Beauty

Amazon Favorites of 2020: Fashion & Beauty

I'm back again with my Amazon Favorites but this time it's all about Fashion & Beauty. I have bought some great products this year that I have incorporated into my regular routine. My bonnet, robe, and slippers I literally live in almost all day every day #quarantineliving. Others I have incorporated into my routine like the conditioning cap and the magnetic lashes. Others like the mini dress and bodysuit have pushed me out of my long-lived comfort zone. Each...

VIEW the POST

0 Leave a Comment

Beauty•Health•Skincare

I Love My Face Again – My Battle with Stress Acne

I woke up last week in love with my face, for the first time in a long time! Even before the acne I didn't love my skin, I just saw all the slight imperfections. But in the midst of the stress acne, I would look back on old pictures like "I took you for...

VIEW the POST

0 Leave a Comment

Beauty•Health•video

My Battle with Stress Acne

2019 I developed stress acne. It was frustrating to say the least. 34 and having painful crazy acne is no fun. I thought my acne days were behind me in my teens and boy was I wrong. Originally, I thought I was having an allergic reaction and was reading every ingredient in anything I put...

VIEW the POST

0 Leave a Comment

Beauty

Color… Ism

Light skin, Brown skin, Dark skin, My skin. Her words like an echo Like they were ripples in water “I’d never have pictures of my niece and nephew if they were dark skin. dark skin. DARK. SKIN.” She goes on… “We tease my grandmother for bringing the darkness in our family.” The darkness? Whose...

VIEW the POST

0 Leave a Comment

Beauty•Faith•Self-Love•video

I’m in a Clairol Campaign

Y’all, your girl was in a Clairol, Nice & Easy Campaign. Clairol had 100 women dye their hair with their newly formulated Nice & Easy permanent hair dye. They wanted to test if a new hair color would boost a woman’s confidence. Clairol has also been working on this new formula for years so...

VIEW the POST

0 Leave a Comment

Beauty•partnership•review•sponsored

In love With…

(This post contains affiliate links, see my full disclosure at the bottom of this post) This post is a little different, as in it’s a lot lighter than my last few posts. I wanted to share some of the products that I’m in love with right now. I’ve been LOVING the following products: Philosophy Amazing...

VIEW the POST

0 Leave a Comment

Beauty•review

Vanity Planet: Blend Party

Last week Vanity Planet sent me their Blend Party Oval Makeup Brush Set. I tried to film a makeup tutorial but my camera went crazy and I lost it. ? So, below is just my review of the brushes.

VIEW the POST

0 Leave a Comment

Beauty

Foundation Free

It’s 5 am in Grinnell and I’m late like I’m supposed to be there NOW late. I’m finished getting dressed and the dilemma hits, “Do I spend the extra 15 mins to try and put make-up on my face?” The decision was no. At that point I had to decide whether for the next...

VIEW the POST

0 Leave a Comment

Beauty

Valentine's Day Protective Styles

Today I thought I’d bring you 3 Protective Styles using only 4 Bobby Pins. All three of these looks would make a great Valentine’s Day hairdo. Watch the video below to see how I achieved these styles using 1-4 bobby pins. Comment below if you want more videos like this one. Enjoy! 🙂

VIEW the POST

0 Leave a Comment

Join the List