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Give the Gift of Sheet Mask!

Give the Gift of Sheet Mask!

I keep a pretty full stock of sheet mask. Whenever I see a gift set that contains multiples I grab it up. Why? It’s the best way to get the most bang for your buck and to always have a mask that fits your particular skin care need at the time. Yesterday I used a Dr. Jart+ Pore Minimalist Charcoal Mask, and it was heaven. It’s also why you have to snap things up pretty quickly when the holiday sets go live at Sephora. The Dr. Jart+ Holiday Sheet Mask set is already sold out, but this doesn’t mean that…

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Sephora Holiday 2017 Best Beauty Buys

Sephora Holiday 2017 Best Beauty Buys

Its that time of year again! When our sometimes favorite store Sephora drops all of the delicious holiday sets from brands we love. If you play your cards right, you’ll be able to stretch your coins and walk away with some amazing deals. I typically hold out for most of my beauty shopping until the end of the year and in doing so I’m able to use my Sephora Friends and Family discount or VIB discount and save even more money  Like most, you might even find yourself pushed over to the land of Sephora Rouge, but hey, don’t say I…

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My Travel and Packing Essentials

My Travel and Packing Essentials

    I used to abhor packing. Even if I packed early, I would still be rushing around at the last minute trying to add this or that “just in case” I needed it. Of course, all of this would be in vain because everything “extra” I added I ended up not even needing!  With my new role, travel has become an almost weekly part of my life, so I had to learn to get it together quickly as I no longer have time to be stressing about what’s going and what’s staying. To streamline things a bit, I’ve enlisted…

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Nars Velvet Matte Foundation Stick Review and Swatches on Medium Brown Skin

Nars Velvet Matte Foundation Stick Review and Swatches on Medium Brown Skin

This is the second time I’ve stumbled across a foundation that’s made me completely snub my previous holy grail. Got Oily Skin? Need Buildable Coverage? Need to touch up on the Go? Want to be able to Blend without searching for your beauty blender? Then this Nars Velvet Matte Foundation Stick is perfect! Nars has blessed us with many cult favorite foundations, but this is the first Foundation Stick to be released by the brand. The Nars Velvet Matte Foundation stick retails for $45 and comes in 20 shades, and I received four to test for myself.   One of the…

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Loreal Pure Clay Cleansers and New Pure Clay Mask

Loreal Pure Clay Cleansers and New Pure Clay Mask

Remember when L’oreal released those skintastic Pure Clay Face Mask back in 2016? We’ll they decided the Face Mask wasn’t exactly enough and have decided to bless us with an additional Clay Mask and three new clay cleansers and the combination of cleanser and mask is going to seriously rock your world. For those who haven’t tried the Clay Mask yet ($12.99), let me catch you up real quick on everything you’ve been missing. The Pure-Clay Masks are made with three mineral clays, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, and Ghassoul sourced from around the world and along with formulas that absorb dirt, impurities, and oils.…

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