized that the girls are probably the only ones who care about this holiday, but whatever… who doesn’t enjoy a day surrounded by love, chocolate, hearts, kisses and pink?!