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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...

Isle of Paradise Self Tanning Drops Review

08/10/2018

My skin tone is available in 2 extremes: when I’m pale, I am PALE but when I’m tan, I get more questions than usual about whether or not I am Greek. FYI, I’m only 1.9% Balkan, 0.2% Ashkenazi Jew. I don’t mind either skin tone but I definitely prefer the tan one, if we’re being honest...

New Beauty Products

08/09/2018

I recently returned from Lollapalooza in Chicago, sans voice and with a cold. It was well worth it though. You can watch my vlog video here to check it out. When I don’t feel well, beauty products are always my pick-me-up and positive distraction. Ok, even when I feel amazing, they are still that. I’ve been excited...