My Favorite Products to Prevent/Treat Breakouts

My Favorite Products to Prevent/Treat Breakouts

WHY do pimples always show up at the worst time?! I'm fortunate - I rarely get breakouts, but when I do, I've got a handful of products on hand that make all the difference in the world. My (not-so-secret) weapons: Retinol- there are two types of retinol I reach for - an RX retinol from [...]

Ole Henriksen Dewtopia 20% Acid Night Treatment Review

Ole Henriksen Dewtopia 20% Acid Night Treatment Review

It's been a minute since I've done a skincare *product* review - but Ole Henriksen recently sent over a bottle of their newest product release, The Dewtopia 20% Acid Night Treatment, so it felt like the right time to get back to writing! The serum is housed in a heavy (fancy!) glass pump bottle, and [...]

Curology Review

Curology Review

Hi Guys! I'm back with another skincare review, and this one combines a few of my favorite things! I'm a big fan of subscription boxes, skincare and retinol, and this review has all three. In a recent(ish) allure beauty box, I received a coupon code for a free trial month of a Curology system (just [...]

Augustinus Bader: an unbiased review of the $265 moisturizers

Augustinus Bader: an unbiased review of the $265 moisturizers

Disclaimer: I received these products complimentary for reviewing purposes. All opinions are my own. To be honest, I'd never heard of Augustinus Bader until they reached out offering free product. After a quick google search, I was definitely interested. The brand has an almost cult-like following for their products- almost all of which cost upwards [...]

Rael Beauty Good Chemistry Serum Review

Rael Beauty Good Chemistry Serum Review

Hello again, friends! I've taken a bit of a break from physically writing blog posts over the last few months, but a recent deep-dive into some skincare products gifted to me by Rael Beauty have inspired me to start writing again. Rael was kind enough to send over full sizes of the Good Chemistry Antioxidant [...]

Sephora Holiday Sale 2019 Reccomendations

Sephora Holiday Sale 2019 Reccomendations

Hey y'all! The time has come for the annual Sephora Holiday Sale- one of my favorite sales ever! Looking back at my history this year, I have shopped significantly less at Sephora. I've been spending the majority of my beauty budget at Ulta because their rewards program is SO much better. However, Ulta doesn't carry [...]

September 2019 Favorites

September 2019 Favorites

Happy October y'all! I'm gonna keep this blog post short and sweet, but feel free to let me know if you'd like more detailed information on anything I mention here. I've decided it's about time I share my hodge-podge of things I enjoy from month to month. The blogging world can really force you to [...]

How to Build *Your* Perfect Skincare Routine

How to Build *Your* Perfect Skincare Routine

Hi guys! I talk about skincare here A LOT. I talk about ingredients, formulations I like, treatments I’ve tried, and holy-grail products. But its recently been brought to my attention that I haven’t talked about how to build your own skincare routine. Part of that is because there isn’t really a simple solution to that [...]