I’m sure you saw this post coming – Christmas and makeup are two of my most favorite subjects, so it only makes sense to combine the two and write about it! Doing my makeup is honestly a therapeutic and relaxing experience for me, and I look forward to doing it every day. It puts me in a good mindset for the rest of the day and I just feel better when I have my “face” on. Today for the 12 Days of Kaelamas I’m showing you all my favorite makeup items to use around the holidays! Realistically, my makeup routine isn’t…
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Sephora Play! November 2016
Today I have my Sephora Play box review for November, yay! This is coming a bit later than usual because I wanted to take individual photos of everything but it’s been getting dark so early 😐 so I decided to just use Christmas lights as my ambient lighting and roll with it haha November’s theme was Best in Glow, with items that are supposed to help you “bypass winter dullness”. Isn’t this month’s bag so cute? As always, the box comes with six products, a small bag, a card for 50 extra Beauty Insider points and a how-to info sheet. The…
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Target Beauty Box November 2016
This month’s Target Beauty Box arrived last week, and I’m just now getting a chance to write about it!! This month came with a bunch of great things including a few full size products. This box went on sale October 31, meaning I was still technically able to get it before my No Buy November started 😉 The Target box costs $7-10 each time – this month’s was $10. Just like last month, it came in this sleek black box containing 7 products, an info sheet, and a coupon. Here’s what I got this month: HASK Keratin Protein Smoothing Deep Conditioner –…
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What I Bought at the VIB Sale + No Buy Check-In
It’s November 15th, which means it’s time for my No Buy November check in! Side note – can you believe we are already halfway through the month?! I’m happy to say that my no-buy is going…pretty well! I know, I know, the title of this post is kind of a contradiction in itself. But if you recall in my first post about No Buy November, I said I was going to allow myself to shop during the Sephora VIB sale. And I’m happy to say that aside from that sale, I haven’t purchased any other makeup or clothing, which are normally…
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October Empties + No Buy November
Happy November! It’s the start of a new month, which means I have a whole month’s worth of empty products to review (and then toss). In my September empties, I was surprised at how many products I was able to go through, and the same thing happened this month. I guess I just didn’t realize how many things I finished until I started keeping track! Here’s what I finished this month: Viva Labs Organic Coconut Oil – I love coconut oil as a multipurpose product – I’ve used it for shaving cream, hair masks, oil pulling, a moisturizer, and I particularly love…
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Kat Von D Liquid Lipsticks: Mini Holiday Set + My Obsession
Note: Since this post was published years ago, I have since stopped using the Kat Von D brand for personal reasons related to her views and actions. I wanted to leave this post up because while the Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks are a great product, I can no longer in good conscience buy from this brand. I’ve removed all links from this post to the products. I just wanted to put this note at the beginning as a preface to clarify that I no longer use or support Kat Von D. Click here to see my current makeup routine (as of April…
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Sephora Play! October 2016
It’s that time again! My Sephora Play! October box has arrived: The theme this month is “The Cool Cut”, which I guess they are intending to mean items that are new and different. As always, it came with six products, a bag, an info sheet and a card for 50 extra Beauty Insider points. Let us take a look inside. First up, we’ve got one of my favorite things – a liquid lipstick! This is Smashbox Always On Matte Liquid Lipstick, in the color Driver’s Seat ($24). I’ve been meaning to try out Smashbox’s liquid lip formula, but haven’t really had…
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Target Beauty Box October 2016
Another day, another beauty box! I recently wrote about my Sephora and Walmart boxes, and today it’s Target’s turn! The Target Beauty Box is different in that it is not a subscription service. The box is posted each month and you have to remember to go and purchase. This can be good in case you aren’t interested in the contents of a particular box and want to skip. My Subscription Addiction usually posts spoilers of each box before they’re posted on the website for sale. They’re usually $7-10 each. My lovely mother ordered the October box for me this month! 🙂…
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Walmart Beauty Box Fall 2016
After happily subscribing to Sephora Play for the past few months, I was interested in trying out some other beauty boxes. From browsing other subscription boxes, I stumbled upon the Walmart Beauty Box. I’ve always been more of a Target person myself (this is an understatement as I am OBSESSED with Target), but this box appealed to me because it comes every season instead of every month, and it’s only $5. I thought it was too good to be true, but it really only is $5 for each box! The reviews I read looked pretty decent, so I got myself signed up…
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September Empties
On all the beauty blogs I follow, some of my favorite posts to read are the “empties” posts. It’s always interesting to me to see how many products people are able to use up each month/season/whatever. It also always makes me curious how many things I could go through in that time. Last month, I held on to all the items I finished so I could find out. Here’s my September Empties: I was actually surprised how many things I had by the end of the month! Here’s the rundown on all of it: Coola Mineral Face Sunscreen SPF 30 – I got this as a free…
