Christmas is approaching and I've grown quite a list of beauty products I am repeatedly tempted to buy. I actually have more bits and pieces, but I shall hold them back. Most of these are affordable (I am pressuring you guys ** friends and family** to get me these) and nothing too difficult to buy. Now, of course, if I were to buy them all in one buy, this would be wholly excessive. Nonetheless, I would if I could. I absolutely love these products and I would love love to try them all!
Laura Mercier 'Ambre Vanillè' Soufflé Body Crème
Laura Mercier Silk Cream Foundation
Nars Contour Powder in Laguna (or Casino)
Ciate Velvet Manicure - Berry Poncho' Set
Bobbi Brown 'Choose Your Black' Long Wear Eye Pencil
Judge me all you want as being shallow, but there is a kind of happiness about waking up each day to a selection of beautiful beauty products and pampering yourself with all sorts of things! Happiness can lie in greater things and of course they do, in areas miles and miles deeper. But to find a little joy in the small and shallow things don't make you shallow, nor are they a waste. It's fun and for all that it is, it's good to have fun sometimes!
Okay, so now that my intro is done, let me share with you some of my favorite beauty products! I have to say, honestly, that I love every single product I have. I don't regret a things I buy, besides a very few amount. I love using every single one of them, and it was quite difficult to select only a minimal few. However, I can say without hesitation, that these products are my absolutely favorites! I've repurchased most of them several times, never letting me down after all the uses I got from them.
I think a great deal of these products portray a good deal of the kind of makeup I like to wear. Someday I'd like to have a little tour through my minimal makeup collection and show you all that I have. I speak of each product as if they were my kidlings that need their own special attention in a special way.
From the Cire Trudon candle I've been obsessed with (had I the money, I'd stock up a closet full of them!) to the minuscule Benefit "Bella Bamba" blush sample, let me take you through some of the best beauty products (of course my opinion!) out there.
Take note of the beautiful setting please! Do tell me the whole setup is nice for I'm quite proud of it myself :)
Every since school started, blogging or even surfing online has been an impossibility. However, when stress builds up and I need to stop myself from burning out even before half the semester is gone, I allow myself to cruise along the beauty trends and topics. It's really enjoyable I must say. I know people think beauty is shallow and overrated. However, being able to find some joy in the small things is important. No matter how small, no matter how trivial-- these things are needed. (Not to say I have plenty of BIG things to find GREAT joy in as well :))
Anyway, I spend most of my days in the library now. It's not as torturous as it sounds. It's actually pretty fun (NO REALLY)! To make my little space in the library, I've made a little beauty corner for myself. I have more beauty stuffies in my bag, but to put them on display too would have been a bit too much. So, I just put the essentials right on my desk. They are my absolute MUST-HAVES and products I've repurchased several times.
So, here it is!
I've got my Reve de Miel lip balm by Nuxe, L'Occitane Hand Sanitizing Gel, Caudalie Hand and Nail Cream, and a Starbucks Mint.
I can't say enough about these products (except the Mint). I love them, and I think they are one of the beauty essentials you need on your desk space.
What are some that you keep on your desk or workspace?
I've never encountered someone writing a full blogpost or video about SAMPLE/FREE products. But even if no one has, I shall on this very post! Ever since I've tried out monthly beauty subscription boxes, I've understood the value of sample/travel size products. I mean, paying ten to twenty plus dollars for a monthly box can be a lot when you aren't happy with each product you get each month. Anyway, recently... as in about a month ago, I made some purchases of Jemma Kidd products online at SpaceNK. For those of you who aren't familiar with SpaceNK, it's basically a London-based beauty store that sells selective beauty/hair products. For those of you who follow my blog and such will know that I've been obsessed with the UK due to loving a few UK beauty gurus in particular. That being said, some of the products you see in SpaceNK may be available elsewhere too.
But then there's the element of their services and how selectively they choose which brands to carry in their stores. Anyway, like I was saying before, I had made a purchase online. Unfortunately, a few of the products I ordered got sent wrong and so I had to do the whole business of returning and things like that. It took about three weeks for the right products to finally come to my door!
But holy moly! Even before seeing the products I purchased wrapped nicely in the box, my eye caught a bag FULL of travel/sample size products. Heck, I didn't even bother checking if the order was correctly sent. I started ravaging through the small shopping bag, seeing everything they had sent me for free!
So then excited as I was, I thought I'd film a short video showing you guys what they had sent me to try out. It was about five months of beauty subscription boxes sent in ONE shopping bag! In one sight, I forgot all about the delay in getting the right products and immediately fell in love with SpaceNK again!
You'll see that the products I was sent were things that I had been dying to try, brands I've heard of for quite some time, but was holding back from buying. My thoughts about these products will be updated shortly :)
NOTE: Please note that this is a special case. Just in case you're entering SpaceNK thinking you'd receive this bag of goodies, note this was only once! However, their services are amazing. Visit their website to see a list of products they carry online and in stores! Store is great for US peeps because they carry UK brands hard to find here!
Living in New York, blogging about beauty to de-stress from everyday life and nurture the girl within ♥ My love for makeup and all things beauty inspired me to create this blog. Here I share my beauty trends, tips, and reviews.
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