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Hey Guys, Today I'm going to share my Winter FabFitFun Box! For those of you unfamiliar with FabFitFun it is a quarterly subscription that you get every season. The box is filled with beauty, fashion, home, and lifestyle items and the fun part is you are able to pick some of the items! There are also items that are picked by the FabFitFun team. Seasonal members (who are subscribed quarterly) are able to pick 4 of the items in their box. You usually have 4+ choices to pick from. If you are a select member (those who subscribe for the year in advance) you are able to pick all of the items in your box. You also have the option to add on additional products. I really like the variety that this subscription box offers. I am a yearly subscriber so I get to pick all items in my box which I love. I will link all of the items in my box in the text below the pictures. If they are not available then I will link something similar. You can also shop most of these items at the bottom of the post. Keep reading to see what I got!
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Hey Guys, Today I'm going to share my thoughts on my Ipsy Glam Bag X for November! For those of you unfamiliar with Ipsy Glam Bag, it is a monthly beauty subscription box. You receive 5 deluxe/sample sized products each month. The subscription is $13.00 a month and each month is a different theme. With Glam Bag you are able to choose one product that goes into your bag. They also offer an upgraded box every month called Ipsy Glam Bag Plus. This box is $28.00 a month and includes 5 full sized products. You are able to choose 3 of the products in your bag and Ipsy chooses 2 for you. Ipsy's picks are based of your beauty quiz/product reviews. They also offer a quarterly bag that replaces your Glam Bag and Glam Bag Plus called Glam Bag X. This box is $55.00 a quarter and includes 7-8 full sized products from higher end brands. Glam Bag X is usually curated by a special celebrity/influencer. With all subscriptions you also have the option to skip a month whenever you feel like it which is a huge bonus offering. I am currently subscribed to Ipsy Glam Bag Plus but decided to upgrade my November bag to Glam Bag X. The theme for this is "Royal Treatment". The celebrity that curated this box is Huda Kattan (Huda Beauty). Huda chose a bunch of her favorite beauty products to feature in this box as well as some favorites from her personal beauty brand Huda Beauty. Keep reading to see what I got in my bag this month! I will link all of the products in the description above each picture.
This is the first item that I chose. I was glad to see they offered both a warm and cool toned option. I always prefer warmer and/or neutral palettes. This palette is really pretty and I've been happy the looks that I have created with this so far.
This was the second item that I chose. It contains two peachy/coral shade blushes and one warm gold highlighter. I really love Ofra blushes and highlighters so I am excited to try these out. These will be really pretty colors for the summer.
This was the first product that Ipsy chose for me. I really love trying new mascaras so I was excited to get this. I haven't tried any double sided mascaras before and this is really cool! I love how it makes my lashes look.
This is the second item that Ipsy chose for me. I have wanted to try some Rare Beauty products for a while and I was glad to see this. The formula feels really nice on my lips and I like the color too.
This is the third item that I chose for my bag. The lip masque feels nice on my lips I just wish I didn't have to stick my finger in the jar and apply it that way.
This was the third item that Ipsy chose for my bag. I do wish that that chose a different color option like the more yellow toned shade but I really like this setting powder! It does great at setting my makeup and keeping it in place while also brightening.
This is the forth item that Ipsy chose for me. I haven't used it yet because I already have a skincare cleaning device but it is a cool tool. I will probably try it at some point or gift it.
This was the fifth item that Ipsy chose for me. I have never tried this brand before but I hear good things about it. I was excited to try this out and do like it! It gives my hear a nice shine and helps with split ends and fly-aways!
TOTAL VALUE: $288.49
IPSY PROMOTIONS Ipsy offers discounts and cash back on brands/products featured in each month's glam bag. You are able to purchase full sized products that are sampled/or featured in the Glam Bag that month. The products are discounted from normal price and you can get cash bag on the purchase. They also offer "Ipsy Offers" that are discounted beauty bundles from different brands. You are also allowed to add "Add Ons" to your Glam Bag Plus which are other items featured that month that are not part of your personal box. These items are heavily discounted. Lastly, they offer "Mystery Bags" which again are bags of heavily discounted products.
Overall, I was really happy with my first Glam Bag X! At first I wasn't thrilled with the choices and options but once I got my box and really looked at what I got and tried them I was pretty excited. I think Glam Bag X is a great subscription upgrade and you most definitely get your moneys worth. I was happy that all of the brands featured in this bag were from Sephora/Ulta and well known. I was also happy with the Huda Beauty items that were in my bag. I will definitely be thinking about upgrading to Glam Bag X the next quarter as well!
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What did you think about the products that I recieved in this month's box? Post your comments below!
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Hey Guys, Below is my Beauty Lovers Holiday Gift Guide. This year I decided to combine gift ideas from both Ulta Beauty and Sephora into one Gift Guide. You can check out last years gift guide HERE and HERE . I have separated the guide into gifts $29 And Under, $40 and Under, $60 And Under , $100 And Under and Splurge. Each category includes makeup, skincare, and hair/body care gift ideas. I also created a separate category for men. The whole gift guide is shoppable. All of the gifts featured (in the collage) plus many more are linked in the "SHOP THESE GIFTS" below each collage. Keep reading to check out some great gift ideas!
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Hey Guys, Today I'm going to share my Amazon Holiday Gift Guide for 2021. Between the ease of online shopping and some people still staying away from crowds because of Covid, I know many people are choosing to do a majority of their shopping online again this year. Amazon is the one stop shop for everyone on your list! They make shopping super easy and their returns as so simple too! These gift guides take a TON of work so I hope that they are helpful to you! I wanted to cover more bases this year on the gift categories but also narrow down the amount of gifts suggested. Below I have created different collages to highlight some items from each guide. I have linked all of the gifts pictured in these collages plus a few more more under "Shop This Gift Guide". If you prefer you can head to my shoppable LikeToKnow.It page HERE where I have also linked all of these collages and items. If you want even more ideas you can check out my Amazon Gift Guide 2020 from last year HERE. Keep reading to check out my gift guides below!
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Hey Guys,
Today I'm going to share my thoughts on the Dominique Cosmetics Transition Palette. I picked it up during one of the BoxyCharm Pop Up Sales. I think that I only have one palettes that is all matte and its only 4 shades. I have hit pan in two of shades and have wanted to purchase this palette for a while. I am someone that ALWAYS hits pan in the lighter matte base and transition shades in a palette. During the weekday I tend to reach for 3 shadows. A matte skin tone or bone color (base shade), a matte light brown transition shade, and a shimmer shade for the lid. I often reach for my ColourPop Super Shock Shadows for lid shades and then use my other palettes for the matte shades. I have hit pan on so many lighter shades and am wearing down on many of my warm brown shades so I felt like this would be a palette that I would reach for a ton on a daily basis. Keep reading to hear more about this palette!
Here is what is said about this palette on the Dominique Cosmetics site:
"Life is complicated, but makeup doesn’t have to be thanks to Dominique Cosmetics Transition Palette. Keep things simple with this versatile, multi-use palette. Define, contour, brighten, and highlight with a range of warm to cool neutral shades with a matte finish. Play up your eyes. Enhance your brows. Choose daytime no-makeup makeup looks or go sultry, smoky glam—these blendable, longwearing pigments can do it all."
Here are some tips on how and where to use each shade:
Brighten with Natural and Frothy.
Contour/bronze with Toffee, Cinnamon, Coffee Beans, Blushing, Carmel, Mocha, and Hazelnut.
For blush, use Blushing, Chai, Cinnamon, Soft N’ Sweet.
Fill in brows with Coffee Beans, Ash, Mocha, Coal, Toffee, and Cinnamon.
Here is a close up of the shades:
Frothy: Cream with a matte finish Toffee: Warm tan with a matte finish Blushing: Warm peach with a matte finish Coffee Beans: Deep brown with a matte finish Ash: Cool gray with a matte finish Natural: Nude peach with a matte finish Honey: Vintage yellow with a matte finish Chai: Berry rose with a matte finish Hazelnut: Spiced terracotta with a matte finish Coal: Dark brown-black with a matte finish Carmel: Light taupe with a matte finish Soft N’ Sweet: Mauve with a matte finish Cinnamon: Burnt brown with a matte finish Mocha: Chocolate brown with a matte finish Smokey: Rich black with a matte finish
Here are swatches of the shades:
On to my thoughts:
I do like that this is a multi-use palette. The fact that you can use it as shadow, blush, contour, and brow powder makes it very versatile. I most likely will only use it as shadow but its a great palette to travel with or for someone that doesn't have a ton of different beauty products. The shadows are very pigmented and blend very nicely. I have been reaching for it a ton. I really have nothing negative to say with my experience so far. My only wish is that there was one more matte brown shade that was on the warmer side. Overall, I am very happy with my purchase and highly recommend it!
What are your thoughts on this palette? Let me know below!
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Hey Guys, Today I'm going to share my favorite blushes. I usually switch up my blushes each season depending on my skin tone at that time. I also pick blushes based off of the color scheme of the rest of my makeup for that day. Even though I switch them up, I always have favorites that I reach for the most. Below are the blushes that I have been reaching for the most lately. I will link all of the blushes on their names as well as at the bottom of the post. Keep reading to hear more about them and to see swatches of each!
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Hey Guys, Today I'm going to share my favorite fall/winter boot styles. I have a very large boot collection and honestly wear boots 3 out of the 4 seasons of the year. There are so many styles and brands to choose from at all different price points. There is really a boot out there for everyone. Below I will share my favorite styles as well as pictures of a few from own personal boot collection. I will also leave some shoppable links of boots for each category below . Keep reading to hear more about my favorites!
