New Beginnings

Well it’s been a while since I’ve last written, but a lot has happened over the past few months. Most importantly, I got a new job! And it’s not just any job, but a dream job. I’m now a content strategist at Beamly, the digital content agency that was acquired by Coty back in October 2015. I’m so excited and I get to work on some amazing brands like Rimmel, Sally Hansen and Philosophy.

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I’ve been at my new job for a few weeks now. I started during the busiest of times, the holidays! Since my last post, I’ve purchased many many beauty products. Please find the documented evidence below.

New favorites #sephora #beauty #belif #alterna

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Went a little crazy on nail stuff this week #ncla #nailart #beautyblogger #nails

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Sephora xmas is the best xmas ☺️ #beauty #beautyblogger #sephora #marcjacobs #firstaidbeauty

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The last image shows some of my Christmas gifts! I was very very excited about the First Aid Beauty kit. That’s basically my favorite brand right now. Hope you all had a great holiday!

August Empties

  
I just had two of my absolute favorite products run out. Lush Flying Fox shower gel and First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser. You may remember my last post of Empties, where I also had the F.A.B face cleanser. I do love this product. I feel like you can’t go wrong with this brand. So naturally, I must be off to sephora tomorrow to buy another! 

The Lush Flying Fox shower gel is one of my favorite scents. Seriously. I wish there were popular jasmine fragrances out there. I’d totally rock it. I’ve gone through a few bottles of this shower gel and they actually last a pretty long time. I think one of the employees told me that the gel doesn’t contain that much water so the formula is much more concentrated which is why a little will go a long way, and the product can last. I’m dying to go to Lush but for whatever reason I don’t have the same self control that I do when I go into Sephora. When I go to Lush I end up leaving with 4 or 5 things! Maybe it’s all the events that get me. 

What are your favorite products you’re constantly running out of?

Empties


I had 2 products that just happen to run out at the same time.

Bumble and Bumble Color Minded Shampoo— I bought this a long time ago. A very very long time ago. My issue with it was that it made my scalp so dry, I couldn’t use it anymore. But recently I began using a T-Gel shampoo on the top of my head/roots and this color shampoo for the mid-shaft to ends of my hair. I thought this was a smart way to finish the bottle but now as I am throwing this thing away I feel like my ends are drier than ever! Not good. No amount of deep conditioning seems to help either. All this being said, I ran out of this shampoo but will never buy this one again.

First Aid Beauty Face Cleanser–I’ve bought this cleanser 3 times now. Sephora offers a dual pack of the face cleanser and their moisturizer which is for extremely dry skin. I found great results using the cleanser throughout the winter and I still love it for the summer. Yes, my skin is that dry! Since I ran out of this I realize I need to get to a Sephora ASAP to buy another.