Over the holiday season, I bought a lot of sets and minis because its a great opportunity to try out things you may not be fully committed to. One of those was the Clinique Dewy You Set (now on sale for $13.50) which included the Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief, Moisture Surge Overnight Mask, and the Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour…
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I love the Sephora Collection and I love roses so when I saw the $8.00 Sephora Rose Moisturizing Cream, I was skeptical, but excited to try it.
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If micellar cleansing water turned you off to beauty water, let me just try and change your mind here. First of all, this is not a micellar cleansing water. In fact, it’s beauty water and I have never experienced anything like it. It took me some time to even look at the Son & Park Beauty Water the right way…
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I thought it was about time I did an update on my skin and talk about one of my acid-heavy skin care routines, since I haven’t done one in a while. I’m a huge fan of acids; I just can’t get enough of them. My skin responds to them positively, especially glycolic acid and lactic acid in a mixture. Here…
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So the Julep Complexion Cushion 5-in-1 Skin Perfector ($30.00) was a surprise. I didn’t even know Julep made complexion products until I came across this one. As someone that usually wears high coverage foundation – be that medium- or full-coverage – I had pretty low expectations and was pleasantly surprised that it performed as nicely as it did. I went with…
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I love a good beauty set. Even more, I love a good skincare set because not only do you get to try a bunch of different things at once, you get to take them with you if you’re traveling. Sometimes, there isn’t enough product in skincare sets to form an opinion on the product, but I’d say the Biossance Weightless…
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I am a fan of two-step masks. I am also a fan of Papa Recipe. So naturally when I saw the Papa Recipe 2 Step Cleaning Solution Mask, I had to give it a try. The mask includes a huge Q-Tip, the All Kill Peeling Bong, soaked in its goodness, and the sheet mask to use after.
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Man. I used to hate going into rack stores (Marshall’s, TJ Maxx, Ross). I mean, I still do (I like order!), but a lot of them have stepped their game up when it comes to discounted beauty products. We are seeing brands like Mac, Kat Von D, and Bobbi Brown in rack stores now. I’ve even seen tempting Kbeauty products…
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I had my eye on the Kate Somerville ExfoliKate Glow Moisturizer for some time. I’m not sure why, but anytime I see a heap of people come out saying something is great, I become very, very skeptical. That happened with this moisturizer courtesy of Influenster, by the way. I didn’t get mine from there, I bought it from Nordstrom. It…
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I have a thing for cleansers. It’s senseless, really, because it’s not necessarily based on joy, but for some reason, cleansers are my thing. Can you ever have too many? The answer to that question is ABSOLUTELY YES. To keep from becoming that girl, I saw this little Clinique Double Cleansing Detox Set and thought it was perfect for me…
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There’s no doubt in my mind that salicylic acid is effective against acne; when I was a teenager I had really bad active acne and the only thing that worked for me were Noxzema Pads. I know those had at least 2% salicylic acid in them back in the 90s and I know they were chock full of alcohol –…
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There aren’t many “moisturizing” mists that give me great joy but the Mario Badescu Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs and Rosewater is one of the few that light my fire! I love the spray so much, I indulged myself and bought the trio: there’s one small enough to take when you travel (2 oz), one for everyday use that can…
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Tabula Rasa. You know I had to google it. It means that all knowledge comes from experience and that we weren’t born with it. Interesting concept, but as a former biology student, I’m not sure I agree with it; well, you’d have to define what kind of knowledge you are speaking of. Arcona’s Tabula Rasa, sparks the same sort of…
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Hola and Happy Thanksgiving! I put this list in an effort to highlight some of the great deals out there this holiday season, just in time for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday Weekend. Also, beauty shopping can be overwhelming as hell (well, for me anyway) so I’ve put together this guide, separated by budget, to zoom in on the things that…
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The Cow Brand Gyunyu Non Additive Makeup Cleansing Oil and Foaming Facial Cleanser a couple months back and have been alternating in between the Kose Cleansing Oil.
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I am officially on the hunt for a new eye cream! I have been neglecting my eye area for a while now; I decided to stop spending my money on something I would eventually need to go get fillers for. I have it in my mind that there’s nothing out there that doesn’t include a needle that’s going to get…
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I went and got a sample of Drunk Elephant’s $72.00 Virgin Marula Oil from Sephora for the purposes of this comparison review. In this review, I’ll be comparing it to The Ordinary’s Virgin Marula Oil to determine if it’s worth the extra cost. Recall that I wrote a similar review comparing The Ordinary’s Squalane with Biossance’s Squalane and it was…
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I have quite a few products to review from The Ordinary so I’ve been polling my audience on social media to find out which reviews they are most interested in. The one that gets the most votes, I post it first. The Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% won this round, so here’s my review and some before and after pics.…
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Sunday Riley has done it again with the Sulfur Acne Treatment Mask! This mask ranks up there with Good Genes and Luna Oil for me! The mask is effective at reducing zits to smithereens (cue Dexter’s Laboratory theme song) and brightening the skin. From what I have been reading about the mask, it’s YMMV, especially if you have dry skin, but…
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This post is all about taking the best advantage of the VIB sale Sephora holds every year. The sale comes around twice a year but this particular sale is closest to the holidays – just in time for you to treat yourself, and also get a deal on things you’ve been wanting at the same time. I’m calling this a…
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