This month’s “Step and Repeat” Birchbox came with plenty of products to make anyone red carpet ready. They also teamed up with US Weekly for that extra star beauty intel. I’ve seen Birchbox partner with other organizations in the past like Women’s Health Magazine, and the boxes are always great. Click Here to start subscribing … More Unboxing Birchbox February 2014
One of my go to nail art designs involves painting angled shapes on my nails. See below to recreate this super simple triangle art design for a very polished, unique look! Supplies needed: 2 complementary nail polishes or 1 polish and 1 loose glitter, scotch tape, and clear polish. 1. First, paint your nails all-over … More Easy Nail Art: Angled Accents
I’m running out of room, and this isn’t even my entire collection!
The holiday Birchbox finally arrived, including the “Sparkle and Shine” holiday design. My box included: – Benta Berry G-1 Exfoliating Facial Cleanser – Kat Burki Signature Body Creme in Tuberose – Manna Kadar Cosmetics Sheer Glow in Birchbox Love *Birchbox exclusive, wear on face or body with or without foundation/moisturizer – Toni & Guy Casual … More Unboxing Birchbox December 2013
Everyone has their favorite way to put their hair into ballerina bun and this is mine! The sock trick works great and so just does twisting your hair around a ponytail, but I find those looks don’t highlight my curly hair. This look definitely works best with hair that has some texture versus thin hair. … More My Perfected Take on a Ballerina Bun
My start-to-finish curl routine is pictured below (styling products only). Run Cantu Shea Butter leave in conditioner throughout wet hair and spray hair with Aveda’s Brilliant detangled allover. Let set for a few minutes for the products to work best. I love the Brilliant spray because it detangles, serves as a heat protectant (should I … More How I Achieve Perfect Curls
Recently, I invested in a new pair of glasses and couldn’t be more excited about my new Christian Dior frames. I picked a truly, unique frame and love my decision. I recommend getting vision insurance, because the cost of glasses goes way down (VSP is the best!). I think Vision Source is also the best … More Eye Candy
In light of the season, this month’s theme was “More Good.” Birchbox brings us ideas for how we can bring more good into our lives from charitable beauty brands. Overall, I was very pleased with November! They released another Color Club “Harlem Nights” nail polish collection, and I wish I would have received a different … More Unboxing Birchbox November 2013
I’ve been trying to get my hands on the new e.l.f. Disney Villains palettes! This past friday, I was just in luck as Disney was hosting an event at my local Walgreens (Sunset & Vine in Hollywood). This location is one of their special “department” store style versions. I was able to get Ursula, which … More e.l.f. Disney Villains
My favorite OPI nail polish color was limited edition last summer (2012) for the Spider-man movie release collection. It’s called “Just Spotted the Lizard.” It was supposed to be a dupe for Chanel’s “Peridot.” Overall, the color is gorgeous! – a blueish/greenish, golden color that changes depending upon the angle. The color is no longer … More My Favorite OPI Nail polish Dupe!
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