• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • recipes
    • baking
    • mid-week meals
    • time-worn tucker
    • entertaining
    • kid-friendly feeds
  • Latest Posts
  • About Me
  • Work With Me
  • Shop
    • Cart
    • Checkout
    • My account

Cooker and a Looker - Australian Home Cooking

  • Home
  • recipes
    • baking
    • mid-week meals
    • time-worn tucker
    • entertaining
    • kid-friendly feeds
  • Latest Posts
  • About Me
  • Work With Me
  • Shop
    • Cart
    • Checkout
    • My account
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Latest Post
  • Recipes
  • Shop
  • Work with me
  • About Me
    • Email
  • ×

    Home » pondering

    By Amanda Smyth 3 Comments

    My DIY Pore Strip Adventure (Pin in haste, repent at leisure)

    Share4
    Pin13
    17 Shares

    Some Mondays are better than others.

    I hadn't even made it out of bed this morning when I knew which kind of Monday this would be.  While I cuddled both girls in bed, The Big Sister out of the blue asked "Mummy, why are penises stripey?" and I knew immediately that this was one-of-those-Mondays.

    The house needs, well, work.  Lots and lots of house work and I have absolutely no inclination to do it today.

    So, what does any self-respecting mummy do when she's looking to avoid life - she browses Pinterest.

    Have you seen this pin?  The one that suggests you can make a whole-face pore strip with household ingredients?  If you haven't you're one of the few - it has been repinned literally thousands of times.

    Cooker and a Looker DIY Pore strip review

    The recipe is simple - one teaspoon gelatine, one teaspoon milk, warmed in the microwave for 10 seconds and smothered on your face.

    Image from petit elefant http://petitelefant.com/how-to-pore-strips/
    Image from petit elefant
    http://petitelefant.com/how-to-pore-strips/

    I have gelatine, I have milk and goodness knows I've got time, plus I love pore strips so I decided to give it a burl.

    DIY Pore Strips (via petitelefant.com)

    Ingredients

    1 teaspoon milk

    1 teaspoon powdered gelatine

    Method

    Combine both ingredients in a disposable container.  Microwave for 10 seconds.

    Apply to your face.  (The recipe cautions you to check the temperature of the goo before smothering your moosh with it.)

    Allow to dry (about ten minutes).  Then peel away from your face - taking blackheads and impurities with it.

    Verdict

    Easy enough to make.  A little bit smelly, but nothing a professional nappy-changer couldn't face.  (pun intended)

    Smoothed on easily enough...

     

    The Little Sister amused herself while Mummy took selfies of her gooey face.

    Then the moment of truth ....

    And the truth is it bl8*dy hurt!

    Spare me the "price of beauty", Pinterest - "cheap is not always cheerful" - next time I'll apply duct tape to my face and peel it off very slowly.  I suspect it'll have the same result.

    So, I learned a few things today...

    • it's not necessary to try everything I pin on Pinterest
    • I have fine and very sensitive hairs on my top lip
    • gelatine is particularly odoriferous when warmed and applied directly under the nose
    • pore strips are a bargain, and
    • penises have stripes.
    Now, off to tackle that housework!
    Share4
    Pin13
    17 Shares
    « Buggy Good Party - the girl's insect birthday
    The Second Best Novice Pickle Maker in the State »

    NEVER MISS A RECIPE!

    Sign up and be the first to receive new recipes straight from my oven to your inbox.

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Katie Holford says

      August 06, 2012 at 4:41 pm

      Haaaaa! I needed a laugh today. Thanks xo

      Reply
    2. eliz a buf says

      March 04, 2014 at 1:37 pm

      can't help but notice that you *haven't* explained the stripey-penis part yet.... bah hahaha.
      thanks for taking one for the beauty-addict team. xoxo, buf

      Reply
      • Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says

        March 06, 2014 at 6:29 pm

        I live to serve Buf!

        Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Footer

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • find new recipes
    • buy the book
    • download free printables

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Terms & Conditions

    Contact

    • Contact
    • About Me
    • Latest Post
    • Shop

    Copyright © 2021 Cooker and a Looker

     

    Loading Comments...