Cyber Monday – Time to Shop!
So, today is the kickoff of the official online holiday shopping season.  Who’s excited? In honor of that kickoff, I am doing a little damage at Sephora to get my Christmas shopping started. Through today, Monday, Sephora is offering free shipping with the code SHIP4FREE at checkout. First up on my list is my BFF from college.  I bought this item last year and we used it so often together that I know she’ll love it.  The Color Play Palette, $24, offers tons of fun pos

Homemade Bath Salts – Great Gift Idea
Well, for those of you that have not mapped out your hometown  and are out swooping up all the Black Friday deals, I’ve got a great homemade gift idea for you. I did this a few years ago with friends and it was a hit.  The key is having some cute bottles that will dress up the side of their tub! With just a few ingredients – you can make a special gift that will last throughout the year.    I got this recipe from a friend who makes all natural soaps, scrubs and soaks and sells them during the holidays. Bath Salts 3/4 Cup Epsom Salt 1/4 Cup Baking Soda 1 1/2 Cups Coarse Sea Salt (found at mos

Happy Thanksgiving
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What’s in my Makeup Bag
If you’ve been a blog reader for any length of time, you’ve probably stumbled across the ol’ “What’s in Your Purse?” meme.  I always find things like that interesting — probably because I’m nosy like that — but I think it gives you an interesting glimpse into someone else’s life and daily routine. So, along those same lines, I present to you a meme of sorts that I just made up called “What’s in Your Makeup Bag?” I thought it might be fun to gather the beauty products I use everyday and give you a quick rundown. As you’ll see, my daily makeup routine is not extensive.  I pretty much

My e.l.f. Experience, Part 2
If you haven’t read Part 1, you can find it here. After raiding my local Dollar General for e.l.f. brushes and basic tools I scoped out the website to see what other goodies where available. After perusing for what seemed like forever, I finally made up my mind and picked up these: Mineral eyeshadows, in Seductive and Partier (black and gray respectively): I don’t have much experience with mineral eyeshadow but this does have great color pay off.  Mea