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My Travel Blog : Sedona, Arizona
Every month, my husband and I plan a road trip to visit new cities and landmarks in the great state of Arizona, where we now call home. It's an exciting experience as we get to familiarize ourselves to our surroundings and explore new destinations together. Last month, we ventured into Tucson (blogpost here). This month, we visited the beautiful, distinctively red-rock town of Sedona, Arizona!
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Boxycharm August 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Hi dolls! Today, I'll be reviewing the contents of August’s Boxycharm! You can find my review on July’s Boxycharm here. Boxycharm is my favorite beauty subscription box that provides 5-6 full-sized items for $21/month. What I love about Boxycharm is that the value of all the luxury products always well exceed the $21 price (sign up here).
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OOTD : Summer Floral Dress under $25
Hiii, dolls! Today, I wanted to quickly share with you the deets to my Outfit of the Day. If this dress looks a little familar, it's because I also raved about the Mustard version recently :)
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Play! by Sephora August 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Soooo, after an 8 month hiatus, I've resubscribed back to the Play! by Sephora Box! I was disappointed by the overall product selection for awhile, but seeing the recent Play! Boxes was giving me FOMO, so here I am again Play! is Sephora’s subscription service that provides 5 beauty samples plus 1 fragrance sample for $10/month (plus local taxes).
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My Travel Makeup Organizer Case under $20
In October, my husband and I will be embarking on a 3 week trip to visit family back in California and ultimately Thailand for my birthday! Needless to say, I'm super excited! To prepare for the long trip, I went on the hunt for a new travel case to hold all the makeup I will be packing with me. I figured it was time to upgrade my ancient, mismatched makeup bags from Marshalls (though they all served me well!). I shopped the popular travel bags on Sephora and Ulta's site, but ultimately came to Amazon where I found this awesome case for only $16.49!
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Ipsy August 2018 Glam Bag Unboxing and First Impressions
Howdy, y'all! Today, we will be going over the contents of August's Ipsy Glam Bag! You can find my July Ipsy Glam Bag here. Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that provides 5-6 sample/full-sized items for $10/month. What I like about Ipsy is that the price encompasses shipping, and it regularly includes full sized products in a cute cosmetics bag (sign up here).
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Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Palette Review and Swatches
With the recent release of the Morphe and Jaclyn Hill Vault Collection, I'm finally getting around to reviewing the original Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Eyeshadow Palette! I've used this palette for several months to formulate my final thoughts and the following reflects my personal experience.
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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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CVS Drugstore Makeup Mini Haul and Reviews
I used to never shop at CVS, as I found their makeup was always priced higher than at Target or Walmart, but lately, they keep sucking me back into the store with their email promotions, coupons, and Extra Bucks rewards program! If you keep an eye out on their weekly ads, you can score makeup at total steals, like I was able to stack coupons on this transaction. Today, I'm bringing you a review of some goodies I picked up while shopping at the CVS drugstore.
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OOTD : Summer Maxi Dress under $30
Hi, loves! I wanted to quickly share with you the outfit details from my Tucson Travel Blog (read here). This dress is from my recent Forever 21 Haul so it is still in stock as of today, if you're interested :)
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My Travel Blog : Tucson, Arizona
Last week, my husband and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary by taking a road trip to Tucson, Arizona for the day. Tucson is about 2 hours south of Phoenix (where we reside), 60 miles from the Mexico border, and the second largest city in the state. This was our first time exploring the city so I'm excited to be sharing with you some highlights from our trip!
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Nordstrom Rack Haul and Reviews: Baublebar, Quay Australia, Makeup Geek, Ofra Cosmetics
Happy Sunday, everyone! I hope you're enjoying your weekend so far. Today, I'm sharing with you some goodies from my Nordstrom Rack Haul! I love shopping their clearance section online periodically for some major steals. This time, I was able to score some accessories and makeup at a steep discount.
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OOTD : Affordable Summer Floral Dress
Hi, dolls! Today, I'm sharing with you my Outfit of the Day, a new series I'll be adding regularly to the blog. Forever 21 recently had a 15% off sale on their entire website, and I saw an opportunity to stock up on some cute, affordable dresses for summer! I got this post up as soon as I could, so this dress is still be in stock as of today, if you're interested :)
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Boxycharm July 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Happy Friday, everyone! Today, I'll be reviewing the contents of July’s Boxycharm! You can find my review on June’s Boxycharm here. Boxycharm is my favorite beauty subscription box that provides 5-6 full-sized items for $21/month. What I love about Boxycharm is that the value of all the luxury products always well exceed the $21 price (sign up here).
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Ipsy July 2018 Glam Bag Unboxing and First Impressions
Hello, everyone! Today, we will be going over the contents of July's Ipsy Glam Bag! You can find my June Ipsy Glam Bag here. Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that provides 5-6 sample/full-sized items for $10/month. What I like about Ipsy is that the price encompasses shipping, and it regularly includes full sized products in a cute cosmetics bag (sign up here).
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My Travel Blog : Bay Area California
Hiii, dolls! If you don't follow me on my Instagram: @thebeautyjournalsxo, you might not know that I have been traveling back to Northern California for the past two weeks, hence my long absence from blogging. Now that I'm finally home in beautiful, yet scorching hot Arizona, I wanted to share with you some highlights from my trip!
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My Current Daytime Skincare Routine for Dry Skin
Not too long ago, I dedicated a blogpost to my entire nighttime skincare routine, which you can find here. Today, I wanted to share with you my current daytime skincare routine. While it is not as extensive as my nighttime routine, there's still a healthy amount of steps.
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Boxycharm June 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Hi dolls! Today, I'll be reviewing the contents of June’s Boxycharm! You can find my review on May’s Boxycharm here. Boxycharm is my favorite beauty subscription box that provides 5-6 full-sized items for $21/month. What I love about Boxycharm is that the value of all the luxury products always well exceed the $21 price.
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Milani Haul and Reviews
Hiii, dolls! Today, I'm sharing with you product reviews from my Milani Haul! Milani had a 30% off sale during Memorial Day, which also included 2 deluxe gifts with purchase, so naturally I couldn't resist. This was my second time ordering directly from the Milani website, and I need to give them props because I received a shipping confirmation the same day I placed my order AND these all arrived on my doorstep in just 2 days. Sweet!
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Ipsy June 2018 Glam Bag Unboxing and First Impressions
Howdy, y'all! Today, we will be going over the contents of June's Ipsy Glam Bag! You can find my May Ipsy Glam Bag here. Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that provides 5-6 sample/full-sized items for $10/month. What I like about Ipsy is that the price encompasses shipping, and it regularly includes full sized products in a cute cosmetics bag (sign up here).
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My Favorite Summer Perfumes and Fragrances
Summer to me, evokes memories of blooming flowers, ripening fruit, and tropical beaches. So as springtime blossoms into summer, I like to transition from my floral perfumes to more sweet, fruity scents. The following fragrances are my personal favorite summertime perfumes for both hot, sunny days and warm, starry nights.
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Colourpop Double Entendre Eyeshadow Palette Review and Swatches
Hiii, dolls! Today, I am bringing you my review of the Colourpop Double Entendre Eyeshadow Palette! As you probably know by now, I am obsessed with Colourpop's Pressed Eyeshadow Palettes and have already reviewed pretty much every single one I can get my hands on. I'll leave links at the end of this blogpost if you're interested in checking those out ;)
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Boxycharm May 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Howdy, y'all! Today, I'll be reviewing the contents of May’s Boxycharm! You can find my review on April’s Boxycharm here. Boxycharm is my favorite beauty subscription box that provides 5-6 full-sized items for $21/month. What I love about Boxycharm is that the value of all the luxury products always well exceed the $21 price.
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Ipsy May 2018 Glam Bag Unboxing and First Impressions
Happy Sunday, everyone! Today, we will be going over the contents of May's Ipsy Glam Bag! You can find my April Ipsy Glam Bag here. Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that provides 5-6 sample/full-sized items for $10/month. What I like about Ipsy is that the price encompasses shipping, and it regularly includes full sized products in a cute cosmetics bag (sign up here).
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Colourpop Haul and Reviews
Hi, everyone! I'm baaack! After three weeks of traveling between California and Punta Cana, I'm finally back home in Arizona! I adore traveling, but I gotta tell you, there really is no place like home and that feeling of sleeping in your own bed Today I'm bringing you a quick review of the goodies from a Colourpop Mini Haul I did before I left on my trip. Half of these products are repeat purchases and half are new lippies I've been wanting to try out. Please read on to see how they performed.
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Greetings from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic!
Hellooo, everyone! I hope you're having a fabulous week so far. By the time this blogpost goes live, I'll be in beautiful Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic! The hubby and I will be spending 9 nights in Bavaro Beach for some R & R. After an insanely busy and stressful couple of weeks, I cannot wait to get some serious beach time in ;) While I'm in the DR, the wifi will be very spotty so likely, I won't be able to keep up with my regular blogging schedule, but please know that I haven't forgotten about y'all :) Once I'm settled back home in Arizona in mid-May, I…
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Boxycharm April 2018 Unboxing and First Impressions
Hi, y'all! Greetings from sunny California! Today, I'll be reviewing the contents of April’s Boxycharm! I apologize for getting this review up so late in the month, but I have been super busy between home-buying (eeks!) and flying back to visit family in CA, to heading to the DR! Thank you for bearing with me! You can find my review on March’s Boxycharm here. Boxycharm is my favorite beauty subscription box that provides 5-6 full-sized items for $21/month. What I love about Boxycharm is that the value of all the luxury products always well exceed the $21 price.
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My Current Nighttime Skincare Routine for Dry Skin
I am very diligent about my skincare. I never ever go to bed without washing my face...and going through all my skincare steps. I wish I had the same strong discipline about going to the gym ;) It is important to nurture and nourish the skin as that to me, is even more important than any makeup you wear on top.
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Ipsy April 2018 Glam Bag Unboxing and First Impressions
Hiii, dolls! Today, we will be going over the contents of April's Ipsy Glam Bag! You can find my March Ipsy Glam Bag here. Ipsy is a beauty subscription service that provides 5-6 sample/full-sized items for $10/month. What I like about Ipsy is that the price encompasses shipping, and it regularly includes full sized products in a cute cosmetics bag (sign up here).
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Wet n Wild Mini Haul and Reviews
Howdy, y'all! Today, I'm bringing you a quick review of some Wet n Wild goodies I picked up while shopping at CVS! I was there solely waiting on the pharmacy and somehow, I wandered my way to the cosmetics aisle (dangerous territory, I know) when these caught my eye.
