April 4, 2016

What Makeup Items Do You Splurge On?

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Some people believe that makeup is either a save or splurge item. I’ve always been of the mentality that you get what you pay for. However, drugstore and beauty budget brands and offerings have changed and evolved so much that you not only get a great formula but you aren’t paying a lot for it either.

However, I’m still one that enjoys mid-range and high-end brands myself and there are definitely products I won’t skimp on. I think a lot of people will kill me for saying this and much to the masses disagreement, I really do believe mascara is a splurge item. Sorry! I know, I know, it’s an item we have to replace quite quickly since you won’t want to be using the same mascara within three or so months of opening it. But I haven’t quite found that perfect drugstore mascara yet and I’m typically disappointed with the offerings I do purchase.

Mascara isn’t the only item I splurge on though!

Here are my splurges!

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April 4, 2016

Essence How to Make Your Brows Wow Box for Spring 2016

This was provided to me by a brand for review and I receive a small commission if you shop using the links in this post but all opinions are my own.

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The new Essence How to Make Your Brows Wow Box ($9.99) is a new, little box that contains a selection of brow powders, highlighter, tools, and a guide to get beautifully shaped brows easily without spending a ton of cash.

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Essence How to Make Your Brows Wow Box

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You get three shades of brow powder, a soft creamy beige highlighter to your highbrow, a double-ended applicator, and a small tweezers as we as a guide to shape and define brows.

The set is $9.99 and recently launched with the Essence Spring/Summer 2016 Collection that’s available exclusively at Target and Target.com.

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April 4, 2016

Tarte Double Duty Beauty Foundation Brush & Spatula Review

This was provided to me by a brand for review and I receive a small commission if you shop using the links in this post but all opinions are my own.

Tarte Double Duty Beauty Foundation Brush & Spatula

The Tarte Double Duty Beauty Foundation Brush & Spatula ($30) is a new foundation brush designed and created for use with the Tarte Empowered Hybrid Gel Foundation in mind. This a double-ended brush that has a slanted foundation brush on one side for buffing in product and a small spatula on the other which can be used to scoop foundation out of the jar without having the touch it.

Let’s take a look!

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