TRIUMPH
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Marshmellow vs. Sore Throat
I am getting sick. I just know it. My throat feels like a slip n' slide of mucus...anyway...I was looking for a quick remedy-other than tea and cough drops-to sooth my raw throat. I came across a curious thing. Marshmellows will sooth a sore throat. I lept and ran all the way to the pantry to find a bag of these marvels. Tiny was sitting at our dining room table at this time. She looked up from her homework just in time to see me take a handful of mini-marshmellows and shove them into my mouth. Brilliantly enough, I now have a reduced sore throat! I'd call this Pinterest DIY a:
Monday, February 25, 2013
DIY Self-Tanner
Who knew the day would come that we have our first relavant post! Okay, so the first DIY project that we tried was a "self tanner." I came accross this DIY project about two months ago while I was surfing Pinterest. Reading through it, it seemed too good to be true. So, Tiny (that's my sister's nickname) and I decided to try it out. Let's see how it went!
To begin with, we need a couple things to achieve our glorious sun-kissed skin tone:
4 black tea bags
2 cups boiling water
Sponge or spray bottle
Cocoa powder
Body lotion
(This is going to be fun!) I chose to try to tan my legs. Here are my legs before the miraculous tan:
The instructions are as follows:
1. Heat the two cups of water until it begins to boil. As soon as the water begins to boil, add the four tea bags, and let them sit for around 10 minutes.
2. Pour the tea into the spray bottle or soak the tea up with a sponge. If using the tea soaked sponge, pat the sponge all over the desired tan-to-be area. My sister and I chose to use the spray bottle for even coverage. I stood in the bathtub (to avoid making too much of a mess) while my sister sprayed the tea on my legs. (Girls-or guys-who attempt this tanning method should have clean legs. And girls, please, shave. We are not barbarians). Here are my legs with tea coat number one:
No difference...
Here is tea coat number two:
Again, no change.
Tea coat three?:
No change yet again. Though, in this picture you can clearly see my bruised right knee haha.
3. Next, mix cocoa into your lotion of choice to create a tinted color.
4. Rub it into your legs like your life depends on it!:
(I smelled really good wearing that cocoa lotion.) My sister and I virtually saw no difference in the complexion of my legs; however, when I went to drama an hour later, one of my friends remarked that my legs looked tan. Tiny and I still label this DIY as a:
To begin with, we need a couple things to achieve our glorious sun-kissed skin tone:
4 black tea bags
2 cups boiling water
Sponge or spray bottle
Cocoa powder
Body lotion
(This is going to be fun!) I chose to try to tan my legs. Here are my legs before the miraculous tan:
Don't judge! I'm pale!
The instructions are as follows:
1. Heat the two cups of water until it begins to boil. As soon as the water begins to boil, add the four tea bags, and let them sit for around 10 minutes.
2. Pour the tea into the spray bottle or soak the tea up with a sponge. If using the tea soaked sponge, pat the sponge all over the desired tan-to-be area. My sister and I chose to use the spray bottle for even coverage. I stood in the bathtub (to avoid making too much of a mess) while my sister sprayed the tea on my legs. (Girls-or guys-who attempt this tanning method should have clean legs. And girls, please, shave. We are not barbarians). Here are my legs with tea coat number one:
No difference...
Here is tea coat number two:
Again, no change.
Tea coat three?:
No change yet again. Though, in this picture you can clearly see my bruised right knee haha.
3. Next, mix cocoa into your lotion of choice to create a tinted color.
4. Rub it into your legs like your life depends on it!:
(I smelled really good wearing that cocoa lotion.) My sister and I virtually saw no difference in the complexion of my legs; however, when I went to drama an hour later, one of my friends remarked that my legs looked tan. Tiny and I still label this DIY as a:
TRIAL
Monday, February 11, 2013
Introductions: In the Proper Manner, of Course
Bossin'
Bloggin'
Recently,
I, along with my fellow advanced senior English class, was assigned the task to
follow a blog and write responses to said blog in an open class forum. I was
able to take a lot of liberties with this assignment, so I began following a
fashion blog created by a past classmate. This allowed for many laughs and life
lessons. That was all fine and dandy, but then I figured, "why not start
my own blog?" My blog is based off of my skepticism with the information
posted on the popular site, Pinterest. As crafty and inspiring as the Pinterest
DIY projects are, there is no way to prove their validity until they are
tested. That’s where I come in. I have dedicated this blog to digging up the
dirt on Pinterest projects, so you don’t have to. Together we will embark on an
unforgettable journey through all Pinterest trials and triumphs!
The much anticipating,
Isabelle Sazdanoff
Dear readers,
Recently,
my sister came to me with a preposition: “with…on…for…after…at…by…in…” Just
kidding, she came to me with the proposition to begin our own blog. This blog
was to test questionable DIY projects found on Pinterest. I figured, “what the
heck.” So, here we are, about to embark on a possibly disastrous journey. We might
accidently ruin our hair and skin; however, we will discover the Trials and
Triumphs of Pinterest DIY for the sake of our zero followers!
The skeptical yet willing sister,
Alex
Sazdanoff
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