OH. MY. GOD. That’s what I said out loud, in the shower, the first time I used this bar. I will get super honest with you. Although I’ve learned how to manage the skin on my face, the rest of my body borderlines on a nightmare. My skin is I-T-C-H-Y. To the point where I scratch. I scratch until I’ve actually caused bodily harm to myself, looking down long enough to realize I’ve drawn blood. Which is why I don’t really talk about any products that work for the body on this blog. I haven’t really found any. But when
Author: Kristen Grace
Beauty junkie, food obsessed, and constant wanderer.
Books: Anna Karenina
I read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, a book that I’ve heard many call the greatest piece of literature ever written. And to that I say, “Are you freaking kidding me?!” This book begins like a soap opera and degenerates to scenes that are better suited to a high school cafeteria than the squabbles of Russian nobility. There were parts that actually pained me to read thinking, “People didn’t actually act like this, did they?” A friend of mine said they loved the book, that it brought up social issues like the idea that a man cheating on his wife
Strength and Sculpt, Part 5
Five parts of Strength and Sculpt? I think this will probably be my last post dedicated to Strength and Sculpt despite how entertaining my workout fails are! Anyways, this week someone’s husband decided to join the group. They had big bulky arms with veins popping out. He brought his uber-heavy weights from home. My boyfriend looked at me and we agreed: This guy had no idea what was coming. And honestly? I had no idea that this guy would fail so hard. You know what he did? Within the first five minutes, he was groaning and moaning worse than I
Cosmetic Ingredient: Zinc Oxide
You know what? I was supposed to post this in the summer, but I took too long trying to write this post. However, I think it’s quite serendipitous really, because zinc oxide is used in sunscreen. What better way to remind you all that you should keep slathering on the sun protectants even as we are going into the colder months? Just because it’s cold doesn’t mean the sun can’t damage your perfect, beautiful skin! So, tell us, what IS Zinc Oxide? You know that mineral found in nature called zincite? Yes? No? Either way, you derive zinc from it,
Week in Review #8
I am on some weird diet binge where I just want to drink my meals. Like yeah, give me that smoothie. It’s delicious. You know what? I’ll have that protein drink that tastes like Hershey flavored chalk. It’s great. Oh hand me that rum and coke. Wait, what? I think I’ve gotten so lazy that the idea of chewing my food is too much work. How did I get to this point? Let’s look at my past posts: I want to dress like Dakota Fanning and go from grungy to completely angelic at the swish of a sparkly dress. I
Five Favorite Things – September 2019
Slip Silk Pillowcase – I can’t get over how great this is. Helps your skin and hair just by falling asleep on it?! Yes, please! This is definitely pricier than other silk pillowcases on the market, but I promise you I can feel the difference in quality. This is far ahead of its other competitors. GHD Platinum Hair Straightener – I wrote about this as being one of those ridiculously priced beauty gadgets that I spent money on but… I really like it. It makes my hair look almost healthy. AND, it straightens better and faster than any other flatiron
Men Who Rock Makeup
Obviously, you know what this post is about if you read the title. If you blindly clicked on my post than lemme tell ya, it’s about men who know how to rock a full face of cosmetics. I’m sticking to celebrity males here and leaving the YouTubers and Instagrammers off the list, because we already KNOW MannyMua, Jeffree Star, and James Charles know how to apply their highlighter. Boy George Boy George really knows how to take it *there* and back. Sometimes he edges the border between “too far” and “just right” but honestly? I’d love it if he could
Grad School? Maybe.
I’ve decided to try and go back to school and get my Masters, guys. Can you imagine? I feel like I left that behind and now I’m throwing myself back in. I hate homework and tests. Speaking of tests, I have to take the GRE, which is basically the SAT, but for grad school. I’M DYING. I have to restudy all those equations and formulas that I was certain I would never need again once I graduated. Eep! Though, I’ll continue to do my best to keep up the superb quality (lolz) of this blog, you might have to give
Strength and Sculpt Part 4
I’ve managed to convince myself I have superhuman powers. I woke up two days ago thinking, “Ugh, Strength and Sculpt, I hope it gets cancelled so I can’t go and nobody can shame me for it.” The next day, our instructor emailed us letting us know she she had tweaked her back and that she would let us know if Strength and Sculpt would happen or not. I thought, “OMG, I used my powers for bad. I never wanted her hurt!” Except I guess I kinda did, because I texted my boyfriend hoping class was cancelled and it WASN’T. Sigh.