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What’s Up Wednesday: Project Pan Basket Update May 2022
Happy Wednesday everyone! Today I thought I would give you all an update on my project pan basket. When I started this in January 2022, I had fourteen makeup products and through the process of testing and eliminating products, I now have ten products (two products have been discontinued). I removed foundations (I only have five, so no need to “project pan” them), blushes (the blushes were just too old to use), concealers (I only have three concealers, so no need to “project pan” these) and face powders (I have two face powders and one setting powder for under the eyes (so no need to “project pan” them). So, here…
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Makeup Monday: What’s In My Makeup Basket For May 2022
Happy Monday everyone! It has been a couple of months since I have posted what’s in my monthly makeup basket and to be honest, I just have not been feeling like putting on makeup while working from home, so I haven’t, until now! I have missed taking a few minutes for myself each morning to put on a little makeup before starting my workday, so I shopped my stash yesterday and here is what I will be using throughout the month of May: For The Face, Lips & Eyes It has been quite some time since I have used this, so this month I will be diving into Physicians Formula…
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Makeup Monday: Beauty Tips For Returning To The Office
Over the last 2 years many of you have been working from home and now the time has come for you to return to the office. Whether you are returning full time or part time, it’s time to get back into getting ready for work in the morning and you want to look polished and put-together (after working from home in loungewear and little to no makeup), so I have put together a list of tips for perfecting your office beauty routine that will have you out the door and, on your way, back to the office! Hair If you have overslept or you just don’t have time to style…
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My Four Step “Make-Your-Own” BB Cream
With the arrival of spring, most of us want to lighten things up when it comes to evening out our skin tone and covering our imperfections and with all of the different tinted moisturizers, skin tints, BB creams and CC creams on the market, it can be confusing and expensive to find the right formulation and shade for you. Instead of buying, testing, and decluttering these lighter foundation type products, make you own like I do by using your own favorite face products. In just easy four steps, you will have your own custom-made BB cream just right for you! Here’s how to make it: INGREDIENTS: 1 ½ Tablespoons Daily…
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Refresh Your Makeup Bag & Makeup Looks For Spring
The moment the weather starts getting warmer, we start changing the colors we wear. Whether it’s our wardrobe, our makeup, or our accessories, we just can’t wait to have an excuse to try out different tones that suit the season! While you are swapping out makeup products (and maybe even treating yourself to a new lipstick or eyeshadow palette) try to make sure to refresh your whole makeup bag first. After all, spring cleaning doesn’t have to apply to just your home (which I have been doing for the last two weeks)! So, if you are interested in overhauling your makeup bag for the spring as well, here are some…
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Money Saving March: Drugstore Beauty Deals March 6 – March 12
“Money Saving March” continues with an overview of makeup and skincare that is on sale this week at CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid. I am also considering keeping this an ongoing blog post every Monday after this series ends at the end of this month. Let me know in the comments if this is something that you would like to see every Monday on the blog. All the information below has been obtained from the national CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid circulars. I try to make sure to list all beauty that’s on sale in all regions of the United States each week, but certain sales may vary depending on…
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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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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…
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What’s In My Everyday Makeup Drawer For January 2023
I started this series in January 2022, and it lasted for about five months and then the series fell by the wayside. So, starting this month, I will be shopping my stash each month and share the makeup I will be using throughout each month, so last week I shopped my stash and here is what I will be using throughout the month of January: For The Face It has been a hot minute since I have used It Cosmetics Your Most Beautiful You bronzer, blush, and highlighter palette (in shade “Laugh, Love, Live”, $39). This was my go-to for the longest time so I will be giving this some…
THE GLAM BUDGET LIFESTYLE
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