Since 2016, I've documented what I gave/received for Christmas on my blog, starting with my now retired Buzzedforbeauty.blogspot.com blog. It's tradition that I do these posts every year, but last year, I was missing bits and bobs from the content I wanted to put together, so my post never went up. 🙄However, I think (in [...]
August's Ipsy Glam Bag fell flat for me until I realized I had *finally* received a Huda Beauty product. I still share my spoiler alerts with my old coworkers and I saw that they were getting Huda Beauty products that I was missing out on. Continually getting snubbed by Ipsy was really starting to get [...]
July's Play! by Sephora box is themed “Desert Island Essentials.” According to the description, "These beauty finds are lifesavers in any situation." This sounds highly like July's box. Both market their products as must-have summer destination/travel essentials. Let's see what I got! The Big Reveal: I received products from Becca, Lancome, Isle of Paradise, Kiehl's [...]
June 2019's Play! by Sephora box is themed “Destination Beauty,” touting a bevy of makeup, skincare, and hair-care products themed for summer/destination/travel. It's a broad category so I was curious to see what would be inside. The Big Reveal: My June box contained products from Tarte, Laneige, Biossance, First Aid Beauty, Belif and a bonus [...]
May's Play! by Sephora box is themed "Beauty BFFs." With a name like that, I was expecting a rare box of beauty goodies to play with. Instead (as what seems to usually be the case), the contents were mainly prep products. This really disappointed me, because as a beauty enthusiast, I connect with Sephora because [...]
At the moment, my browsing history is a veritable mood board of the things I'm most interested in - homeware, delicate intimates, dainty jewelry, and comfy, slouchy basics for spring. Here's a peek at the inner workings of my mind, as evidenced through my screen time: Wall Art I really want to move out this [...]
My April Play! by Sephora box is themed “Winning Beauty," playing off a teaser that cites, "Up your beauty game with this month's batch of sought-after makeup, skincare, and hair care." Translation: Here's a box that has no lipstick, foundation, highlighter, powder, bronzer, blush, lip gloss, basically any makeup products except - a mascara. The [...]