I decided to do my November 2016 Boxycharm review a little differently. Instead of just reviewing each item, I thought I'd show you how they looked in a mini tutorial. I did my Thanksgiving makeup using all of the products from the box, and I must say, this might just be the best Boxycharm ever. … Continue reading Subscription Box Review (and Mini Tutorial): Thanksgiving Makeup Using November 2016 Boxycharm
Studio Makeup has done it again--they've created another palette that has quickly become my go-to for cool-toned eyeshadows. I received the Studio Makeup On-The-Go Palette in "Cool Down" in this month's Boxycharm (a full review of that box will be up next week) but I wanted to review just the palette here, since it was … Continue reading Palette Review: Studio Makeup On-The-Go Palette in Cool Down (Boxycharm, November 2016)
I mentioned in a post earlier this week that I added two foundations to my recent E.l.f. Haul. Umm, make that three--I have no self-control on my quest for the perfect drugstore foundation. First I bought the Beautifully Bare Foundation Serum, which I really disliked. I have a review on that one here if you'd … Continue reading E.l.f. Haul Additions: Flawless Finish Foundation (Review)
I feel like I'm arriving late to the primer party. I've tried a few in the past--usually samples of Smashbox primers I received in Ipsy bags or Sephora Play boxes. I've always felt sort of "meh" about them. But I've had so much trouble recently with foundations sinking into fine lines, creasing, making my pores … Continue reading The Quest for the Perfect Primer: Hard Candy Sheer Envy Skin Perfecting Primer (Review)
When I gave birth to my son four years ago, my mother-in-law sent us a package of essentials from Target. In that box, there was also one beautiful jewel-toned paisley scarf for me (I love scarves). In the card, she wrote that she knew we needed diapers, pacifiers, and onesies, but that new mom essentials include things … Continue reading New Mom Survival Kit: Beauty Edition
So last week I posted my recent E.l.f. haul, but since then, I purchased two new foundations, both very different, but highly recommended for my skin issues. After a week or two of using each, I can say that I love one, and truly despise the other like I've never despised a foundation before. With … Continue reading E.l.f. Haul Additions: Review of Beautifully Bare Foundation Serum
E.l.f. is one of my favorite makeup brands. And not just for drugstore makeup. E.l.f. has such an amazing variety of really affordable, (almost always) high quality, cruelty-free products, that I am always excited to see what they've come out with! Most recently, it's their line of Beautifully Precise makeup brushes, which are just stunning to … Continue reading Early Fall E.l.f. Haul!
I've been battling a cold all week, the kind where you just feel crummy but you can't just cancel everything and curl up on the couch with a blanket and Netflix. So while normally I would say that the perfect makeup for sick days is no makeup, sometimes you just don't have that option. You … Continue reading How To: Makeup for Sick Days
I'm going to call this box "the best of the basics." While I don't subscribe to Sephora (or any subscription box service) to get makeup basics, as I discussed in my last Ipsy bag review, I do appreciate that in this box, Sephora did the basics really, really well. This is what makes me love the … Continue reading Subscription Box Review: Play! by Sephora, September 2016
If the "mom jean" is the high-waisted, wide-cut through the hips and skinny through the calves, faded monstrosity made popular by the talented women of SNL, then the "mom face" is the hurried makeup look done by countless women every morning where you slap on just enough concealer and mascara not to look exhausted, but … Continue reading My Mommy Makeup (Hint: It’s not about speed or minimalism.)
Beauty and the Bluestocking 