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Monday Morning Coffee News
Happy Monday! A few interesting coffee items in the news: Jim Beam released a line of bourbon flavored coffee, Starbucks is testing out coffee ice cubes, a coffee shop in Melbourne invented the "avolatte", and TimeCup launched a Kickstarter campaign for an automatic Turkish coffee maker.
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Hazelnut Coffee Lip Scrub
In my search for the perfect coffee cup proof lipstick, I've really been getting into liquid and matte lipsticks - but they can leave my lips a bit dry. In an effort to keep my lips soft and moisturized, I've added lip scrubs to my beauty routine. Homemade lip scrubs are super cheap and easy to make with very little effort at all. My recent favorite is this Hazelnut Coffee Lip Scrub.
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Monday Morning Coffee News
Happy Monday! Here's some interesting news stories from last week featuring coffee: a recent study looked into the benefits of a good night sleep and a good cup of coffee to help manage chronic pain, researchers at Lancaster University found a way to significantly improve the efficiency of turning coffee waste into biofuel, a latte artist's amazing creations are earning him some well deserved attention, and the brewing of the worlds tiniest cup of coffee (video).
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How To Make Coffee Infused Oil
I recently made some coffee infused oil to use as an ingredient in some upcoming DIY coffee beauty items I'm planning and thought I'd share the process with you guys. Coffee infused oil is actually super easy to make - it's literally only a 2 step process. All you need are coffee grounds (a medium roast with medium to large sized grounds works best), your desired oil, a Crock-Pot-style slow cooker, and some way to strain the coffee grounds from the oil when done.
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Monday Morning Coffee News
Happy Monday! Some interesting coffee-related things in the news right now: Starbucks introduces Midnight Mint Mocha Frappuccino and brings back Frappuccino Happy Hour, Dunkin' Donuts adds Frozen Dunkin' Coffee to their menu and celebrates by giving away free samples, and hello caffeinated coffee bagels. Over at Kickstarter: a mobile phone cover that makes coffee and coffee-flavored intimate wipes.
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Monday Morning Coffee News
Happy Monday! Here’s a quick recap of what’s been going down lately in the world of coffee: Starbucks opens a Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room and announces the 2 latest lucky winners of their “Starbucks For Life” contest, Keurig recalls one of their popular brewers, a new WiFi coffee maker is set to be unveiled, and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf serves up some yummy limited-time only Mexican chocolate inspired beverages for the winter months.