Beauty & Style

Next Thursday I will be hosting a DIY skin care workshop – called “Love Potion #9” – at The Green Beacon in Echo Park. I realize, of course, that most editorial objectivity goes out the window when you write about yourself, so I’ll do my best to give you the facts straight up.

Why is the class called “Love Potion #9″?
You will learn how to hand-make your own bath salt blend, sugar scrub and massage oil…which you can take home and use to pamper yourself, throw a spa party or share with a loved one this Valentine’s Day. It’s really meant to be a one-size-fits-all type of class for single ladies, groups of friends, or girlfriends (who want to make something creative and sexy for their beau). Pick your potion.

Why should I come to this class?
It will be a fun night to meet new people, try your hand at something creative, learn about natural skin care, and socialize over homemade goat milk appetizers/desserts and fruit liquors (from my family’s farm in Ventura County).

Why are you teaching this class?
I have found tons of easy, at-home alternatives to commercial skin care products and I want to share these recipes and broader philosophies with you. For example, rather than buying commercial eye make-up remover, you might try simple Jojoba Oil. Oh, and I do know what I’m talking about too! As co-owner of Chivas Skin Care, I am constantly coming up with new product formulations and customizing new essential oil blends.

What is The Green Beacon?
It’s a non-profit organization that hosts on-going workshops, lectures and home tours as a way to provide Angelenos with tactile experiences of “going green.” All the events take place at a 94-year-old historically sustainable home in the hills of Echo Park, which the organization’s president, Julie Solomon, saved from demolition. View Julie on Discovery’s “Planet Green” here.

What does skin care have to do with going green?
Because many commercial cosmetics use harmful chemical ingredients such as parabens and phthalates, it is important to seek out more natural cosmetics that are good for your body and the Earth. Learn more here. Plus, if you make your own products, you can save on unnecessary packaging!

If I’m interested, what more do I need to know?
The class is on Thursday, February 12th at 6:30pm at the Green Beacon in Echo Park. The cost is $30, which includes all materials, as well as food and drinks. Reservations are required. Please RSVP by contacting Julie Solomon at contactgbf@gmail.com or 323.717.9636. Spaces limited. Download PDF Menu.

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