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Benefit The PoreFessional Face Primer Review
At long last, we've come to the end of my Ulta 21 Days of Beauty review series! The sale officially ends tomorrow, September 22. However, this will be my last product recommendation as tomorrow's Beauty Steals don't really interest me. You can still find Ulta's event calendar here.
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Cover FX Custom Enhancing Drops Review and Swatches
Hiii dolls, and welcome to the last week of the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty event. Just a heads up, in case you were interested in purchasing any of the Hot Buy items, the 22nd is the last day of the sale. You can find Ulta's entire event calendar here.
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Ipsy September 2018 Glam Bag Unboxing and First Impressions
Howdy, y'all! Today, we will be going over the contents of September's Ipsy Glam Bag! You can find my August Ipsy Glam Bag here. Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that provides 5-6 sample/full-sized items for $10/month. What I like about Ipsy is that the price encompasses shipping, and it regularly includes full sized products in a cute cosmetics bag (sign up here).
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Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes and Tarteist Lash Paint Mascara Reviews
In this week's Ulta's 21 Days of Beauty sale, there was really only two Beauty Steals that I'd recommend and those are the Tarte Mascaras. You can find Ulta's entire event calendar here.
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NYX Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Full Coverage Foundation Review
Hiii, dolls! Today, I'm excited to be reviewing the goodies that I received in my NYX Professional Makeup VoxBox from Influenster! This VoxBox included the Can't Stop Won't Stop Full Coverage Foundation and Matte Primer. I’ve had almost a month to put these products to the test and formulate my own opinions. Please read on to see my rating of each product based on my personal experience.
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Physicians Formula Makeup Haul and Reviews
Hiii, dolls! Today, I'll be reviewing some goodies from my recent Physicians Formula Haul! Admittedly, I've never really gravitated towards the brand before, as they are on the higher end of pricing for the drugstore. However, since familiarizing myself with the CVS Extra Bucks Rewards Program, I've had the chance to try out more products from their line and I gotta say... I'm digging it.
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What’s in My Beach / Pool Bag? + Summer Essentials
While some peeps are ready to usher in autumn, I'm clinging onto summer as long as I can ;) And living in sunny Arizona, there are still plenty of haawwwt days to come. To cool down in the heat, I head to the pool whenever I possibly can. I'm spending so much time outside that I always have my beach/ pool bag packed and ready to go at any moment. Please read on to see my pool/ beach day essentials!
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Ofra Highlighters Review and Swatches
Happy Saturday, dolls! Continuing on with the Ulta 21 Days of Beauty series, I'm sharing with you my quick review of today's Beauty Steal, just in case you were interested in shopping for some new makeup. You can find Ulta's entire sales event calendar here.
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OOTD : Forever 21 Summer Dress under $30
Happy Fashion Friday, loves! I'm just dropping in to share with you my outfit details, particularly this affordable Forever 21 Dress, which I wore on my road trip to Sedona. You can find that travel blogpost here. I've only worn this dress a handful of times, but I'm already obsessed.
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Tarte Tarteist Quick Dry Matte Lip Paint Review and Swatches
In case you didn't catch my first post in this series (blogpost here), I'm participating in Ulta's 21 Days of Beauty by bringing you quick reviews of the Beauty Steals I would personally recommend, on the day it goes on sale. I hope these posts will help you decide which products you might want to snag, at the 50% discount ;) You can find Ulta's entire event calendar here.
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My Travel Blog : Sedona, Arizona
Every month, my husband and I plan a road trip to visit new cities and landmarks in the great state of Arizona, where we now call home. It's an exciting experience as we get to familiarize ourselves to our surroundings and explore new destinations together. Last month, we ventured into Tucson (blogpost here). This month, we visited the beautiful, distinctively red-rock town of Sedona, Arizona!
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Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector Liquid Highlighter Review and Swatches
This month, between September 2nd and 22nd, Ulta Beauty is hosting their 21 Days of Beauty event. This is their big semi-annual sale where certain prestige products are discounted 50% off each day. You can find their entire event calendar here. To participate in the shopping fun, I'll be bringing you quick reviews of the items I would personally recommend, on the day it goes on sale. I hope these posts will help you decide which product you might want to snag, at a steal ;)
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Boxycharm August 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Hi dolls! Today, I'll be reviewing the contents of August’s Boxycharm! You can find my review on July’s Boxycharm here. Boxycharm is my favorite beauty subscription box that provides 5-6 full-sized items for $21/month. What I love about Boxycharm is that the value of all the luxury products always well exceed the $21 price (sign up here).
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August Monthly Empties and Reviews
Happy Friday, y'all! Today is the last day of the month so you know what that means. Time to go over August's Product Empties! You can find my Product Empties from July here. Each of these products will be accompanied by a mini review, and recommendation on whether or not I would repurchase.
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OOTD : Summer Floral Dress under $25
Hiii, dolls! Today, I wanted to quickly share with you the deets to my Outfit of the Day. If this dress looks a little familar, it's because I also raved about the Mustard version recently :)
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Play! by Sephora August 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Soooo, after an 8 month hiatus, I've resubscribed back to the Play! by Sephora Box! I was disappointed by the overall product selection for awhile, but seeing the recent Play! Boxes was giving me FOMO, so here I am again Play! is Sephora’s subscription service that provides 5 beauty samples plus 1 fragrance sample for $10/month (plus local taxes).
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My Travel Makeup Organizer Case under $20
In October, my husband and I will be embarking on a 3 week trip to visit family back in California and ultimately Thailand for my birthday! Needless to say, I'm super excited! To prepare for the long trip, I went on the hunt for a new travel case to hold all the makeup I will be packing with me. I figured it was time to upgrade my ancient, mismatched makeup bags from Marshalls (though they all served me well!). I shopped the popular travel bags on Sephora and Ulta's site, but ultimately came to Amazon where I found this awesome case for only $16.49!
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Ipsy August 2018 Glam Bag Unboxing and First Impressions
Howdy, y'all! Today, we will be going over the contents of August's Ipsy Glam Bag! You can find my July Ipsy Glam Bag here. Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that provides 5-6 sample/full-sized items for $10/month. What I like about Ipsy is that the price encompasses shipping, and it regularly includes full sized products in a cute cosmetics bag (sign up here).
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Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Palette Review and Swatches
With the recent release of the Morphe and Jaclyn Hill Vault Collection, I'm finally getting around to reviewing the original Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Eyeshadow Palette! I've used this palette for several months to formulate my final thoughts and the following reflects my personal experience.
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Walmart Beauty Box Summer 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Hi everyone! Today, I will be sharing with you the contents of my Walmart Beauty Box for Summer 2018. You can find my blogpost on the Walmart Winter Beauty Box here. The Walmart Beauty Box is a quarterly subscription service that provides an assortment of beauty samples for $5 every 4 months. The box is essentially free and the $5 covers the shipping costs.
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CVS Drugstore Makeup Mini Haul and Reviews
I used to never shop at CVS, as I found their makeup was always priced higher than at Target or Walmart, but lately, they keep sucking me back into the store with their email promotions, coupons, and Extra Bucks rewards program! If you keep an eye out on their weekly ads, you can score makeup at total steals, like I was able to stack coupons on this transaction. Today, I'm bringing you a review of some goodies I picked up while shopping at the CVS drugstore.
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OOTD : Summer Maxi Dress under $30
Hi, loves! I wanted to quickly share with you the outfit details from my Tucson Travel Blog (read here). This dress is from my recent Forever 21 Haul so it is still in stock as of today, if you're interested :)
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My Travel Blog : Tucson, Arizona
Last week, my husband and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary by taking a road trip to Tucson, Arizona for the day. Tucson is about 2 hours south of Phoenix (where we reside), 60 miles from the Mexico border, and the second largest city in the state. This was our first time exploring the city so I'm excited to be sharing with you some highlights from our trip!
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Nordstrom Rack Haul and Reviews: Baublebar, Quay Australia, Makeup Geek, Ofra Cosmetics
Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you're enjoying your weekend so far. Today, I'm sharing with you some goodies from my Nordstrom Rack Haul! I love shopping their clearance section online periodically for some major steals. This time, I was able to score some accessories and makeup at a steep discount.
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OOTD : Affordable Summer Floral Dress
Hi, dolls! Today, I'm sharing with you my Outfit of the Day, a new series I'll be adding regularly to the blog. Forever 21 recently had a 15% off sale on their entire website, and I saw an opportunity to stock up on some cute, affordable dresses for summer! I got this post up as soon as I could, so this dress is still be in stock as of today, if you're interested :)
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Lancome Hydra Zen VoxBox Review
Hiii, dolls! Today, I will be reviewing the goodies that I received in my Lancome VoxBox from Influenster! This VoxBox's theme is Hydra Zen and includes a toner, moisturizer, and lipgloss. I've had about a month to put these products to the test and formulate my own opinions. Please read on to see my rating of each product based on my personal experience :)
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Boxycharm July 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Happy Friday, everyone! Today, I'll be reviewing the contents of July’s Boxycharm! You can find my review on June’s Boxycharm here. Boxycharm is my favorite beauty subscription box that provides 5-6 full-sized items for $21/month. What I love about Boxycharm is that the value of all the luxury products always well exceed the $21 price (sign up here).
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July Monthly Empties and Reviews
Howdy, y'all! Today we will be going over July's Product Empties! You can find my Product Empties from June here. Each of these products will be accompanied by a mini review, and recommendation on whether or not I would repurchase.
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Ipsy July 2018 Glam Bag Unboxing and First Impressions
Hello, everyone! Today, we will be going over the contents of July's Ipsy Glam Bag! You can find my June Ipsy Glam Bag here. Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that provides 5-6 sample/full-sized items for $10/month. What I like about Ipsy is that the price encompasses shipping, and it regularly includes full sized products in a cute cosmetics bag (sign up here).
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My Travel Blog : Bay Area California
Hiii, dolls! If you don't follow me on my Instagram: @thebeautyjournalsxo, you might not know that I have been traveling back to Northern California for the past two weeks, hence my long absence from blogging. Now that I'm finally home in beautiful, yet scorching hot Arizona, I wanted to share with you some highlights from my trip!
