• 10 Hair Hacks EVERYONE Needs To Know

    I’ve always been a beauty girl, whether it was an obsession with the perfect nail polish application or collecting a million lipglosses, but for some reason hair has been the one category where I am admittedly lax about. I’d just rather spend the extra five minutes perfecting my mascara than finding out how to use…

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  • How to Shop For the Holidays Like a Pro (and NOT Overspend)

    Today is Cyber Monday which means millions of people are pulling out their credit cards to scour for the best gifts online, especially if they are particularly phobic of messy Black Friday crowds. And maybe, just maaaaaybe some of those people are also picking up a couple gifts for themselves too. 🙂 I always find…

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  • 5 Products You Need To Try

    As the holidays have been approaching, I’ve been grabbing for more things that are shimmery and give my face some glow. It only makes sense that they wiggled their way into my list of a few favorite products for the month that I think you guys should check out! PRODUCTS MENTIONED: Sephora Solid Brush Cleaner…

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  • Why OPI is My Favorite Nail Polish

    If you’ve been a long-time reader of this blog you’ll know how I have an especially warm spot in my heart for nail polish. It was one of the first beauty items I really enjoyed collecting and spending my free time on. I recently stopped by an OPI event and will full on admit I…

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  • 10 Makeup Brushes Everyone Needs

    You may or may not know that my background isn’t strictly in the beauty realm but I actually have a degree in industrial design. One thing I learned from my shop days is how important it is to have the right drill bit, a sharp saw, and a good pair of safety goggles (I know,…

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  • My Day in Malibu With Urban Decay

    Any company that invites not just me, but Ben and Aria to events as well automatically receives roughly, oh, a billion extra brownie points in my book. It just so happens that Urban Decay’s founder Wende Zomnir is not only a gorgeous businesswoman but also a generous and understanding mother too. Thus, I packed up my husband…

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  • TUTORIAL | My Face But Better Makeup

    You know how you wake up some days, look in the mirror and just think, “Hey I look pretty okay today!” Maybe you got a couple extra hours of sleep or maybe the window is letting in that perfect natural light that makes your skin glow. I was pondering about that in relation to makeup…

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  • 10 Life Lessons I Learned in 100 Days

    Becoming a mother is something I’ve always dreamed about and always wanted to do. In so many ways, it has been far more rewarding and far more of a sacrifice than I could’ve ever imagined. It’s officially been 100 days since this life-rocking event happened in my life so in reflection I wanted to share…

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  • REVIEW & SWATCHES | Burberry Full Kisses

    If there was ever a lipstick that I want to tell everyone “You’ve GOT to try this” it’s this one. Trust me, there are plenty of lipstick formulas that come across my desk but very few I am as excited about sharing as Burberry’s Full Kisses line which was sent to me as part of…

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  • What To Buy from Sephora’s VIB 20% off Sale!

    Gird your loins, beauty lovers. Nicely girded? Alright, it’s that time of year again when Sephora does their grand 20% off sale for VIB status shoppers (you get this if you spent $350 in the last year there, which is embarrassingly easy to do). There’s a 15% off sale in the Spring but this holiday…

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