Watch my first YouTube video that I’m launching in addition to my blog! I’d love to hear feedback about videos for the future. This one is all about my makeup essentials and “holy grail” products. Enjoy!
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
I never thought I had dark enough features to pull off black eyeshadow, but then I learned a few simple tricks. You need to soften and enhance the black color in some way, which I achieved using 2 techniques. 1. In order for this look to last, you need to apply some sort of eyeshadow … More How to Wear Black Eyeshadow
Rose Gold has been an extremely “it” color lately, and I’ve found the perfect eyeshadow color. MAC’s Pigments are an excellent everyday color you can swipe on your eyes and go. You can play the pigments up with more colors for a night out too. I’m obsessed with their pigment line lately: see the collection … More MAC’s Pigments
Maybelline’s new Volum’ Express The Rocket Mascara is my new favorite! It’s seriously the best, and makes it seem as if you’re wearing false lashes. This is a very voluminous formula, which I love! You can’t beat the $7 price tag. It’s better than any other high-end brand I’ve tried including benefit’s “They’re Real.” I … More My New Holy Grail Mascara
This Black Friday I couldn’t manage to stay away from Sephora and snatched up one of their most popular holiday palettes from Too Faced. It’s all sold-out online and in most stores so I was pretty excited to find it. The popular song from Sound of Music, “A Few of my Favorite Things” serves as … More A Few of My Favorite Things…
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
I received my October Birchbox this month, and was just excited as always. I’ve cancelled my other beauty subscription service, Ipsy. Birchbox seems to give me higher quality samples featuring a variety of products. This month’s theme was “Beauty Buzz.” The box was dedicated to award winners, celeb favorites, up-and-comers, and all the other products … More Unboxing October 2013 Birchbox
This concealer is definitely a splurge, but so worth it! Mine is in the shade “Vanilla.” It covers perfectly with no caking. It helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and is the perfect shade match for me. I usually just apply with my fingertips. This is the best concealer I have used — … More Review: NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer
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