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One Drop Wonder, Pomifera Oil

11/23/2016

This is a story about hedge balls. Not from Iowa? Ok, Hedge apples. Horse apples maybe? Osage oranges? Not ringing a bell? Their technical name is maclura pomifera and what looks like a wrinkly green brain and grows in my home state of Iowa holds powerful beauty properties. If you don’t place them around your house...

Best and worst elf products

11/22/2016

It’s rare to find products that are not only great quality but also on trend, affordable, cruelty-free, paraben-free, made in the US, widely available, the list goes on. For the most part, e.l.f. Cosmetics is able to hit all of those marks, launching new products all the time. As you know though, you can’t win...

best beauty and fashion podcasts

11/22/2016

At the risk of sounding like a hipster old person, I was listening to podcasts before podcasts were cool. I would listen to them while working on my design projects in college, then while walking to my first big girl job. Now, I still listen to podcasts religiously and look forward to my favorites each week. I listen to...

Violet Voss Holy Grail Palette Review

11/18/2016

I realize I haven’t adequately professed my devotion to a product I love and use often. The is that product. Since it’s finally back in stock on their site, I thought now would be a good time to tell you why. This palette contains 20 full size warm tone eyeshadows for $52 in a large palette with...

Thrive Causemetics Tutorial with Jessie

11/10/2016

Today’s post is not about me but my friend Jessie and Thrive Causemetics. I first met Jessie in 2008. My husband and I moved into our first house together and she and her husband lived next door. Over the next 4 years, I would get to know her as an incredible mother, wife, and friend....

Fall Makeup Look

11/09/2016

This full face Fall makeup tutorial was inspired by a look I created on a client. One of my Instagram followers asked me to create a tutorial for it so here we are! Look upon my chubby smiling face. The photo below clearly says, “I’m very happy but I also like cheese and wine!”So hey,...