Makeup Collection: April 2016

Makeup Collection: April 2016

Keala

My last Makeup Collection post, HERE, was a little over a year ago. 

I've done a sh*t ton of purging toward the end of last year and over the last many months. Of course, that's somewhat normal around here, but I feel I've outdone myself this time!

Recap: March 2016

Recap: March 2016

Keala

I feel like I've made some headway in the not-getting-suckered-into-every-gwp part of my life, and let me tell you March was a BIG test.

New In

New In

Keala

Hi, guys!!! Sorry I've been gone...it was an unintended absence filled with family stuff and more work than usual! It's nothing bad, just a lot more time consuming and stressy than normal (and my life is generally not filled with stress!!!) so my head was anywhere but blogging ha ha! Hopefully things are back to normal, and I can resume my regularly irregular blog schedule :-P

Instead of jumping back into the blog pool with some long winded reviews or Empties post (those will be later LOL), thought I would start off easy by showing you some new beauty goodies I have yet to try!

#bbloggers Notebook

#bbloggers Notebook

Keala

Bronzer Bunny and I have often talked about doing something creative - still blog related, but just something different than talking about beauty!

We've tossed around a lot of ideas, and for our first project we decided to do a #bbloggers dedicated journal/notebook!

Samples & GWP's...A Reality Check...

Samples & GWP's...A Reality Check...

Keala

It's that time of year again...when all the big GWP's start showing up - Nordstrom just had one (and has always has smaller ones), as has Beauty.com. SpaceNK is coming up, not to mention the one I wait twice a year for...the Barneys Love Yourself Event. Oh, and CultBeauty should be sometime soon-ish. And those are just the ones I remember off hand, not the ones that I constantly stumble upon!! 

Recap: January 2016

Recap: January 2016

Keala

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

Revisiting My Collection: Liners

Keala

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

Agent Nateur N° 3 Deodorant

Keala

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. 

Update On The 2015 Holiday Giveaway

Keala

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

Beauty Thoughts VI

Keala

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!!

2015 Secret Santa & Holiday Giveaway!!

Keala

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

Updated Makeup Storage

Keala

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

Skincare Routine III

Keala

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. 

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