Not really! When I was in college, my parents knew I was extremely financially responsible (and they could also see my bank accounts, since they are linked to theirs… still are, haha) and wasn’t spending outside of my means. Then, I started the blog, and so to my parents, spending money on...

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Wet ‘n’ Wild Reserve Your Cabana! I use it for setting underneath my eyes or as an all over finishing powder.

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Tom Ford Lips & Boys boxed set from last year I believe (might have been two years ago?) – the box itself wasn’t worth it at all; just not worth the up-charge and came with scratches as it was not really boxed well (less the retailer’s fault as it should have had peel-off plastic to begin with...

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New brands, generally, and then some established ones like Clinique, Estee Lauder, Smashbox, Tarte, Too Faced.

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The brands that immediately come to mind would be: Bite Beauty, ColourPop, Makeup Geek, OCC, Smith Cosmetics, Tarte, Urban Decay, and Viseart. They might not always institute changes or create products asked for, but I get the feeling they listen and consider overall.

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You are all so kind to give me compliments on the daily, and my husband is pretty kind but I remember him really liking how this gold-teal-copper look came out 🙂

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I tend to prefer heavy fragrances that run more traditionally masculine, and I guess the only way I could say it compares is that I’m happy to wear bolder looks (eyes or lips). That being said, I like makeup in all of its form – barely there, natural, glam, bold, etc. and do different things as...

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Nothing comes to mind as a go-to product that I reach for on my rare off days that’s genuinely difficult to apply or to use. I hate having no answer, so maybe something in the same vein is that I still wear and use Natasha Denona eyeshadows even though a lot of shades are underwhelming for the...

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I don’t use any toner! I think everything else serves a valid purpose, though – I found this one hard to answer beyond toner!

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I don’t like matte highlighters personally, so I never reach for those. I also tend to prefer powder contour and bronzers over cream ones myself, and I very rarely contour these days.

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