Sample Sunday: IOPE, Skinfood & Kiehl’s

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links, which means I get a commission if you decide to purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Check out my disclosure for more info. Oh, Sample Sunday! To remember thee! I used to crank these out weekly back in the day (i.e. a couple of years back), and then…

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New By Wishtrend: Quad Active Boosting Essence (Review)

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links, which means I get a commission if you decide to purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Check out my disclosure for more info. If you’re into Korean cosmetics like I am, you’ve heard of Wishtrend. I’ve written before about the beauty of this online K-beauty haven, and now…

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Quarantine Face of the Day: MAC, Fenty & more

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links, which means I get a commission if you decide to purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Check out my disclosure for more info. Let me just write a lil’ post real quick about… the fact I put on makeup today. Huzzah! Whilst I continue to procrastinate build the…

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Empty Things I’ve Enjoyed Before & During Quarantine

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links, which means I get a commission if you decide to purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Check out my disclosure for more info. Empties are a simple fact of life. Ahh, one of the wiser lines I’ve ever written! The thing about empties is they never stop; we’re…

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Easy Breezy Beauty Faves

Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links, which means I get a commission if you decide to purchase through my links, at no cost to you. Check out my disclosure for more info. As I sit at work, working hard (clearly), it occurred to me: I’ve been finishing a number of products recently, and enjoying others,…

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Sample Sunday: su:m37 & Diptyque

Oh Sample Sundays, how I’ve missed ye! I used to do this series weekly, when I was living in Korea and shopping like a maniac. It was so easy, given that the beauty shops there load you up with samples to try (amazing) and I would hit them hard on a pretty much weekly basis…

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Just Peachy: A Review Of Etude House’s Play Color Eyes Peach Farm Eyeshadow Palette

When it comes to being adorable, no one does it better than Etude House. They rock the cutesy, kawaii look better than any other (big) K-beauty brand, imho. Back when I was in Korea, Etude House always stood out thanks to their BRIGHT pink house-like exterior. Every Etude House store looked like Barbie’s Dream House,…

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Rainy Day Beauty Gems

Today, a rainy Saturday, I decided to declutter. As a known beauty hoarder hoarder, it’s really hard for me to downsize. I just find such an emotional attachment tucked within every inanimate object I own, it seems. I remember when I got it, how I was feeling then, who gave it to me, where were…

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A Little Glossier Goes a Long, Long Way

You’ve probably heard of Glossier by now. If not… I don’t really know what to do with you, honestly. Even for someone a bit ~out of touch~ as myself, Glossier has the sort of reach that I will find out about it, and I will hunt it down, even when it’s unavailable in my home country. And…

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Battle of the Highlighters: Fenty Beauty, The Balm & Nature Republic

Every now and then, it’s good to give in to the hype. That’s what they teach you in high school, right? Peer pressure and all that! And the internet certainly makes that remarkably easy. While I’m pretty good at resisting products, sometimes my brain glitches and I just hand over my money (digitally, of course) to…

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