The weird thing about growing up with a younger sibling is that one day, out of nowhere, you realize they are, like, these little grown ups. They have their own paths, problems, and personal lives. All of which are really hard to stay out of. But the craziest part about watching my sister, Arianna, grow up is realizing how lucky I am that she actually turned out cool. Like, I know a ton of families where there's like only one cool kid and if there are two cool siblings, one is always cooler by, like, a long-shot. But both of us turned out pretty rad and I think that's gotta be like a statistical anomaly. We like the same music and artists and books and laugh at the same shitty tumblr pictures (if you have a different definition of rad, you are probably wrong).
The other awesome/weird part is that she's starting to actually teach ME things. The other day, I saw that she made her own coffee scrub (a la
frank), which is supposed to moisturize and tone your skin. I was like, "Wow, she's totes DIY." So I asked her to come over and show me how.
Okay so, true to sibling form, when she showed up, there wasn't like a clear how-to on how to make this coffee scrub. From what I could gather, here's what you need:
1. A lot of fresh coffee grounds. Maybe a half a pound?
2. Like, 4-5 big spoonfuls of coconut oil.
3. A handful of brown sugar. You can also use salt if you have oily skin. Or both if you want both, you crazy daredevil, you.
4. If you wanna get super fancy, you can use any other oil, like jojoba or almond. You can also add in vitamin E, orange essence, some glitter- whatever the fuck you want!
Then, mix it all together. And, apparently, smile a lot (??).
You're really supposed to stand in the shower naked and do this, but scrub your body in circular outward motions until it looks like you climbed out of an elephant's asshole.
Even when she's covered in crap, she's kind of a babe. It's kind of annoying, actually.
Wait 15-20 minutes and wash it off! You might need to use a loofah (what a weird word) to help get it all off. I didn't use soap or anything after, because I think that would defeat the purpose.
After, your skin is super glow-y and smoother than baby dolphins! My bathroom still smells like Starbucks and the concoction you just made should last you a few more scrub seshs (or whatever the plural of "sesh" is). Thanks for your help, Arianna! I'm only just a little bit cooler than you, but you're catching up!
