Hello, everyone!  What a break it has been.  I am making a comeback, rejuvenated refreshed and ready to create content after becoming a licensed esthetician!  It has been a long journey and an evolution, to be a bit dramatic, but I'm proud to...

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I was inspired by my Charlotte Tilbury Pillowtalk Eyeshadow Palette to compile my most worn rose and rose gold earrings to share with you, since I get asked about the brands and styles I wear often.  My current favorite" These gorgeous vermeil...

I have had a 16 year long affair with powder foundation, as that is one of the first three makeupproducts I ever tried and wore regularly as a teenager.  As a skin care conscious woman, Iappreciate luxurious complexion products the most.  I never,...

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This post is sponsored by Nordstrom. All opinions are my own.With the holidays in full swing, I wanted to share my gift guide a bit earlier this year.  Normally I shop last minute because I?m always swamped starting Thanksgiving week with cooking...

I don\'t know about you, but summer can\'t come fast enough! I love seasonal transitions because that\'s just an excuse to try more makeup and revisit oldies but goodies that I don\'t wear all year round. Summer is probably my most...

I have been on a makeup kick because my skin is improved to the point where makeup is fun again! Lots of you have been missing my base and complexion product reviews, so I decided to swing by Bloomingdale\'s and test out the revamped Dior Forever...

I constantly see complaints that luxury brands don\'t offer enough color, but Tom Ford answered in a big way this Spring!  I can\'t see many being dissatisfied with the twenty eyeshadow singles and tinted mascaras released.  These are indeed...

Mother\'s Day is coming up within a fortnight so I figured this would be perfect timing to share my favorites from Chantecaille, a luxury brand adored by daughters and mothers alike for their chic packaging and focus on botanicals and natural...

Since discovering Supergoop! thanks to my friend Sabrina over at The Beauty Look Book, I have been experimenting with the brand's lineup and am now ready to share my favorites.  As many of you know, I used PCASKIN for a few years, namely the...

My mother introduced me to Young Living a couple years ago.  Prior to that, I had heard of the budding essential oil trend but I was mostly concerned with its role in beauty but not overall wellness.  I only discovered how much I appreciated...

I\'m not a fashion blogger and I don\'t aspire to be.  My taste in clothing is rather on the simple side; I like blouses and long skirts and I appreciate a well tailored pant more than most people in the universe would.  I pay attention to the...

Lots of you have been asking to see her again and Shu Uemura recently launched the Laque Supreme, so my twin sister and I reviewed it together on YouTube!  We hope you enjoy her presence because she\'ll be making guest appearances more often this...

Byredo is all over social media lately, but it really piqued my interest when my friend Sabrina of The Beauty Look Book starting featuring more of her splurges last year.  I had seen an older bottle of Inflorescence with the original label on my...

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Since I've been wearing essentially the same look all Winter, I figured I should share with you the contents of my makeup bag before Spring arrives!  The same lineup has been in rotation for at least three, even four months now, which is a...

Even though we are well into February already ? yikes ? I wanted to share my favorite skin and hair care from 2017 because some of these products were truly life changing.  Since my skin was so problematic last year I didn't wear much makeup and...

Valentine's Day is coming up in a week so I wanted to share my sweet little gifts to my boyfriend because we won't be able to spend the holiday together since he is away on a work trip.  Yes, I know many object to this sexist consumer-driven...

January 1st 2018  //  November 27th 2017TUTORIAL  |  HOW I COVER ACNE + REDNESS + SCARRINGHello, everyone! I have finally started settling into 2018 and believe it or not, it look me three weeks to do so.  Moving has kept me rather...

The cold and windy season is in full swing, although ironically and tragically, so much of Southern California is on fire right now.  Although my thoughts are with all the first responders including my firefighter brother, I am escaping the smoke...

Neutrogena post-peel care kit from my MD's officeIf you follow me on Instagram, you'll have seen that I am currently healing from my chemical peel.  Many of you requested information regarding what kind of peel I got, so I tried to answer...

Since my skin is currently healing from my chemical peel, which I shared on my Instagram story, here is a preview of my upcoming Acne Covering tutorial with the five concealers I will be showing in action.  Again, I apologize for the delays with...

The Shu Uemura x Super Mario Bros Holiday 2017 has been widely anticipated, and sadly, the lipsticks sold out right away! Lots of you had messaged me and asked me for reviews, but I created a tutorial instead because I've reviewed a lot of these...

JavaScript is currently disabled in this browser. Reactivate it to view this content.Burberry released two new dual-ended products for brows and eyes this Fall, and they have quickly become essentials in my everyday routine.  As many of you have...