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August Non-Beauty Favorites

Welcome back & if you're new here, welcome! As stated previously, I decided to  break my  favorites up into two parts. So this one is all about my  non beauty favorites (which is skin/body care, hair care and miscellaneous) .  My beauty faves for August is already live so if you wanted to check that out, click here to do so ! Enough with the jibber jabber;  if you're interested in learning all about my non  beauty favorites for August,  then just keep reading! BODY/SKIN CARE Bath & Body Works "Cool Amazon Rain" fragrance mist (retails $14.50) I never thought I would love another fragrance as much as Amber Blush from B&BW; enter in this bottle of goodness!! With notes of  Amazon rain, Brazilian star fruit & frangipani,  you will feel like a majestic princess when you wear it!! From what I see, the spray is no longer available, but the body lotion still is, so if you want to try this scent out for yourse...

August Beauty Favorites

Hello, my loves! Welcome back & if you're new here, welcome! It's that time of the month again---favorites time! It's crazy that August has come and gone!! I remember when it was the first week of January, now it's September!! But, I decided to do things a little differently this time; I broke my favorites up into two parts. So this one is all about my beauty favorites & I 'll also have a non beauty favorites after (which is skin/body care, hair care and miscellaneous) . I'll probably be switching up the format of my favorites each month , depending on how much I have. So if you're interested in learning all about my  beauty favorites for August,  then just keep reading! ABH Cream Contour Kit--"Deep" (retails $40.00) I've been digging this palette all month long! I've been going ham with the "Coral" shade for color correcting , as well as the "Chocolate" and "Espresso" shades for a mock fou...

Drugstore Makeup Starter Kit: Lip Products

Hello, beauties!! Welcome back & if you're brand new to my blog, welcome!! So, as you see the title, today is part 3 aka the finale of my drugstore starter kit, which talks all about my absolute makeup obsession: the lips! I have SO many lip products, yet I continue to buy more and more & I just can't seem to stop. I do have my posts about my face product recommendations, as well as the eye recommendations already up, so if you want to know about those, click here to check out the face or here to check out the eyes !  Alright, no more talking, let's get into this! LIP BALMS Softlips 5-in-1 Lipcare Cube (retails $3.99) The cube packaging makes it look so sleek & the multi benefit formula really does nourish my lips before I apply any other lip products. C.O. Bigelow Rose Salve (retails $7.50) This keeps my lips super hydrated and soft while I'm applying the rest of my makeup or just as a simple lip balm. It does smell like rose, but it's no...

Beauty Supply 5: Highlighters

Hey, all you beauties! Welcome back and if you're new around these parts, I welcome you! Today is going to be another installment in my Beauty Supply 5 series! If you've missed any of my previous posts in this series, click right here to catch up !!  As you see by the title, this one is all about highlighters! The last few years, highlighters have been making their mark within the beauty community. Whether it's a healthy lit from within or that blinding headlights type of glow, highlighters can also make a world of a difference for the face!  And I think I found some great glow worthy options  for you! So, if you guys are interested in some good highlighter options, then keep on reading! Essence Pure Nude Highlighter---"Be My Highlight" [retail $4.49 ; 1 shade; available at Ulta Beauty stores, ulta.com, target.com and the Essence website] This is the newest addition to my highlight collection and I don't know why I waited for SO long to try it!! Spo...

Beauty Supply 5: Blushes

Hey, all you beauties! Welcome back and if you're new around these parts, I welcome you! Today is going to be another installment in my Beauty Supply 5 series! If you happened to have missed my first 2 posts about it , you can click right here to check out the foundations/concealers , or here for the brows ! As you see by the title, this one is all about one of my biggest loves: blushes ! To me, blush is absolutely necessary because it gives a bit more life to the face! And honestly, until maybe about 5 years ago, finding blushes that fit people of color was a bit of a task. But I think I found some great options for you! So, if you guys are interested in some good blush options, then keep on reading! Black Radiance Baked Blushes [retail $4.99, 4 shades] I love these!! The pigmentation is perfect---not too much but not too little, and the dome shape allows the product to last a lot longer!! Now these are baked, so you'll likely have to scrape the to layer a bit to g...