The Beauty Sample

I just wanted to give you guys a quick peek at some products I’ll be testing for the next week or so. Say hello to all the pretties from Senna’s Spring 2013 collection! I’m super excited to try the Barely Base, the lovely blush, and those 2 stunningly vibrant glosses! I’ve loved everything I’ve tried [...]

I usually don’t have a problem writing out an intro to my posts but in this case, I’m struck a bit dumb. Just look at that palette! I’m not entirely sure that words are really necessary here. So let’s all just take a collective step back for a moment and just gawk at the beauty [...]

««Press Sample»»  Remember how I told you guys a little while back that one of my first makeup items–the product that started it all–was a stack of loose pigments from my mom? Well just because loose pigments will always hold a special place in my heart does not mean that I still enjoy using them [...]

I recently found myself wandering the counters at Nordstrom when I came across a large display for the Laura Mercier’s Caviar Stick Eye Colours. I fully planned to walk away because despite all the glowing reviews that I had read for the product, I still just didn’t trust that it would be all that different [...]

««Press Sample»» I don’t know if you guys have noticed or not, but cream shadow crayons/pencils seem to be all the rage these days. Hot on the heels of Laura Mercier and Bobbi Brown’s Caviar Stick Eye Colour (which was released in 2011, I believe, with some new shades out for spring) and Long-Wear Cream [...]

Truth be told, I actually picked these shadows up during a sale at Target almost 7 months ago (…or longer??). I stashed them away in my little drugstore-makeup-to-be-reviewed-box and then promptly forgot about until now. Whoops! But really, when I rediscovered these the other day while cleaning, I remembered why I was so excited about [...]

««Press Sample»» For some reason, I tend to stray away from palettes just a bit. I really don’t own many; my paltry collection is a disgrace to beauty bloggers everywhere, I’m sure. But when I find a good one, boy do I fall hard. It takes a lot to sweep me off me feet when it [...]

I am proud to say that I have finally “hit pan”–and not just on one but two eyeshadows! I honestly don’t think I’ve ever hit pan on something…at least not that I can remember anyway, so it’s kind of a big deal for me. The eyeshadows that have hit pan are my Laura Mercier Sateen [...]

««Press Sample»» Call me boring but most of the time, I like a rather natural, neutral, pretty look for my day-to-day makeup. You know what I’m talking about: the no-makeup makeup look. There is a time and a place for acid green liner, electric blue shadow, and rainbow glitter, of course–and I like to play [...]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I was inspired by Paris’ 12 Best Things of 2012 post, so I decided to do my own in honor of the new year. My list is mostly beauty-related, but there is one oddball in there. Take a look and see!