Jes Lacasse

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Friday! Friday! Let’s waste some time together!

For your bod:

Comparisons of different dry shampoos, from Be Healthy, Be Beautiful. (Ottawa blogs represent!)
Another way to make pore strips (not vegan!) from Petit Elephant.
From The Guardian, style lessons from silent movie stars. How great is Louise Brooks’ bob? Clara Bow’s shoes?
I’ve tried some of these: 22 uses for Vaseline from Beautiful With Brains.
Ooh, pretty shrinky-dink silhouette pendant necklace tutorial at Paper & Stitch.
Also from Paper & Stitch, a $6 & 30 minute dress. Yes please!
From Men’s Health, jump start your day with a ten-minute fat blaster. I can make ten minutes in the morning for this!
Lumi shows us how to use their Inkodye to make a great bangle bracelet.
Eee! Spring nail trends! Thanks, Refinery29!

For your mouth:

Mmph. Zoe Bakes makes homemade vanilla extract.
There’s an obsession in this house with cake in a cup (pronounced cakittycup). Nutella Mug Cake from Babble. Thanks, jerks.

For your brain:

From The Gloss: Actually, We’re All Kind of the 1% (& How to Not Be a Jerkface About It).
From Gawker: Homeless By Choice. I kind of want to punch this guy.
From Erin Farrell Photography: “Your Camera Takes Really Nice Pictures“. Such an insulting phrase, such a well-thought-out response.
Teenager kicked out of school for wearing women’s clothes. Boo, Govan High School. From Daily Mail.
A great resource list on how to educate yourself without paying for higher education from High Existence. Don’t become part of the 99% who are crazy in student debt!

For your soul:

Remember when I wrote about five ways to love yourself? The mistress of self-love, Louise L. Hay, has 12 great ways to do so!
Of course, if you don’t believe you are worth it, it’s hard to love yourself (from Medicinal Marzipan).
From The Glamorai: Malibu Dreamin’. (Here’s how to make your own cinemagraphs like in that post!)
From My Modern Met: How Do You Stay Creative?
Need to chill? Do nothing for two minutes.
One of my goals for 2012 is to like my body. Jessica Mullen has a post on how she’s making friends with her body.

For your heart:

From Oh Happy Day, I am totally having a party where we crack confetti eggs on each other’s heads. Amazing.
A year of pre-planned dates. So beautiful. Following In My Shoes inspired me!

For your home:

From More Design Please, a beautiful DIY doily lamp!
Similar, but with string, from Ruffled.
How beautiful is this leather belt flooring from Probably Best?
An amazing apartment renovation from Desire to Inspire.
Oh man I totally make games of cleaning my house. From Be More With Less.
I love vintage cake stands like the one in this tutorial from Rock N’ Roll Bride.

For your purse:

Thrifting tips from Delightfully Tacky.
25 uses for around-the-house things from Elle.
From Sadie Magazine, get the most out of your coffee grounds.
Although the advice is from a photographer to other photographers, Jesse has a great post on things he learned last year about running his business.

For fun:

From Rock ‘n’ Roll Bride: Barbie & Ken Finally Get Married.
From VisualDNA, a visual personality test. Quizzes! (There’s a reason I used to love Cosmo.)
All kinds of quizzes from YouBeauty!
Measure the length of your relationship in Kardashians.
The Idea Swap. Type in an idea. Swap it. Repeat until your boss comes around.