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November 17, 2014

5 Products I’m Thankful For

It’s mid-November and although I still have yet to see snow, I can feel that the holiday season is fast approaching.

Things have had their ups and downs for me so far this year, and I am thankful for all of it. That being said, I’ve found five products I’m thankful for as well…

1. I own and love the Urban Decay Naked eyeshadow palette. When I hit pan, I died a little on the inside. Then I was gifted the Maybelline Nudes palette and not only do I actually like it more, it costs less, so no more dying.

2. Sens’eyes was recommended by Stephanie. Most makeup removers contain oil, and even some of the ones that claim to be oil-free, leave your face oily. This doesn’t. It’s perfect for those times you get mascara on your eyelid when putting on your face. Try applying your mascara first. When I don’t forget to, it works like a charm!

No more having to start all over. Say what?!

3. Despite what you may think, I’m actually pretty low maintenance. Or rather, my skincare routine is pretty weak. Well, was. I invested in the Clarisonic Mia and I was able to step up my game with out have to add extra work.

Hard work may pay off, but unnecessary extra work is just dumb.

4. I’m all for No Shave November. However, I don’t want to participate. So, yeah…‘Fuzz’ Off works and doesn’t smell as strong as other similar products. I’d wax, but I’m not a masochist.

5. A wallet isn’t a beauty product.

Nor is it something that most people are really thankful for.

But this wallet is special and I am VERY thankful for it.

I don’t know about you, but I’ll admit when it comes to my phone I am always on it. When the battery low alert goes off, I have to resist the urge to drop everything and find an outlet. Sometimes that’s not an option. Dislike.

Problem solved!

There’s a whole lot more out there to be thankful for, read these blog posts for other products!

You’ll thank me later.

Sammi from College Beauty Buff
Chelsea from Chelsea Go Brightly
Lisa from Subscription Therapy
Julie from Collective Beauty
Kristina from The Feminine Files
Vivienne from Jolie Pagaille
Cheryl from Skinny On Beauty
Angela from Your Beauty Whisperer

November 14, 2014

Formula X Challenge

Like many other beauty obsessed bloggers, I have a crap ton of nail polish.

But that doesn’t stop me from buying more.

So, when I have complimentary nail polish sent to me for being Sephora VIB Rouge, I get really excited and it pretty much makes my day. Yay, perks!

Super pumped to try the Formula X Challenge, I couldn’t wait to give myself a mani.

They had me falling in love (especially with the nail cleanser, which essentially preps your nails to be painted and helps the polish adhere and last longer), until the final step…

The top coat was extremely thick, sticky and not easy to apply at all. While not totally awful, I was not a fan.

I’d had such high hopes…

I’m not ready to write Formula X off just yet, so I do plan to go to Sephora and give the top coat another chance, (I’m hoping that I just got a bad bottle) and until then still use the rest of the system.

Have you tried the Formula X System? Thoughts?

October 29, 2014

Bold Brows

It isn’t hard to tell that bold brows are totally in right now.

But unfortunately for me, in high school I discovered tweezers. It was pretty much all downhill from there.

While, as hard I as pray, I will never have the eyebrows of Cara Delevingne, I can work with what I’ve got.

The 2+1 for Brows is great for keeping the brow hair I have left in place and giving them substance to pass off as thick and full. And while 2+1 for Brows isn’t currently available at any retailers, it can be purchased at www.pauladorf.com.

+ Use code BROWBRUSH for a free Brow Brush with any 2+1 for Brows purchase!

This post was a sponsored post, powered by BrandBacker.

October 20, 2014

Natural’s Not For Everyone

I’m back on the creamy crack.

That’s right. After almost three years of being natural and shaving my head, I couldn’t do it anymore.

Living in Vermont with ethnic hair isn’t easy. No matter how you choose to wear your hair, you have to resort to DIY.

One of the perks of being a naturalista is the versatility. I finally was able to flat iron my hair again, and it took FOREVER. Literally over eight hours. Um, nope…Not for me.

I can’t even. And I’m OK with that. Natural hair isn’t for everyone.

Are you team natural or team relaxed? Tell me why, I’m curious!

October 6, 2014

Not Black Nail Colors

Black is one of my most favorite nail polish colors.

I am trying to switch up my mani game, so I’ve been sporting not black nail colors.
And by this I don’t so much mean yellow, pink, red, but dark colors that are dark, which I find just perfect for fall, but not black.

My three current not black favorites are Essie in Wicked, OPI in Nein! Nein! Ok Fine, and Sally Hansen in Dark Huemoor.

In case you were wondering, Julep in Jet is my all time favorite black nail polish.
Do you know of any other not black nail colors that I should check out? Let me know!

+ Wicked is the October Essie Color Spotlight Sweepstakes color of the month, so make sure to enter!

+ If you sign up to be a Julep Maven and you can get a free 4 piece Halloween Welcome Box ($58 Value)

October 5, 2014

Random, but Bioré Pore Strips

After wanting to give pore cleansing strips a try for some time now, I finally caved.

While the manfriend was getting movies from Redbox, I went into Walgreens and picked up a trial pack of Bioré Pore Strips from the travel section.

I had a little bit of time to kill before my trip to the Wrentham Outlets, so I tested them out…

Used a pore cleaning strip for the first time. It worked + now I’m pretty sure I’m missing a few layers of skin… #bbloggers

— Bethany Everett (@20somethingplus) October 4, 2014

While they looked silly, and hurt like a &$^#&…they were really effective. So, while at the time I may have been cursing and wondering who in their right mind would use these more than once willingly, I now realize that I will.

September 26, 2014

My Everyday Makeup Essentials

I don’t wear makeup everyday.

But most days I do.

And while I haven’t quite yet hammered down a style uniform, my go to makeup look is a total no-brainer.

After attending the Monarch Workshop and hearing from Stephanie of Larissa Lake Makeup Artist & Co. a products she recommended I decided to give Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse a try. Stephanie said this was a great foundation for those with large pores.

I don’t have large pores, but this foundation was affordable, easily accessible, and effective. Anything that meets those three criteria must be purchased.

In July, I was able to join Birchbox for a LIVE Shoppable Hangout with Christina Zibler, the founder and creative director of Jouer. I loved hearing about her makeup philosophy and use some of my Birchbox points to buy the Jouer Conditioning Lip Treatment. Then after hearing from Stephanie that lip treatments are the best and really only truly hydrating product for your lips, it clicked, and I now use it on the reg.

I read a review that said Benefit’s They’re Real! Push-Up Liner was a waste of money. Luckily, I had already tried it prior to reading that review, because I wholeheartedly disagree. I wear eyeliner pretty much whenever I were makeup, and never, I mean NEVER, has any other eyeliner given me the same results. Especially when I want to wing out my look for a cat eye. It’s legit like eyeliner for dummies. Or lazy girls. Either way, I love it. So, I bought e.l.f. mascara and a ton of other products because I found them for super cheap at T.J.Maxx. I did not expect for their Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara to become my favorite. That’s right, my favorite + it’s only $3 full price. Shut. The. Front. Door.

I have very thin and barely visible lower lashes. I know that you are supposed to apply mascara to them, but I never felt like it made a difference. Then jokingly at a Bon-Ton, I gave the Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara a try and magically had bottom lashes. Like, what? And for $10, had to. This is also Goodwill Sale Coupon eligible through Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Bon-Ton.

I like to go bold occasionally, but typically (so that I’m not late for work) I keep it simple. These five products help me do just that. My everyday makeup essentials.

xx
Bet

September 15, 2014

Vitality VoxBox

I got my second VoxBox!

I have admit that I was not as excited about the contents of the Vitality VoxBox as I was for my first VoxBox. BUT, the Softlips Cube alone makes up for that. Plus, I was starting to run low on Playtex, so honestly I can’t complain.

Even though I didn’t like the Vitality VoxBox quite as much as the Spring Fling VoxBox, that’s not to say that I didn’t like it.

Burn cream is something practical that I didn’t already own and was extremely happy to have gotten when I burnt myself on hot glue.

Energy gummies are the perfect solution to those Mondays when you just can’t even.

I already knew I liked Pure Leaf tea, but it was nice to get to try a flavor other than what I typically drink.

And, I mean, Elizabeth Arden New York in a free Influenster VoxBox?! Did not see that one coming and I love it!

August 27, 2014

Birchbox: Modern Mermaid

In case you haven’t already noticed, I am Birchbox OBSESSED. I have an annual subscription and try to remind myself of that whenever a new limited edition box comes out. Call me weak, because I just cannot resist!

The closest I have come to not caving was the limited edition Modern Mermaid box. (Now, mind you, this does not include when a box sells out before I am able to purchase, but I 100% blame those times on my serious #fomo.)

I was doing really well until I saw the Birchbox unboxing of the Modern Mermaid box.

Modern Mermaid box contents:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Genius Waterproof Topcoat (Deluxe Sample)
Atelier Cologne Cédrat Enivrant Cologne Absolue (Travel Spray)
COOLA Liplux SPF 30 Original Formula
Davines This Is a Sea Salt Spray
RUFFIAN Endless Summer Collection – Nail Polish Trio
Stephanie Johnson Mermaid Mirror (colors may vary)
Vasanti Kajal Extreme Intense Eye Pencil in Electric Navy

The Vasanti Kajal Extreme Intense Eye Pencil in Electric Navy did me in, and who doesn’t want to be a mermaid?!

And all of this for under $50? So worth it!

August 11, 2014

Makeup by One Direction

Guess what I got…

Makeup by One Direction!

I was lucky enough to score the Looks Collection in Up All Night, before big debut.

These colors pack punch! When I first heard about it, I kind of figured they’d be bright, but they are so bold it’s ridic.

My personal favorite in the kit is the lipgloss. It’s a pretty pink, has glitter it in, AND glows in UV light…WHAT? I

While I liked the eyeshadow palette, I am not a huge fan of the small brushes palettes like this come with. This one didn’t suck, but I’ll probably be using my other brushes instead from now on. Oh, and I will be refraining from using the center color outside of concert/club nights because it is REALLY glittery.

There’s even cute little bonus stencils. C’mon! What’s not to love?

Looking to get your hand’s on one of the three limited edition collections? They will be available at Macy’s starting TODAY + Beauty Brands, Dillards, Lord and Taylor, and Stage Stores August 25th!