In my quest to figure out how to bedeck my nails in a chic fashion, I have stumbled on “What Not to Do” and now I’m in the realm of “Sorta Kinda Am Figuring This Crap Out.” First, start off with a simple design. Something that only requires blobs and streaks. Turns out cheetah print is basically that. Nailed it! Second, if you don’t have the *exact* color match for the look you’re going for… Just use whatever you want and say you’re doing a unique version. Since I have neither a beige, white or black… I just went ahead
Category: Beauty
Beauty Gadgets I’d Buy if I Were Stupidly Rich
If I had a stupid amount of money, these are the beauty tools I’d want to buy. Some of them sound scary (microneedling anyone?!) and some of them just sound cool (glowing face mask? Yasss!) but either way, I don’t currently have the dollars to be dropping on these items. Jillian Dempsey – Gold Sculpting Bar – $195 This bar is made out of 24k gold. I just wanted to make that bit clear in case you were questioning the luxury of this item. Maybe a bit much but being golden isn’t what makes this bar special. It actually gives
Fox Island Trading Co. – Caribbean Black Soap
I have an obsession with handmade bar soap. I like to travel to different places and buy it from different locations. I like to chat up the owners and buy their most unique bars. I like it so much that I even make my own soap. As you could probably imagine, I have oodles of soap. Thus, it takes a lot for me to return to a vendor and buy more which is what I did with this company. This is the first bar I’m reviewing from them but I would like to say unequivocally that I truly do love this brand. When I
Self Portrait #4: I’m Weird
If you are wondering why I’d do a post explaining my weirdness, blame the Eclectic Contrarian. He had the gall to nominate me for a challenge in which I should post something weird. Sure, I could’ve gotten away with posting a goofy meme or YouTube video but I like to go above and beyond (and not follow the rules). Okay, okay, so it’s more I got inspired instead of doing the challenge at all, whatever. Basically, I’m just going to let my freak flag fly. First off, never allow me to look up conspiracy theories, urban legends and DEFINITELY don’t let
Paula’s Choice – Triple Action Dark Spot Eraser 2% BHA Gel
I woke up a few weeks ago, looked in the mirror, and wandered when I got freckles on my nose. Then I looked closer and realized they weren’t freckles… They were jumbo sized blackheads that were managing to trap every bit of dirt and debris that encountered my skin. Gnarly, right? Obviously, the first thing I did was wrack my brain on what I changed in my skincare and I realized I had stopped using one thing: Paula’s Choice Triple Action Dark Spot Eraser 2% BHA Gel. Now you KNOW this immediately re-entered my skincare routine and I’m happy to
Cosmetic Ingredient: Avobenzone
We are smack dab in the middle of summer and the heat may or may not be frying your absolute brains out. What’s important to remember while the sun is shining it’s brightest is to apply your sunscreen! And one of the most popular active ingredients in sunscreen is avobenzone. Not to sound too scientific (I’m about to go geek-tastic on you), avobenzone is a synthetic dibenzoylmethane derivative. It can also be known as butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane or Parsol 1789. If you, like me, just had your head explode trying to read out those chemicals, let me simplify it. Avobenzone is
How to Not Do Nail Art
When it comes to nail art, I suck. Badly. Unfortunately, I have this strong desire to have artsy, flashy nails. But I’m cheap, so I don’t want to *pay* to have them look good. I want to do it myself and save my money for things like lipgloss, chocolate and travel. The problem though is that when you’re a FAILURE at nail art, it makes life a wee bit difficult on the nail front. I don’t quite know what to do yet, but I feel like I’m making headway on what *NOT* to do and that has to count for
Five Favorite Things – July 2019
It seems ALL my favorites this month involve beating the sun and surviving traveling! Totally apropos for my lifestyle in the month of July! The Sunhat – I’ve already waxed poetic about this straw hat but I truly do love it! It’s fashionable and helped keep my face and scalp from getting scorched by the sun. Bonus points for all the compliments I got while wearing it! This old H&M bucket bag – I dug this out of the bowels of my closet and its been the perfect little bag to lug around lakes and beaches. Plus, I love the design on
Happy Birthday by Deborah Lippmann
I went hunting through my box of nail polishes and found this unicorn dream sitting in the pile. It’s Deborah Lippmann’s “Happy Birthday” glitter polish. I put it on my nails and it looked so festive! Almost like Christmas elves had barfed confetti onto my fingers! I’m sure if I had other base coats besides red it would have a different effect. Like if I had used pink it would’ve looked like fairy barf instead. You get where I’m coming from right? I have to say the pictures really don’t do it justice because you miss the sparkling effect that
Mac Matte Lipstick in “Kinkster”
I grew up in the heart of the nineties grunge movement, so it only makes sense that from time to time, I’d want to relive that grungy look. I mean, C’MON, grungy is so easy. It literally asks you to bask in the ugly. You can walk out of your house with your acne scars on show and your hair unbrushed and you’ve perfected the look! With a little brown lipstick, you will look like you were pulled from the nineties! I decided to relive some of my more youthful days and purchased MAC’s Lipstick in “Kinkster”. It’s a matte