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I review a lot of makeup, skincare and body products. I certainly do enjoy trying out new things. But what do I actually buy for myself? Here are my most recent purchases. Even though I get lots of products to try out for review, there are some cosmetics that I must have or want to try …
Just because summer is over doesn’t mean that we can forget about protection from the sun. It’s important during all four seasons regardless of where you live. One of my all-time favorite skincare brands, StriVectin, sent me their Repair and Protect Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 to try out. Actually, I received it a couple …
I have downturned eyes that often make it difficult to curl my outermost lashes and to get mascara on them. I’m generally happy with my Shiseido Lash Curler but those couple of lashes on the very outside of my eyes just don’t want to cooperate. And I have thicker lashes in the middle of my …
Last fall, I reviewed and swatched several shades from Milani’s new Amore Matte Lip Creme line here. The matte liquid lipstick trend is still going strong so Milani has added 10 more limited edition colors to their lineup this fall. I received 4 new shades: 28 Darling: pink-beige, almost the color of my lips 31 …
One of the joys of being a beauty blogger is getting to experience lots and lots of new skincare brands and products that I would probably never known about. And one of the most important benefits of trying all these new-to-me skincare brands is that I’ve been introduced to better-for-you brands that are free of …
Oh, I got the cutest package this week from PUR Cosmetics just in time for the height of fall and Halloween. I opened the box and inside nestled amongst the leopard print paper were two adorably purrrrrrfect sets of kitty ears: leopard print ears and a sexy black lace set of ears with an attached …
The months keep rolling by, and now we’re in October. Time for my monthly empties post! I finished up quite a few things, some of which I was dying to get through and others, well I’m sad they’re gone. Let’s get to it. Bath & Body Perlier White Almond Antibacterial Foaming Soap, full size: …
When I purchased from Ulta online during their 21 Days of Beauty, they sent along a few samples. Among them was a Hask shampoo and conditioner duo, packets with just enough for one use. Hask has a broad product range: the ones I received were the Kalahari Melon Oil Color Protection Shampoo and Conditioner with Color Shield …
One of the benefits of being a beauty blogger is getting to try out a lot of skincare products. Back in my “civilian” days, I stuck with the same moisturizer probably for about 10 years. I still like that moisturizer, Olay Regenerist, and I think it’s a good one, but I am happy that I’ve …
A month ago, I wrote about my Tarte haul during their 30% off sale. I was looking for things from Tarte to try, and I found the very attractive Lip Sculptor, gold cased, double-ended lipstick and gloss-in-one that’s great for travel or for just carrying in my purse. I bought the shade, Sass, a gorgeous mauve, just …
We’re into September, but I haven’t posted anything about my three $10 beauty subscriptions from August. So I’ll do one post on all three. Let’s see which one did the best in August. Birchbox Birchbox always gets delivered first. That’s a plus. It’s a cute box with fun colors and patterns that remind me …
Ulta Beauty is running a 20% off sale on non-prestige items now through September 3. I got the email a few days ago, and I knew I had some Ulta rewards points/cash waiting to be used. So today I drove over to take a look. Because prestige was excluded, it was a small haul. Here’s …
Oils are so popular these days. There are different oils for every single thing. I like oils. In fact, I’ve tried a number of after-shower body oils. They usually smell lovely. But I’ve found that with my super dry skin, the oil doesn’t provide lasting hydration. At first, it seems to hydrate well, but over …
August was a good month for me in terms of emptying out beauty products. Just about all were full-size products so I love recycling them to make room for more. Several I replaced with another one of the same, but a few I went on to something new. Let’s see what’s in the recycling …
Earlier this summer, Jeff told me that he had an idea to use oil for shaving. Jeff’s a creative guy, and he’s always coming up with new ideas or different ways to use familiar things. He thought oil would make his skin soft and would give him a closer shave. Then he said he came …