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Money Saving March: Do-It-Yourself Face Masks Made With Ingredients From Your Pantry
Everything seems more expensive these days; food, gas and basic living essentials, pet food, baby care and everything in-between. Even drugstore makeup and skincare are becoming more and more expensive too. We all are trying to survive and get by, so as part of this month’s “Money Saving March” I thought I would share some recipes for at-home DIY face masks and the best part? Most of the ingredients are already in your pantry or refrigerator. So, if you are looking to moisturize your dry skin, brighten your skin or treat acne (or maskne) these DIY face masks will do it all, so let’s get started! Turmeric Face Mask Sometimes…
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My Drugstore Makeup Starter Kit Recommendations
Drugstore makeup has come a long way in recent years, not only getting better in quality but also variety. If you are a makeup beginner, or maybe you are just starting to explore the world of drugstore makeup, navigating the endless product options can be very overwhelming, so I have curated a list of amazing and affordable products that I recommend (ALL under $10 each) that together create the perfect drugstore makeup starter kit: FOR THE FACE Primer: Maybelline Face Studio Master Prime Primer ($7.79) comes in several formulations depending on your skin needs (including a color correcting shade and an option with SPF 30). I do not use a…
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Beauty Foods That Feed Your Hair, Skin & Nails From The Inside Out
We all take care of our hair, our skin, and our nails on the outside, but you also need to take care of your hair, skin, and nails on the inside too by eating nourishing, healthy foods (along with drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated) on the daily! So, I compiled a list of some edible beauty “treatments” that can help improve the look of your hair, skin, and nails from the inside out: AVOCADO We have all heard that healthy fats (like the kind in avocado) are good for our health. But did you know that consuming them can make your skin look better too? Yes, it’s true!…
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What Is Co-Washing? (Updated)
In March 2016 when I started my blog, one of my first blog posts was “What Is Co-Washing?” For those of you who don’t know what this is, co-washing is basically washing your hair with conditioner (not shampoo) or a “cleansing” conditioner made specifically for co-washing the hair. I started using this method of washing my hair because I really could not find a shampoo that didn’t make my hair feel like straw (even after using conditioner) and I have been co-washing my hair for years now. The basis of washing your hair is to clean the scalp besides the hair and I have found that you don’t need to…
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Healthy Hacks For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a day to love and be loved, but like most holidays, Valentine’s Day can also be a day in which candies, sweet treats and heavy romantic dinners are consumed and we tend to overlook our healthy eating in the name of indulgence to celebrate love and that’s okay, but if you want to keep this special day dedicated to love as healthy as possible, here are a few Valentine’s Day healthy hacks that will help keep you on track: Reduced Sugar or Sugar Free Sweets The candies, chocolates, and other miscellaneous sweets of Valentine’s Day (which is much of what this holiday is all about) may be…
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What’s In My Makeup Basket For February 2022
This is a new series I am starting where I will be shopping my stash each month and share the makeup I will be using throughout each month. I shopped my stash last week and for the month of February, I found a few products I haven’t used in quite some time as well as one face palette I have never tried, so here is what I will be using throughout the month of February: For The Face I have two face palettes starting with It Cosmetics “Your Most Beautiful You” Palette. This palette has a bronzer, blush and highlighter and I was using this all of the time, but…
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What’s In My Project Pan Basket For 2022
This is a new yearly series I am starting where I will be sharing all of the makeup that I want to hit pan on or use up by the end of this year. For 2022, I have fourteen makeup products that I have had for quite some time that I want to at least hit pan on or use up completely (a few products in my project pan basket have been discontinued, were limited addition and there are two products that I forgot to add to the picture above. I had a senior moment and forgot, and I didn’t want to retake the picture and I will make sure…