Makeup Haul from CherryCulture.com

I recently discovered the makeup site cherryculture.com which carries some of my fav inexpensive + cruelty-free {bonus!} makeup brands. So I did what any sane or insane makeup junkie does …hauled...

Skin Care Review: Own Firming Silk Concentrate

I love this product so much that I wish I could’ve come up with a catchier title for this post because it deserves it + I love catchy titles Upon first glance it has the appearance of water + the...

My New MALM Dressing Table

Just a quick share of my dressing table from Ikea. My only wish is that it came with a vanity stool/chair because now I have to go shopping for one. I was thinking of something like this one but a...

Easy Hair Care + Products For Gorgeous Hair

I recently started posting “notes” on my fb blog page. Not sure how it happened but it just seems quicker sometimes + somehow not as formal as prepping a post for the blog. Here two recent posts on...

Spring Red Lips With Milani

natural light, no flash So Milani is a brand that I’ve actually never tried before. Honestly their packaging is what kept me away for so long! There’s just something about all that gold that makes...

The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift: Spa Sonic Skin Care System

7 piece professional kit I was ecstatic to get the opportunity to review this face + body polishing system. I have been a fan of this brand in particular for over a year, I tragically injured my...

Nightly Skin Care Routine Step 2: Own Refining Cream

I don’t usually review skin care products because I have such a great thing going with what I’ve been doing in the last few months but I’ve been offered so many great opportunities that I had to...

EOTD: Extreme Blue Liquid Liner

♥ So I tried to get this from as many angles as possible + since there wasn’t a cloud in the sky today I was able to pick up some color {yay!}. I saw this posted on the NYX Facebook page last week...

Spring Style: Polka Dots, Florals + Skulls

So I bought a pair of polka dot shorts similar to the ones pictured {pictured above, posted from my Tumblr, they have more of a mod cut then the one on the board} + I love them. Never had too much...

Revived The Beatles With The Lilly Brush

….and sweatshirts SO I basically wore my Beatles sweatshirt down to those annoying little fabric pills that just seem to happen overnight + never actually go away. Needless to say it has been in...

Cruelty-Free April Favorites: Organix, Equate + Real Techniques

♥ Hair: Organix Hydrating Macadamia Oil – Dry Styling Oil If I summed up this product in word it would be “WoW!”. I have thick, curly {and now color-treated} hair + it’s a pain to keep moisturized...

Cruelty Free Products I Love: Badger Damascus Rose Face Oil

What it is: A certified organic + antioxidant packed face oil featuring organic cold pressed oils jojoba, baobab + pomegranate; organic extracts of seabuckthorn berry, rosehip + calendula; organic...

Naturally Boost Your Energy: Green Ginger Tea

Today is rainy + dull which isn’t much of a motivator to get anything done but I have packing to do and tons of school work so the show must go on! I usually juice but I wanted something warm so I...

LOTD: Pink Lips With NYC + NYX

I’ve been reaching for this pink lipstick quite often in the last couple of months. It just has a Spring ring to it + right now we’re going through our raining season so I’ll take all pretty bright...

Spring Nail Shades For Less With NYC Nail Color

Three very pretty + very inexpensive Spring colors I’m sporting on my nails this season from NYC nail enamel long wearing line. In the bottle they looked pretty enough but didn’t seem very eye...

EOTD With NYX Every Color Imaginable Palette

Nearly died with happiness when I found more NYX products in Marshalls while shopping for candles last week Here is {more of a photo} review of one of the two palettes I picked up. Since they were...

Easy Dining Table Decor

We recently changed up our dining furniture + all of sudden I was faced with a bare table that I wanted to put something on + badly. Because more than half of this table is glass I started off with...

Hair Favorites From Paul Mitchell + Giovanni

These two powerhouse conditioners have become a favorite + very necessary in my stash of hair products. I mostly keep conditioners, some light ones for co-washing + heavier ones for deep...

NOTD: Spring Nails With A Twist

I’ve been drooling over the new releases from Hard Candy + they finally put up a display in my local Walmart. I only picked up one nail polish {you have to show a little restraint sometimes} but I...

OOTD: Inexpensive, Casual + Cute Mom Threads

I don’t normally wear a skirt or dress {like ever} when I’m out + about {solo} with my munchkins. It’s not that I don’t like wearing them but let’s be real my 2 year-old loves to keep mommy “on her...

Pure Ice Nail Polish Giveaway

Best Beach Face Forward:Reviva Labs Makeup Primer

I’ve been using Reviva Labs Makeup Primer for about a week now + I’m impressed! I put it to the ultimate test this past weekend when we decided to have our family fun day with some friends at the...

NYX Makeup Artist Kit + FOTD

I absolutely adore NYX cosmetics because they have shades that are meant for my skin tone, are a cruelty-free brand + their colors wear flawlessly for hours! Oh + I won’t go broke just to work a...

Shoe Love : Hot + Bold Nolita Print

I saw the new Prabal Gurung for Target ad the day the line was released in stores. My intention was to get a pair of the solid pumps {which are equally bright} but when I got to the store + saw...

Bright + Bold Eyes Giveaway

You all know by now that I absolutely love playing in makeup so it just wouldn’t be right if the first couple of my 100k giveaways weren’t featuring some of my favorite colors + brands First up is...

LOTD: NYX Stripped + Lace + Leather

I recently got in these two NYX matte shades {light pink + black for lack of a better description} + rocked them for two days straight. Let’s just say I’m loving all the Spring colors + especially...

Beauty Budget Buys: Two Cruelty-Free Essentials

There’s an art form to putting on makeup + taking it off. But it isn’t as costly as it may seem. I have 3 sets of eye makeup brushes + I still run out of brushes for certain shades like I don’t mix...

LOTD: Sweetheart Red Lips

You can stretch a beauty buck with this red jumbo gloss stick from e.l.f. I got two of these, the other in a pretty coral shimmer shade, for $2 each from drugstoredotcom + with my shoprunner...

LOTD: Berry Blushed Cheeks

A couple of weeks ago I shared a post on 3 mineral makeup colors I created while having way too much time on my hands during a kid free afternoon. You can see all three colors here {post will open...

Perfect Pink: Wet N Wild Megalast Lip Color In Back To The Fuchsia

I have a slight craving for pink lip colors + during this time of year there is more than enough shades to go around. This is how the color looks when it is first applied. ♥ Another photo taken...