Distilling Lavender Hydrosol

Full-metal Alchemy. True transformation with copper and water.

Natural BeautyMonique HerzigOctober 21, 2021skincare, hydrosol, distilling

Listening to Scent

Perfume on the radio and podcasts for fragrance lovers.

perfumeryMonique HerzigJune 30, 2021perfumery 101, June 21, podcast

Making Magic Every Day

Use these four “spells” to stay present in your life and invite the energy you want around you.

Slow Living, WellnessMonique HerzigJune 29, 2021magic, June 21, soft living, slow living, witchy, altar

Celebrating Solstice: Lavender Herb Bundle

Midsummer is the time to harvest the great power of plant healing and magic.

Slow LivingMonique HerzigJune 22, 2021June 21, solstice, lavender, magic, foraging

Lemonade

Ubiquitous summer beverage, and the first choice for budding entrepreneurs - yes, but plague preservative?

perfumeryMonique HerzigJune 15, 2021June 21, miasma, potions

Slow Living isn't a 'Still-life'

Slow Living is way of life that cultivates balance between work time and not-work time - its not an IG filter.

Slow LivingMonique HerzigMay 19, 2021slow living, soft living, May 21, still life

Avocado Dying

An easy weekend project for the craft-curious and the experienced crafter too.

#millenialpink

Earth Day

Thoughts on how we reduce impact on the environment as ‘makers’.

Natural Beauty, Slow LivingMonique HerzigApril 23, 2021April 21, Earth Day, low waste, slow living

Slow Stitching

Pre-industrial handwork for post-industrial world: slow sewing

Relaxing. Radical. Sustainable.

Slow LivingMonique HerzigMarch 23, 2021March 21, slow stitiching, slow living, hobbies

Knolling: pretty photos with everyday stuff

Creating pretty pictures with everyday objects using the insta-trend and design concept Knolling

Slow LivingMonique HerzigMarch 21, 2021Knolling, hobbies, slow living, March 21

Five Ways to Spot Greenwashing

What are some greenwashing red flags? Here are five, plus links to read more

Natural Beauty, Slow LivingMonique HerzigMarch 7, 2021March 21, chemophobia, free-from, greenwashing

Intentional Scents for Spaces

Ready for some fresh scents to put your nose to? Four recipes for room mists to shift the scent-energy in your space.

Perfumery DIYMonique HerzigFebruary 10, 2021February 21, perfumery 101, aromatherapy, make it, recipes

Slow Living in the Real World

Soft living doesn’t just happen: The three quotes I find most helpful in editing my experiences and things. Soft living doesn’t just happen

Slow LivingMonique HerzigJanuary 6, 2021slow living, soft living, smudge, January 21

Ingredient Spotlight: Argan Oil

Two things always trending with Alchemy: skincare from edible plants and we love oils!

Natural Beauty, IngredientsMonique HerzigDecember 17, 2020December 20, argan oil, skincare, ingredient spotlight

Ingredient Spotlight: Olives + Squalane

We don’t recommend olive oil as skincare, so why do a spotlight? Read on - -find two key elements to balanced skin via the olive.

Natural Beauty, IngredientsMonique HerzigNovember 2, 2020November 20, Olive squalane, ingredient spotlight

Smiles are Magical & Contagious

There’s magic in your smile. The science behind ‘fake it til you make it’!

Slow Living, WellnessMonique HerzigOctober 22, 2020wellness, October 22, selfcare

Plant Power: Sandalwood

We LOVE when modern science catches up the wisdom of the Old Wives. Sandalwood has been used as skincare and incense for AGES!

Slow Living, Plant PowerMonique HerzigOctober 22, 2020October 20, sandalwood, ingredient spotlight, wellness

Pretty scents + Happy Skin

Rose + Rhassoul Clay for skin; plus making the cyber shopping experience a little more personal

Ingredient Spotlight: Prickly Pear Oil

Liquid gold! Prickly pear is prized and precious beauty care from Morocco

Pumpkin Puree Mask

Seasonal skincare. Make it yourself or get yourself a tin of Organic Pumpkin Puree eat some, wear some.