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There’s something timeless about a good lipstick. A single swipe can make you feel put together in seconds, even on the most casual day. I love having a few natural shades on hand that feel comfortable to wear and don’t require much thought. This simple DIY matte lipstick has become one of my favorites.
It’s made with nourishing butters, waxes, and oils for a smooth texture and a soft, matte finish. The formula glides on easily and gives just enough color without feeling heavy or dry. Once you get the hang of it, making your own lipstick is quick, easy, and surprisingly satisfying.
Why Make Lipstick at Home?
There’s something satisfying about making your own everyday essentials. Lipstick might seem like a small thing, but crafting it yourself turns it into a mindful process. You get to choose the color, look, and even the scent. In the past, I’ve experimented with homemade lipstick and created several different shimmery ones I like. This time around, I wanted to go for a matte version.
Another perk is customization. You can tweak the ingredients to suit your preferences. Want a softer formula? Add a touch more jojoba oil. Prefer a stronger pigment? Increase the mica or food coloring. The nice thing about DIY skincare is you can tweak things until they’re perfect for you.
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Matte Lipstick Ingredients
Each ingredient in this recipe plays an important role in creating the right texture and feel. Here’s how they work together:
Beeswax gives the lipstick its structure and staying power. It also creates a light barrier that helps lock in moisture.
Emulsifying wax ensures the blend stays smooth and uniform, preventing the glycerin from separating from the oils. It’s also what holds together my homemade hair conditioner.
Cocoa butter adds firmness and feels smooth and creamy on the lips. It’s naturally rich in antioxidants and helps keep lips soft.
Mango butter is a little lighter than cocoa butter (it’s actually slightly astringent) and adds slip without feeling greasy. It’s high in vitamins A and E for a moisturizing boost.
Jojoba oil mimics the skin’s natural oils. While it works well in lotion or face oil, I also love it for dry lips.
Glycerin is a natural humectant to lock in moisture and helps the lipstick feel comfortable, even with a matte finish.
Rose kaolin clay gives the lipstick its smooth matte texture and subtle color while helping it adhere to the lips.
Red mica adds a soft color and slight shimmer. I also used some natural red food coloring to deepen the tone a little without adding too much sparkle from the mica.
Peppermint essential oil is optional, but I use a few drops for a cooling, refreshing feeling. The mint also reminds me of candy canes this time of year!
Here’s how to make it:
DIY Moisturizing Matte Lipstick
A silky feeling lipstick in a lovely, matte color for healthier lips.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Active Time10 minutesmins
Cooling Time30 minutesmins
Total Time45 minutesmins
Yield: 7lip balm containers
Author: Katie Wells
In the top of a double boiler or a heat-safe glass bowl, add the waxes, butters, oil, and glycerin. Stir occasionally until melted.
Whisk in the clay, mica, essential oil, and food coloring (if using).
Immediately pour into your containers and let cool at room temperature until firm.
Once cooled, your lipstick is ready to use.
Try experimenting with the colorants to get your favorite shade. You can add a different shade of mica or even try cocoa powder for a brown tint.
How to Use Homemade Lipstick
While I love creating my own natural lipstick, it will not perform quite the same as conventional options. It feels soft and moisturizing on the lips, but it doesn’t have artificial ingredients to prevent color transfer. You will need to reapply after eating and drinking.
This one also doesn’t have super bold, crazy shades like conventional lipsticks. That said, you can still use different micas or even add some cocoa powder to experiment with the shade. The matte lipstick recipe yields a firm lipstick that still feels soft on the lips.
I used lip balm tubes for storage, but if you’re feeling fancy, you can also find lipstick molds online. You could also use a small jar or tin if you prefer, but it would be harder to apply this way since it’s a firmer consistency.
Have you ever made your own makeup before? We’d love to hear about it in the comments!
I’ve been talking a lot about gardens slowing down this week. It’s hard for me to not acknowledge this as I look out on bare trees and dead annuals that desperately need to be pulled from their pots, but I know plants are still very active in southern gardens. Patricia Cranston sent me a fabulous reminder when she shared these photos from a recent trip to Atlanta Botanical Garden. The intense heat of summer has subsided, and there are still plenty of colorful flowers and foliage to enjoy throughout their many different gardens.
I spent a lovely sunny day at the Atlanta Botanical Garden last week and took some photos that I hope my fellow GPOD readers will enjoy. The garden has extensive open and woodland gardens, a vegetable garden, a children’s garden, bog gardens, a tropical greenhouse, a desert house, and two orchid houses. You can easily spend an entire day there.
Mosaiculture dog made of grasses (no, they aren’t dead!)
Most of us have our eyes on plants when visiting botanical gardens, but these biodiverse destinations are almost always home to a variety of small wildlife. Keep a lookout for critters, and you might be surprised by what you find, like this frog thoroughly enjoying the bog garden.
This lovely mass planting of white pitcher plants (Sarracenia leucophylla, Zones 6–8) is an example of yet another reason to visit your local botanical garden. This plant is native to Georgia, coastal Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama, and is endangered in some areas because of loss of habitat. Hopefully this prominent planting encourages more people to learn about this fascinating plant.
Along with an impressive collection of plants, Atlanta Botanical Garden is home to some world-renowned art. In this photo Patricia captured are the dazzling Enchanted Trees by Poetic Kinetics. This is a traveling art installation that consists of 11 incredible artwork trees that can be found across the garden. Patricia was lucky to catch this display, as the trees will be moving on to their next location after they leave the gardens on January 11, 2026.
Endangered natives are extremely important, but I know many people flock to public gardens specifically to see the exotics. Greenhouses and conservatories are always treasure troves of tropical plants at scales seen nowhere else outside of the wild. For example, this wild red banana (Musa haekkinenii, Zones 11–12) can turn your idea of bananas on its head. Rather than producing large, sweet fruit, it produces these wonderful inflorescences, which small, heavily seeded fruit grows from.
Scarlet star (Guzmania lingulata, Zones 10–12) is a bromeliad, and another bold red tropical. This is a great photo to demonstrate that the red “petals” are actually bracts, often mistaken as flowers. The true flowers of this plant are small and white, and emerge from between those bracts.
Of course, we can’t talk tropicals without seeing at least a couple of orchids. These Schlim’s slipper orchids (Phragmipedium schlimii, Zones 10–12) create pretty clusters of foliage around their delicate blooms.
Lastly, a hybrid Miltoniopsis orchid (Miltoniopsis Lillian Nakamoto, Zones 10–12), which, with the black-bat-shaped marking in the middle, would have fit into our Halloween posts last week. It’s paired with a matching white moth orchid (Phalaenopsis spp. and cvs., Zones 10–12) alongside.
Thank you so much for sharing some highlights from this wonderful public garden with us, Patricia! From amazing art to the most interesting plants, you captured some of the best parts of botanical gardens—the elements we likely aren’t able to replicate in our home landscapes.
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Dr. Georges Benjamin speaks during the American Public Health Association meetings in Washington, D.C.
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Dr. Georges Benjamin has seen many infectious disease outbreaks and bioterrorism threats in the near-25 years he’s led the American Public Health Association, or APHA, a professional group representing thousands of public health workers and researchers across the country.
But the current crisis hitting the field is different: “I think public health is under attack by our own federal government more than anything else,” he says.
The Trump Administration is making deep cuts to staffing and funding for the existing health system, and at the same time, the Make America Healthy Again movement is on the rise. Under the leadership of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the movement aims to upend long-held norms in the health system, which Kennedy decries as “corrupt.”
MAHA emphasizes tackling chronic diseases with a focus on individual medical choice and comes with headline grabbing, Instagram-famous leaders — and a set of solutions not based on the best available evidence, public health leaders say. Traditional public health, in contrast, has focused on systemic solutions to preventing both infectious and chronic disease.
More than 11,000 public health leaders and researchers convene this week to grapple with these changes, and defend their vision for America’s health. The APHA’s annual meeting, held in Washington, D.C. for the first time in over a decade, is taking a defiant stance.
In an opening session titled “Mission Possible” focused on rebuilding the U.S. health system.
“This year’s mission is clear,” said the announcer in a movie-trailer style video introducing the event, “Defend the integrity of public health. Protect vaccinations and immunization systems. Expose and resist political interference. And above all, never let fear win.”
Participants flocked between call-to-action sessions such as “Defending Science as a Higher National Value: A National Imperative” and “Attacks on Science and the Public’s Health: How We Are Fighting Back,” and others on more typical public health topics such as epidemiology, climate change and modernizing data collection. The meeting is scheduled to end with a “Rally for the Public’s Health” on the National Mall Wednesday.
Tearing down the system
The Trump administration’s policies are “burning the health system to ash,” said Benjamin, in his opening statements at the conference.
In an interview, Benjamin elaborated. In addition to cutting staff and funding for public health, “they are also taking apart health care financing and health insurance.”
“They’re undermining the core systems that we have for people to get good, solid medical care in our country,” he adds. White House policies are also interrupting the pipeline for doctors and nurses, and changing tariff policies are making it harder to import drugs and new technologies, he says.
“The question is, three-and-a-half years from now, when the next administration comes in, how do we fix it?” The good news, then, is that it provides a relatively blank slate on which to build a better health system, Benjamin says.
But MAHA, supported by new institutions like the MAHA Institute, a think tank founded earlier this year to influence federal policies, has its own vision for transforming public health.
Their aims include “cleaning up corruption in the health system and restoring the integrity of the public health and medical systems,” according to MAHA Institute co-founder and co-president Mark Gorton. “It’s not that I’m saying we should utterly destroy public health, but we need to recenter it around truth,” he says.
Gorton is not a medical doctor. He founded the tech company LimeWire. He also started Tower Research Capital, an investment firm, and he’s been a big supporter of Secretary Kennedy — or Bobby, as he calls him — for years.
But Gorton says individuals can take responsibility for their own health.
“The fact that you have a government which thinks that it knows better than people themselves how best to take care of themselves, and that government bureaucrats are in a position to tell people what to do about their health is quite simply, I think, perverse,” he says.
In Gorton’s opinion, the U.S. health system is “a fear machine to market pharmaceutical products,” the public health system “has a long history of overhyping fake pandemics,” and Americans would be healthier if they stopped drinking fluoridated water and getting vaccinated.
Public health leaders say Gorton’s assessment of public health measures is misinformed.
“The reason that most of us are alive long enough to be able to complain about public health is because of public health,” says Benjamin with APHA.
He notes that public health has saved millions of people from early deaths through improving sanitation, vaccination, and discouraging unhealthy behaviors like smoking.
Understanding MAHA
But public health leaders are listening to MAHA’s critiques — and trying to find what common ground they can.
“MAHA doesn’t come out of nowhere,” says Dr. Carmen Nevarez, a longtime public health leader, and conference speaker. “It comes out of people’s lived realities, and circumstances where they felt that something was not addressed correctly.”
Health care costs are undeniably high in this country. The COVID pandemic years were hard and isolating for many people. And MAHA influencers are more interesting and fun to watch than traditional public health messaging, says Sarah Story, executive director of the Jefferson County, Colorado Health Department, who spoke on a panel titled “Breaking the Mold: Bold Leaders Shaping the Future of Public Health” at the conference.
“MAHA Moms are great at making life look effortless — they’re attractive and fit and their houses are always clean,” Story says. “And they’re successful at getting their message across because they’ve tapped into something that is true and valid, that parents are afraid of big corporations poisoning their children.”
The approach contrasts with traditional public health, which has been “paternalistic for a couple of generations,” Story says. “We’ve been talking as if we’re teaching people,” which has been a turnoff to many.
Public health’s goals, of achieving optimal health for all, may seem to overlap with those of MAHA, but there are key differences, says Benjamin, of APHA: “Our approach is more evidence-based than theirs.” For example, Kennedy has raised alarm about an unproven link between Tylenol and autism and he promoted vitamin A as a broad-based treatment for measles.
And while MAHA focuses on individual freedom, public health does occasionally limit it, says Nevarez. “There’s times when you have to say: sorry, you’re not just a danger to yourself, you’re a danger to others. And that’s why we’re going to limit your freedom.”
When she served as the health officer for the city of Berkeley, Calif., that work included measures like requiring someone with tuberculosis to get treated so they didn’t infect others, or shutting down a restaurant with a rat infestation.
“If you live alone on an island, this is not your problem. If you live with neighbors and people in a city with you, it’s your problem,” Nevarez says.
At this week’s meeting, public health leaders are rallying for their own vision for protecting Americans’ health.
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Ground covers are living mulch that protects the soil from erosion, suppress weed growth and improve aesthetics of your backyard.
Small patches that are irregular and awkward can be maintained by growing groundcover plants.
Especially in colder months these ground cover plants act as a barrier to your garden soil and maintain greenery, when most plants pack up for the season.
Some of these plants even manage to bring a bit of magic to winter days, with glossy leaves or subtle flowers that brighten the dullest corners.
Whether you’re filling the space under trees or softening the edges of a pathway, they bring a sense of calm and continuity to your garden when everything else is resting.
It’s easy to maintain these plants, as they don’t ask for attention but give back plenty—just the kind of quiet beauty winter needs.
17 Best Winter Ground Covers to Keep Your Garden Lush All Season
When winter rolls in and most of your garden slips into dormancy, the ground can start to look bare and lifeless. But it doesn’t have to.
Evergreen and semi-evergreen ground covers keep your beds, slopes, and borders looking vibrant even through the cold months. They protect the soil, outcompete weeds, and add subtle texture and color when the rest of the landscape fades.
1. Creeping Phlox
Creeping Phlox is that bright splash of cheer your winter garden needs. Even when the cold sets in, it holds its low, mat-like greenery, forming a thick carpet that looks tidy and lush all winter long. Weeds barely stand a chance against it, which means less work for you when spring comes around.
And when it does arrive? Get ready for a breathtaking show of candy-striped, pink, or lavender blooms that completely transform the landscape. Perfect for rocky borders, slopes, or garden edges that could use a pop of life.
2. Bugleweed
Bugleweed doesn’t flinch at frost—it thrives in it. This adaptable ground cover spreads by runners, creating a dense, glossy mat that stays green year-round. Whether you’ve got full sun or partial shade, it fits right in.
Spring brings short spikes of deep blue or purple flowers that bees and butterflies can’t resist. Just one thing to note—it spreads fast. So give it a spot where it can roam freely without overtaking more delicate neighbors.
Bearberry has a quiet kind of strength. It handles poor, rocky soils, wind, and frost like a pro. In winter, its small leathery leaves sometimes blush red or purple, adding subtle color when everything else looks dull.
While the bright red berries are more for wildlife than for you, they’re a lovely sight against the snow. Perfect for covering large, sloped areas or filling tough spots where little else will grow.
4. Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis)
If you’re after something durable, Creeping Juniper is a go-to choice. It laughs in the face of drought, poor soil, salt, and deer. The feathery branches form a soft, sprawling mat that can turn from blue-green to reddish bronze in winter—giving your garden year-round texture and tone.
‘Pancake’ stays neat and compact, while standard varieties can spread wide to cover awkward patches along paths or over retaining walls.
5. Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis)
Pachysandra is the hero of shady corners and under-tree spots where grass just refuses to grow. It’s evergreen, low-maintenance, and forms a dense, weed-smothering carpet that stays fresh all winter.
Once it’s settled in, it barely needs care—just the occasional trim or water during dry spells. Think of it as the quiet workhorse of the winter garden: not flashy, but always reliable.
If you’ve got a patch of ground where nothing seems to thrive, Goutweed is your fix-it plant. This one spreads fast and doesn’t give up easily—so it’s best used in contained spaces or where you truly need coverage.
Its creamy white and green foliage brightens up dark corners, and in spring, it produces clusters of small white flowers that add a soft, cloud-like touch. Once established, it’s nearly hands-free—just keep an eye on its boundaries.
7. Snow-In-Summer (Cerastium tomentosum)
Few plants live up to their name like Snow-In-Summer. Its silvery foliage shines even on gray winter days, and in spring, it bursts into a sea of small white blooms that look like drifts of snow.
This one thrives in sunny, well-drained spots and handles drought like a champ. Use it to edge walkways or stabilize slopes—it’ll look good doing both.
8. Heartleaf Ginger (Asarum virginicum)
Heartleaf Ginger adds an unexpected dash of elegance to shaded winter beds. Its glossy, heart-shaped leaves hug the ground tightly, creating a lush green cover that feels both natural and refined.
It’s not loud or showy, but that’s the point—it’s about quiet beauty. Ideal for woodland gardens, under trees, or anywhere you want steady greenery that doubles as living mulch.
The Evergreen Wood Fern brings structure and grace to winter landscapes. Its finely divided fronds stay lush and arching through the cold, even when frost dusts their tips.
Tuck it between rocks, beneath trees, or along shaded borders for a wild yet tidy look. Plus, it’s deer-resistant and needs almost no maintenance—perfect for gardeners who prefer to admire rather than fuss.
10. Liriope (Liriope muscari)
Also known as monkey grass, Liriope adds texture and rhythm to your garden. Its strappy green leaves hold their form through most winters, and in warmer zones, they stay evergreen all year long.
Come late summer, purple flower spikes rise above the foliage, followed by small black berries that linger into the colder months. It’s ideal for edging paths or creating a soft border that transitions beautifully between seasons.
11. Blue Star Creeper (Pratia pedunculata)
Blue Star Creeper is a tiny treasure. Its dense green mat stays vibrant through most winters, and when spring rolls around, it sprinkles itself with tiny star-shaped flowers in pale blue or lavender.
Because it’s so low-growing, it’s perfect for tucking between stepping stones or along garden paths. It’s soft enough to walk on and hardy enough to survive the occasional frost.
12. Carex Sedge (Carex oshimensis, C. laxiculmis)
If you like a natural look, sedges are the unsung heroes of winter gardens. Their graceful, arching leaves move with the breeze and often stay semi-evergreen in milder climates.
Varieties like ‘Evergold’ offer a pop of variegation, while others create sleek mounds of texture for woodland borders or moist areas. They’re not aggressive like grasses, yet they bring that same gentle flow to the landscape.
13. Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)
Partridgeberry is a quiet gem of the native woodland. It trails low to the ground, weaving around roots and rocks, with shiny green leaves that stay fresh all winter.
Bright red berries appear in late fall and often persist into spring, giving birds and small wildlife a reason to visit. It’s ideal for shaded, natural-looking spaces where subtle beauty counts more than showy color.
14. Scottish Moss (Sagina subulata ‘Aurea’)
If winter has your garden looking a bit dull, Scottish Moss will brighten it right up. Its vibrant chartreuse cushions seem to glow even on cloudy days, forming tight mats that look soft enough to walk on.
It loves moisture and cool weather, so keep it slightly damp. Use it between paving stones or as a living accent in containers—it’s a cheerful way to add texture and light.
15. Prickly Pear (Opuntia species)
Not all winter survivors are soft and green—some are bold and spiky. Hardy Prickly Pear varieties bring drama and shape to cold-weather gardens, thriving in poor, dry soil where others give up.
Their paddle-shaped stems sometimes blush with winter color, and by summer, they surprise you with bright, showy flowers. Just plant them away from paths—those spines mean business.
16. Wall Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys)
Wall Germander feels old-world elegant, with small evergreen leaves that form neat mounds or low hedges. It’s versatile, deer-resistant, and stays green through winter, providing structure when perennials die back.
In summer, it bursts into pinkish-purple flowers that draw pollinators. Trim it lightly after blooming, and it’ll reward you with a tidy, year-round shape perfect for edging or borders.
17. Creeping Thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
Few plants smell as good in winter as Creeping Thyme. It forms a soft, aromatic carpet that holds its green leaves even under light snow. Come summer, it transforms into a floral ground cover humming with bees.
It’s tough enough to handle foot traffic, making it perfect for filling gaps between pavers or lining garden paths. Plus, every step releases a hint of that herby fragrance—like a natural winter perfume for your garden.
Conclusion
Winter ground covers aren’t just space fillers—they’re protectors, performers, and mood lifters. They guard your soil, hold the landscape together, and keep your garden feeling alive when most plants are asleep.
Whether you choose mossy cushions, silvery mats, or glossy leaves, these 17 options will help you craft a garden that looks good year-round. Mix and match for variety—some for shade, some for sun—and watch how your winter landscape transforms from bare to beautifully alive.
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Customers say
Customers find these resistance bands effective for arm and back strengthening, with different levels of resistance and good value for money. The bands are easy to use and versatile, with one customer mentioning they can be incorporated into yoga flows or muscle training. While some customers find them comfortable, others report discomfort, particularly with the handles. Durability is mixed, with some customers reporting the bands tearing after few uses.
