29 December 2014

Everything Pretty Best of 2014

This was a big year for Everything Pretty!  This was my second year blogging, and a big year of firsts for me.  I want to thank all of my readers for making this a very successful year for my blog.  Thank you so much for reading, commenting, pinning, and sharing my posts!  In case you missed any posts this year, here are my top 20 posts of 2014.


08 December 2014

Best Curly Hair Products for Frizz Free Hair

Curly hair.  How I love and hate thee.  I love you when you work with me, but I hate you the other 90 percent of the time.

If I use the wrong product on my hair, it ends up either frizzy or crunchy, and neither one is attractive.

Curly hair tends to be dry, and it needs a lot of moisture.  When curly hair gets dry, it gets frizzy and unmanageabl…
02 December 2014

How to Hide a Cold Sore and Heal It Fast With Abreva® cream

I’m excited to share a post with you today that’s all about staying confident even when you’re battling a cold sore.  When a cold sore strikes, I don’t feel or act like myself.  With the holiday season approaching, I don’t want a cold sore to dampen my spirits or slow me down.

That is why I keep Abreva® cream on hand to treat my cold sore at the …
21 November 2014

How to Make Eyeshadow - Four Easy Recipes

It's Friday, friends!  We made it through another week.  A very cold week for most of us.

If you've been reading this week, I did a mini series of homemade eyeshadow recipes and gave the results for each one.  Today, I'll recap and rate them with an A - F score.

I have to admit that some of the results surprised me!  Recipes that I …
20 November 2014

How to Make Cream Eyeshadow with Alcohol and Oil Part 4

This is my fourth and final cream eyeshadow recipe for this week.  I have to admit that this recipe sounded like it would be an epic fail.  It uses alcohol and water, and alcohol is the last thing I want near my eyes.  I also didn't want a really oil eyeshadow because I was thinking it would just slide off.

The alcohol and the oil perform some…
19 November 2014

How to Make Cream Eyeshadow Part 3

This week, I am featuring four cream eyeshadow recipes that I made.  I found the most popular recipes and tested them so I can recommend them to my readers.  Monday, I posted an easy cream eyeshadow recipe with lotion.  Tuesday, I posted a cream eyeshadow recipe with eye drops.  Today's recipe is a little more difficult, but it isn't too t…
18 November 2014

How to Make Cream Eyeshadow With Eye Drops Part 2

Yesterday, I started the first post in this week's series of DIY cream eyeshadow recipes.  It used a lotion as a premade base for the color.  This one is similar, but it uses eye drops as the base.  They are sterile and safe near the eyes.

I'll feature two more recipes this week, so be sure to sign up for my newsletter if you want to read…
17 November 2014

How to Make Cream Eyeshadow with Lotion Part 1

I am so excited to bring you my very first blog series this week!  I've had some requests for cream eyeshadow, so I tried four popular recipes.  I'll post one recipe and the results each day and then Friday do a recap.  If you don't want to miss my cream eyeshadow recipes, be sure to sign up for my newsletter.

I had planned on making…
11 November 2014

Natural Eye Makeup Remover DIY Recipe

Have you ever woken up with raccoon eyes because your eye makeup remover didn't work too well?  Me too.  Just washing my face usually takes off all of my eyeshadow, but liner and mascara are more difficult, especially waterproof mascara.

I used to use a storebought eye makeup remover, but then I read the ingredients.  I couldn't pronounce…
03 November 2014

DIY Cuticle Cream Recipe

Winter is almost here, which means dry skin season if you live in the cold north.  We started having fires this week, and they just suck the moisture right out of the air.  I try to combat the dry air by hanging up clothes inside, but my skin still feels the effects of the fire.  The worst part for me is when my cuticles get dry and crack.  When …
14 October 2014

Easy DIY Shea Butter Lotion Recipe - Just Three Ingredients!

This post is sponsored by Key West Healthy and Beauty.  As always, all opinions are my own.  

I used to make lotion quite a bit, but then I stopped because I had kids and got too busy.  My skin has been really dry lately, and I have a little patch of eczema on my hand, so I wanted to make my own again.  The only problem is that homemade lotion nee…