I haven’t mentioned my “smart buy” in a while, but this year I’ve tried really hard to be more particular about the things I purchase. It hasn’t always worked. I’m not immune to hype; I am a human who loves beauty products, after all. Unfortunately for me, a lot of the things I’ve purchased because…
Wow, it’s been a long ass time since I wrote an empties post. It’s something I did once and didn’t feel the need to do again, but since my goal for the year is to use up a whole lot of stuff, I think we should check out some of my trash. Note: this is…
So it’s the end of my first month attempting to be smart. I’d like to discuss how I did. Time I started strong with the time management stuff. Toward the beginning of the month, I was getting up on time, having breakfast, spending time with Dan and still starting work on time. Woo! However… The last…
I know that I don’t talk about news on the daily and that there are plenty of other ways to get your beauty news (like maybe the YouTube channel Beauty News, which I love. Those Aussie ladies are my homegirls), but in the last 24 hours there have been some stories that I found interesting…
Am I too late in the Christmas season to talk about products I don’t want? Yes? Oh well, you’re getting another anti-haul anyway. I know that I talked about some inexpensive products in my Ulta anti-haul, but there’s more drugstore stuff that’s been released that I feel personally victimized by. Mostly because they’re pointless, gimmicky…
A GIVEAWAY!! So I ordered the Makeup Revolution x The Emily Edit – The Wants palette from Ulta, and it arrived today. For some reason, I received two of them. I contacted Ulta and they can’t take it back, so… I’m giving it to one of you! It’s Labor Day weekend in the US, and…
There’s a new brand at Ulta: Flesh, the prestige brand from Revlon. Where do I even start? First, the name. Flesh. I’m not the kind of person who gets weird about certain words, but the name alone makes me think of Buffalo Bill. IT PUTS THE LOTION ON ITS SKIN! Ahem. The tagline for this…
I don’t know why I decided to make a video with dirty hair and a mask on my face, but here you go.
Ulta has a three-question foundation quiz that (supposedly) will give you the perfect product for your needs. The options are coverage, finish, and benefit (anti-aging, long wearing, etc.). You make your choices, and Ulta gives you options from various brands at different price points. Is this new? Did I miss when this was launched? WHY…
Read more Ulta’s Foundation Quiz – where have you been all my life?
I’ve figured out why my skin looked so janky while I was in Michigan: I didn’t bring my Clarisonic. Normally I do bring it when I travel, but the cabin where Dan is living is TINY, and I tried to keep the amount of junk I brought to a minimum. I know he’ll laugh if…
I literally never paint my nails. I will occasionally get a gel manicure, but I don’t think I’ve ever gotten a standard manicure and didn’t somehow manage to mess up the polish before leaving the salon. Standard polish also only lasts a few days on my nails without chipping and looking disgusting, so it really…
It’s Blogmas day 3, so we’re talking about gifts again. I know the title of this post is a little weird, but let’s be honest; sometimes we’re obligated to get gifts for people we don’t really like. You know, the random cousin who shows up every Christmas with a gift for you, or the receptionist…
Or not, since the Black Friday “deals” I’m seeing so far are basically the same as the past five or so years. Don’t get me wrong; Ulta has a couple notable deals on their preview page. There are a bunch of what I think of as beginner sets: big kits with craploads of eyeshadows, lip…
Good news for my Canadian readers (do I have those? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?): Ulta Beauty, my personal favorite place to spend my paychecks, is now delivering to Canada! I don’t know much about international shipping because I don’t buy many things from companies outside of the US (except for K-beauty, obvs), but I guess they’re…
So it’s Labor Day weekend here in the US and since I know you’re not here for a history lesson I’ll spare you the stories about the fight for the five-day work week and workplace safety measures after the Triangle fire. We’ll talk about makeup instead, and some of the glorious sales happening this weekend.…
