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Purple Eye Makeup

09/09/2018

I was avoiding purple eye makeup for a bit. Nothing personal, I just felt more drawn to warm neutrals and sort of forgot about an entire color family. I go through definite color phases. I will suddenly start noticing a certain shade everywhere I go and feel more drawn to it. Lately, I’ve felt drawn...

Milk Makeup Review

08/29/2018

Until recently, the only thing I’d tried from was the in Gnarly. I loved the shade but the bullet quickly turned gray, almost like it turned to stone! Anyways, I’d been wanting to explore more so I first tried KUSH Mascara (yo, did you read that review?) and then recently, another assortment of goodies. I ordered all...

Sephora VIB Sale List

08/28/2018

Open your iCal or Google calendar right now. Add , starting August 30th and running through September 4th. If you’re VIB Rouge, you already know this because you’ve been shopping the sale for 4 days now. However, us plebeians, we have to wait. It’s ok. I’m a full time makeup artist and beauty blogger and...

Urban Decay Born to Run Palette Review

08/25/2018

Urban Decay’s is inspired by a sense of adventure, worldwide travel and spontaneous road trips into the sunset. When Urban Decay sent me this beautiful new collection, it made me daydream about the most beautiful places I’ve traveled to. The most beautiful, by far, is Santorini, Greece. However, I actually find where I live, Iowa,...

Natural Deodorant That Actually Works

08/19/2018

I get asked certain questions more than others. “What’s your all time favorite mascara?” See my faves here. “What’s the best drugstore foundation?” See this post. “Why don’t you like Game of Thrones?” Too much horse violence. and finally, “have you found a natural deodorant that actually works?” My answer to that used to be, “nope, I still stink. None of them...

Dollup Case Review

08/15/2018

I’ve seen a lot of clever magnetic makeup cases on the market and there’s just one problem with all of them. They aren’t a new idea because someone else did it first. Dollup Beauty was the first to create a case of this kind with it’s Dollup Case. This hero product is truly unique, innovative and...