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My Nightly Skincare Routine

February 18, 2020

My Nightly Skincare Routine

I have really been trying to stick to my nightly skin routine. Some nights I do fall into bed and skip the whole thing! CleanserI used to have a cleanser with alcohol as one of its ingredients, and it made my skin so dry. At my last facial my esthetician recommended this foaming cleanser, and it's been wonderful! It doesn't dry out my skin but still removes all of my makeup. Peel gelI. Love. This stuff. I only use it on an area where I have a blocked pore. It's so satisfying to use because you …

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Leave a CommentFiled Under: beauty Tagged With: cruelty-free makeup, sensitive skin, skincare

Natural Everyday Makeup Tutorial (5 Minutes!)

March 31, 2019

Natural Everyday Makeup Tutorial (5 Minutes!)

I uploaded my first-ever IGTV video today, and I wanted to share some extra info here in case you need it, along with all of the products I use. If you want to see the full tutorial, hop on over to IGTV! I put everything in order of products below: My 5-minute everyday makeup tutorial for a natural look Concealer: This one is just SO GOOD. Eyebrow pencil: by Anastasia (I use Caramel) (I also dye my eyebrows every 4-6 weeks with this in medium brown) Eyeshadow: This is the palette I …

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My 2019 Commitment to Cruelty-Free Makeup + The Best Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands

February 18, 2019

My 2019 Commitment to Cruelty-Free Makeup + The Best Cruelty-Free Beauty Brands

For months I've been working on switching my makeup over to cruelty-free brands. Since starting to make the change, I've been thinking about how I'd talk about it here. It's been about six months since I started this journey, and I feel like "why not now!" Why cruelty-free? I've been an animal lover for as long as I can remember. When I started reading more about how makeup brands test their products (or the ingredients in those products), I got pretty uncomfortable. The idea of labs full of …

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4 CommentsFiled Under: beauty Tagged With: beauty tools, cruelty-free makeup

Beauty Products I Wish I Had In My 20s

September 10, 2018

Beauty Products I Wish I Had In My 20s

My first memory of buying sensitive skin beauty products (outside of the drugstore, that is) was in my early teens, when my mom took my sister and me to the Clinique counter at our local Macy's to reupp on her own moisturizer. There, we chatted with one of the sales associates and learned a bit about their 3-step product line. We went home with (from what I recall) a large bar of facial soap, a cleanser, and a toner. Did anyone else use their products in the teen years? Prior to that, I hadn't …

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Makeup + Hair Favorites On Sale

April 23, 2018

Makeup + Hair Favorites On Sale

Today is the last day for the big Sephora sale, so I'm sharing my favorite products you can purchase there. …

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New England native, wife, and toddler mom. Frequent traveler, skinny jeans enthusiast. Here I share tips and tricks on making #momlife look effortless. If it saves you time or saves you a headache, I’m probably blogging about it.


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