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Chic Beauty Box March April 2021 Spoilers and Unboxing
Chic Beauty Box is a beauty subscription box that provides 4-5 full-sized makeup products worth over for $100 for $34.99 every other month. They were kind enough to send me March/April's box to test out and provide my honest review. Because Chic Beauty Box is based out of Canada, shipping to the United States is an additional $7.95. However, you can use my non-affiliate code BEAUTYJOURNALSXO for 10% off your entire subscription (sign up here)!
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February Monthly Empties and Reviews
I know February is a short month, but how are we already in the second week of March?! 😅 Today, I'm sharing with you my February Product Empties! You can find my Product Empties from January 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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What’s in My Travel Makeup Bag?
Last month, I was fortunate enough to travel for three weeks between California and Thailand. I'll be dedicating a full travel blogpost to Phuket in the near future ;) In the meantime, I thought it would be fun to share with you what was in my Travel Makeup Bag! Full disclosure, I packed way more makeup with me just to cover my bases, but the following products were the ones I actually reached for almost everyday. Over the years, I've tried hard to reduce how much I pack down to the essentials, but with options to play.
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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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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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May Monthly Empties and Reviews
Hello, everyone! Today we will be going over May's Product Empties! Each of these products will be accompanied by a mini review, and recommendation on whether or not I would repurchase.
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Maybelline Master Chrome Metallic Highlighter Review and Swatches
Howdy, y'all! Today, I'm bringing you a review of the Maybelline Face Studio Master Chrome Metallic Highlighters! I picked up these powders about two months ago in an Ulta Haul, then packed them with me on my three week trip, so I've had plenty of time to test them out. Please read on to see my thoughts on how they performed
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Maybelline Super Stay Full Coverage Foundation Review
Ciao bella! Today, I'll be reviewing the Maybelline Super Stay Full Coverage Foundation! The Maybelline Fit Me Matte and Poreless Foundation is one of my top favorite foundations ever (blogpost here), so when I heard rave reviews about this new Super Stay Full Coverage formula, I had to give it a try as well.
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Walmart Winter Beauty Box Unboxing and First Impressions
Hi everyone! Today, I will be sharing with you the contents of my Walmart Beauty Box for Winter 2018. You can find my blogpost on the Walmart Fall 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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Favorite Nude Lipsticks and Lipglosses with Swatches
Can you ever have enough nude lipsticks? I think not! Nude is my favorite shade to rock all day, everyday with every makeup look. I decided to compile a list of my top favorite nude lip products, with everything ranging from lipliners, to lipsticks, and lipglosses! Please read on to see my picks and if any of your favorites are on the list.
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Favorite Beauty Products of 2017: Lips Edition
Hello all and welcome to the final installment in my Favorite Beauty Products of 2017 series! You can find the blogposts on my Favorite Makeup Brushes here , Favorite Face Makeup here , and Favorite Eye Makeup here. These Favorites lists include pretty much any products I couldn’t put down in 2017 and that I would wholly recommend. Today, I will be going through my favorite lip products, with everything ranging from lipliners, to lipsticks, and lipglosses!
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Maybelline Color Tattoo Eye Chrome Review
Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend with your family and loved ones. Today, I'm bringing you a quick review of the Maybelline Color Tattoo Eye Chrome Eyeshadows! I own a handful of the original Color Tattoo cream shadow pots and adore the smooth, pigmented formula. I spotted these while perusing Ulta and picked it up on a whim to see how they would perform.
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Top 5 Favorite Mascaras and Reviews
Hi, y'all! Today, I'm bringing you my list of my Top 5 Favorite Mascaras, ever! I've been naturally blessed with lashes are short, sparse, and point straight down (yay, the trifecta ), so mascara is a must for me. I've tried my fair share of mascaras from both the drugstore and high end, and found that these are the best mascaras that have worked for me. If they managed to add some level of volume and length to my problematic lashes, I'm confident they would work wonderfully for anyone
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August Monthly Empties and Reviews
Hiii, y'all! Today we will be going over the Product Empties from the month of August. I was on the road quite a bit last month so I'm light on the makeup empties, but steadily going through my stash of travel-sized samples ;) Each of these products will be accompanied by a mini review, and recommendation on whether or not I would repurchase.
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Best Drugstore Foundations and Reviews
Happy Monday, y'all! Today, we are kickstarting the week with a list of my favorite drugstore foundations ever! There are many wonderful foundations at the drugstore, so the list certainly could be extended, but for today, I'll be focusing on my Top 5. These are the tried and true foundations I can always rely on year-round to yield fabulous results.
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July Monthly Empties and Reviews
Happy Monday, y'all! Today we will be going over the Product Empties from July. I apologize for not getting this post up earlier, but I was in Texas all last week, flew home for the weekend, and then I will be flying out to Arizona this week! I am so thankful I have the opportunities to travel, but it can be quite the whirlwind. Still, I figured, better late than never ;) Each of these products will be accompanied by a mini review, and recommendation on whether or not I would repurchase.
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Maybelline Matte Ink VoxBox Review
Hiii dolls! Today, I will be reviewing the lippies that I received in my Maybelline SuperStay Matte Ink VoxBox from Influenster! This VoxBox included two shades of the new Maybelline Liquid Lipsticks. Maybelline makes my favorite lipstick formulas from the drugstore so I was stoked to put their liquid lipsticks to the test!
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Maybelline 24K Nudes VoxBox Review
Hiii dolls! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Today, I will be reviewing the makeup goodies that I received in my Maybelline 24K VoxBox from Influenster! This VoxBox included an eyeshadow palette, mascara, and an eyeliner pencil. I've had a full month to put these products to the test and formulate my opinion. Please read on to see my rating of each product based on my personal experience :)
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Maybelline Master Strobing Illuminating Highlighters Review
Happy Friday, y’all! The weekend is almost here! 🙂 Today, I’m bringing you a quick review of the Maybelline Master Strobing Liquid and Strobing Stick! The holographic packaging totally caught my eye at Ulta so they had to come home with me. I haven’t heard much about these so I was excited to put these to the test. Master Strobing Liquid Illuminating HighlighterWhat it is: Discover the illuminating strobe effect with Maybelline’s FaceStudio Master Strobing Liquid Illuminating Highlighter. Now, in a micro-pearl liquid formula for all-over highlighting! Strobe to add glow and to create the look of skin that appears radiant as if lit from within (ulta.com). Price: $9.99, 0.67…
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January Monthly Empties and Reviews
Happy Friday, loves! I hope you all had a wonderful week! Today we will be going over the first Monthly Empties of 2017. I wanted to get this post up in early February, but with the apartment move, there was just no time unfortunately. Thank you so much for hanging tight through this time 🙂 Now, let’s dive into January’s Empties! MAKEUP E.L.F. Makeup Mist & Set: I have gone through numerous bottles of these as this is my favorite drugstore makeup setting spray, ever! This mist extends the longevity of my makeup while smoothing out my skin when I’ve over-powdered. This was also in my previous months’ empties and…
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November Empties and Mini Reviews
Happy Thursdays, loves! I hope you will enjoy this new monthly series from now on, where I go over the previous month’s emptied products, accompanied by a mini review, and whether or not I would repurchase. Now, let’s dive into November’s Empties! MAKEUPNeutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes: These did not impress me as I didn’t feel it remove all my makeup before I go in with my cream cleanser. I will be sticking to my Costco wipes so I would not repurchase this. Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Dark Circle Eraser: Because this Medium shade was too light for my skintone, I used this solely as my eye primer for which it worked…
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Maybelline Color Sensational The Loaded Bolds Lip Color Review
Maybelline Color Sensational The Loaded Bolds Lip Color Review Hi loves! Today, I will be reviewing the Maybelline Color Sensational The Loaded Bolds Lip Colors that I ordered from Ulta. I previously own a bunch of lipsticks from their Creamy Mattes, Red/Berry, and The Buffs collections. Their Color Sensational line is phenomenal with a wide range of stunning shades in creamy and matte finishes. I was eager to put these The Loaded Bolds Lipsticks to the test. What it is: Maybelline’s Color Sensational The Loaded Bolds Lip Color delivers one-stroke intensity with hyper-color pigments and an opaque, creamy clay base. Available in a collection of pigment-loaded shades from deep plums and…
