Baby It's Cold Outside

So winter sucks. It's cold and it makes your skin all dry and your lips chapped. Solution? Exfoliate and moisturize! (Also, limit your salt intake and drink plenty of water.)

Body
So I've started exfoliating with a homemade concoction of Epsom salt and Vaseline.

What You'll Need:
A plastic container
2 plastic forks
1/4 cup Vaseline
2 cups Epsom salt
Loofah Mitt/Pad

1. Mix the Epsom salt and Vaseline in the plastic container using the 2 forks.
2. That's it.

(I usually do this after I put conditioner in my hair, before rinsing it out.)

So you just exfoliate with the dry loofah pad in a circular motion. It works amazingly on elbows, knees and ankles. So it's definitely a great scrub for before a spray tan. If you're shaving your legs... do not use this in the same shower session. It burns like crazy.

What's great about this is you don't really need to moisturize after because you exfoliated and moisturized in one step, but if you feel like your skin could use some extra hydration I like to use Hawaiian Tropic After Sun Moisturizer. Aloe if great for you skin no mater the season. Plus, the smell puts me in a warm and sunny state of mind even though it's cold and miserable outside.

Lips
Valentine's Day is right around the corner. Who wants to kiss chapped lips? No one.

What You'll Need:
1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
2 Tbsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Small cosmetic jar

1. Heat the coconut oil in the microwave until it's a liquid
2. Mix in the sugar and vanilla
3. Rub some on your lips with your finger and then just keep rubbing your lips together for about a minute. Don't forget about the corners of your mouth.
4. Wipe/lick it off and apply some Vaseline

Results!