I'd chanced upon Farah Dhukai's Instagram with cute makeup tutorials and fell in love with her DIY home beauty videos. My skin has been looking rough and I was eager to try something new. The first of which was cactus...
Despite living in Texas, cactus is surprisingly difficult to find at the grocery store. In retrospect I could have jacked some from my neighbor's front yard but I didn't want to be that person.
I settled for a stem of aloe vera, which I figured had similar properties. I cut it just like in the video and put it in the food processor with lemon to make it smooth. In the past for me, lemon has preserved the aloe vera shelf life once it's been cut. Lemon is also believed to help reduce acne symptoms.
The easiest and most luxurious tutorial was shea butter for dark eyes. I have under-eye darkness that rivals that of The Godfather.
