Surprise! Sephora decided to mix it up on us and have another sale! Historically, they only have TWO sales a year: one in the Spring and one in November, right before Christmas. Depending on your Beauty Insider status, normally you get a bit more of a discount during the November sale. (For VIB’s and VIB […] Read more…
Birchbox – August 2018
It’s Birchbox time again! This month’s curated box was awesome so I picked that one (I’m not always a fan of surprises). It even came with a makeup brush! BIRCHBOX Price: $10/month Box Type: Beauty products, 5-6 deluxe samples Why you’ll love it: Top brands, good sized samples of solid products. Their new customization process learns […] Read more…
The Boxy Ladies Palette Series Returns Featuring The ABH Norvina Palette!
I recently received the Norvina Palette by Anastasia Beverly Hills ($42) as a surprise from my bestie Melissa, and it inspired me to bring back the palette series I began last year. Since I started the Boxy Ladies Palette series, Instagram Stories got bigger and bigger, so recently, I have begun sharing more of my […] Read more…
Lauren’s Current Favorites
It’s been a little while since I’ve done a favorites blog and I’ve been loving quite a few products lately and I really wanted to share them with you! Read more…
Lauren’s Lil Sephora (and Ulta) Birthday Haul
For my recent 36th birthday, I was lucky enough to receive a Sephora gift card from my parents, so I bought a few things. Separately, but around the same time, I placed a small order at Ulta for National Lipstick Day, so I decided to blog about both! Read more…
Sephora Play Smarts: Superfoods Feed Your Face – August 2018
I have been really interested in these little special edition “Play Smarts” boxes that Sephora has been releasing outside of a subscription for $20. I enjoy buying them and testing them for the blog, and just for… me, because I like skincare/makeup. (Understatement of the year.) However, is this particular box worth $20? I’m not […] Read more…
Beauty Brands That Bore Me – Part 1
I’ve seen a few videos about this topic from people like Elle S, and I thought it would be a good blog conversation to have here, too. As someone who is obsessed with makeup, I pay very close attention to makeup releases from all brands. However, there are some brands I pay closer attention to than […] Read more…
Lauren’s Favorite Perfumes
I was thinking about what to post about and I realized I don’t think I’ve ever written a post about my favorite perfumes. Until now. I tend to be very attracted to perfumes that have notes of vanilla, orange blossom, gardenia and/or rose, and most of these perfumes have one or more of those notes, […] Read more…
Allure Beauty Box: July 2018
I was very excited when the July Allure Beauty Box showed up the day before my birthday with a special treat inside! It really had nothing to do with my birthday but the timing was pretty great. ALLURE BEAUTY BOX Price: $15.00/month Box Type: Monthly beauty box featuring 6 high end beauty product samples (and sometimes full-sized […] Read more…
Play! by Sephora: July 2018
I’ve really been enjoying my Sephora Play boxes lately. I didn’t share my personal box last month because Jill blogged about hers and it seemed like overkill, but I did get the special edition “Play Smarts” box, and I really enjoyed that as well. (It’s still on sale if you wanted to pick it up!) […] Read more…