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Does price indicate quality in your experience?

Does price indicate quality in your experience?

Definitely not–I have had plenty of high-end and luxury-priced flops and lots of budget-friendly winners. There are also indies, of course, that are often less expensive than most mid-end and high-end brands and are known for excellent quality, too. I’ve found that price is often reflective of...

— Christine

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Community Favorites, Looks & Color Stories, Vol. 097

Community Favorites, Looks & Color Stories, Vol. 097

Sundays are for readers! Each week, on Sunday, I like to see what the community has been enjoying.

"Most Loved" are products that readers specifically loved but didn't add to their wish list (). "Most Wanted" are products that readers specifically added to their wish lists (). This is populated based...

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How do you resist the urge to impulse purchase?

How do you resist the urge to impulse purchase?

For the most part, I don’t have to “control” the urge since I tend to buy new releases when they launch. For the occasions where I see a new brand that I haven’t heard of, I try to follow them on social and see how they present themselves, do some research to see if there are any issues from...

— Christine

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Best Products of the Week | Vol. 297

Best Products of the Week | Vol. 297

Hope your weekend is starting off on the right note! Every Saturday, I like to share the top 10 products from the last week of reviews. It's a nice way to highlight what reviews have been published recently. Similarly, I love reading--and I know others enjoy sharing!--their own "week in review"...

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How do you handle criticism of your makeup collection?

How do you handle criticism of your makeup collection?

I feel like it’s so rare to hear criticism now; I think when beauty blogging was newer and YouTube wasn’t so popular, having as much as I do was really jarring. Now, I think a lot of people understand why I have as much as I do and no longer even want that much, LOL! I don’t even add much to...

— Christine

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Friday Finds & Check-ins, Volume #604

Friday Finds & Check-ins, Volume #604

Share your recent beauty purchases or rediscovered favorites in your stash (for those on low/no-buys!), chit chat about weekend plans, and learn a little more about each other!

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What was the last product you bought a backup of?

What was the last product you bought a backup of?

For makeup, it was Urban Decay Perversion 24/7 Eyeliner. For skincare, it was Dr. Jart Cicapair Tiger Grass Cream,

— Christine

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Best New Beauty Products (May 2021)

Best New Beauty Products (May 2021)

Here's a look at the top 25 products reviewed in the month of May, plus a summary of how many products and brands were reviewed and a break out of ratings! :)

I think it'd be fun to go through what we used, purchased, resisted, and so forth each month, here are some questions:

  1. Did anything new get...

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What three limited edition shades would you love to see re-released?

Survey Says... June 2nd, 2021

Survey Says... June 2nd, 2021

Happy Wednesday! Here's this week's survey, which you can copy and paste and share as a comment.

  • Your skin tone/coloring:
  • Your go-to pink lipstick?
  • Your go-to neutral blush?
  • Your go-to purple eyeshadow?

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