D.I.Y Yogurt, Oatmeal, and Honey Face Mask & Ombre Nails

This week we tested the D.I.Y Yogurt, Oatmeal and Honey Face Mask and the ombre nail. We were both in need of a spa night after midterms – we were really looking forward to a night of relaxing and pampering.

What you will need for the face mask is:

1. 1 cup of plain yogurt

2. ½ cup of uncooked oatmeal

3. 1 teaspoon of honey

Mix all these ingredients together and you’ve got a facemask! You want to start off by cleansing your face and neck. Apply the mask to your face with clean hands. The Pin suggests using a foundation brush but we would say just use your hands. The facemask is chunky and a little sticky and you don’t want to get it stuck in your foundation brush. Leave it on for 10-20 minutes and wash off with warm water.

We picked this facemask to test because in the description it said it was perfect for all skin types. Oatmeal is highly absorptive, hypoallergenic, and helps soften skin. Natural yogurt contains lactic acid and beneficial enzymes that help your skin stay hydrated and radiant. It softens the skin, brightens a dull complexion and helps to remove redness in the face. It cleanses the skin and treats blemishes giving you a clear & smooth complexion. 

As we were applying the facemask we were both apprehensive about whether it was going to do anything. It was cold, slimy, and chunky. But after 10 minutes it did harden! We washed off our facemask and our skin was nice and smooth – this pin was definitely a success!   

The second pin that we tested was the ombre nail. Ombre is such a famous trend right now so we were really excited to try this on our nails! For those of you who don’t know, this is basically a gradient or gradual blending from one color to another color on the nail.

What you will need is:

1. A piece of sponge

2. Two contrasting nail polish colors

3. Toothpicks  

4. Nail polish remover

5. Q-tips

We started out by applying a regular base color coat on our nails. After letting that dry completely we started the ombre process. The following picture is the pin that we were following: 

We were not impressed with our results. If you wanted to spend 2 hours doing this, you could probably get it perfect. But in the end, this pin is not as easy as they make it. The ombre part ended up being bumpy and bubbly after drying. We wouldn’t call this pin a fail but definitely a falsely portrayed pin. 

Have tried out this pin, what were your results? Did you do anything differently? We want to know! Make sure to post a comment below! 

Thanks for checking us out and be sure to check back again next week when we try out the inside out caramel apples and banana ice cream.  It’s gonna be a yummy one!

To listen to our podcast from this week go to:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-about-the-pin/id720732966?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Pictures from this weeks test!

Melted Crayon Art & 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins

This week we tested the melted crayon art pin! We were both so excited to finally be able to test this one out. 

      What you will need:

1.       Canvas
2.       Crayons
3.       Tape or a hot glue gun
4.       A hair dryer
5.       Also make sure you have some kind of drop cloth to protect the surrounding area from any splattering wax. We used large plastic bags. 

      We thought it would be interesting to test how other brands of crayons besides the beloved Crayola crayons. So with that in mind Autumn picked up Crayola crayons and Jenessa decided to pick up some cheapo Dollar Store crayons as well as foam board instead of canvas. We figured there would be a difference between the two but we never thought it would turn out like it did.

·      We started by taping our crayons to the top of our boards. We then plugged in our hair dryers and went to town! Not even two minutes went by and we found ourselves quietly sitting in the dark… no lights, no hairdryers, just the dark. We quickly realized that we had blown a circuit! So make sure when you test out this pin with a friend, you do it in different rooms. After going on a mad hunt looking for the fuse box and getting the lights back on we unplugged all unnecessary items, separated, and started again. Jenessa was the one with the cheap waxy crayons. When we taped them across the top they did sag a little so gluing may be a better option. Jenessa's crayons took a while to actually melt and after it started to drip and splatter she noticed it was kind of watery. Since we were in separate rooms Jenessa didn't know how Autumns was coming. According to other descriptions of the process it was supposed to take 5-10 minutes for every small section of crayons. So Jenessa was going along thinking it was working really well. When she had finally gotten 5 crayons melted she heard Autumn’s dryer shut off. Autumn came over and looks at Jenessa's canvas and responds with oh wow! Jenessa was excited by her reaction but then realized that she was completely done! Same amount of time completely different outcome. Moral of the story… don’t use cheap crayons!

·      Within seconds of Autumn turning on her hairdryer, crayon wax it was pouring down the canvas. It was fun to be able to mix some of the colors as they ran down with my hairdryer. We are SO HAPPY to say that this pin (if done in using the best materials) is not a fail and was very fun to do! We hope you check it out for yourself! We have to say that we initially thought that this would be a great thing to do with kids. After testing this pin for ourselves we have changed our minds. Hot wax + splattering + patience are three things that normally don’t blend well with kids.

     Here are some images from our melted crayon art project: 

   
Have tried out this pin, what were your results? Did you do anything differently? We want to

know! Make sure to post in the comment box below! Also this week Autumn was able to test

out the “two ingredient pumpkin muffins” pin and the results are in!

      Jenessa was coming over to do our melted crayon project and I wanted to have something for us to snack on. I looked in my kitchen cabinets and found some pumpkin puree and a box of yellow cake but I had no eggs and no milk... But then I remembered a pin I had seen earlier that week for 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins. All you needed was the puree and cake mix. So I thought to myself, "What the heck, let's try it out!" and I have to say, I am so glad I did! They were so amazing! VERY moist and SO easy... They do taste better the next day though. There is something about them setting overnight that is very important. Beautiful Fall days are ahead! Make yourself a batch, a cup of coffee, and enjoy the crisp Fall air! 

  Thanks for checking in and be sure to check back again next week when we have a spa night and find the truth about our (YOATEY Pin) AKA The D.I.Y Yogurt, Oatmeal and Honey Face Mask and the trendy ombre nail! 

      

  To listen to our podcast from this week go to: 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-about-the-pin/id720732966?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

-Autumn & Jenessa 

Homemade Smartphone Projector

Hello Fellow Pinners! 

This week we decided to recreate the ever-popular pin, the smartphone projector. It seemed to be a simple and easy way to solve the problem of an overstuffed room and a tiny screen on movie night.

What you will need:  

1. A smartphone

2. A shoe box

3. Good tape
4. A large paperclip

5. A magnify glass 

You will also need a white sheet and access to a very dark room.

We started out by assembling the projector by cutting a hole the size of the magnify glass at the end of the shoebox. Then we taped the magnify glass with gaffer tape to the hole. We then made a phone stand with paper clips and positioned the phone at the opposite end of the box with the screen facing the magnify glass.  We then went into a room that could be made completely dark, set our homemade projector on a table to project on a hanging white sheet. We were so excited to finally test out our projector so we put the lid on the box and turned out the lights and saw nothing but a small, dim, stream of light. We began to experiment to see if we could get a clearer image to appear. We turned the brightness of the smartphone all the way up. We moved the phone closer to the magnify glass it made the image a bit clearer but very small. If you did not know what the image was beforehand you would not been able to make it out. We also moved the projector closer and farther from the sheet but that made no improvements either. We have to say that this was definitely a fail. 

Here are some images from this weeks Homemade Smartphone Projector process: 

Image we used to project on white sheet 

RESULTS! 

Have tried out this pin? What were your results? If your projector worked, what did you do differently? We want to know! Make sure to post a comment below! 

Have a great week everyone! Make sure to check in next week when we try melted crayon art! 

-Autumn & Jenessa 

To listen to our podcast from this week go to: 
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-truth-about-the-pin/id720732966?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4