No purple shampoo? No problem. Keeping blonde hair brass and yellow-free is a tireless effort. The easiest way to keep it in shape is by using a toning shampoo or conditioner. There are tons of products on the market these days, but a lot of people complain that toning shampoos can dry out hair and are expensive to boot. A new product from OGX allows you to tone your hair using your own shampoo and conditioner! OGX Blonde Enhance + Purple Toning Drops (I may get a commission from this link) are concentrated purple drops that you mix into the product to create a custom toning product for hair. Just dispense your shampoo or conditioner into your hand, add 3 to 5 drops and mix! Use it just with shampoo, just conditioner or both! You can easily customize the level of toning. I found the less of drops you use, the more “blue” your mix will be. That works great for me because I prefer a blue shampoo to purple. If you don’t know what your color is, read my article on finding your undertones. ...
You can enjoy this Baltimore specialty at home with just two ingredients. Lemon peppermint sticks are a part of a summer tradition in Baltimore that traces back to the early 1900s. A soft peppermint stick is placed into half a lemon and the stick functions as a straw to suck up the lemon juice. The sugar from the peppermint tempers the sourness of the lemon, making it taste like lemonade. Lemon peppermint sticks can be found at farmers' markets, ice cream shops and roadside stands around Maryland, but they're easy to make at home. First, you'll need some ripe lemons. Cut them in half, or if you want a larger treat cut the top off of one of the narrow sides. For the peppermint sticks, you'll need a soft stick, (not a candy cane) like Bob's or King Leo. If you can’t find them in a store, try Amazon (I may get a commission from this link). Place the peppermint stick into the flesh of the lemon and suck. Some people like to chill their lemon peppermint sticks in the r...