Ravishing Raisin #MOTD
For this look, I wanted something low maintenance but still quite radiant with a bit of color. Raisin has always been a color that has complemented my skin tone so this is the shade that inspired this look.
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Ulta Haul!
A few weeks back when Ulta had a 20% off sale, I picked up quite a few items. It’s funny because the Sephora sale was just before that and I did not partake at all. Here’s what I made out with.
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The $6 Morphe 3B Eyeshadow Palette is Pretty Damn Good! | Review
What a fantastic find! I had been eyeballing the $6 Morphe 3B Pure Nude Palette for a long time before I finally just checked out with it, thanks to a fantastic Ulta sale a few weeks back. The palette has just three shades in it and no mirror and it’s the size of a small candy bar.
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Farmacy Very Cherry Clean Cleansing Balm: Still Good, Still My Favorite
Do you like the smell of cherries? How about in your skincare? Well, my favorite cleansing balm now comes in cherry and it’s just as good as the lime! The Farmacy Very Cherry Clean cleansing balm performs the exact same as the Green Clean, so I’ll just link to that review rather than go through the motions with this one. It is worth describing…
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Summer Makeup MVPs I’ll Be Using Through the Fall
Makeup Face Fenty Setting Powder: I wasn’t incredibly consistent with any particular foundation (in an effort to use them all), but I did start pressing this setting powder into my skin. Reached for it a lot!
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New Handbag Staple: Fresh Sugar Lemon Hydrating Lip Balm
Look who’s arriving fashionably late to the party! 👀 I bought the Fresh Sugar Lemon Hydrating Lip Balm on a whim many moons ago after seeing it randomly on some department store’s app. I figured, I bet this smells like lemon meringue pie… I want my lips to smell like lemon meringue pie! And guess what? It does!
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Beauty Within: Getting Fresh Air With a Cold
I just came back from a fantastic few days in NYC to watch a few matches at the US Open. It was fantastic! Waking up in the hotel room with a scratchy throat in the morning didn’t really bother me until the last day. I had no other symptoms so I figured I’d pop a Naproxen (or 2 Aleve’s) and…
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The Best Sheet Mask You’ll Ever Try: Haba Rose Honey & Milk …
PSA: Haba Rose Honey & Milk Ceramide Masks are the best sheet masks I have ever tried! You guysssssssss. These really expensive, Japanese sheet masks are amazing! I purchased these in NY recently and almost passed them up, but the rose, honey, and milk really drew me in. I am so glad I got them because they make my face…
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Check Out the New Amazon Branded Skincare – Solimo
I reckon it was only a matter of time before this happened! Amazon has started selling its own branded products. I was quite surprised to find this included skincare. Amazon knows what people like to buy and have slapped their name on it to give it to you cheaper; I didn’t find a single, individually sold product above $10! Here…
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For National Lipstick Day, Shop Your Own Stash
Hear me out on this one! I know all of these National Whatever Days are meant to drive consumerism but I have a suggestion for National Lipstick Day: shop your own stash! While I realize there are a lot of deals to be had, perhaps now would be a good time to ask yourself, “do I have space for this?”…
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Truly Organic Hemp Oil Facial Serum | Review
Back when Nordstrom was having a pop-up natural beauty sale, I picked up a few items. One of them was from a brand I had never heard of before, Truly Organic. They had a few things that sparked my interest, but I didn’t want to regret my purchase so I just stuck to one item, the Hemp Oil Facial Serum.
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Asian Beauty Shopping, NYC
This month I had the pleasure of going to New York with Angela from Beautyandthecat to catch up with her counterpart, Renee. I took this time to stock up on some beauty products as well as explore what’s new in the world of Asian beauty. Here’s my final haul.
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Charlotte Tilbury Very Vergara, Glowing Jen Hot Lips 2 Lipstick | Swatches
Check out my lip swatch video for two of the Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips 2 lipsticks. I picked up Viva la Vergara and Glowing Jen. Review coming soon! -XX If you enjoyed this post, you should add me on Bloglovin so you never miss another.
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5 Effortlessly Beautiful Blushes for Dark Skin
Do you want your cheeks to bask in all of the glory? Well, I do. Today I am sharing five of my favorite blushes that are easy to use and beautiful on. Dior Rouge 999 One of my latest blush purchases, the Dior Rouge Blush in 999 is one of the prettiest I own, and will probably ever own. It…
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Fenty Beauty Bronzers vs Benefit Hoola Toasted Bronzer | Dark Skin Edit
Hey ya’ll! When Fenty came out with their bronzers a month or so ago, I had just purchased Benefit’s Hoola Toasted Bronzer. There aren’t many bronzers for dark skin that actually even show up on dark skin, or do what they are supposed to do: warm up the skin, giving you a beautiful sunkissed, toasty look. As delighted as I…
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Dior Backstage Face and Body Foundation – The Darker Shades
Here are some swatches of the Dior Backstage Face and Body Foundation. There are quite a few shades of this foundation, but only six of them are truly for dark skin. I swatched shades 6.5 – 9. I imagine I am in the 7.5 range based on the skin swatches. The models on the Sephora website lead me to believe…
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New Must Haves in Beauty: Tatcha Skin Mist, Ilia Color Haze Multi-Use …
Hey y’all! I am still buying less makeup and skincare than I was this time last year, but lo’ and behold! There are some thangs out there that I have been wanting! Tatcha Satin Skin Mist Honestly, I don’t love Tatcha’s Dewy Skin Mist. It makes me look greasy and my oily skin does not need help in that department.…
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Dior Wild Earth Terra Eyeshadow Palette Review
Lay your eyes on the Dior Terra 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette. Dior has become one of my favorite luxury beauty brands because it seems like they are mind readers when it comes to putting out things I like! This palette spoke to me so loudly! Now with Dior, when they say limited edition, THEY MEAN LIMITED EDITION DAMMIT. So if you…
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Dior Wild Earth Terra Eyeshadow Palette Review
Lay your eyes on the Dior Terra 5 Couleurs Eyeshadow Palette. Dior has become one of my favorite luxuty beauty brands because it seems like they are mind readers when it comes to putting out things I like! This palette spoke to me so loudly! Now with Dior, when they say limited edition, THEY MEAN LIMITED EDITION DAMMIT. So if you…
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The Diptyque Narguile Candle Smells Like the Man of Your Dreams | Review
I have finally bit the bullet and purchased my first Diptyque candle! When I came across the Narguile candle online and read the description of the scent, I just knew I had to have it. It had the masculine, woody/spicy aromas I have come to love and I had been wanting to try scents other than the obscenely popular Baies,…
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