I've figured out why my skin looked so janky while I was in Michigan: I didn't bring my Clarisonic. Normally I do bring it when I travel, but the cabin where Dan is living is TINY, and I tried to keep the amount of junk I brought to a minimum. I know he'll laugh if... Continue Reading →
Do you believe in ghosts?
Once again I know I'm coming at you out of left field, but this is something I've spent a lot of time thinking about. Not just recently but for my entire life. I can remember being little, not more than 6 or 7, and bringing home a book from the school library called Wait Till Helen Comes about a... Continue Reading →
First impression: Vivo Per Lei Facial Peeling Gel
It's not often that I buy skincare from brands I've never heard of, especially from Amazon. I'm wary of doing it, as you can imagine. This product was recommended to me by a friend/coworker, by way of his wife. I honestly love getting recommendations for cheap things so I grabbed it. Because I'm in rural... Continue Reading →
Flotation therapy
I've been meaning to post about flotation therapy/sensory deprivation for a few months. Let me start at the beginning: a couple years ago I was wandering around the trendy part of my city, and I walked by this place called Body Mind Float Center. I was on my way to the amazing chocolate shop across... Continue Reading →
Michigan adventures
As my first Michigan adventure comes to a close, I want to share some of the cool and weird things I did while I was here. My very first Meijer I've heard about Meijer a lot on the interwebs, but we don't have them at home so I was super excited to visit the store... Continue Reading →
What am I reading? Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
I don't really know why I decided to read this book. Anna Kendrick is cool and whatever, but I'm not really into reading celebrity biographies. Especially when that celebrity is relatively young and has only done a handful of stuff. It's not that I'm dismissing Anna's accomplishments; she's been acting for most of her life... Continue Reading →
Review: Ball (and Body) Wash with Activated Charcoal
I bought this for Dan for Valentine's Day, partly because I thought it was funny, but also because it sounded like something he'd enjoy. Because it's funny. It's also an indie product, and I'm on board with supporting small businesses. It's also vegan, cruelty-free and 96% natural, so that's awesome. For Valentine's Day, they were... Continue Reading →
Versatile Blogger Award
I was nominated for the Versatile Blogger Award by a relatively new blogger over at Yes More Blogs. I've been enjoying his blog lately; he's a bibliophile who occasionally blogs about beards. What's not to like? Thank you so much for nominating me! So there are rules for this award, as there are for most... Continue Reading →
Mental health
TW: I'm going to be talking about some serious mental health issues, suicide included. If you find this triggering, stop now. "Mental health" has been in the news a lot lately. I'm not going to touch on that because the events prompting these conversations are extremely sad and I'm not prepared to discuss the many... Continue Reading →
Thrifting and laundry
I am fried, it's practically impossible to focus, and this is what I did today. I hate laundromats with a passion, but since there aren't laundry facilities in Dan's little Michigan house, my options were to get over my hatred or go commando in dirty clothes. I chose the former option. Despite it being the... Continue Reading →
Review: Wet ‘n Wild Mega Cushion Foundation
Guys. This is good. So if you've read my blog for any length of time you know that I love Wet 'n Wild. LOVE IT. I can count the number of products I haven't liked on one hand. If you're interested in those, and some things that I love, I posted about it back in... Continue Reading →
Beauty news: there are cool things happening at L’Oreal
Augmented reality. It's the fancy technology that allows us to virtually try on makeup, either through apps or mirrors in restrooms in China. One of the companies pioneering this technology is Modiface. They've worked with Sephora to design the Virtual Artist section of the iOS and Android Sephora apps, and Benefit to design the Brow Try-On. There... Continue Reading →
UV brush cleaning
I've mentioned this once or twice before, but I really hate cleaning my brushes. There are some chores that I just can't stand to do, and that's one of them. I will literally wait until I don't have a single clean brush left to wash them, and I've even been known to just buy new... Continue Reading →
Review: Sense Cosmetics ShadowSense cream shadows
We all know about LipSense, but why is no one talking about these? A month or so ago I was contacted by a lovely SeneGence distributor (hi Jewel!) to see if I'd like to try ShadowSense. To be honest, I was insanely excited; not only would I get to try something I'd been on the... Continue Reading →
Quick update!
Michigan hasn't killed me yet, but they're trying. https://youtu.be/0H_CmtFXQ-E