Recap: January 2016

Since I'm not posting that often (for now), I thought I would try to incorporate an end of month post, where I recap bits and pieces that might otherwise not get mentioned (or not mentioned for awhile) - or hey, maybe just stuff I want to let you know about!!

Revisiting My Collection: Liners

I mentioned HERE that I was going to go through my collection piece by piece. Here's the first installment! By doing this, I'm hoping to achieve the following:

  1. Identify any products that need to be purged.
  2. Appreciate what I already have rather than always looking for the new.
  3. Identify holes in my collection or products/colors I feel I'm missing. I know this one seems completely the opposite of what I'm trying to achieve (as mentioned in THIS post), but the reasoning here is that if I have enough to choose from then I won't be as tempted. 

Agent Nateur N° 3 Deodorant

Normally I would mention deodorants only in Empties posts, but this one I wanted to talk about because it's been getting a lot of visibility on blogs, videos and magazines. 

I posted HERE that the Holiday Giveaway 2015 was going to be a surprise! I thought a surprise would be fun and different, but after thinking about it for a bit I realize that might not have been the best idea??? Plus I would hate for someone to win one of the gifts and then have a lot of the products already and be disappointed. So I changed my mind and am going to list the goodies you could win! 

Beauty Thoughts VI

I've breezed through the Holiday collections more or less unscathed, which I'm very happy about!!!

Except for Tom Ford Black Out Lacquer but that's nails and doesn't count. Right. And the little Laura Mercier trio (here) because I'm almost finished (SERIOUSLY almost finished with a highlighter can we celebrate that for a sec - who cares that it's a mini ha ha!!) with the mini Matte Radiance Baked Powder in Highlight 01 - didn't want to get a full size because the packaging is really bulky for traveling and it's taken over a year to finish the mini anyway. 

2015 Secret Santa & Holiday Giveaway!!

Hi, everyone! 

This year I am 'hosting' a Secret Santa!! Saw it going around MakeupAlley, and thought it sounded like a lot of fun - plus I've never done one so I'm excited to see how it ends up! I will also be doing a Holiday Giveaway - details for that are after Secret Santa. Secret Santa details are directly below...

Updated Makeup Storage

Back in February, I showed you guys how I stored my makeup. You can catch up on that post, HERE.

Lately I've been having fits of sorts trying to figure out how I can use more of what I already have, rather than buying another something to sit and gather dust until I decide a year later to purge it. At the moment I feel like I have a collection I LOVE...the next step is to actually USE it! 

Skincare Routine III

It's been well over a year since I've shared my current skincare routine. I'm still using some of the same products, but I do have quite a few new additions.