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Continue reading →: What if You Got to Rebuild Your Makeup Collection?……Have you ever looked at your makeup collection and thought “How would I even begin to rebuild this if something ever happened and I lost it?” (Later….. I actually looked at this question and thought of how depressing it is worded. 😂 oops.) I think I should say “If you…
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Continue reading →: What’s Your Perfect Fall Lipstick Shade? 💄🍂Write down your answers, and find out your results at the end! 1. Your perfect fall Saturday is… A) Coffee run + bookstore browsing ☕📚B) Brunch with friends 🥞✨C) Cozy movie night 🎥🍁D) Shopping for new outfits 🛍️💖 2. Which snack is calling your name? A) Donuts 🍩B) Cupcakes 🧁C)…
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Continue reading →: Shopping for Drugstore Makeup🛍️Browsing drugstore makeup both online and in person is one of my favorite things to do. I mostly shop for drugstore makeup over high end. I’ve got more room to try more products this way. The ones listed below are some I have my eye on and some that I’ve…
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Continue reading →: E.l.f. Smokey Kohl Eyeliner ReviewI recently purchased two e.l.f. eyeliners that I have been wanting to try for a little while now. They sell for $4 dollars on the e.l.f. website. And they come in twelve colors which are Smoke Signal (Black), Cloud 9(White), Brownie Points(True Brown), Smoke Signal (Charcoal Grey), Vintage Denim(Navy Blue),…
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Continue reading →: Makeup Tip: How to Fix a Broken CompactOh no! You dropped your compact and it shattered everywhere! Have you been there or am I the only clumsy one here? Tell me I’m not. 😄 If you’re lucky, the compact stayed closed. If you’re not so lucky, it opened up on impact and made a mess. Now you…
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Continue reading →: It’s International Makeup Day! 🎉💄👄
I didn’t know that International Makeup Day was a thing! Did you? In honor of this day I thought I’d write a short post to share my makeup of the day. I kept it minimal today and stuck to four products. I’m wearing… I didn’t wear any eyeshadow, mascara, or…
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Continue reading →: Mac Spotlight: Plum Lip Liner & the Mac Karaoke Fever DreamA lip liner that I never see talked about much is Mac lip liner in the shade Plum. It’s a beautiful natural shade that I think flatters brown skin very well. I learned about it from one YouTube video where it was mentioned as the wearers go to shade. It…
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Continue reading →: Do You Choose Your Makeup By Season?Summer is already on it’s way out and fall is quickly approaching. For as long as I’ve followed makeup communities there was always a common theme of adjusting makeup and nail polish colors to the season. Back then I liked the idea and I thought it was a way to…
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Continue reading →: Covergirl Clean Invisible Foundation Review
A few months ago I bought the covergirl clean invisible foundation. It wasn’t that I needed a new foundation I just wanted to try it out. Ironically., have never been one to experiment much with foundations though I focus mostly on base. I do most of my experimentation with colored…
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Continue reading →: E.L.F Glow Reviver Lip Oil ReviewI don’t usually purchase lip oils or glosses. Some lip glosses and oils are heavy and gooey, or sticky and gross and make me want to wipe them off immediately. For this reason, I’ve always been more of a lipstick and lip liner lady. Every once in a while I’ll…
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I’m Amber and I am a long time makeup enthusiast. Here I write about my favorite products, reviews, tips, and fun posts centered around random beauty ideas or lifestyle reflections.
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