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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...

Festival Beauty Products

08/04/2018

I’ve talked about music festivals on this beauty blog before but it’s been a while. I really enjoy music in a live, festival-manner and I’ll be attending 1 day of Lollapalooza this weekend so I thought I’d share what I’m bringing with. I’ve chosen items that will endure the forecasted 93 degree Chicago weather. Hope...

Best Ulta Beauty Products

08/02/2018

We tend to have low expectations of house brands. It makes sense. The packaging isn’t as fancy, the fonts are kinda weird and they may not smell quite the same. Not everything from a house brand is solid but there are usually a few stellar why-pay-more finds. The brand contains such things. For me, these 9...

Magic Mushroom Skincare

07/23/2018

Mushrooms are one of those foods that you either love or hate. I am in the love category.🍄❤️ Where I live, there are actually mushroom hunters, which always makes me giggle because I imagine people shooting them. They go into the woods in the spring, find them and sell the morels for hefty prices per...

Milk Makeup Kush Mascara Review

07/21/2018

Like many, I was highly (pun lolz) curious when launched. I’d been seeing an influx of CBD oil infused beauty products but it’s inclusion in a mascara was intriguing and new. My husband and I were on a little weekend trip for our anniversary so I told him I needed to stop into Sephora, but...