Busy Girl DIYs

Recently, I've gotten into natural beauty products because I've decided I don't like putting a whole bunch of chemicals on my face. I like to know the ingredients in my product... and I like to know that it actually works. So over the past year, ...

For these "Busy Girl" recipes, Katey challenges me to come up with recipes that use less than 5 ingredients and still taste good. It seriously pains me to eliminate ingredients. I want this spice- and that one- and ALL the spices. Regardless, this re...

Many of our Violet Fog readers are busy working girls that ain't got tiiiime to stand over a stove and cook involved meals. As much as I love dedicating time to making things that require a lot of attention (pho ga, strawberry horchata, crab cevic...

Coconut oil is great for soooo many things... the list of benefits is lengthy as heck. It's practically a miracle oil for the bod... BUT HELL FOR YOUR PIPES AND DRAINS. A lot of us girls don't know this so I just wanted to tell you before it's too...

My Mom is an eye doctor. Growing up it's always been: "Katey, wear your sunglasses... you don't want to get cataracts later in life!" "Something is in your eye? Let me rinse it out!!" *chases me down until I agree* "Make sure you are taking ...

We had a reader ask how we "drape" our scarves and we failed miserably at trying to describe it in the comment section. So we decided to break it down step by step for you guys! We have photos but -even better- (and way cooler!) we FYUSED the actual ...

Oldie but goodie! Time is valuable and whenever we can, we are alllllll about killing two birds with one stone. Back story on this research: one day we were working and decided to try a D.I.Y face mask we found on Pinterest. We thought, why...

Sometimes just the smallest tweak or addition can make all the difference in taking an outfit from "missing something" to "pulled together" or "so cute!" Got a blouse? (or button down?) Cool! You often might wear it untucked, or tucked into somet...

*Before we start, we gotta say you MUST do your own research! This is not professional or medical advice, but just personal experience and research. A lot of people take Omega 3 fish oil. (If you don't, you should consider it!) A lot of pe...

I've always been huge on protection for skin health. Instead of money or specific presents for my birthday, my Grandma would always take me to see her famed Dermatologist where I could ask all the questions I ever had about skincare. In the la...