Solid perfume is a handy little tool you can carry around and apply when in a pinch. When you run into the next flirt-worthy individual, you can easily dab some sensuality behind your ears.

Solid perfume used to be far more popular in the old ages than it is today. You’ll be hardpressed to find it at your local department store, but not having it was unthinkable for women like Cleopatra and Nefertiti.

If you decide to make solid perfume for yourself, or even as party favors, you can personalize it by packaging it in monogrammed pillboxes, vintage compact boxes or any other original little container you can find!

Oil based perfume

Although any perfume can be made into a solid, oil based perfumes will last far longer. You can experiment with essential oils to create your own signature blend. Just take a few essential oils you like, and that match well together, and mix some drops of each together in a small bowl or container. Mix well, and stake a whiff. It it smells fabulous, take note of the proportions you used (for example, 2 drops lemongrass oil, to 1 drop orange blossom).

Matching scents

It is fairly simple to figure out which scents go well together: they generally belong to the same category. For example, different citrus-based oils will match. Such as lemongrass, orange blossom, and lemon.

Ingredients

Here is what you will need to make your own solid perfume:

- 1 tablespoon beeswax (grated)
- 1 tablespoon almond oil
- 8 drops of essential oils (blended)

Directions

Blend your essential oils together, below are some suggestions for an exotic blend, a spicy and a fruity blend.

To make the perfume, heat the beeswax gently in a small saucepan or heat-resistant container. Make sure it is fully melted, and add the almond oil.
Stir in the essential oils, and pour the mixture into a clean container with a lid.

Allow your mixture to cool completely. It will be solid, and you can rub it onto your skin using your fingers. You can also use a lipbalm tube for easy application, just don’t mix it up with your regular lipbalm!

To extend the life of your perfume, make sure your container is completely clean. If you are using a container from an old solid perfume, clean it out with soap and water. Let it dry fully, then use rubbing alcohol to disinfect it completely. Dry again, and now it is ready for reuse.

Essential oil blends

Fruity Scent
- 3 Drops of peach oil
- 3 Drops of sweet orange oil
- 2 Drops of chamomile oil

Spicy Scent
- 3 Drops of clove oil
- 3 Drops of sandalwood oil
- 2 Drops of cinnamon oil

Exotic Scent
- 5 Drops of vanilla oil
- 3 Drops of ylang-ylang oil

Few things can be more fun than getting down and dirty with some edible massage oil. Whether you cook this up on your own as a surprise, or involve your partner in the prep work, you can easily make your own edible massage oil. One clear benefit is that you can control the flavor yourself. Some people don’t really like the taste of most edible massage oils available in stores.

This edible massage oil is also latex friendly, and can therefore be used as a personal lubricant as well.

How to make your own massage oil

It all starts with a basic recipe. Flavor and other properties can be adjusted ‘to taste’. A basic massage oil recipe involves glycerine as a main ingredient. Glycerine you should easily be able to find in most pharmacies.

Here is the complete list of ingredients you will need:

• 1/4 cup glycerine
• 1/4 tsp. honey
• 1/4 tsp. clear vanilla extract (not brown vanilla)
• 1/4 tsp. flavoring (or to taste)

In addition, you can also add a drop of food coloring if you would like. This isn’t necessary, and just depends on how colorful you would like your massage oil to be. Careful not to add too much though, as it could stain sheets or clothes.

To make your edible massage oil, just mix all ingredients together.

This massage oil is:

• Water soluble
• Latex friendly
• It heats up when you blow on it

Spring is in the air and soon enough things should be heating up. Hopefully not just due to the sun… To cool yourself down again, and enjoy a cheap date, how about make some home-made ice cream for your date?

The process is simple enough, and even without a professional ice cream maker you can still whip up a date -worthy batch of creme glacee.

For some peach ice cream, stock up on the following before you plan to seduce your date with some frigid sweets:

* 4 cups milk
* 2 1/2 cups sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 4 eggs, beaten
* 5 cups heavy cream
* 2 cups pureed peaches or nectarines
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1/4 teaspoon almond extract (optional)

To create the peach ice cream, heat the milk in a heavy sauce pan over low heat. Do not let the milk boil though! Stir in the sugar and salt until dissolved.
Stir a quarters of the hot mix into the eggs, and keep stirring. Continue to cook the remainder of the milk mixture for about 10-12 minutes, or until it coats the back of a spoon.
After chilling for at least a couple of hours, or overnight (plan in advance!) you can combine the cream, fruit, vanilla and almond extract. Add the cold milk mixture and stir well. Now freeze, wait, and enjoy!