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Best Makeup Geek Shadows

06/07/2016

You know the diagram that shows good, fast and cheap but you can never have all 3? Makeup Geek eyeshadows are the good and the cheap and speed is up to you. I use these shadows in my freelance kit because not only are they affordable, $6 each, but highly-pigmented, great quality, cruelty-free and paraben-free. Makeup Geek eyeshadows...

Verb Hair Product Review

06/02/2016

Surf’s up! Ok, not really, because I have a large body of water phobia, but I’m all for anything that creates effortless, beachy texture in my hair. I love any hair product that allows my already lazy self act even lazier. I recently tried out 2 summer hair-perfect products from Verb and I’m into it. Not only is Verb a totally...

Farmacy Skin Dew Review

05/30/2016

I first became interested in Farmacy when I tried their Lip Blooms at Sephora. I’m from Iowa so naturally, I’m down with anything with the word farm in it. I sure wish I could have one-full of goats, alpaca, horses and kittens! It helps that Farmacy’s brand video has a sick ass cat cameo in it. In all...

Natural Deodorant That Works

05/25/2016

Hey, let’s talk about my stinky armpits! I’ve never been real lady-like in this area. I sweat a lot and it doesn’t smell like ocean breezes when I do. I remember using Degree extra strength deodorant in high school and still worrying about what I smelled like. I later switched to Dove, which I liked...

MAKE Beauty Review

05/23/2016

I will never tire of discovering new beauty brands. I get so damn excited when I try out a brand I’ve never experienced before. MAKE is the newest brand I’ve recently met. They make cruelty free, paraben-free products right here in the United States and 10% of sales are donated to their We See Beauty Foundation....

Spring Faves

05/17/2016

Even though the weather is being straight disrespectful here in Iowa, I guess it’s spring. Spring is actually my favorite season and I love the fresh vibes, new products and longer days. I’ve been attracted to lighter, lazier formulas in beauty products and I’ve also been going mental on cold brew coffee so that’s on...