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What’s your SPF? – The importance of protecting your skin + giveaway!

What’s your SPF? – The importance of protecting your skin + giveaway!

Skin. It’s kind of amazing. The fact that we have this enormous, visible organ that we can manipulate and change is fascinating to me. We can tan it, tattoo it, color it with makeup, pinch it, squeeze it, freeze it, watch it stretch as a human grows behind it. Hell we can even stick needles into it and paralyze it! Ok but seriously, our skin is pretty incredible. So why aren’t we more diligent about protecting it? If your heart…

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You got $10? – My top 5 favorite drugstore products

You got $10? – My top 5 favorite drugstore products

It is often thought that if you want the best in beauty, you have to be willing to spend top dollar. And while that can be true…(I don’t really want to be getting Botox in a back alley by Doug who injects as his side gig)…there are tons of products not sold in high end department stores that give you the same bang for your buck. Sometimes, the bang is even bigger. Today I am sharing my top 5 favorite…

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How do you do that? – Long, messy curls tutorial.

How do you do that? – Long, messy curls tutorial.

I like big hair. In fact, think I should have been born and raised in Texas. To me, there is no such thing as too much volume. Unfortunately I was born with massive amounts of baby fine hair. The more I want my hair to go up…the more it lies flat to my head. So over the years I have taught myself tricks to make my hair LOOK as thick as it feels. The way I curl my hair has…

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Do I have time to brush my teeth and do my makeup? – A quick and easy makeup routine.

Do I have time to brush my teeth and do my makeup? – A quick and easy makeup routine.

First, a disclaimer. This blog post is LOOOOONG. And pretty detailed in terms of my makeup routine. Yes, to me, my routine is simple and fast, but my friends constantly tell me that it’s because I’m “good” at makeup and they are not. So they asked for a detailed explanation and I have granted them their wish. If you have no interest in reading all the details, scroll ALL the way to the bottom of this blog post for the…

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What’s new with your hair? – My three favorite hair products.

What’s new with your hair? – My three favorite hair products.

I don’t wash my hair very much. Most of the time it looks like the feature image for this blog post. Messy, and in a bun. And I can’t even blame being a busy mom. Even when I was working full time as a teacher, and HAD to look presentable, it still didn’t happen. It just requires so much time and effort. So when I have to choose between drinking a cup of coffee so I can function, or spending…

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Did you say a bar of soap? – My go to skincare routine.

Did you say a bar of soap? – My go to skincare routine.

When I was in college, I used to wash my face with a bar of soap in the shower. Looking back I am pretty disgusted with this routine for a few reasons. 1. Washing your face with a surface that has scrubbed other unmentionable surfaces on your body is never ok. And 2. I’m pretty sure my college roommates used my bar of soap more than once. And washing your face with a surface that has scrubbed unmentionable surfaces of…

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What are you trying to hide? – My 3 favorite concealers.

What are you trying to hide? – My 3 favorite concealers.

I have had a lot of requests lately to write about my favorite hair and makeup products. Let me start first by saying that I am in no way a professional. I’ve always loved beauty products and they’re pretty much the only thing I hoard. When I was younger, I would get my hair and makeup done, only to come home and cry because I hated what I looked like. Makeup that made me look like a paid escort was…

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