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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: JEWELRY LOVER

jewelry laid out from south moon under, baublebar and kendra scott for holiday gift guide inspiration

I’m not big on gift guides BUT I have found myself drooooooling over some jewelry lately across a few different sites so I figured I’d throw together a mix of what I’ve seen that’s new and pretty in jewelry land.

1. I have two favorite stones from Kendra Scott. I love her opals and I love her dichroic glass. These studs are the latter– and come in two more colors! They’re fairly large for studs– which I prefer. If you’re gonna buy pricier jewelry that you think is cute for someone, I think they should show them off as much as possible!

2. If you follow me on Instagram then you know about my obsession with South Moon Under’s resin tortoise earrings. I own two of the three shown above and fully intend on buying the third as well. I love the creaminess and contrast of this tortoise pattern and they’re sooo light. It’s like you aren’t even wearing earrings. I sent a picture to my sister after I bought my first pair and she immediately went and bought the same ones. They’re definitely a gifting winner!

3. Another fave of mine from Kendra Scott are her lariats. This one comes in three colors and is a unique addition to a layered necklace look.

4. This necklace looks a bit wild but I think it’s just so cool. The discs look like they’re floating on your neck and the choker length creates an edgy, yet simple vibe. AKA MY VIBE. Edgy, yet simple. Always. This one also comes in silver!

5. On the topic of creamy and contrasted, this sweet bracelet is just that. I’m a sucker for anything black and white and speckled. This bracelet is made of dalmatian stone– which, other than sounding cute, balances the emotions and body. Plus, it’s stretchy. Who doesn’t prefer a stretchy bracelet? This allows it to fit many different sized wrists so it makes a worry-free gift.

6. Next are some statement earrings. They also come in a blush but something about the black and gold screams New Year’s Eve to me and these would be the BEST party earrings for somebody. These also come in blush!

7. Lastly is this delicate letter necklace. You can pick any letter you want for your recipient for your name, their name or anything else your heart desires. I want to pick up the ‘B’ for my first name (and future last name!) The chain balances the off-kilter letter by placing in two small stones up the chain to the left. It’s dainty and understated but will feel extra special with the personalized letter– without having to pay for an actual personalized gift.

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FULL FACE OF MAKEUP SAMPLES + FIRST IMPRESSIONS

Hi there!

I recently uploaded a video to my YouTube channel trying out various makeup samples that I have had sitting around for ages. I love collecting samples of products but I’m terrible at using them up and this video was the perfect solution for that problem. Check the video out below and keep scrolling to get the dirt on my first impressions of each item.

I started with the Glossier Priming Moisturizer which made my face moisturized and tacky. The tackiness spoke to how this product performs as a primer but I can’t speak any more on that because I don’t know how the other face products would have performed unprimed or over my usual primers. As a moisturizer, though, it was solid.

I began my eyes with the Stila Shimmer & Glow Liquid Eyeshadows in ‘Kitten’ and followed up with ‘Twig’. Kitten was insanely metallic and reflective (very Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Beauty Wand-esque) and blended great. Twig was terrible. It stuck down where applied and did not blend whatsoever. On top of that, it wasn’t even that shimmery. In order to blend Twig out as much as I could I applied Bite Beauty Multisticks in ‘Cashew’ to the crease and it solved all my issues. I’ve used Bite’s Multisticks in the past (from samples) and they’re a fantastic multiuse product. To date I’ve used it in the browns, on the eyes, on the cheeks and lips. I tried to add a bit of depth by adding in Twig as a top eyeliner. Didn’t work very well as that either.

To start with my face I applied the Dr. Jart Premium Beauty Balm in ‘Light to Medium’. I’ve had a few samples of this in the past and liked it enough to ALMOST buy it on one occassion but it is simply just a shade too dark for my natural complexion and for that, I haven’t bought it. But I do enjoy it as a product. To clean up my undereyes I applied Cover FX Power Play Foundation in ‘N30’ in a concealing manner with a stiffer, detailed face brush. I initially expected this shade to be significatly darker than me but it ended up looking just fine. It did its job as a concealer but I can’t speak to the longevity as a full face foundation. Next was Hourglass Cosmetics Ambient Lighting Powders in ‘Dim Light’ and ‘Radiant Light’ to set my undereyes and bronze up my cheeks. I really enjoyed Dim Light as it brought a healthy filtered glow to my eyes. I liked it so much that I may even pick up a full size. To finish up the face I went in with Bite’s multistick in ‘Biscotti’ as a blush.

I got the godfather of all samples in the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade in ‘Ash Brown’ and three other shades. I expected Ash Brown to be a terrible match for me but in the theme of this video, it ended up being just fine. I never expected to like Dipbrow because I’ve always been happy with powder products and never even enjoyed pencils like the masses do but MAN.. I LIKED DIPBROW. I already purchased it in my more proper shade. Review coming soon!

Last up was Sephora Collection #LIPSTORIES Lipstick in ‘Labyrinth City’. I applied it over a base of that Bite Multistick in ‘Biscotti’ and it was a pretty, typical matte rose lippie. It was super comfortable on the lips but I feel that may have been because I applied it over the creamy multistick.

I was so caught off guard with how many products I genuinely liked and I’m proud that the samples served their purpose– to allow me to try a product for free and form an opinion prior to buying.

Filming this video inspired me to use up my samples as I receive them in hopes of finding more products I like that I had never thought to try out before. Do you like the final look? Let me know in the comments!

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HIS, HERS AND OUR PINNED LOCATIONS

This thing was so popular on my Instagram stories that I wanted to pop on here real quick to share with the link so everybody can have this before it goes away after the holidays!

I bought this cork USA map ornament from Target last year and pinned all of the places me and Charlie have been either on our own or together and color-coded it all. The cute star pin comes with the ornament!
Yellow = Places Charlie has been by himself
Pink = Places I’ve been by myself
Orange = Places we’ve been together
These are the pins I have but Target also sells a gold, black and white pack as well.
I hope you all enjoy.

THANKSGIVING OUTFIT

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my U.S. readers!

I wanted to pop on real quick to share the outfit that I wore today. Let me just say one quick thing prior, though: stretchy pants.

I picked up my pants and sweater the other day during South Moon Under’s 20% off $150 sale. The pants are PULL ON with an ELASTIC WAISTBAND. They’re unbelievably comfortable and super, super cool. My (future) bro-in-law told me I looked straight outta the 1970’s and I could have melted into a puddle of pride right there. That is my goal in life like, every day.
The sweater has a hella dramatic cowl neck and I was worried it wouldn’t ‘lay’ right but it somehow naturally falls really well. It wasn’t my initial plan for my top but it was record-breakingly cold today so I absolutely needed more warmth than the tunic I’d originally planned.
I wore some studded, open-toed shoes (old Jeffrey Campbells, also from South Moon– the ‘Bess’ style) with socks because again, cold and paired everything with these really chic resin tortoise hoops. It was entirely unplanned but somehow my entire outfit was from South Moon.
IMPORTANT NOTE: South Moon Under’s Black Friday sale is currently on and they’re advertising 30% off EVERYTHING! This is an post is not sponsored– I just love that store! Go go go get whatever you’ve been wanting.
Check out my ShopStyle below to see the exact items I wore and again HAPPY THANKSGIVING!