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Beauty Bytes: Fresh Rose Face Mask

The Product: Fresh Rose Face Mask Yays: This smells rather nice, like a bouquet of roses on a hot day. It has a smooth, slippery consistency that is very easy to apply. When I put it on, I get a very...

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Mailbox Mondays: 07-15-2013

A good-quality pair of tall boots has been on my want list for a couple years now after my beloved last pair finally bit the dust. I knew I wanted something that had a heel – but not too high – and I...

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Daily Pinspiration: Natural Beauty

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Beauty Bytes: Josie Maran Argan Infinity Cream Intensive Creamy Oil

Josie Maran Argan Infinity Cream The Product: Josie Maran Argan Infinity Cream Intensive Creamy Oil Yays: I love that it can be used to moisturize anywhere. One little tube to cover my hands, face,...

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A Beginner’s Guide to Better Brows

Eyebrows are one of those details that can make or break a face. If you don’t believe me, consider three well-known beauties as they would appear without eyebrows: See what I mean, jellybean? Now that...

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Daily Pinspiration: Amazing Tattoos

I love heavily tattooed women. I imagine their lives are filled with sensuality and excess, madness and generosity, impulsive natures and fights. They look like they have endured much pain and sadness,...

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My Fall 2013 Fashion Must-Have Picks

Even though it’s still, like, a billion degrees out here in southern California, I can’t help but dream about fall. The rich jewel-toned colors, the textures, the ability to wear things with sleeves...

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Accessorizing With Delicate Gold Ring Stacks

I am so in love with delicate gold jewelry right now, particularly the stacks of thin gold bands mixed with other metals and worn on every finger or knuckle. While jewelry overkill can look really...

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Fall 2013 Fashion Trend: Mustard Yellow

To be honest, I don’t wear much color. I mostly stick to wearing black because a) it’s really easy to mix and match black pieces (making sure that the blacks match, of course!) and b) if I wear...

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15 Scary Movies You Can Watch On Netflix Right Now

I’m a movie geek. In particular, I’m a horror movie geek. From just after my birthday at the end of June until well into November, I immerse myself in scary movies. It’s a fun way to get into the...

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Fall 2013 Fashion Trend: Animal Prints

If there was any doubt as to whether animal prints would be big this fall, one must only consult the Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2013 collection. If that is not proof enough, Burberry also showed their...

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Beauty Bytes: Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush The Product: Real Techniques Expert Face Brush Yays: Feels luxurious when applying foundation to my face Absolutely no shedding Perfect shape and size to apply...

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Mailbox Mondays: Forever 21 and Amazon.com Haul

Welcome to another Mailbox Monday! While I hadn’t purchased things in a couple of weeks, I feel like I more than made up for it with this little haul. I was so inspired by some of the Fall 2013 Trends...

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Beauty Bytes: SensatioNail Color Gel Polish (Bombshell Beauty)

SensatioNail Color Gel Polish – Bombshell Beauty The Product: SensatioNail Color Gel Polish in Bombshell Beauty Yays: Creamy teal color – perfect for late summer manicures Applies smoothly and dries...

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Happy August! Have a Fluffy Animal.

I’m still sick and catching up on all the things I’ve been slacking on because I’ve been sick, so instead of a real blog post, I am distracting you with fluffy baby animals. A blogger’s got to do what...

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Choosing and Styling a Leather Jacket for Fall 2013

It’s hard to encapsulate my inspiration because there are so many different looks, but I think it’s just like, (a) sexy girl you see walking down the street in a cool outfit. A lot of eyelet, a lot of...

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The Fall Floral Trend: Lush, Lovely, and a Little Bit Lethal

Fall. Florals. Not often do we pair those two words together. Most of the time, one thinks of florals as the pastel pink and lavender prints that permeate the spring fashions. By the time autumn rolls...

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Beauty Bytes: NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer

NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer The Product: NARS Radiant Creamy Concealer Yays: Full coverage that lasts for hours without needing touch-ups Dries to a matte finish that doesn’t require extra powder to...

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Gucci Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear: Invasion of The Dress

So Gucci released this dress in their Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear collection. Gucci Fall 2013 Ready-to-Wear Meh, no big. Not my taste, and not really something that you can wear for just any ol’ occasion,...

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My Graze.com Review (Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the...

Graze.com   When you’ve been partly raised by a southern grandmother, you take on a skewed sense of healthy food. Creamed corn and pumpkin pie… those count as vegetables, right? NO?! What about...

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